David Archer 
President Bola Tinubu on Thursday arrived in Lagos from Abuja, ahead of the Christmas celebrations. Nigeria’s Presidential Jet NAF 001, which conveyed the president, arrived at the Presidential Wing of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Ikeja, at 03.55 p.m. local time. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the president was welcomed by a … Read more
The last full moon for the year is expected just after Christmas 2023, with three days after the big holiday to go until the last huge and impressive lunar event for the year. If you want to see the beautiful Cold Moon just before the year has come to an end, set your reminders for … Read more
Nigeria’s total public debt reached N87.91 trillion by the end of the third quarter of 2023, details from the Debt Management Office (DMO) have shown. According to the statistics published on Wednesday, this marks a 0.61 per cent increase from the June 2023 figure of N87.38 trillion. The latest debt statistics reveal the combined domestic … Read more
The Nigerian government has significantly increased its budgetary allocation for immunisation programmes and services in the 2024 proposed budget. A review of the 2024 budget, tagged ‘Budget of Renewed Hope’, shows that about N137 billion was allocated to immunisation programmes including counterpart funding, procurement of Routine Immunisation (RI) vaccines, devices, operational cost, and distribution among … Read more
The Minister of Women Affairs, Uju Ohanenye, has denied advocating that Nigerian women should be exempted from paying tax. Mrs Ohaneye, in a statement by her spokesperson, disassociated herself from a TV publication on Tuesday insinuating that she said women should not pay tax in Nigeria. The report stated that the minister made the statement … Read more
The government of Palestine has called out members of the international community for hypocrisy as the war in Gaza continues. The Ambassador of Palestine to Nigeria, Abdullah Abu Shawesh, in a statement sent to PREMIUM TIMES described the ongoing war in Gaza as “an unfolding textbook genocide on Palestine” in which many Western countries are … Read more
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) says the registration fee for the 2024 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examinations (UTME) was increased due to the hike in the price of diesel. The Registrar of JAMB, Ishaq Oloyede, stated this while appearing before the House of Representatives Committee on Basic Education Examination Boards on Wednesday. He said … Read more
The House of Representatives has resolved to probe the alleged $60 billion revenue losses due to inflated cash calls by Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Limited (NNPCL) Joint Venture agreements. The resolution to launch the probe was a sequel to a motion moved by Chike Okafor (APC, Imo) on Wednesday during plenary. Moving the motion, Mr … Read more
Vice President Kashim Shettima has challenged graduates to embrace their potential and contribute to building a brighter future for Nigeria instead of jetting out of the country in search of greener pastures. He gave the charge when the Chief of Staff to the President and former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, led … Read more
The Senate Committee on Finance has asked the Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, to compel the Registrar-General of the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC), Hussaini Ishaq, to appear before it within 24 hours to defend the commission’s budget for the 2024 fiscal year. Chairman of the Committee, Sani Musa, gave the directive on Wednesday after … Read more
