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Pirates have kidnapped 12 crew members from a Swiss cargo vessel in Nigerian waters. Massoel Shipping said its vessel, MV Glarus, was carrying wheat from Lagos to Port Harcourt when it was attacked on Saturday. “The pirate gang boarded the Glarus by means of long ladders and cut the razor wire on deck,” the firm […]

President Muhammadu Buhari will depart for New York today, to participate in the 73rd Session of United Nations General Assembly (UNGA73) which officially opened Tuesday, his office has said. A statement by presidential spokesman, Femi Adesina, gives details of Mr Buhari’s engagement at the UN event. Part of the statement is below: “The theme for […]

Denys Gauer, outgoing French ambassador to Nigeria, says he does not believe that foreigners are involved in the killings across the country. The French’s envoy position contradicts that of President Muhammadu Buhari. Buhari had said that the killings are as a result of the influx of mercenaries from the Sahel region. “It has always been […]

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on Friday announced the takeover of Skye Bank. The apex bank also withdrew the operating licence of the bank. Godwin Emefiele, CBN governor, said in consultation with the Nigerian Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC), the CBN decided to establish a bridge bank, Polaris Bank, to assume the assets and liabilities […]

The president of Senate, Bukola Saraki, on Thursday said the All Progressives Congress (APC) led by President Muhammadu Buhari lacks the vision, capacity and patience required to develop Nigeria. According to a statement by Fidelis Soriwei, the spokesperson of the governor of Bayelsa State, Mr Saraki made the comment when he led his campaign team […]

Another minister serving in President Muhammadu Buhari’s cabinet has been found to have skipped the mandatory national youth service scheme, an offence that may see him lose his position and earn him jail term. The Minister of Communications, Adebayo Shittu, failed to participate in the NYSC scheme despite graduating from the then University of Ife […]

The Federal Government has approved the mandatory use of the National Identification Number (NIN) from January 1, 2019. This was disclosed at the Federal Executive Council meeting following the implementation of a strategic roadmap for “Digital Identity Ecosystem” in Nigeria. The digital identity Ecosystem is a framework that leverages on the existing capabilities and infrastructure […]

Senate President Bukola Saraki says though Nigerians voted for President Muhammadu Buhari in 2015, a cabal is now in charge of the country. Saraki who is one of the presidential aspirants of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), said this when he visited members of the party in Oyo state, to solicit support ahead of the primary […]

A refrigerated trailer containing at least 100 corpses in Mexico’s western state of Jalisco has angered residents who have complained about the smell. Authorities said on Monday they were trying to relocate the container, which was rented after mortuaries in the city of Guadalajara became full. “We have a lot of children in this neighbourhood… […]

The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has condemned the failure of President Muhammadu Buhari to be fair to all sections of the country in his three recent appointments. The CAN President, Dr. Samson Olasupo Ayokunle, who said this in a statement on Monday, wondered why the President made three key appointments in the last few […]

Nigeria’s former finance minister, Kemi Adeosun, has left the country, a day after her resignation, sources close to her told Premium Times on Saturday. Mrs Adeosun, finance minister since November 2015, stepped down from office on Friday after owning up to parading a forged youth service scheme certificate. President Muhammadu Buhari accepted her resignation on Friday night, 69 […]

Former Nigerian finance minister, Kemi Adeosun, who resigned her position on Friday on account of forging a certificate of national service risks jail term of up to 14 years. A lawyer, Shuaibu Sule, listed five offences he said the minister is liable for. The offences include forgery, possession of fake document, uttering, giving false information […]

It’s a new session; if you like, spend all your time playing so that at the end of the session you would repeat again, and if you like, face your studies, all I know is that I have done my best,” was the admonition, nay, parting words, of a mother to her child at the […]

The Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige, says the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari is a labour-friendly one, which is determined to put smiles on the faces of Nigerian workers before 2019 elections. Mr Ngige stated this when he alongside the Chairman of the National Minimum Wage Negotiation Committee, Amma Pepple, addressed State House […]

The outer bands of Hurricane Florence are lashing parts of the US East Coast. Officials warn of life-threatening storm surges in both North and South Carolina as the hurricane moves towards land with maximum sustained wind speeds of 100mph (155 km/h). More than 100,000 homes are already without power as weather conditions begin to worsen. […]