By Johnbosco Agbakwuru The Federal Government has said its skills acquisition and empowerment programmes are designed to lift five million young Nigerians out of poverty and promote sustainable livelihoods. The initiative, implemented under the National Poverty Reduction with Growth Strategy (NPR...
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The court also barred the implementation, publication, transmission or enforcement of the LPDC’s decision against Mr Gadzama. The post Court declares LPDC’s decision suspending senior lawyer Gadzama from legal practice unconstitutional appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria ....
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Lagos State University has denied allegations of excluding some 2025 Law graduates from its mobilisation list for the Nigerian Law School. Read More: https://punchng.com/lasu-denies-excluding-2025-graduates-from-law-school-list/...
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Senate President Godswill Akpabio has pledged Nigeria’s support for the Speaker of the Australian House of Representatives, Milton Dick, for IPU President. Read More: https://punchng.com/akpabio-backs-australian-speaker-for-ipu-presidency/...
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Lagos State University (LASU) has dismissed allegations that some members of its 2025 Law graduating class were left out of the mobilisation process for the Nigerian Law School. The university, in a statement released on Monday, maintained that all Law graduates who had completed...
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The Minister of State for Health and Social Welfare, Iziaq Salako, disclosed this on Monday in Lagos while declaring open the 8th Nigeria Pharma Manufacturers Expo, organised by the Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Group of the Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (PMG-MAN). The post...
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SSS announced on 30 August that its Director-General, Oluwatosin Ajayi, directed Mr Kehinde to take steps towards temporarily suspending the case. The post SSS backtracks on plan to suspend Sowore’s cyberstalking trial appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria ....
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Vice President Kashim Shettima says Nigeria will stand for equity, justice and fairness in supporting candidates seeking the position of Secretary-General of the United Nations. According to a statement by his media aide, Stanley Nkwocha on Monday, Shettima stated this during a m...
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The Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II, says people can get away with anything in Nigeria if they have the right political connections. Sanusi made the remark in an interview with Channels Television in Lagos at the public presentation of “Unexplained Wealth: A Trilogy of Ni...
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The incident occurred Monday morning on Nsikak Eduok Avenue in Uyo, The post Six weeks after falling tree killed motorcyclist, another crushes vehicles in Uyo appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria ....
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By Henry Umoru Presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, ahead of the 2027 election, Peter Obi has declared that he and Senator Rabiu Kwankwaso will not provide money to party agents for the purpose of inducing voters during the 2027 general elections. The f...
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A Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Wahab Shittu, says Nigeria’s progress is hindered by unexplained wealth, which allows the nation’s resources to be siphoned. Read More: https://punchng.com/unexplained-wealth-hindering-nigerias-progress-wahab-shittu/...
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The Minister of Power, Joseph Tegbe, said a lack of coordination had slowed the delivery of reliable electricity supply to Nigerians. The Minister made this disclosure on Monday at the announcement of the Off-Grid Stakeholder Coordination in Abuja. According to the Minister, who ...
