The qualification adds to Awoniyi's development beyond the pitch as he continues his professional career with Premier League newcomers Coventry City. The post Awoniyi hits another milestone, graduates from PFA Business School appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria ....
The Nigerian Air Force has taken delivery of five new helicopters to boost its anti-terror operations and modernise its airpower capabilities. Read More: https://punchng.com/naf-takes-delivery-of-five-new-helicopters-to-boost-anti-terror-operations/...
By Kingsley Omonobi The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has taken delivery of five new helicopters as the Federal Government intensifies efforts to modernise and re-equip the Armed Forces to confront evolving security threats. The newly acquired platforms comprise three AW-109 Trekker B...
Governor Ahmadu Fintiri has given his nod to a proposal by former Nigerian international footballer, Nwankwo Kanu, to hold a football tournament in Adamawa State. Fintiri offered his support on Tuesday at the Government House in Yola when he received a proposal from Kanu and his ...
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The police said the operation was carried out based on intelligence. The post Police arrest kidnap suspects while collecting N1.5m ransom in Ondo, rescue victims appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria ....
The Nigerian Air Force, NAF, has taken delivery of five new helicopters as the Federal Government steps up efforts to modernise the country’s airpower capabilities and strengthen military operations against security threats. The platforms comprise three AW-109 Trekker B helicopte...
The Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has described that he is a billionaire in naira. Obi, a former governor of Anambra State, dismissed claims that he is a billionaire in United States, US, dollars. He spoke while responding to questions on ‘K...
Nigerian striker Taiwo Awoniyi has added another achievement to his football career after graduating from the PFA Business School with a Postgraduate Diploma in Global Football Sport Directorship with Merit. Awoniyi, who plays for Coventry City, celebrated the achievement on his ...
Veteran Nigerian journalist and publisher of Ovation International, Dele Momodu, has recounted how he was almost detained by security officials at London’s Heathrow Airport after 18 phones were found in his bag. Momodu shared the experience in a video that has gone viral on socia...
On Sunday, some Nigerian clergymen under the aegis of the Charismatics Bishops Conference of Nigeria and the International Communion of Charismatic Archbishops, Bishops and Apostles (ICCABA), announced their support for the re-election of President Tinubu in the 16 January presid...
ESET Strengthens Cybersecurity Awareness at Lagos State Civil Service Commission Career Week 2026 Techeconomy
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested Mexican drug kingpin Arturo Carrera Loaiza while attempting to flee Nigeria through the Lagos airport and linked him to a methamphetamine laboratory uncovered in Ebonyi State. The post NDLEA arrests Mexican drug kingpi...
ASUU has declared a total and indefinite strike across Lagos State University, LASUED and LASUSTECH over the govt’s failure to implement a 2025 agreement. Read More: https://punchng.com/asuu-declares-indefinite-strike-in-lasu-other-lagos-varsities/...
King’s College Old Boys Association, KCOBA, has dismissed allegations that it is seeking to take over ownership of King’s College, Lagos, saying the institution remains a public national school. KCOBA said what would change was the framework through which the institution is manag...
Presco Plc (Bloomberg: PRESCO | Reuters: PRESCO.LG | NGX: PRESCO), Nigeria’s leading fully integrated agro-industrial company, today held its 33rd Annual General Meeting (AGM), where shareholders adopted the Company’s audited financial statements for the year ended 31 December 20...
The campaign council comprises party leaders, political stakeholders and other key members of the APC, who are expected to coordinate grassroots mobilisation, media and publicity, logistics, contact and mobilisation, youth and women engagement The post Ogun APC unveils campaign c...
Nigerian Bottling Company (NBC) Ltd, a leading consumer packaged goods company and member of the Coca-Cola HBC Group, today marked its 75th anniversary in Nigeria with a gala event held at the Bola Ahmed Tinubu International Conference Centre, Abuja.President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, t...
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Abia State Governor, Alex Otti, has identified seven priority sectors the state is targeting to attract investment, deepen industrialisation and drive economic growth. Otti spoke last week at the ‘Meet the Governor Series’ of the Nigerian-British Chamber of Commerce (NBCC) in Lag...
