The Federal High Court in Abuja has directed the Chairman of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) to produce in court the list of the personnel who were on duty on Jan. 19, 2022 at the Akanu Ibiam International Airport, Enugu State. Julius Mba, counsel to Abba Kyari a...
Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa of Ondo State says no survivor has been found yet after a Nigeria Air Force aircraft crashed in the Igbokoda area of the Ilaje Local Government Area of the state. The governor said this on Monday hours after the incident, disclosing that residents, emerg...
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has directed the Nigerian Air Force, NAF, to immediately investigate the cause of the military aircraft crash in the Igbokoda area of Ondo State. Recall that a total of 32 people were killed after a Nigerian Air Force helicopter crashed in Igbokoda, th...
The Edo State chapter of the Nigerian Institute of Architects has urged residents to hire qualified professionals to end quackery in the building sector. Read More: https://punchng.com/edo-architects-urge-residents-to-end-quackery-in-building/...
The Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) has given the Federal Government a 14-day ultimatum to pay outstanding salary arrears. SSANU National President, Mr Mohammed Ibrahim, announced the ultimatum in a communique issued on Monday in Abuja, after the union’s...
ACAMB celebrates 30 years of shaping narratives, building trust at anniversary gala night The post ACAMB @ 30: Communications professionals urged to embrace innovation, AI, data appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria ....
Ondo State Governor, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, says no survivor has been found yet after a Nigerian Air Force aircraft crashed in Igbokoda, Ilaje LGA. Read More: https://punchng.com/no-survivor-found-yet-aiyedatiwa-speaks-on-ondo-air-crash/...
Waris Akinwande Olayinka, popularly known as Ola of Lagos, has opened up about the struggles, pain and hardships he endured while earning ₦18,500 a month, revealing how those experiences shaped the man he has become today. Ola of Lagos, who disclosed that he once slept under a La...
Apapa-Iganmu holds a special place in Seven-Up Bottling Company's history, as the company rolled out its first bottle of 7UP from the community in 1960. The post Seven-Up Bottling Company advances community wellbeing appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria ....
The Minister of Agriculture, Abubakar Kyari, says the prices of essential food commodities have reduced by up to 50 per cent across Nigeria. Read More: https://punchng.com/food-prices-have-reduced-by-50-agric-minister/...
The Federal High Court in Abuja has affirmed Gbenga Olawepo-Hashim as the presidential candidate of the Accord Party for the January 16, 2027 presidential election, ordering the party to submit his name to the Independent National Electoral Commission. Justice Mohammed Garba Umar...
President Bola Tinubu has returned to Abuja after a six-day stay in Lagos, where he delivered the Independence Day broadcast and visited the Oba of Lagos. Read More: https://punchng.com/tinubu-returns-to-abuja-after-six-day-in-lagos/...
The judge issued the interim order in favour of the students after listening to the lawyers representing to the parties. The post Court grants reprieve to 214 students ejected from UNICAL’s Law faculty appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria ....
By Adegboyega Adeleye The former Labour Party vice-presidential candidate, Datti Baba-Ahmed, has called for leaders capable of ending oppression in Nigeria, saying the practice was becoming entrenched in the country’s leadership and society. Baba-Ahmed spoke on Monday while deliv...
A United States-based advocacy firm, Von Batten-Montague-York, has filed a $57 million lawsuit against Nigerian President Bola Tinubu, the Federal Government of Nigeria, former Aviation Minister Femi Fani-Kayode and DCI Group over alleged defamation and conspiracy to kidnap and p...
By Adegboyega Adeleye The Super Eagles of Nigeria will return to action on Tuesday when they face Russia in an international friendly at the Nizhny Novgorod Stadium, with Eric Chelle looking to use the game to assess his reshaped squad and respond to Nigeria’s disappointing start...
The Nigeria Union of Teachers in Delta State has called on the government to address teacher shortages, insecurity, and inadequate teaching materials. Read More: https://punchng.com/delta-teachers-demand-more-staff-others/...
The Adamawa State Command of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), in collaboration with the 271 Task Force Battalion of the Nigerian Army in Michika, has uncovered a cannabis farm in the mountainous terrain of Grang Village, Zah, in Michika Local Government Area. Acc...
The Eaglets will confront Niger Republic and Côte d'Ivoire in the group stage The post Golden Eaglets target U17 AFCON ticket as Eboboritse names 25 players appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria ....
The prosecution witness brought by the EFCC said he received approximately N700 million from Gassol LG into his company's account between 2019 and 2021. The post How Taraba LG ‘subventions’ were diverted during Gov Ishaku’s tenure – Witness appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria...
