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JAMB extends Direct Entry registration, designates additional centres

Nigeria, April 29 -- The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has extended the sale of application documents for its 2026 Direct Entry (DE) exercise to 8 May. The DE application process is... Read More


BREAKING: Court to shield prosecution witness as coup trial of army general, others begins

Nigeria, April 29 -- The Federal High Court in Abuja has granted an application allowing a prosecution witness to testify under protective conditions in the trial of an army general and five others ch... Read More


GTCO grows interest income to N458bn amid mounting costs

Nigeria, April 29 -- Banking group Guaranty Trust Holding Company's (GTCO) interest income rose to N458.5 billion from N386 billion, deriving strength from interest earned from loans and advances to c... Read More


I was never married to Rosy Meurer' - Olakunle Churchill debunks divorce rumours

Nigeria, April 29 -- Businessman and philanthropist Olakunle Churchill has broken his silence over rumours that his wife, actress Rosy Meurer, has filed for divorce. PREMIUM TIMES gathered that specu... Read More


Three weeks after joining ADC, ex-Zamfara senator defects to NDC

Nigeria, April 29 -- A former senator, Kabir Marafa, has joined the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), marking his second party switch in under a month and his third major political move since resigni... Read More


20-year-old Ondo Poly student found dead in his room

Nigeria, April 29 -- ‎A 20-year-old student of Rufus Giwa Polytechnic, Owo, Ondo State, has been found dead in his residence in the Emure-Ile area of the state. ‎The lifeless body of Audi... Read More


UACN's acquisition of CHI Limited propels quarterly profit up by more than fourfold

Nigeria, April 29 -- UAC of Nigeria (UACN)'s buyout of rival Chivita|Hollandia (CHI Limited) last October helped deliver a 311.4 per cent profit rise for the post-consolidation entity in the first qua... Read More


‎Bandits demand N500m ransom to free Ondo farm manager

Nigeria, April 29 -- ‎The gunmen who kidnapped Afolabi Ajayi, a farm manager, on Monday at Imafon, in Akure North Local Government Area of Ondo State, have demanded N500million to free him. A f... Read More


Lagos bets on local power amid incessant grid collapses

Nigeria, April 29 -- Lagos, Nigeria's commercial capital, is betting that the country's chronic electricity shortages can be tackled outside the national grid, scaling up state-backed power generation... Read More


Court bars INEC from recognising ADC caretaker congresses, restrains David Mark, others

Nigeria, April 29 -- The Federal High Court in Abuja on Wednesday barred the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) from recognising or participating in any congress organised by a disputed ... Read More