Former staff of a defunct airline have received payments from the government. The total amount paid is N18 billion. A minister disclosed this information, stating that the payments were made possible by a presidential approval.
The president's directive led to the settlement of entitlements for over 2,100 former workers. More former staff claims are being verified, with 600 beneficiaries awaiting payment. The government aims to fully pay the entitlements of former staff.
Further details on the payment process and verification of claims are available.
Nigeria’s Minister of Communications, Bosun Tijani, has withdrawn from the race for Deputy Secretary-General of the International Telecommunication Union. Read More: https://punchng.com/bosun-tijani-steps-down-from-itu-deputy-secretary-general-race/...
By Johnbosco Agbakwuru ABUJA — President Bola Tinubu has congratulated Governor Dikko Umar Radda of Katsina State on his 57th birthday, describing him as a committed progressive, seasoned economist and grassroots administrator. Tinubu said Radda’s life of service had continued to...
Although digital payments are becoming increasingly common around, many rural women and cross-border traders have yet to embrace the mode of payment. The post Financial Inclusion: Nigeria’s cashless boom leaves rural women, cross-border traders behind appeared first on Premium Ti...
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...
The Federal Government has retained ownership of King’s College, Lagos, while the King’s College Old Boys’ Association (KCOBA) will finance, rehabilitate, operate and maintain the school under a Public-Private Partnership (PPP) concession. The post FG keeps King’s College ownersh...
The Nigerian equities market extended its recovery for a second consecutive session on Friday, September 11, 2026, as the benchmark All-Share Index (ASI) rose 0.28% to close at 243,052.74 points, adding approximately N437.40 billion to market capitalisation. The post NGX rebounds...
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 police said the victims were targeted “through sophisticated online relationships used to defraud them of their money.” The post South Africa extradites six Nigerians to US over alleged fraud appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria ....
Economist Bismarck Rewane has urged Nigerians to invest in the Dangote Refinery Initial Public Offering, calling it a better choice than selling PVCs. Read More: https://punchng.com/dangote-refinery-ipo-better-than-selling-pvc-for-n10000-rewane-says/...
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/...
