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NEC endorses 90-day plan to ease cost of living for Nigerians, but no specific details yet

Nigeria, Oct. 23 -- The National Economic Council (NEC) has endorsed what it described as a "90-day economic action plan" to ease the cost-of-living crisis caused by government policies and worsened b... Read More


Ebola: Nigerian govt says no restrictions on large gatherings for now

Nigeria, Oct. 23 -- The Nigerian government has said there is currently no need to restrict large gatherings following the confirmation of an imported Ebola case in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT)... Read More


2027: Group targets 10,000 supporters for Tinubu's campaign flag-off in Kaduna

Nigeria, Oct. 23 -- Arewa for Asiwaju (A4A), a political support group backing President Bola Tinubu, says it is targeting 10,000 supporters from the 19 northern states and the Federal Capital Territo... Read More


Katsina emir's criticism of politicians: Shehu Sani revisits 2022 Waziri controversy

Nigeria, Oct. 23 -- Former Kaduna senator Shehu Sani has defended the Emir of Katsina's right to criticise political leaders over insecurity, recalling a 2022 controversy in which the Katsina Emirate ... Read More


Ebola: Swiss government says Nigeria's patient likely contracted virus in Uganda

Nigeria, Oct. 23 -- Nigeria's first confirmed Ebola patient in more than a decade is believed to have contracted the virus while travelling in Uganda, although health authorities are yet to establish ... Read More


Nollywood actor Francis Duru dies

Nigeria, Oct. 23 -- Veteran Nollywood actor Francis Duru has died at 57. His family announced his death in a statement posted on his Instagram page on Friday but didn't disclose when he died or the c... Read More


France reports first human case of Shamonda virus as patient dies

Nigeria, Oct. 23 -- France has reported the world's first documented human infection with Shamonda virus (Shav) in a patient with a severely weakened immune system who died in early October. Accordin... Read More


First HoldCo appoints new non-executive director

Nigeria, Oct. 23 -- First HoldCo Plc has appointed Gwen Mwaba as a non-executive director of the financial institution, effective 15 October, following an approval by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN)... Read More


Court admits $100,000 cash, phones, SUV in $700,000 fraud trial

Nigeria, Oct. 23 -- The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court in Abuja on Thursday admitted $100,000 in marked notes, three mobile phones and a Toyota Prado SUV as exhibits in the trial of two me... Read More


PREMIUM TIMES editor-in-chief completes PhD on collaborative journalism

Nigeria, Oct. 23 -- The Editor-in-Chief of Nigeria's leading investigative newsroom, PREMIUM TIMES, Musikilu Mojeed, has successfully defended his doctoral thesis at Baze University, Abuja, after four... Read More