The President of Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote, has said turning back on his refinery was not an option because he needed to rescue Nigeria from fuel subsidy payments that amounted to $10 billion annually. He made this disclosure in an interview with Al Jazeera recently. According to him, fuel sub...
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…calls for independent forensic examinations, autopsies By Ikechukwu Nnochiri ABUJA — Avocats Sans Frontières France (ASF France), otherwise known as Lawyers Without Borders, has expressed concern over the deaths of 37 alleged miners who were held in government custody at a Niger...
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APRA is the first organisation to receive the Africa PR Legacy Award The post APRA wins Africa PR Legacy Award appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria ....
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The Federal Government has banned illegal occupation, shanties, truck parking, unauthorised U-turns, hawking, animal grazing, motorcycles and tricycles on the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway. The restrictions are part of measures to restore order and improve safety on the newly ope...
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If King Jaja of Opobo were alive in Nigeria today, where would he stand in a country wrestling with diplomatic pressures, economic uncertainty and deepening social tensions — and what would he do about them? Would he negotiate, confront, build, or find a way to turn adversity int...
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By Johnbosco Agbakwuru ABUJA — THE Lady of Nigeria, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, has urged Nigerians to reject division and embrace values that promote unity, as the world marks the International Day of Peace 2026. In a message to mark the day, with the theme, “Invest in Peace—For Eve...
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The Federal High Court, Abuja on Monday granted permission to the former Minister of Innovation, Science and Technology, Uche Nnaji to travel abroad. When his matter over academic qualification falsification was called, counsel to Nnaji, Aji Kamale moved a motion praying the cour...
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By Johnbosco Agbakwuru ABUJA— PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu has felicitated with Chief Samuel Olu Falae, elder statesman, former Secretary to the Government of the Federation and co-founder of the National Democratic Coalition (NADECO), on his 88th birthday. President Tinubu described th...
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The insurance company disclosed the changes in separate notices filed with the Nigerian Exchange Limited on Monday. The post SUNU Assurances appoints new director, external auditor appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria ....
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….Says Nigeria has over 100 gas-flaring sites By Daniel Abia, P/Harcourt PORT HARCOURT — Dutch energy company, Energy Ventures B.V., has commenced moves to end gas flaring in parts of Rivers State and convert the associated gas into electricity and Liquefied Petroleum Gas, LPG. T...
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By Ikechukwu Nnochiri ABUJA—The Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Prince Lateef Fagbemi, SAN, has asked the Federal High Court in Abuja to dismiss, as lacking in merit, the N1 billion fundamental rights enforcement suit that the former governor of Kaduna...
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The Allied Peoples Movement has unveiled Safriel Glah, a retired NNPCL manager, as the running mate to its Adamawa governorship candidate, Abdulrahman Hask Read More: https://punchng.com/adamawa-apm-gov-candidate-picks-ex-nnpcl-manager-as-running-mate/...
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By Udeme Akpan & Okeagu Oluchi President of Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote, has announced plans to invest more than $10 billion in Africa’s power sector over the next three to four years, describing electricity as critical to the continent’s economic transformation. Dangote disclos...
