June 15, 2023
Nigeria: Suspended Anti-Graft Agency Chair, Abdulrasheed Bawa, Detained
The SSS invites Mr Bawa for interrogations few hours after he was suspended by President Bola Tinubu Read more »
June 14, 2023
Nigeria: Senate Constitutes Welfare Committee, Adjourns Sitting
Part of the committee's responsibilities is to allocate offices and seats to the new senators. Read more »
Nigeria: First-Timer LP Lawmaker Emerges Speaker in PDP-Dominated Abia Assembly
The PDP is the majority with 11 members in the assembly, while the LP has ten members, the YPP has two members, and APC has only one member. Read more »
Nigeria: Tinubu Suspends EFCC Chair, Bawa, Indefinitely
The suspension is indefinite, an official said. Read more »
Nigeria: Barau Jibrin, Who Wanted to Be Kano Governor, Emerges Deputy Senate President
Political analysts in Kano speculated that the failure of the APC state party leadership to field Mr Jibrin as its governorship candidate was responsible for their defeat in the… Read more »
Nigeria: Obi Accuses INEC Chair, Mahmood Yakubu, of Evading Subpoena in Petition Against Tinubu
Mr Obi wants the INEC chair, Mahmood Yakubu, to testify before the presidential election court concerning his petition challenging President Bola Tinubu's victory in the 25… Read more »
Nigeria: Tinubu Signs Data Protection Bill Into Law
The Nigeria Data Protection Act 2023 provides a legal framework for protecting personal information and the practice of data protection in Nigeria. Read more »
Nigeria: Gbajabiamila Resigns From House
Mr Gbajabiamila was appointed chief of staff to President Bola Tinubu on 2 June. Read more »
Nigeria: Jigawa Assembly Rejects APC-Nominated Candidate, Votes New Speaker
The election of the new speaker also maintained the APC zoning arrangement in the state with the speaker from Miga Local Government in the South-west district of the state Read more »
Nigeria: Zamfara Assembly Gets New Speaker, Deputy As Governor Seeks Cooperation
The news speaker and his deputy emerged through consensus. Read more »
Nigeria: Governor Yahaya Bello Sacks Commissioner, Two Others
The sacking of the trio is contained in a statement by the Secretary to the State Government, Folashade Ayoade-Arike, in Lokoja on Tuesday. Read more »
Nigeria: We Shamed Those Who Doubted Our Victory - Abbas
Mr Abbas said the lower chamber under him will not be a "rubber stamp" of the elections Read more »
Nigeria: 10th NASS - NGF Congratulates Akpabio, Abass, Others
The NGF said the victory of the new presiding officers of the National Assembly underscored the confidence that their colleagues reposed in them. Read more »
Nigeria: Profiles - Ex-Nigerian Governors, Ministers in 10th Senate
Fourteen former governors and three former ministers on Tuesday took their seats in the 10th Senate. Read more »
Nigeria: Education Loan - Tinubu Meets Nigerian Student Leaders As Premium Times Hosts Twitter Space
The Twitter Space, scheduled to hold between 6 p.m. and 7:30 p.m., aims at appraising the appropriateness, workability and sustainability of the law. Read more »
June 13, 2023
Nigeria: INEC Chair, Mahmood Yakubu, to Testify in Atiku's Suit Challenging Tinubu's Victory
The INEC chair, Mahmood Yakubu, will appear to testify at the presidential election court on the subpoena in Atiku's case challenging Mr Tinubu's victory in the February election. Read more »
Nigeria: Peter Obi Tenders IReV Reports in Five States to Challenge Tinubu's Victory
Failure of INEC to promptly upload the copies of the polling unit result sheets to IReV is part of the grounds of Peter Obi's petition challenging the election of President Bola… Read more »
Nigeria: Stocks Hit 15-Year High On Suspension of Central Bank Governor
Year to date, the index has returned 13.5 per cent. Read more »
Nigeria: Campaigns Are Over, Let's Forge Ahead - Speaker Abbas Tells Reps
"It is worthy to note that the speakership campaign witnessed in the past few months was democracy at play. But today, all of that has come to pass, and it is time to forge ahead… Read more »
Nigeria: National Assembly Inauguration - Nigeria's Longest-Serving Federal Lawmakers
While some of the lawmakers who will be inaugurated today have been at the National Assembly since the restoration of democracy in the country 24 years ago, others have spent at… Read more »
Nigeria: Ex-Senator Under Fire After Confessing to Influencing Wife's Decisions As Appeal Court Judge
Mr Bulkachuwa, a former senator, made the damning remarks about how he influenced his wife's decision as a judge and the President of the Court of Appeal. Read more »
Nigeria: 10th Senate Will Work to Restore Renewed Hope of Nigerians - Senate President
Mr Akpabio said the dreams, aspirations and well-being of Nigerians would be at the heart of legislative activities of the senate and urged Nigerians to pray for the lawmakers. Read more »
Nigeria: Peter Obi Tenders More Documents in Evidence At Presidential Election Court
The documents tendered by Peter Obi at the presidential election court are mainly results sheets, and INEC reports on the conduct of the presidential election. Read more »
Nigeria: For the Record - the Acceptance Speech of Tajudeen Abbas On His Election As Speaker of the 10th House of Representatives
Mr Abbas defeated two other candidates, Idris Wase and Sani Jaji to emerge winner of the election. Read more »
Nigeria: For the Record - the Acceptance Speech of Godswill Akpabio On His Election As the President of the 10th Senate
Mr Akpabio defeated a former governor of Zamafara State, Abdulaziz Yari, by 63 votes to 46, to emerge the senate president. Read more »