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Governor Nasir El-Rufai has said that he would not pay any ransom for the release of kidnapped victims even if it’s for his son. He stated this during a radio interview on Friday when asked if his administration is considering paying ransom to secure the release of the students abducted by bandits from the Federal […]

Members of the National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) have suspended their nationwide industrial action. This comes 10 days after the doctors commenced the strike, leaving many patients unattended across various government-owned hospitals in the country. The President of NARD, Dr Uyilawa Okhuaihesuyi, confirmed the suspension of the strike to Channels Television on Saturday in […]

Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has warned politicians in the country against making fake promises to Nigerians when seeking election into public offices. He gave the warning on Saturday in Bori, the headquarters of Khana Local Government Area of Rivers State. “The time has come; when you make a promise to the people, you must […]

The Federal Government has asked  the International Criminal Police Organisation to be on the alert and lookout for the inmates who escaped in the recent jailbreaks in the country, including the most recent in Owerri, the Imo State capital. It added that the Nigerian Immigration Service had also been issued an alert, noting that the […]

The Nigeria government has extended the work from home directive to civil servants from Grade Level 12 and below until the end of April. The Head of Civil Service of the Federation (HOCSF), Folasade Yemi-Esan, disclosed this in a circular dated April 7 and obtained by Premium Times on Friday. Officers on this level were initially directed […]

Muhammad Dingyadi, minister of police affairs, says the officers of the special weapons and tactics (SWAT) team have been deployed to state commands. Mohammed Adamu, former inspector-general of police, had constituted the SWAT team, following the disbandment of the special anti-robbery squad in the wake of the October 2020 EndSARS protests. Speaking when he featured […]

The federal government has unveiled the first 100 percent solar-powered electric vehicle (EV) charging station. The station is a collaborative project of the National Automotive Design and Development Council (NADDC) and Usmanu Danfodio University, Sokoto (UDUS). In February, the first locally assembled electric car was displayed in Abuja. Speaking at the commissioning on Thursday in Sokoto, […]

The Lagos State Government has further eased restrictions on social gatherings and event centres across the state. This was contained in a press statement titled ‘Lagos State Government eases restrictions on social and event centres’, on Friday. The statement was signed by Commissioner for Tourism, Arts and Culture, Mrs. Uzamat Akinbile Yusuff, and the Director-General, […]

First Lady Aisha Buhari has explained her decision to receive treatment at a private clinic when she rejected the idea of going to London after falling ill. In the book: ‘Aisha Buhari: Being Different’, the first lady narrated the state of Aso Rock Clinic at the time. Daji Sani, Senior Special Assistant to the President […]

Chairman, Senate Committee on Health, Senator Ibrahim Oloriegbe, yesterday appealed to the striking resident doctors to return to work, saying “any single soul that dies as a result of the strike is in the hands of the doctors.” He spoke in Abuja at a public hearing on ‘Federal Medical Centre, Mubi, Adamawa State (Establishment) Bill, […]

President Muhammadu Buhari has stated he is taking “a short rest” in London, United Kingdom. According to a statement on Thursday by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, the President disclosed this in a letter he wrote to the King of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, King Abdullah ll Bin Al-Hussein, […]

Former President Goodluck Jonathan says it has been difficult for him because many people who worked with him and were close to him while in power now act as if he does not exist. “I have been in government for a reasonable time, and I’ve served at quite many levels starting from deputy governor. “Most […]

Chris Ngige, minister of labour, says doctors in the country are being paid N5,000 as hazard allowance because they have not called for a review of the amount.  The doctors had embarked on an indefinite strike on April 1, owing to the federal government’s failure to pay their owed allowances and salaries. Speaking during an […]

Instead of 12 days, the National Sports Festival will end after seven days over the failure of the Federal Government to release fund. The Coordinator of Media and Publicity, National Sports Festival, Ebomhiana Musa, made this known to Punch. In a statement on Wednesday night, he confirmed that the decision was taken after an emergency meeting […]

A pregnant mother of eight children, identified simply as Dada, has been arrested for stabbing her husband, Jonathan, to death in the Otomi community, Uwheru, in the Ughelli Local Government Area of the Delta State. It was gathered that the suspect returned late from work on Monday, April 5, 2021, when an argument ensued between […]

Imo Governor Hope Uzodimma has revealed those behind Monday’s attacks on police headquarters and a correctional facility in the state. Uzodimma noted some aggrieved politicians were behind the attacks. He spoke on Wednesday while featuring on Channels Television Politics Today programme, monitored by The Nation. Uzodimma explained that hoodlums were hired from outside Imo, noting that they were […]