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The senior advocate of Nigeria (SAN) announced his resignation in a letter dated September 15, 2020, addressed to Adamu Adamu, minister of education. The development comes weeks after Babalakin was suspended by the federal government. […]

Former President Goodluck Jonathan says any society where thugs become role models is doomed to fail. Writing as a guest columnist on THISDAY on Friday, Jonathan said it is sad that in some places, miscreants […]

The Nigerian government has directed account holders in financial institutions across the country to complete a new “self-certification” form. The Nigerian government made this known Thursday via its verified handle, @NigeriaGov. In a series of […]

On Monday, PREMIUM TIMES published a 20-month investigation revealing the rotten underbelly of the Nigerian healthcare system where doctors, hospitals and medical laboratory service providers connive to defraud patients of billions of naira annually through […]

The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved the transmission of a Proceeds of Crime Recovery and Management Agency Bill to the National Assembly to facilitate the establishment of an Agency for recovered assets. The Attorney […]

• Middle Belt forum, PANDEF kick • Our public officials are jokers, Afenifere tells Buhari • President unveils anniversary logo Federal Government’s plan to mark Nigeria’s 60th Independence anniversary for a whole year — beginning […]

The Federal Government, in conjunction with Lagos State, yesterday ordered the stoppage of all barge operations, which have desecrated the once beautiful and peaceful Marina coastline. However, the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) said it would […]

Nigeria’s Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo has left Abuja for Accra, Ghana to attend an Extraordinary Summit of the Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS on the situation in Mali. Osinbajo, who is representing […]

Fourth annual Goalkeeper’s report We’re hosting this call to answer any questions about our fourth annual Goalkeeper’s report. Obviously, this is the report card tracking the progress towards the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals. Now, […]

Officials in troubled Borno’s local governments have been defrauding the state of billions of naira for the past ten years, a report has shown. Borno is the state most affected by the Boko Haram insurgency […]

ABUJA— LEADERS of thought, elder statesmen from four of the six geo-political zones of the country, on the platform of Southern and Middle Belt Leaders Forum, have taken a swipe at the presidency, describing the […]

APC Consoli- dation Group, a group in the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC-CG,has described Nigeria’s latest ranking as third in the Global Terrorism Index,GTI, as not only disappointing but also embarrassing. According to the group, […]

Obadiah Mailafia, former deputy governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), says he has no proof to back his claim on Boko Haram sponsor. Mailafia was invited by the Department of State Services (DSS) […]

Zainab Abiola, counsel to Ibrahim Magu, suspended acting chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFFC), has described her client’s probe as a “hatchet job.” In an interview with TheCable, Abiola, who was walked […]

The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has dissociated itself from the planned protest by the Southwest Zone D chapter of the association over the recent hike in fuel pump price and electricity tariff. The […]