By Kingsley Omonobi ABUJA — The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command has arrested a man after intercepting a Lexus LX570 SUV allegedly bearing a concealed presidential number plate in Maitama District, Abuja. The vehicle was intercepted at about 8pm on October 20, 2026, with the occupan...
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The All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential Campaign Council has accused former Vice-President, Atiku Abubakar, of politicising Nigeria’s Ebola response, insisting that approved emergency funds remain untouched. The council’s spokesperson, Mr Dele Alake, said this in a state...
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The coming on stream of the company is expected to boost local drug manufacturing, create jobs and strengthen healthcare delivery in the country. The post Mbah unveils multi-billion naira pharmaceutical company in Enugu appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria ....
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Presidential candidate of the African Action Congress, Omoyele Sowore, has defended his party’s request to hold the inauguration of its 2027 Presidential Campaign Council at the Presidential Villa in Abuja, arguing that opposition parties should enjoy the same access as the rulin...
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PREMIUM TIMES earlier reported sporadic shootings at the airport and the NDC secretariat in Enugu State on 10 October during the party's governorship campaign flag-off. The post Peter Obi promises support as family buries NDC supporter killed in Enugu appeared first on Premium Ti...
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The governor said the 2027 budget represented a 2.57 per cent increase compared with the 2026 budget. The post Otu budgets N987.8bn for 2027, capital projects get 72% appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria ....
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The health minister briefed the NEC on preparedness to tackle Ebola. The post NEC endorses 90-day plan to ease cost of living for Nigerians, but no specific details yet appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria ....
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The Federal Ministry of Power, through the Transmission Company of Nigeria, TCN, in partnership with the Kano State Government, has commissioned four transmission substations, adding 544MW of wheeling capacity to Kano State’s power grid. The substations are located at Walalambe, ...
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Mr Pate also said the woman at the centre of Nigeria’s first confirmed case is recovering and that laboratory results were showing improvement. The post Ebola: Nigerian govt says no restrictions on large gatherings for now appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria ....
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The Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC, has urged residents of Taraba State to take ownership of and protect Critical National Information Infrastructure, CNII, to strengthen cybersecurity and support national development. The commission made the call at a stakeholders' enga...
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The naira depreciated against the dollar on the official foreign exchange market on Thursday. Data from the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, showed that the naira weakened further to N1,344.40 per dollar on Thursday, compared with N1,334.72 recorded on Wednesday. This means the nair...
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The Ogun State House of Assembly has summoned the Commissioner for Environment over a repeated gas leak in the Ijebu axis that hospitalised over 100 studen Read More: https://punchng.com/ogun-assembly-summons-commissioner-over-repeated-gas-leak/...
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The Federal Government has ordered its agencies to intensify public enlightenment on Ebola after a case was confirmed in a woman who travelled to Abuja fro Read More: https://punchng.com/fg-orders-agencies-to-step-up-ebola-awareness/...