The Financial Markets Dealers Association (FMDA) has projected total liquidity inflows into Nigeria’s financial system at N13.250 trillion in October 2026, representing a 14.82% decline from the N15.556 trillion estimated for September. The post FMDA projects Nigeria’s liquidity ...
Patience Ndidi Key, PNK, the Young Progressives Party, YPP, vice presidential candidate and running-mate of Dr. Peter Agada, is a US-based Nigerian healthcare professional, entrepreneur, and politician. She ran as the sole female candidate for the Peoples Redemption Party, PRP, i...
Former National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Dr Kabiru Tanimu Turaki, has urged Nigerian youths to take an active role in politics, saying political power will not simply be handed to them. Turaki said youths must reject the recurring promise that they are the ...
Nigeria’s Inspector-General of Police, Olatunji Disu, met with INTERPOL’s chief in France to deepen cooperation in the fight against transnational crime. Read More: https://punchng.com/ig-interpol-chief-meet-in-france-deepen-fight-against-transnational-crime/...
He disclosed the value of his Patek Philippe watches during an exchange with an ADC deputy governorship candidate over flooding and waste management in Lagos. The post Lagos commissioner’s ₦212 million watches spark questions amid flooding row appeared first on Premium Times Nige...
The African Democratic Congress (ADC) Lagos State governorship candidate, Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour, has said he has no issue with former Anambra State governor, Peter Obi, despite the political differences between Obi and the party’s presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar. Rhodes-Vi...
Nigerian playwright and filmmaker, Ayọ̀dẹ́jì Àjàdí, has won the £37,092 Kowitz Scholarship to study Creative Writing at the University of East Anglia, UK. Read More: https://punchng.com/nigerian-playwright-wins-37092-uea-scholarship/...
The aircraft was configured primarily for maritime patrol and Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR) missions. The post What we know about Nigerian military aircraft that fatally crashed Monday appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria ....
By John Alechenu, Abuja The Labour Party, LP, has promised to build a Nigeria where teachers are respected, adequately rewarded and equipped to shape the nation’s future. The party said it will replicate the Abia State model nationwide if voted in 2027. In a World Teachers’ Day m...
As Nigeria expands autism services and specialist training, Greenfort University offers a fully online pathway to advanced behavioural-science education that professionals can complete without leaving the country . Nigerian professionals working in autism care, education and ther...
Union says teachers are becoming ‘survivors’ amid worsening hardship By Victor Ahiuma-Young LAGOS — The Precision, Electrical and Related Equipment Senior Staff Association (PERESSA) has warned that insecurity, economic hardship, poor remuneration and declining professional digni...
The ADC Lagos governorship candidate, Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour, has reaffirmed his support for Atiku Abubakar as his presidential candidate. Read More: https://punchng.com/atiku-is-my-presidential-candidate-rhodes-vivour/...
Peter Obi’s media office urges Anambra governor to focus on governance By Henry Umoru ABUJA — The media office of Peter Obi, presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), has criticised the Anambra State Government over its call on voters, particularly supporte...
The accounts also show that other receivables from the Federation rose to ₦11.2 trillion from ₦8.84 trillion. The post NNPC’s Federation receivables fall to ₦11.2 trillion after energy security costs offset appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria ....
New centre aims to make access to specialised treatment in India easier for Nigerian patients and families A new Fortis Information Centre has been inaugurated in Abuja, creating a local point of contact for Nigerians seeking access to specialised and advanced medical treatment a...
Former Labour Party vice-presidential candidate, Datti Baba-Ahmed, has said he has no regrets about being Peter Obi’s running mate in the 2023 presidential election, insisting that the decision was based on the need to promote unity, forgiveness and trust in Nigeria. Baba-Ahmed s...
Former Labour Party VP candidate, Datti Baba-Ahmed, has called for leaders capable of ending oppression and urged Nigerians to demand good governance. Read More: https://punchng.com/nigeria-needs-leaders-to-end-oppression-datti-baba-ahmed/...
By Olasunkanmi Akoni and Shekinah Ijile The Federal Government and Lagos State Government have agreed to establish joint committees to coordinate interventions aimed at improving electricity supply and working towards 24-hour power availability in Lagos. The decision was reached ...
Sporting Lagos head coach Jeffrey Buter will appear before the Nigeria Premier Football League, NPFL panel on Wednesday, DAILY POST reports. Buter has been invited to substantiate his allegations of collusion between the NPFL management and the Nigeria Referees Association to inf...
—Says no uniform confers immunity from accountability, every citizen in custody remains entitled to state protection —Pays condolence visit to Niger State, announces FG’s N250m donation to bereaved families By Johnbosco Agbakwuru ABUJA — THE Vice President, Senator Kashim Shettim...
