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The Nigerian Minister of Health, Prof. Isaac Adewole, has called on Nigerians not to panic, as the Federal Government remains committed to ensuring that the Ebola virus is not brought into the country. The Minister states this on Monday, while inspecting thermal screening machines at the Port Health Stand of the Nnamdi Azikwe International Airport, […]
The Kaduna State Government says it has recorded eight deaths since the outbreak of Cerebro Spinal Meningitis (CSM) was reported in parts of the country in January.The state Commissioner for Health and Human Services, Dr Paul Dogo, confirmed this when he spoke with newsmen in Kaduna. Dogo said that the state had recorded the eight […]
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Tuesday explained why most Nigerian ambassador-designates were yet to assume duties in their new posts. The ministry said all necessary preliminary procedures for their deployment were yet to be completed. The ministry however said the diplomats would be posted to the country’s various missions abroad by July. Sola Enikanolaiye, […]
The State Security Services, SSS, has been asked to tender explanation over the recent lopsided appointments into the organisation. According to The Nation newspaper, the Federal Character Commission, FCC, has given the SSS a three-month ultimatum to explain the alleged lopsidedness in the appointment or face appropriate sanctions. PREMIUM TIMES had on April 28 exclusively […]
Governors from the six states in the South West Zone would converge on Ibadan on Thursday to pay their last respects to late General Adeyinka Adebayo, a former military governor of the defunct Western Region. The region was later broken into Lagos, Ogun, Oyo, Osun, Ondo and Ekiti States. Olalekan Alli, the Secretary to the […]
SWIFT announces today that Tony O. Elumelu, C.O.N, African businessman, investor and , will deliver the closing address at the SWIFT African Regional Conference on 18 May 2017 in Abidjan, Ivory Coast. The conference will bring together around 500 high level financial professionals from across Africa. Mr. Elumelu, Chairman of United Bank for Africa and founder […]
President Muhammadu Buhari is alive and well, his spokesperson Garba Shehu clarified on Sunday night. In a series of tweets on his verified twitter handle, Mr. Shehu asked Nigerians to ignore rumours to the contrary. “Baseless rumors are trending again that an unpleasant thing has happened to our beloved President, Muhammadu Buhari,” Mr. Shehu said. […]
The National Assembly on Thursday opened its N125 billion 2017 budget for public scrutiny, ending eight years of secrecy and showing what it costs to maintain a lawmaker on average. The media office of the Senate President, Bukola Saraki, released the document, a line-by-line detail of the expenditure of the National Assembly, taking a radical […]
No fewer than 258 more Nigerian returnees from Libya arrived the country on Thursday aboard a chartered Airbus A330-200 with registration mark 5A-LAT operated by Libya Airlines. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the aircraft landed about 9:43 p.m. at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos. The returnees, who included four children and […]
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has submitted to the Lagos Division of the Federal High Court details of alleged telephone conversations and text messages between Nigerian lawyer, Rickey Tarfa and a High Court judge in an ongoing bribery case. At the resumed hearing Thursday, Danladi Daniel, a detective with the anti-graft office, informed […]