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Nigeria bans mineral processing plants in residential areas, mandates plastic producers to clean up

Nigeria, Dec. 18 -- Nigeria has ordered mineral processing companies to cease operations within residential and restricted areas. The government also mandated plastic manufacturers and bottling compan... Read More


TRIBUTE: On the 25th year of my mother's passing, By Abimbola Adelakun

Nigeria, Dec. 18 -- Even after all these years, the memory that sticks out to me most was how I was told of the death of my mother, Mojisola Ajoke Adelakun. That moment became definitive for me, almo... Read More


Insecurity: Outrage as NLC protest against Nigeria's security challenges ends abruptly in Abuja

Nigeria, Dec. 18 -- Some Nigerians, including workers, have expressed disappointment with the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) for ending its protest in Abuja abruptly on Wednesday. PREMIUM TIMES had r... Read More


Burkina Faso frees detained Nigerian soldiers

Nigeria, Dec. 18 -- The 11 Nigerian military officials on board the C-130 aircraft that made an emergency landing in Burkina Faso have been released. The soldiers were held last week by Burkinabe aut... Read More


INTERVIEW: Nigeria's electricity generation, transmission have improved under Tinubu - Minister Adelabu

Nigeria, Dec. 18 -- Nigeria's Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, said the Bola Tinubu administration has introduced significant reforms to revive the country's electricity sector, adding that recent ... Read More


Court frees Ngige on bail after six-day detention

Nigeria, Dec. 18 -- The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court in Gwarinpa, Abuja, on Thursday granted bail to a former Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige, who is facing N2.2 billion f... Read More


What the Catholic school kidnapping tells us about Nigeria's security crisis

Nigeria, Dec. 18 -- The abduction last month of more than 300 children and staff by gunmen from an elementary and secondary school in Nigeria's north-central Niger State was dramatic in scale, but it ... Read More


Ogun govt stops Awujale succession, orders Fusengbuwa Ruling House to restart process

Nigeria, Dec. 18 -- The Ogun State Government has stopped the ongoing succession process for the Awujale of Ijebuland, directing the Fusengbuwa Ruling House to restart the exercise after identifying p... Read More


Awujale: Kwam 1's Fidipote ruling house writes govt, seeks Fusengbuwa's disqualification

Nigeria, Dec. 18 -- The controversy surrounding the selection of a new Awujale of Ijebuland in Ogun State deepened on Wednesday, as the Fidipote Ruling House of Ijebu-Ode sought to disqualify the Fuse... Read More


'A Very Dirty Christmas': CAN slams Ini Edo's film, questions NFVCB's approval

Nigeria, Dec. 18 -- The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has expressed concern over the release of actress Ini Edo's latest film, 'A Very Dirty Christmas'. PREMIUM TIMES learnt that the film, p... Read More