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Vanguard Moonshot 2026: Day 1 highlights as tech leaders, founders gather in Lagos [Photos]

Moonshot 2026: Courage & Conviction kicked off in Lagos on Wednesday, bringing together technology leaders, startup founders, inve...

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Premium Times Transcorp posts 18% drop in nine-month profit as revenue shrinks

Revenue, according to the conglomerate’s newly released unaudited financial report, retreated to N357.4 billion from N412.4 billio...

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Premium Times World Bank projects 23% rise in global commodity prices in 2026

The projection is contained in the World Bank Group’s latest Commodity Markets Outlook, released on Wednesday The post World Bank...

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Premium Times Abandoned projects waste of taxpayers’ money — NRS chairman

Mr Adedeji pledges funding and technical support for proposed amendments to Nigeria’s procurement law, as the BPP outlines 29 refo...

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Premium Times Mutfwang, Yilwatda rally Plateau behind Tinubu’s reelection bid

“When I met with the president on June 6, 2023, I made up my mind that this was the president to travel with,” the governor said....

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Premium Times Fear grips Kaduna’s Millennium City as kidnappers strike again

The latest abduction of six people from Nuru Suraj Estate has heightened anxiety in Kaduna’s Millennium City. The post Fear grips...

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Premium Times Court denies KC Luxury bail, orders speedy cocaine charges trial

Trial judge ruled that the defence failed to provide sufficient medical evidence to justify his release. The post Court denies KC...

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Premium Times Niger govt mourns crash victims, says driver was returning with staff

The Niger State Government says the driver involved in a fatal crash on the Minna-Bida Road was returning from a trip with governm...

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Premium Times Shettima says enterprise key to Nigeria’s $1 trillion economy

“Our ambition to build a one-trillion-dollar economy cannot be realised by government alone. It requires an ecosystem in which bus...

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Premium Times 68 killed as two Spanish high-speed trains collide

Rescue workers continued searching the wreckage for survivors and victims of the crash, which involved two trains carrying more th...

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Premium Times Senate asks Tinubu to rename education institution after late Afenifere leader, Reuben Fasoranti

The late elder statesman and Afenifere leader died last Tuesday. The post Senate asks Tinubu to rename education institution after...

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Premium Times Police, youth clash in Ondo community over farmer’s murder

The youth reportedly attempted to lynch the murder suspects but were prevented by the police, resulting in a mob reaction from the...

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Premium Times Environmental group opposes proposed naval base in Akwa Ibom forest reserve

An environmental group says a proposed naval base in Akwa Ibom’s embattled Stubbs Creek Forest Reserve could deepen ecological des...

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Premium Times Zenith Bank expands digital payment options with Google Pay launch

From Nigeria’s first ATM gallery to the phone in your pocket, Zenith Bank continues its technology-led approach to making payments...

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Premium Times MultiChoice announce continent-wide restructuring of DStv subscription

They announced the development in Lagos on Tuesday. The post MultiChoice announce continent-wide restructuring of DStv subscriptio...

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Premium Times Penta-3 vaccine coverage in Kwara rises to 50.4% – Official

She described the latest survey findings as encouraging indicators of progress in child health across the state. The post Penta-3...

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Vanguard Senate seeks institution named after Fasoranti

By Henry Umoru ABUJA — The Senate has called on the Federal Government to immortalise the late elder statesman and Afenifere leade...

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Vanguard Ebonyi opposition protests proposed ₦150m billboard fee

By Anayo Okoli Opposition parties and residents of Ebonyi State have criticised a proposed ₦150 million fee for political campaign...

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Vanguard Dickson urges INEC to probe alleged AI-generated voter photos

By Henry Umoru ABUJA — National Leader of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Senator Seriake Dickson, has urged the Independen...

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Vanguard Police arrest two over alleged kidnap plot in Kano

By Hadiza Yusuf The Kano State Police Command has arrested two 20-year-old men over an alleged plot to kidnap the village head of...

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Vanguard Fubara warns Rivers traditional rulers against partisan politics

By Daniel Abia, Port Harcourt Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has urged traditional rulers in the state to remain neutra...

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Vanguard Alleged $2.1m land deal: Lawyers bicker over case against Wike’s son

By Ikechukwu Nnochiri ABUJA — Two senior lawyers have engaged in a war of words over the ongoing case concerning an alleged $2.1m...

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Vanguard TUC rejects FG’s proposed ₦70,000 wage award to workers

Says govt has capacity to raise pay of lowest-paid worker to ₦300,000 By Johnbosco Agbakwuru ABUJA — The Trade Union Congress of N...

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Vanguard Lagos begins mandatory health insurance enforcement January 2027

By Olasunkanmi Akoni Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has given residents, employers and workers until December 31, 20...

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