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Ahead of the 2023 general election, the Church of Nigeria, Anglican Communion, has appealed to all Nigerians, political leaders, and parties to prioritise national unity, peace, and collective welfare above partisan considerations. The church issued this appeal during its 15th Ge...
Idle marginal field oil blocks face an imminent cut-off from October 31 under a new rule by the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission, NUPRC. In a statement on Friday, the NUPRC highlighted the “Drill-or-Drop” provision of the Petroleum Industry Act, PIA, 2021 in a ci...
The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) has warned holders of non-performing oil licences that they risk losing their acreages if they fail to meet approved work commitments, as it moves to enforce the “Drill-or-Drop” provisions of the Petroleum Industry Act...
The Nigerian opposition has spent four years talking about the need to unite. It has held meetings, explored coalitions, changed political platforms and produced new alignments. Yet, with the January 16, 2027 presidential election approaching, several of its most prominent figure...
… as pressure mounts on INEC over partisan academics By Luminous Jannamike, ABUJA The bigger question may not be who Nigerians vote for, but who handles those votes after the ballots are cast. Between voting and the final declaration is a chain of officials whose neutrality can d...
By Henry Umoru ABUJA — Chairman of the Board of the Federal Roads Maintenance Agency, FERMA, Dr Musa Babayo, has described President Bola Tinubu’s willingness to confront structural economic problems previously deferred by successive administrations as one of his most consequenti...
By Olasunkanmi Akoni LAGOS — The Lagos State chapter of the All Progressives Congress, APC, on Friday inaugurated its campaign council for the 2027 general elections, with party leaders setting ambitious targets for voter mobilisation in support of President Bola Tinubu and the p...
By Udeme Akpan, Energy Editor The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) has threatened to revoke petroleum prospecting licences (PPLs) whose holders fail to meet their statutory work commitments, giving affected operators until October 31, 2026 to disclose cha...
By Omeiza Ajayi ABUJA: Ahead of the 2027 presidential election, the Nigeria Forward Project has urged political stakeholders in Northern Nigeria to respect the principle of power rotation and allow President Bola Tinubu from the South to complete his eight-year presidential tenur...
The Court of Appeal, Abuja, has set aside the Federal High Court’s judgment in Lokoja, Kogi State, which ordered the deregistration of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) as a political party. In a split decision of two to one, a three-member panel of the appellate court ...
The Nigeria Data Protection Commission has warned Nigerians against malicious electronic messages falsely claiming recipients have violated traffic rules. Read More: https://punchng.com/data-commission-warns-nigerians-against-malicious-electronic-messages/...
The Court of Appeal, Abuja, has reversed the judgment of the Federal High Court sitting in Lokoja, which set aside its earlier judgment directing the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to register the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), pending a fresh hearing over a...
The Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, has announced that it will participate in the 2027 general elections following a Court of Appeal judgment setting aside a Federal High Court ruling that ordered its deregistration. The party’s National Leader, Henry Seriake Dickson, disclosed...
Aloy Ejimakor, the Special Counsel to Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, has called on the Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, presidential candidate, Peter Obi, and Anambra State Governor, Chukwuma Soludo, to stop their feud. Ejimakor said the feud betwe...
The presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, Atiku Abubakar, has alleged that President Bola Tinubu will reverse fuel subsidy as election nears. Atiku made the claim on Friday during a world press conference at his residence in Abuja. The former Vice Presid...
The National Human Rights Commission, NHRC, has condemned the death of about 37 persons suspected to be artisanal miners in the custody of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, in Minna, Niger State. The commission called for an independent forensic autopsy and pre...
…Discards previous report amid states’ claims, counterclaims …Orders fresh coordinates, maps verification, field inspections By Emma Ujah, Abuja Bureau Chief The Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission, RMAFC, has reopened the verification of disputed and newly dril...
The African Democratic Congress (ADC) and the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) will not participate in Saturday’s bye-election for the Kano State House of Assembly seat for Dawakin Kudu. The election, scheduled for September 19, 2026, will be contested by six candidates from si...
Sekinat Osundiji Presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC), Omoyele Sowore, has promised to deliver uninterrupted electricity across Nigeria within three years if elected president in the 2027 general election. Sowore said his administration would dismantle the ...
