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[Premium Times] The Chinese embassy also rejected the claim that it was funding radical Islamic groups and ethnic militias to protect its mining interests.

[Premium Times] "The Secretary of State should work with the Government of Nigeria to counteract the hostile foreign exploitation of Chinese illegal mining operations and their destabilising practice of paying protection money to Fulani militias," th...

[Premium Times] United Nigeria Airlines says a bird strike on one of its Airbus A320 aircraft led to precautionary inspections and flight delays at Port Harcourt International Airport.

[This Day] The prolonged absence of ambassadors in strategic capitals of the world have created a diplomatic vacuum at a critical moment, contends Kalu Okoronkwo

[Leadership] Yakubu Gowon University, Abuja, has matriculated over 8,000 students into its various academic programmes for the 2025/2026 academic session.

[Leadership] National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has condemned the brutal assault on a resident doctor at the Federal Medical Centre (FMC), Owo.

[Leadership] Lagos -- SUSTAIN has launched an innovative skilled labour mobility programme to connect young Nigerian professionals in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) fields with career opportunities in Europe.

[Leadership] Various speakers at the LEADERSHIP Conference and Award 2025 have called for credible elections and good governance in Nigeria and across the African continent.

[Africa Check] Abia state governor denies suing Nigeria at World Court over cargo airport

[Leadership] A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Eze Chukwuemeka Eze, has alleged that President Bola Tinubu is jittery over the 2027 general election, despite having majority of the state governors on his side.

[Premium Times] Committee members expressed concern over how the agency had continued to operate despite the shortfall in funding.

[Premium Times] Ukraine said the Nigerians joined the Russian army in mid to late 2025, after signing a contract with the country.

[Nigeria Health Watch] The newly renovated Kadna Clinic promised relief to women seeking healthcare in Kadna community, Niger state. However, that relief has proved incomplete. Although the fresh paint and renovated walls have attracted patients, the...

[Premium Times] I write this with deep concern -- not anger, but concern -- over what increasingly appears to be a troubling pattern in the posture of the United States under President Donald Trump toward Nigeria, particularly its Muslim communities ...

[This Day] In a landmark move to progress Nigerian trade facilitation, the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has officially approved the activation of the Lagos Free Zone Green Channel.

[Premium Times] Lawmakers said repeated evasion of oversight and the failure of federal agencies to submit audited financial statements undermine fiscal discipline and transparency.

[Premium Times] The initiative is expected to test a model that combines weather forecasts with agronomic guidance to deliver tailored advisories directly to farmers via mobile phones.

[Premium Times] INEC clarified that the proposed ₦873.8 billion for the elections is separate from its 2026 budget estimate of ₦171 billion.

[Premium Times] Mr Maishanu reported to the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) at the command's headquarters in Bompai.

[Premium Times] The court dismissed the no-case submission filed by the former SMEDAN director and ordered the defendant to enter his defence against the fraud charges.

[Premium Times] PREMIUM TIMES saw the clinical report and MRI scan issued shortly after the activist's rough-handling and detention by the police.

[Premium Times] The prosecution said Ms Oduah submitted an application in line with section 270 of the ACJA which governs plea bargaining, including the preconditions that must be met to negotiate with a defendant charged with a criminal offence.

[This Day] Abuja -- The trial of eleven defendants linked to the death of ARISE News correspondent, Somtochukwu Maduagwu and a security guard, Barnabas Danlami, for the second time in one week failed to hold as scheduled.

[Premium Times] The company said Seplat will carry out the planned exercise as part of standard industry safety and asset integrity protocols.

[Premium Times] The institute noted that Mr Jeyifo's intellectual clarity and moral courage left an enduring imprint on colleagues and students alike.

[Premium Times] With this official sanction from the NCS, LFZ becomes the first and only zone in the country to operate a sanctioned green channel, reflecting globally recognised port-to-free-zone logistics and customs integration models successfully...

[Daily Trust] Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has described a former Ekiti state governor Peter Ayodele Fayose as a serial political gossip, asking the general public to disregard his "beer parlour tales of infamy" over Vice-Presidential tickets...

[Leadership] Former Kaduna State governor, Nasir El-Rufai, has said Nigeria must outgrow what he described as executive overreach and a deliberate disregard for the rule of law.

[Leadership] Veteran Nigerian music icon Innocent Idibia, popularly known as 2Baba, and his wife, Natasha Osawaru, have dedicated their new born baby at a church ceremony.