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By Henry Umoru Presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, ahead of the 2027 election, Peter Obi has declared that he and Senator Rabiu Kwankwaso will not provide money to party agents for the purpose of inducing voters during the 2027 general elections. The f...
The 2027 Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has said the Obi/Kwankwaso movement will not provide money to party agents for the purpose of inducing voters during the 2027 polls. Obi made this declaration on Monday while fielding questions at a tow...
The Sultan of Sokoto and President-General of the Nigeria Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs, NSCIA, Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar, on Monday warned politicians against the use of insults and inflammatory remarks ahead of the 2027 general elections. Abubakar warned that such conduct c...
By Joseph Erunke, Abuja The Federal Ministry of Education has introduced a new QR-based tracking system for textbooks approved for use in Nigerian schools, in a move aimed at tightening control over instructional materials and improving transparency in their selection, procuremen...
A legal practitioner, Obunike Calistus Ohaegbu, has dragged the Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, before the Federal High Court in Abuja over the refusal of the party’s national leadership to announce the result of the primary election conducted for Nnewi North/Nnewi South/Ekwusi...
The Sultan of Sokoto and President-General of the Nigeria Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA), Alhaji Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar, has called on politicians and their supporters to maintain peace in their activities ahead of the 2027 general elections. He made the call on Mon...
Ahead of the 2027 general elections, Cardinal John Onaiyekan has urged INEC and political actors to ensure Nigerians are allowed to freely choose their lea Read More: https://punchng.com/2027-allow-nigerians-choose-their-leaders-onaiyekan-urges-inec/...
By Musa Ubandawaki, Sokoto SOKOTO — Presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, Peter Obi, has identified education, security and national unity as the major priorities of his proposed administration if elected in the 2027 general elections. Obi stated this on...
ABUJA — Former Catholic Archbishop of Abuja, Cardinal John Onaiyekan, and the Council of Wise, led by former Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Olukayode Ariwoola, have called on the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, security agencies and political actors to ensure ...
The Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC) will commence full implementation of its 10-Year Universal Basic Education (UBE) Roadmap, covering 2026–2035, in the first week of October. The post UBEC to commence full implementation of 10-year education roadmap in October appear...
…Adds 2.88m subscriptions in one month By Juliet Umeh Nigeria’s active telecommunications subscriptions rose by 2.88 million in July 2026 to 195.11 million, up from 192.23 million recorded in June, according to the Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC. The increase represents ...
…Unveils digital system to track projects, funding nationwide By Joseph Erunke, Abuja ABUJA — The Universal Basic Education Commission, UBEC, will commence a 10-year overhaul of Nigeria’s basic education system in October, introducing a new intervention model designed to address ...
ABUJA — The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, has announced the full restoration of its Central Admissions Processing System, CAPS, following a temporary disruption. The Board made this known in a statement on its X platform, urging institutions to accelerate their ...
The Working People United, WoPU, a coalition of workers, professionals, and artisans, has declared President Bola Ahmed Tinubu the most viable candidate for Nigerians in the 2027 general elections. Speaking to journalists after the 66th Independence Thanksgiving Service held at L...
The Rivers State chapter of the African Democratic Congress, ADC has explained why it claimed that the All Progressives Congress, APC governorship candidate, Kingsley Ogundu Chinda, is no longer qualified to contest the 2027 election following the recent Supreme Court judgment. D...
The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) has honoured 14 retirees for their role in growing local content from 5% in 2010 to 61%. Read More: https://punchng.com/ncdmb-retirees-celebrate-local-content-growth-from-5-to-61/...
Justice Inyang Ekwo of the Federal High Court, Abuja, has adjourned till October 13 for the hearing of a motion to amend the originating summons in the suit filed by former Vice President Atiku Abubakar and the African Democratic Congress (ADC) against President Bola Tinubu and t...
Popular Nigerian comedian, Otaghware Onodjayeke, widely known as I Go Save, has weighed in on the country’s political landscape ahead of the 2027 general elections, describing the contest as a battle between the “poor” and the “paid poor.” The comedian made the remark in a post s...
A federal lawmaker from Akwa Ibom, Clement Jimbo, who predicted Peter Obi would lose his polling unit in 2027, faces apparent rejection at a political event as APC chieftain and Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Emmanuel Enoidem insists, “We will return him whether you like it or not.”...
Lagos State Deputy Governor, Dr Kadri Hamzat, has declared himself the best candidate for the 2027 governorship election, citing his experience. Read More: https://punchng.com/hamzat-declares-self-best-candidate-for-2027-lagos-governorship/...
