At 79, Atiku Abubakar is no longer trying to prove that he can survive Nigeria’s politics. He has already done that. His significance in the 2027 presidential contest lies elsewhere. Read Also: 2027 Presidential Election: Meet Sandy Onor, scholar carrying PDP’s broken burden After decades of movi...
safety
By Emma Nnadozie FOR years, the decrepit state of police barracks across Nigeria has been a recurring symbol of the difficult conditions under which many police officers and their families live. From leaking roofs and cracked walls to overcrowding, poor sanitation and inadequate ...
News
Good morning! Here is today’s summary from Nigerian Newspapers: 1. Public sector unions, under the aegis of the Joint National Public Service Negotiating Council, JNPSNC, have directed all federal, state and local government employees to begin a three-day warning strike from toda...
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IN this chance interview with Professor Auwalu Yadudu of Bayero University, Kano, he makes it clear that whereas there are erring judicial officers in the country, Nigeria’s judiciary has not done as badly as is being perceived. Unfortunately for the justices, they cannot come ou...
Local
***Decry Tinubu’s indifference to demand ***Public sector unions order total compliance By Victor Ahiuma-Young & Johnbosco Agbakwuru LAGOS — Public sector unions under the aegis of the Joint National Public Service Negotiating Council, JNPSNC, have directed all federal, state and...
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Donald Duke’s return to Nigeria’s presidential race is less a story of a new entrant than of a politician reopening a national argument that began nearly two decades ago. Read Also: Court dismisses suit seeking to void Donald Duke’s PRP presidential candidacy The former Cross Riv...
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In this second and last part of this investigation, PREMIUM TIMES reports that nearly five years after Nigeria enacted its anti-flaring law, regulatory delays, weak enforcement, and gaps in methane measurement have left communities exposed. The post INVESTIGATION: NUPRC fails to ...
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NOT a few Nigerians, especially me, expected that there would be something to hold on to when the President made his speech commemorating our National Day, October 1, yesterday morning. As a newspaperman, I read the message more than three times, looking for that strand of a mess...
schools
CHILD labour and out-of-school children remain a serious menace in Nigeria. This is despite the challenges they pose to societal well-being and progress. The failure of government is writ large in this problem. Governor Umar Bago of Niger State amplified this failure recently whe...
government
The Senate Leader, Opeyemi Bamidele, has warned politicians against inflammatory rhetoric and other actions that could threaten Nigeria’s peace ahead of the 2027 general elections. Bamidele, who is also the Chairman of the South-West Caucus in the National Assembly, urged politic...
Local
A medical practitioner and Medical Coordinator at Victoria Island Medical Centre, OneHealth by AXA, Dr Akinlawon Olamide, has urged families caring for ageing parents to adopt structured healthcare plans to help them balance the demands of work, family and caregiving. Olamide mad...
government
Sync Finance Company Limited has announced the appointment of Onwuanibe as Chairman of its Board of Directors, following the receipt of ”no objection” from the Central Bank of Nigeria. According to a, statement from the Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of Sync Finance, I...
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The Bureau of Public Service Reforms has inaugurated four Inter-Ministerial Task Teams to strengthen institutional reforms, governance and service delivery across Nigeria’s Federal Public Service. The Director-General of the Bureau, Dr Dasuki I. Arabi, disclosed this on Monday in...
