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Premium Times Sokoto sets up committee to investigate cleric’s controversial remarks against Prophet Muhammad

The panel, chaired by Yahaya Boyi, has been charged with examining the legal and religious implications of the issues raised by Mu...

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Premium Times Seven things to know about the Dangote refinery IPO

The minimum subscription is 10 shares. At ₦525 per share, eligible investors can participate with ₦5,250. The post Seven things to...

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Premium Times NHRC urges integration of human rights into national climate change policy

The NHRC called for the engagement of human rights experts to "see the far-reaching implications, not only the physical, but the h...

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Premium Times Nigeria inflation falls to 15.39% in August – NBS

The inflation rate declined slightly in August, while food inflation recorded a sharp slowdown after rising significantly in July....

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Premium Times FACT-CHECK: Is Peter Obi parading a fake university degree certificate? Here are our findings

PREMIUM TIMES obtained UNN's response to enquiries on Mr Obi's academic credentials. The post FACT-CHECK: Is Peter Obi parading a...

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Premium Times ‘I started acting four years before Pete Edochie’ — Lere Paimo counters actor’s seniority claim

Paimo disputed Edochie’s recent challenge to actors claiming seniority, saying his own acting career began four years earlier. The...

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Premium Times Workers Protest: Unity schools in Rivers remain closed

The schools remained shut on Monday and Tuesday as students and parents arrived for the scheduled resumption. The post Workers Pro...

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Premium Times MSSN honours Oloyede, says his JAMB record shows integrity can transform public institutions

The MSSN said Mr Oloyede’s tenure at JAMB helped strengthen transparency, accountability and public confidence in the tertiary adm...

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Premium Times Boko Haram ‘judge’ denies reported ceasefire deal with Nigerian govt

Jama’atu Ahlis Sunna Lidda’awati Wal Jihad (JAS), popularly known as Boko Haram, has debunked reports that it struck a ceasefire d...

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Premium Times 47 applicants lose N51.8m to fake local govt jobs in Cross River

The Chairperson of the Cross River State Local Government Service Commission, Nsa Ekpo, stated this on Monday while responding to...

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Premium Times East-West Road: Two die as families sue FG, contractor for N1bn

Two deaths allegedly connected to flooding and building collapses along the East-West Road project in Akwa Ibom have prompted affe...

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Premium Times Calabar residents decry escalating price of petrol

NAN checks at some fueling stations in Calabar metropolis showed that pump prices have been adjusted to between N1,450 and N1,500....

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Premium Times Presco reports record 2025 performance at 33rd AGM as shareholders approve ₦14.66 final dividend

The approved final dividend of ₦14.66 per 50 kobo ordinary share, takes the total dividend for FY2025 to ₦44.66 per share. The pay...

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Premium Times Infinix spotlights the GT 50 Pro at PMNC Nigeria 2026 Fall Finals

Held from 12 to 13 September at the University of Lagos Indoor Sports Complex, the championship brought together 16 of Nigeria’s t...

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Premium Times Abia ‌‌‍‌‍⁠⁠‌‍⁠⁠‍‍‍‌targets UNESCO recognition of heritage sites

The approved sites included the National War Museum, Ojukwu Bunker and Government College, all in Umuahia, as state monuments. The...

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ScienceDaily Agriculture The U.S. Eradicated this flesh-eating parasite. Now it’s back

The flesh eating New World screwworm has returned to the United States, threatening livestock, wildlife, pets and potentially peop...

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ScienceDaily Health Nearly 10,000 patients reveal what works best for knee arthritis pain relief

A major analysis of 139 clinical trials involving nearly 10,000 people suggests that some of the simplest treatments may work best...

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ScienceDaily Health Tiny cell “antennas” may help explain why some babies are born with heart defects

A newly discovered communication system in the microscopic “antennae” of cells may help explain how some congenital heart defects...

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TechCrunch Salesforce and Nvidia’s new reasoning model is everything the AI labs should fear

Salesforce Koa is built on Nvidia's open-weight Nemotron model and is trained to do sales, marketing, and customer-support tasks.

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TechCabal Francophone Africa’s fintech boom solved access, not financial inclusion

Fintechs reached the customers banks struggled to serve. Now, the battle is moving to who controls the rails, deposits, credit, an...

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TechCrunch Early Anthropic hire, former METR COO have found a way to rein in rogue AI agents

Their startup, Artificial Intelligence Underwriting Company (AIUC) has raised $40 million in a Series A round led by Ribbit Capita...

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TechCrunch Spotify finally lets parents exclude kids’ music from Wrapped and recommendations

Parents can finally get the kids' music out of Spotify Wrapped and other personalized playlists.

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TechCrunch New Italian unicorn Exein rides the physical AI wave

Italian startup Exein has raised a $270 million round of funding led by Headline at a $1.7 billion valuation.

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TechCabal The picture in her head: How this blind creator teaches AI to be her eyes

A visually impaired entrepreneur uses AI to create logos, flyers and videos for her business, adapting different tools to work mor...

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