World-leading policy institute and think-tank forum, Chatham House has invited the presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi to discuss his plans for Nigerians ahead of the February 25, 2023 presidential elections. Obi, former governor of Anambra State, is expected to attend the event slated for January...
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The Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele has disclosed that the new naira notes have already been disbursed to the various commercial banks and expect that banks would begin distribution to the public. Emefiele made the declaration on Thursday after a visit to President Muhammadu Buhari...
By EMMANUEL KUJE, Abuja – The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has dragged a Superintendent of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Solomon Ogodo, to the dock over allegations bordering on forgery, employment racketeering and fraud. This is contained in a statement signed...
Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says the recent attack on its facilities in Osun did not affect any of its sensitive materials, especially permanent voter cards (PVCs). The Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) in the state, Dr Mutiu Agboke, stated this at the commission’s maiden stakeholders meeting on Thursday in...
The Federal Government has disclosed that the Second Niger Bridge will only be open to traffic from December 15, 2022, to January 15, 2023. Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola (SAN), made this known while answering questions from journalists in Abuja on Thursday. The minister said the Federal...
The Department of State Services (DSS) has given the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited and oil marketers a 48-hour ultimatum to make Premium Motor Spirit known as petrol available for Nigerians DSS Spokesman, Peter Afunanya announced the directive while briefing journalists at the headquarters of the secret police...
By THOMAS AKASE, Makurdi – Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom says the Federal Government is not sincere to ending insecurity in the country. Governor Ortom spoke on Thursday, when he paid a sympathy visit on his Commissioner for Housing and Urban Development, Chief Ekpe Ogbu who was recently kidnapped...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum has singled out 20 major capital projects he plans to achieve, among many others, when re-elected into power next year. Governor Zulum highlighted the 20 projects at the floor of the Borno State House of Assembly while presenting his...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – The Chief of Staff to the President, Prof. Ibrahim Gambari, on Thursday in Abuja urged public office holders to emulate President Muhammadu Buhari on the provision of infrastructure and enhancing the capacity of the civil service on service delivery. Speaking at the commissioning of...
The Federal Capital Territory taskforce and joint enforcement team, on Thursday confiscated and crushed 432 commercial motorcycles, popularly known as Okada operating within the city centre and other prohibited areas. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the crushing of the motorcycles was witnessed by the officials of...
The Supreme Court on Thursday in Abuja declared Mr Ikenga Ugochinyere as the candidate of the PDP for Ideato North and South Constituency of Imo in the House of Representatives. The Supreme Court, in a judgment delivered by a panel of five justices and read by Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun...
The House of Representatives on Thursday summoned the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor, Mr Godwin Emiefele over the bank’s new cash withdrawal policy. This followed the adoption of a motion of Urgent Matter of Public Importance by Rep. Aliyu Magaji (APC-Jigawa) at plenary. The House urged the governor...
Notable Nigerian journalist and Editor-in-Chief of PREMIUM TIMES, Mr. Mojeed Musikilu, is the author of The Letterman: Inside the ‘Secret’ Letters of former Nigerian President, Olusegun Obasanjo. The 25-chapter book was formally presented to the public on December 1, 2022 in Abuja. In this interview he granted the CEO...
ARMSTRONG ALLAHMAGANI, Bauchi – Two more women have been nominated by the Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammed and sent to the State House of Assembly for screening and subsequent confirmation as Commissioners Our Correspondent reports that currently, there are six female Commissioners in the Bauchi State Executive Council. The...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated the h former Minister of Defence, Lt. Gen. Theophilus Danjuma (rtd), as he turns 85 on December 9, 2022. The president’s congratulatory message was contained in a statement issued by his spokesman Mr Femi Adesina on Thursday in Abuja....
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – A private university based in the Federal Capital Territory, Philomath University, has named a road project within the university campus to immortalise the late mother of the FCT Minister of State, Hajiya Zainab Sidi Ali, for her contribution to the development of learning and...
Veteran Canadian singer, Celine Dion, has opened up on her battle with Stiff Person Syndrome, a neurological disorder that causes one’s muscles to tense uncontrollably. The 54-year-old made the announcement in a video on her Instagram page on Thursday, where she disclosed that her 2023 shows had been moved...
Ericsson, a Swedish multinational telecommunications company, has projected that 5G subscriptions in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) will grow from seven million in 2022 to 150 million by the end of 2028. Ericsson made this known on Thursday during a webinar organised to discuss its latest 2022 edition of the Mobility...
The Federal Government says its ban on importation of Barite, an essential mineral in oil drilling, has saved the country 300 million dollars (about N195 billion) annually. The Minister of Mines and Steel Development, Mr Olamilekan Adegbite disclosed this on Tuesday in Abuja at the ninth edition of the...
Sen. Chimaroke Nnamani (APC-Enugu) has adduced reasons Nigerian youths should see All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential Candidate, Bola Tinubu, as the preferred option. Nnamani said that Tinubu, on assumption of office in 1999, embarked on series of sustainable policies towards addressing the high unemployment rate, and youth issues in...