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Hepatitis: What you should know about virus that affects liver

Nigeria, July 30 -- World Hepatitis Day, observed on 28 July every year, serves as a reminder of the urgent need to tackle viral hepatitis, one of the most widespread but underdiagnosed public health ... Read More


IMF raises Nigeria's 2025 growth forecast to 3.4%

Nigeria, July 30 -- The International Monetary Fund has revised Nigeria's economic growth forecast 2025 to 3.4 per cent, up 0.4 percentage points from its April 2025 projection. This is according to ... Read More


Reps summon minister, NIWA MD over multi-billion Niger port project

Nigeria, July 30 -- The House of Representatives Ad-hoc Committee on the Rehabilitation and Operationalisation of the Baro Inland Port has summoned the Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Adegboyega ... Read More


Table Tennis: Nigeria, Egypt book 2025 World Youth Championship spots as Uganda makes history in Lagos

Nigeria, July 30 -- Nigeria and Egypt, in front of a vibrant Lagos crowd, punched their tickets to the 2025 World Youth Championships (WYC) in Romania after standout performances in the U-19 team even... Read More


How security forces reduced terrorists attacks in two years - NSA

Nigeria, July 29 -- National Security Adviser Nuhu Ribadu has said terrorists attacks has reduced across Nigeria under President Bola Tinubu. Mr Ribadu said before the Tinubu administration came on b... Read More


Reps speaker urges Nigerian youth to shape nation's political future

Nigeria, July 29 -- The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Abbas Tajudeen, has urged Nigerian youth to move beyond rhetoric and begin to take deliberate steps towards shaping the country's polit... Read More


Dangote, Okonjo-Iweala, Adesina praise Otedola's Making It Big as book goes on sale

Nigeria, July 29 -- Some of Africa's most influential leaders - Aliko Dangote, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, and Akinwumi Adesina - have endorsed Making It Big, the new memoir by Nigerian billionaire and busin... Read More


Insurgents kill 2, displace Borno community

Nigeria, July 29 -- At least two people have been reported killed by Islamist insurgents in Mandaragirau, in the Biu Local Government Area of Borno State. The insurgents also brutalised residents and... Read More


How Charly Boy Bus Stop was named after me - Charly Boy

Nigeria, July 29 -- Veteran singer and activist Charles 'Charly Boy' Oputa has opened up about how the Charly Boy Bus Stop in Gbagada, Lagos State, came to bear his name. Earlier, PREMIUM TIMES repor... Read More


Female lawmakers, UN push for reserved seats for women in Nigerian legislative houses

Nigeria, July 29 -- The Chairperson of the House Committee on Women Affairs and Social Development, Kafilat Ogbara (APC, Lagos), has said that Nigeria cannot continue to ignore the systematic exclusio... Read More