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It began, unexpectedly, with a telephone call one evening in May. I was at my desk in Abuja when my phone rang. On the other end was Kemi Yusufu, Publicity Secretary of the Guild of Corporate Online Publishers (GOCOP). She had an unusual message. A friend had contacted her to say that the Chinese Embassy […] The post From Abuja to Hangzhou (1): A handshake with the Chinese, By Max Amuchie appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria.

...there are issues of fiscal governance. So, a senator and recent governor is paying off a reported ₦6 billion in debt to a company in which he is invested. How will that be taxed – as philanthropy, investment, or a write-off? In the case of Abdulaziz Yari, all this qualifies him to lead the campaign […] The post Geregu Power and bandit capitalism?, By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria.

Nigeria is entering a new phase of its digital journey. The country is no longer simply asking how quickly it can adopt cloud technology. It is beginning to shape the conditions under which that technology can support national resilience, innovation, investment and long-term digital independence… The cloud may be invisible to the people who use […] The post Nigeria’s sovereign cloud moment: Securing the infrastructure behind the digital economy, By Shuaib S. Agaka appeared first on Premium Times

The logical question the ninety‑day committee must answer before drafting a single page is simple: What is the relationship between its new mandate and the frameworks that already exist? Is the new Strategic Defence Operations Plan intended to replace NACTEST, the NCMD, and the NCTC Strategic Plan? Will it sit alongside them? Is it a […] The post Famadewa, Ribadu and a 90-day security plan: Unpacking Onanuga’s release, By Yushau A Shuaib appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria.

When honour paves the way, doors automatically swing open before you. Throughout my life, countless high-level doors have opened simply because I chose to honour the individuals occupying those positions of influence. For many people today, spiritual opposition is not the root cause of their ongoing stagnation; rather, it is their evident disregard for respecting […] The post How honour connected me with Mr Tony Elumelu, By Ayo Akerele appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria.

Don’t spend your entire career simply climbing the corporate ladder, while remaining unknown outside your office. Don’t retire with decades of experience that nobody can benefit from because you never documented, taught or shared it. Don’t allow your knowledge to disappear when your employment ends. Build something bigger than your job. Build expertise. Build relationships. […] The post From employee to industry authority (2), By Yemi Adetayo appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria.

The burden of our survival can no longer be deferred to the next election cycle, or packaged into desperate prayers. It falls squarely on us. We must shed our fear. We must organise horizontally, build parallel networks of community security, fiercely interrogate every public official, and ensure that every single act of governance failure carries […] The post The global climate has changed and Nigeria now has winter, By Testimony Jesutoye  appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria.

Health workers from Asokoro, Maitama, Wuse, Gwarinpa, Kuje, Kubwa and Nyanya hospitals are participating in the training The post FCTA trains health workers in basic life support, plans Code Blue teams in hospitals appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria.

To entertain Atiku’s hollow promise is to invite national economic suicide. The old import subsidy regime was not merely a pricing mechanism; it was a black hole of rent-seeking, round-tripping, and monumental corruption that starved health, education, and infrastructure of vital capital… Restoring it would instantly sabotage the nascent renaissance of local refining, crush private […] The post Atiku’s subsidy u-turn: The bankruptcy of desperate ambition, By Sunday Dare appeared first on Premium

Between January and February, the agency wrote to governors in Lagos, Imo, Ondo, Sokoto, Edo and Nasarawa, seeking government support, state coordinators, funding or fee, land and participation in programmes in Nigeria and abroad. The post EXCLUSIVE: How Nigeria’s new ‘fake’ agency built nationwide network, sought state funds, land, more appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria.

The awkwardness lies in the system itself: a borrowed convention that was designed to soften hierarchy but was never properly reconsidered as the generations changed… The lesson is not that young Nigerians must learn to fear their elders. It is that modernity does not require us to forget why certain social conventions existed in the […] The post Call me Tony: A parable of corporate Nigeria, By Temitope Lakisokun appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria.

Merck and Moderna said the vaccine helped prevent the return and spread of melanoma in a large trial involving more than 1,000 patients. The post Hope for cancer patients as scientists report breakthrough in personalised cancer vaccines appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria.

The film captures the familiar pressure to marry with humour and relatability, but its unexpected shift from romantic comedy to crime thriller delivers mixed results. The post MOVIE REVIEW: ‘God when?’ goes wrong in Funke Akindele’s ‘Where Is Mr Right?’ appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria.

In total, 42.622kg of illicit drugs was recovered from the three men. The post NDLEA intercepts cocaine hidden in fufu on boat bound for Cameroon appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria.

She reportedly told NDLEA operatives that she took up the drug trade after a fire destroyed her provisions shop. The post NDLEA arrests 101-year-old woman for selling cannabis in Ogun appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria.

CWG is beginning to reap the full benefits of a business transformation launched more than a decade ago, with strong read more How CWG escaped the hardware squeeze and built a digital infrastructure engine

Two persons were reportedly killed while two others were kidnapped when suspected bandits attacked Abu community in Ninzo Chiefdom, Sanga read more Two kidnapped, two killed in fresh attack on Abu community

The Niger Delta Power Holding Company Limited (NDPHC) has said an intervention by the country’s ports regulator has spared it read more NDPHC credits NPA for saving billions in stranded cargo

Nigeria and its culinary narrative cannot be said to be complete without Jollof Rice. The culinary tradition has a strong read more World Jollof Day: Nigerian Jollof can be on UNESCO ICH list

Kwara State Government on Friday flagged off the distribution of about two thousand computers to public senior secondary schools in read more Kwara distributes 1,755 computers to 70 schools