Mr Okonkwo said the opposition could only mount a serious challenge to the APC by pooling its political structures, alliances and votes behind one candidate. The post 2027: Kenneth Okonkwo warns opposition division could give Tinubu advantage appeared first on Premium Times Niger...
For months, Nigeria’s 2027 election has largely been a contest of political declarations. Defections. Coalitions. Endorsements. Campaign launches. Claims about who controls which state. But something important is beginning to change. We are starting to get evidence. Last we...
By Rosemary Iwunze The National Pension Commission, PenCom, said it is targeting a total capital commitment of N300 billion to deepen critical infrastructure investment across Nigeria, with actual asset deployments set to commence by the second quarter of 2027. Speaking to the me...
***Payment for new PVCs, sensitive materials, contractors affected ***N500bn of N873.78bn election budget released By Clifford Ndujihe & Omeiza Ajayi ABUJA — With 111 days to the January 16, 2027 presidential and National Assembly elections, concerns are mounting over the non-rel...
By Moshood Oshunfurewa The machinery of Nigeria’s democracy is grinding towards 2027, yet the omens are anything but auspicious. What we are witnessing is not the meticulous preparation for a credible election, but the slow, deliberate construction of a political powder keg. The ...
The new President of the Nigerian Bar Association, Oyinkansola Badejo-Okusanya, has pledged to unite the Bar after a divisive presidential election. Read More: https://punchng.com/nba-president-begins-reconciliation-efforts-to-unite-bar/...
SERAP has given the CBN seven days to account for $6.23m allegedly spent on election funding and other public funds cited in an Auditor-General’s report. Read More: https://punchng.com/serap-demands-cbn-explanation-for-6-23m-election-funding/...
A student-led group, KOH 4 Lagos Students Movement, has adopted the incumbent Deputy Governor, Obafemi Hamzat, for the 2027 Lagos governorship election. Read More: https://punchng.com/lagos-students-adopt-hamzat-others-for-2027-polls/...
Mr Oyebanji, who won the June 20 governorship election in the state, would be sworn in for a second term on 16 October. The post Ekiti gov dissolves cabinet, boards, commissions ahead of inauguration appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria ....
Mr Oyebanji expressed appreciation to the affected appointees for their contributions to the success of his administration and their service to the state. The post Governor Oyebanji dissolves boards, terminates appointments of political aides appeared first on Premium Times Niger...
By Nwabueze Okonkwo ONITSHA — Social critic and lawyer, Sir Ifeanyi Ejiofor, has urged President Bola Tinubu and relevant security agencies to take preventive measures to protect the presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, Peter Obi, ahead of the 2027 gene...
Presidential Adviser on Political Matters, Alhaji Ibrahim Kabiru Masari, has urged Nigerians not to be distracted by the political activities of former Vice President Atiku Abubakar ahead of the 2027 general elections, describing him as a “joker”. Masari made the remarks on Satur...
Nigerian High Commissioner to South Africa, Femi Fani-Kayode, has mocked former Vice President Atiku Abubakar over his long quest to become Nigerian President. Fani-Kayode shaded Atiku in a piece titled, ‘The Seventh Bid of Waziri’. According to him, Atiku has spent 33 years tryi...
The Federal Government is seeking to balance the ECOWAS Protocol on Free Movement with national security concerns by improving the profiling, documentation and monitoring of people crossing its borders. The Director-General of the National Boundary Commission (NBC), Adamu Adaji, ...
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project, SERAP, has given the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, seven days to account for $6.23 million election money and over N1.63 trillion missing public funds. SERAP made the demand in a letter dated September 26, 2026, signed by its ...
The chairman said the NWC also passed a vote of confidence on President Bola Tinubu, Vice President Kashim Shettima and other candidates who emerged from the party’s primary elections. The post APC ready for 2027 elections – National Chairman appeared first on Premium Times Niger...
The Director-General, National Boundary Commission, Adamu Adaji, has revealed that the boundary disputes between Edo and Kogi states remain unresolved due to vanished landmarks, competing claims and community resistance. Adaji stated this in an exclusive interview with the News A...
SERAP has given the CBN a seven-day ultimatum to account for $6.23m in allegedly diverted election funds and over N1.63tn in other public funds. Read More: https://punchng.com/account-for-6-23m-election-funds-or-face-legal-action-serap-tells-cbn/...
By Matthew Johnson Ahead of the 2027 general elections, the Chief of Staff to the President, Femi Gbajabiamila, has urged residents of Surulere and Lagos State to support President Bola Tinubu and All Progressives Congress (APC) candidates in the elections. Gbajabiamila made the ...
