Over two years after the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) introduced the Meter Asset Provider (MAP) scheme to close the estimated 40million metering gap; it has remained a pipedream with many Nigerian households unconnected to […]
The Nigerian Army has redeployed 204 officers to new formations across the country, PREMIUM TIMES has learnt. The redeployment, which sources said was effected on March 5, came the same day the Chief of Army […]
The Presidency has again reassured Nigerians on the safety and efficacy of the COVID-19 vaccine administered on President Muhammadu Buhari and Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo on Saturday. The president’s spokesman, Malam Garba Shehu, gave the assurance […]
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on Saturday introduced a new incentive to encourage inflow of diaspora remittances. The incentive, tagged “Naira 4 Dollar Scheme”, was announced in a circular signed by Saleh Jibrin, CBN […]
By Taiwo Adebulu The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) says electricity distribution companies (DisCos) are to replace faulty and obsolete prepaid meters for their customers. In a document issued, on Friday, and signed by Sanusi […]
Sadly, this story makes me laugh. A human rights activist shared with me an experience she had during a governorship election in one of the south-west states many years ago. She said she was in […]
Godwin Emefiele, governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), says the new diaspora policy — “Naira 4 Dollar Scheme” — will make remittance transfer cheaper for Nigerians in the diaspora. Emefiele said this during […]
Aerial supply of arms, ammunition and food to bandits is a major reason for the imposition of ‘no fly zone’ order on Zamfara State, it was learnt on Wednesday. Besides, helicopters are also used to […]
It has become a yearly sacramental that during this season, friends and associates of Nigeria’s former President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo converge in the hilly town of Abeokuta, Ogun State, to mark his birthday. On this […]
The Nigerian Senate on February 24 confirmed President Muhammadu Buhari’s appointment of Abdulrasheed Bawa as the new chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes (EFCC), marking the beginning of a new era for an organisation […]
The Federal Road Safety Corp (FRSC)’s insistence on National Identification Number (NIN) for issuance of driver’s licence and vehicle registration is bringing sanity and credibility to the process, although problems remain, writes ROBERT EGBE Couldn’t drive, […]
ACTING on a recommendation by the Justice Ayo Salami-led panel, the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), has departed from the tradition of appointing police officers to steer the affairs of the Economic and Financial […]
IT is heartening that efforts are ongoing to develop a vaccine for Lassa fever. An American biotechnology company, INOVIO, which is spearheading the research, noted that the first participant in Lassa vaccine trial had been […]
Facebook-owned messaging platform, WhatsApp, on Thursday, introduced voice and video calling features to its app’s desktop. WhatsApp, in a statement, said, “We’re excited to announce that private and secure one-to-one voice and video calls are […]
A Nigerian drug baron, Ekwegbalu James Nzube, 45, has been sentenced to death in Vietnam for smuggling drugs into the country. Nzube was sentenced to death by a court in the southern Tay Ninh Province […]
All the 36 state governors and their deputies will receive the COVID-19 vaccine in public on March 10. The decision was reached on Thursday, after an emergency meeting to discuss the distribution of the vaccine. […]
Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu will commission the 1.4km Pen Cinema Bridge, Agege on Friday, 5 March 2021. The Agege Pen Cinema Flyover project started in 2017 under the last administration of former Governor Akinwunmi […]
Without doubt, corruption is one of the notorious ills bedevilling Nigeria economically, socially and politically. For one to fight corruption in Nigeria, one must be economically, socially and politically oriented; the versatility of corruption in […]
A fortnight ago, the news broke that Distinguished Humanities Scholar of the University of Texas, Austin, Prof. Toyin Falola, has been awarded a Doctor of Letters degree by the Postgraduate School of the University of […]
A federal high court sitting in Lagos has set aside its interim order of forfeiture made against Bukola Saraki, former senate president. The court had, in October 2019, granted the request of the Economic and […]
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