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UNIZIK speaks on viral video of student allegedly assaulting lecturer

Nigeria, Feb. 12 -- The management of the Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, has ordered a "full scale" investigation into an incident involving a student allegedly assaulting a lecturer during an alter... Read More


Nigeria Customs suspends 4% FOB import charge amid consultations

Nigeria, Feb. 12 -- The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has suspended the implementation of a controversial 4 per cent Free-on-Board (FOB) charge on imports, citing ongoing consultations with the financ... Read More


Renowned publisher Joop Berkout dies at 94

Nigeria, Feb. 12 -- Joop Berkhout, the renowned publisher and pioneer of Nigeria's modern publishing industry has died at 94. His family and Safari Books Limited announced his death in a statement po... Read More


'I love her, want to marry her' - 2baba confirms affair with Edo lawmaker

Nigeria, Feb. 12 -- Sixteen days after he announced his divorce from Annie Macaulay, his actress wife of 12 years, superstar singer 2baba has unveiled Natasha Osawaru as his fiancee. Ms Osawaru is a ... Read More


2025 Budget: Senate panel proposes N10 billion for capital market literacy

Nigeria, Feb. 12 -- The Senate Committee on Capital Markets has requested the federal government to include N10 billion in the 2025 budget to finance literacy development in the capital markets. It s... Read More


Vandalism: NNPC urges Kannywood to advocate for protection of national assets

Nigeria, Feb. 12 -- The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd) has called on Kannywood actors and other professionals to use their influence to advocate for the protection of national ... Read More


Maiduguri residents pray for lower food prices as Ramadan draws near

Nigeria, Feb. 12 -- Less than 20 days to Ramadan, shopping for the Islamic holy month has begun across major markets in Maiduguri. Muslims fast from sunrise to sunset throughout Ramadan, considered t... Read More


MOFI seeks N100 billion private investment for housing fund expansion

Nigeria, Feb. 11 -- The Ministry of Finance Incorporated (MOFI) has launched a N100 billion subscription under its Real Estate Investment Fund (MREIF), marking the second phase of an initiative aimed ... Read More


PDP suspends party's BOT chairperson

Nigeria, Feb. 11 -- The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Abia State has suspended the Chairperson of the Board of Trustees (BOT) of the party, Adolphus Wabara. Sources told PREMIUM TIMES that the St... Read More


EFCC arraigns jeweller for refusal to accept naira in Lagos

Nigeria, Feb. 11 -- The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arraigned a jeweller for refusing to accept naira, Nigeria's legal tender. In a statement it shared via its X handle on Tue... Read More