Business
Senate Shifts PIB Passage To Q1 2018 | Punch
The Senate has again shifted the time for the passage of the Petroleum Industry Bill from this year to the first quarter of 2018 on the premise that the National Assembly has a lot of […]
Articles by Omoniyi Osadare
News
OLUBADAN VS AJIMOBI: Oluwo Brokers Peace, Visits Gov, Monarch By Adeola Badru
IBADAN—AN end might be in sight to the impasse between the Olubadan of Ibadan land, Oba Saliu Adetunji and Governor Abiola Ajimobi of Oyo State over the coronation of 21 crown wearing Obas in Ibadan. […]
News
Vanguard: OUR LEGISLATORS’ JUMBO PAY: Fact or Fiction?
Continued from yesterday Aziken: Are Nigerian legislators properly paid? Mumumi: I don’t think they are improperly paid? My position is that what they receive compared to the economic prosperity or otherwise of Nigerians, is too […]
Government
PremiumTimes EXCLUSIVE: 81 days after, Buhari still avoiding Aso Rock office
About 81 days since his return from medical vacation in the UK, President Muhammadu Buhari is yet to use his office in the Aso Rock Villa, multiple sources have told PREMIUM TIMES. Mr. Buhari left […]
Economy
Full Text Of President Buhari’s 2018 Budget Speech
President Muhammadu Buhari delivered his 2018 national budget proposal speech to the National Assembly in Abuja on Tuesday. Mr. Buhari proposed a total expenditure of N8.6 trillion for the 2018 budget, representing an increase of […]
Business
Lagos Waste Management Crisis: Operators Seek Ambode’s Intervention
IF the threats by the private waste disposal operators in Lagos State, under the aegis of Association of Waste Managers of Nigeria, is anything to go by, possible reappearance of heaps of refuse on the […]
Religion
Tithe: Daddy Freeze Replies Adeboye, Says It Is In The Bible For One To Buy Beer
The Lagos-based On Air Personality, OAP, Daddy Freeze, has replied the General Overseer of The Redeemed Christian Church of God, Pastor Enoch Adejare Adeboye on the controversial tithe that made headlines in various news media. […]
Government
Lagos Set To Enforce Tax Compliance By Olasunkanmi Akoni
LAGOS — LAGOS State Government has decided to go all out in enforcing tax laws and payment by all defaulters, as only about 600,000 are up to date in terms of compliance. The state’s Commissioner […]
Video
The Newspaperman As Icon and Iconoclast, By Louis Odion
Olorunyomi’s engagement with the Nigerian public since the 80s has relentlessly been in the crusading mode… His odyssey traverses the media, advocacy community, academia and public service. As Pulitzer enjoined, he forever seeks to parlay […]
Government
Now That Heads Have Rolled, By Dele Agekameh
Buhari’s policy of half measures is becoming the hallmark of his presidency and this is why there have been calls from many quarters that Lawal and Oke must be prosecuted since they have been indicted. […]
Issues/Policy
Why We Must Restructure Nigeria By Dayo Omotoso
For the better part of the year 2017, one topic that has dominated the national discourse is the clamour for the restructuring of Nigeria. Several groups have debated this very important matter at different fora […]
Issues/Policy
Death of Nigerians in Mediterranean Sea Tragic, Avoidable ―Dabiri-Erewa
HONOURABLE Abike Dabiri-Erewa, Senior Special Assistant to the President on Foreign Affairs and Diaspora has described the deaths of 26 Nigerians who got drowned in Mediterranean sea as “most unfortunate and tragic’’. No fewer than […]
Banking
Bank Fees You Need To Stop Paying By Nike Popoola
Banks still earn plenty of money, and fees are an important source of profits. That means that people who do pay fees make up for everybody else – sometimes paying thousands of naira or more […]
Government
Government Withhold Salaries of 4204 LGA Payroll Fraudster In Bayelsa
The Bayelsa State Government has said it would not succumb to blackmail, as it took the first major step to implement the comprehensive reforms in the state’s civil service, primarily to outlaw payroll fraud. The […]
Security
Tension As Navy, Army Deploy Fighter Jets, Gunboats To Warri Creeks By Emma Amaize
THERE was apprehension among riverine dwellers, yesterday, as the Nigerian Navy and Army deployed fighter jets and gunboats to the creeks and other strategic locations in Warri South-West Local Government Area, Delta State, in response […]
Government
Buhari Cuts Deficit, Presents N8.6trn Budget 2018 | Vanguard
ABUJA— President Muhammadu Buhari, yesterday, presented the 2018 budget to the National Assembly, indicating a 15 per cent scale back on total deficit at N2.005 trillion, down from N2.36 trillion stated in 2017 budget. At […]
Technology
Twitter To Double Tweet Limit To 280 Characters | Punch
Twitter announced Tuesday it would double the limit for tweets to 280 characters, a bid to draw in more users and boost engagement at the social network. Giving users twice the space to voice their […]
News
PDP Chair: Tukur, Others Back George
A former National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, Alhaji Bamanga Tukur, has declared his support for Chief Bode George’s bid to lead the former ruling party, according to a statement on Monday. Tukur, while […]
Banking
BVN: Time To Wield The Big Stick By Uchenna Uwaleke
In order to address the challenge posed by the absence of a unique identity for bank customers which was militating against the effective implementation of the “Know Your Customer” principle, the Central Bank of Nigeria, […]
Education
Discriminating Between Varsity, Polytechnic Graduates By Boluwatife Akintomide
THAT there is discrimination between polytechnic graduates and university is now becoming more evident than ever. Imagine someone who went to a polytechnic for his Higher National Diploma (HND) programme. He would spend the first […]