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An African Union delegation has visited INEC’s headquarters in Abuja to assess Nigeria’s preparedness for the 2027 general elections. Read More: https://punchng.com/2027-au-delegation-visits-inec-to-assess-election-preparedness/...
The Ogun State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has unveiled its campaign council for the 2027 general election, signalling the commencement of a coordinated statewide mobilisation for the party’s presidential, governorship and other electoral contests. The party, i...
Attention should shift to preserving the peace deal that underpins the current government and is key to averting large-scale violence in South Sudan. The post ANALYSIS: Credible elections are no longer possible in South Sudan – what next? appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria ....
By Olayinka Ajayi The Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has adjourned to Wednesday, September 16, 2026 a suit challenging the nomination of candidates by the Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, for the 2027 elections. Justice D.E. Osiagor of the Federal High Court, Lagos Judicial...
The Charismatic Bishops’ Conference of Nigeria, under the leadership of Leonard Kawas, has explained why its group of clerics switched support from the presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu ahead of the 2027 presidential election...
Atiku Abubakar’s aide, Phrank Shaibu, says Nigerians will decide the 2027 election after the Oba of Lagos, Riliwanu Akiolu, backed Tinubu for a second term Read More: https://punchng.com/2027-atikus-aide-says-nigerians-will-decide-as-oba-of-lagos-backs-tinubu/...
Former Governor of Ogun State and Senator representing Ogun East, Otunba Gbenga Daniel, and his successor, former Governor Ibikunle Amosun, are among those picked to spearhead the campaign of the All Progressives Congress in the state ahead of the 2027 elections. In a document si...
The leadership of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) is currently meeting with the African Union election monitoring delegation, led by the former Minister of Foreign Affairs for the Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, Demeke Mekonnen, at the commission’s hea...
He argued that with Mr Buhari dead and the North now bearing the brunt of the Tinubu administration’s policies, the president could be left with only about 3.7 million of his 2023 votes. The post Tinubu will be “beaten woefully” in 2027 – Ex-Minister appeared first on Premium Tim...
LAGOS — Director-General of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Presidential Campaign Council, PCC, Senator Abdulaziz Yari, has urged Nigerians in the North to support President Bola Tinubu’s re-election in 2027, saying the president stood by former President Muhammadu Buhari whe...
ABUJA — Former Minister of Sports, Solomon Dalung, has said he would accept President Bola Tinubu’s victory in the 2027 presidential election as the verdict of Nigerians, rather than blame the opposition coalition for failing to unite. Dalung stated this on Channels Television’s ...
By Omeiza Ajayi ABUJA: State governors elected under the platform of the ruling All Progressives Congress APC have warned against the creation of parallel political structures capable of undermining President Bola Tinubu’s re-election bid in 2027, in a position widely seen as a d...
Lagos State Deputy Governor and All Progressives Congress, APC, governorship candidate for the 2027 election, Obafemi Hamzat, has expressed confidence that President Bola Tinubu will have a stronger chance of securing re-election in 2027 than he did during the 2023 presidential e...
IBADAN — The Allied Peoples Movement (APM) senatorial candidate for Oyo Central, Ambassador Olufemi Ajadi Oguntoyinbo, has called for unity and stronger grassroots mobilisation among party leaders, candidates and supporters ahead of the 2027 general elections. Ajadi made the call...
The Benue State Government has described as malicious and false a publication circulating on social media alleging that Governor Hyacinth Alia’s administration has concluded plans to demolish the Secretariat of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) in Makurdi. The state Comm...
The Nigerian Communications Commission has partnered with CBM International to call for greater digital inclusion for persons with disabilities in Nigeria. Read More: https://punchng.com/ncc-pushes-digital-inclusion-for-persons-with-disabilities/...
The Oba of Lagos, Riliwanu Akiolu, has backed President Bola Tinubu’s 2027 re-election bid and renewed his demand for a special status for Lagos State. Read More: https://punchng.com/2027-akiolu-backs-tinubu-renews-lagos-special-status-demand/...
By PAUL IBE As Nigeria approaches the 2027 presidential election, much of the debate has centred on the qualifications, antecedents, integrity and eligibility of those seeking the presidency. But there is another question Nigerians should be asking: Are those seeking to lead Nige...
Mr Tinubu gave the directive on Monday while declaring open the first North Central Stakeholders Development Summit organised by the North Central Development Commission (NCDC). The post Tinubu orders release of funds to regional development commissions appeared first on Premium ...
The Nigeria Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission disclosed this in its crude oil and condensate statistics report released on Sunday. The post Nigeria’s oil output rises 0.4% in August appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria ....
