The Governing Council of the Bauchi State University Gadau has ratified the change of name of the institution to immortalise Sa’adu Zungur. Governor Bala Mohammed had earlier signed into law the bill changing the State University to Sa’adu Zungur University,…
A former senator, Shehu Sani, has urged President Bola Tinubu to pardon the incarcerated EndSARS protesters. Mr Sani, who represented Kaduna Central in the Senate between 2015 and 2019, made the call on Wednesday night at a dinner organised to…
Plateau State Governor Caleb Mutfwang has granted pardons to 13 prison inmates. This act is based on recommendations from the Plateau State Advisory Council on Prerogative of Mercy to commemorate 25 years of uninterrupted democracy in Nigeria. This was disclosed…
The leader of the Tijjaniyya Islamic Movement, Mahi Nyass, has advised Lamido Sanusi to follow the example of his grandfather by rejecting his reinstatement as the Emir of Kano. Mr Sanusi is the leader of the Islamic movement in Nigeria.…
The Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON), on Tuesday, confiscated fake electrical cables and wires worth N30.5 million in Ekiti State. The incident happened during a raid in some major markets in the state after an intelligence report revealed that some…
The estate of Frederick Fasehun has protested the omission by President Bola Tinubu of the Oodua Peoples Congress’ Founder in the list of June 12 heroes contained in the presidential Democracy Day address. In a statement emailed to PREMIUM TIMES…
Nothing to celebrate by Nigerians, says Ekiti PDP As Nigerians celebrate June 12 Democracy Day, members of Civil Society Organisations (CSOs), under the aegis of Osun Civil Societies Coalition (OCSC) and social activists, yesterday, during a peaceful procession in Osogbo,…
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has refuted claims by President Bola Tinubu that an agreement on a new minimum wage has been reached. During his Democracy Day broadcast on Wednesday, President Tinubu announced that a consensus had been reached between the federal…
Vigilante Group of Nigeria (VGN) has faulted agitations for the creation of state police, arguing that its officers are currently functioning in that regard and only need support to effectively fill the void. Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) officer of…
At least three persons were trapped on Wednesday when a five-storey building collapsed in Onitsha, Onitsha North Local Government Area of Anambra State, Nigeria’s South-east. The building, which was still under construction, collapsed at about 3 a.m., PREMIUM TIMES gathered. The…