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Premium Times First HoldCo’s nine-month profit leaps 63% to N744.5 billion

The commercial banking division of the group accounted for 94 per cent of turnover and 87.4 per cent of post-tax profit. The post...

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Premium Times Nigeria NOW! opens its project boardrooms to global investors in Abuja

With Nigeria’s annual mining revenue up more than tenfold to above N70bn, Nigeria NOW! brings global investors to Abuja on 19 and...

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Premium Times The seventh Kano social influencers conference, By Jibrin Ibrahim

This week, I was in Kano attending the Seventh Social Influencers Summit. As I have said before, I am a fan of the annual event an...

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Vanguard Tinubu condoles family of Nollywood veteran, Francis Duru‎‎

President Bola Tinubu has expressed sorrow over the death of veteran Nollywood actor, Richard Francis Duru, extending his heartfel...

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Vanguard CBN grants JPMorgan approval-in-principle to establish merchant bank

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has granted Approval-in-Principle (AIP) to JPMorgan to establish a merchant bank in Nigeria, to...

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Vanguard 2027: Tinubu’s aide claims CityBoy Movement has support across party lines

Ogra also claimed that the movement had members across the political divide, including people associated with major opposition par...

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Vanguard MDCAN raises alarm over Ebola, demands PPE, isolation centres in hospitals

By Chioma Obinna The Medical and Dental Consultants’ Association of Nigeria, MDCAN, has called on the Federal and state government...

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Vanguard Shun partisan politics, Aiyedatiwa tells Ondo corps members

By Dayo Johnson Akure Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa of Ondo State has charged members of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) deplo...

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Vanguard 2027: Wike debunks viral post backing Adamawa LP candidate, Abbo

Minister of the Federal Capital Territory FCT, Nyesom Wike, has debunked a social media post claiming he is backing Senator Ishaku...

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Vanguard Melania Trump says secured ceasefire in Ukrainian city of Oleshky

US First Lady Melania Trump said in a surprise announcement Friday she had secured a localized ceasefire between Russia and Ukrain...

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Premium Times Nigeria vs North Korea: Five players who could decide World Cup showdown

With North Korea’s attacking firepower posing a serious threat, Nigeria will have to be disciplined at the back while making their...

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Premium Times Higher sales lift Guinness Nigeria’s nine-month profit 53% to ₦40.7 billion

Profit after tax stood at ₦40.7 billion, up from ₦26.6 billion a year ago, as third-quarter profit accounted for 37.8 per cent or...

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Premium Times Benue government, JED clash over alleged attack on electricity worker

The Benue State Government has rejected allegations by Jos Electricity Distribution Plc that people acting on its instructions att...

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Premium Times Niger revives support for Christian pilgrimage after 10-year suspension

The Niger State Government has begun preparations for the 2026 Christian pilgrimage, more than a decade after former Governor Abub...

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Premium Times Ebola: Nigerian govt urges 15 states to speed up preparedness

Mr Pate said 21 states had already updated their Ebola response plans, while the remaining 15 states are expected to expedite the...

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Premium Times Seven dead, 11 injured in Gombe road crash

The crash, which occurred at Tashan Magariya Junction along the Gombe–Billiri road at about 5:30 p.m. on Thursday, involved a heav...

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Premium Times 2027: Governor Namadi to lead Jigawa APC campaign council

The establishment of the council followed extensive consultations with party leaders across the state's three senatorial districts...

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Premium Times Africa CDC probes possible link between Ebola cases in Nigeria, Kenya

The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) said both patients travelled through Entebbe International Airp...

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Premium Times Court rejects key evidence in Dasuki’s N33.2bn trial

The judge ruled that the statements “failed to comply with sections 15(4) and 17(2) of the Administration of Criminal Justice Act....

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Premium Times Mob attacks bus driver after two die in accident

Two eyewitnesses, Sharon Ibas and Tuwan Timothy, independently corroborated accounts of the crash, including the collision between...

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Premium Times $242m Petroleum Products Diversion Claim: UBA secures court order against Vitol, four others

In a ruling on the application, the presiding judge, Hon Justice K A Jose granted three prayers in UBA’s application, including re...

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Premium Times Man who teased governor on Facebook gets bail after one month in detention

Mr Sule was detained at the Jalingo Correctional Centre following a complaint by the Taraba State Government over a Facebook post,...

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Vanguard One dead, three injured as two-storey building collapses in Lagos

​According to local sources, the victims were part of a crew that chose to sleep overnight at the site to prepare for an early sta...

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Vanguard 14 countries offering visa on arrival to Nigerians in 2026

Nigerian passport holders can travel to several countries where they can obtain a visa upon arrival, eliminating the need to secur...

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