By Christopher Ameh, Bauchi Six governorship candidates of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) in the North-East have rejected the appointment of former Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Engr. Babachir Lawal, as the party’s leader in the region. The candidate...
—Meets Amina Mohammed as Nigeria rallies behind UN reform By Johnbosco Agbakwuru ABUJA —THE Vice President, Senator Kashim Shettima has said Africa’s continued exclusion from permanent membership of the United Nations (UN) Security Council undermines the fairness and legitimacy o...
Clearly, while Governor Mbah’s ambition is to position Enugu as a gateway to the world through Enugu Air, the Douala route already represents a practical step in that direction. The post As Enugu Air begins regional connectivity in Africa, By Gideon Arinze appeared first on Premi...
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President Bola Tinubu is expected to return to Nigeria this week after spending several weeks abroad on what his Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, has described as a working vacation. Onanuga, in a post on X, said the President was “hale and hearty&...
The Presidency has assured Nigerians that President Bola Tinubu is hale and hearty, dismissing concerns over his absence from Abuja and the UNGA in New Yor Read More: https://punchng.com/tinubu-hale-hearty-says-presidency/...
The Presidency has said President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is hale and hearty and has continued to discharge his responsibilities while on a working vacation outside Nigeria. The Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, disclosed this in a post on his ...
Gov. Abba Kabir Yusuf of Kano State has thrown his weight behind the continued rotation of presidential power between the Northern and Southern parts of Nigeria. Yusuf made this known on Sunday at the Government House, Kano, while unveiling 50 vehicles donated by Chief Government...
*LASU, LASUED, LASUSTECH affected *Union demands full domestication of 2025 FGN/ASUU agreement By Clifford Ndujihe & Elizabeth Osayande LAGOS — Academic activities in the three Lagos State-owned universities remain paralysed indefinitely as the Academic Staff Union of Universitie...
…Osoba: Other Governors Should Emulate Mbah’s Security Architecture The Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE) has commended what it described as Governor Peter Mbah’s exceptional leadership in Enugu State, noting that he had built solid infrastructure needed for growing the state’s eco...
The editors who were in Enugu for the 2026 All Nigerian Editors Conference (ANEC), attended by over 300 editors, senior media executives and veterans, bared their minds at the weekend during an interactive session with Governor Mbah, after a tour of several mega projects executed...
My first encounter with Nasir El-Rufai was in year 2000 at the Akodo Resort, a popular Lagos beachfront getaway along the Lekki-Epe Expressway in Ibeju-Lekki. As Director-General of the Bureau of Public Enterprises (BPE), he had come to sell to his audience the talismanic powers ...
Nigeria turns 66 on 1 October. Sixty-six years is long enough for a country to have made mistakes, wasted opportunities, surprised itself and started over more than once. It is also young enough, in the life of a nation, to change course… I am certainly not giving up on us. A Pre...
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, NNPCL, has reduced petrol pump prices at its filling stations. A market survey by DAILY POST on Sunday showed that NNPCL retail outlets in Gwarimpa, Kubwa and other parts of Abuja and its environs had adjusted their petrol prices t...
Financial analyst and Professor of Accounting at Lead City University, Ibadan, Godwin Oyedokun, has detailed the implications of Nigeria’s rising debt profile, which stood at N166.79 trillion under President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. DAILY POST reports that data from the Debt Management...
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The Christian Association of Nigeria in Borno has called for the urgent rescue of 78 schoolchildren and others who have been in captivity for over 100 days Read More: https://punchng.com/can-demands-rescue-of-borno-schoolchildren-others-in-captivity/...
The Allied Peoples Movement (APM) has called on Edo State Governor, Senator Monday Okpebholo, to resign over his comparison of petrol prices in Nigeria and the United Kingdom. The party said the governor’s comparison failed to take into account the wide difference in income and p...
The Federal Government is wooing 14 leading German firms to invest in Nigeria’s cement, mining, construction, and industrial technology sectors. Read More: https://punchng.com/nigeria-woos-14-german-firms-for-industrial-investments/...
Vice President Kashim Shettima has said that Africa’s continued exclusion from permanent membership of the United Nations (UN) Security Council undermines the fairness and legitimacy of the global governance system. He reaffirmed Nigeria’s support for urgent reform of...
Nigeria’s U-17 Women’s team, the Flamingos, have been crowned champions of the WAFU-U17 Girls’ Cup after a dominant 4-0 victory over Togo in the final. Read More: https://punchng.com/wafu-u17-flamingos-%e2%81%a0%e2%81%a0%e2%81%a0%e2%81%a0%e2%81%a0crowned-c/...
The Federal Government is developing a national Halal framework with a QR-based certification system to facilitate traceability and boost Nigerian exports. Read More: https://punchng.com/fg-to-unveil-qr-based-certification-framework-to-boost-exports/...
By Luminous Jannamike ABUJA — The African Democratic Congress (ADC), Presidential Campaign Council (PCC), has demanded an immediate explanation from the Presidency over President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s continued absence from Nigeria, six days after the expiration of his originally a...
The presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, and former Vice-President, Atiku Abubakar, has said life has become increasingly difficult for Nigerians under President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, noting that the N70,000 minimum wage can buy only 50 litres of petrol at...
The Federal Government is reviewing its N235bn health fund as high out-of-pocket medical expenses continue to affect Nigerian households, says the NHIA. Read More: https://punchng.com/fg-reviews-n235bn-health-fund-as-high-patient-costs-persist/...
Joké Bakare’s Lagos homecoming puts Nigerian cuisine on tourism map Vanguard News
The Federal Government has approved the modernisation and upgrade of four ports outside Lagos, alongside the development of six deep seaports The post FG approves upgrades for four ports, six new deep seaports appeared first on Nairametrics ....
Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress, on Sunday attended the NPFL match between Ikorodu City and Enugu Rangers in Lagos Read More: https://punchng.com/photos-peter-obi-watches-ikorodu-city-beat-rangers-2-0-in-lagos/...
The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has given the Federal Government two weeks to resolve outstanding welfare and... The post Resident doctors give FG two-week ultimatum to avert strike appeared first on Nairametrics ....
A passenger has died after jumping from a moving commercial bus in Surulere, Lagos. The driver was allegedly drunk and driving recklessly before the crash. Read More: https://punchng.com/passenger-dies-after-jumping-off-moving-bus-in-lagos/...
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Nollywood actor Rykardo Agbor has survived a car accident on Saturday along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, weeks after his father’s burial. Sharing a video of his damaged vehicle on his Instagram page, the actor thanked God for surviving the crash. “I made it out of this. “This is ...
The government’s order followed an unexpected public appearance by the 15th Emir of Kano, Aminu Ado-Bayero. The post Kano govt restricts durbar after former emir Bayero’s public appearance appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria ....
Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun, has urged Nigerians to see the country as a shared inheritance and treat its future as a collective responsibility. Abiodun stated this on Sunday at the Special Interdenominational Church Service held at the Cathedral Church of St. Peter, Ake, A...
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The Nigerian Economic Summit Group says the nation’s current investment level is insufficient to create jobs and deliver prosperity for its growing populat Read More: https://punchng.com/nigerias-investment-levels-inadequate-for-job-creation-nesg/...
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Tinubu shifts return from Europe to Tuesday, heads to Lagos for Independence Day The Nation Newspaper
By Ogochukwu Agha Police operatives in Lagos State have arrested a suspected member of the armed robbery gang that attacked clubgoers at Ghost and Spirits Lounge, Ekoro Road, Abule Egba, over the weekend. Vanguard gathered that the suspect, captured in a viral video wearing a gre...
Six governorship candidates of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) in the North-East have rejected the appointment of former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Babachir Lawal, to lead the party’s activities in the region. The candidates, in a joint statement address...
The Federal Government plans to produce 10 million globally certified Nigerian talents and create one million export-linked jobs by 2030 through reforms. Read More: https://punchng.com/fg-eyes-10-million-certified-talents-by-2030/...
A dog suspected to be rabid has bitten 18 people in Garko Local Government Area of Kano State, prompting a search by the Nigerian Forest Security Service. Read More: https://punchng.com/suspected-rabid-dog-bites-18-in-kano/...
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 ....
Nigeria shall rise again, says Sanwo-Olu at Independence service The Guardian Nigeria News
Lagos State University has announced the opening of the NELFUND loan application for the 2026/2027 session, urging eligible students to apply before Dec 31 Read More: https://punchng.com/lasu-announces-opening-of-2026-2027-nelfund-loan-application/...
FG approves upgrade of Onne, Rivers, Delta, Calabar ports to decongest Lagos Business News Nigeria
At least 18 people have been bitten by a dog suspected to be infected with rabies in Garko Local Government Area of Kano State. The Nigerian Forest Security Service (NFSS), Garko Division, has launched a search for the suspected rabid dog and two other dogs believed to have been ...
The Allied Peoples Movement condemned Edo Governor Monday Okpebholo’s comparison of fuel prices in Nigeria and the UK, demanding his resignation over the r Read More: https://punchng.com/apm-slams-okpebholo-for-comparing-nigerian-fuel-prices-to-uk/...
A chieftain of the Labour Party, LP, in Ebonyi State, Ezeh Emmanuel Ezeh, has raised the alarm over the rising cost of living in the country under the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, while also criticising the economic policies of the federal government, He expressed worry...
By Johnbosco Agbakwuru ABUJA — BARRING any last-minute change, President Bola Tinubu is expected to return to Nigeria on Tuesday, September 29, ending a four-week working vacation in Europe. Upon his return, the President is scheduled to mark Nigeria’s 66th Independence Anniversa...
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The Federal Government has moved to urgently tackle the growing threats to key strategic national assets, including the Nigerian Navy Ship, NNS Victory installation, and an Nigerian National Petroleum Company, NNPC Limited jetty supporting the nation’s energy infrastructure, foll...
Ghana is taking measures to lower domestic airfares amid growing concerns over high ticket prices. The Director General of the Ghana Civil... The post Ghana moves to lower domestic airfares amid rising ticket prices appeared first on Nairametrics ....
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Men of Oyo State Police command have arrested two suspected kidnappers. The suspects were arrested in connection with the kidnap of a 38-year-old man, identified as Nathaniel Peter. Peter was kidnapped at Layeri Village, via Ikoyi-Ile, in the state. Public Relations Officer of th...
Nigerian novelist and storyteller Paul Omeje will release Apata Boys: Syndicate Rising on November 3, 2026, a cinematic crime novel set in 1980s Apata and Ibadan, rooted in brotherhood, betrayal, ambition and the pursuit of power. Omeje’s creative journey began with screenwriting...
Says local refineries’ll access crude at strategic price Plans 1m bpd additional refining capacity Insists petrol can sell at ₦605/litre Accord Party presidential candidate, Dr Gbenga Olawepo-Hashim, has promised to support Dangote Refinery and other qualifying Nigerian refinerie...
The Flamingos had earlier defeated the Niger Republic 5-0, Ghana 4-2, Burkina Faso 2-0 and hosts Côte d’Ivoire 2-0 on their way to the final. The post Flamingos win WAFU-B U17 Girls Cup, set sights on World Cup 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...
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