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Premium Times Ekiti assembly confirms two ex-commissioners for re-appointment, approves 10 special advisers’ slots

The approval follows the earlier request by the Ekiti State Governor Biodun Oyebanji to reappoint three ex-commissioners and 10 sp...

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Premium Times Mbah reacts to allegation of blocking NDC’s planned event, Peter Obi’s visit

Sampson Ukwu, the media aide to the NDC governorship candidate in Enugu State, Christian Chinyeaka, had suggested in a statement o...

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Premium Times Poor Network: Reps panel rejects ALTON’s representation, insists on telecom chiefs’ appearance

The lawmakers insisted that the operators must appear individually to explain recurring complaints about dropped calls, poor inter...

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Vanguard Hardship: Our problems with FG’s 90-day relief plan —Labour

“Our response to the federal government’s so-called 90-day plan to ease the cost of living is unambiguous. This plan is not a reme...

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Vanguard Over 50% of financial industry ready for data localisation — CBN

By Babajide Komolafe The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) yesterday said that more than 50 per cent of Nigeria’s financial industry i...

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Vanguard Mr & Mrs Cartoon: He touched skin to buy touchscreen

Mr & Mrs Cartoon: He touched skin to buy touchscreen The post Mr & Mrs Cartoon: He touched skin to buy touchscreen appeared first...

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Vanguard 84.9m informal workers face retirement without safety net

The scheme allows eligible contributors to make flexible payments daily, weekly, monthly or at their convenience, depending on the...

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Vanguard Dollar to Naira exchange rate today, October 29, 2026

Trading in Nigeria’s foreign exchange market opened on Thursday with the local currency displaying steady conditions against the U...

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Vanguard US judge rejects Trump admin interference in California midterm vote

A federal judge on Wednesday rejected the US Department of Justice's efforts to set aside the ballots of more than 20,000 Californ...

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Vanguard Troops kill 44 terrorists, scores injured in separate offensive in Borno

Troops of the Joint Task Force (North East), Operation HADIN KAI (OPHK), have neutralised 44 suspected members of Boko Haram/ISWAP...

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Vanguard Esther Christian: Orphaned at 4, bags scholarship as debate champion at 15

Governor Otti further awarded N1m to Onyinyechi Okonkwo of Ovom Girls Secondary School, winner of a recent national essay competit...

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Vanguard Soaring duties, FX rates cripple Nigeria’s used-vehicle market

•As dealers lament sales slump By Glory Bassey Car dealers in Nigeria have lamented a sharp decline in vehicle sales, blaming soar...

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Vanguard Kalu opposes plenary invitation to INEC chairman

The Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Benjamin Kalu, has opposed a proposal to invite the Chairman of the Independen...

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Vanguard US bans imports from Chinese genomics companies

The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said BGI Genomics, MGI Tech and Shenzhen BGI Technology, also known as BGI Group, had...

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Vanguard Football fan jailed for threats over Di Maria return to Argentina

Di Maria was playing for Benfica at the time, in March 2024, but was considering a return to his boyhood club Rosario Central, a m...

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Vanguard ADC accuses Mbah of anti-people policies in Enugu

By Anayo Okoli ENUGU — The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has accused the Enugu State Government of implementing anti-people po...

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Vanguard Judicial Reform: NBA’s unheeded proposal to restructure NJC

By Ikechukwu Nnochiri About two and a half years ago, precisely in April 2024, the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) proposed a bold...

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Vanguard ‘Nigeria dodged a massive howitzer,’ Keyamo slams Obi over public funds comment

“This dumbness is beyond measure. I really don’t know whether to laugh or to cry. No wonder his approval ratings have plummeted so...

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Vanguard Mbappe, Real Madrid and La Liga face long road to redemption in China

Kylian Mbappe, Real Madrid and La Liga have apologised for the superstar striker's comments about Mao Zedong, but the damage to th...

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Vanguard Alwan Hassan’s comment on appointment scandal not about Tinubu’s ministers – Felix Morka

Morka said he had spoken privately with Hassan, who clarified that his comments referred to practices predating the APC-led admini...

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Vanguard Gombe @30: Yahaya seeks continuity ahead of 2027

By Ben Ngwakwe, Gombe GOMBE — Governor Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya of Gombe State has called for continuity in governance, political un...

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Farmers Weekly Climate risk planning becomes central to survival for South African farmers

Daniel Stevens, executive head of Agricrop & Heavy Haulage, spoke to Octavia Avesca Spandiel about escalating climate volatility r...

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ScienceDaily Health Your blood pressure could be dangerous even when your numbers look normal

Researchers have discovered a small group of brain cells that prevents dangerous blood pressure swings, even when average readings...

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Vanguard FG approves East, West super grids to raise transmission capacity to 19,000MW

"We want a grid that can evacuate the power we already have, not one that leaves generation stranded while consumers remain in dar...

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