The Nigeria Customs Service has seized 56 containers of contraband goods, including vegetable oil and used clothing, worth N5.53bn in Onne, Rivers State. Read More: https://punchng.com/customs-seize-n5-5bn-contraband-laden-containers-in-rivers/...
The federal government has directed that the management of King’s College be handed to its Old Boys’ Association under a concession arrangement. The post King’s College workers deny old boys access into school premises over concession appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria ....
Protesting staff at King’s College, Lagos, clashed with the Old Boys’ Association over a govt-approved PPP management handover of the school. Read More: https://punchng.com/tension-at-kings-college-as-staff-resist-old-boys-entry/...
Nigerian troops of Sector 2, Operation FANSAN YAMMA, have rescued 10 civilians abducted by armed terrorists in Katsina State. The victims were kidnapped from Unguwan Daudu and Unguwan Chibauna communities in Funtua Local Government Area. According to the military, troops deployed...
A former President of the Nigerian Bar Association, NBA, Chief Ebele Nwokoye, has been conferred with the controversial Blue Silks rank, which was introduced as an alternative to the Senior Advocate of Nigeria, SAN, title for non-litigation lawyers in Nigeria. The NBA had opposed...
Nigeria’s food inflation rate declined to 19.57% in August 2026, marking its first drop in six months and ending five consecutive months of increases. The post Nigeria’s food inflation drops for first time in six months to 19.57% appeared first on Nairametrics ....
Madagascar recorded 785 cases, the highest during the period, followed by Angola with 184, Kenya with 94, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) with 41, and Cameroon with 28. The post 11 African countries record 1,153 mpox cases in six weeks appeared first on Premium Times N...
Traders in Lagos protest claims of Chinese entrepreneurs engaging in retail trade UA.NEWS
For Nigerians and other foreign nationals planning to travel to the United Kingdom, (UK) there are several visa routes available depending on the purpose of the trip. The UK offers visas for people who want to visit, study, work, join family, start a business or eventually settle...
The Nigeria Union of Journalists, NUJ, Ekiti State Council, has declared a sustained war against quack journalists and individuals impersonating professional newsmen in the state. The council said the ongoing anti-quackery campaign was aimed at sanitising the media industry, prot...
The Oba of Benin, His Royal Majesty Oba Ewuare II, has urged Nigerians to renew President Bola Tinubu’s mandate in 2027. Oba Ewuare said Tinubu should be allowed to continue his good works in 2027. The monarch spoke while receiving the All Progressives Congress, APC, Presidential...
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The African Democratic Congress, ADC, presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, on Tuesday accused President Bola Tinubu of running an economic policy that ships Nigeria’s wealth abroad in raw form while leaving Nigerians at home with higher prices, weaker purchasing power and stru...
The Ekiti State Police Command has arrested two suspects over the alleged assault, abduction and subsequent murder of a 45-year-old man, Ogunsakin Sunday, in connection with a land dispute in Afao-Ekiti. The suspects were identified as Rotimi Joseph Olabiowonu, popularly known as...
Isaac Fayose, younger brother to former Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose, has slammed Nigerians supporting the reelection of President Bola Tinubu in the forthcoming 2027 general elections. In a post on his official Facebook page, Fayose said hunger does not know any particul...
The Vice-Chancellor of Kaduna State University, Professor Abdullahi Musa, has explained that the endorsement of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for a second term by more than 600 senior academics from public universities across Northern Nigeria followed an assessment of data on his a...
At a gala event held at the Bola Ahmed Tinubu International Conference Centre, Abuja. President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to commemorate the anniversary, the Company reaffirmed its long term commitment to Nigeria The post Nigerian Bottling Company marks 75 years of growing with Nigeria a...
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Three persons were injured after a 40ft container truck reportedly suffered brake failure and crashed on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway inward Mowe, Ogun Stat Read More: https://punchng.com/three-injured-as-container-truck-crashes-on-lagos-ibadan-expressway/...
The National Industrial Court of Nigeria, NICN, sitting in Abuja, has issued an interim order restraining members of the Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria, JUSUN, in Nasarawa State from embarking on their planned industrial action. The order was granted on Tuesday following an ex-...
