President Muhammadu Buhari has endorsed February 2022 as new date for the National Convention of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). Chairman of Progressive Governors’ Forum, Alhaji Atiku Bagudu, confirmed this development to State House correspondents at the end of a closed door meeting with President Buhari at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, on Monday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) …
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The high cost of cooking gas has now compelled some residents in Nigeria’s South-south to use firewood and charcoal for cooking, a survey by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) has revealed. Investigation by NAN shows that 1 kilogramme of gas is now sold for N900 as against N700, while 12.5 kilogrammes is now N11, 250. A resident of Calabar, Eno Akan, …
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***As Senate donates N5.5m to fallen heroes The President of the Senate, Senator Ahmad Lawan has said that Nigerians are indebted to the armed forces for the sacrifices that they have made to the growth and development of the country. According to Lawan, the Armed Forces deserve support from Nigerians for the sacrifices they have put in place in tackling …
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The Premium Times Centre for Investigative Journalism (PTCIJ) Monday launched a report on judicial corruption and electoral system. The report titled ‘Corruption and Conflicting Judgements in Electoral Process and their Impact on Nigeria’s Democracy’ was launched at an event themed, ‘Enabling Democratic Consolidation through Adjudication’ which held in Abuja. The report is a two-part research which focuses on the legal perspective of …
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The Head of Nigeria National Office, West African Examination Council, WAEC, Mr Patrick Areghan has announced that the 2022 West African Senior School Certificate Examination, WASSCE, will be conducted in May/June. Recall that in recent times, WAEC conducted WASSCE between August and October. Mr Areghan disclosed the revert back to the previous duration of the conduct of WASSCE, on Monday …
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A lawyer, who represented #EndSARS protesters at the Lagos judicial panel, Adeshina Ogunlana, has called for the resignation of President Muhammadu Buhari and Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State following the report of the panel. Mr Ogunlana made the demand at a press conference in Ikeja, Lagos, after the submission of the report to Governor Sanwo-Olu. He also called for the immediate …
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All roads lead to Shehu Yar’Adua Centre, Abuja, on Tuesday, where the new edition of ‘The Sokoto Caliphate,’ a book authored by Murray Last and published by Premium Times Books will be launched. Tuesday’s event will be chaired by the Emir of Zazzau, Ahmed Nuhu Bamali, while the Minister of Youth and Sports, Sunday Dare, will be the special guest of honour …
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The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Commission has said terrorism in the West Africa is caused by weak governance, poverty, youth unemployment and human rights abuses. The Commission also disclosed that Boko Haram attacks in the Lake Chad Basin alone in the last 10 years have led to more Han 30,000 deaths, with terrorism displacing over three million …
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The West African Examination Council revealed on Monday that 81.7 per cent of students who sat for the Senior Secondary Schools Certificate Examination in 2021 had credits in five subjects including Maths and English. Giving a breakdown of this year’s examination, WAEC Head of National Office, Patrick Areghan, said a total of 1,573,849 candidates registered for the examination from the …
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The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) says the Delta variant continues to be the dominant strain of Coronavirus in the country. The NCDC Director-General, Dr Ifedayo Adetifa, made this known at the bi-weekly national briefing on COVID-19, in Abuja on Monday. Adetifa, represented by the Head of Risk Communication, Dr Yahaya Disu, said that the Delta variant overwhelmingly dominated …
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