Category: Nigeria

There has been pressure on President Muhammadu Buhari to sack Service Chiefs over allegation of non-performance. Many also said Buhari

The Ekiti State House of Assembly had earlier passed the Bill. Following the passage of the bill by the lawmakers,

In a six-to-one judgment, the Supreme Court on Tuesday dismissed former Imo State Governor Emeka Ihedioha’s application for a review

President Muhammadu Buhari has sworn-in the new Head of Civil Service, Dr Folashade Yemi-Esan. The swearing in ceremony held at

• Agency hands over recovered N263m to Kwara govt • Remands oil marketer over alleged forgery, takes custody of suspected

Expert in the financial market has flayed the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) decision to retain Loan to Deposit Ratio

Following the ongoing recapitalisation in the industry, the National Insurance Commission (NAICOM), is planning a palliative mechanism for underwriters, who

•Seeks stronger ties with Greece, others President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday expressed the willingness of his administration to implement the decision

Ohanaeze Ndigbo yesterday raised the alarm over what it described as acts of provocation allegedly being perpetrated by armed herdsmen

Ailing Chinese national quarantined at Lagos Airport, no case established Two foreign nationals, who were suspected to have contacted the

Cross River State Governor Ben Ayade has sworn in Justice Maurice Eneji as Acting Chief Judge of the state without

Governor Nyesom Wike yesterday inaugurated 17 new permanent secretaries in Rivers State.This comes as the House of Assembly screened and

Some beneficiaries of the Nigerian government empowerment programme N-Power on Tuesday protested at the Lagos Television, Alausa, Lagos State. The

A team of researchers led by professor of Pharmacognosy from the University of Nigeria Nsukka (UNN), Maurice Iwu yesterday presented

Guaranty Trust Bank plc has released its audited financial results for the year ended December 31, 2for019 to the Nigerian

Airlines is contacting aviation regulators worldwide to request that the rules governing use of airport slots be reviewed or suspended

•Predict imminent economy recession Economic experts have described the creation of Nigeria’s Excess Crude Account (ECA) also called Escrow, by

• Dreams of coaching Nigeria in future Former Super Eagles star, Emmanuel Amuneke believes the senior national team should by

• FG condemns attacks, Uba Sani wants bandits prosecuted • hehu Sani blames northern govs for attacks, seeks regional safety

Court remands man for allegedly raping neighbour’s four-year-old daughter A 21-year-old man, Isa Abdulkareem, has been sentenced to death by

A group, Resource Centre for Human Rights and Civic Education (CHRICED), has alleged the harassment of Premium Times editors and

Nigeria’s vulnerable economy may face further challenges following plans by the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) to reduce crude

Nigeria is monitoring 58 people who had contact with an Italian man infected with the new coronavirus, the health minister

President of African Development Bank (AfDB), Dr Akinwumi Adesina, Dr Akinwumi Adesina, has said the life of former President Olusegun

Operatives of the Lagos State Environmental and Special Offences (Enforcement) Unit (Taskforce), in an over-night enforcement exercise at the weekend

The Man ‘O’ War, Nigeria, Anambra State Command has called for an improved welfare packages by the state government to

The stage was set on Sunday night for the resumption of legislative works on the bill seeking to establish Amotekun

The President of Senate, Ahmad Lawan, recently acted with dispatch uncharacteristic of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) when he

The federal lawmaker representing Oyo South Senatorial District, Dr. Kola Balogun, has urged proponents of restructuring to engage those who

The Calabar Free Trade Zone (CFTZ) has lost one of its pioneer companies, Jackson Devos, to a mysterious fire, destroying

• Sanwo-Olu urges calm as PPPRA allays fear of petrol scarcity • 43 person quarantined in Plateau • ‘HOW MSAMS

Following the accident in which six workers of Okomu Oil Palm Company died, stakeholders, victims’ families, and host communities at

One person has been feared killed, several others injured and over six houses razed as Igwo Community in Obudu Council

• CAN asks churches to provide sanitisers during service Despite the panic that greeted the news of the index case

A federal High Court, Lagos, has granted leave to the plaintiff in the N1.26 trillion lawsuit on the controversial National

Labour in Kebbi State has directed workers to begin indefinite strike on March 3 following the government’s inability to pay

KWARA State Government says its directive to civil servants to open new salary accounts with commercial banks of their choice

The Kogi State High Court sitting in Lokoja has ruled that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) had no candidate in

Ex-Lagos State Governor Akinwunmi Ambode has appealed the ruling of a Lagos High Court, which struck out a suit seeking

The Kogi State High Court, sitting in Lokoja, the state capital, yesterday declared that the impeachment of former Deputy Governor

The Federal Government yesterday urged the Court of Appeal in Abuja to stay the execution of its January 19, 2020

THE Nigeria Union of Local Government Employees (NULGE) in Osun State has thanked Governor Gboyega Oyetola for pardoning some its

The Ikeja High Court in Lagos State on Thursday struck out a suit filed by former Lagos State Governor Akinwunmi

•Job portal, tech-hub excite youths Ogun State pride itself as the ‘Gateway State.’ Its position within the Nigerian federation made

The Bayelsa chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has appealed to its members to remain peaceful, calm and accept

The Nigeria Governors Forum (NGF) has agreed to support the Federal Government initiative of planting about 25 million trees across

