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The Deputy Gov. of Lagos State, Dr Obafemi Hamzat, has unveiled a policy agenda for the state, promising reforms in transportation, housing, security, technology, food distribution and justice delivery ahead of the 2027 governorship election. Hamzat made the commitments while pre...
By Emma Ujah, Abuja Bureau Chief The National Pension Commission is targeting Nigeria’s informal sector to secure the participation of the nation’s largest group of workers in the Contributory Pension Scheme (CPS). The Director-General of Pencom, Ms. Omolola Oloworaran, who spoke...
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has introduced a Device Checker service that allows consumers to verify communications devices by dialling *315#, as part of efforts to curb counterfeit and non-compliant phones on Nigerian mobile networks. The Commission said the init...
The council announced the election on its official X account, listing Nigeria among 15 countries the UN General Assembly elected to serve on the body from 2027 to 2029. The post Nigeria elected to UN Human Rights Council appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria ....
Nigeria’s National Pension Commission (PenCom) has said monthly pension payments to retirees under the Contributory Pension Scheme (CPS) increased by 22 per cent to N14.83 billion. The Director-General of PenCom, Omolola Oloworaran, disclosed this on Tuesday during a briefing in ...
The African Democratic Congress, ADC, Enugu State chapter, has condemned reported attacks on opposition parties in the state, particularly incidents involving members of the Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, on Saturday, October 10, 2026. Speaking through the Obodoeze Media Proje...
The commission noted in a statement that Africa’s biggest oil producer logged a peak production of 1.84 million barrels during the month as the country met its OPEC quota for the fifth month in a row. The post Nigeria meets OPEC quota for fifth straight month as oil output hits 1...
The organisation alleged that the highway contract had, from inception, been designed as a conduit for financing the ruling APC election expenses. The post Project Realignment: Makinde’s campaign organisation demands audit of ₦15trn Lagos-Calabar highway appeared first on Premium...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Lagos State on Tuesday met with security agencies, political parties and other stakeholders to strengthen collaboration and ensure peaceful conduct of the 2027 General Elections. Speaking at the stakeholders’ meeting in Lago...
The Nigerian Communications Commission has registered 231m devices and is implementing a new system to block unapproved phones from accessing networks. Read More: https://punchng.com/ncc-registers-231m-devices-moves-against-unapproved-access-to-networks/...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Lagos State has introduced QR codes to help eligible voters locate designated Permanent Voter Card (PVC) collection centres ahead of the 2027 general elections. The Commission said the codes could be scanned through its offi...
Nigeria has met its OPEC crude oil production quota for the fifth consecutive month, with daily production peaking at 1.84 million barrels in September 2026. Data from the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) showed that the country produced an average of mor...
The New Nigeria Peoples Party will soon announce a frontline presidential candidate it will adopt for the 2027 election, says its founder, Dr Boniface Anie Read More: https://punchng.com/2027-nnpp-ll-adopt-frontline-presidential-candidate-soon-founder/...
The APC has unveiled a new campaign headquarters in Lagos to strengthen political coordination and grassroots engagement ahead of the 2027 general election Read More: https://punchng.com/2027-apc-unveils-campaign-headquarters-in-lagos/...
Social commentator, Isaac Fayose, has claimed that the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, stands no chance of winning in three of Nigeria’s 10 states with the highest number of registered voters without rigging. In a video shared on his official Facebook page on Tuesday, Fayo...
The National Universities Commission (NUC) is developing a national artificial intelligence (AI) roadmap and policy framework to guide the adoption of emerging technologies in Nigerian universities. The Executive Secretary of the commission, Prof. Abdullahi Yusufu Ribadu, disclos...
The Leader of INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church, Primate Elijah Ayodele, has prophesied that there will be crisis and chaos in the country if President Bola Tinubu loses the 2027 presidential election. In a statement signed by his media aide, Osho Oluwatosin, Primate Ayodele reve...
The Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC, has commenced the implementation of an enhanced Type Approval Compliance framework aimed at identifying fake, cloned and non-compliant SIM-enabled communication devices in Nigeria. The Commission said that the initiative is designed to...