By Luminous Jannamike ABUJA — The Allied Peoples Movement, APM, has said the growing popularity of its presidential candidate, Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde, particularly among young Nigerians, is an indication that the party is heading for victory in the 2027 presidential elec...
By Olasunkanmi Akoni LAGOS — The Oba of Lagos, Rilwan Akiolu I, has declared that there is no vacancy in Aso Rock ahead of the 2027 general elections, expressing confidence that President Bola Tinubu will secure a second term on the strength of his performance in office. Akiolu s...
As political activities towards the 2027 general elections gather momentum, the Ogun State Governor Dapo Abiodun has charged political gladiators to uphold the sanctity of the law. He said that contests of Ideas and not intimidation and violence remain the bedrock of democracy. A...
President Bola Tinubu has directed regional development commissions across the country to focus on projects that directly improve the lives of Nigerians, warning against corruption, wasteful spending and the execution of white-elephant projects. The President gave the charge on M...
…Says: Sanctions await corrupt officials …Orders release of development commissions funds …20-year NCDC plan must outlive administrations – Minister By Luminous Jannamike ABUJA — President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Monday warned that the era of white-elephant projects and waste of pub...
By Kingsley Omonobi ABUJA — The Chief of Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Idi Abass, has directed naval commands, formations, establishments and bases to organise seminars to educate officers and personnel on their roles and code of conduct during the 2027 general elections. Commander, ...
Vice President Kashim Shettima has urged Nigerian leaders to build lasting institutions and policies that will serve the people beyond their tenure in offi Read More: https://punchng.com/build-institutions-beyond-elections-shettima-urges-leaders/...
Prince Adewole Adebayo, the presidential candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP), has declared that his mission in the upcoming election is to govern Nigeria through service and accountability, unlike his competitors whose sole ambition is to rule over the people. Speaking...
The SDP candidate, Adedayo Alade, announced the decision to withdraw his petition through his lawyer but did not disclose the reason for doing so. The post Ekiti Poll: Like PDP, SDP candidate withdraws petition against Gov Oyebanji’s re-election, party kicks appeared first on Pre...
Pete Vowles has arrived in Abuja to take up his appointment as the new British High Commissioner to Nigeria. Vowles succeeds Dr Richard Montgomery CMG, who previously headed the United Kingdom’s diplomatic mission in Nigeria. His appointment was announced by the British governmen...
The British High Commissioner-designate to Nigeria, Pete Vowles, has arrived in Abuja to take up his new diplomatic assignment, succeeding Richard Montgome Read More: https://punchng.com/british-high-commissioner-designate-arrives-nigeria/...
President Bola Tinubu has approved the allocation of a property recovered by the EFCC to the Nigeria Data Protection Commission as its new headquarters in Read More: https://punchng.com/tinubu-allocates-efcc-recovered-property-as-new-ndpc-headquarters/...
Nwuche says Wike’s Rainbow Coalition will expand Tinubu’s political base across party lines, urging Nigerians to support the president’s 2027 re-election bid to ensure policy continuity and economic stability. The post 2027: Nwuche backs Wike’s Rainbow Coalition in Rivers, urges ...
The Security Exchange Commission (SEC) on Monday warned investing public against falling victim to “unauthorised” and fraudulent platforms as the Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals FZE offers its shares on the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE). The IPO, which o...
The Nigeria Democratic Party (NDC) has taken a protest to the office of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Ekiti State following the exclusion of the names of two senatorial candidates of the party from the commission’s final list of candidates for the ...
MTN Nigeria has emerged as the dominant player in Nigeria’s fibre internet market, but its growing lead masks a bigger problem: fixed broadband remains a tiny part of the country’s internet market. Data from the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) for June 2026 shows MTN had...
A football administrator, Barr Joe Onyeabor, has urged the National Sports Commission, NSC, to prioritise competence in the composition of the new board of the Nigeria Football Federation, NFF. Onyeabor, who spoke to journalists in Enugu, weekend, stated that for Nigeria to retur...
Former Labour Party, LP, presidential running mate, Datti Baba-Ahmed, has said he left the Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, presidential candidate, Peter Obi, because he has no plans for Nigeria. Datti was Obi’s running mate for the presidency under the LP in 2023. After the ele...
Senator Yari, who was recently reappointed as the coordinator of Mr Tinubu’s re-election campaign, has not publicly commented on the matter. The post Army denies abduction of Islamic clerics from Senator Yari’s residence appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria ....
The National Leadership of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) has insisted that no one can stop the party from participating in the 2027 general elections, despite what it described as repeated attacks on its members. The party made the declaration in a statement issued late S...
