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ASUU decries stalled renegotiation of 2009 agreement

Nigeria, May 24 -- The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has expressed frustration over the Nigerian government's slow pace of renegotiating the 2009 agreement signed with the union. In a s... Read More


Nigeria startup portal and the promise of tomorrow, By Fatimah Yusuf Usman

Nigeria, May 24 -- It began without fanfare. No confetti. No grand press conference. Just a quiet upload on a government website - startup.gov.ng - yet within that single link lies what might become o... Read More


NELFUND approves 550,000 student loan applications in one year -Official

Nigeria, May 24 -- Exactly one year after it launched, the Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) said it has disbursed over N56 billion in student loans to 550,000 students in tertiary institutions a... Read More


Maintenance: NNPC announces shutdown of Port Harcourt Refinery

Nigeria, May 24 -- The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd) has announced that the Port Harcourt Refining Company (PHRC) will undergo a planned maintenance shutdown. Olufemi Soneye,... Read More


Inside Nigerian newspaper headlines today - Saturday, 24 May, 2025

Nigeria, May 24 -- Different headlines dominated newspaper cover pages today. Punch reported that, "FG to sell houses to low- and middle-income Nigerians." We thank Abiola Ayankunbi, a media managem... Read More


Nigeria's security: Between self-defence and community policing, By Mukhtar Ya'u Madobi

Nigeria, May 24 -- As Nigeria continues to battle worsening security challenges - ranging from banditry and kidnapping to terrorism, insurgency, and communal violence - citizens across the country are... Read More


Olapeju Ibekwe says Nigeria must move from talk to action to achieve gender equity

Nigeria, May 24 -- In this exclusive interview with PREMIUM TIMES, Olapeju Ibekwe, CEO of Sterling One Foundation, talks about her rise to leadership, lessons learned, and why it's time to move from w... Read More


Coalition demands release, protection of woman detained after criticising Sokoto Governor

Nigeria, May 24 -- A coalition of civil society organizations (CSOs) has called for the release of Hamdiyyah Sharif, an 18-year-old critic of Sokoto State Governor Ahmed Aliyu's handling of security i... Read More


NSF: Table Tennis action begins at Gateway Games 2024 in Abeokuta

Nigeria, May 24 -- The paddles are out, the tables ready, and anticipation is in the air as the table tennis event at the 22nd National Sports Festival-Gateway Games 2024-gets underway today (Saturday... Read More


Celebrated Nigerian billionaire, Classic Baggie, indicted for fraud in US

Nigeria, May 24 -- A self-styled entrepreneur, Ehonre Oluwaseun, popularly known as Classic Baggie, has been indicted for cyber fraud in the United States. He was indicted last year by a US district ... Read More