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NHRC plans 16-day campaign activities against GBV, marks 30-year anniversary

Nigeria, Nov. 22 -- The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Friday outlined its 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence (GBV) plan to commemorate the 2025 International Campaign again... Read More


TikTok banned 49,512 live sessions in Nigeria in Q2 - New data shows

Nigeria, Nov. 22 -- TikTok has disclosed that it banned 49,512 LIVE sessions in Nigeria between April and June 2025, as part of intensified efforts to curb harmful behaviour and strengthen real-time s... Read More


Global Fund secures $11.34 billion to boost fight against AIDS, TB and malaria

Nigeria, Nov. 22 -- Top The Global Fund on Friday said it has secured pledges worth $11.34 billion to sustain the fight against AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, save millions of lives, and strengthen s... Read More


Ribadu meets US Secretary of War over alleged persecution of Christians

Nigeria, Nov. 22 -- The United States Secretary of War, Pete Hegseth, has met with Nigeria's National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu, as Abuja intensifies diplomatic efforts to engage Washington over a... Read More


Plateau shuts down schools amid rising insecurity across Nigeria

Nigeria, Nov. 22 -- The Plateau Universal Basic Education Board has ordered the immediate closure of all primary and junior secondary schools across the state following fresh security concerns. The d... Read More


PT HEALTH WATCH: Why malaria, other common infections are becoming harder to treat - Expert

Nigeria, Nov. 22 -- Some common infections are increasingly failing to respond to the medicines that once treated them effectively, a trend experts link to the growing threat of antimicrobial resistan... Read More


Nigeriagovt celebrates arbitration case victory against French entity over Ajaokuta complex project

Nigeria, Nov. 22 -- The Nigerian government has won an arbitration case which saw a foreign entity's N4 billion and €185.7 million claims against Nigeria dismissed, the office of Nigeria's Attor... Read More


"We know why we are here" - Finidi says, as he leads Rivers United into Champions League battle in Cairo

Nigeria, Nov. 22 -- Rivers United head coach Finidi George has delivered a calm but confident message ahead of his side's blockbuster CAF Champions League Group A opener against defending champions Py... Read More


Education minister moves against UNN VC for disclosing ex-Minister Nnaji's certificate forgery

Nigeria, Nov. 22 -- The Ministry of Education has launched a probe into the Vice-Chancellor of the University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN), Simon Ortuanya, for responding to PREMIUM TIMES' Freedom of Info... Read More


BREAKING: FG orders immediate closure of 47 Unity Schools after Kebbi, Niger abductions (LIST)

Nigeria, Nov. 22 -- The Nigerian government has ordered the immediate shutdown of 47 Federal Unity Colleges across the country following a string of security incidents, including two mass abductions o... Read More