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Many Nigerians received the news of the drop in the nation’s inflation rate in October 2021 to 15.99 per cent from 16.63 per cent recorded in September with a pinch of salt last Monday. Although the rate has continued to decline in the past seven months after hitting 18.17 per cent in March 2021, Nigerians appear not to feel the …

The Military Pension Board has reacted to a Humangle report on the official neglect of widows of Nigerian soldiers, who are suffering several years after their husbands died in active service. In the report also published by PREMIUM TIMES, HumAngle had reported on November 19 that the widows are faced with harsh conditions in the barracks due to their inability to access …

…as 17 year old UniMaid student gets  scholarship award Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rep. Femi Gbajabiamila has said that deliberate efforts must be made to integrate the youths into today’s governance structure to adequately prepare them for future leadership. This was as a 17 years old Miss Fatima Mafi, a 17 year old 100 level Petrol Chemistry student of …

Nigeria deserves a prominent seat wherever the most consequential issues are discussed, the United States Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, has said, adding that his country was ready to partner with Nigeria differently from the exploitative tendencies of the past. Mr Blinken also urged West African countries to shun authoritarianism and ensure the promotion of democratic ethos in their countries. …

The Federal Government at the weekend insisted that the current pump price would remain for now with the expected high rate of travel during the festive period. Presently, petrol sells at N162/163 per litre in most major petrol stations with independent marketers selling at N165/litre. The Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority, NMDPRA, Engr. …

Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki has said the state has the capacity to generate 10,000 Megawatts of electricity with its gas deposits, noting that the government plans to install over 200 kilometres of street lights to light up the state. Obaseki, while speaking to journalists in Benin City, said his administration is repositioning the state to leverage its natural …

One of the members of the Lagos State Judicial Panel of Inquiry on Restitution for Victims of SARS Related Abuses and other matters, Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa (SAN), has said there are documents to defend the report submitted by the panel to the state government. The PUNCH reported that the report was submitted to Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Monday after a year of …

About 70 per cent of Nigerians presently living in Turkey are undocumented migrants whose Visa or residency has expired, the Vice President, Nigerian Community in Turkey, Enifome Ubogu has said. Ubogu disclosed this in an interview with journalists in Abuja on Thursday, saying 600,000 Nigerians, including those studying, are currently residing in Turkey. Ubogu, who is also the Chief Executive …

President Muhammadu Buhari has said the federal government would wait for the decision of the Lagos State government on the final report of the state’s judicial panel of inquiry submitted to the governor this week. Mr Buhari spoke at the State House, Abuja, on Thursday, while receiving Anthony Blinken, the United States Secretary of State. The report, which was leaked hours …

Nine years after Oladapo Joseph died as a senior officer in the Nigerian Army, his widow, Bolajoko, continues to suffer amid official neglect. The couple tied the nuptial knot at Ilorin, capital of Kwara State, in 1983 as fresh graduates. Joseph worked as a teacher for eight years before joining the military in 1991. “I already had two children for …