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- 23 May 2017
Zinox Sues Premium Times, Demands N2Bn for Defamation
Zinox Technologies Ltd., foremost Information and Communications Technology (ICT) company, has slammed a N2 billion suit on Premium Times, an online news medium, for a series of defamatory…
- 3 May 2017
Zinox Threatens to Sue Premium Times for Defamation
The management of Zinox Technologies Ltd. has given a seven-day deadline to the publishers of Premium Times, a local online publication to retract series of defamatory publications against the…
- 3 Mar 2019
Zinox Challenges Premium Times to Prove Alleged N170m Contract Scam
The management of Zinox Technologies Ltd. has challenged Premium Times, an online news medium, to show proof of any criminal court case or indictment by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission…
- 17 Jul 2015
₦11.56 Trillion Excess Crude Fund Develops Wings in 8 Years- Premium Times
At least N11.55 trillion or $84.52 billion expected revenue into the coffers of the nation’s Excess Crude Account for the eight-year period from 2007 to 2014 are unaccounted for, according to…
- 9 Jul 2015
Dickson, Bayelsa Governor Pays N100m to Italians to Hack Phones in Nigeria
Bayelsa state government paid close to one hundred million naira to Hacking Team, an Italian firm, to hack computers and phones in Nigeria, according to Premium Times . Premium Times pointing at new…
- 27 May 2021
Spotify Premium Launches Exciting Offer for Free, First-Time Nigerian Users
This is the best times for Nigerian music lovers as Spotify is launching new offers for its free and first-time users to enjoy the benefits of a Premium account. Starting from the 26th of May,…
- 13 Dec 2020
Ekeh, Zinox Boss, Warns Entrepreneurs on Executive Blackmail
Leo Stan Ekeh, serial digital entrepreneur and chairman, Zinox Group, has advised budding Nigerian entrepreneurs to be wary of the rising threat of executive blackmail, noting that in the 21st…
- 15 Feb 2013
Jonathan’s CNN Interview Arranged for $40,000
Fleishman-Hillard Inc, United States-based communication firm said that it arranged a Cable News Network (CNN) interview for President Goodluck Jonathan for a fee of $60,000 but was paid $40,000.…
- 11 Jan 2016
EFCC Arrests Mba, NBC DG
Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested Emeka Mba, Director General of the Nigerian Broadcasting Commission over an alleged N15 billion fraud, Premium Times can…
- 8 Apr 2024
Multichoice Nigeria Reportedly Defrauded of N7.9Bn
Multichoice Nigeria Limited, owners of DStv and GOtv, popular cable television services was allegedly defrauded of the total sum of N7.9 billion. Premium Times citing court documents reported that…
- 19 Jul 2023
Akpabio, Abbas, Nweke, Confirm Attendance for public presentation of Omoniyi Ibietan's book on Cyber Politics
President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio; the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas; a former Minister of Information and Communication, Frank Nweke Jr., are among the dignitaries…
- 18 Oct 2021
Peter Obi and the Arrows of 2023
By Justus Nwakanma There is a salient rule in archery, in warfare or combat: Always choose the right arrows when shooting at your target, or he would walk away in swaggering triumphalism. Peter Obi…
- 10 Nov 2023
CBN Orders Staff to Declare Links with Politically Exposed Persons
Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has directed its staff members to declare their ‘close relatives’ in the employment of the bank. Premium Times reported that it sighted a memo by signed by Christian…
- 19 Oct 2021
Nigeria to Spend N19Bn on Software in New Budget
The Nigerian government will spend N19 billion on computer software in 2022, according to the budget proposal for the year submitted by President Muhammadu Buhari to the National Assembly. While the…
- 23 Jan 2020
3 Airtel Staff, 26 Others in Ezenwata Bus Kidnap Rescued
Kaduna State Police Command has confirmed that it has found 29 passengers in God Bless Ezenwata Motors who were kidnapped by gunmen on January 14, along Kaduna – Zaria expressway. About 40 passengers…
