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Also named in the suit challenging the enforcement of his fundamental rights to dignity of the human person, personal liberty, privacy and freedom of movement, are the Inspector General of Police, Delta State commissioner of police, Deputy commissioner of police in charge of State Criminal Investigation Department, (SCID), DCP Adegoke Alani and CSP Solomon Nwokolo of the state police command. …

Vice President Kashim Shettima has urged Nigerians to respect and protect the multibillion-dollar investment of Africa’s richest man, Aliko Dangote, warning that safeguarding such ventures is crucial to securing the country’s economic future. Speaking on Monday at the opening of the 2025 Nigerian Economic Summit in Abuja, Shettima described Dangote as an institution and a pillar of Nigeria’s economic development. …

* Says 1.68mbpd of crude oil, first in five years, was produced in Sept * Also recorded gas production of 7 bn cubic feet per day, highest in recent times * Attributes hike in cooking gas price to artificial scarcity caused by oil workers strike  Group Managing Director of Nigeria National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), Bashir Bayo Ojulari, has disclosed …

Some retired senior military officers have backed the call by a former Chief of Defence Staff, General Lucky Irabor (retd), for the declaration of a state of emergency to effectively address the Boko Haram insurgency. In his new book, ‘Scars: Nigeria’s Journey and the Boko Haram Conundrum,’ Irabor argued that the absence of political will had hindered Nigeria’s response to …

By Alltimepost Correspondent BENIN CITY -The police in Edo have arrested a middle-aged man, identified as TJ, for allegedly killing his wife, Queen, in Auchi, Etsako West Local Government of the state. The suspect was said to have murdered his wife on Tuesday, September 30 with an axe and fled the scene after the incident. A resident, who spoke on …

By Alltimepost Correspondent LAGOS – Seplat Energy Plc has reaffirmed that domestic gas remains central to Nigeria’s economic transformation, powering homes, industries, and cleaner transport across the country. In a statement by its Corporate Communications Manager, Mr. Stanley Okpara, the company said it continues to invest heavily in gas processing infrastructure for the domestic market, including the ANOH Gas Processing …

Nigeria’s digital payment space is witnessing intense competition as fintechs dominate transaction volumes, while traditional banks focus on translating digital activity into strong revenue growth. According to data from the Nigeria Inter-Bank Settlement System (NIBSS), licensed mobile money operators, including OPay, PalmPay, and Moniepoint, processed a combined N71.5 trillion in transactions in 2024 — a 53.4 percent surge from N46.6 …

The Federal Government on Monday emphasised the critical importance of the 650,000-barrel-per-day Dangote Refinery, declaring that it must be supported at all costs to succeed. The government’s position was stated by Vice President Shettima and emphasised by Minister of Budget and National Planning Senator Bagudu at the opening of the Nigerian Economic Summit 2025 in Abuja. The government said the …

Mr Nnaji’s lawyer pointed the judge to the PREMIUM TIMES investigation during the court’s first hearing session on the civil suit regarding the minister’s academic records at UNN. The legal team of the embattled Minister of Science and Technology, Uche Nnaji, who is at the centre of a major certificate forgery scandal, fumed at the Federal High Court in Abuja …

Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) picked hardline conservative Sanae Takaichi as its head on Saturday, putting her on course to become the country’s first female prime minister.For most of the post-war period, the pick for LDP president was a shoo-in for the premiership because it held the majority in parliament, either on its own or with a coalition partner. …