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PZ Cussons Nigeria to pay shareholders N9.9 billion dividend after four-year pause

Nigeria, Aug. 31 -- PZ Cussons Nigeria is ending a three-year lull in dividend payment to distribute N9.9 billion to shareholders as its retained earnings swung back to positive for the first time sin... Read More


OPay debunks viral claim of September shutdown, urges customers to disregard post

Nigeria, Aug. 31 -- Nigeria's leading mobile money operator, OPay, has debunked a report claiming it will take a long, indefinite break starting 1 September, noting that its operations will continue. ... Read More


Police foil kidnapping in Kano, rescue community leader

Nigeria, Aug. 31 -- The police have foiled a kidnapping attempt and rescued a community leader in the Garun Mallam Local Government Area of Kano State. The police spokesperson in Kano, Haruna Kiyawa,... Read More


New survey shows voter apathy may continue among Nigerian undergraduates in 2027

Nigeria, Aug. 31 -- A new survey by Campus Reporter has found low voter readiness among Nigerian university students ahead of the 2027 general elections, with more than half of respondents not registe... Read More


Woman arrested for alleged attempt to smuggle illicit drugs into Ogun prison

Nigeria, Aug. 31 -- The Ogun State Command of the Nigerian Correctional Service has arrested a woman for allegedly attempting to smuggle suspected illicit drugs into the Medium Security Custodial Cent... Read More


Cross River silent as Ebonyi moves to tackle child marriage after PREMIUM TIMES investigation

Nigeria, Aug. 31 -- The Ebonyi State Government has ordered an "aggressive intensified campaign" against endemic child marriage incidence in Ebonyi State after a PREMIUM TIMES' investigation. In Marc... Read More


Former sports minister Dalung praises Gov Otti's leadership style, development drive

Nigeria, Aug. 31 -- Former Sports Minister Solomon Dalung has commended the Abia State Governor Alex Otti for accepting responsibility and apologising over the recent strike by the Academic Staff Unio... Read More


SSS justifies move to suspend Sowore's cyberstalking trial

Nigeria, Aug. 31 -- The State Security Service (SSS, also known as DSS) has explained why it is seeking to suspend the ongoing cyberstalking trial of Omoyele Sowore, a human rights activist and presid... Read More


Political echoes of the fuel subsidy removal debates in Nigeria, By Uche Igwe

Nigeria, Aug. 31 -- The call to return the fuel subsidy has struck a chord, especially among the masses. It has received an overwhelming positive feedback from the Nigerian public. It is now a popular... Read More


Conflict and Climate: Double threat driving Great Lakes displacement

Nigeria, Aug. 31 -- Millions of people in the Great Lakes region have spent decades displaced by conflict, but climate change is adding a new layer to the crisis. Floods, landslides and rising lake wa... Read More