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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 […]

The federal government has extended the deadline for the ongoing national identification number (NIN) and subscriber identity module (SIM) integration exercise by eight weeks. The new deadline is April 6, 2021. Isa Pantami, minister of […]

The inter-ministerial committee on the disposal of assets forfeited to the federal government, has commenced the process of selling final forfeited assets in 25 locations across the country. Dayo Apata, chairman of the committee, made […]

Tunde Bakare, overseer of the Citadel Global Community Church, formerly known as Latter Rain Assembly, says President Muhammadu Buhari has disappointed Nigerians. Bakare stated this while speaking with Dele Momodu, a journalist and publisher of […]

A judge of the Delta State High Court Justice Anthony Ezonfade Okorodas has revealed that his first three children born by his first wife were not his biological children. Okorodas found the shattering news after […]

State governments, except Lagos and Oyo, are not making independent plans to procure COVID-19 vaccine, officials told The PUNCH on Sunday. Officials of states including Plateau, Delta, Ekiti, Gombe, Cross River and Bauchi, in separate […]

The tenure of the Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu officially expires today as today marks the completion of his 35 years maximum to stay in the police force. President Muhammadu Buhari is expected to name […]

Former US President Donald Trump announced Sunday that he had hired two new lawyers to head his defense team for his historic second impeachment trial. Trump’s announcement came the day after US media reported that […]

Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Sunday vowed to jail violators of COVID-19 protocols in the state for six months as the virus peaks in Lagos. Lagos posted over 1,040 cases on Saturday, the highest […]

By Kazeem Ugbodaga Two former governors of Lagos State, Akinwunmi Ambode and Babatunde Fashola have been absent from social media for over one year. While Fashola, Minister of Works and Housing is visible everywhere and […]

Senate President Dr Ahmad Lawan and Speaker of House of Representatives Mr Femi Gbajabiamila have been given 14 days ultimatum to probe the allegations of missing N4.4 billion of public money budgeted for the National […]