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2025 Budget: N1trn for solid minerals, N1.5trn for BOA - details of Tinubu's request

Nigeria, Feb. 6 -- On Wednesday, President Bola Tinubu wrote to the National Assembly seeking an increment to the 2025 budget proposal. In the letter read on the floor of both chambers, the president... Read More


From America first to America alone: The lab meets the street, By Azu Ishiekwene

Nigeria, Feb. 6 -- It's nearly 20 years since Mark Steyn wrote a non-fiction book, America Alone: The End of the World as We Know It. Steyn, a Canadian newspaper columnist, could not have known that ... Read More


World FGM Day: NHRC advocates public awareness, collaboration against female genital mutilation

Nigeria, Feb. 6 -- The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has called on Nigerians to report cases of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) and for collaboration with stakeholders to end the menace. Th... Read More


Abducted Nigerian lawmaker found dead

Nigeria, Feb. 6 -- Justice Azuka, a lawmaker in Anambra State, who was earlier abducted, has been found dead in the state. PREMIUM TIMES earlier reported that Mr Azuka was abducted on Tuesday night a... Read More


UACN appoints new chairman

Nigeria, Feb. 6 -- UAC of Nigeria Plc (UACN) has appointed Khalifa Biobaku, who has been vice chairman at the conglomerate since last June, as the chairman of its board of directors. Mr Biobaku succe... Read More


IGP suspends PSC's directive on regularisation of cadet officers' appointment dates

Nigeria, Feb. 6 -- The Nigeria Police Force has issued an immediate suspension of the Police Service Commission's (PSC) directive to regularise the first appointment dates for Cadet Assistant Superint... Read More


Nollywood actress Pat Ugwu is dead

Nigeria, Feb. 6 -- Nollywood actress Patience 'Pat' Ugwu, popularly known as 'Sugar Girl,' has died. She was known for her roles in Lack of Money (2018), Port-Harcourt Lady (2019), and Twist of Fate (... Read More


Inside Access Bank, Obanikoro, others' legal battles over loan collateral

Nigeria, Feb. 6 -- Access Bank and its top officials are involved in two legal actions arising from disputes over a loan. At the heart of the face-off is a property owned by Gbolahan Obanikoro-the son... Read More


Kaduna residents count losses as power outage enters third day

Nigeria, Feb. 6 -- Kaduna residents are counting their losses as a power outage entered its third day on Wednesday. The prolonged disruption in electricity supply has led to widespread frustration, w... Read More


Senators clash over Ned Nwoko's defection to APC

Nigeria, Feb. 6 -- There was a heated argument among senators on Wednesday following the defection of Delta North Senator, Ned Nwoko, to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). PREMIUM TIMES repo... Read More