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20 NSCDC officers suspended over deaths of detained suspected illegal miners

Nigeria, Sept. 19 -- The federal government has suspended 20 officers of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in connection with the death of 37 suspected illegal miners in the corps' ... Read More


JPMorgan struggles to forecast oil price as Iran war deepens Nigeria's petrol concerns

Nigeria, Sept. 19 -- JPMorgan, one of the world's largest investment banks, says it no longer has a clear baseline view for the global oil market as the prolonged US-Israeli conflict with Iran continu... Read More


Hoodlums kill popular Enugu opposition politician

Nigeria, Sept. 19 -- Some armed hoodlums have killed a chieftain of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) in Enugu State, Ikechukwu Oloto. PREMIUM TIMES learnt that Mr Oloto was killed by the hoodlum... Read More


NASD appoints Arese Ugwu as acting MD, nine years after SEC suspension

Nigeria, Sept. 19 -- The National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD) appointed Arese Ugwu as its new Acting Managing Director, after serving a five-year regulatory suspension from capital market... Read More


Delta records full spending on N50 million court project, chief judge says funds never accessed

Nigeria, Sept. 19 -- A N50 million court construction project in Erho-Abraka, Ethiope East Local Government Area of Delta State, has presented a disturbing discrepancy between the state government's b... Read More


JUST IN: Ebonyi governor sacks commissioner after recall from suspension

Nigeria, Sept. 19 -- Governor Francis Nwifuru of Ebonyi State has sacked the state's Commissioner for Works, Stanley Mbam. Mr Nwifuru announced Mr Mbam's sack in a statement by his spokesperson, Mond... Read More


Trump says deal with Denmark gives US permanent control over Greenland's security

Nigeria, Sept. 19 -- US President Donald Trump, on Friday, said he has struck a deal with Denmark which gives the US "permanent control" over Greenland's security. The deal reportedly gives the US pe... Read More


Inside Lagos' auto spare parts market where traders protested Chinese retailing activities

Nigeria, Sept. 19 -- The recent protest by some automobile spare parts retailers of Auto Spare Parts and Machinery Dealers Association of Nigeria (ASPAMDA) at Lagos International Trade Fair Complex, r... Read More


Atiku denies corruption verdict, but fails to address ICC tribunal's concerns over $500,000 payment

Nigeria, Sept. 19 -- Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has denied being indicted by the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) tribunal over a $500,000 payment made by Sunrise Power promoter Leno ... Read More


ICRC tracing 17,000 missing-person cases in Nigeria

Nigeria, Sept. 19 -- About 17,000 missing-person cases remain under active tracing in Nigeria, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has said. Aliyu Dawobe, spokesperson for the ICRC in... Read More