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LAGOS — Organisers of the nationwide protest against hardship, former Vice President Abubakar Atiku, Nobel Laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka, and human rights activist, Femi Falana, SAN, have described as the hollow response of President Bola […]

More foreign flags have been sighted in some parts of the country as the #EndBadGovernanceProtest enters its fifth day. Reports say a faction of protesters arrived in Jos, Plateau capital, on Sunday with Russian and […]

Coca-Cola Nigeria Limited (Coca-Cola) says its packaging provides clear information and meets the national regulatory requirements. The company spoke in a statement, responding to a warning issued by the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission […]

Wole Soyinka, Nobel laureate, says the use of bullets and tear gas on Nigerians protesting against economic hardship is an abuse of state power. Soyinka said the manner in which security operatives treated the protesters […]

Fifty members of the House of Representatives on Thursday rallied support for the Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Ltd, Mele Kyari, and the Chief Executive of the Nigeria Midstream and […]

The Katsina State Police Command has begun enforcement of a directive by the state government imposing a 24-hour curfew on the Dutsinma Local Government Area and a 7pm to 7am restriction of movement in the […]

Peter Obi, presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the 2023 election, has denied leading the August 1 protest in Abuja. On Thursday, a youth-led nationwide protest against the rising cost of living kicked […]

ABUJA: Federal Capital Territory FCT Minister, Ezenwo Nyesom Wike has again called on those protesting against the President Bola Tinubu administration to come for dialogue, saying government is ready to listen to them and also […]

The organisers of the hardship protest against bad governance called for 1 August in Kano State have outlined their demands, calling on the Nigerian government to address them. The group, led by Anas Adamu, at […]

The Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) has grounded the operations of Arik Airline over a $2.5 million debt owed to Atlas Petroleum International Ltd. The development was made known in a statement issued Tuesday by […]

A new report has ranked Nigeria 92nd on the list of countries with the most visa-free access to other nations. The report released by Henley and Partners on Tuesday is based on exclusive and official […]

The United States embassy in Abuja and the consulate in Lagos will move to a new visa services provider on August 26. In a statement on Wednesday, the embassy said no action is needed for […]

A high court in Ghana has barred groups from holding protests in the capital Accra as youth-led demonstrations in other African countries become commonplace. The 7-day protest dubbed ‘The Gen-Z demo’ is billed for July […]

The Federal Government, through the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority, is expecting fresh reports to confirm the real sulphur content of the diesel produced by the Dangote refinery as the company debunked claims […]

Aliko Dangote, Africa’s richest man, says he is willing to sell his oil refinery to the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited. Aliko spoke in an interview with Premium Times on Sunday. The billionaire’s statement […]

The leadership of the Labour Party has condemned the removal of Senator Ali Ndume as the Chief Whip of the Senate on Wednesday. Following his sack, Ndume was immediately replaced by the Senator representing Borno […]

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has said it is not aware of the requirement for Nigerians to have a $10,000 bank balance and pay N640,000 application fee to obtain its visa. Recall on Monday, the […]

The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) says the average retail price of a litre of petrol increased to N750.17 in June — up from the N545.83 recorded in the same month last year. This signifies […]

The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) says the average price of automotive gas oil (AGO), also known as diesel, was N1,462.98 per litre in June. In its automotive gas oil (diesel) price watch for June […]