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Abuja — As Musa Abdullahi prepared for weekly Muslim prayers Friday, there was something else on his mind. He said ...

Nigerian federal lawmakers have allocated themselves expensive luxury sport utility vehicles (SUVs). The National Assembly says it is buying "operational ...

Lagos -- The U.S. government has donated an 11-meter Rigid Hull Inflatable Boat (RHIB) to the Nigeria Navy Special Boat ...

De Laurentiis has hinted that Osimhen may have walked back on signing a contract extension with the Naples-based team. Napoli's ...

The Kano State Government is sponsoring about 1001 postgraduate students to India and Uganda for various postgraduate programs. The News ...

A human rights group, Coalition for Good Governance and Open Leadership in Nigeria has urged the management of the Nigerian ...

The Nigerian ambassador to Morocco, Alhaji Mansur Nuhu Bamalli, has died at the age of 42. A statement by the ...

Mr Obalola said the university's earlier position was based on the health safety of the students and the university as ...

The Anambra State Government has arrested 30 hawkers and shut over 100 shops at the popular Eke Awka Market over ...

The National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI) and three Chinese partners have signed a Memoranda of Understanding (MoU) ...

The Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, has said that Nigeria is having difficulty in tackling security challenges because many border ...

Nigeria Centre for Disease and Prevention Control (NCDC) says 15,060 suspected cases of diphtheria have been detected in the country ...

Traders in Suleja town in Suleja LGA of Niger State have decried the activities of thugs, as well as various ...

The final legal battles over the disputed presidential election will begin on Monday, October 23, at the Supreme Court, following ...

The federal government and the European Union (EU) yesterday signed a €900 million (about N728 billion) financial package to advance ...

Abeokuta — No fewer than 12 persons have lost their lives to cholera in Ogun State, in the last one ...

A nationwide strike looms as the agreement between the Federal Government and Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, on the implementation of ...

The African Development Bank Group, AfDB, in collaboration with African Guarantee Fund, AGF, has commenced it's Affirmative Finance Action for ...

Nigeria Health Watch, in partnership with the Niger State Ministry of Secondary and Tertiary Health and the Niger State Ministry ...

"The marginal growth in GDP by 2.5% in Q2 2023 from 2.3% in Q1 2023 was caused by the lingering ...

The Global Gateway initiative is crafted to enhance connectivity, promote sustainable development, and strengthen economic ties between the EU and ...

"In the short term, the most effective measure to offset the removal of fuel subsidies is cash transfers." The 14th ...

The Lagos FRSC official said that 603 others sustained different degrees of injury, some with permanent disabilities in the same ...

The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has given itself thumbs up on the conduct of the 2023 general elections given ...

Joseph Aloba, the father of the late Nigerian musician, Ilerioluwa Olademeji Aloba, aka Mohbad, has explained the reasons he felt ...

House of Representatives has resolved to investigate alleged abuse, breach, and violation of the Public Procurement Act in the engagement ...

President Bola Tinubu on Thursday in Abuja called for the strengthening of cross-sectoral partnership between Nigeria and the European Union ...

The governor says it is in line with his commitment to easing the hardship faced by the "elderly, who are ...

MFM defeated Nigeria Customs 64 - 60 in the final of the Super 4 playoff at the indoor sports hall ...

The highest exchange loss, N123.8 billion, was posted by consumer goods powerhouse Nestle Nigeria, which also saw the sharpest deterioration ...

When PREMIUM TIMES visited the Public Service Institute where the exercise took place on Thursday, many of them were seen ...

United States citizens travelling abroad have been told to "exercise increased caution" in light of the heightened global tensions spurred ...

Abuja — The final legal battle over the number one seat will begin on Monday October 23, following the listing ...

The Lagos State Police Command on Thursday warned that it will not tolerate any form of gathering at the tollgate ...

The chief host would recognise the person with the biggest yam harvested with the King of Yam 'Eze Ji' award. ...

The lawmakers said the book contains words like "gay", "eros" and others considered to be "offensive." The House of Representatives ...

The Supreme Court's registrar, on Thursday, issued the hearing notice for Atiku's, and Obi's appeals challenging President Tinubu's election. The ...

PREMIUM TIMES, on Wednesday, reported how the 62-year-old "Police Recruit" star opened up about his battle with "a strange and ...

Three years after violent suppression of nationwide #EndSARS protests against police brutality, at least fifteen protesters arrested in 2020 are ...

Kano has the highest number of cases with 7,747, followed by Yobe with 841 cases. The Nigeria Centre for Disease ...