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The United States of America has said it welcomes the final report by the Lagos State Judicial Panel of Inquiry on the EndSARS protests of October 2020. The panel’s report was submitted in a brief ceremony at the Lagos State Government House, Alausa, Ikeja, Lagos on Tuesday. According to the report, no fewer than nine EndSARS […]

President Muhammadu Buhari has returned to the country after 16 days of official engagements in Europe and South Africa. The President arrived at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja on Tuesday evening from Durban, South Africa, where he had attended the 2nd Intra-African Trade Fair 2021. Before the South Africa visit, he had participated in […]

The Chairman of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, University of Lagos chapter, Dr Dele Ashiru, has revealed that Nigerian professors do not earn more than N416,000 as monthly salary. Ashiru disclosed this during an interview on the Sunrise Daily programmed on Channels Television, stating that university lecturers deserved better welfare packages. He said, “No Nigerian professor […]

Nigeria may experience fuel scarcity in coming days following the threat issued on Monday by The Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas has given the Federal Government a two-week strike notice, raising the possibility of fuel scarcity across the country in coming weeks. NUPENG members basically control the downstream arm of the oil sector […]

The application fee required for each of the 5,000 houses built in 34 states of the federation by the Federal Government is N10,000, it was learnt on Monday. Also, it was gathered that applications for the houses had been rising daily after the Federal Government unveiled the portal last Friday. Punch correspondent observed on the […]

Former National Chairman of the All Progressive Grand Alliance (APGA), Senator Victor Umeh, says Anambra State is not Imo. Umeh said this while reacting to the threat of Senator Andy Uba, candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in last week’s election, to challenge APGA’s victory. Uba had alleged that APGA did not win the […]

No fewer than nine #EndSARS protesters were killed at the Lekki tollgate on October 20, 2020. This was contained in the report of the reports submitted by the Judicial Panel of Inquiry on Restitution for victims of SARS-related abuses and other matters obtained by our correspondent on Monday. According to the report, nine protesters were […]

The United States Embassy in Nigeria has announced November 24 as date for the opening of international student visa applications. The embassy said it expected heavy surge, following the lifting of travel curbs for vaccinated travellers. US travel restrictions were first imposed in early 2020 to check the spread of COVID-19. With the US presidential […]

The Anambra State chapter of the All Progressives Congress, APC, has sacked its public secretary, Mr. Okelo Madukaife over alleged anti party activities, including congratulating the winner of the just concluded governorship election, Professor Charles Soludo. The state chairman of the party, Mr. Basil Ejidike stated this at a press briefing in Awka. He said […]

The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) says rising electricity tariff and cooking gas prices will worsen the plight of Nigerians. The Christian body said the citizens already have enough on their plate with heightened insecurity. CAN called on the government to initiate an “all-inclusive” security dialogue with stakeholders towards finding solutions to the security challenges. In […]

Babatunde Fashola, minister for works and housing, says he does not know what happened to the video camera he recovered at the Lekki tollgate after the #EndSARS protests. Following the Lekki tollgate shooting in October 2020, Fashola, while visiting the scene alongside fellow ministers and south-west governors, discovered a hidden camcorder which he said must have been […]

As the security challenges in Nigeria persist, at least 72 persons were killed last week (November 7-13) by non-state actors across the country. The figure consists of at least 12 security personnel including a serving brigadier general and a retired air vice-marshal. About 61 of the victims were civilians. Findings by Premium Times, as part […]

The vice president of the Dangote Group and brother to Aliko Dangote, Sani Dangote, is dead. Sani Dangote reportedly died after a protracted illness in the United States on Sunday. The Dangote Group in a short statement Sunday night confirmed the death. “INNA LILLAHI WA INNA ILAIHI RAJIUN!It is with a heavy heart but with […]

Reno Omokri took to his Twitter handle to send an important memo to celebrities… ”You say you are a celebrity. So you get money. First thing you buy is a Range Rover. Next are designers. Then you flying First class. No problem. But don’t start accusing your fans of ingratitude when you become broke in […]

President Muhammadu Buhari on Saturday, left Paris, capital of France for Durban, South Africa, on the special invitation of President Cyril Ramaphosa, where he will join other African leaders at the official opening of the 2nd Intra-African Trade Fair (IATF) 2021 which takes place on Monday. The event, holding from November 15 to November 21, […]

The Candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the just concluded Anambra State Governorship election, Andy Uba has questioned the credibility of the exercise saying it was impossible for him to have lost at where APGA Ward Chairmen defected to the APC. Uba, while addressing party members on Saturday insisted that the election was […]