A court in Malaysia has sentenced two Nigerian students to death by hanging for trafficking hard drug. A High Court Judge, Datuk Abdul Halim Aman sitting in Shah Alam ruled that Mustafa Azmir, 28, and […]
Lagos – The Lagos State Government has advised the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) to prepare for the coming changes in the state’s transportation sector. Mr Akinwunmi Ambode, the Governor of Lagos State, […]
Members of the Federal Executive Council, on Wednesday, embarked on a marathon meeting that saw them approving contracts totalling about N960bn. The contracts cut across different sectors such as road, aviation, education and transport, among […]
History was made this week when Jamila Malafa, first female military officer of the northern extraction, was decorated in Abuja. Malafa was decorated with the rank of commodore, which is equivalent to the rank of […]
“The joy of a dying father is the presence of a worthy successor” – late Dan Masanin Kano, Yusuf Maitama Sule. History was made last Friday, December 15th, 2017 in Katagum emirate of Bauchi state […]
Immediate past Senate President, David Mark, has described the allegation by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission that he purchased his house in Apo Legislative Quarters Abuja illegally as “spurious, contrived and baseless.” Mark, in […]
The President’s and the Vice-President’s pay is low, Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo said yesterday. He criticized the private sector for not respecting the national minimum wage law, which puts the lowest pay at N18,000. Speaking at […]
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, on Tuesday said it released 300 trucks of petrol to Lagos and 170 to Abuja, to stem long queues at filling stations. NNPC Spokesman, Ndu Ughamadu, announced the release […]
The Federal Government has accused a former Senate President, David Mark, of illegally acquiring his then official residence as his private property. In September this year, the government, through the Special Presidential Investigation Panel for […]
Governors under the aegis of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum last week after the National Economic Council meeting announced that the sum of $1bn be withdrawn from the Excess Crude Account for fighting the Boko Haram […]
These are some of the major health issues in the news last week: Nigerian health workers pass vote of no confidence on Minister The professional rivalry in the Nigerian health sector is threatening to boil […]
An estate agent who helped ex-minister, Diezani Alison-Madueke, buy properties in the UK has been arrested in Nigeria. PREMIUM TIMES reported how Adeyemi Edun helped Mrs. Alison-Madueke buy millions of pounds worth of properties in the UK. […]
The Acting Chairman, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, says it is cheaper to prevent corruption than to fight it. Mr. Magu said this on Thursday during the Anti-Corruption Sensitisation Programme organised for the Federal […]
Omarosa Manigault, a Nigerian who is director of communications for the White House’s office of public liaison, has resigned. According to sources, Manigault who earns $180,000 per annum will leave the White House on January […]
The ready assumption by some writers and public commentators is that most Nigerians are gullible and have short memories. As such, some of these self acclaimed political analysts churn out falsehood as facts in an […]
Lagos State government on Tuesday sealed off the premises of some major commercial transport companies, including Chisco Transport, Ifex Express Limited, and GUO Transport as it commences enforcement of the relocation of inter-state buses from […]
The whistle-blower that provided information leading to the recovery of the N13bn Ikoyi loot will receive his commission this week, investigations have revealed. The Minister of Finance, Mrs. Kemi Adeosun, had two weeks ago said […]
Lagos—The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC has said that the Court of Appeal judgment on prosecution of serving judges will not stand. The Court of Appeal sitting in Lagos, yesterday, had held that the […]
Speaker Yakubu Dogara has revealed how Asiwaju Bola Tinubu begged him to allow his protégée, Femi Gbajabiamila become speaker of the House of Representatives prior to the leadership contest of June, 2015. Dogara’s assertion in […]
GOVERNOR Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State, will present the 2018 Appropriation Bill to the state House of Assembly for approval on Monday. A statement by Ms Bose Lambo, Director, Public Affairs of the Assembly, said […]
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