By Dickson Omobola Nigeria’s largest airline, Air Peace, and United Nigeria Airlines, UNA, have faulted the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority, NCAA, report on the number of flight delays and cancellations by airlines in August, saying it is filled with inaccuracies. NCAA’s Summary of Domestic Airl...
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The Supreme Court said the "date for judgement would be communicated to the parties." The post Supreme Court reserves judgment in INEC appeal over ZLP challenge to Electoral Act appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria ....
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Troops of the Nigerian Army rescued 22 kidnapped victims in Muchiya village, Rafi Local Government Area of Niger State, following a fighting patrol based on credible intelligence. The post Army rescues 22 kidnap victims in Niger appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria ....
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The Inspector-General of Police has proposed a specialised desk to coordinate security and intellectual property protection in Nigeria’s growing creative economy. The post Police propose new desk to protect Nigeria’s creative economy appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria ....
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By Bayo Wahab The Lagos governorship candidate of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour, has said he will campaign in Yoruba ahead of the 2027 election. Rhodes-Vivour, who contested the 2023 governorship election on the platform of the Labour Party, disclose...
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The sharp depreciation of the naira between 2023 and 2024 significantly increased the contribution of foreign subsidiaries to the earnings and asset base of Nigerian banking groups, according to a new report by Fitch Ratings. The post Naira devaluation boosts foreign subsidiaries...
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Public affairs commentator, Mahdi Shehu, has criticised the Minister of Power, Joseph Tegbe, over his claim that some Nigerians asked him to slow down because their freezers were freezing. Shehu reacted in a post shared on his X account on Wednesday night, describing the minister...
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The scholarship, which was established in 2017, is for Nigerian public servants and provides support for postgraduate study in public policy at Oxford. The post Group announces recipient of Oxford public policy scholarship appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria ....
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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 ...
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A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Engr. Anselm Ijebor, has said the emergence of Peter Obi and Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso as the presidential and vice-presidential candidates of the Nigerian Democratic Congress, NDC, will alter Nigeria’s political equation ahead of the ...
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By Victor Ahiuma-Young The Federal Government, through the Pension Transitional Arrangement Directorate, PTAD, has completed the payment of N18.96 billion in outstanding pension arrears to 3,958 former employees of the Power Holding Company of Nigeria, PHCN, under the Defined Ben...
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Despite the comfortable scoreline, Busari believes Niger’s approach offered his players valuable lessons, particularly with the Flamingos set to face an even bigger challenge at the World Cup The post Nigeria 5-0 Niger: Flamingos Coach reflects on Nigeria’s flying start at WAFU B...
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The Northern States Christian Elders Forum (NOSCEF) has called on President Bola Tinubu to urgently reverse the latest increase in the pump price of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), saying the development will further worsen the economic hardship confronting Nigerians. In a press stat...
