President Tinubu Appoints Kemi Nana Nandap As Comptroller General Of Immigration
President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of DCG Kemi Nanna Nandap to serve as the Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), effective from March 1, 2024. DCG Nandap takes over from Mrs. Caroline Wura-Ola Adepoju, whose term in office expires on February 29, 2024. Before her appointment as Comptroller-General, Nandap was the Deputy […]
Governors Receive N30bn Each To Reduce Hardships – Akpabio
The Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, said an “unverified report” indicated that state governors received N30 billion each from the Federation Account to ameliorate inflation and the high cost of food in their respective states. Last September, the federal government said N2 billion was released to governors out of the N5 billion loan it offered to each […]
Court remands Anambra lawyer who allegedly brutalized her 11-year-old housemaid in police custody
The Children, Sexual and Gender-Based Violence Court sitting in Awka, Anambra State, has remanded a lawyer, Adachukwu Okafor, in the custody of the State Criminal and Investigative Department for allegedly brutalizing her 11-year-old house help. Mrs Okafor who resides at Chris Igwilo Street Akakpa GRA, 3-3 Onitsha, of Anambra State, was arraigned before the court […]
Labour Party National Chairman, Julius Abure arrested in Benin
Labour Party, LP, National Chairman, Julius Abure, has, reportedly, been arrested by operatives of the Nigerian Police Force in Edo State. According to Vanguard, the LP chairman’s arrest followed a petition by the party’s Youth Leader, Comrade Eragbe Anselm Aphimia. The youth leader petitioned the Edo State Commissioner of Police alleging that he was attacked […]
FG to resume Nnamdi Kanu’s trial on terrorism charges Feb 26
Barring any unforeseen circumstances, the Federal Government of Nigeria is to resume the trial of the self appointed leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu on terrorism charges on Monday, February 26. The decision of the government to resume trial followed the December 15, 2023, judgment of the Supreme Court which gave […]
Forex Crisis: FG Plans Clampdown On Binance, other Crypto Firms
The Nigerian government is considering blocking the online platforms of Binance and other crypto firms to avert what it considers continuous manipulation of the forex market and illicit movement of funds, officials with knowledge of the policy option have told PREMIUM TIMES. The recent unprecedented weakening of the Nigerian currency has seen the naira falling […]
FG Threatens To Open Border For Cement Importation; warns Dangote, BUA, others
The federal government has threatened the possibility of opening the borders to cement importation if Nigerian cement manufacturers refuse to play ball on cement reduction in the country. It also said that although it is aware of the macroeconomic challenges facing the country some of the key components of producing building materials, especially cement, are locally sourced, […]
NARTO suspends planned nationwide strike
The Nigerian Association of Road Transport Owners, NARTO, has suspended its planned nationwide strike. The suspension comes after a meeting with the Federal Government and stakeholders on Monday, Feb. 19. NARTO had issued a strike notice over economic conditions affecting tanker drivers. The association’s members had threatened a countrywide shutdown starting on Monday due to […]
FG Set To Release 60,000 Metric Tonnes Of Food Grains To Stabilise Prices
The Federal Government has finalised plans to release additional 60,000 metric tonnes of grains to make food available and stabilise the price of foodstuffs across the country. The Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister for the Economy, Mr. Wale Edun, announced this at the Public Wealth Management Conference organised by the Ministry of Finance and […]
APC declares Edo Guber Primaries inconclusive
The National Working Committee NWC of the ruling All Progressives Congress APC has declared as inconclusive, last Saturday’s Governorship Primary Election in Edo state. The decision was taken late Tuesday after an emergency meeting of the NWC. Addressing newsmen after the meeting, which lasted for about three hours, APC spokesman, Felix Morka, said; “The NWC […]