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Lagos Speakership: Police restore Meranda's security details

Nigeria, Feb. 28 -- The police in Lagos have announced that they have restored the security details of the Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Mojisola Meranda. PREMIUM TIMES reported that ... Read More


Why federal government reinstated impeached Lagos Speaker

Nigeria, Feb. 28 -- PREMIUM TIMES has confirmed that the Nigerian government facilitated Mudashiru Obasa's return to office as Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly on Thursday. On 13 January,... Read More


UPDATED: Five weeks after EFCC arrest, court grants Ex-NHIA boss Usman Yusuf bail

Nigeria, Feb. 28 -- A Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court in Abuja has granted bail to the former Executive Secretary of the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA), Usman Yusuf, who is faci... Read More


Five weeks after EFCC arrest, court grants Ex-NHIS boss Usman Yusuf bail

Nigeria, Feb. 28 -- A Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court in Abuja has granted bail to the former Executive Secretary of the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA), Usman Yusuf, who is faci... Read More


Ramadan 2025: NSCIA announces moon sighting, releases contacts of officials nationwide

Nigeria, Feb. 28 -- The Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA) has called on Muslims across the country to look out for the crescent moon signaling the start of Ramadan 2025 (1446 AH). ... Read More


Nigeria's govt owes generation, distribution companies N4 trillion debt

Nigeria, Feb. 27 -- The Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, on Thursday, said the Nigerian government is owing electricity generation companies (GenCos) and distribution companies (DisCos) in the coun... Read More


WHO issues temporary recommendations to control Mpox spread

Nigeria, Feb. 27 -- The World Health Organisation (WHO) has issued temporary recommendations for countries experiencing Mpox transmission, including those with sustained community spread, clusters of ... Read More


EXCLUSIVE: Unjustly victimised professor suffers relapse, faces eviction, begs Nigerians for help

Nigeria, Feb. 27 -- Inih Ebong, an associate professor of theatre arts, victimised for over two decades by the University of Uyo (UniUyo), relapsed after he had been responding to treatment for cardia... Read More


EXCLUSIVE: Victimised professor relapses, faces eviction, begs Nigerians for help

Nigeria, Feb. 27 -- Inih Ebong, an associate professor of theatre arts, victimised for over two decades by the University of Uyo (UniUyo), has relapsed after responding to treatment for cardiac failur... Read More


PDP re-elects expelled official as its national vice chairperson

Nigeria, Feb. 27 -- The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has re-elected Ali Odefa as its national vice chairperson in the South-east. Mr Odefa was re-elected during the PDP's zonal congress held on Wed... Read More