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Jigawa Pilgrims Welfare Board exhausts 2027 Hajj slots, requests more seats

Jigawa Pilgrims Welfare Board exhausts 2027 Hajj s...

2 weeks ago 41

Ex-PDP chair Bamanga Tukur dies at 90

Ex-PDP chair Bamanga Tukur dies at 90

2 weeks ago 48

MOVIE REVIEW: ‘Ordinary People’ has all the ingredients, but too much on its plate

MOVIE REVIEW: ‘Ordinary People’ has all the ingred...

2 weeks ago 40

Ooni, wife unveil twins’ faces, names after traditional rites (PHOTOS)

Ooni, wife unveil twins’ faces, names after tradit...

2 weeks ago 42

Interior minister orders probe into alleged second passport issued to embattled Abuja realtor

Interior minister orders probe into alleged second...

2 weeks ago 42

Plateau govt demands probe after VIO officials’ confrontation in Jos

Plateau govt demands probe after VIO officials’ co...

2 weeks ago 38

Alia condemns attack in which police officers, civilians died, commends SSS for arrests

Alia condemns attack in which police officers, civ...

2 weeks ago 37

University confirms release of abducted female students

University confirms release of abducted female stu...

2 weeks ago 42

Rivers ADC says police, local security committee disrupted its meeting, arrested members

Rivers ADC says police, local security committee d...

2 weeks ago 39

Bus driver returns over N400,000 forgotten by passenger

Bus driver returns over N400,000 forgotten by pass...

2 weeks ago 40

Court remands man accused of killing nephew, niece

Court remands man accused of killing nephew, niece...

2 weeks ago 40

Edo SUBEB distributes back-to-school packs

Edo SUBEB distributes back-to-school packs

2 weeks ago 37

FG settles severance benefits for 2,100 former Nigeria Airways workers after two decades

FG settles severance benefits for 2,100 former Nig...

2 weeks ago 36

Enugu, Abia record fastest revenue growth across Nigeria in post-subsidy era –BudgIT

Enugu, Abia record fastest revenue growth across N...

2 weeks ago 40

Business confidence rises sharply as taxes, insecurity remain major concerns in August – CBN Survey

Business confidence rises sharply as taxes, insecu...

2 weeks ago 36

APC janjaweeds and 2027: Will the elections hold?, By Ugoji Egbujo

APC janjaweeds and 2027: Will the elections hold?,...

2 weeks ago 37

Bureaucratic sabotage: How corruption at NAFDAC endangers national security, By Umar Yakubu

Bureaucratic sabotage: How corruption at NAFDAC en...

2 weeks ago 40

HOMEF calls for revival of indigenous knowledge to tackle environmental crisis

HOMEF calls for revival of indigenous knowledge to...

2 weeks ago 38

PREMIUM TIMES, The Examination, other partners’ lead poisoning investigation named finalist in global journalism awards

PREMIUM TIMES, The Examination, other partners’ le...

2 weeks ago 40

Cross River cancels ‘flawed’ local govt recruitment, approves fresh 4,000 jobs

Cross River cancels ‘flawed’ local govt recruitmen...

2 weeks ago 38

NCAA fines RwandAir N15m over baggage complaint

NCAA fines RwandAir N15m over baggage complaint

2 weeks ago 44

PT Health Watch: How laboratory tests can help detect colorectal cancer early – Expert

PT Health Watch: How laboratory tests can help det...

2 weeks ago 43

The long game: What will Tinubu leave behind (III), By Adeola Akinremi

The long game: What will Tinubu leave behind (III)...

2 weeks ago 40

Nigerian Army investigates sexual abuse allegation against serving officer

Nigerian Army investigates sexual abuse allegation...

2 weeks ago 39

Abia seeks stakeholders, citizens’ input to 2027 budget proposal

Abia seeks stakeholders, citizens’ input to 2027 b...

2 weeks ago 31

‘It’s going to be bloody’ – Amusan warns of tougher women’s hurdles in 2027

‘It’s going to be bloody’ – Amusan warns of toughe...

