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Mr Williams died on Saturday evening while receiving treatment for an undisclosed ailment, the Vanguard newspaper reported, citing the deceased's brother. The post Cross River State loses another Commissioner appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria ....
The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has released the final list of candidates nominated by political parties to contest the 2027 senatorial elections across the 109 senatorial districts in Nigeria. According to INEC’s publication, the figure comprises 1,195 candi...
…Commissioner says state adopts data-driven, preventive approach to waterfront management By Olasunkanmi Akoni LAGOS — The Lagos State Government has intensified efforts to tackle flooding, regulate sand dredging and improve the management of its waterfronts and waterways to prot...
By Ibrahim Hassan-Wuyo ABUJA — The Igbo Political Movement in the 19 Northern States and the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, has endorsed President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for a second term in the 2027 presidential election, pledging a minimum of two million votes for the All Progressi...
Gunmen attacked members of the Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, during a grassroots mobilisation meeting in Obuoffia Ward, Nkanu West Local Government Area of Enugu State. The incident reportedly occurred at about 3:40 p.m. on Saturday, September 12, 2026, during a voter sensiti...
By Idris Salisu, Gusau No fewer than 2,933 Islamic scholars and Imams from across Zamfara State gathered on Saturday to offer special prayers for peace, stability and progress in Nigeria, as well as the success of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in the 2027 presidential election. The...
By Olasunkanmi Akoni The Lagos State Government has appealed to the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria, NAHCON, to allocate additional slots to the state to accommodate the growing number of intending pilgrims for the 2027 Hajj in Saudi Arabia. The State Commissioner for Home Af...
The Cross River State Commissioner for Power and Renewable Energy, Prince Eka William, has died suddenly in a hospital in Abuja, his family has announced. Read More: https://punchng.com/cross-river-commissioner-for-power-dies/...
Three key officials of Governor Bassey Otu’s government, including two serving commissioners and the head of a key parastatal, have died during the first term of his administration. The Commissioner for Power and Renewable Energy, Eka Williams Abang, died in Abuja on Sunday. Acco...
Those celebrating division should bring their arithmetic down from the clouds and put it on paper. An ordinary calculator is remarkably indifferent to political excitement. Nigeria has already supplied a recent illustration. In the 2023 presidential election, Bola Tinubu won abou...
By Emma Una, CALABAR The Cross River State Commissioner for Power and Renewable Energy, Prince Eka William, has died in an Abuja hospital, throwing the state’s political and public service community into mourning. William reportedly died on Saturday evening while receiving treatm...
By Nwafor Sunday Polycarp, Online News Editor A fresh disagreement has erupted between broadcaster Oseni Rufai and Chairman/CEO of the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, NIDCOM, Abike Dabiri-Erewa, over efforts to assist a Nigerian, identified as Ekene, who is reportedly being hel...
Nigeria’s High Commissioner to South Africa, Femi Fani-Kayode, has issued a stern warning to South Africa to immediately put a stop to the killing of Nigerian citizens in the country. Fani-Kayode, while issuing the warning, said the patience of Nigeria over the xenophobic mob att...
By Omeiza Ajayi ABUJA: Women account for only 123 of the 1,303 candidates cleared by the Independent National Electoral Commission INEC to contest the 109 senatorial seats nationwide in the 2027 National Assembly elections, representing roughly nine percent of the total field, ac...
Plateau-based cleric Isa El-Buba has revealed the real reason he stopped supporting the presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Peter Obi, ahead of the 2027 elections. Speaking during an interview on the ‘Mic On’ podcast hosted by journalist Seun Okinbalo...
Secretary General of the Charismatic Bishops’ Conference of Nigeria, CBCN, Archbishop Chivir Chianson, has said God told them that President Bola Tinubu will win the 2027 general elections. Chianson made this disclosure on Saturday while responding to questions in an interview on...
•Death toll rises to eight in eight months By Favour Ulebor, Abuja Nigerian High Commissioner Designate to South Africa, Chief Femi Fani-Kayode, has called on the South African Government to protect Nigerians in the country and bring those responsible for the killing of Nigerian ...
The National Association of Nigerian Students says its support for any party in the 2027 elections must be earned through measurable performance and commit Read More: https://punchng.com/2027-students-seek-performance-from-parties/...
The Nigerian Navy has expanded its civil-military projects in Gombe State, commissioning a new NYSC lodge and an upgraded dispensary in Malam Sidi. Read More: https://punchng.com/navy-expands-grassroots-projects-in-gombe/...
