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Vanguard Onoh dismisses claims of Education Minister’s interference in University of Abuja affairs

By Dennis Agbo Former South-East spokesman to President Bola Tinubu and Chairman of the Forum of Former Members of the Enugu State...

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Vanguard Dangote Refinery critical to Nigerian’s $1trn economy vision, says FG

…Hails Refinery as symbol of Nigeria’s industrial Renaissance …Dangote says manufacturing fastest route to jobs, prosperityBy Udem...

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Vanguard Police arrest Osun SSG, five others over alleged vote-buying offences

According to the Command, officers recovered a register containing voters' details, raising concerns over possible electoral offen...

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Vanguard UK councillor charged over offensive social media post targeting Nigerians

A Reform UK councillor, Glenn Gibbins, has been charged over an allegedly offensive social media post referencing the Nigerian com...

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Vanguard Shettima tasks regional devt commissions on innovation, integrity

Vice President Kashim Shettima has urged regional development commissions to be innovative, ensure effective collaboration and int...

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Vanguard Gov Alia reshuffles commissioner, creates new agencies

..names heads, sends Commissioner nominee to Assembly By Peter Duru, Makurdi Governor Hyacinth Alia of Benue State has approved th...

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Vanguard SEC begins full e-registration for capital market services

By Obas Esiedesa, Abuja The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has commenced the implementation of a fully electronic regist...

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Vanguard Peter Obi’s Media Office rejects ‘Ruling Class’ agenda, urges focus on national issues

By Henry Umoru ABUJA — The Media Office of the presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Peter Obi, has rej...

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Vanguard Lagos Govt intervenes after alleged threats against widow, arrests suspect

By Olasunkanmi Akoni The Lagos State Government has intervened in the case of a 28-year-old widow, Tosin, who allegedly faced thre...

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Vanguard Nigerian man dies in UK road crash, leaves behind wife, three children

A Nigerian, David Oyedeji Adediwura, has been identified as one of three people who lost their lives in a tragic road crash in Whe...

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TechCabal Nigeria tests investor appetite with sale of former telecom monopoly ntel

The process remains in its early stages. No investors have emerged yet, AMCON spokesperson Jude Nwauzor said.

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TechCabal Toheeb Popoola found Photoshop by accident. It changed his life.

As his family's financial situation worsened, earning an income became just as important as pursuing a university education.

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TechCabal Grocery delivery startup GoLemon shuts down after failing to raise fresh capital

While the startup says individual grocery orders were profitable, it never generated enough volume to cover the fixed costs of run...

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TechCrunch Elon Musk’s X settles multiyear legal battle with the World Federation of Advertisers

X sued the WFA in 2024 for conducting what it called a "systematic illegal boycott" of the platform after it saw a decline in adve...

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TechCrunch Hint, a new AI startup co-founded by Martha Stewart, offers an AI assistant for homeowners

AI home management startup Hint, co-founded by Martha Stewart, wants to become an “AI for your home,” combining property records,...

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TechCrunch Perplexity employee who worked on Comet launches an AI browser aimed at knowledge work

Polar has come out with an AI-first browser aimed at knowledge workers, and it has now raised a $5.7 million seed round led by Mad...

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TechCrunch Encore AI raises $30M to build AI agents that learn from customer calls

The startup analyzes calls, messages, and CRM data to identify effective sales techniques and turn them into playbooks for AI agen...

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Premium Times Nnamdi Kanu vs Ejiofor: Can lawyers disclose ‘confidential information’ about their ex-clients?

Mr Kanu had warned Mr Ejiofor against disclosing “confidential and privileged information” about himself and IPOB in the course of...

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Premium Times Court sentences man to life imprisonment for grievous harm

The prosecution told the court that on 7 June 2017 at Limca Road, Nkpor, the defendant armed himself with a broken bottle and stab...

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Premium Times Enugu suspends traditional ruler, gives reasons

The State Commissioner for Chieftaincy Affairs, Charles Egumgbe, announced the suspension in a statement issued by the ministry’s...

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Premium Times Gov Mbah approves recruitment of 6,500 teachers in Enugu

The Executive Chairman of the Enugu State Universal Basic Education Board, Hyginus Banko, disclosed this in a statement on Wednesd...

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Premium Times Currency in circulation rose to N5.73 trillion as FX inflows hit $109.86bn in 2025 – CBN

The CBN report also stated that aggregate foreign exchange inflows into the economy rose to $109.86 billion in 2025 from $96.53 bi...

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Premium Times Why IGP failed to produce alleged PFIPC DG despite Reps panel’s 48-hour ultimatum

The Inspector-General of Police said Mr Adeniyi remained in custody under a court order and could only be brought before the commi...

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Premium Times CJID awards AI advocacy grants to 7 CSOs to strengthen responsible AI governance in Nigeria

The Centre for Journalism Innovation and Development (CJID) has selected seven civil society organisations for a new round of AI a...

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