Market optimism over the recovery of Africa’s largest economy has increased steadily throughout the first trading quarter of 2018. The combination of appreciating oil prices, foreign exchange stability and easing inflationary pressure has boosted confidence […]
The US government is proposing to collect social media identities from nearly everyone who seeks US visa, according to a state department filing on Friday. The proposal, a broad expansion of the information gathered from […]
The Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode, on Thursday evening urged President Muhammadu Buhari to seriously consider the possibility of granting Lagos a Special Status to enable it sustain its position as the driver of the […]
The Federal Government of Nigeria has released some names of officials of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) that it said looted the treasury while the party was in power. The government was responding to […]
Terminator star, Arnold Schwarzenegger, has undergone emergency open-heart surgery, according to US reports. The 70-year-old underwent the medical procedure on Thursday, according to TMZ. Schwarzenegger was scheduled to have a catheter valve replacement and developed […]
The Oba of Benin, Oba Ewuare II, has placed some returnees from Libya on three months salaries. A statement signed by his Chief Press Secretary, Desmond Agbama, made available to the News Agency of Nigeria […]
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has described the list of alleged “looters” published by the federal government as “hollow and laughable.” PREMIUM TIMES published the list released by the information minister, Lai Mohammed, earlier on […]
In this interview with PREMIUM TIMES’ Owoseye Ayodamola and Lois Ugbede, the former President of Switzerland and current Chair, Global Commission on Drug Policy, Ruth Dierfuss, during her visit to Abuja, Nigeria, spoke on the […]
From the Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC) came yesterday a declaration that the N13.5 million reportedly collected by senators as running cost is illegal. According to the commission, the payment is not covered […]
Like medieval potentates who fiddled around while their empires were in the grip of mortal perils, President Muhammadu Buhari has since lost the capacity to resolve for us the question of whether our nation is […]
Nigeria’s economic capital Lagos was on a lockdown Thursday as President Muhammadu Buhari makes his first official visit to the city of 22 million inhabitants since coming to power in 2015. The president rarely travels […]
When President Muhammadu Buhari and his advisers agreed to have Bill Gates, the founder of Microsoft Corporation, address what was described as an expanded meeting of Nigeria’s Economic Council, they must have thought, among other […]
Instead of turning themselves into professional murmurers and lamenters, the perpetually-insinuating people of Kwara state only need to take a look over their shoulders to see the ongoing transformation in their backyard to believe that […]
Bolting out of the gate President Trump’s administration set a very low bar for leadership, when at his behest his press secretary told the American people and the watching world that Trump’s inauguration drew the […]
There was an astronomical increase in transport fare around major parts of Lagos metropolis Thursday ahead of President Muhammadu Buhari’s visit to the state. A PREMIUM TIMES reporter who moved around the metropolis Thursday morning […]
Senate President Bukola Saraki says Nigeria’s tax laws must be reviewed to allow ease of doing business. Speaking at the inauguration of the technical committee on reforming Nigeria’s tax system at the national assembly, Saraki […]
Alfred Martins, Catholic archbishop of Lagos, says President Muhammadu Buhari’s visit to Lagos will put Christians in a “difficult situation” and “deprive them of their right to worship”. The Catholic archbishop said the president is […]
By Demola Akinyemi ILORIN—A Lagos street sweeper attached to Mandilas area, Suleiman Ajenifuja, has said he found three human skulls while performing his duties. He was arrested by operatives of Kwara State Police Command in […]
Our politicians are already in top gear, posturing and promising absurdities, to grab the electorate’s attention and votes as the 2019 general elections train steams rapidly to the campaign station. So, three years after losing […]
The police in Abuja yesterday notified Abuja residents in possession of unauthorised arms and ammunition to immediately surrender them before it is too late. The FCT Police Commissioner, Sadiq Bello, said in a statement yesterday […]
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