Nigerian political parties have begun courting over 3.7 million internally displaced persons (IDPs) ahead of the 2027 elections amid insecurity concerns. Read More: https://punchng.com/2027-parties-court-idps-as-insecurity-threatens-voting/...
By Johnbosco Agbakwuru, Abuja Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Information and Strategy, on Saturday said the presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) in the 2027 election, Peter Obi, is overhyped and overrated. Mr Onanuga also desc...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has published the final list of presidential and vice-presidential candidates for Nigeria’s 2027 general elections. The list contains 18 presidential candidates and their running mates across various political parties and...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has published the final list of presidential candidates and their running mates for the January 2027 general elections. The list, signed by the Secretary to the Commission, Rose Oriaran-Anthony, released on S...
By Shina Abubakar Osun State Government has described Osun State University (UNIOSUN) as a leading implementer of the 2025 Federal Government of Nigeria–ASUU Agreement, adding that this was done even before its implementation by the Federal Government. In a statement by the Commi...
The Minister of Defence, Gen. Christopher Musa, has reaffirmed his support for the re-election of President Bola Tinubu and Kaduna Governor Uba Sani in 202 Read More: https://punchng.com/2027-defence-minister-urges-nigerians-to-unite-supports-tinubu-kaduna-gov/...
By Luminous Jannamike ABUJA — National Chairman of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, Senator David Mark, has mourned the death of former Governor of old Gongola State, Alhaji Bamanga Tukur, saying Nigeria will miss the wisdom, experience and counsel of a generation of leaders...
Veteran journalist and former Managing Director of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), Ima Niboro, has been appointed one of the spokespersons of President Bola Tinubu’s campaign council ahead of the 2027 general election. Niboro, who previously served as spokesperson to former Pre...
The Director General expressed optimism that the national commission will approve the request in good time to allow more intending pilgrims to complete their documentation. The post Jigawa Pilgrims Welfare Board exhausts 2027 Hajj slots, requests more seats appeared first on Prem...
The Executive Director of Finance at the South West Development Commission, SWDC, Tele Ogunjobi, has advised the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Ogun State to approach the 2027 elections with strategic coordination and an aggressive grassroots campaign in order to secure victo...
The African Democratic Congress, ADC, presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, has explained that he is restoring fuel subsidy so that Nigerians can take advantage of local production. With the commencement of the 2027 presidential election campaign, Atiku had vowed to restore the...
The commissioner said anyone found culpable should face the full consequences of the law. The post Plateau govt demands probe after VIO officials’ confrontation in Jos appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria ....
The Nigerian High Commission in the UK announces a £50 refund for applicants who paid a £70 administrative fee for the ongoing passport intervention exerci Read More: https://punchng.com/nigeria-high-commission-refunds-50-to-uk-passport-applicants/...
The board distributed the items while sensitising parents, guardians and members of the public, urging them to prepare children ahead of Monday, 14 September, public schools’ resumption date across Edo. The post Edo SUBEB distributes back-to-school packs appeared first on Premium...
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has disclosed that Mobile Network Operators (MNOs) have deployed 8,526 of the 12,179 additional network coverage and capacity sites they committed to providing across the country. The commission disclosed this in a communiqué issued by...
The National Democratic Congress is building a 13-man executive structure in every polling unit across Nigeria ahead of the 2027 general elections. Read More: https://punchng.com/2027-ndc-builds-13-man-structure-in-every-polling-unit-anambra-lawmaker/...
The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has called on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to immediately publish a clear nationwide timetable for the production, distribution and collection of Permanent Voter Cards, warning that no Nigerian who has successfully reg...
The Lagos State Government has directed public and private schools across the state to place greater emphasis on safety, cleanliness and healthy practices as learners and staff resume for the 2026/2027 academic session on Monday, September 14, 2026. The Commissioner for Basic and...
By Dickson Omobola The news that former Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State was given 23 cars on leaving office should be an issue of concern to every Nigerian who wants the development of the country. Read Also: Tinubu’s Re-election: APC blocs rise against Wike’s Rainbow Coalit...
By Clifford Ndujihe, Demola Akinyemi, Juilet Umeh, Dan Abia & Emma Una Powerful blocs in the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, are up in gloves against the Rainbow Coalition midwifed by Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Abuja, Minister, Nyesom Wike, saying it would not only hu...
