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Premium Times FMC Abeokuta workers begin 72-hour warning strike

The letter stated that the strike commenced at 11 a.m. on Monday and was scheduled to end at 8 a.m. on Thursday. The post FMC Abeo...

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Premium Times Nigerian govt to invest more in technology, intelligence to tackle insecurity

Mr Idris defended the administration’s security efforts, saying President Bola Tinubu had strengthened the operational capabilitie...

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Premium Times NAPTIP receives 105 Nigerians rescued from syndicates in Ghana

The repatriation comes as PREMIUM TIMES investigations expose how traffickers exploit conflict, displacement and economic hardship...

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Premium Times Court rejects Euracare’s bid to stop inquest into Chimamanda Adichie’s son’s death

The hospital had argued that the cremation of Nkanu’s remains made a post-mortem examination impossible and could leave the inques...

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Premium Times Lagos govt water privatisation will deepen inequality, coalition warns

“Water is not a commodity. It is a human right,” Mr Olusesan said. The post Lagos govt water privatisation will deepen inequality,...

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Premium Times 2027: INEC duplicates names of candidates across some political parties

“Our observation too, but that was what was sent from the headquarters, and we have drawn the attention of the appropriate quarter...

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Premium Times PalmPay named Digital Payments Platform of the Year at Business Day BAFI Awards 2026

The award recognised the company’s contribution to the growth of digital payments and financial inclusion in Nigeria. The post Pal...

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Premium Times Edo youths quit cults en masse

Governor Monday Okpebholo said Edo recorded more than 300 cult-related killings annually before his administration assumed office...

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Premium Times FG to invest $3bn into health sector by 2030

Mr Pate said the planned investment was part of a transition arrangement under which both countries would work towards Nigeria ful...

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Vanguard Contractors have no reason to stay away from project sites – Kano govt

The Kano State Government has said contractors handling public projects have no reason to stay away from their sites, stressing th...

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Vanguard Top 10 African companies ranked among Forbes’ best employers in 2026

South Africa’s Nedbank has emerged as Africa’s highest-ranked company on Forbes’ World’s Best Employers 2026 list, placing 26th gl...

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Vanguard Jennifer Meyer marries Nigerian billionaire’s son Geoffrey Ogunlesi in Hawaii

American jewellery designer Jennifer Meyer, 49, has married Geoffrey Ogunlesi, 34, the son of Nigerian billionaire lawyer and inve...

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Vanguard IPOB rejects report on resumption of sit-at-home

By Chimaobi Nwaiwu NNEWI — The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has rejected an alleged police intelligence report claiming that...

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Vanguard Accord Atiku respect due to him – APC tells members

The All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential Campaign Council has urged its members to accord former Vice-President Atiku Abub...

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Vanguard Gov Mbah tasks SEDC on gas pipeline, regional railways, support for industrial revolution

Enugu State Governor, Dr Peter Mbah, has urged the South East Development Commission (SEDC) to prioritise the development of a reg...

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Vanguard Lekki property: How Blessing CEO deceived me, collected my N69m — Witness tells court

Social media influencer Blessing Nkiruka, popularly known as Blessing CEO, allegedly deceived a businessman into paying N69.15 mil...

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Vanguard US Open champion Zverev to become tennis world number one

Zverev will be the first German male player to finish his season as top-ranked in the world, and the oldest to lift the trophy, se...

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Vanguard Houthi official warns of ‘swift, painful response’ if US enters Yemen war

Saturday's strike on King Khalid International Airport was the deadliest attack on Saudi soil in more than a decade, and also left...

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Vanguard Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway progressing as planned – FG

The Federal Government says construction of the 750-kilometre Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway is progressing as planned, dismissing...

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Vanguard Tinubu’s N60 fuel discount was a ‘stunt’ — Makinde campaign

The Makinde/Daura Presidential Campaign Organisation has accused President Bola Tinubu’s administration of using its N60 per litre...

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Vanguard Meet Nigeria’s longest-serving senators

Their years of service reflect the different paths they have taken to remain in the Senate since Nigeria’s return to democracy in...

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Vanguard IPO: Dangote Petroleum Refinery extends offer period by two weeks

A Nigerian oil refinery owned by Africa's richest man is extending the deadline for its initial public offering in order to broade...

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Farmers Weekly Employers face tougher penalties for non-compliance when hiring labour

During the annual Agbiz Information Session held in Pretoria on 8 October, Thapelo Machaba, Agbiz agricultural economist and polic...

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TechCrunch Honeyjar offers AI tools to improve PR and comms at every company

Journalists, entrepreneurs, and even some public relations professionals will tell you that the PR process is broken. But could AI...

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