Gombe Releases N10.32 Billion for Gratuities to 6,665 Retired Workers
Gombe State Governor Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya has announced a N10.32 billion gratuity payment programme covering 6,665 retirees from the state and its local government councils. At the launch, Yahaya said…
Israeli Specialists Train Enugu Clinicians in Emergency Maternal Care
Nigerian doctors, midwives and other healthcare workers have completed specialised training in the management of serious childbirth complications through a programme supported by the Embassy of Israel. The five day…
PiggyVest Says More Than Nine Million Nigerians Use Its Savings and Investment Platform
Financial technology company PiggyVest says it has attracted more than nine million Nigerians to its savings and investment services as it expands products aimed at households and small businesses. Co…
Oyo Sugar Mill Nears Commissioning After N2.2 Billion in Council Funding
A sugar processing factory in Iseyin, Oyo State, has reached the testing and commissioning stage following years of investment under Nigeria’s sugar development programme. The National Sugar Development Council said…
Peter Obi Encourages South East Youths to Join Security Services, Demands Respect for Veterans
Peter Obi has urged young people in the South East to consider careers in Nigeria’s armed forces and other security services, saying national service should be recognised and supported with…
World Bank Says Lagos and Enugu Alone Covered Recurrent Spending with IGR in 2025
Only Lagos and Enugu states raised enough internally generated revenue to cover their recurrent expenditure in 2025, according to figures attributed to the World Bank’s October 2026 Nigeria Development Update.…
“Television Studios Are Not Courtrooms, Political Insults Are Not Evidence” — ADC Tells Wike He Has No Right To Decide Who Campaigns In Rivers
The Rivers State chapter of the African Democratic Congress has told Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, that he has neither the legal nor moral authority to prevent…
Universities Disown Anthony Kila’s Claimed Degrees — Aston Finds No MBA Record, Essex Says Course Never Existed, City Says He Did Not Complete Programme
PREMIUM TIMES has reported that Mr. Anthony Kila, the suspended Pro-Chancellor of Michael and Cecilia Ibru University, falsified the Bachelor’s, Master’s and doctoral degrees he has claimed from universities in…
“I Don’t Know That That’s Actually Going To Happen” — Vance Questions Livestream Plan As Hasan Faces December Firing Squad
United States Vice-President JD Vance has said he will not watch the planned livestream of the execution of former Army psychiatrist Nidal Hasan, while expressing doubt that the Pentagon’s controversial…
“The Document Has Serious Likelihood Of Causing Breakdown Of Law And Order” — INEC Seeks Security Probe Of Disputed Imo West APC Result
The Independent National Electoral Commission has asked the State Security Service and the Nigeria Police Force to investigate a document circulating on social media which purportedly identifies former Imo State…