- 24 Jul 2023
Panellists to discuss digital culture, democracy at unveiling of book on Cyber Politics
A panel is set to discuss the implications of digital culture for democracy during the public presentation of a book by the Head of Media Relations at the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC),…
- 18 Nov 2021
Angst as Nigeria Abandons old DPR, Seeks Firm to Draft New Document
Tempers are said to be flaring in Nigeria as the federal government has reportedly abandoned a previous DPR text which was concluded in 2020, and is looking to engage a new firm to write up an…
- 29 Jan 2026
How Plot to Topple Tinubu was Uncovered, Foiled
A covert intelligence operation coordinated by the Army Headquarters and the State Security Service (SSS) helped thwart a deadly plot to overthrow President Bola Tinubu’s government and assassinate…
- 26 Mar 2016
CBN in Trouble for Recruiting PMB Relatives, Others
Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has come under attack by some civil society leaders and lawyers who accused managment of the apex bank of secretly recruiting dozens of family members of top government…
- 21 Jun 2016
Fayose Fingers Buhari’s Wife in Jefferson Bribery Scandal
Ayodele Fayose, Ekiti State governor on Monday revived a controversy surrounding the role played by Aisha, President Muhammadu Buhari’s wife, in the messy bribery scandal involving Williams…
- 4 Jun 2025
Netflix Hikes Subscription Fees Again in Nigeria over “Market Conditions”
Netflix has increased its subscription fees in Nigeria for the third time since 2024, with the Premium Plan rising by 21.43%, from ₦7,000 to ₦8,500 per month. This marks the streaming platform’s…
- 19 Jun 2022
Meet the 20 MTN-MIP Fellows
Twenty media professionals across the country have been selected for the maiden Media Innovation Programme by MTN Nigeria (MTN-MIP) in partnership with the School of Media and Communications,…
- 12 Feb 2018
Heineken to Screen UEFA Champions League Matches at Premium Experience Centres Across Nigeria
Fans of the UEFA Champions League are in for an amazing time as Heineken, the world's leading international premium beer brand and official sponsor of the world's most prestigious club football…
- 10 Sept 2017
Joseph Petitions VP Osinbajo Again Over N170m Deal with FIRS
Benjamin Joseph, managing director of an Ibadan-based firm, Citadel Oracle Concepts has again petitioned Yemi Osinbajo, Vice President, against the Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC); the…
- 2 Nov 2017
2 Journalists Die, 12 Assaulted in Nigeria
Two Nigerian journalists were killed this year while 12 others suffered various forms of assaults, the International Press Centre (IPC) has alleged. In a statement signed by Lanre Arogundade,…
- 24 Feb 2021
Court Vindicates Zinox, TD Africa in N170m FIRS Contract Fraud
An Abuja High Court has vindicated the long-held position of Zinox Technologies Ltd., and TD Africa, two of Nigeria’s leading technology giants, that its Chairman, Leo Stan Ekeh and its staff,…
- 13 Aug 2015
Activists Drag Fashola to EFCC over N78m Website Scandal
Civil Society Network against Corruption, a coalition of anti-corruption organisations in Nigeria, has petitioned the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over the “questionable…
- 30 Aug 2016
Messy Fight, Corruption Allegations Stall Return of N218Bn Abacha Loot
Nigeria stands the risk of forfeiting a hefty N218.3 billion ($550 million) already recovered from Nigeria’s late military dictator Sani Abacha’s, estate if a suit filed by an American-based Nigerian…
- 22 Dec 2020
Zinox Dismisses Claims of Police Indictment of Leo Stan Ekeh
The management of Zinox Technologies, Nigeria’s leading integrated Information and Communications Technology (ICT) company,has debunked allegations of Leo Stan Ekeh, its chairman, being indicted by…
- 15 Sept 2016
Blackmailer Attacks Ekeh, Zinox Boss- Ayogu
Gideon O. Ayogu, head, Corporate Communications, Zinox Group, has raised alarm over the publication of malicious article intended to smear his boss Leo Stan Ekeh, chairman, Zinox Group and his…