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Ogaga Ifowodo wins $100,000 Nigeria Prize for Literature
The poet’s winning collection examines religious and political violence in Nigeria through the imagined voice of a victim. The post Ogaga Ifowodo wins $100,000 Nigeria Prize for Literature appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria ....
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Fuel discount not for votes, we are not that dumb – FG
The Federal Government has denied that its proposed fuel discount is to make the Nigerian people vote for the All Progressives Congress, APC, administration in the 2027 general elections. Minister of Finance, Taiwo Oyedele, made the rebuttal on Friday while fielding questions in ...
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Abiodun’s education support programme expands to 1,277 beneficiaries
The programme also introduced entrepreneurship support and digital skills training to equip young people with practical skills for employment and self-reliance The post Abiodun’s education support programme expands to 1,277 beneficiaries appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria ....
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UN names Nigeria among oil exporters set to benefit from higher energy prices
Nigeria is among the oil and gas exporters positioned to benefit from higher global energy prices, although rising refined fuel costs could offset some of the gains. The post UN names Nigeria among oil exporters set to benefit from higher energy prices appeared first on Nairametr...
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Best performing Nigerian stocks for the week ended October 9, 2026
Nigerian equities closed lower for the second straight week, with the benchmark NGX All-Share Index (ASI) declining 0.97% to close at 248,363.55 points from 250,808.27 points. The post Best performing Nigerian stocks for the week ended October 9, 2026 appeared first on Nairametri...
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Abuja residents lament prolonged blackout, landlords plan protest
Residents of parts of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja, have lamented days of power outages, saying the situation has disrupted businesses, water supply and other daily activities. A resident of Kubwa, Fatima Muhammad, told DAILY POST that the blackout had affected her ...
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When The Price Of Petrol Becomes The Price Of Power
As President Tinubu offers relief at the pumps, the opposition cries foul, electoral battle lines harden, and fresh questions emerge over who controls Nigeria’s democratic process. The road to 2027 is becoming a contest between economic survival, political organisation and ...
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Nigeria’s Bangkok roadshow: Selling opportunity, pricing risk, By Adeola Akinremi
In July 2007, I attended the second session of the Conference of the Parties to the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control in Thailand. It was my first real encounter with Bangkok, and I remember the city for its contradictions: the squalor and the splendour, the disorder and th...