2 weeks ago 16

Hot tea, coffee linked to higher risk of oesophageal cancer — Study

Hot tea, coffee linked to higher risk of oesophage...

2 weeks ago 36

Otti highlights seven investment priority sectors in Abia

Otti highlights seven investment priority sectors ...

2 weeks ago 38

Pete Edochie’s interview and the Awolowo question, By Osmund Agbo

Pete Edochie’s interview and the Awolowo question,...

2 weeks ago 37

Akwa Ibom, Rivers excluded from post-subsidy fiscal assessment because of missing data

Akwa Ibom, Rivers excluded from post-subsidy fisca...

2 weeks ago 38

Kayinsola Ajayi eyes $150,000 jackpot as Nigerian Sprint star targets Ultimate Championship glory

Kayinsola Ajayi eyes $150,000 jackpot as Nigerian ...

2 weeks ago 37

Akor Adams nets first Serie A goal

Akor Adams nets first Serie A goal

2 weeks ago 30

Air strikes kill over 18 terrorists, destroy logistics hubs in Borno – Military

Air strikes kill over 18 terrorists, destroy logis...

2 weeks ago 39

Jigawa Research Institute’s success inspires Katsina’s plan for state-owned agric research centre

Jigawa Research Institute’s success inspires Katsi...

2 weeks ago 37

Xenophobia: Two more Nigerians killed in South Africa, toll rises to seven

Xenophobia: Two more Nigerians killed in South Afr...

2 weeks ago 45

CAFCLQ: Rangers survive SOBEMAP scare as Rivers United await San Pedro test

CAFCLQ: Rangers survive SOBEMAP scare as Rivers Un...

2 weeks ago 45

INTERVIEW: How we erroneously employed sodomy convict as lecturer – AUN President Dwayne Frazier

INTERVIEW: How we erroneously employed sodomy conv...

2 weeks ago 43

Oluremi Tinubu fulfills ₦10m pledge to 12-year-old Ogun artist

Oluremi Tinubu fulfills ₦10m pledge to 12-year-old...

2 weeks ago 43

What NDC will do to protect votes in 2027 – Peter Obi’s ally

What NDC will do to protect votes in 2027 – Peter ...

2 weeks ago 44

Lawyer faults IGP’s comment, insists Nigerians have right to film police on duty

Lawyer faults IGP’s comment, insists Nigerians hav...

2 weeks ago 41

Nigeria’s Seed Council, PIND partner to expand certified seed access

Nigeria’s Seed Council, PIND partner to expand cer...

2 weeks ago 43

Bandits kill four police officers, seven civilians in Benue attack

Bandits kill four police officers, seven civilians...

2 weeks ago 44

Gov Lawal supports Zamfara higher institutions with official vehicles

Gov Lawal supports Zamfara higher institutions wit...

2 weeks ago 42

Ultimate Championship: Amusan hits jackpot in Budapest

Ultimate Championship: Amusan hits jackpot in Buda...

2 weeks ago 53

Financial Inclusion: Nigeria’s cashless boom leaves rural women, cross-border traders behind

Financial Inclusion: Nigeria’s cashless boom leave...

2 weeks ago 45

South Africa extradites six Nigerians to US over alleged fraud

South Africa extradites six Nigerians to US over a...

2 weeks ago 45

Nigeria-China Aquatic Products Protocol: A new frontier for economic transformation

Nigeria-China Aquatic Products Protocol: A new fro...

2 weeks ago 43

Lecturers suspend indefinite strike in Nigerian university, give reason

Lecturers suspend indefinite strike in Nigerian un...

2 weeks ago 41

Xenophobia: Nigerian lawmakers boycott SA-hosted legislative conferences, urge state assemblies to follow suit

Xenophobia: Nigerian lawmakers boycott SA-hosted l...

2 weeks ago 42

Ogun Land: Applicant failed to pay land cost within 60-day deadline – Gov’s aide

Ogun Land: Applicant failed to pay land cost withi...

2 weeks ago 45