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As Nigerians of voting age troop out in their numbers today to participate in the presidential and National Assembly elections, security agencies have urged voters not to entertain any fear, assuring that adequate arrangements had […]

Haruna Mohammed, publisher of WikkiTimes, an investigative media platform based in Bauchi, has been arrested in the state. Yakubu Mohammed, editor of WikkiTimes, in a statement on Sunday, said the publisher was arrested while covering […]

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has announced the development of eNaira enhanced services to address challenges faced by unbanked Nigerians. The initiative enables customers to use the unstructured supplementary service data (USSD) code *997*50# […]

The federal government says it has entered into an agreement with the United States on an extension of tourist visa validity for both countries to five years. In a statement on Friday by Sola Fasure, […]

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC on Friday said it has intercepted the sum of N32.24 million suspected to be for vote buying in Lagos ahead of Saturday’s presidential and national assembly polls. The […]

United States President, Joe Biden has charged Nigerians to go out on Saturday to vote for the presidential candidate of their choices. Biden, in a statement said elections were fundamental part of a functioning democracy […]

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) declared on Wednesday that Saturday’s Presidential election will provide an opportunity for Nigerians to pass a resounding verdict on the failures of the administration of the All Progressives Congress (APC) […]

The Federal Government of Nigeria has cautioned Nigerians to be careful of joining the ‘japa’ (fleeing from Nigeria) trend in search of a better life, saying many who did are struggling to return. Otunba Olusegun […]

The Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company (IBEDC), yesterday, called on those protesting fuel and currency scarcity to desist from attacking its workers and facilities. This was contained in a statement signed by the Managing Director of […]

The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Usman Alkali Baba, has ordered a restriction of all forms of vehicular movement on roads, waterways, and other forms of transportation, from 12 am to 6 pm on election day […]

The Supreme Court, yesterday, said it will deliver judgment in the suit challenging the naira redesign policy of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on March 3, effectively extending the stalemate to after Saturday’s presidential […]

By Biodun Busari The parent company of Facebook and Instagram, Meta has announced a new paid subscription for its platforms, which among other features, would allow users to pay for a verified account. Meta’s Chief […]

The United States of America has filed charges against at least 18 Nigerian nurses for allegedly fraudulently obtaining educational credentials, PREMIUM TIMES can report. The Texas Board of Nursing charged the health workers at the […]

Justice Chukwujekwu Aneke of the Federal High Court, Lagos, has granted the prayer of the Labour Party, LP, seeking an order to bar the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, from using the chairman of the […]

A former Vice President of the World Bank, Oby Ezekwesili, has expressed concerns about the naira redesign policy of the Central Bank of Nigeria. During an interview on Channels TV on Sunday, Mrs Ezekwesili wondered […]

More than 120 front-line Anti-corruption Civil Society Organisations, on Friday, held a massive town hall meeting, in Lagos, to round off their week-long protest against what they called “Politicisation of the Economic and Financial Crimes […]

The United Nations office in Nigeria has outlined a number of concerns in the build-up to Nigeria’s general elections on 25 February and 11 March. Nigeria will hold presidential and federal legislative elections on 25 […]