The Guild of Corporate Online Publishers (GOCOP) has come of age as a leading association of professional journalists who have embraced online publishing in Nigeria. From October 6 to 9, members from different parts of the country converged on Lagos for what turned out to be a memorable 10th Annu...
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When the Nigerian government announced a 30-day temporary fuel price intervention last Thursday, likes began to attract likes. In the government’s announcement, petrol will henceforth be on offer at N1,350 per litre at designated NNPCL stations. That announcement immediately reso...
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Nearly 20 years ago, while stumping for his party, the Peoples’ Democratic Party, out-going president, Olusegun Obasanjo, decided to confront head-on morbid rumours about the health of his hand-picked successor. Umaru Musa Yar’Adua, then governor of Katsina State and the presiden...
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The Economist’s “Nigerians Dislike Their President, But May Re-elect Him Anyway” is a confident piece, and a narrow one. It grants the dislike, then treats it as electorally irrelevant. Incumbency, a split opposition, a Muslim-Muslim ticket, and a public that expects little will,...
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Amnesty International Nigeria has called on the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, and other relevant authorities to suspend all planned demolition activities that could pave the way for the development of a green area protecting a critical public utili...
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The Afe Babalola University, Ado Ekiti, has urged Nigerians to embrace Nigerian-made herbal medicine and reduce their dependence on foreign counterparts. The Deputy Director, AB Pharmaceutical Services, Oluwatoyin Afolabi, said Nigeria’s continued reliance on foreign herbal produ...
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By Udeme Akpan & Obas Esiedesa, Abuja Days after the Federal Government announced measures to cushion the impact of rising fuel prices on consumers, petroleum marketers have increased petrol pump prices by up to N29 per litre in Abuja. Checks across the nation’s capital on Sunday...
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By Luminous Jannamike ABUJA – The African Democratic Congress Presidential Campaign Council (ADC-PCC) has accused the Kano State Police Command of suppressing dissent after operatives allegedly disrupted a ‘Tinubu Must Go’ rally and arrested the owner of the venue where it was he...
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The Lagos State Government has announced plans to increase electricity supply to above 3,000 megawatts (MW) from the current level... The post Sanwo-Olu Targets 3,000MW Electricity Supply for Lagos by March 2027 appeared first on Nairametrics ....
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Enugu State Government has alleged that some opposition elements are plotting to bring armed thugs and bandits into the state to create panic and insecurity ahead of the 2027 general elections. The government also blamed the Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, for the crisis at the...
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Amnesty International Nigeria has condemned the alleged blocking of a “Tinubu-Must-Go” event in Kano State, accusing the police of violating the rights to freedom of association and peaceful assembly. The human rights organisation disclosed this in a post on its X platform on Sun...
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The party urged affected candidates, members, and supporters to remain calm and patient while it engages with the electoral commission. The post PDP speaks on candidates’ omission from INEC’s list, says it will be addressed appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria ....
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President Bola Tinubu has welcomed the World Bank’s October 2026 Nigeria Development Update, titled ‘Beyond the Federal Purse: How Higher Revenues Reshaped State Priorities’. Tinubu, in a statement on Sunday, said the institution’s findings “confirm ...
