The Anambra State Government has insisted that the Onitsha Main Market will remain shut for at least one week as a punishment for shop owners who observe the sit-at-home directive on Mondays. PREMIUM TIMES earlier reported that Governor Charles Soludo…

Nigeria’s national electricity grid collapsed on Tuesday morning, the second time in January 2026. The first grid collapse this year occurred only last Friday. This latest collapse was confirmed by the Nigeria National Grid on X around 10:53 am. The…

China promised on Tuesday to provide Cuba with “support and assistance” in the face of repeated threats from the United State, which weeks ago removed Havana’s ally in Venezuela Nicolas Maduro. Beijing and Havana are longtime socialist allies, and Chinese…

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Akwa Ibom State held a strategic stakeholders’ meeting on Monday, 26 January, in Uyo, as leaders reaffirmed their commitment to the party’s rebirth and rebuilding. The Caretaker Chairman of the PDP in Akwa Ibom,…

Anambra State Commissioner for Information, Law Mefoh, says Governor Chukwuma Soludo has the right to shut down Onitsha Main Market. Mefoh made this statement on Tuesday when he featured in an interview on Channels Television’s ‘Morning Brief’. The commissioner was…

The Federal Government signed a Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement with the United Arab Emirates to remove tariffs on some products. A member of the Governing Board of the North East Development Commission, Rep. Sam Onuigboin, in an interview with the…

The Nigerian government said it has released N50 billion out of the N200 billion promised Needs Assessment Fund as part of the recent agreement reached with the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU). Speaking during an interview on Arise Television…

Veteran journalist and former presidential aide, Dr. Reuben Abati, has urged President Bola Tinubu to retain Vice President Kashim Shettima ahead of the 2027 general election, insisting that the President should stand by his choice of running mate. Speaking on…

The Zamfara State chapter of the All Progressives Congress has said that it has discovered a fake party membership card of bandit leader, Bello Turji, in circulation, describing it as a mischievous attempt to tarnish the image of the party.…

A magistrate’s court in Lagos State has sentenced 26 suspected members of the Omotaku, a group of street-connected children and young adults often associated with crimes in different parts of the state, to three months’ imprisonment and arrested 115 street…

The ongoing strike embarked by the Parliamentary Staff Association of Nigeria, PASAN, since November 26, 2025, has crippled legislative activities at the Katsina State House of Assembly. The parliamentary staff embarked on the strike nationwide, over the non implementation of…

In today’s big headlines, Nigerian workers say recent tax reforms have resulted in only marginal increases in take-home pay, while the Defence Headquarters has concluded its investigation into alleged coup plotters and will arraign the officers implicated. In other developments,…

Amidst the possibility of a US attack on Iran, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has declared that it will not allow its airspace and territory to be used for any military action against Iran. In a statement shared on X on Monday,…

The Taraba state commissioner of Women Affairs and Child Development, Mrs. Mary Sinjen, has reaffirmed the state government’s commitment to the protection of women and children, stressing that no individual, regardless of status or connections, would be allowed to harm…

The National Assembly will today resume plenary sessions with the scrutiny of President Bola Tinubu’s ₦58.47tn 2026 Appropriation Bill and amendments to Nigeria’s electoral laws topping its legislative agenda. The Leader of the Senate, Senator Opeyemi Bamidele, stated that the…