The International Human Rights Commission-Relief Fund Trust (IHRC-RFT), Nigeria Chapter, has raised concerns over the alleged harassment and mistreatment of peaceful Fulani communities by some security personnel, vigilante groups and criminal elements within their own ethnic grou...
A total of 449 candidates, including the Speaker of the Kano State House of Assembly, Ismail Falgore-Jibril, are contesting the 40 seats in the assembly in the 2027 general elections. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Falgore-Jibril, who represents Rogo Constituency, ...
Social media activist, Martins Vincent Otse, popularly known as VeryDarkMan, or VDM, VeryDarkMan, has warned the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike, that Nigerians could rise against him if he attempts to influence the outcome of the 2027 general election...
eTranzact International Plc has announced changes to the composition of its Board of Directors following the completion of a shareholding transaction that resulted in a change in the Company’s majority ownership structure. In a notification to Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX) and ...
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has again defended his multi-party Rainbow Coalition platform as campaigns ramp up for next year’s general elections. Wike spoke on Tuesday during a media chat with select journalists in Abuja, insisting the ...
By Olayinka Ajayi The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has intensified efforts to ensure that residents who registered for their Permanent Voter Cards, PVCs, get them timely with the launching of a QR code to assist them locate designated collection centres. Brief...
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike, on Tuesday, declared that what Nigerians saw during the 2023 presidential election will be totally different from what they would see in 2027. Wike made the remark while dismissing claims that the African Democratic...
eTranzact International Plc has reshaped its board following Trademarks Global Concepts Limited’s acquisition of a controlling 56.18% stake in the company. The post eTranzact board reshaped as Trademarks acquires controlling stake appeared first on Nairametrics ....
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has said his Rainbow Coalition in Rivers and the FCT is mainly set up to secure President Bola Tinubu’s re-election in 2027. Wike stated this during a media parley in Abuja on Tuesday. He waved aside concerns that the co...
By Joseph Erunke, Abuja The National Universities Commission (NUC) is stepping up regulatory oversight of Nigerian universities, introducing fresh quality assurance measures targeting admission processes, academic standards, accreditation and institutional governance amid growing...
An APC chieftain in Delta State, Olorogun John Oguma, has urged residents to support Governor Sheriff Oborevwori’s re-election bid, citing his performance. Read More: https://punchng.com/delta-apc-chieftain-rallies-support-for-oborevworis-re-election/...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Lagos has introduced QR codes to help eligible voters locate designated Permanent Voter Card (PVC) collection centres ahead of the 2027 general elections. The QR codes will be available for scanning across the Commission&rsq...
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike, has challenged Nigerians to vote for the African Democratic Congress, ADC, vice-presidential candidate, Rotimi Amaechi if he can establish that the Justice Karibi-Whyte Hospital project was executed during his tenure as...
Maduka University has emerged winner of the 2026 National Business Plan Competition for the South-East Zone, organised by the Association of Directors of Entrepreneurship Centres in Nigerian Universities, in partnership with the National Universities Commission (NUC). The Univers...
According to the IRL, its Strategy Committee conducted a months-long selection process involving four invited applicants from the MEA region, from which Nigeria emerged The post Rugby League: Nigeria becomes first African country in IRL accelerator programme appeared first on Pre...
Military veterans on Tuesday blocked the entrance to the Military Pensions Board office in Kubwa, Abuja, over concerns about the formula adopted for adjusting their pensions. The veterans who barricaded the entrance with canopies and chairs as early as 8.00am are protesting over ...
By Kingsley Omonobi Scores of retired military veterans on Tuesday blocked the entrance to the Military Pensions Board office in Dutse Alhaji, Abuja, over concerns about the formula adopted for adjusting the increment in their pensions. The veterans, as early as 8 a.m., barricade...
Military veterans have blocked the entrance to the Military Pensions Board in Abuja, protesting the formula used for adjusting their pensions. Read More: https://punchng.com/just-in-protesting-military-retirees-block-pensions-board-entrance-in-abuja/...
Military retirees on Tuesday barricaded the entrance to the Military Pensions Board office in Dutse Alhaji, Abuja, protesting the formula adopted for adjusting their pensions. The protesting veterans blocked access to the premises with canopies and chairs, while armed soldiers pr...
