In recognition of the “World Day Against Trafficking in Persons”, a Nigerian Blessing Okoediona was given the US State Department award by Mike Pompeo, United States Secretary of State and Ivanka Trump, senior adviser to […]
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, may dump the All Progressives Congress (APC) this week. Dogara, who was absent at a parley by the APC House caucus with the Adams Oshiomhole-led National […]
Femi Kuti, Afrobeat legend, says his bassist “disappeared” 20 minutes before a concert in the US on Sunday. The Nigerian multi-instrumentalist and his Positive Force band performed at the SummerStage concert in New York. According […]
On July 20, the United States threatened to impose tariffs on all US$500bn worth of Chinese imports. Earlier on July 6, the US announced to impose 25 per cent tariffs on US$34bn worth of Chinese […]
The China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation (CCECC) has concluded the selection of successful applicants for its controversial railway scholarship, sources have told PREMIUM TIMES. The scholarship would involve sponsoring over two score Nigerian undergraduate students in […]
Last week the nation woke up to yet another political drama in the unholy chambers of the National Assembly. At the centre of it all was the President of the Senate, Dr. Bukola Saraki and […]
The National Economic Council’s (NEC’s) lamentation over fallen standard of education and setting up of a committee to address such a serious national crisis is a further demonstration that this administration is yet to grasp […]
Femi Ibirogba writes on important roles that insurance coverage can play in food security, sustainable agriculture, poverty eradication and wealth creation Insurance experts have urged farmers and the government to embrace agricultural insurance in the […]
Dakar, the capital of Senegal, was one of the scheduled destinations of Nigeria Airways in the 1980s. Despite the legendary tolerance of the Senegalese to foreigners, people of different faiths, and ideas, the mere mention […]
At last, Adegboyega Isiaka Oyetola is the candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in the forthcoming governorship election in Osun. He defeated 13 other aspirants in a keenly-contested election adjudged by observers as […]
The Federal Government has recalled over two million bottles of codeine-containing cough syrup after a recent audit trial of the substance by the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC). Minister of […]
The Presidential Amnesty Programme is obviously proving critics wrong with the gains it has continued to record in line with its mandate. With the peace in the Niger Delta region, there are no doubts that […]
A flurry of activities in recent weeks point unerringly to the conclusion that President Muhammadu Buhari’s avowed anti-corruption campaign is floundering and badly too. The Executive Order the President signed, seeking to preclude access to […]
The tenure of constitutionally elected political office holders in Nigeria is four years. It is the same for the executive and legislature and the legitimate expectation is that full scale governance activities will be carried […]
Economic Renaissance by Henry Boyo lesleba@lesleba.com 08052201997 Then presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress at the 2015 election, Muhammadu Buhari, clearly raised public expectations when he promised, at a campaign rally on Monday, March […]
(tundeodes2003@yahoo.com) Eripa is a sleepy town in Osun State with indigenes wide awake to the nuances of good-naturedness and diplomacy. The town’s name asks a question, meaning: “Did you succeed in killing it?” Killing what? […]
I NEVER met Professor Halimatu Sa’adiya Idris, and I will never meet her. At least not on earth. However, I was so angry about the reasons adduced for her removal as Education Commissioner in Katsina […]
The federal government has assembled a 1000-strong military force, comprising the army, air force, police and the civil defence to launch fierce attacks on the bandits terrorising villages and towns of Zamfara State. Bandits suspected […]
Despite identifying the need for the banking system to accelerate credit growth to the economy, the Monetary Policy Committee at its May 2018 meeting waffled on reducing the monetary policy rate as it settled for […]
A Nigerian senator who was feared kidnapped earlier this week has provided a blow-by-blow account of his unpleasant experience to PREMIUM TIMES. Dino Melaye, representing Kogi West Senatorial District, was widely assumed to have been […]
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