The House of Representatives says having passed a vote of no confidence on the Minister of Mines and Steel Development, Kayode Fayemi, it no longer has any business with him and does not regard him […]
President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered ministers and heads of Ministries, Departments and Agencies to appear before the National Assembly to defend their proposed 2018 budget estimates. The order was given at the end of a […]
The political career of President Muhammadu Buhari is fast playing out as a tragic political thriller of sort. It is a career that is filled with suspense, perseverance, celebration and also marred by complacency. I […]
President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday said he was ‘surprised’ that the Inspector-General of Police, Ibrahim Idris disobeyed his directives to stay in Benue until the bloodletting between farmers and herdsmen was resolved. Buhari also said […]
President Muhammadu Buhari has sacked Brig. General Paul Boroh as Coordinator of the Presidential Amnesty Programme for former Niger Delta militants. Buhari also approved the appointment of Prof. Charles Dokubo as the new helmsman. Mr […]
The Lagos state government says it has not increased the cost of processing motor vehicle particulars and application for number plates. In a statement released on Tuesday by Kehinde Bamigbetan, commissioner for information and strategy, […]
The senate on Tuesday said there is no date yet for the passage of the 2018 budget. Sa’abi Abdullahi, senate’s spokesman, said this while addressing reporters in Abuja. He said: “The budget process is on […]
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has recommended a 100 per cent increase in excise duty rates imposed on all alcoholic beverages and cigarettes in Nigeria to conform with global norm. The recommendation, contained in its […]
Following accusation of corruption levelled against the Plateau State Government by the Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Solomon Dalung, on Monday, the state government has reacted. On Monday, the minister accused the Plateau State […]
Flanked by members of the All Progressives Congress caucus in the House of Representatives who arrived the Lagos House on February 17, Governor Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State smiled as photographers clicked away. The APC […]
China on Sunday removed term limits from its constitution, paving the way for Xi Jinping to remain President for as long as possible. His term in office was meant to end in 2023. The decision […]
A lawyer and human rights activist, Femi Falana, has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to block all illegal payments received by federal lawmakers. This is coming as Nigerians continue to criticise the jumbo pay members of […]
The Senate has formally confirmed that its members receive N13.5 million monthly as running cost. PREMIUM TIMES reported how a Kaduna senator, Shehu Sani, confirmed the amount, which was hitherto kept from the public. The […]
A total of 10,623 extremely poor and vulnerable persons in Kaduna State have been selected to receive N5,000 monthly under the Federal Government Conditional Cash Transfer Scheme. The beneficiaries, whose age range from 25-90 were […]
The Minister of Interior, Abdulrahman Dambazau, has disclosed that the Port-Harcourt Prison which was built for 804 prisoners it currently accommodates 4204 inmates. Mr. Dambazau made the disclosure when he paid a courtesy call on […]
Hadiza Bala Usman was appointed Managing Director of the Nigerian Ports Authority at a time the agency was plagued by corruption and inefficiency. Ten months before her appointment, Swiss prosecutors had named four former top […]
Senator Shehu Sani, representing Kaduna Central Senatorial District in the National Assembly has revealed Nigerian senators best kept secret: their pay packet. In a major interview with The News magazine, Sani said he and his […]
The Federal Government on Thursday said it would not repeat the mistake of the former President Olusegun Obasanjo’s administration on the Ajaokuta Steel Complex in Kogi State. The Minister of Mines and Steel Development, Dr. […]
The tobacco industry is increasingly targeting vulnerable populations in emerging markets such as Africa, Asia, and the Middle East where people are not protected by strong tobacco control regulations, the latest report by The Tobacco […]
A week after the House of Reps passed a vote of no confidence on the minister of mines, Kayode Fayemi, the minister has replied saying he was only implementing an approved law. PREMIUM TIMES reported […]
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