Nigeria, July 21 -- Nicaragua's President, Daniel Ortega, in his desperate bid to cling to power, has declared that the country will not hold any new elections. The 80-year-old authoritarian leader s... Read More
Nigeria, July 21 -- The Senate on Tuesday passed a bill seeking to rename the National Insurance Commission (NAICOM) as the Insurance Regulatory Commission. The upper chamber approved the bill after ... Read More
Nigeria, July 21 -- Tijah Bolton-Akpan, a civil society figure and executive director of Policy Alert, has become the Anglophone West Africa representative on the global board of the Resource Justice ... Read More
Nigeria, July 21 -- Nearly 150 companies on Tuesday began the commercial bidding process for Nigeria's oil and gas assets at the Commercial Bid Conference organised by the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum ... Read More
Nigeria, July 21 -- The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has retained the benchmark interest rate at 26.5 per cent, maintaining a cautious stance amidst inflationary pressures. CBN Governor Olayemi Card... Read More
Nigeria, July 21 -- A doctoral candidate in the Department of Animal Production at Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University (ATBU), Bauchi, has petitioned the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related ... Read More
Nigeria, July 21 -- Twenty-four hours after actress Annie Macaulay denied rumours of reconciliation with music icon Innocent "2Baba" Idibia, the singer has followed suit. PREMIUM TIMES earlier report... Read More
Nigeria, July 21 -- The World Health Organisation (WHO) has urged African governments to strengthen national hepatitis programmes and expand access to vaccination, testing, and treatment, warning that... Read More
Nigeria, July 21 -- The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) has announced that 196 companies have qualified for the commercial bid stage of the 2025 oil licensing round, whilst 1... Read More
Nigeria, July 21 -- The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) on Monday confirmed questioning the Chief of Staff to President Bola Tinubu, Femi Gbajabiamila, conce... Read More