51,955 await trial in overcrowded cells •Prisons battle ageing facilities, inadequate funding, security breaches •Corruption, delayed justice, welfare challenges threaten reforms By Henry Ojelu Nigeria’s correctional system is facing a serious crisis. The infrastructure is grossly inadequate. Th...
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Nigeria pressed for an equaliser, but Poland held firm to secure all three points. The post FIFA U17 Women’s World Cup: Flamingos Fall to Poland in Rabat appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria ....
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Kano State Governor, Abba Kabir Yusuf, has assured President Bola Tinubu of Northern Nigeria’s support for his re-election in the 2027 general elections. Yusuf gave the assurance on Saturday in Abuja during the inauguration of the Arewa for Asiwaju (A4A) campaign office, where he...
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This was even as Governor Mbah scrapped the N750 daily payment by tricycle operators in the state The post 2027: Keke riders endorse Mbah, Tinubu, as governor extends tricycle operation time to 10pm appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria ....
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The state government said the Paris pact, investment commitments and project plans are verifiable while citing the 243.3km of roads delivered in Ogun East as evidence of development commitments The post $7bn Deep Seaport: Ogun govt tackles PDP candidate over alleged ‘Broken Promi...
business
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, says Nigeria’s full economic recovery depends entirely on sustaining the bold reform policies initiated by President Bola Tinubu. Wike said this on Saturday, at the Rainbow Coalition’s stakeholders’ consultation...
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The Federal Government has warned that a return to the fuel subsidy can trigger capital flight, put pressure on the naira, and undermine the gains of its economic reforms. The warning came at a media briefing in Bangkok, Thailand, at the conclusion of the 2026 IMF-World Bank Annu...
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The European Union is set to provide €20m in defence assistance to Nigeria to support the Armed Forces in tackling insecurity, the Minister of Defence has Read More: https://punchng.com/eu-to-provide-e20m-defence-support-to-nigeria-minister/...
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Nigeria’s 1-1 draw with Côte d’Ivoire in Burkina Faso ended the Golden Eaglets’ hopes of qualifying for the 2027 U-17 Africa Cup of Nations and extended their absence from the FIFA U-17 World Cup. The post WAFU-B U-17 Championship: Nigeria’s Golden Eaglets crash out, to miss AFCO...
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‎‎ ‎The suspended Niger State Commandant of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Suberu Aniviye, has admitted that the deaths of suspected illegal miners in the corps’ custody could have been prevented, describing the incident as a “costly...
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Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, the Director-General of the World Trade Organisation, WTO, has recalled how her investigation into an alleged $2.4bn fuel subsidy fraud in Nigeria led her mother’s kidnapping. Read Also: Okonjo-Iweala’s mother, 82, kidnapped Okonjo-Iweala narrated her experie...
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A Nigerian-made bionic arm, the Ubokobong Bionic Arm, has been named among TIME magazine’s Best Inventions of 2026 for its accessibility and design. Read More: https://punchng.com/nigerian-made-bionic-arm-named-among-times-best-inventions-of-2026/...
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Political Economist, Prof. Pat Utomi, says he cannot guarantee that embattled professor Anthony Kila has never made mistakes but to suggest that he has never gone to school is spectacularly unfair to his personality. Utomi made this known on his verified Facebook page in Lagos on...