The generation born in 1999 deserves more than a life without soldiers in power. It deserves a government it can influence, institutions it can trust, and a country where hard work leads to a real future. We should judge the next Democracy Day by how far we have moved towards tha...
By Luminous Jannamike ABUJA – The African Democratic Congress Presidential Campaign Council (ADC-PCC) has said Nigerian teachers cannot effectively discharge their duties amid worsening economic hardship, poor welfare and deteriorating working conditions. The council said those e...
By Johnbosco Agbakwuru ABUJA- PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu is expected to depart Lagos for Abuja Monday evening after his six-day visit to the former seat of government. President Tinubu arrived in Lagos on Tuesday, September 29, after spending his annual vacation in London and Paris. W...
By Johnbosco Agbakwuru ABUJA — PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu has expressed profound sadness over the crash on Monday morning of a Nigerian Air Force ATR-42 jet near a naval base in the Igbokoda area of Ondo State. A statement by the presidential spokesman, Bayo Onanuga, stated that the a...
The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Management, Festus Keyamo, has said the removal of fuel and foreign exchange subsidies helped the administration of President Bola Tinubu raise about $500 million to reconstruct the Lagos airport and other aviation infrastructure within two ...
"The President extends his deepest condolences to the family of the 25 passengers and seven crew members involved..." The post JUST IN: Nigerian Aircraft Crash: All 32 passengers, crew believed dead, Tinubu mourns appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria ....
"The President extends his deepest condolences to the family of the 25 passengers and seven crew members involved..." The post Nigerian Aircraft Crash: All 32 passengers, crew believed dead, Tinubu mourns appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria ....
By Godwin Oritse The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) has stepped up efforts to remove bottlenecks hampering Nigeria’s non-oil exports, with a renewed push to expand export channels, improve cargo processing and boost foreign exchange inflows into the economy. The Managing Director...
The Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to recognise Gbenga Olawepo-Hashim as the Accord Party’s presidential candidate for the 2027 election. Justice Mohammed Umar gave the order on Monday, ruling that the party violated S...
Tickets combining Etihad and Ibom Air services are expected to become available from 3 November 2026, ahead of the commencement of Etihad’s Lagos and Accra services in March 2027. The post Ibom Air, Etihad sign deal to connect five Nigerian cities to global network appeared first...
The Lagos State Government has said that addressing the housing deficit requires more than constructing additional homes, stressing that affordability, accessibility and access to essential services are equally important. Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu stated this in a keynote addre...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says Nigeria’s registered voters have increased to more than 103 million ahead of the 2027 general elections. INEC Chairman, Prof. Joash Amupitan, disclosed this on Monday in Abuja at a strategic workshop for media executives o...
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board plans to establish a UTME centre in Ottawa, Canada, from 2027 for Nigerians in North America. Read More: https://punchng.com/jamb-to-hold-utme-in-canada-from-2027/...
Abdulssamad Ohide was killed on Sunday during an operation in a forest located in Owo, in the northern part of the state. The post Security forces kill ISWAP commander in Ondo forest appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria ....
Lagos accounts for 40-50% of national electricity demand — Minister By Olasunkanmi Akoni and Shekinah Ijile LAGOS — The Federal Government and the Lagos State Government have established joint committees to drive interventions aimed at achieving 24-hour electricity supply in Lago...
By Yinka Kolawole Nigeria’s ambition to become Africa’s industrial hub will depend on its ability to lower production costs, attract manufacturing investment, create jobs and deepen domestic value addition, rather than simply increase the volume of goods produced locally, Preside...
…VP warns against politicising Niger mining tragedy MINNA — Vice President Kashim Shettima on Monday announced N250 million in Federal Government support for the families of the 37 illegal miners who died while in the custody of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps in Min...
Nigeria’s IT agency, NITDA, has warned citizens against sharing sensitive personal data like NIN, BVN, and bank details with AI platforms like ChatGPT. Read More: https://punchng.com/nitda-warns-nigerians-against-sharing-nin-bvn-others-with-ai-platforms/...
By Emmanuel Okogba Former Big Brother Naija housemate and boxer Mike Edwards has challenged Nigerian streamer and singer Carter Efe to a boxing bout, urging him to take on what he described as a tougher opponent. Edwards issued the challenge in a social media post while reacting ...
Ondo State Governor, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, has directed emergency agencies to support search and rescue operations after a Nigerian Air Force aircraft crashed Read More: https://punchng.com/aiyedatiwa-directs-search-rescue-operations-after-ondo-air-crash/...
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