The few grown-ups in the National Assembly must feel genuinely embarrassed about what is going on there. Some have expressed concern that the National Assembly might not only be weakened by the harsh portrayal in […]
IBRAHIM Magu will remain the boss at the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), the Presidency has said. Twice the Senate has refused to confirm Magu as the agency’s chairman, but the Presidency remains undeterred […]
Two days after Patience Jonathan was blocked from withdrawing from the $5.8 million she deposited in Skye Bank, the financial institution has explained its action. Mrs. Jonathan had on Monday visited the Maitama Branch of […]
With the increase in capacity to produce enough power for the nation, Nigerians are asking the burning question: why haven’t we seen this newly added capacity when we switch on our fridge, fan or TV? […]
President Muhammadu Buhari did not attend Wednesday’s federal executive council meeting because the agenda was light, Lai Mohammed, information minister, has said. He denied rumours that the president had fallen ill. Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo presided […]
The Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo, has said negotiations are ongoing for the release of more Chibok schoolgirls still in the custody of the Boko Haram terrorists. He also expressed optimism that the dialogue would yield […]
Justice Sylvester Ngwuta of the Supreme Court is to be arraigned before the Code of Conduct Tribunal, CCT, on April 20, an official said on Wednesday. The tribunal’s Head of Press and Public Relations, Ibraheem […]
The anti-graft EFCC has appealed a court order to unfreeze a Skye Bank account belonging to the former first lady, Patience Jonathan. An official of the anti-graft agency confirmed this to PREMIUM TIMES on Wednesday. […]
The under-carriage of the popular Famolo Bridge linking Ikoyi and Victoria Island is being transformed by British-Nigerian artist Polly Alakija. But Solomon Elusoji wonders if Alakija’s murals can withstand the threat of miscreants who are […]
Tarkwa Bay Island, a slum community in Iru/Victoria Island Local Council Development Area of Lagos, is lacking in virtually everything due to government neglect. Peter Uzoho who visited the community, reports Tarkwa Bay is among […]
Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo says he is fully in support of Ibrahim Magu, acting chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). Speaking at the presidential villa in Abuja during an interview with journalists from […]
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, on Tuesday released his salary payslip that shows he earns about N402,500 monthly. Mr. Dogara released the payslip in response to a challenge by the Kaduna […]
Four top officials of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, on Tuesday received their letters directing them to proceed on compulsory retirement over the missing petrol scandal, multiple sources told PREMIUM TIMES. On Monday, PREMIUM […]
Adeniji Abdulrafiu Ajani, a Chief Nursing Officer and President of the National Association of Nigerian Nurses and Midwives (NANNM), spoke in this exclusive interview with PREMIUM TIMES’ Ayodamola Owoseye and Idris Ibrahim on some of […]
The federal government has denied reports alleging that the Ministry of Interior Affairs is planning to stifle the freedom of speech being enjoyed by Nigeirans by ordering all phones calls and social media posts to […]
THE country’s overcrowded federal prisons have become a matter of concern, not only to human rights advocates but to ordinary citizens with a sense of human decency. After several decades of overstretched facilities in prisons […]
In line with United States President Donald Trump’s pledge to assist the Nigerian government in its fight against terrorism, his administration has indicated that it will move forward with the sale of high-tech aircraft to […]
The boss of one of the world’s biggest corporations was placed under secret surveillance as part of a pan-European corruption investigation into the way the firm paid $1.3 billion for an oil block in Nigeria, […]
The Federal Government is spreading a dangerous rumour: that next year, Great Britain will give Nigeria information about Nigerians who own property on its soil. It was generated last week by Bolaji Owosanoye, the Executive […]
Preparations for the 2019 general election got legislative traction when the Senate amended the Electoral Act 2010, legalising electronic voting, recently. All election results will now be transmitted electronically from polling centres in an encrypted […]
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