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Fubara approves N85,000 as new minimum wage for Rivers workers

Nigeria, Oct. 19 -- Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State has approved N85,000 as the new minimum wage for workers in the state. "This is the agreement reached during a closed door meeting presi... Read More


Omoyele Sowore: The unicorn in a sea of phonies, By Osmund Agbo

Nigeria, Oct. 19 -- In 1992, long before vested interests hijacked student union politics in Nigerian universities and turned it into a plaything for the government in power, a firebrand activist led ... Read More


INTERVIEW: How Nigerian government can tackle flooding - Expert

Nigeria, Oct. 19 -- Annually, several farmlands, industries and houses are destroyed by flooding across regions of Nigeria. Although northern Nigeria appears to be worst affected by recurring floodin... Read More


Court threatens to jail SSS DG over Nnamdi Kanu

Nigeria, Oct. 18 -- The Federal High Court in Abuja has threatened to imprison the Director-General of the State Security Service (SSS), Adeola Ajayi, over the secret police's refusal to allow lawyers... Read More


WAFU B U20 AFCON: Burkina Faso shocks Nigeria's Flying Eagles

Nigeria, Oct. 18 -- Nigeria's Flying Eagles on Friday suffered a disappointing 1-0 loss to Burkina Faso in their opening Group B match of the WAFU B U20 AFCON in Lome, Togo, putting their title defenc... Read More


Four Nigerian journalists face fresh charges over report tying bank CEO to fraud claims

Nigeria, Oct. 18 -- The Committee to Protect Journalists strongly condemns the continued detention of journalists Olurotimi Olawale, Precious Eze Chukwunonso, Roland Olonishuwa, and Seun Odunlami, who... Read More


Edo Queens to face title holders in CAF Women's Champions League group stage

Nigeria, Oct. 18 -- Nigeria Women Football League (NWFL) Premiership champions Edo Queens are set for a challenging debut in the 2024 CAF Women's Champions League. The draw, held in Sale, Morocco, on... Read More


Police kill kidnappers who demanded N40 million to release victim - Official

Nigeria, Oct. 18 -- The police in Enugu State, South-east Nigeria, have killed two suspected kidnappers in the state. The police spokesperson in the state, Daniel Ndukwe, in a statement on Friday, sa... Read More


Ten things to know about new R21 malaria vaccine Nigeria received

Nigeria, Oct. 18 -- On Thursday, the Nigerian government received 846,200 doses of the R21/Matrix-M malaria vaccines from GAVI, the Vaccine Alliance. This is the first batch of the vaccine to be hand... Read More


Premium Times Books and Jude Ilo's project of change-making, By Musikilu Mojeed

Nigeria, Oct. 18 -- It gives me great pleasure to be before this very distinguished gathering at this presentation of Jude Ilo's It is Possible: Influencing Change in Nigeria, a very welcome and inspi... Read More