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Premium Times Nigeria suspends third-party services for visa applicants in the US

However, the NIS did not state the reason for the suspension of OIS Services or indicate when the arrangement would be reviewed. T...

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Premium Times Akwa Ibom residents protest, barricade road over devastating flooding

Hours of heavy rainfall have submerged homes across several communities in Uyo, forcing residents onto the streets in protest as q...

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Premium Times Boundary Dispute: Community sues Cross River govt over controversial buffer zone

Traditional rulers from Ugep have sued the Cross River State Government, challenging a proposed buffer zone and land-sharing formu...

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Premium Times Nigeria ranks first in Africa, 38th globally in responsible AI index

Mr Tijani stated that Nigeria's rise by 42 places to 38th globally and first in Africa reflects the deliberate efforts being made...

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Premium Times Your life is shaped by your decisions, not your complaints, By Sunday Adelaja

Many people spend their lives complaining. They complain that they don’t have certain things because others treated them unfairly....

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Premium Times Captured suspected Ansaru commander considers changing not-guilty plea in terrorism trial

The suspected Ansaru commander's co-defendant already pleaded guilty to one of the charges filed against them in the terrorism tri...

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Premium Times International Breweries turns to share reconstruction to clear accumulated losses

Shares in the brewer accelerated by 10 per cent—the maximum daily gain allowed by the bourse—at market close following the disclos...

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Premium Times From nutrition to national security: A governance lesson in coordination and ownership, By Crispin Oduobuk

The most encouraging thing about the nutrition financing initiative is not that it addresses a ₦500 billion funding gap. It is tha...

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Premium Times Abiodun optimistic State Assemblies will pass State Police Bill simultaneously

The Ogun State governor described the initiative as a landmark step towards strengthening Nigeria’s internal security architecture...

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Premium Times Lagos consumer accuses Ikeja Electric of unlawful disconnection, intimidation

A resident of Bucknor Estate has accused Ikeja Electric of disconnecting his electricity supply without proper notice and threaten...

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Premium Times Weaponisation of healthcare could intimidate doctors, worsen brain drain — El-Rufai’s wife

Asiya El-Rufai, a lawyer, discussed the implications of the arrest of her husband’s personal physician, Bello Abubakar, during a r...

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Premium Times SW security groups back state police bill, seek partnership with FG

The groups stated that the bill would empower states to take direct control of security challenges and enable faster, localised re...

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Vanguard State Police key to tackling insecurity, says Mutfwang

By Golok Nanmwa JOS — Plateau State Governor, Caleb Mutfwang, has reiterated the need for the establishment of state police, descr...

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Vanguard APC will overcome internal disputes, win Kwara in 2027 — Prof. Sulaiman

By Demola Akinyemi, Ilorin A former governorship aspirant of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kwara State, Prof. Wale Sulaim...

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Vanguard Don’t turn state police into political weapon- Senator Natasha

She noted that the push for decentralised policing was gaining ground, but the design must rule out abuse at the state level. The...

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Vanguard I rejected ₦300m ransom demand for my kidnapped brothers — Zamfara Gov

ABUJA — Zamfara State Governor, Dauda Lawal, has revealed that he refused to pay a ₦300 million ransom demanded by kidnappers who...

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Vanguard Don’t turn State Police into political weapon, Natasha warns

…Calls for constitutional safeguards, sustainable funding By John Alechenu ABUJA — Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan has cautioned a...

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Vanguard FG, NDDC target $500m Niger Delta Agric Fund

—July 15 summit to attract global investors, international oil companies — Presidency By Johnbosco Agbakwuru ABUJA — The Federal G...

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Vanguard Court fines Adamawa ADC governorship aspirant ₦3m over campaign posters

By Umar Yusuf, Yola A Magistrate Court sitting in Yola has fined the African Democratic Congress (ADC) governorship aspirant in Ad...

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Vanguard Atiku appoints Omega Odunze as SA on South-East Community Mobilisation

The presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Atiku Abubakar, has appointed Omega Odunze as his Special Ass...

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Vanguard Photos: Another batch of Nigerians evacuated from S’Africa arrives Lagos

Another batch of Nigerians evacuated from South Africa arrived Thursday night on an Air Peace aircraft at the Cargo section of Mur...

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Vanguard PFIPC: Resign now, SDP National Chairman tells Gbajabiamila

Following the crisis rocking the purported Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council, PFIPC, due to budgetary allocation...

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Vanguard APC’s concern is 2027, not kidnapping, not hunger, ADC insists

National Publicity Secretary of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, Bolaji Abdullahi, has berated the ruling All Progressives Co...

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Vanguard Portuguese referee appointed to officiate Argentina vs Switzerland clash

FIFA has confirmed the officiating team for the 2026 FIFA World Cup quarter-final between Argentina and Switzerland. The post Port...

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