Leaders of the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, yesterday, shunned a scheduled meeting with government officials over the removal of subsidy and subsequent over 200 per cent hike in the pump price of petrol until fuel […]
Towards the latter part of the Buhari government, PREMIUM TIMES had reason to demand severally for the resignation, sack and prosecution of Mr Godwin Ifeanyichukwu Emefiele as Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). […]
Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun has announced the dissolution of the 7th State House of Assembly. This is contained in a statement by Malam Olawale Rasheed, the spokesperson to the governor on Sunday in Osogbo. […]
The Trade Union Congress (TUC) has presented the federal government with a list of demands to cushion the effect of petrol subsidy removal on citizens. The demands include an increase in the minimum wage, tax […]
On Monday May 22, 2023, policymakers and captains of industries from across the world converged at the Lekki axis of Lagos state for the commissioning of the world’s Largest Single-Train 650,000 barrels-per-day petroleum refinery, built […]
Without any iota of doubt, Nigeria was the cynosure of all eyes on Monday, May 29, 2023, when the country inaugurated its new President at the Federal Capital Abuja. The event attracted the crème de […]
As I was saying last Monday, misgovernment at sub-national levels poses more threat to our democracy than we are programmed to admit. Our minds are always fixed on the Federal Government. But we can’t keep […]
Shell Petroleum’s pollution of Bonga communities in the Niger Delta and attendant penalties for severe environmental devastation should be a straightforward case. However, that compensation cum justice has been delayed and now verges on denial […]
The removal of petroleum subsidy must not worsen poverty in Nigeria, Isa Sanusi, acting director for Amnesty International Nigeria, has said. Mr Sanusi disclosed this in a statement sent to PREMIUM TIMES Thursday afternoon. He […]
The meeting between organised labour and officials of the federal government on fuel subsidy ended in a deadlock with the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) insisting on the reversal of the price increase. The meeting was held at […]
Jim O’ Neill, the Chief economist of the multinational investment bank, Goldman Sachs, in 2001 coined the acronym BRIC, which initially stood for Brazil, Russia, Indian and China. At the time, the four countries were […]
To say that the post-secondary education tier has most tortuously struggled to endure the recent years in Nigeria may amount to an understatement. There’s perhaps no stronger evidence of this than the choice of the […]
There is so much to say and to write about the month of May. May is the fifth month of the year. As numerologists are wont to say, but mostly those who preoccupy themselves with […]
The government of Lagos State has every reason to not only get concerned, but thoroughly embarrassed at the frequency of building collapse within its jurisdiction. The oddly familiar story is no longer acceptable for reasons […]
On December 31, 1983, Sani Abacha, then an unknown Brigadier in the Nigerian Army, went on radio to announce the overthrow of the elected civilian administration of President Shehu Shagari, claiming that the military had […]
By Adekunle Williams The Social Democratic Party (SDP) has backed the current administration of President Bola Tinubu on the removal of fuel subsidy, describing it as a bold and positive step. The National Secretary, SDP, […]
Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana, has filed a lawsuit against the Federal Government over alleged discriminatory, unfair and illegal treatment of members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU). Joined in the suit as […]
By Busola Aro Mele Kyari, group chief executive officer (GCEO) of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited, says the new petrol pump price is reflective of the current market cost of the commodity, and […]
Femi Gbajabiamila, the outgoing speaker of the house of representatives, says those speculating his appointment as the chief of staff (COS) to President Bola Tinubu should allow the “system to work”. There were reports on […]
President Bola Tinubu on Thursday met with the nation’s security apparatus at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, where he gave marching orders to the nation’s security agencies in the country to redouble efforts in dealing with […]
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