June 23
Nigeria: Labour Unions Want IGP to Withdraw Police From Council Secretariats in Rivers
The police took over the 23 council secretariats in the state after a deadly clash between supporters of Governor Siminalayi Fubara and his predecessor, Nyesom Wike. Read more »
Nigeria: ASUU Faults Gov Otti's Claims On Payment of Salaries
The governor claimed on Friday that his administration had paid all staff of the Abia State University their salaries for April and May. Read more »
Nigeria: Tunde Kelani, Baba Wande Reconcile, End 30-Year Feud
In a heartwarming display of unity and hope, both parties set aside their differences. Read more »
Nigeria: CSO Commends Kaduna Agency for Refunding $50 to Pilgrims
The refund to the pilgrims arose from the downward price review the agency got from the company that it engaged to slaughter animals on their behalf. Read more »
Nigeria: OB3 Gas Pipeline to Be Completed August - NNPC
"I am very happy and convinced that, by the middle of August, we will complete this project. I have been assured of that by the project team," Mr Kyari said Read more »
Nigeria: Christ Embassy Fire Under Control - Lagos Govt
She said the fire escalated because the church's fire service thought it could handle the situation without recourse to the Lagos fire service. Read more »
Nigeria: Fire Guts Christ Embassy Church in Lagos
The building, located in the Oregun area of Ikeja, is the headquarters of the church. Read more »
Nigeria: Food Inflation - ACCI Calls On Nigerian Govt to Mitigate Crisis
"The government must take decisive action to mitigate this crisis and alleviate the suffering of the populace," Mr Obegolu said Read more »
Nigeria: Student Loan - Nigerian Govt Set to Pay N35 Billion to 70,000 Successful Applicants
Sources also confirmed that the agency has concluded plans to pay N20,000 every month to all the successful applicants every year. Read more »
Nigeria: Tinubu Orders Sanction of Civil Servants Drawing Salaries After Relocating Abroad
The president also directed that the culprits' supervisors and department heads be punished for aiding and abetting the fraud while they were in charge. Read more »
Nigeria: Police Raid Kano Emir's Palace, Sack Hunters Guarding Sanusi
PREMIUM TIMES observed Sunday evening a team of security agents taking over the emir's palace at Gidan Rumfa, where the hunters were staying, playing cards and other activities. Read more »
Nigeria: Fire Outbreak - We'll Build Bigger Christ Embassy Church - Pastor Oyakhilome
"Let the devil lick his wound. We must look at life from the spiritual. This is not an accident because we're not ordinary people..." Read more »
June 22
Nigeria: Abia Governor Speaks After Firing Spokesperson, Suspension of Commissioner
The governor recently sacked his spokesperson, Kazie Uko, days after suspending the state's health commissioner. Read more »
Nigeria: NIMC Says Data Not Compromised Despite Rogue Sites Selling Nigerians' Data
A cyber security expert explained that while the data of unsuspecting visitors to certain sites could be easily harvested, it is impossible to obtain a large volume of data through… Read more »
Nigeria: Cholera Outbreaks Expose Water Access Issues, Poor Delivery Systems - Group
"The periodic cholera outbreaks are very disturbing and reinforce our arguments about the abysmally low investment in the water sector at both state and federal levels..." Read more »
June 21
Nigeria: Binance Official's Wife Urges Nigerian Govt to Stop Husband's Trial, Seeks Us Help
The Binance executive's wife faulted the continued prosecution of his husband on money laundeting charges by the Nigerian authorities. Read more »
Nigeria: Labour Party Is Secret Society, Led By Bunch of Jokers - Kenneth Okonkwo
"Let them (Julius Abure and his cohorts) come out and tell me what they did at that convention if it's not a secret society." Read more »
Nigeria: Nigeria's Debt Stock Hits N121 Trillion
The Debt Management Office (DMO) also gave reasons for Nigeria's debt stock surge. Read more »
Nigeria: Police Arraign Three Men Caught With Explosives in Ekiti
The police said the defendants had in their possession three cartridges of 32mm, a detonating cord and firing cables. Read more »
Nigeria: Cholera - Kano Govt Issues Safety Measures for Residents
The World Health Organisation (WHO) announced a resurgence of cholera cases across countries in Africa, East Asia, America, Europe, and the Eastern Mediterranean region. Read more »
Nigeria: $550m Investment in Ubeta Project Set to Boost Nigeria's Domestic Gas Supply
This project signifies a major step in advancing energy security, a cornerstone of the federal government of Nigeria's plans to achieve sustained economic development through… Read more »
Nigeria: Ubeta Gas Project 'Ll Record Nigerian Content Successes - NCDMB
TotalEnergies E&P is the operator of OML 58 onshore licence, with a 40 per cent stake in the US$550 million Ubeta Field Development Project, while the Nigerian National… Read more »
Nigeria: Cholera - WHO Confirms Global Resurgence, Records 1,900 Deaths
Based on the number of outbreaks and their geographic expansion, alongside the shortage of vaccines and other resources, WHO said it has classified the outbreak as "a grade 3… Read more »
Nigeria: Police Arrest Man Over Death of Auto Mechanic in Abuja
The incident occurred at about 4 p.m. on Thursday. Read more »
Nigeria: Kano Govt Reinterprets Court Ruling, Says Sanusi Remains Emir, Orders Demolition of Bayero's Palace
PREMIUM TIMES reported how the court nullified the Kano Emirate Council (Amendment No. 2) Law, 2024, that scrapped four of the five emirates councils of the state. Read more »