Human rights lawyer Chidi Odinkalu has criticised the Nigerian judiciary over the use of the “wasted votes” doctrine in electoral disputes in Nigeria. Read More: https://punchng.com/odinkalu-seeks-review-of-judicial-reversal-of-voters-mandates/...
The forum resolved to take the message of the adoption of President Tinubu to all 36 states of the federation and the FCT. The post 2027: Former presiding officers back Tinubu, to mobilise 11 million votes appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria ....
As Nigeria inches towards the 2027 general elections, an ominous pattern is beginning to emerge. The language of politics is becoming more threatening, more intolerant and, in some cases, dangerously inflammatory. Politics is not supposed to be a do-or-die affair, and an election...
Former governors, Otunba Gbenga Daniel and Senator Ibikunle Amosun, were conspicuously absent on Thursday as Governor Dapo Abiodun inaugurated the All Progressives Congress, APC, State Campaign Council for the 2027 general elections in Abeokuta. Despite their absence, Abiodun dec...
Super Eagles coach Eric Chelle has unveiled two different squads for Nigeria’s upcoming Africa Cup of Nations qualifying fixtures and an international friendly against Russia. The Nigeria Football Federation released the selections on Thursday, with Nigeria scheduled to pla...
By Henry Umoru ABUJA — National Leader of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Senator Henry Seriake Dickson, has reiterated his commitment to multi-party democracy and a peaceful political process ahead of the 2027 general elections. Dickson spoke when the management of LEADER...
…says Ogun APC in panic mode over PDP’s growing strength By James Ogunnaike, Abeokuta The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidate in Ogun State for the 2027 election, Oladipupo Adebutu, has challenged the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate, Senat...
Notable Nigerian musicians have been named as members of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Lagos State Campaign Council ahead of the 2027 general elections. The list was released on the official media pages of the Lagos APC gubernatorial candidate for the 2027 election, Dr. Kad...
The Ogun State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has inaugurated its campaign council for the 2027 general elections, signalling the commencement of a coordinated state-wide mobilisation for the party’s presidential, governorship and other electoral contests. A...
By Luminous Jannamike ABUJA — The North Central Development Commission (NCDC) has declared that the region cannot achieve meaningful development without treating security as part of its core infrastructure. The warning came as stakeholders unveiled a 20-year development blueprint...
By Gabriel Ewepu The presidential candidate of of BOOT Party – Because Of Our Tomorrow – in the 2027 general elections is Sunday Adenuga. Read Also: Why Aisha Buhari visited me — Atiku Sonny Adenuga is a distinguished Nigerian technocrat, governance reform advocate, project manag...
Nigeria’s Foreign Affairs Minister has warned foreign envoys against making unguarded comments or unsolicited lectures on democracy ahead of the 2027 polls Read More: https://punchng.com/minister-warns-envoys-against-unguarded-comments-ahead-of-2027-elections/...
By Johnbosco Agbakwuru ABUJA — The Vice-Presidential Candidate of the Action Democratic Party, ADP, for the 2027 election, Chinazam Ike, has described the Dangote Refinery public offer as an opportunity for Nigerians to participate in the ownership of a major Nigerian industrial ...
Ahead of the 2027 general election, several Nollywood actors including Toyin Abraham, Jide Kosoko, Bukky Wright, Oga Bello, Bimbo Akintola and Eniola Badmus have been named as members of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Campaign Council in Lagos State. The actors were listed u...
The Nigerians in Diaspora Commission has defended its claims about Ekene Vitus Chukwuma, a Nigerian detained in India for visa overstay with an expired pas Read More: https://punchng.com/nidcom-defends-claim-about-nigerian-detained-in-india-for-visa-overstay/...
The Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, has called for a referendum to allow Nigerians and the various constituent peoples of the country to determine their preferred political future. In a statement signed by its spokesperson, Emma Powerful, the group argued that the 2027 general...
CITES said the next phase would involve onboarding the newly designated sites into the MIKE system. The post Cross River, Okomu National Parks added to CITES elephant monitoring network appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria ....
By Olasunkanmi Akoni The Lagos State chapter of the All Progressives Congress, APC, will on Friday formally inaugurate members of its campaign council for the 2027 general elections. The inauguration is expected to take place at the APC Secretariat on ACME Road, Ikeja, Lagos. Gov...
