A former minister’s son, Shamsudeen Bala, was on Wednesday granted permission to travel for lesser hajj by a Federal High Court, sitting in Abuja. The lesser hajj is an Islamic rite to Saudi Arabia recommended […]
azonwuka@yahoo.com 0809-8727-263 (sms only) Since my childhood, I have been having great expectations about Nigeria. With the coming of every new head of state, that expectation would rise but would nosedive soon after. In the […]
Acting President Yemi Osinbajo, on Tuesday, requested the bicameral National Assembly to consider and grant 10 states of the federation accelerated approval to borrow a total sum of $1.5 billion from multilateral agencies and France. […]
Twenty States in Nigeria are owing workers and pensioners salaries and entitlements ranging from one to 36 months, a BudgIT nationwide survey has shown. BudgIT, in a statement on Tuesday, said the survey focused on […]
At the level we are now, it is no longer sufficient to pay lip service to Nigeria’s federal status… Re-federalising the Nigerian state simply implies redeeming the historical mistake that has impeded Nigeria’s national development […]
Nigeria’s unemployment rate rose to 14.2 per cent in the fourth quarter of 2016, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), has said. The bureau disclosed that the rate rose from the 13.9 per cent recorded […]
Wife of the President, Aisha Buhari, this morning returned from the United Kingdom, where she went to visit her husband, who is on medical leave in the British capital. According to a statement by Suleiman […]
The Muhammadu Buhari administration last week showcased its achievements in the last two years. One of programs the regime brandished is the National Social Investment Programme, N-SIP, elaborated by the catch-phrase “A Smile for Every […]
The privatisation of the power sector, while transparently conducted, was fraught with a number of missteps and set to go wrong from the start of the process. Four years after, the privatisation has proven to […]
Parents of the six students kidnapped at the Lagos State Model College, Igbonla, Epe, have resolved to raise funds to secure the release of their kids. Speaking with PREMIUM TIMES Sunday morning, the parents said […]
In every local government area today, Nigeria boasts men and women who can lead it effectively without distractions. But such people are not found on political platforms because the system makes their emergence impossible. I’m […]
The senate says there are no plans to “add one naira” to the price of fuel. The upper legislative chamber made the clarifications following reports that a N5 levy would be imposed on every litre […]
The National Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) has criticised the proposed N5 petrol levy by the Senate, describing it as a huge joke. Alhaji Tokunbo Korodo, the South-West Chairman of NUPENG, said […]
Charles Otu, a journalist-based in Ebonyi state, was on Friday brutalised by some persons allegedly working for David Umahi, governor of the state. The reporter said his attackers were sent to kill him over a […]
Charles Otu, an Ebonyi-based reporter was allegedly assaulted inside government house, Abakaliki, capital of the state, over a controversial Facebook post. Otu is said to be publisher of Conscience, a local newspaper, and also a […]
As the world waits for Trump, Nigeria, being one of the signatories to the Deal, has to strategise and work out its own solutions to the problems that climate change poses. We must return to […]
Gombe-based Islamic scholars have described the 2017 Hajj fares announced by the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON), as outrageous. The NAHCON had on Monday approved the 2017 Hajj fares for the respective states of […]
Three times in the past six months, the waterfront slums of Lagos have been forcibly – and often violently – evicted by the government. Thousands have been displaced and some killed. Here, eight former residents […]
State governors have agreed to pay off all salary and pension arrears owed workers with the next tranche of payment of the Paris Club debt refund. The Head of Media and Public Affairs of the […]
Lai Mohammed, minister of information and culture, has explained why the government of President Muhammadu Buhari flout court orders. Speaking in an interview with Osasu Igbinedion on The Osasu Show, Mohammed said the government disregard […]
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