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NASS Roundup: Ribadu summon, 2025 budget adjustment, other top stories from Senate

Nigeria, Feb. 24 -- The Senate Committee on Power met with representatives of South Korea's BK Energy on Monday to address Nigeria's persistent national grid failures and unstable electricity supply. ... Read More


Google increases cloud storage subscription price

Nigeria, Feb. 24 -- Google has increased its cloud storage subscription by about 142 per cent, with the new price range effective 22 March. Google One, a cloud storage service offered by Google LLC, ... Read More


PREMIUM TIMES account hacked despite two-factor authentication. X fails to act

Nigeria, Feb. 24 -- In the early hours of 19 February, at approximately 3:13 a.m. (WAT), the official X (formerly Twitter) account of PREMIUM TIMES (@premiumtimesng) was compromised. The attacker has ... Read More


EFCC arraigns Yahaya Bello amidst heavy security

Nigeria, Feb. 24 -- Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Monday laid siege to the Federal High Court in Abuja during the trial of former Governor of Kogi State Yahaya B... Read More


Kwara hosts 10 states for Afon Annual Fishing Festival

Nigeria, Feb. 24 -- Afon, the headquarters of Asa Local Government Area of Kwara State, showcased its presence on the Nigerian tourism map on Sunday during its annual fishing festival. The event attr... Read More


UTME 2025: JAMB registers over 1.2 million candidates in three weeks

Nigeria, Feb. 24 -- The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) said it has registered 1.2 million (1,290,715) candidates for the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examinations (UTME) in 19 ... Read More


Niger junta arrests leader of group fighting to reinstate ousted President Bazoum

Nigeria, Feb. 24 -- The leader of an armed rebel group seeking the reinstatement of Niger's ousted President, Mohamed Bazoum, has been arrested. The Patriotic Liberation Front (FPL) leader, Mahmoud S... Read More


The fact of the past between El-Rufai and Ribadu, By Yushau A. Shuaib

Nigeria, Feb. 24 -- In the weeks leading up to the 2007 Kano State gubernatorial election, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai, then minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) and a prominent member of Preside... Read More


Inside Nigerian newspaper headlines today - Monday, 24 February 2025

Nigeria, Feb. 24 -- Today, various news headlines dominated the front pages of Nigerian newspapers. The Matrix reported the "Crackdown on fake drugs: NAFDAC defends action." The New Nigerian's cove... Read More


AfroBasket 2025: Resurgent D'Tigers seal qualification in grand style

Nigeria, Feb. 24 -- Nigeria's D'Tigers have officially booked their spot in the 2025 FIBA AfroBasket Championship, delivering a dominant performance in the final leg of the qualifiers in Libya. Overc... Read More