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TechCrunch Vals, backed by Andreessen Horowitz, is looking to become the gold standard for AI benchmarking

Vals AI is hoping to make AI benchmarking a more neutral and trustworthy resource in a world increasingly inundated by AI models.

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Premium Times 20 NSCDC officers suspended over deaths of detained suspected illegal miners

The Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, announced the suspension on Saturday The post 20 NSCDC officers suspended over death...

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Premium Times JPMorgan struggles to forecast oil price as Iran war deepens Nigeria’s petrol concerns

The development comes as Nigerians face another increase in petrol prices, with pump prices rising above N1,400 per litre in parts...

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Premium Times Hoodlums kill popular Enugu opposition politician

The police have confirmed the incident. The post Hoodlums kill popular Enugu opposition politician appeared first on Premium Times...

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Premium Times NASD appoints Arese Ugwu as acting MD, nine years after SEC suspension

Meanwhile, Ms Ugwu was among the directors of Partnership Investment Company, suspended for a period of five years in the capital...

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Premium Times Sixty years of the written word, By Ezra Angai

Six decades after International Literacy Day was established, the global campaign has therefore entered a different phase. The cha...

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Premium Times New NSCDC commandant arrives Niger amid deaths in custody probe

Mr Kabara took over from Suberu Aniviye on Saturday, amid investigations into the deaths of persons arrested in connection with su...

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Premium Times Delta records full spending on N50 million court project, chief judge says funds never accessed

PREMIUM TIMES’ checks reveal that a N50 million court project reported as 100 per cent implemented in Delta State’s 2024 budget re...

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Premium Times JUST IN: Ebonyi governor sacks commissioner after recall from suspension

This is the third disciplinary action against the official as works commissioner under Governor Nwifuru. The post JUST IN: Ebonyi...

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Premium Times Calabar Shooting: Police arrest suspected cult leader, launch manhunt for accomplices

The arrest followed a viral video showing a man firing shots from a moving vehicle. The post Calabar Shooting: Police arrest suspe...

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Premium Times Cross River plans ranching, livestock clusters to curb farmer-herder conflicts

Liyel Imoukhuede, the special adviser to Governor Bassey Otu on Livestock Development, disclosed this in an interview with the New...

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Premium Times Beyond the single-buyer trap: How Nigeria can power its industrial future, By Tobi Oluwatola

We must learn from ours and other countries’ failures, and focus on what works: prioritise operational governance over ownership d...

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Premium Times Trump bans CNN, Politico, MS Now from White House

Mr Trump did not identify the specific reports that he considered false. He also did not explain how the ban would be enforced. Bu...

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Vanguard Kalu orders media team, supporters to focus on his record

Senator Orji Uzor Kalu, representing Abia North Senatorial District, has directed his media team, supporters, political associates...

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Vanguard US approves potential $2.7 bn air defence sale to Ukraine

The United States approved a potential $2.68 billion sale of air defense equipment to Ukraine on Friday, after Kyiv made repeated...

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Vanguard Gov. Nwifuru sacks Works Commissioner

By Jeff Agbodo, Abakaliki Governor Francis Ogbonna Nwifuru of Ebonyi State has directed the immediate removal from office of the C...

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Vanguard Aston Villa compound Tottenham’s misery despite late rally

Spurs remain without a league win this season and only netted their first goals of the campaign after the visitors had surged into...

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Vanguard Trump lists 25 ‘top achievements’ as midterms loom

Trump is scrambling to boost his low approval ratings ahead of November's vote, with polls showing the unpopular war in Iran and t...

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Vanguard Meet Rosaline Ogunro, Nigerian-born woman who became mayor of Islington

Ogunro, who represents St Peter’s and Canalside Ward, was officially sworn in as Mayor of Islington for 2026/27 on Wednesday, May...

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Vanguard Kano by-election records low voter turnout

There was low voter turnout on Saturday during the by-election conducted by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) i...

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Vanguard Scotland proposes 3 visa routes to attract Nigerian, other foreign workers

The Scottish Government has proposed three tailored immigration routes to attract foreign workers and graduates to Scotland as the...

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Vanguard High flood to hit Lagos, Delta, Imo, 12 other states in 7 days – NiHSA

The Nigeria Hydrological Service Agency (NiHSA) has said a seven-day high flood will hit Imo, Cross River, Lagos and 12 other stat...

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Vanguard What to know about Denmark’s deal with Trump over Greenland

The agreement "recognises the sovereignty and territorial integrity of the Kingdom and the Greenlandic people's right to self-dete...

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Vanguard Nigeria’s indigenous languages to face extinction within 70 years – Linguists

“My parents do not have the time to teach me our indigenous language because of work, so I do not really blame them" The post Nige...

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