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In a unique public/private partnership, MTN has announced a donation of US$25 million to support the African Union’s COVID-19 vaccination programme. The donation will help secure up to seven million doses of the COVID-19 vaccine […]

The World Health Organisation-led COVAX global initiative has failed to shortlist Nigeria for the Pfizer vaccines following its inability to meet the standard requirement of storing the vaccines at the required -70 degrees Celsius. The […]

By Monday Osayande, Asaba The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) is fully ready to fund research on COVID-19 as part of efforts to free Nigeria from the grip of the virus. CBN Governor, Mr Godwin […]

By Wole Oyebade The Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19 has made a U-turn in the suspension of the operations of Emirates flights into Nigeria. The action was in lieu of the United Arab Emirates’ […]

The Lagos State Government says it plans to phase out yellow buses in accordance with its transportation masterplan of the state. Commissioner for Transportation, Dr Frederic Oladeinde, said this in a virtual forum on Thursday, […]

Mike Ozekhome, a senior advocate of Nigeria (SAN), says the extension of the tenure of Mohammed Adamu as inspector general of police is “arbitrary, whimsical and unconscionable”. President Muhammadu Buhari, on Thursday, extended the tenure […]

Tunde Bakare, overseer of the Citadel Global Community Church, formerly known as Latter Rain Assembly, says open grazing, which is currently being practised in the country needs to end. Speaking on Arise Television on Thursday, […]

German court authorities are unable to cash in more than $60 million in bitcoins confiscated from a convicted fraudster as he has not revealed the passwords, a court spokesman said on Thursday. The court in […]

President Muhammadu Buhari has extended the tenure of Mohammed Adamu as the Inspector General of Police (IGP) by three months. Mr Adamu was due to retire from the police last Monday having spent the maximum […]

The Leadership of the Joint Action Committee (JAC) of the non-teaching staff unions of universities says it will go ahead with its nationwide strike on February 5. This is to compel the Federal Government to […]

Nigerians, yesterday, kicked as President Muhammadu Buhari extended the tenure of the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Mohammed Adamu, and forwarded the names of the immediate past service chiefs to the Senate as non-career ambassadors-designate. […]

Nigeria has ranked top among countries with the highest number of unserviceable aircraft in global commercial aviation. CH aviation, a Swiss-based firm that specialises in data and information gathering for global aviation operators, estimated that […]

The Ooni of Ife, Enitan Ogunwusi, has described the comments made against him by the acclaimed Yoruba warlord, Sunday Adeyemo, popularly known as Sunday Igboho, as irresponsible. In an exclusive telephone interview with PREMIUM TIMES, […]

As Nigeria and the rest of the world grapple with the COVID-19 pandemic, health experts and advocates say the virus has led to less attention being paid to other ailments such as cancer. While cancer […]

By Kazeem Ugbodaga The Federal High Court, Ikoyi, Lagos on Wednesday affirmed the position of Lagos State Government restricting the use of motorcycles, tricycles as means of transportation within 6 Local Government Area and 9 […]

Peter Obi, former governor of Anambra, says Nigeria doesn’t need more than N150 billion to procure COVID-19 vaccines. Osagie Ehanire, minister of health, said in December 2020 that the federal government needs about N400 billion […]