Government
Lagos’ Progressive Legacies By Eniola Ajayi
I left my office on Awolowo Road, Ikoyi, Lagos by about quarter to 6pm on Tuesday, August 23 and by 6pm, I was already at the base of the bridge at Iyana-Oworo. I was pleasantly […]
Issues/Policy
Government
The Employment Crisis At The NIS | Tribune
THE Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS) is in the eye of the storm again still on account of recruitment of personnel into the Service. This time, some 2000 recruits who had been trained for three months […]
Issues/Policy
We’ll Protest Naked To Summon Wrath Of Gods Against FG, Gas Company Over Oil Spillage – A’Ibom Women By TOM MOSES
NSIT IBOM- WOMEN of Obotim Nsit community, Nsit Ibom Local Government Area, Akwa-Ibom State have vowed to protest nude to summon the wrath of the gods against government and a gas company whose pipeline was […]
Issues/Policy
Fulani Herdsmen Aren’t Criminals —Emir of Ilorin By Demola Akinyemi
ILORIN—The Emir of Ilorin and Chairman, Kwara State Traditional Council of Chiefs, Alhaji Ibrahim Sulu-Gambari, has absolved Fulani herdsmen of responsibility for all the atrocities committed across the country, describing them as peaceful, lovable and […]
CRIME
New NBA President, Abubakar Mahmoud, Under Fire Over Plot To ‘Weaken’ EFCC
Newly sworn-in President of the Nigerian Bar Association, Abubakar Mahmoud, has come under severe criticism over a proposal he made that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission should be stripped of prosecutorial powers. At his […]
Government
Three-day Working Policy Won’t Affect Salaries –Okorocha
Governor Rochas Okorocha of Imo State has insisted that the three-day working policy crafted by the state government for civil servants in the state stands. The confirmation came barely few days after the Nigeria Labour […]
Issues/Policy
EDITORIAL: The Growing Menace of The Monsanto-Induced Pro-GMO Lobby in Nigeria | PremiumTimes
PREMIUM TIMES is very concerned about the determined march by the US-based multinational, Monsanto, to impose Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) into agricultural production in Nigeria. They have found willing accomplices in two government agencies – […]
CRIME
Confusion, Gunshots At Kuje Prison As Riot Breaks Out | PremiumTimes
Riot broke out in Kuje Prison on Monday morning just as officials arrived at the facility for their routine duties. A top prison official, who cannot be named because he is not authorized to speak […]
Issues/Policy
Avengers Deny Soyinka, Say Can’t Be Teleguided by Charles Okah Henry
NIGER Delta Avengers, NDA, have denied reports that they had nominated Nobel Laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka, to head their dialogue team with the Federal Government, describing same as the lie of the century. The group […]
Issues/Policy
Australian Village To Switch Off Electricity And Connect Its Own Solar Power Supply
A tiny Australian village wants to disconnect from the country’s power grid and go it alone with its own renewable energy plan. The 300 residents of Tyalgum near the Queensland-New South Wales border have backed […]
CRIME
Falae Links Jonathan To N100m Election Funds Scam …Tenders Email To EFCC As Evidence By Eniola Akinkuotu
A former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Chief Olu Falae, has submitted to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission an email correspondence between him and a former Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party’s […]
Business
Nigeria’ll Overcome Present Challenges — Jonathan By Samuel Oyadongha
OTUOKE—Former President Goodluck Jonathan has said that Nigerians must be prepared to protect and develop the country at all times. He said that the current challenges Nigerians were facing were transient as the country would […]
Government
States and Road Parking Policy | Tribune
iN their desperation to buoy their internally generated revenue, some states in the country have devised disingenuous and punitive means of fleecing their citizens for some nebulous breaches of the law. For instance, the past […]
Government
How Seriake Dickson Is Under-developing Bayelsa State, By Ominabo Wealth Dickson
There are some leaders in Nigeria who go into to power without understanding the complexities of governance. They were never set for power and the hard work on behalf of the people that accompany executive […]
Issues/Policy
Dilemma of the Nigerian Youth, By Gimba Kakanda
These past weeks, I’ve had reason to reflect more on the place of the Nigerian youth in politics and public service. The inspiration for this was the hypocrisy I witnessed all the times our gerontocratic […]
CRIME
How Ali Modu Sheriff Aided and Abetted Boko Haram: 40 Unknown Facts, By Kaka Shehu Lawan
Throughout last week, former governor of Borno State, Ali Modu Sheriff issued a series of statements with some of them containing threats. His reactions were based on my remarks at the NBA conference in Port […]
Government
Nigerian President Says Boko Haram Leader Has Been Wounded | Theguardian
The Nigerian president, Muhammadu Buhari, has said the Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau is wounded in his first comments on military claims that the jihadi leader was injured in an attack. Nigeria’s armed forces said […]
Issues/Policy
Trump Vows To Begin Deportations Immediately If Sworn In | Independent
Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump linked illegal immigration and employment Saturday, pledging to start deporting offenders as soon as he is sworn in should he become the White House’s next occupant. Trump all the while […]
Health
People Who Use Bleaching Creams Find It Difficult To Stop By Florence Amagiya
Dr. Aranmolate Ayobami is a Medical Doctor and the CEO of Grandville Medical and Laser. He is into laser treatments, liposuction, amongst others. One of the best in his field, he throws more light on […]
Health
The Psychology Of Bleaching Is Absurd – Adenuga
Dr Mike Adenuga, Medical Director of Mataden Specialist Hospital, Ibadan and a University of Ibadan qualified surgeon is also a trained Immunologist. The fellow of the Association of Surgeons in Nigeria for 38 years shares […]