The Federal Operations Unit, Zone D, Bauchi, of the Nigeria Customs Service has intercepted smuggled vehicles, petroleum products, donkey meat and skins, as well as second-hand clothing, with a total duty-paid value of over N229m. The Comptroller of the unit,…

Governor Uba Sani has been commended for personally going to Kurmin Wali village to commiserate with the people over the abduction that occurred last Sunday. Victims that escaped the kidnap recounted their ordeal on Friday, but reaffirmed their confidence in…

The House of Representatives Minority Caucus Ad-hoc Committee investigating alleged distortions of the nation’s tax laws has confirmed that there were indeed illegal alterations in some of the tax reform laws recently passed by the National Assembly and assented to…

In this interview with PREMIUM TIMES, Victoria Nwanne, Founder of the Stutter Awareness Foundation, speaks on the scale of stuttering in Nigeria, deep-rooted myths about the condition, the absence of speech therapy services, government neglect, and the burden children who…

Security analyst Zagazola Makama has warned that Plateau State could face another wave of reprisal attacks if authorities fail to act swiftly on intelligence reports. Makama said credible intelligence indicates that armed groups are mobilising for coordinated attacks around the…

The Jigawa State Executive Council has approved a N1 billion recapitalisation of the state-owned Jigawa Savings and Loans Limited to strengthen its financial position and ensure regulatory compliance. The decision was announced by the Commissioner for Information, Youth, Sports and…

​At least six residents were killed in Baidi village in the Tangaza Local Government Area of Sokoto State on Wednesday night during an attack by a suspected terrorist group believed to be affiliated to the Lakurawa network, an armed group…

Founder of the Living Faith Church, Winners Chapel Worldwide, Bishop David Oyedepo has revealed an encounter he had with an alleged fraudster. While delivering a sermon during the mild-week service, Oyedepo said he was impersonated by an alleged fraudster sometime…

President Bola Tinubu’s Special Adviser on Policy Communication, Daniel Bwala, has stated that Governor Siminalayi Fubara is the recognised leader of the All Progressives Congress in Rivers State, emphasising that former governor Nyesom Wike is not part of the ruling…

The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has dissociated itself from the purported appointment of convicted pension thief Abdulrasheed Maina as ‘ Patron’ of its Garki branch in Abuja, describing the action as reprehensible and a mockery of the legal profession and…

Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun, has set up a committee to coordinate a state-backed burial for the late former First Lady of the state, Chief (Mrs) Lucia Onabanjo. The committee will be headed by the Secretary to the State Government,…

The Anambra State Governor, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo, has stated that his administration has empowered more than 36,000 youths across the state with various skills, emphasising that youths remain the greatest asset of any society. Soludo stated that his government, guided…

Emmanuel Enoidem, a former national legal adviser to the PDP, is set to defect to the ruling APC today, Friday, 23 January, in Akwa Ibom State. Mr Enoidem, a senior advocate of Nigeria (SAN), will be officially received into the…

The palace of the Arujale-Ojime of Okeluse Kingdom in Ondo State has cautioned members of the public against what it described as improper and disrespectful ways of addressing the traditional ruler, Oba Oloyede Adekoya Akinghare II. In a statement issued…

The African Export-Import Bank has officially ended its credit rating relationship with Fitch Ratings, the Bank announced. In a post obtained from the bank’s X handle on Friday, Afreximbank said the decision follows a comprehensive review and reflects Afreximbank’s view…