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Mr Wawa recounted a traumatic experience, saying he spent more than 300 days in captivity without taking a bath. The post Bandits release Niger electoral commissioner 11 months after abduction appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria ....
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Governor Seyi Makinde argues Nigeria’s petrol subsidy debate is flawed, urging a review of the petroleum pricing framework for fair benefit to citizens. Read More: https://punchng.com/petrol-subsidy-debate-nigeria-asking-wrong-question-makinde/...
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By Adeola Badru Yoruba nation activist, Chief Sunday Adeyemo, popularly known as Sunday Igboho, has called on Nigerians to rally behind the security initiatives of President Bola Tinubu’s administration, saying sustained national economic growth cannot be achieved without a safe ...
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…discloses dispute with e-hailing firms By Dickson Omobola The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), Friday, denied responsibility for the exit of the ride-hailing platform, Uber, from Nigeria, saying the company’s decision must have been based on its own economic and reg...
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PZ Cussons Nigeria has released its audited full-year 2026 financial results for the year ended May 31, 2026, and the numbers look like the kind of turnaround investors dream about. The post PZ posts N45 billion profit in 2026. Test comes in 2027 without asset sales appeared firs...
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The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the laboratories were established at Zappa Basic Secondary School and Asagba Mixed Secondary School, Asaba. The post NEPL/Seplat JV establishes two STEAM labs in Delta appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria ....
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The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has rescued 15 trafficked minors and recovered rifles. The corps also said it had dismantled an interstate telecommunications infrastructure vandalism network. In a statement, NSDC National Public Relations Officer, Assistant C...
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Nigeria’s Defence Minister, Christopher Musa, states innocent coup plot suspects will be released after investigation, with main actors facing prosecution. Read More: https://punchng.com/coup-plot-innocent-suspects-will-be-released-after-investigation-defence-minister/...
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The pump price of Automotive Gas Oil, AGO, popularly known as diesel, has surged above N2,000 per litre in Nigeria. A market survey by DAILY POST showed that the retail price of diesel jumped on Friday to between N2,000 and N2,020 per litre from N1,700 to N1,800 across AA Rano, E...
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Crystal Palace Women have signed Nigeria international goalkeeper Comfort Erhabor on a two-year contract. The 21-year-old joins the English club after spending the 2025/26 season with Portsmouth, where she made six appearances in all competitions. Erhabor began her career at the ...
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The Nigerian Army says troops have in the last 24 hours neutralised scores of terrorists and apprehended 24 suspects in operations across several states. The military operational report made available to Newsmen on Friday, revealed that the operations were conducted between Sept....
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Lagos State University (LASU) condemns a viral video showing a woman assaulting a student in a hostel. The university states the incident has been addresse Read More: https://punchng.com/lasu-condemns-hostel-altercation-says-incident-addressed/...
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The SIAML Pension ETF 40 recorded the steepest decline among Exchange Traded Funds listed on the Nigerian Exchange in August 2026, falling 43.86% to lead a broad pullback across the segment, with ten of the twelve tracked funds recording losses and only two closing the month in p...
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The Lagos State High Court has granted an interim order restraining Lizzy Anjorin from posting or speaking about Priscilla Ojo and her family. The order followed an application filed by Priscilla Ojo Mkambala, her husband, Juma Mussa Mkambala and their son, Rakeem Mkambala. The o...
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Nigerian AI researcher and entrepreneur Sanmi Koyejo is playing an increasingly prominent role in efforts to make artificial intelligence more reliable, accurate and secure. Koyejo, co-founder of AI security startup Virtue AI, has spent much of his career examining what AI models...
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A study conducted across Lagos State has found that about 95 per cent of people who sought medical attention for fever did not test positive for malaria. The Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Akin Abayomi, disclosed the findings in a post on X on Friday, September 4. According...
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The 2027 presidential candidate of the African Action Congress, AAC, Omoyele Sowore, has questioned claims that a N500,000 minimum wage for Nigerian workers could fuel inflation, challenging the N30 million monthly pay senators allegedly receive. Sowore raised the issue in a post...
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A tech expert attributes Uber’s Nigeria exit to intense competition from Bolt and inDrive, significant market share loss, and failure to adapt to local mar Read More: https://punchng.com/expert-links-ubers-nigeria-exit-to-market-share-loss-others/...
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The findings suggest that many young Nigerians are not necessarily indifferent to elections; rather, they are becoming disillusioned by an electoral process they believe is neither transparent nor capable of translating their votes into meaningful change. The post SPECIAL REPORT:...
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By Sekinat Osundiji Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde has called for a rethink of Nigeria’s petroleum pricing system, saying the debate should no longer be limited to whether fuel subsidy should be removed or restored. Makinde argued that as an oil-producing country, Nigeria should...
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Sage Grey Group Managing Director, Temitope Runsewe, has said that developers are increasingly seeking financing for housing projects in prime Lagos areas such as Ikoyi, Victoria Island and Lekki, attributing it to rise in middle-class income. The post Why Lagos developers are ch...
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There have been frequent road crashes along Ugwu Onyeama section of the Enugu-Onitsha Expressway in recent years. The post Five killed, 18 injured in fatal Enugu crash appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria ....
