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Presco approves N17.1 billion dividend payout to shareholders for 2025
Agro-industrial giant Presco Plc has approved a dividend payout of N17.1 billion to shareholders for the 2025 financial year. The post Presco approves N17.1 billion dividend payout to shareholders for 2025 appeared first on Nairametrics ....
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Four killed in Lagos-Ibadan Expressway crash
Four people have been killed in a fatal crash involving a truck and a canter on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, the Federal Road Safety Corps has confirmed. Read More: https://punchng.com/four-killed-in-lagos-ibadan-expressway-crash/...
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BREAKING: Actor, Olu Jacobs dies at 84
Veteran Nigerian actor and film executive, Oludotun Baiyewu Jacobs, popularly known as Olu Jacobs, has died at the age of 84. According to TVC, the actor’s son, Olusoji Jacobs, announced his death in a post on Instagram on Wednesday, September 16, 2026, saying the family was grat...
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Breaking: Veteran actor Olu Jacobs dies at 84
Veteran Nigerian actor and film executive, Oludotun Baiyewu Jacobs, popularly known as Olu Jacobs, has died at the age of 84. His son, Olusoji Jacobs, announced his death in an Instagram post on Wednesday. “It is with gratitude to God for a life well lived and fought, that we ann...
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Veteran Nollywood actor Olu Jacobs dies at 84
The veteran actor’s wife, Joke Silva, and son announced his death on Wednesday, ending years in which the family repeatedly debunked false reports of his passing. The post Veteran Nollywood actor Olu Jacobs dies at 84 appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria ....
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INTERVIEW: Ex-Super Eagles defender, Ben Iroha, speaks on NFF Presidency, Nigeria’s football crisis, life after football
In this interview with PREMIUM TIMES, the former international reflects on the crisis in Nigerian football, the differences between his generation of players and the current crop, his experience with the 1994 Super Eagles, and why he began planning for life after football long be...
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Gridlock: Lagos moves to intensify enforcement along Apapa and Lekki ports.
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Under Eno, Akwa Ibom’s domestic debt drops by N116bn
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Mr Macaroni reveals why he won’t go into politics
Nigerian comedian and social commentator, Mr Macaroni, has explained why he is not interested in going into politics. He said the country’s political space can corrupt even people who were once highly respected. Mr Macaroni made the comment in a viral video while speaking about t...
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The International Society for Civil Liberties and Rule of Law, InterSociety, has threatened to pursue international sanctions, including possible travel restrictions to Europe and the Americas, against six Nigerian governors whom it accused of promoting political intolerance and ...