The minimum subscription is 10 shares. At ₦525 per share, eligible investors can participate with ₦5,250. The post Seven things to know about the Dangote refinery IPO appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria ....
Brighton head coach, Fabian Hurzeler, has provided an injury update on Femi Azeez ahead of Brighton’s Carabao Cup third round clash against Manchester United. Azeez arrived the AMEX from Sky Bet Championship club Millwall on transfer deadline day. The Nigeria international’s debu...
Nigeria’s headline inflation rate fell slightly to 15.39 per cent in August 2026, from 15.43 per cent recorded in July, according to the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS). The statistics agency disclosed this in its Consumer Price Index (CPI) report released on Tuesday, n...
The NHRC called for the engagement of human rights experts to "see the far-reaching implications, not only the physical, but the human rights implications.” The post NHRC urges integration of human rights into national climate change policy appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria...
The inflation rate declined slightly in August, while food inflation recorded a sharp slowdown after rising significantly in July. The post Nigeria inflation falls to 15.39% in August – NBS appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria ....
The Association of Senior Civil Servants of Nigeria, ASCSN, has alleged that members of the King’s College Old Boys Association, KCOBA, accompanied by police officers, forcefully took over the gate of King’s College, Lagos, on Tuesday. The Unit Chairman of the union, Samuel Enang...
NAN checks at some fueling stations in Calabar metropolis showed that pump prices have been adjusted to between N1,450 and N1,500. The post Calabar residents decry escalating price of petrol appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria ....
Amid renewed questions over his academic records, NDC presidential candidate Peter Obi has asked the University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN), to make his records available for public examination upon any legitimate request. Obi made the request in a post on X on Tuesday, saying he wa...
Presidential candidate of Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, Mr Peter Obi, has authorised University of Nigeria, Nsukka, UNN, and other academic institutions he attended to make public his certificates to anybody desiring to see them. Obi gave the authorisation in a statement made...
The schools remained shut on Monday and Tuesday as students and parents arrived for the scheduled resumption. The post Workers Protest: Unity schools in Rivers remain closed appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria ....
Lagos clamps down on unsafe pepper grinding machines Punch Newspapers
Fitch Ratings has raised concerns over Nigeria’s use of Total Return Swaps (TRS) and repo transactions as alternative financing tools, warning that the structures could create transparency, liquidity, and creditor-recovery risks despite helping governments diversify funding sourc...
The MSSN said Mr Oloyede’s tenure at JAMB helped strengthen transparency, accountability and public confidence in the tertiary admission system. The post MSSN honours Oloyede, says his JAMB record shows integrity can transform public institutions appeared first on Premium Times N...
Jama’atu Ahlis Sunna Lidda’awati Wal Jihad (JAS), popularly known as Boko Haram, has debunked reports that it struck a ceasefire deal with the Nigerian government, HumAngle reports. The post Boko Haram ‘judge’ denies reported ceasefire deal with Nigerian govt appeared first on Pr...
Nigerian banking stocks have rallied strongly in 2026, adding more than N11 trillion in market value in less than nine months. The post Nigerian banks trade at discount to African peers despite 68% surge appeared first on Nairametrics ....
By Hannah Ogunlabi Apple’s new iPhone 18 Pro has arrived with upgrades aimed at photography enthusiasts, content creators and users looking for a high-end smartphone. The device features a new 48MP Fusion Main camera with variable aperture, giving users more control over lighting...
The Nigerian Guild of Editors, NGE, has raised concerns over the increasing harassment, intimidation and prosecution of journalists by security agencies, warning that such actions could undermine press freedom and legitimate journalistic practice. The Guild also called on the Fed...
An Ogun APC member, Abayomi Hunye, has welcomed a lawsuit threat from Senator Solomon Adeola (Yayi) over claims of his alleged Ekiti ancestry. Read More: https://punchng.com/hunye-welcomes-yayis-lawsuit-threat-over-ekiti-origin-claim/...
The Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) is calling for a unified ownership register to combat illicit financial flows and money laundering in Nigeria. Read More: https://punchng.com/cac-seeks-unified-ownership-register-to-fight-illicit-funds/...
NDLEA dismantles another meth lab, nabs fleeing Mexican kingpin at Lagos airport gazettengr.com
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