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University dismisses ex-security aide to governor for alleged cultism

Nigeria, April 15 -- The Alex Ekwueme Federal University Ndufi-Alike Ikwo (AE-FUNAI) has dismissed Felix Okemini, a former security aide to Governor Francis Nwifuru of Ebonyi State from the institutio... Read More


Building a nation that works for the people (1), By Ayo Akerele

Nigeria, April 15 -- George Hegel is credited with the following words, "The only thing we can learn from history is that we don't learn from history." Dr Erwin Lutzer was spot on in the way he captu... Read More


Electricity: GenCos threaten shutdown over N4 trillion debt

Nigeria, April 15 -- Power Generation Companies (GenCos) on Monday warned of imminent shutdown due to a N4 trillion debt owed by the Nigerian government for electricity generated and supplied to the n... Read More


Lassa Fever: Death toll rises to 127 - NCDC

Nigeria, April 15 -- The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has recorded 674 confirmed cases of Lassa fever and 127 deaths in 14 weeks. This was disclosed in the centre's latest... Read More


SPECIAL REPORT: Inside the excessive bank charges killing Nigerians

Nigeria, April 15 -- Ozovehe Blessing, an Abuja-based school teacher, regularly sends money to her younger brother at Kogi State University. Recently, she transferred N5,000 via her mobile banking app... Read More


What President Tinubu must do to grow Nigeria's non-oil export (1)

Nigeria, April 15 -- It is no more news that the Nigerian Naira has seriously depreciated in the last four years due to continued increase in demand for foreign exchange coupled with a very low level ... Read More


Saheed Osupa withdraws case against Portable, lists three conditions

Nigeria, April 15 -- Fuji star Saheed Osupa has withdrawn his legal case against controversial singer Habeeb 'Portable' Okikiola. PREMIUM TIMES reported that the 31-year-old singer was remanded by an... Read More


APC reopens national secretariat after mourning admin director

Nigeria, April 15 -- The All Progressive Congress (APC) reopened its national secretariat in Abuja on Monday after a five-day closure to mourn its National Director of Administration, Lateef Adeniji. ... Read More


GTCO paid N5.9 billion as penalties for infractions in three years

Nigeria, April 15 -- Guaranty Trust Holding Company (GTCO) and its banking subsidiary, Guaranty Trust Bank Limited, paid nearly N6 billion as penalties for contravening regulatory provisions over a pe... Read More


JUST IN: Nigeria's inflation rate hits 24.2% in March - NBS

Nigeria, April 15 -- Nigeria's annual inflation rate rose to 24.23 per cent in March from 23.18 per cent in February 2025, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said on Tuesday. The statistics offi... Read More