The Nigerian government will release its April inflation figure on Wednesday, May 15. This development comes as the National Bureau of Statistics usually unveils its monthly inflation figure mid-month. Meanwhile, Financial Derivatives Company had recently forecasted that the country’s headline inflation would rise to 34.25 per cent in April from 33.22 per cent in March. […]
‘Nigerians now intolerant to mediocre music’ – Peruzzi warns colleagues
Popular singer, Tobechukwu Victor Okoh, aka Peruzzi, says Nigerians are now wiser in terms of the choice of music they consume. According to him, Nigerians are no longer tolerant of mediocre songs. He urged his colleagues to up their crafts or they would be dumb out of the music market. Peruzzi said Nigeria is entering […]
Nigerian govt begins bidding for 12 oil blocks
The Nigerian government has announced that it has commenced bidding for 12 oil blocks listed for sale. The Chief Executive of the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission, Gbenga Komolafe, disclosed this in a statement on Monday in Abuja. This signals the start of the 2024 Nigeria Petroleum Licensing Round and the resumption of the 2022/2023 […]
SPECIAL REPORT: Why many Nigerian health workers are susceptible to Lassa fever
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Fubara vows to probe Wike’s administration
Rivers State has been thrown into a protracted political crisis since last year after lawmakers loyal to Nyesom Wike, who is now the FCT minister, initiated a plot to remove Governor Fubara from office. The post Fubara vows to probe Wike’s administration appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria. Powered by WPeMatico
Nigeria will rise again – Anglican Primate
The Primate of the Church of Nigeria, Anglican Communion, Most Rev. Henry Ndukuba, has expressed the optimism that Nigeria would rise again to take its place in the comity of nations in spite of the current challenges. The Primate made this statement while briefing newsmen at the Thanksgiving Service to mark an end to the […]
Nigerians naive to understand Tinubu’s ‘renewed hope’ – Fada Oluoma
Famous Nigerian Catholic priest, Rev Fr Chinenye Oluoma has suggested that Nigerians were obviously too naive to understand President Bola Tinubu’s renewed hope agenda. Oluoma, who likened hope to anaesthetics, said anesthetics was meant to numb the pain while the real life saving surgery takes place. In a post on his Facebook page on Sunday, […]
Yoruba group petitions Tinubu over delay in burial of Taiwo Akinkunmi, designer of Nigerian flag
Yoruba World Congress Worldwide (YWC) has petitioned President Bola Ahmed Tinubu over what it described as a delay in the burial of the late Pa Michael Taiwo Akinkunmi, the designer of the Nigerian flag. In an open letter addressed to Tinubu, the group advised the president to intervene so that the deceased could be buried […]
Stop de-marketing Nigeria – Omokri knocks Prince Harry over reports of visiting ‘unsafe’ territory’
The Duke of Sussex, Prince Harry has been criticized for visiting a military hospital in Kaduna State. During his visit to the hospital, Prince Harry promised to support wounded soldiers. But some foreign reports said the Duke left his wife, Meghan Markle in Abuja while traveling to an “unsafe territory”. Condemning the reports, Nigerian socio-political […]