The Jigawa State House of Assembly has approved the proposed constitutional amendment seeking the establishment of state police in Nigeria. The Speaker of the House, Haruna Aliyu Dangyatin, announced the approval during plenary on Tuesday. He said the approval is aimed at strengthening c...
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The Sokoto State House of Assembly has unanimously passed the State Police Bill, supporting the proposed decentralisation of Nigeria’s policing system. Read More: https://punchng.com/sokoto-assembly-passes-state-police-bill/...
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The State NMA Chairman, Dr Muhammad Murtata Salahu made the commendation at the 2026 Annual Physicians’ Week and Ordinary General Meeting of the association. The post NMA commends Gov Lawal for repositioning, improving health sector appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria ....
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Airlines globally incurred $24.5 billion in payment costs on $1.05 trillion in sales in 2025, highlighting the growing financial burden of processing passenger transactions. The post IATA: Payment costs swallow $24.5 billion from airlines, squeezing profits appeared first on Nair...
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MTN Nigeria has blamed the failure to optimise mobile phone settings and manage data consumption for the unnecessary depletion of many Nigerians’ data bundles. The post MTN Nigeria blames phone settings for data depletion appeared first on Nairametrics ....
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The transactions allegedly took place during the tenure of former Governor Yahaya Bello charged with diverting billions of naira in Kogi State funds. The post How companies disbursed Kogi LG funds through ‘in-and-out’ paper transactions – EFCC investigator appeared first on Premi...
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The Petroleum Technology Development Fund (PTDF) seeks UK intervention over rising tuition fees and visa delays affecting its Nigerian scholarship benefici Read More: https://punchng.com/ptdf-seeks-uk-intervention-over-rising-tuition-visa-delays/...
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PREMIUM TIMES reports that the appointments were announced in a statement issued in September by the Secretary to the Enugu State Government, Chidiebere Onyia, a professor. The post Enugu governor appoints two Nollywood stars as special assistants appeared first on Premium Times ...
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A Federal High Court in Benin has sacked Uyi Omosigho as the Nigerian Democratic Congress candidate for Oredo Federal Constituency, declaring Omo-Osagie Ef Read More: https://punchng.com/court-sacks-edo-ndc-reps-candidate/...
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Oyo State now ranks third in Nigeria for ease of doing business, Governor Seyi Makinde has announced, citing deliberate policies and infrastructure investm Read More: https://punchng.com/oyo-ranks-third-in-ease-of-doing-business-in-nigeria-says-makinde/...
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The Nigerian Federal Government is intensifying efforts to phase out lead-based paints by 2030 to prevent lead poisoning and protect public health. Read More: https://punchng.com/lead-poisoning-fg-to-phase-out-lead-paints-by-2030/...
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The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), on behalf of the Debt Management Office (DMO), will offer N800 billion in Nigerian Treasury Bills (NTBs) on Wednesday, October 28, 2026, as banks' placements at the CBN's Standing Deposit Facility (SDF) reached N6.98 trillion on Tuesday, October...
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By Omeiza Ajayi ABUJA: The Independent National Electoral Commission INEC on Tuesday said it flagged a number of questionable registration records during the physical display of the preliminary register of voters, and has begun reviewing them. It added that currently investigatin...
