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Vanguard NCDC approves N100,000 weekly stipend for Ebola contacts

Idris said the measure was intended to ease the financial burden on individuals identified as contacts of the confirmed Ebola pati...

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Premium Times Everyone has a plan for Africa, but does Africa have the conviction to drive its own? (2), By Dipo Baruwa

Agenda 2063 is already well into its implementation horizon. That should invite some difficult questions. What milestones have bee...

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Premium Times From Garden to Market: How women’s vegetable farming is transforming household livelihoods in Kaduna

Women farmers are among the key beneficiaries of the Governor Uba Sani administration's latest free fertiliser distribution, an in...

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Premium Times 2027: VON’s Ex-DG warns against ethnic tension fuelled by disregard for presidential zoning

Mr Okechukwu said the PDP is yet to recover from Atiku’s breach of zoning in the 2023 presidential election, contending that the 2...

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Premium Times Death toll in Taraba terror attack rises to 40

PREMIUM TIMES earlier reported that the police in the state confirmed that 10 locals were killed in the attack. The post Death tol...

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Premium Times UPDATED: Ebola: Nigeria identifies 53 contacts linked to confirmed case

Mr Idris said the contacts include healthcare workers, the confirmed patient’s domestic staff and spouse, as well as health person...

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Vanguard ‘We are not bandits’ – Herdsmen; want 30% of agric budget, 417 grazing reserves

"Security agencies and the media to should stop ethnic profiling but arrest and prosecute criminals as individuals, not as an ethn...

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Vanguard Gov Otti offers orphaned debate champion varsity scholarship

The governor further awarded ₦1 million to Onyinyechi Okonkwo of Ovom Girls Secondary School, winner of a recent national essay co...

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Vanguard CNG protest rocks Niger as motorists storm NNPC mega station with placards

This persistent shortage has imposed additional financial burdens on vehicle owners, who now face increased transportation costs w...

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Vanguard Inter rally late to down Fiorentina and regain Serie A lead

Inter Milan struck twice in stoppage time to complete a remarkable 2-1 comeback win over Fiorentina at San Siro on Sunday and retu...

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Vanguard BPP, ICPC rank among Tinubu govt’s best-performing agencies – Report

The Bureau of Public Procurement (BPP) and the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) have eme...

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Premium Times CBD COP17: Nigeria, France Push for Faster Action on 30×30 Biodiversity Target

Nigeria and France have called for stronger political leadership, increased financing and collective action to accelerate the impl...

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Premium Times Article of Faith: The acceptable sacrifice (3), By Femi Aribisala

The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit. In the tabernacle Moses built, the inner court was reserved for consecrated priests (de...

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Premium Times Decoupling sovereignty index (4): Money, land, mind as diagnostic vectors, By Max Amuchie

In the earlier instalments of this series, we left the comfort of capital city seminar rooms to confront the reality of fractured...

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Premium Times Lagos SWAN inaugurates seven-member electoral committee ahead of elections

The committee, known as the SWAN Electoral Committee (SWANECO), was inaugurated on Friday at the Teslim Balogun Stadium, Surulere,...

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Premium Times Can the media announce election results before INEC’s official declaration?, By Samson Itodo

…media organisations can responsibly share and aggregate officially announced results as part of their public information role, bu...

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Premium Times The city does not smell of roses, By Temitope Sodipo

Lagos does not need to experience its own Great Stink before taking decisive action. The warning signs are visible and painfully o...

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Premium Times MacArthur Foundation visits CJID, Premium Times, reaffirms support for media accountability

During the visits, Dapo Olorunyomi, chief executive officer of CJID and publisher of PREMIUM TIMES, highlighted the impact of the...

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Premium Times NDLEA arrests South African woman with 36.65kg cocaine, Lagos car dealer

The NDLEA said a search of her two bags uncovered 30 blocks of cocaine weighing 36.65kg. The post NDLEA arrests South African woma...

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Premium Times Mother, child die as two container trucks overturn in Lagos

The victims’ remains were taken to the police mortuary in Yaba. The post Mother, child die as two container trucks overturn in Lag...

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Premium Times Choosing humanity over harm: A National Assembly’s duty to protect life, By Margaret Uddin Ojeahere

This moment, however, presents an opportunity to demand the leadership Nigerians deserve. Nigeria does not need more punishment; i...

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Premium Times Nigerian businesses need more than bank loans to thrive – Finance Minister

According to the minister, patient capital, investor networks and institutional support are needed to help small businesses expand...

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Premium Times Must we destroy the evidence of our past to build our future?, By Lande Ọmọ Ọba

And I asked myself: Must we destroy the evidence of our past in order to celebrate our freedom from it? Surely, preserving a colon...

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Premium Times Enugu traders reaffirm support for Gov Mbah’s second term

The traders, under the umbrella of the Enugu State Market Amalgamated Traders Association (ESMATA), led by its President, Chief Ch...

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