… unveils new service By Joseph Erunke, Abuja Thousands of Nigerian graduates who have been unable to participate in the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) scheme for years because of discrepancies between their Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) records and National Identification...
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The Federal Government has warned that a return to the fuel subsidy can trigger capital flight, put pressure on the naira, and undermine the gains of its economic reforms. The warning came at a media briefing in Bangkok, Thailand, at the conclusion of the 2026 IMF-World Bank Annu...
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The European Union is set to provide €20m in defence assistance to Nigeria to support the Armed Forces in tackling insecurity, the Minister of Defence has Read More: https://punchng.com/eu-to-provide-e20m-defence-support-to-nigeria-minister/...
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Nigeria’s 1-1 draw with Côte d’Ivoire in Burkina Faso ended the Golden Eaglets’ hopes of qualifying for the 2027 U-17 Africa Cup of Nations and extended their absence from the FIFA U-17 World Cup. The post WAFU-B U-17 Championship: Nigeria’s Golden Eaglets crash out, to miss AFCO...
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‎‎ ‎The suspended Niger State Commandant of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Suberu Aniviye, has admitted that the deaths of suspected illegal miners in the corps’ custody could have been prevented, describing the incident as a “costly...
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Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, the Director-General of the World Trade Organisation, WTO, has recalled how her investigation into an alleged $2.4bn fuel subsidy fraud in Nigeria led her mother’s kidnapping. Read Also: Okonjo-Iweala’s mother, 82, kidnapped Okonjo-Iweala narrated her experie...
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A Nigerian-made bionic arm, the Ubokobong Bionic Arm, has been named among TIME magazine’s Best Inventions of 2026 for its accessibility and design. Read More: https://punchng.com/nigerian-made-bionic-arm-named-among-times-best-inventions-of-2026/...
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Political Economist, Prof. Pat Utomi, says he cannot guarantee that embattled professor Anthony Kila has never made mistakes but to suggest that he has never gone to school is spectacularly unfair to his personality. Utomi made this known on his verified Facebook page in Lagos on...
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The union said Felix Onigbinde, who reportedly fell into a coma last week and was admitted to the Garki General Hospital, Abuja, before his death, was a dedicated and award winning photojournalist whose career reflected his commitment to the gathering and dissemination of informa...
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Kano State Governor Abba Yusuf has declared that the North will vote for President Bola Tinubu 100 per cent in the 2027 general elections. Yusuf made the declaration on Saturday during the unveiling of the Arewa for Asiwaju (A4A) national headquarters in Abuja. He referred to a p...
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Akor Adams scored the winner for Venezia against Napoli, while Alex Iwobi ended Fulham’s winless start to the Premier League season with the decisive goal against Hull City. The post Venezia, Fulham win as Adams, Iwobi deliver decisive goals appeared first on Premium Times Nigeri...
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The teenager was banished from the community alongside her father on Thursday. The post Enugu govt rescues banished teenager allegedly impregnated by father appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria ....
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By Shina Abubakar, OSOGBO President Bola Tinubu has disclosed that Nigeria’s greatest asset is not the mineral deposit beneath its soil but the creative youth population with there resilience and abundant talent. Read Also: Buhari offered to support Osinbajo’s presidential bid fo...
