October 29, 2023
Nigeria: German Chancellor Visits Nigeria, Discusses Key Issues with Tinubu
Mr Tinubu made the request at a bilateral meeting with the German Chancellor at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, on Sunday. Read more »
Nigeria: Nigeria Customs Service Pledges to Combat Border Crimes
Mr Umar said the activities of customs officers would not jeopardize the economic activities of residents. Read more »
Nigeria: 10 Nigeria Navy Warships Conclude Military Exercise in Gulf of Guinea
The military exercise was part of actionable steps taken by the Nigerian Navy to end crude oil theft, sea robbery and sea piracy, among others, in Nigeria's waters. Read more »
Nigeria: Kaduna Refinery to Be Ready in Q4 2024 - Minister
The 110,000 bpd-capacity Kaduna Refinery is one of Nigeria's four dysfunctional refineries that have produced no fuel for years leaving the country to rely on imported petroleum… Read more »
Nigeria: Remains of Ohinoyi of Ebiraland Laid to Rest
The Chief Imam of Ebiraland, Sheik Salihu Ebere, led the burial rites and prayers for the repose of the soul of the late Ohinoyi. Read more »
Nigeria: NPFL Round-Up - Sporting Lagos Bounce Back As Lobi Suffer First Defeat
Sporting Lagos won two matches while Heartland's miserable start to the season continued. Read more »
October 27, 2023
Nigeria: Why We Constituted 134 Committees Despite Nigeria's Economic Challenges - Reps
Some Nigerians have voiced concerns over what they perceived as an excessive number of committees, contradicting President Bola Tinubu's commitment to reducing the cost of… Read more »
Nigeria: How We'll Help Govt Achieve Eight-Point Agenda On Jobs, Social Security - NSITF
"If we must remain relevant as the nation's cardinal social security agency, we must leave no gaps in ensuring that we contribute our quota," an NSITF official said. Read more »
Nigeria: Ibom Air Apologises for Disrupted Flights
"These have not been our proudest moments." Read more »
Nigeria: Reps Defend Constitution of 134 Standing Committees Amid Criticisms
The number of the House of Representatives' standing committees has surged from 89 in the Seventh House to 134 in the 10th House. Read more »
Nigeria: Reps to Intervene in Govt, ASUU Disagreement Over Withheld Salaries
The federal government had withheld the salaries of federal university lecturers following the eight-month ASUU strike in 2022. Read more »
Nigeria: IReV Malfunctioning Reduced Public Confidence in Presidential Election - Supreme Court
The Supreme Court said although the glitches did not impede result collation, they impacted negatively public confidence in the disputed presidential election. Read more »
Nigeria: Senate to Investigate Implementation of Petroleum Industry Act
The Senate noted that the PIA implementation had yet to produced any workable coordination or clearing house by which NNPCL, regulators and oil producing companies, coordinate to… Read more »
Nigeria: Academic Union Budgets N50 Million for Displaced People
ASUU says it is identifying with the masses in the IDP camps "even though the government has stopped our salary for the past eight months". Read more »
Nigeria: Ondo Lawmakers Split Over Renewed Move to Remove Deputy Governor
Eleven members of the Ondo State House of Assembly dissociate themselves from the new directive to the state chief judge on the move to sack the deputy governor. Read more »
Nigeria: COP28 - Premium Times' Journalist, 20 Others Win Fellowship to Dubai
According to Climate Tracker, the selected climate journalists have emerged with stories to tell and to cover COP28 in Dubai from 30 November - 12 December 2023. Read more »
Nigeria: Your Book Is Full of Lies, Amaechi Replies Ex-NPA Boss Hadiza Usman
Ms Usman, in her book titled: "Stepping on Toes: My Odyssey at the Nigerian Ports Authority" launched in April, detailed her experiences and challenges as the head of the NPA and… Read more »
Nigeria: Higher Interest Rates, Naira Devaluation Drive Access Holdings' Profit to All-Time Peak
Nigeria's biggest lender also reported a spring in revenue to a record N1.6 trillion from N906 billion a year ago, which too surpassed the full-year 2022 level, in this case by… Read more »
October 26, 2023
Nigeria: Court Nullifies Govt's Proscription of Biafra Group
The court declared that self-determination was not a crime, and therefore, cannot be used as a basis to arrest, detain and prosecute Nnamdi Kanu. Read more »
Nigeria: P&ID - UK Court Clears Nigerian Lawyer of Wrongdoing
For years, during the litigation in the United Kingdom, the Nigerian government and its lawyers accused Mr Shasore of not pursuing the government's case diligently. Read more »
Nigeria: Supreme Court Dismisses Atiku's Appeal, Affirms Tinubu's Election
The seven-member panel of the Supreme Court unanimously dismissed the appeal after resolving all seven raised by Atiku in favour of Mr Tinubu. Read more »
Nigeria: Lawmakers Want All Police Barracks Sold
The House of Representatives has called for the auctioning of police barracks across the country to tackle the deplorable living conditions of officers. Read more »
Nigeria: Supreme Court Dismisses Peter Obi's Appeal Against Tinubu
The judgement on Peter Obi's case, coming immediately after the court's decision dismissing Atiku's appeal, brought down the curtain on the legal disputes over the validity of Mr… Read more »
Nigeria: State Security Service Releases Former Anti-Graft Agency Chair Abdulrasheed Bawa
Mr Bawa's freedom came three days after PREMIUM TIMES published a blistering editorial calling for his release. Read more »
Nigeria: Supreme Court Delivers Final Judgement On Tinubu's Election
Today's judgement of the Supreme Court will be the final court decision on the legal disputes over the election of President Bola Tinubu. Read more »