The immediate past Vice-Chancellor of Lagos State University (LASU), Ojo, Olanrewaju Fagbohun, has said if Nigeria was serious about overcoming her numerous socio-economic and political challenges, 14 areas in Nigeria’s constitution are long due for amendments. Mr Fagbohun, a Professor of Environmental Law and Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) spoke on Sunday in Lagos as … Read more
A recent report from The Lancet reveals a startling statistic that more than a billion people worldwide are now classified as obese, posing significant health risks. According to The Lancet’s official website on Sunday, the study highlighted a concerning trend, with obesity rates among adults more than doubling since 1990 and quadrupling among children and … Read more
Nollywood veteran, John Okafor popularly known as Mr Ibu passed away at Evercare Hospital in Lagos State, Daily Post reported. This reportedly comes after a protracted battle with illness. RIP: NIGERIAN ACTOR MR IBU DIES The 62-year-old Nigerian actor died on Saturday afternoon, 2 ,March after he was reportedly moved to the Intensive Care Unit at … Read more
The Congress of University Academics (CONUA) has asked the Nigerian government to pay its members the remaining part of their withheld salaries. The academic union, a breakaway from the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), asked the government to stop lumping up its members’ issues with those of ASUU members, saying its members had consistently … Read more
Nobel laureate, Wole Soyinka, has lent his voice to the call for decentralisation of the running of the country, saying that it remained the only path for Nigeria to true nationhood. Delivering a public lecture, titled, ‘Recovering the Narrative,’ to mark PUNCH newspaper’s 50th anniversary on Thursday in Lagos, Mr Soyinka said decentralisation was key … Read more
The Nigerian government has paid over $120 million to offset some of the debts owed to the gas companies (GasCos), an official has said. The Director, Decade of Gas Secretariat, Ed Ubong, disclosed this at the ongoing 7th edition of the Nigeria International Energy Summit (NIES 2024) in Abuja on Thursday. “The arrears gas producers … Read more
The Nigerian Police Force has initiated an inquiry into a video capturing an officer opening the car door for an Abuja-based pastor and gospel singer, Enoch Courage. The move comes after a viral video stirred controversy, prompting varied reactions on social media. The spokesperson for the Nigeria Police Force, Olumuyiwa Adejobi, acknowledged the public concern … Read more
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has suspended its food disposal initiative following a stampede that claimed seven lives on 23 February. The unfortunate incident was during the distribution of 25kg bags of rice at its Zonal Headquarters, Yaba, Lagos State. The service announced the suspension in a statement by its National Public Relations Officer, Abdullahi … Read more
An intense lobbying is ongoing in the highest hierarchy of the Nigerian government as powerful government officials attempt to cover up a multi-billion naira corruption scandal involving senior officials of the Nigerian Customs Service (NCS), PREMIUM TIMES has gathered. At least 40 NCS personnel, most of them in the services’ highest hierarchy, have been indicted … Read more
President Bola Tinubu has resolved to implement the Stephen Oronsaye report that called for a leaner government by merging some agencies and scrapping some others. The president’s decision was announced by a presidential spokesperson, Bayo Onanuga, in a post on X. “Twelve years after the Steve Oronsaye panel submitted its report on restructuring and rationalizing … Read more
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