US President Joe Biden has nominated Kamala Harris, the vice-president, as his replacement for the 2024 presidential election. On Sunday, Biden withdrew from the presidential race, saying his decision not to seek reelection is in […]
Aliko Dangote, Africa’s richest man, says he is willing to sell his oil refinery to the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited. Aliko spoke in an interview with Premium Times on Sunday. The billionaire’s statement […]
1.Sensing danger all over the country, with visible hunger and anger, and with Kenya in mind, members of the House of Reps resolved to donate 50% of their monthly salary to address hunger in the […]
“My Fellow Americans, Over the past three and a half years, we have made great progress as a Nation. Today, America has the strongest economy in the world. We’ve made historic investments in rebuilding our […]
The leadership of the Labour Party has condemned the removal of Senator Ali Ndume as the Chief Whip of the Senate on Wednesday. Following his sack, Ndume was immediately replaced by the Senator representing Borno […]
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has said it is not aware of the requirement for Nigerians to have a $10,000 bank balance and pay N640,000 application fee to obtain its visa. Recall on Monday, the […]
The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) says the average retail price of a litre of petrol increased to N750.17 in June — up from the N545.83 recorded in the same month last year. This signifies […]
The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) says the average price of automotive gas oil (AGO), also known as diesel, was N1,462.98 per litre in June. In its automotive gas oil (diesel) price watch for June […]
The distributable revenue comprised statutory revenue of N 142.5 billion, distributable Value Added Tax (VAT) revenue of N523.973 billion, Electronic Money Transfer Levy (EMTL) revenue of N15.692 billion, Exchange Difference revenue of N472.192 billion and […]
The Nigeria Labour Congress, on Tuesday, threatened to shut down the country for a month in protest against plans by the National Assembly to deregulate the national minimum wage. NLC’s threat came as the nation […]
A new report by the National Bureau of Statistics and the UNODC on corruption in Nigeria cements the country’s soiled reputation as a place of sleaze. Entitled ‘Corruption in Nigeria: Patterns and Trends,’ it revealed […]
LAGOS — The Nigeria Employers’ Consultative Association, NECA, Manufacturers Association of Nigeria, MAN, and the Nigerian Association of Chambers of Commerce Industry Mines and Agriculture, NACCIMA, have blamed hastily implemented government policy shifts without corresponding […]
Following the lifting of the visa ban on Nigeria, the United Arab Emirates Government has increased its visa fee by over 300 per cent, which has been condemned by air travellers in the country. Expressing […]
Heineken Lokpobiri, minister of state for petroleum resources (oil), says Nigeria has sovereign rights over the oil prospecting licence (OPL) 245 oil block. Speaking at a press briefing on July 12, Lokpobiri said all oil […]
The National Assembly lobbied the Nigerian government to sign the Samoa Agreement, PREMIUM TIMES can report. This newspaper obtained a letter from the National Assembly to the Minister of Budget and National Planning, Atiku Bagudu, […]
The US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has named the man who shot ex-President Donald Trump as Matthew Crooks. Mr Crooks, 20, was shot dead after he shot at the Republican presidential nominee during a […]
Former Ekiti State Governor, Ayo Fayose, has expressed concern over Thursday’s Supreme Court judgment affirming local governments’ right to receive monthly allocations directly from the federation account. The chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party emphasised […]
The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Alhaji Abdulahi Ganduje, has said the party has initiated moves to de-marginalise Igbos to place them in the limelight of national politics. Ganduje asserted on Sunday […]
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu joined other world leaders yesterday to condemn the assassination attempt on former US president Donald Trump at an election rally. Tinubu, in a statement on his verified X handle, described the […]
THE pan-Yoruba socio-cultural organization, Afenifere, yesterday, advised the 774 local government areas across the country not to make themselves appendages of the Federal Government as a result of the financial autonomy granted them by the […]
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