The Senate is considering stiffer penalties for individuals and corporate entities engaged gas flaring in with effect from January 1,

Council for New Nigeria initiative (CNNi), formerly known as National Committee for Buhari Support Groups (NCBSG), has admonished President Muhammadu

President Muhammadu Buhari has declared that only serious advancement in quality and affordable education at all levels would guarantee collective

Mr Isola Akingbade, Coordinator, Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) in Ondo, Ekiti, and Kwara, says the 2020 Finance Act will

A Lagos State High Court has dismissed a suit by former Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode, seeking an injunction to

Nigerian police have rescued 24 babies and four expectant mothers from an illegal maternity home in the southern oil city

Some experts in the field of education and health have called on the Federal Government to invest more in learning,

The National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA) has begun moves to upgrade its facilities and safety standard with a view to

A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has restrained the Federal Government and its agencies from deducting revenues accruable to

To avoid some of the pitfalls that stunted the full realisation of the National Broadband Plan (NBP 2013-2018), the Federal

The inspector general of police Mohammed Adamu has ordered the disbandment of satellite offices of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS)

The House of Representatives yesterday passed a vote of no confidence in the nation’s service chiefs, asking them to resign

Nigeria loses 1.5 billion dollars in Gross Domestic Products (GDP) annually to Micro-Nutrient deficiency (MND), the World Bank, an international

• Condemns slave labour The Federal Government has initiated a safety net-job for unskilled persons, as a strategy to move

• Coverage to hit 25% by 2030 Research group, McKinsey, has pointed out in latest report that the wireless industry

• Mulls new bill to ban plastics The Federal Government has launched an action plan to tackle the challenge of

As digital innovation positions as the future of payments, opportunities abound for organisations and financial institutions to solve some of

The Senior Special Assistant to Governor Udom Emmanuel on Sports and Chairman of Akwa United Football Club, Paul Bassey has

• Begins work on uncompleted secretariat buildings • FG appoints Ekiti First Lady WASH ambassador Ekiti State Governor Kayode Fayemi

A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja in Suit No. FHC/ABJ/CS/1136/2019 has ordered the Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON)

AN employee of the Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC) was yesterday afternoon stabbed to death in Kabusa area of the

The Minister of Finance, Zainab Ahmed, has said that the $12 million Nigeria Sovereign Investment Authority (NSIA) – Lagos University

Former National Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Olisah Metuh, and his firm, Destra Investments Limited, have

Federal High Court in Abuja has rejected objections by Niger and Kogi states to the execution of a judgment which

Zamfara State Governor Bello Matawalle has donated N10 million to victims of Yan katako market fire in Gusau. Matawalle, who

The Nigeria Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB), which enforces the Federal Government’s policy on the use domestic human and

Kano State Commissioner of Environment Kabiru Getso has said plans are on pass a law to end the indiscriminate felling

A Federal High Court in Abuja has commenced the delivery of judgment for February 25, 2020, in the trial of

The Service Chiefs on Monday met with President Muhammadu Buhari at the State House in Abuja. At the meeting were:

The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) has donated relief materials to 20,000 Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in Borno

Security agencies have been placed on alert following the land dispute in Naraguta community, Jos North Local Government Area of

Nigerian Bar Association, Lagos Branch has pledged to promote access to justice through its Police Duty Solicitors Scheme (PDSS).Human Rights

Succour is on the way for Ondo State as the government declares that the deep seaport project would attract over

The Federal Government is working with operators to recover about N45billion lost to fake insurance practitioners nationwide on Third Party

The Forum of Registered Political Parties (FRPP) Edo State chapter has stressed the need for the Independent National Electoral Commission

•Accuses ruling party of intimidating judges •APC support groups urge S’Court to appraise Bayels, Zamfara rulings The Peoples Democratic Party

Donates 35 vehicles to security agencies Delta State Governor Ifeanyi Okowa yesterday urged the Federal Government to speak up on

Members of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN), otherwise known as Shiites, have expressed concern over the constant adjournments of

•Rules out witch-hunt in forensic audit Despite its seeming instability, the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) management has reiterated commitment

The Nigerian government has said it will overhaul the N-Power scheme, school feeding programme and other projects under the National

THE Kaduna State government said it has arrested a suspected fake medical doctor, Saidu Ahmed Ya’u, who has been in

BAYELSA Governor Douye Diri on Sunday unfolded his agenda for the state, saying he knew the take-off point, having been

MIFFED by the persistent attacks by Boko Haram insurgents on soft targets, President Muhammadu Buhari on Sunday ordered an aggressive

Edo State Governor Godwin Obaseki on Sunday said courtesy demanded that the All Progressives Congress (APC) National Chairman Adams Oshiomhole

THE Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on Sunday said customers can deposit dollar into their domiciliary accounts but are not

Nasarawa State has been selected as one of the agro industrial zones by the African Development Bank (AfDB). Governor Abdullahi

EVERY citadel of learning derives its claim to greatness from the reputation and accomplishments of its students and staff: the

Pensioners Rehabilitation and Welfare Action (PRAWA) has kicked against the imprisonment of offenders with minor crimes to decongest the prisons.

GOVERNORS are worried about the depletion of the Excess Crude Account (ECA) and the resurgence of insecurity especially the upsurge

One hundred and seventy persons in Modaji, Katsina Local Government Area of Katsina State enjoyed free medical outreach organised by