United States House Appropriators and Foreign Affairs leaders convened a rare joint briefing yesterday as part of a broader congressional investigation into what lawmakers and experts describe as escalating and targeted violence against Christians in Nigeria. The session, led by…
Vice Chancellor of the University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN), Prof. Simeon Ortuanya, has said that water scarcity, climate change and banditry are seriously undermining the country’s food security, peace and economic stability. He stated that water, agriculture and security were…
*Says it’s capable of handling them The Kogi State government has stated that it did not negotiate with kidnappers in a recent abduction case in the state, noting that security operatives successfully rescued the victims after a gun battle with…
I still remember sitting in a Lagos bukka three years ago, chatting with a primary school teacher over a plate of jollof rice. She told me something that’s stayed with me ever since: “My salary looks good on paper, but…
The Commissioner for Environment, Ola Oresanya, has commended PREMIUM TIMES and its reporting partners for their investigative reporting on industrial pollution in the Ogijo axis, saying the exposé helped accelerate government action on what he described as a matter of…
By SUNNY IKHIOYA The complexities of Nigeria as a nation are made more complicated by ethnic and religious mindsets. So, there is no way you rationalise a position on relevant national issues without receiving some flaks in return. The subject of…
The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, has apologised for the poor outcome of the first Nigeria Airshow, noting that it will improve in the future. Speaking at the International Airshow held at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport,…
National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Tanimu Turaki, says the party has yet to receive any official communication from Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun State regarding his resignation from the PDP. Mr Turaki stated this while speaking with…
National Chairman of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Tanimu Turaki, says the party has yet to receive any official communication from Gov. Ademola Adeleke of Osun over his resignation from PDP. Turaki stated this while speaking with newsmen shortly after the…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has told the Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos, that the second defendant, Henry Omoile, did not make his statements under duress in the ongoing trial of former Central Bank of Nigeria…