A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Osun State, Olatunbosun Oyintiloye, has urged the Federal Character Commission, FCC, to resist pressure from influential Nigerians and ensure transparency in the distribution of federal government employment opportunities. Oyi...
The New Nigeria Peoples Party, NNPP, has said that it is not part of the G-100 coalition ahead of the forthcoming 2027 general elections. The National Chairman of the party, Agbo Major, made the declaration on Sunday while responding to questions in an interview on Arise Televisi...
Lagos State House of Assembly member, Desmond Elliot, has apologised to Femi Gbajabiamila, Chief of Staff to President Bola Tinubu, over his actions during the last All Progressives Congress (APC) primary election in Lagos. 'I'm sorry.' – Desmond Elliot begs Gbajabiamila for forg...
The President of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Nigeria, CBCN, Most Rev. Matthew Ndagoso, has urged Nigerians to reject vote-buying and vote-selling ahead of the 2027 general elections. Ndagoso, who is also the Archbishop of the Kaduna Catholic Archdiocese, made the call on ...
Not tackling the menace to its roots will take FIFA’s enquiry and a subsequently constituted NFF board to nowhere. The post EDITORIAL: FIFA’s enquiry and fixing Nigeria’s football appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria ....
By Fred Chukwuelobe Peter Obi, presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) in the 2027 election, sat down with Arise Television anchor Ojy Okpe for an extensive conversation on the election and a wide range of issues confronting Nigeria. It was one of those in...
Democracy, at least theoretically, is about choice. I have no doubt that our political leaders agree. However, the problem many of those in power have is that Nigerian voters are not mature enough to exercise their right to make a choice. So, they need to be tutored and guided. B...
The Nigeria High Commission in London clarifies that the £70 admin fee for its passport intervention was unapproved and will refund £50 to applicants. Read More: https://punchng.com/passport-uk-mission-clarifies-70-fee-refunds-50/...
INEC has released the final list of candidates for the 2027 general elections, heightening the battle for the 109 senatorial seats across Nigeria. Read More: https://punchng.com/2027-inec-final-list-sets-off-senate-race/...
The National Association of Seadogs (Pyrates Confraternity) has called on the leadership of the ruling All Progressives Congress APC) and the leadership of all political parties in Nigeria to desist from harassment of voters ahead of the 2027 election. The NAS Cap’n, Dr Charles M...
The President of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Nigeria, Most Rev. Matthew Ndagoso, has urged Nigerians to reject vote-buying ahead of the 2027 polls. Read More: https://punchng.com/2027-reject-vote-buying-catholic-bishops-president-tells-nigerians/...
Nigeria’s Ambassador-designate to Mexico, Reno Omokri, has dismissed speculation about President Bola Tinubu’s records with the FBI, saying that there are no mysteries surrounding the President. He also said that Tinubu does not have a criminal record. “I mean, ...
By Juliet Umeh The Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC, has raised the alarm over the resurgence of call masking in the country’s telecommunications industry, warning that the practice threatens industry revenues, national security and the integrity of Nigeria’s telecommunica...
By Shina Abubakar OSOGBO — Catholic bishops in Nigeria have called on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), political parties and candidates contesting the 2027 general elections to ensure that the will of the electorate prevails and desist from manipulating the e...
By Johnbosco Agbakwuru ABUJA —AHEAD of the January 16, 2027 presidential election, the Senior Special Assistant to President Bola Tinubu on Media and Special Duties, Tunde Rahman has said that four major obstacles could frustrate the emerging rapprochement between the presidentia...
By Henry Umoru ABUJA— AHEAD of the 2027 general elections, the Media Office of the Presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, Mr Peter Obi, yesterday, insisted that he is prepared for the presidency by performance records and not by political patronage. Accor...
Nigeria’s 2027 presidential race will feature a mix of experienced politicians, former office holders, activists and a smaller but notable group of younger contenders seeking to break into the country’s highest political office.The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC)...
By Obas Esiedesa, Bangkok Nigeria’s crude oil and condensate production rose marginally by 0.4 per cent in August 2026 to 1.68 million barrels per day (bpd), from 1.67 million bpd recorded in July, the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) has said. The increa...
ABUJA — The Federal Government, through the Nigerian High Commission in India, has been attending to the cases of hundreds of Nigerians detained in various prisons across the country, the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM) has said. NiDCOM disclosed this in a statement on ...
Nigeria produced 1, 677,777 barrels of crude oil and condensate per day in the month of August 2026, representing an increase of 0.4 per cent when compared to the month of July. The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) disclosed on Sunday that in strict crude...
