The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared the Yobe South Senatorial District election inconclusive. The Returning Officer for the election, Shettima Saidu, stated this at the collation centre at Federal College of Education(Technical) Potiskum, on Monday. The...
The International Republican Institute (IRI) and the National Democratic Institute (NDI) on Monday said Nigeria’s 2023 presidential election fell short of Nigerian citizens’ legitimate and reasonable expectations. The duo in a joint preliminary report highlighted failures of logistics,...
The National Bureau of Statistics, NBS, says the average retail price paid by consumers for Petrol increased from N166.40 in January 2022 to N257.12 in January 2023. This is according to the NBS Premium Motor Spirit, Petrol, Price...
The Nigerian Railway Corporation on Tuesday announced that rail services would be suspended ahead of Saturday’s elections, from February 25 to Monday, February 27. Spokesperson for the railway corporation, Mahmood Yakubu, made the announcement in a statement, saying...
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) says the naira redesign policy is to promote financial inclusion and aid security agencies’ efforts in tackling insecurity. Speaking on Saturday at the 44th Kaduna international trade fair. Osita Nwasinobi, the spokesperson...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has reassured that it will not support any candidate or political party in the 2023 general election, as it is only interested in the electoral process. Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, the Chairman, INEC...
The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, has appealed to Nigerians to show understanding adding that the redesigned notes would circulate and be accessible. Mr Emefiele made the appeal at a special media briefing...
CATHOLIC Archbishop of Abuja, His Grace Most Rev Ignatius Kaigama, has insisted that Nigeria’s social and ethnic diversities are not a mistake, but a divine arrangement. According to him, God designed the country’s national life to be marked...
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of Yusha’u Ahmed as the Director-General (DG) of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC). The NYSC Director, Press and Public Relations, Eddy Megwa, confirmed to PREMIUM TIMES Sunday that Mr Ahmed...
A regional coalition of pro-democracy civil society organisations has said Nigeria’s general elections have implications for similar polls taking place in two West African countries within the year. The two other West African countries are Sierra Leone and...
