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NASS panel wants better utilisation of National Theatre

Nigeria, Feb. 20 -- The National Assembly Joint Committee on Arts, Culture, Tourism and Creative Economy on Thursday urged the Federal Ministry of Arts, Culture, Tourism and Creative Economy to make t... Read More


FCT Council Elections: Two chairpersons seek re-election

Nigeria, Feb. 20 -- On 21 February, residents of the six area councils of Nigeria's capital, Abuja, will head to the polls to elect chairpersons and councillors who will govern them for the next four ... Read More


TikToker Mirabel recants rape claim as Ogun govt hands her to police after treatment

Nigeria, Feb. 20 -- The Ogun State Government has confirmed that a Nigerian TikToker, Mirabel, who alleged that she was raped in her apartment, has been discharged from the hospital. PREMIUM TIMES ea... Read More


SPECIAL REPORT: Edo's N14.15 billion extra-budgetary spending raises questions about fiscal discipline under Okpebholo

Nigeria, Feb. 20 -- Various arms and departments of the Edo State Government violated the state's appropriation law by spending beyond approved budgetary sums, an official document shows. A PREMIUM T... Read More


NLC slams 'Clandestine' N6tn GENCO demand

Nigeria, Feb. 20 -- The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has described the reported N6 trillion demand by power generation companies as "a clandestine scheme" designed to siphon public funds under the gu... Read More


PENGASSAN seeks withdrawal of Tinubu's Executive Order on oil revenues

Nigeria, Feb. 20 -- The Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) on Thursday rejected President Bola Tinubu's newly signed executive order mandating the direct remitta... Read More


ANALYSIS: What makes Abuja's Area Councils different from LGAs in 36 states

Nigeria, Feb. 20 -- As residents of Nigeria's capital head to the polls on Saturday to elect leaders for the six area councils for the next four years, many may not fully understand what is at stake o... Read More


El-Rufai and the burden of proof, By Jacob Edi

Nigeria, Feb. 20 -- Mallam Nasir El-Rufai has re-emerged on the national stage with his familiar intensity, and in a recent interview on Arise Television, the former Governor of Kaduna State made asse... Read More


Court sentences Winners Chapel pastor to death for murder

Nigeria, Feb. 20 -- A State High Court in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, has sentenced a 29-year-old resident pastor of Living Faith Church (Winners Chapel), Ifa Ikot Ubo-Ifa Ikot Okpon branch, Emmanuel Umoh, ... Read More


FCT Elections: 1.5m voters collect PVCs, eligible to vote in Saturday's poll - INEC

Nigeria, Feb. 20 -- The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) said over 1.5 million voters in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) have collected their Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs), making t... Read More