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Social media activist VeryDarkMan (VDM) apologises to Nigerian security agencies for controversial remarks made at the NBA conference, clarifying his inten Read More: https://punchng.com/vdm-apologises-to-security-agencies-over-nba-speech/...
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By Olayinka Latona The Federal Government has expressed gratitude to the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) for its generous donation of $265,854 towards the evacuation of Nigerians facing xenophobic and Afrophobic attacks in South Africa. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in...
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The Minister of State for Foreign Affairs said the ministry’s attention had been drawn to “false and mischievous claims” suggesting that the failed coup had the support of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and, by implication, the endorsement of Nigeria. The ...
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More than 6,000 people have been displaced from five communities in Kebbi State following recent attacks attributed to banditry groups, according to a joint humanitarian assessment. The assessment, conducted by the Nigerian Red Cross Society, NRCS, the State Emergency Management ...
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OPay, Nigeria’s leading fintech company, has reaffirmed its long-term commitment to the country amid a recent false social media claim that it would suspend its operations in Nigeria. The fintech said its commitment to Nigeria extends beyond its day-to-day financial services, hig...
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The Lagos State Government will commence a six-month improvement project at the Turnbull–Parkview intersections along Gerrard Road, Ikoyi, on September 14, 2026, as part of efforts to ease traffic congestion in the area. The post Lagos begins six-month Turnbull-Parkview upgrade S...
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Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has accused President Bola Tinubu of making life more expensive for Nigerians. Atiku, in a post on his X handle on Friday, expressed concern over reports of young Nigerians allegedly selling their kidneys and other body organs in desperate att...
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A chieftain of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, Kenneth Okonkwo, has said that an opposition coalition is the only way out for President Tinubu to be unseated. He claimed that the presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, Peter Obi, would not go anywher...
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Nigerian defender, Kingsley Ehizibue has completed a move to Serie A club Genoa ahead of the 2026/27 season, DAILY POST reports. Ehizibue joins Genoa from fellow Serie A side Udinese, ending his four-year stay with the club. The 31-year-old moved to Udinese from Bundesliga outfit...
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The Head of Civil Service, Shehu Baraya succeeds Mr Yakubu Sani Haidara, who recently retired from the State Civil Service after years of meritorious service The post Zamfara appoints new Head of Civil Service appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria ....
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The Federal High Court in Abuja struck out a suit filed by Sen. Ifeanyi Araraume challenging the recognition of Sen. Patrick Ndubueze as the All Progressives Congress (APC)’s candidate for 2027 Imo North Senatorial District election. Justice Salim Ibrahim, in a judgment, held tha...
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Rivers United goalkeeper, Clinton Ezekiel, has expressed his commitment to helping the club achieve their target in this season. Ezekiel made his debut for the Pride of Rivers in their opening game of the 2026-27 Nigeria Premier Football League, NPFL, season against Plateau Unite...
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The Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) candidate for Surulere Federal Constituency I, Dr Adefolaseye Adebayo, has accused the Lagos State Signage and Advertisement Agency (LASAA) of selectively removing her campaign banners while leaving those of candidates of the ruling All Progr...
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The Nigerian Army has commenced a promotion exercise for 1,115 warrant officers in Rivers State. Learn about the rigorous tests and objectives. Read More: https://punchng.com/army-begins-promotion-exercise-for-1115-warrant-officers-in-rivers/...
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Dr Amos Dangut, Head of Nigeria National Office (HNO) of the West African Examinations Council (WAEC), has dismissed concerns that technical glitches affected the 2026 WASSCE results. WASSCE stands for West Africa...
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By Ayobami Okerinde Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, has joined the growing debate over fuel subsidy ahead of the 2027 elections, saying Nigerians should not be made to pay more for petroleum products simply because the federal government cannot secure the country’s borders agai...
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Lagos State Government empowers 733 widows with skills acquisition, grants, and economic support programs to improve welfare and promote self-reliance. Read More: https://punchng.com/lagos-supports-733-widows-with-empowerment-programmes/...
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Atiku Abubakar raises alarm over young Nigerians selling kidneys due to economic hardship under Tinubu’s administration. Learn about the alarming trend. Read More: https://punchng.com/atiku-decries-economic-hardship-driving-youth-to-sell-kidneys/...
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By Ayobami Okerinde Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has expressed concern over reports that some young Nigerians are selling their kidneys to raise money amid the country’s worsening cost-of-living crisis. Atiku raised the concern in a post on X on Friday, saying young Niger...
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Nigerian rapper Odumodublvck has called out fellow rapper Blaqbonez over an alleged past relationship with his girlfriend, accusing him of revealing the matter instead of allowing the woman to decide when to speak about it. Odumodublvck made the allegations in a series of posts ...
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She was grace and grit in one person: a woman of striking beauty whose intellect was her most enduring ornament; a jurist whose courage was matched only by her courtesy; a resident of many cities who never lost her bearings because her compass was principle… To Nigerian women, sh...
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The Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) says the country should move beyond debates about fuel subsidy removal, urging the government to ensure that the benefits of the move translate into improvements in the lives of Nigerians. PENGASSAN Pre...
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Mr Adeleke and the state's lawmakers supporting the amendment maintained that the extension is intended to ensure continuity and sustain the university’s development. The post Adeleke under fire over ‘illegal’ extension of Osun varsity VC’s tenure appeared first on Premium Times ...
