Buhari assents to Banks and other Financial Institutions Acts (BOFIA)
President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday, November 12, 2020 assented to the Banks and Other Financial Institutions Act 2020. It repeals the extant Banks and Other […]
Month: November 2020
Breaking: Mo Salah tests positive for COVID-19
Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah has tested positive for coronavirus while on international duty with Egypt. The Egyptian Football Federation said on Friday that Salah, 28, […]
COVID-19: Osimhen, Aribo, others cleared as Super Eagles face Leone Stars in AFCON qualifier *Match kicks off 5pm Friday + team list
Nigeria’s Super Eagles are physically, mentally, psychologically and medically fit for Friday’s AFCON qualifier against the Leone Stars of Sierra Leone. COVID-19 tests conducted on […]
Breaking: INEC schedules Dec 5 for bye elections
A new date for bye elections in 11 states has been fixed for December, 2020 by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). The exercise cuts […]
Breaking: Imo Assembly impeaches Collins, new Speaker emerges
Hon. Chiji Collins has just been impeached as the Speaker of the Imo State House of Assembly. Collins was removed from office by the lawmakers […]
Bar attendant kills girlfriend, buries corpse in shallow grave
The decomposing body of a bar attendant, Oritoke Manni, has been found at a site in Otolu town, Akodo, in the Lekki Local Council Development […]
EndSARS promoters approach court to unfreeze accounts
No fewer than 16 #EndSARS campaigners have approached the Federal High Court in Abuja seeking a reversal of the restriction placed on their accounts by […]
Nigeria’s sociocultural groups lock horns over civilian JTF’s recruitment into Army
The recruitment of 400 members of the Civilian Joint Task Force in Borno State into the Nigerian Army has pitted prominent socio-cultural groups representing different […]
Petrol price to hit N170 as ex-depot price rises to N155
Nigerians may need to brace up for a fresh regime of hike in petroleum prices across the country in the coming days, PREMIUM TIMES can […]
A case for paradigm shift from consumption to production, by David Abu Ozigi
I consider this topic to be very timely, considering the present dual challenge of gross unemployment and diminished revenue being experienced by the Nation. This […]
El-Rufai slams N1.5bn suit on Odinkalu, former Jonathan’s aide
Governor Nasir el-Rufai of Kaduna State has filed libel suits against a former Chairman of the National Human Rights Commission, Chidi Odinkalu; a former aide […]
Nigeria on the path of growth despite challenges – Lawan tells IMF
President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan has expressed optimism that Nigerian economy is being steered on the path of growth despite the prevailing challenges. Lawan […]
200 Shariah Police trained in martial arts in Kano
Ahmad Tijjani Abdul, Kano No fewer than 200 officers and men of Kano State Hisbah Board have received training in martial arts. Martial arts originated […]
Balarabe Musa: Death of a progressive, by Ibrahim Sheme
OPINION “…The man in question is a quintessentially honest Nigerian and patriot who is completely detribalised. His sound principles and strong moral character remain uncorrupted […]
CBN freezing #Endsars promoters accounts’ is misplaced priority, by Bayonle Erubami
The Apex bank in Nigeria, Central Bank of Nigeria secured a court order freezing the accounts of 19 individuals and a company linked to the […]