By Dayo Johnson, Regional Editor , South-West At the inauguration of the APM presidential campaign office in Ibadan last week, Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo, who is also the presidential candidate of the APM, Mr Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of NDC, Governor Bala Mohammed ...
By Juliet Umeh Stakeholders in Nigeria’s technology and telecommunications industry have warned that poor connectivity, cybersecurity threats, misinformation and inadequate digital infrastructure could undermine the credibility of the 2027 general elections if not urgently addres...
Hassan Hammoud, Chairman and CEO of Mamuda Group, led a delegation of board members on an official visit to the Dangote Refinery in Lagos today. The visit included a meeting with Aliko Dangote, President and Chief Executive of Dangote Group, and his daughter, Fatima Dangote, Exec...
Ifako-Ijaiye LG Chairman, Usman Hamzat, has commissioned the new 110-unit Goldrim Plaza in Ojodu-Berger to boost commerce in the council area. Read More: https://punchng.com/lagos-lg-chairman-unveils-plaza/...
Just about this time four years ago, the All Progressives Congress, APC, found itself at the centre of one of the more bizarre spectacles of Nigeria’s 2023 election season. At the unveiling of Senator Kashim Shettima as Bola Tinubu’s presidential running mate, on July 20, 2022, a...
By Henry Umoru ABUJA — The Pan Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF), the apex socio-political body of the South-South geopolitical zone, has mourned the death of a founding member of its Board of Trustees, Chief Albert Korubo Horsfall, who died on Wednesday, September 9, 2026, at the age o...
By Providence Ayanfeoluwa ABUJA: The National Democratic Congress, NDC, has said it is fully prepared for the 2027 general elections, dismissing reports that the opposition party lacks governorship candidates in 12 states. Senator Victor Umeh, representing Anambra Central Senator...
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has launched the Zero-Rated Data Access to Educational Platforms and Content initiative to expand access to learning resources, bridge educational inequalities and support the country’s long-term economic growth by investing in human c...
Senator representing Anambra Central, Victor Umeh, has dismissed claims that the presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Peter Obi, faces widespread rejection in northern Nigeria ahead of the 2027 election, describing the perception as “make-believe...
The Senator representing Anambra Central, Victor Umeh, says the outcome of the 2023 general election is still making a lot of Nigerians anxious as the country prepares for another round of elections in 2027. Umeh made this known on Friday’s Politics Today, where he raised c...
Ogun State Commissioner for Education, Science and Technology, Abayomi Arigbabu, has charged Principals and Headteachers across the state on the need to make every school environment clean, safe, functional and conducive for a robust teaching and learning process. Arigbabu gave t...
The Nigerian High Commission in the United Kingdom has announced plans to refund £50 to applicants who paid a £70 administrative fee for the ongoing passport intervention exercise. The refund will effectively reduce the administrative charge paid by the affected applicants to £20...
By Adegboyega Adeleye A chieftain of the Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, Senator Victor Umeh, has clarified that the party is not planning a parallel result collation system for the 2027 general elections. Umeh said the NDC would instead have agents at polling units who would c...
The Legal Adviser of the Taraba State chapter of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), , K.M. Chiroma, has declared the purported vote of no confidence in the state party chairman, Amb. Charles Tiuda, and the subsequent appointment of Richard Dauda Achiaregе as interim chairman ...
By Ikechukwu Nnochiri ABUJA– The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has asked the Federal High Court in Abuja to dismiss the suit accusing President Bola Tinubu of submitting forged certificates in aid of his qualification to contest for presidency. The electoral bo...
The Nigerian Communications Commission has launched a programme to give users 100MB of free daily data to access approved educational websites in Nigeria. Read More: https://punchng.com/nigerians-to-get-free-daily-data-for-educational-websites/...
The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ogun State is fully prepared for the 2027 general elections, Governor Dapo Abiodun declared on Thursday, as thousands of party supporters and members of Caucus 7202 converged on the Dipo Dina International Stadium, Ijebu-Ode, for a mega rall...
By Boluwaji Obahopo, Lokoja. Members of the Coalition of Kogi East Youths Association on Wednesday converged at the national headquarters of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Abuja to protest what they described as the deliberate marginalisation of their...
Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar and the African Democratic Congress, ADC, have asked the Federal High Court in Abuja for permission to amend their suit challenging President Bola Tinubu and the All Progressives Congress, APC, ahead of the 2027 presidential election. The pla...
