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A former Nigerian President, Goodluck Jonathan, on Wednesday commended Senate President Bukola Saraki for the kind of leadership he has provided for the National Assembly. Mr Jonathan spoke when the senate president paid him a courtesy visit at his Maitama Office in Abuja. He said the tremendous support being enjoyed by Mr Saraki from lawmakers in both the Senate and …

The last has not been heard of the sacked Director General of the Department of State Service (DSS) Lawal Daura, as PRNigeria learnt on good authority that neither was he given query over any issue nor indicted on his handling of affairs of the service until his sack. A close associate to the sacked DSS boss who spoke to PRNigeria …

Nigeria and Britain on Wednesday in Abuja signed two agreements on Defence and Security partnership as well as Economic Development Forum. Speaking briefly before signing the agreements, President Muhammadu Buhari stated that Nigeria and the United Kingdom would continue to enhance their cooperation in tackling corruption and reducing poverty. The Nigerian leader lauded the British government for its assistance to …

Mr Peter Ozo-Esan, General Secretary, Nigeria Labour Congress ( NLC ) has assured Nigerians workers of the payment of the reviewed minimum wage before the end of 2018. Ozo-Esan gave this assurance in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria on Tuesday in Abuja. According to him, in spite of the delay caused by the Sallah break, the tripartite …

Mr Adebayo Shittu, the Minister of Communications, has secured the approval of President Muhammadu Buhari to contest the 2019 governorship election in Oyo State. This approval was contained in a letter signed by the president and made available to the News Agency of Nigeria in Ibadan on Tuesday. The letter has put an end to speculations of whether or not …

Less than 24 hours to the date slated by the former Kano State governor, Rabiu Kwankwaso, to declare his presidential bid, authorities have denied him access to Abuja’s Eagle Square, proposed venue of the event. PREMIUM TIMES gathered the authorities have also denied the former governor access to the Old Parade Ground, another major public arena. Mr Kwankwaso, who recently …

United Kingdom said it has repatriated £70 million stolen by an unnamed Nigerian citizen who was convicted in an Italian court. British High Commissioner to Nigeria, Mr Paul Arkwright, who revealed this to reporters in Abuja on Monday, however, declined to disclose the identity of the person involved in the offence. He said, “There was an Italian court case with …

Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo says the problems facing Nigeria are not about restructuring as being suggested in many quarters. He also wondered how past Nigerian leaders, including a military dictator, Ibrahim Babangida; former President Olusegun Obasanjo and former President Goodluck Jonathan, spent the oil revenues that accrued to the country during their administrations. According to a statement on Monday by his …

Lawyers on Monday condemned in strong terms the comments made by President Muhammadu Buhari that the rule of law will take second stage on issues involving alleged threat to national security. In various interviews with PREMIUM TIMES, the lawyers described Mr Buhari’s August 26 address to members of the Nigeria Bar Association as a descent to dictatorship and a sad …

As part of ongoing efforts to improve quality education by leveraging Information Communication Technology (ICT), the Edo State Government has partnered with SAP, an international software company, on a 2-day digital literacy workshop for 500 secondary school teachers across the state. The Edo State Government is organising the training tagged Digital Literacy Workshop through its Information Communication Technology Agency (ICTA). …