The Lagos State chapter of the All Progressives Congress, APC, has unveiled its campaign council for the 2027 general elections, with Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu and former governors Babatunde Fashola and Akinwunmi Ambode among those listed in the leadership structure. The list, ...
The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, governorship candidate in Ogun State for the 2027 election, Oladipupo Adebutu, has said the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, is becoming jittery over the growing strength of the opposition party ahead of the election. Adebutu also dared th...
Lagos governorship aspirant, Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour, says he has learnt Yoruba and can now campaign in the language ahead of the 2027 election. Read More: https://punchng.com/ive-learnt-yoruba-can-now-campaign-in-language-rhodes-vivour/...
Former federal lawmaker, Senator Shehu Sani, has said the 2027 presidential race should be between President Bola Tinubu, Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, candidate Peter Obi and other southern candidates. According to the former lawmaker, northern candidates such as former Vice...
Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, has said Nigerians are now prepared to scrutinise claims made by the presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, Peter Obi, ahead of the 2027 election. Keyamo made the comment in a post on X on Thu...
The Lagos APC has released its campaign council list for the 2027 elections, naming Governor Sanwo-Olu, and ex-governors Fashola and Ambode in key roles. Read More: https://punchng.com/full-list-sanwo-olu-fashola-ambode-named-in-lagos-apc-campaign-council/...
Leaders of Nigeria’s opposition parties have said plans are underway to operationalise a national coalition aimed at challenging President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in the January 16, 2027 presidential election. Salihu Lukman disclosed this in a statement on Thursday on behalf of the coa...
By John Alechenu ABUJA — The Lagos International Trade Fair Complex Management Board, LITFCMB, has reaffirmed its commitment to sustaining a fair and lawful business environment for Nigerian and foreign investors operating in the complex. The Executive Director and Chief Executiv...
Ondo State Government has confirmed the deaths of 48 persons from the consumption of a local alcoholic drink suspected to be contaminated with methanol. The Commissioner for Health, Dr Banji Ajaka, said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday in Aku...
Prince Adewole Adebayo, the presidential candidate of the Social Democratic Party, SDP, has urged Nigerian youths to take control of their neighbourhoods, streets and polling units ahead of the 2027 presidential election. He said this during his discussion with the Confederation ...
MANILLAH INTEGRATED PARTNERS LTD, in partnership with the Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC), is proud to announce the Gwagwa Main Market Upgrade — a major real estate development transforming the Gwagwa Main Market into a modern, high-performance commercial hub on a substantial...
By Omeiza Ajayi, Abuja The Central Leadership Committee of the G100-backed coalition of opposition parties has resolved to expand its membership to accommodate other opposition parties interested in joining the national anti-Bola Tinubu coalition ahead of the 2027 general electio...
Nigerian opposition parties have held the inaugural meeting of their Central Leadership Committee to form a coalition ahead of the 2027 general elections. Read More: https://punchng.com/2027-opposition-leadership-committee-holds-inaugural-meeting-g-100/...
State capture manifests as a collision between narrow political and economic interest groups, leading to a skewed distribution of economic power, while giving captors an advantage in shaping power dynamics. Elections become hollow rituals, reforms are cosmetic, and citizens find ...
The Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) governorship candidate in Zamfara State, Senator Kabir Marafa, has vowed to end insecurity in the state within two years if elected governor in the 2027 general elections, promising to resign if he fails to deliver on the pledge. Marafa made ...
The British Deputy High Commissioner to Nigeria, Mr Jonny Baxter, has said that the United Kingdom values its strong partnership with Nigeria, describing it as a relationship built on shared interests, values and experiences. Mr Baxter stated this on Wednesday at Nvosi, Isiala Ng...
Nigeria’s voter registration has crossed 100 million, but turnout is critically low. This editorial calls for reforms by INEC to boost participation in 202 Read More: https://punchng.com/2027-voter-registration-figures-must-mirror-turnout/...
The Federal Government has commissioned a 3MW solar hybrid power project at Yakubu Gowon University, Abuja, to improve electricity for teaching and researc Read More: https://punchng.com/fg-powers-abuja-varsity-with-3mw-solar-project/...
