June 14, 2023
Nigeria: Nigerian Military Chief Urges Troops to Flush Out Criminals in South-East
President Bola Tinubu has sent commendations to the troops, according to the military chief. Read more »
Nigeria: Nigeria's Telecom Access Gaps Drop By 53%
Access gaps refer to the cluster of communities or grouped areas in different parts of the country that are bereft of access to telecom services 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: Nigeria Grants Licences for New Oil Export Terminals
They are the first set of licences to establish crude oil terminals, sealed and granted by the NMDPRA. Read more »
Nigeria: 103 Die As Boat Capsizes in Kwara
"Our village people went to a wedding ceremony in another village called Gboti and the boat carried about 270 people, and almost 110 people were lost." 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: Subsidy Removal and Its Discontents
The sudden but predicted removal of fuel subsidy has sparked some fireworks and a lot of incoherence about the Nigerian economy and its sociopolitical currents. In the matter of… 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: 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: 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: More 120 People Killed Since Tinubu's Inauguration - Amnesty International
Amnesty International said Nigerian authorities have refused to launch impartial investigations into the killings. 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: How Changes to Constitution, House Rule Will Affect Speakership Race
A combination of factors is likely to affect the chances of some aspirants in the House and Senate. Read more »
Nigeria: Mainstreaming Climate-Smart Livestock Production in Nigeria
Climate Smart Livestock production (CSL) is the application of practices that reduce the environmental impact of livestock production to increase resilience, productivity and… Read more »
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: 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: Subsidy Removal - Joeboy Offers Free Bus Rides On Major Lagos Routes
The singer, who began his career when Mr Eazi of the record label emPawa Africa discovered him in 2017, said free buses would be available to commute Lagosians from six significant… 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: 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 »