Former presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, has called for unity, improved security and a shift from consumption to production as part of efforts to create jobs and reduce poverty in Nigeria. Obi stated this in a post on his X platform on Saturday while recounting his visit to D...
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At GITEX Nigeria 2026, Mastercard highlighted the need for interoperability, financial innovation, and cybersecurity to build a connected digital economy. Read More: https://punchng.com/mastercard-champions-a-more-connected-digital-future-for-africa-at-gitex-nigeria-2026/...
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The Nigeria Infrastructure Debt Fund (NIDF) has launched a capital raise of up to N45 billion under its N200 billion issuance programme, offering investors an opportunity to participate in the country's largest local currency infrastructure debt fund. The post Nigeria Infrastruct...
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President Bola Tinubu has urged Nigerian citizens to keep hope alive as the dark days of sacrifice are almost over. The President spoke ahead of the country’s 66th Independence Day anniversary to be held on Thursday, October 1, 2026. Represented by the Speaker of the House ...
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He said allowing the South to complete an eight-year presidential cycle would make it easier for a northern candidate to take over in 2031. The post 2027: Shehu Sani urges Atiku, other northerners to respect rotation, allow South complete eight years appeared first on Premium Tim...
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Mr Sani made these remarks on Friday during an appearance on Channels Television’s Politics Today programme. The post El-Rufai paying for ‘misdeeds’ while in power – Shehu Sani appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria ....
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Nigerian Afrobeats singer, Oluwatobiloba Anidugbe, popularly known as Kizz Daniel, has opened up about why he decided to take a break from music. Responding to a fan via X on Friday, the singer attributed his decision to the death of his mother earlier this year. According to him...
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Share prices of Nigeria's largest listed companies have run well ahead of their latest earnings growth this year. That raises an important question for investors: how much of the market's optimism is already priced in? The post SWOOT stocks now need profits to defend their valuat...
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Two debutants, two goals, one dramatic comeback; and suddenly Eric Chelle has more attacking options to think about. The post Six takeaways from Nigeria vs Madagascar as Super Eagles fight back for victory appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria ....
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A former Kaduna Central Senator, Shehu Sani, has said the victory of the African Democratic Congress presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, in the 2027 election would mark the end of the informal rotational presidency arrangement in Nigeria. Sani stated this on Channels Televisi...
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The Commandant General of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, Abubakar Audi, has assured the public of the Corps’ full cooperation with the presidential investigation into the deaths of 37 artisanal miners in its custody in Niger State. Audi gave the assura...
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ABUJA — The Allied Peoples Movement (APM) has urged President Bola Tinubu to withdraw from the 2027 presidential race and support its candidate, Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde. The party, in a statement by its National Publicity Secretary, Abubakar Yusuf, on Friday, said Tinubu ...
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By Gift Chapi Odekina, Abuja President Bola Tinubu has assured Nigerians that the country is on the right path, declaring that the nation has “finished making sacrifices” and that peace and development will return. Tinubu gave the assurance in a message delivered by the Speaker o...
