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Nigerian govt moves to curb abuse of honorary doctorates, bars recipients from using 'Dr' title

Nigeria, June 11 -- The Nigerian government has approved new regulations governing the awarding and use of honorary doctorates, a move aimed at addressing longstanding concerns over the alleged abuse ... Read More


NRS launches Rev360 to ease tax compliance

Nigeria, June 11 -- The Nigeria Revenue Service (NRS) has officially revealed Rev360, a new digital tax administration platform to ease tax filing and compliance. The central tax agency launched the ... Read More


Borno's Askira-Uba school children: The abduction Nigeria chose to ignore, By Zainab Suleiman Okino

Nigeria, June 11 -- In a conversation on the now-ubiquitous insecurity involving the abduction of schoolchildren, I asked an acquaintance what she knew about the abduction of 42 pupils from Primary an... Read More


Oby Ezekwesili, Ik Ogbonna, Nancy Isime, Jerry Eze, others attend Alex Ekubo's service of songs (PHOTOS)

Nigeria, June 11 -- Popular actor Alex Ekubo's final journey home began in Lagos on Wednesday, as scores of entertainers attended his service of songs. PREMIUM TIMES earlier reported that the family ... Read More


Democracy can't thrive without voters participation, civic leaders warn ahead of 2027

Nigeria, June 11 -- Civil society leaders and human rights advocates on Wednesday warned that Nigeria risks deeper democratic decline if citizens limit participation to protests and online activism wi... Read More


Investigations into Warri-Itakpe train crash underway - Official

Nigeria, June 11 -- Investigations into the fatal train crash on the Warri-Itakpe Train Service in Delta State on Monday have commenced, the Federal Ministry of Transportation said Wednesday, assuring... Read More


Why America turned back FIFA World Cup referee Omar Artan

Nigeria, June 10 -- The Trump administration has explained why Somali referee Omar Abdulkadir Artan was denied entry into the United States despite being selected to officiate at the 2026 FIFA World C... Read More


Stanbic IBTC Holdings disclaims WhatsApp scheme offering investment opportunities

Nigeria, June 10 -- Stanbic IBTC Holdings Plc has disclaimed responsibility for social media advertisements, asking the public to join WhatsApp groups that purportedly offer them investment opportunit... Read More


Senate passes bills to increase number of judges of Federal High Court, appellate court

Nigeria, June 10 -- A bill seeking to increase the number of judges of the Federal High Court from 70 to 90 has passed second reading in the Senate. Another bill seeking to increase the number of jus... Read More


Fire guts section of National Assembly building

Nigeria, June 10 -- A section of the Senate wing of the National Assembly was gutted by fire on Wednesday shortly after members of the Senate Committee on the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC)... Read More