President Bola Tinubu is expected to inaugurate the council at the Presidential Villa in Abuja on Wednesday. The post Wike, Adeleke, Soludo named coordinators as APC revises campaign council list for 2027 election appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria ....
The Central Bank of Liberia (CBL) has approached Nigeria’s National Insurance Commission (NAICOM) for technical guidance on risk-based capital requirements, insurance supervision, and regulatory transition as it seeks to strengthen Liberia’s insurance industry. The post Liberia s...
Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana, has questioned the estimated ₦15tn cost of the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway and warned against voter suppression in Lago Read More: https://punchng.com/falana-questions-%e2%82%a615tn-coastal-highway-cost-warns-against-voter-suppression/...
The Arewa for Asiwaju group storms Aso Rock and declares full support for the president's reelection. The post Shettima to North: You have nothing to fear if Tinubu wins Second Term appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria ....
By Henry Umoru & Omeiza Ajayi ABUJA — The Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) and the Social Democratic Party (SDP) have taken different approaches to the omission of some of their governorship candidates from the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC)’s final list ahead ...
The Nigeria Volleyball Federation has expressed deep sorrow over the death of Dr. Bashir Ahmed Maizare, Secretary of the Kano State Sports Commission. Read More: https://punchng.com/nvbf-mourns-passing-of-kano-sports-commission-secretary/...
Military veterans are set to protest at the Military Pensions Board in Abuja over alleged disparities in pension payments following recent adjustments. Read More: https://punchng.com/pension-row-military-retirees-protest-today/...
A Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Olisa Agbakoba, has urged INEC to guarantee citizens the right to publish and analyse election results from polling units. Read More: https://punchng.com/2027-agbakoba-backs-citizens-right-to-publish-election-results/...
By Olayinka Ajayi The Joint National Association of Persons with Disabilities (JONAPWD), Lagos State, has urged the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, to ensure every vote counts, including PWDs, at the 2027 general election. Speaking on Monday during sensitisation ...
Lawmaker highlights Renewed Hope interventions as traditional rulers, community leaders commend infrastructure projects The Member representing Ikorodu Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives and Chairman of the House Committee on Defence, Rep. Babajimi Adegoke Benso...
The Deputy Governor of Lagos State, Dr. Obafemi Hamzat, says re-election of President Bola Tinubu and other All Progressives Congress (APC) candidates will be crucial to achieving the prosperity Nigerians desire. Hamzat, who is also the APC governorship candidate in Lagos State f...
The Christian Social Movement of Nigeria, CSMN, has warned that no region must lay claim to the ownership of Nigeria ahead of the 2027 general elections. The association also warned that irresponsible actors could find it easier to capture institutions, advance sectional interest...
Retired military personnel have threatened to protest at the Military Pensions Board in Abuja over a disputed pension adjustment formula and delayed paymen Read More: https://punchng.com/retired-soldiers-threaten-protest-over-disputed-pension-formula/...
The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has appointed Temitayo Victoria Adelusi as the new Administrative Secretary in Ondo State. The appointment follows the redeployment of the incumbent, Adenike Tadese, to Lagos State. The transition was announced on Monday aftern...
Nigerian music star Adewale Mayowa Emmanuel, popularly known as Mayorkun, has revealed the advice he received from his elder brother after opening up to him about his struggle to find a good woman to marry. Speaking on a recent episode of the Uncut podcast, Mayorkun said his elde...
Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals FZE, DPRP has announced a two-week extension of the application period for its Initial Public Offering, IPO, following approval from the Securities and Exchange Commission, SEC, amid what has become one of the most significant capital...
By Adegboyega Adeleye As Nigeria approaches the 2027 general elections, the careers of its longest-serving senators offer a look at the lawmakers whose years in the upper chamber have been shaped by electoral victories, political shifts and returns to office. Some have served for...
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike, has said he will lead President Bola Tinubu’s re-election campaign in the FCT and Rivers State ahead of the 2027 general elections. Wike disclosed this on Monday at a stakeholders’ meeting of the Rainbow Coalition i...
The Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, in Zamfara State has urged its members and supporters to remain calm following reports that some candidates’ names were missing from the lists released by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC. The state chairman, Alhaji Surajo ...
