The Nigeria Police Force has officially summoned Joe Ajaero, President of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), for questioning in connection with an ongoing investigation into alleged criminal conspiracy, terrorism financing, treasonable felony, subversion, and cybercrime. ONLY +18 ALLOW TO WATCH ...
The Presidency has responded to criticisms of the purchase of a new presidential jet by saying the jet will save Nigeria millions of dollars. In a statement confirming a PREMIUM TIMES report that President Bola Tinubu would use the new jet to travel ...
The Algerian president has announced that his country is ready to build three hospitals in the Gaza Strip if the land border crossing between Egypt and the enclave is reopened. Abdelmadjid Tebboune made his statement on Sunday while campaigning for ...
No fewer than 93 suspects were arrested following raids on some criminal hideouts by the operatives of the FCT Police Command. CP Benneth Igweh, while parading the suspects at the command in Abuja, on Saturday, said the suspects were arrested ...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission Chairman, Ola Olukoyede said the Economic Community of West African States would develop a protocol to address the issue of stolen artefacts from ECOWAS countries. He noted that the United Nations and other asset ...
Strict compliance with quality protocols is being observed as the ongoing construction of Unity Flyover Bridge by His Excellency Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq’s administration grows to full completion. Going by the pace of work at the Unity Flyover Bridge, it is ...
On Thursday, the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) issued a safety advisory urging residents across 27 states to relocate. These warnings were not arbitrary; the agency had analysed some communities and determined they faced a high risk of severe flooding. ...
There are strong indications that the Inspector-General of Police, IGP Kayode Egbetokun’s tenure may not be extended by President Bola Tinubu. Egbetokun, who was appointed on June 19, last year, is expected to retire on September 4, when he turns ...
Nigeria is bracing for a new wave of nationwide protests in October. The demonstrations are being organized by the same organisers who led the previous protests which were tagged #EndBadGovernance. This comes on the backdrop of widespread dissatisfaction with how ...
Nigerians’ optimism about the end of petrol scarcity this year has been significantly dampened following recent statements from the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL). The company has now set an indefinite timeline for when the Port Harcourt Refining Company ...
The Senate and House of Representatives Committees on Labour and Employment have noted their commitment to addressing some of the issues limiting the functions of the Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF). At a two-day retreat organized by the NSITF ...
Ahead of the September 21 governorship election in Edo State, Convener of Asue Ighodalo Patriots (AIP), Chief Paul Smith Eghobor, has made a passionate appeal to the Esan people to be wary of being deceived by those who do not ...
Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum, was the chair on Saturday at the reception for the wedding of the daughter of Anambra State Governor, Professor Charles Chukuma Soludo. Vice President Kashim Shettima also attended the occasion which took place at ...
Over 1,000 Nigerians protesting against President Bola Tinubu’s government have been remanded in prison custody in a nationwide crackdown on #EndBadGovernance protesters, says Amnesty International. In a statement on Saturday, the human rights organisation raised the alarm over Nigerian authorities ...
Chaos erupted at a police checkpoint beside the Nnobi Police Station on Nnobi/Nkpor Road in Idemili South Local Government Area of Anambra State, where a ruthless band of gunmen stormed in and fatally shot a policeman. ONLY +18 ALLOW TO ...
In a trending video, Isa Mohammed Bawa, the Sokoto monarch who was kidnapped in July along the Sokoto-Sabon Birni Road of Sokoto State, has said that the government failed to act after he pleaded for an intervention. In the clip ...
Justice Mabel Segun-Bello, an FCT Federal High Court judge, has said that a strong presidential or political party support is important for anyone to become a judge in Nigeria. Despite this abnormality, she said, her own appointment done in 2022 ...
Mele Kyari, Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Ltd (NNPCL) is spearheading transformative initiatives in Nigeria’s energy sector which have bolstered the country’s drive towards a $1tn economy by 2027. Energy security is a cornerstone for ...
As criticisms continue to trail the N21 million monthly salaries and allowances of National Assembly (NASS) members, the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), has faulted Nigeria’s wage system, saying it is breeding what it described as “choking inequality and inequity.” ONLY ...
Akwa Ibom State government and private sector operators have been urged to invest in Tuberculosis services aimed at enhancing the treatment and preventing further spread of the infectious disease in the state. Civil Society Organization made the appeal at the ...
