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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. …

French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu resigned Monday just hours after he unveiled his new cabinet, in a shock move that plunged the country further into political crisis. The prime minister – a key ally of embattled French President Emmanuel Macron – had not even been in office for four weeks, meaning he departs with the ignominious distinction of being the …

A painstaking two-year investigation published by PREMIUM TIMES on Saturday revealed that the minister forged the credentials he submitted to President Bola Tinubu and the Nigerian Senate during his ministerial confirmation in 2023. Nigerians have expressed outrage over the certificate forgery by Nigeria’s Minister of Science and Technology, Uche Nnaji, saying the minister should be arrested and prosecuted. A painstaking two-year …

The statehood for Palestine, for all its significance, will vitiate to mere symbolism if Mr Netanyahu continues to act unhinged. The quest for the Palestinian State received acclamatory traction with many nations recognising it penultimate week. Remarkably, western nations and allies of Israel orchestrated this epiphany. The just concluded 80th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), in New York – the biggest global …

The court filings confirm that Nnaji personally acknowledged not having been issued a certificate by the institution. The Minister of Science and Technology, Uche Nnaji, has admitted that the University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN), never issued him a degree certificate. According to PREMIUM TIMES, Nnaji made the admission in court documents filed before Justice Hauwa Yilwa of the Federal High Court …

The UNN said Nnaji never graduated from the institution and was never issued such a document. The University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN), has formally disowned the Bachelor of Science degree certificate being paraded by Uche Nnaji, the Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation in President Bola Tinubu’s cabinet. The UNN said Nnaji never graduated from the institution and was never …