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FCMB Group's annual profit surges amid jump in interest income

Nigeria, Jan. 30 -- FCMB Group posted a dramatic rise in earnings for 2025, with net profit increasing by 141.2 per cent, helped by a remarkable growth in interest income, its principal revenue source... Read More


My role in $6.23m cash withdrawal from CBN vault during Emefiele's tenure - Official

Nigeria, Jan. 30 -- A sum of $6.23 million was withdrawn in cash from a Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) vault in one day in February 2023, during the tenure of Godwin Emefiele as the CBN governor, a pro... Read More


'I'm sick, I need N25m for brain tumour surgery; my colleagues aren't responding- Halima Abubakar

Nigeria, Jan. 30 -- Nollywood actress Halima Abubakar has once again appealed for financial assistance to fund brain tumour surgery. Throughout her acting career, the actress has faced numerous healt... Read More


Police detain officers who allegedly shot motorcyclist dead

Nigeria, Jan. 30 -- There was tension in Abakaliki, Ebonyi State capital, on Tuesday, when police operatives allegedly shot dead a private motorcyclist in the area. The incident, PREMIUM TIMES gather... Read More


Lone ADP senator defects to APC

Nigeria, Jan. 30 -- Plateau North Senator, Pam Dachungyang has defected from the Action Democratic Party (ADP) to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). Mr Dachungyang, the only senator elected ... Read More


Commissioner advises Kano deputy governor to resign

Nigeria, Jan. 30 -- The Kano State Commissioner for Information and Internal Affairs, Ibrahim Waiya, has advised Deputy Governor Aminu Abdussalam to resign from his position following the political re... Read More


Yusuf's red cap on Tinubu's red carpet, By Azu Ishiekwene

Nigeria, Jan. 30 -- After months of dallying and endless speculations, Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf of Kano State finally broke ranks with Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, his in-law, mentor and political godfather... Read More


EXCLUSIVE: Suspected coup plotters planned to truncate Buhari's handing over to Tinubu

Nigeria, Jan. 30 -- As Nigerians prepared for the transfer of power on 29 May 2023, a group of military officers was quietly plotting to overthrow the country's democracy and assassinate key political... Read More


JOHESU Strike: Health workers accuse government of bias, failed dialogue

Nigeria, Jan. 30 -- The Joint Health Sector Unions (JOHESU) has blamed the federal government for the prolonged strike by health workers, accusing the Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare of ... Read More


Why Nigeria's future depends on people-centred justice, By Ijeoma Nwafor, Kemi Okenyodo & Foluso Idumu

Nigeria, Jan. 29 -- For decades, our national conversation about justice has been stubbornly state-centric. We debate the independence of the bench, the number of new courts built, and the process of ... Read More