The Chief of the Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Idi Abbas, has urged 135 newly commissioned Nigerian Navy officers to remain professionally competent and ready. Read More: https://punchng.com/remain-professionally-ready-naval-chief-urges-135-new-officers/...
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has given the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr Olayemi Cardoso, and the CBN seven days “to account for US$6.23 million in allegedly diverted or unaccounted-for election funds and over ₦1.63 trillion in ...
The Chief of the Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Idi Abbas, has charged 135 newly commissioned Nigerian Navy officers to remain physically fit, professionally competent and operationally ready as they begin their careers in the Armed Forces. Abbas gave the charge on Saturday at the Com...
What goes around, they say, comes around. In 2017, the sports ministry, then headed by Solomon Dalung, brought out guidelines for elections into sports federations with an instruction that those which had their own constitutions should organise theirs. The Nigeria Basketball Fede...
By John Alechenu WHEN strategists, who have started working over time, especially inside Aso Rock, spread the big electoral map of Nigeria on the table to plot President Bola Tinubu’s path to a second term in 2027, Kaduna State will enjoy a pride of place. It is not Kano with the...
By Luminous Jannamike Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo wants Nigerians to look at the 2027 presidential election and see something bigger than another contest between political parties.He wants them to see the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, on one side and Nigerians on the ot...
By Ayobami Okerinde Lagos State deputy governor and All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate for the 2027 election, has described the state’s traffic situation as more than a transportation challenge, saying it has become part of the lifestyle of Lagos residents. Ha...
President Bola Tinubu has charged newly commissioned military officers of the Nigerian Defence Academy to uphold the Constitution and protect Nigerians. Read More: https://punchng.com/nation-counting-on-you-tinubu-tells-new-military-officers/...
The Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, in Enugu State has commended the peaceful and orderly conduct of Saturday’s local government elections in areas monitored by the party, describing the exercise as transparent and credible. The state chairman of the party, Dr. Johnpaul Ani, ga...
Peter Obi, presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress, has urged editors to scrutinise the qualifications and past records of politicians. Read More: https://punchng.com/scrutinise-politicians-records-before-elections-obi-urges-editors/...
The Taraba State chapter of the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN) has denied endorsing the APGA governorship candidate, Danjuma Usman Shiddi, popularly known as Danji SS, for the 2027 election. The association made the clarification on Saturday in a st...
The Enugu State Local Government Election conducted in the state witnessed late arrival of materials and poor turnout of voters. A correspondent of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), who monitored the election on Saturday, observed that electoral materials started arriving at poll...
Activist lawyer, Deji Adeyanju, on Saturday, alleged that the Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, presidential candidate, Peter Obi and his running mate, Rabiu Kwankwaso are working for President Bola Tinubu like they did in 2023. Adeyanju urged Nigerians not to vote for Obi in 202...
Obidient Connect, a support group backing Peter Obi’s 2027 presidential bid, has urged Nigerians living abroad to help mobilise voters at home, asking each diaspora member to support at least 10 people to participate in the election. The group acknowledged that Nigerians in the d...
Demola Olarewaju, the Senior Political Assistant to the African Democratic Congress, ADC, presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, on Saturday, accused the Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, flagbearer, Peter Obi, of poor time management. Olarewaju was reacting to a video of Obi ru...
President Bola Tinubu has charged newly commissioned officers of the Nigerian Armed Forces to uphold the Constitution, protect Nigerians and safeguard the nation’s economy. Tinubu gave the charge in a speech delivered by the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Dr Tajudeen Ab...
Alex Iwobi was voted Man of the Match following Nigeria’s hard-earned 2-1 victory over the Barea of Madagascar in Uyo on Friday night. The Super Eagles rallied from one goal down to claim maximum points in the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations Matchday 1 encounter. Iwobi set up debutant...
A former Kaduna Central Senator, Shehu Sani, has said the victory of the African Democratic Congress presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, in the 2027 election would mark the end of the informal rotational presidency arrangement in Nigeria. Sani stated this on Channels Televisi...
ABUJA — Zamfara State Governor Dauda Lawal has asked Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, to clarify his political allegiance over his involvement in the Rainbow Coalition ahead of the 2027 general elections. Lawal said Wike could not simultaneously suppo...
By Luminous Jannamike ABUJA – The 2023 presidential election has thrown up many post-election arguments, but FCT Minister Nyesom Wike’s latest account has opened a particularly revealing window into the calculations of the five aggrieved Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, governors w...
