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Nigerian govt introduces prizes for outstanding research by students

Nigerian govt introduces prizes for outstanding re...

2 months ago 77

CBN commences pilot programme on Flutterwave, Paystack, others to strengthen virtual asset oversight

CBN commences pilot programme on Flutterwave, Pays...

2 months ago 86

FG to establish Cybersecurity Council to combat cyber threats

FG to establish Cybersecurity Council to combat cy...

2 months ago 90

How Peter Obi lost his strongest intellectual soldier, Isaac Balami, By Meche Oswald

How Peter Obi lost his strongest intellectual sold...

2 months ago 91

CBN concludes recapitalisation exercise as Nigerian banks raise N4.65 trillion

CBN concludes recapitalisation exercise as Nigeria...

2 months ago 77

‘How to become a top Nollywood filmmaker in two years’ – Niyi Akinmolayan

‘How to become a top Nollywood filmmaker in two ye...

2 months ago 56

Senate clears Magnus Abe as NUPRC board chair, confirms two others

Senate clears Magnus Abe as NUPRC board chair, con...

2 months ago 70

House of Reps deputy speaker reiterates support for creation of additional state in South-east

House of Reps deputy speaker reiterates support fo...

2 months ago 54

Enugu Fair: We overshot our budget due to protracted power outage – Organisers

Enugu Fair: We overshot our budget due to protract...

2 months ago 66

Man jailed seven years for human trafficking

Man jailed seven years for human trafficking

2 months ago 60

SSS arrests El-Rufai after bail hearing at Kaduna court

SSS arrests El-Rufai after bail hearing at Kaduna ...

2 months ago 84

Police smash Kano tricycle theft syndicate

Police smash Kano tricycle theft syndicate

2 months ago 83

Why I’ll work with politicians in ADC facing corruption allegations – Peter Obi

Why I’ll work with politicians in ADC facing corru...

2 months ago 67

Mixed reactions trail 37th Enugu International Trade Fair performance

Mixed reactions trail 37th Enugu International Tra...

2 months ago 54

Uba Sani wins Women In Leadership Summit Award

Uba Sani wins Women In Leadership Summit Award

2 months ago 92

Cross River assembly suspends four councillors

Cross River assembly suspends four councillors

2 months ago 293

Akwa Ibom varsity’s law faculty denied approval despite Eno’s boast about APC move

Akwa Ibom varsity’s law faculty denied approval de...

2 months ago 74

‘Nigeria is currently better off than many years ago’ — 2Baba

‘Nigeria is currently better off than many years a...

2 months ago 73

Actress Victoria Inyama accuses Blessing CEO of faking cancer test results as legal trouble looms

Actress Victoria Inyama accuses Blessing CEO of fa...

2 months ago 58

Tension in Jos as Muftwang relaxes curfew without adequate security deployment

Tension in Jos as Muftwang relaxes curfew without ...

2 months ago 77

CJID, CPJ, others write Tinubu over Shettima’s denial of journalists’ harassment, demand action

CJID, CPJ, others write Tinubu over Shettima’s den...

2 months ago 54

Tinubu, Obasanjo, Elumelu, others make Maddtimes Power List Coffee Table Book

Tinubu, Obasanjo, Elumelu, others make Maddtimes P...

2 months ago 53

Police arrest suspected kidnapper, recover rifles

Police arrest suspected kidnapper, recover rifles

2 months ago 58

Nigeria records over 75% reduction in casualties from annual flooding – NEMA

Nigeria records over 75% reduction in casualties f...

2 months ago 85

Court withdraws arrest warrant against PDP factional leader Kabiru Turaki

Court withdraws arrest warrant against PDP faction...

2 months ago 93

CDD unveils 5-year plan to tackle democratic decline, insecurity in West Africa

CDD unveils 5-year plan to tackle democratic decli...

2 months ago 76

Nigerian govt repatriates 1,230 citizens from Niger

Nigerian govt repatriates 1,230 citizens from Nige...

2 months ago 56

Court freezes N448m assets in Keystone Bank debt recovery suit

Court freezes N448m assets in Keystone Bank debt r...

2 months ago 57

ANALYSIS: Lessons from Rwanda’s threat to withdraw from Cabo Delgado

ANALYSIS: Lessons from Rwanda’s threat to withdraw...

2 months ago 59

NCDMB leads NCCF overhaul, sets path for high-impact delivery

NCDMB leads NCCF overhaul, sets path for high-impa...

2 months ago 49

Gunmen abduct eight charcoal workers in Plateau

Gunmen abduct eight charcoal workers in Plateau

2 months ago 75

Nigerians win over ₦1.6bn as Sterling Bank marks one year of zero transfer fees

Nigerians win over ₦1.6bn as Sterling Bank marks o...

2 months ago 47

FirstBank sponsors Samuel Okwaraji U-16 Football Championship 2026, promotes education through school sports

FirstBank sponsors Samuel Okwaraji U-16 Football C...

2 months ago 54

Re-arraignment of Lamido, sons on N1.35 billion money laundering charges stalls

Re-arraignment of Lamido, sons on N1.35 billion mo...

2 months ago 55

Woman on trial for alleged drug peddling collapses, dies in court

Woman on trial for alleged drug peddling collapses...

2 months ago 75

Nigeria gov’t approves new Chicken variety ‘MoorBeta’

Nigeria gov’t approves new Chicken variety ‘MoorBe...

2 months ago 50

Tech4Dev appoints Country Manager for Nigeria, Sub-Saharan Africa

Tech4Dev appoints Country Manager for Nigeria, Sub...

2 months ago 67

Where professional investors look for property leads

Where professional investors look for property lea...

2 months ago 62

Italy miss out on third successive World Cup, Iraq return after 30 years

Italy miss out on third successive World Cup, Iraq...

2 months ago 45

UNICEF praises Enugu as among first to invest in multiple micronutrients in Nigeria

UNICEF praises Enugu as among first to invest in m...

2 months ago 75

Pharmaceutical society commends Adamawa infrastructure, health drive, calls for wider reforms

Pharmaceutical society commends Adamawa infrastruc...

2 months ago 82

Gaps in transparency, oversight, public participation weaken Nigeria’s debt accountability — Report

Gaps in transparency, oversight, public participat...

2 months ago 55

Police withdraw taskforce from traffic duties in Lagos

Police withdraw taskforce from traffic duties in L...

2 months ago 78

UTME 2026: JAMB releases Mock results, announces date for main UTME

UTME 2026: JAMB releases Mock results, announces d...

2 months ago 50

Nigerian government says Plateau security under control

Nigerian government says Plateau security under co...

2 months ago 56

US/Israel-Iran War (Day 32): Trump says war to end in 2-3 weeks

US/Israel-Iran War (Day 32): Trump says war to end...

2 months ago 77

Nigeria Army denies cover-up in Plateau attack

Nigeria Army denies cover-up in Plateau attack

2 months ago 73

DR Congo beat Jamaica, qualify for first World Cup since 1974

DR Congo beat Jamaica, qualify for first World Cup...

2 months ago 71

Czechia beat Denmark to secure first World Cup spot since 2006

Czechia beat Denmark to secure first World Cup spo...

2 months ago 91

NPA sets N1.489tn revenue target for 2026 budget

NPA sets N1.489tn revenue target for 2026 budget

2 months ago 56