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Guiness World Record: Hilda Baci to cook 250 bags of rice for largest pot of Jollof

Nigeria, Sept. 1 -- Celebrated Nigerian Chef Hilda Baci has unveiled details of her latest ambitious project, an attempt to cook the largest pot of Nigerian jollof rice. PREMIUM TIMES learnt that Bac... Read More


Rap and Yusuf Tuggar's foreign policy doctrine of 'strategic autonomy', By Simbo Olorunfemi

Nigeria, Sept. 1 -- "Flavor Flav has problems of his own, I can't do nuttin' for ya man." - Public Enemy Nigeria's Foreign Affairs Minister, Yusuf Tuggar, took quite a few people by surprise during a... Read More


FG targets enrolment of 44 million Nigerians into health insurance by 2030

Nigeria, Sept. 1 -- The federal government has announced plans to enrol at least 44 million Nigerians into the National Health Insurance Scheme by 2030 as part of new measures to expand financial prot... Read More


Court to hear suit over removal of ADC Gombe executives

Nigeria, Sept. 1 -- The Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday fixed 2 September for the hearing of a suit seeking to stop the removal of the Gombe State and local government executives of the African ... Read More


Transfers: Arokodare signs for Wolves as two more Nigerians near EPL moves

Nigeria, Sept. 1 -- Wolverhampton Wanderers have confirmed the signing of Nigerian striker Tolu Arokodare from Belgian club Genk, making him the latest Super Eagles player to join the Premier League. ... Read More


Africa imports close to $50 billion worth of food annually- official

Nigeria, Sept. 1 -- The Director General of the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), Simeon Ehui, on Sunday, has said Africa imports close to $50 billion worth of food annually. Mr... Read More


Resident doctors issue 10-day ultimatum over unmet demands

Nigeria, Sept. 1 -- The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has issued a 10-day ultimatum to the federal government, threatening nationwide industrial action if its outstanding demands are... Read More


Police operative arrested for allegedly killing man in Cross River

Nigeria, Sept. 1 -- Governor Bassey Otu of Cross River State has ordered the arrest of a police operative for allegedly killing a 23-year-old man, Onyekachi Moses, in Calabar. The Commissioner for In... Read More


Thugs attack Defence minister's supporters at APC rally in Jigawa

Nigeria, Sept. 1 -- A crisis is unfolding in the ranks of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Jigawa State following an attack on supporters of the Minister of Defence, Muhammad Badaru, in the Kafi... Read More


2027: 'No one believes you,' El-Rufai tells Peter Obi, Amaechi on single-term promise

Nigeria, Sept. 1 -- A former governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai, has criticised the 2023 presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi, and a former governor of Rivers State, Rotimi... Read More