ABUJA—Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, may have shunned entreaties from members of his party, the All Progressives Congress, to tinker with the list of committee heads which he released with a view […]
Oil marketers will get N413 billion for subsidy claims, following the Federal Government’s approval, the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) said yesterday. NNPC spokesman Ohi Alegbe said the oil giant had taken steps to eliminate […]
The Edo State Government on Wednesday said that it had begun moves to recover $31m which it said was allegedly “fraudulently taken” from the government coffers, during the administration of former Governor Lucky Igbinedion. According […]
ABUJA-SENATOR Ben Murray- Bruce, PDP, Bayelsa East has described the imposition of $5.2 billion fine on MTN, Nigeria by the Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC was a bad signal to foreign investors. According to him in […]
The Senate on Wednesday rejected a motion for the payment of N5, 000 monthly allowance to unemployed youths in the country. The motion was sponsored by Philip Aduda (PDP, FCT) but was greeted with shouts […]
Enugu — The umbrella association of all Igbo cultural unions, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, has given reasons for Igbo language not being spoken at Igbo gatherings by Ndigbo. Nwabueze, who spoke at an Igbo language programme organized […]
LAGOS — Activities at the retail segment of the official foreign exchange market were grounded, yesterday, as end users avoided bureaux de change (BDCs), to avoid submitting their Biometric Verification Number (BVN) for foreign exchange […]
PREMIUM TIMES has obtained exclusive details of how officials at the an Abuja branch of Fidelity Bank allegedly facilitated the laundering of hundreds of millions of naira by the embattled former Chairman of the Pension […]
There was mild drama at the senate on Wednesday, as All Progressives Congress (APC) senators and those of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) squabbled over a motion by Philip Aduda, senate minority leader, urging President […]
Arik Air, West and Central Africa’s largest carrier, is rewarding passengers with surprise gifts mid-flight in what the company calls the #ArikCares Special Give-Away. Gifts to be given out include a number of iPad Air […]
I predicted more than a year ago that the presidential race is going to come down to a race between Jeb Bush and Hillary Clinton and that Hillary would win. I neither speak in tongue […]
Nigerian Senate President Bukola Saraki, former National Security Adviser Sambo Mohammed Dasuki and US presidential candidate Hillary Clinton may want to have tea together sometime to share notes. As Saraki and Dasuki face various charges […]
One of the qualities that recommended, even endeared, President Muhammadu Buhari to a majority of the electorate over and above former president Goodluck Jonathan in the last election was that of resoluteness. His first coming […]
From the look of things, there is trouble, great trouble in the horizon in the South-South of the country and the government should rise up to nip, in the bud, the impending catastrophe that now […]
If fair representation in government is the goal, then that is more perfectly taken care of by the legislature which, lest we forget, is an arm of the government! In any case, the mere appointment […]
The fortunes of the Nigerian Army have of late been going down precipitously. A military force that was for a long time the pride of the country, and was deservedly celebrated for its peace keeping […]
MAJORITY Leader of the House of Representatives, Mr. Femi Gbajabiamila, has said that the Speaker, Mr. Yakubu Dogara, never consulted him before he appointed 96 chairmen and deputies of standing committees of the House. Though […]
A BUJA—Barely 48 hours to the commencement of full blown-trial on the 13-count criminal charge that was entered against him by the Federal Government, the Senate President, Dr. Olubukola Saraki, yesterday, approached the Supreme Court, […]
There is no respite yet for former National Security Adviser (NSA) Col. Sambo Dasuki, despite being granted leave to travel out for treatment by a Federal High Court. Security yesterday invited him for questioning over […]
RIVERS State Governor, Chief Nyesom Wike, has told the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress in the 2015 governorship election, Dr. Dakuku Peterside, not to delude himself on the possibility of a rerun of […]
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