The federal government has warned employers against compromising workers’ safety in the pursuit of productivity, declaring that sanctions and prosecutions will follow any violation of occupational safety laws. The minister of State for Labour and Employment, Nkeiruka Onyejeocha, gave the warning in Abuja yesterday at the Northern Zone edition of the Nigeria Social Insurance Trust […]

A coalition of youth groups in Kajuru local government area has demanded a public apology from the council chairman, Hon. Dauda Madaki, over his reported denial of the mass abduction of Christian worshippers in Kurmin Wali. The coalition, which includes the Youth Wing of the Christian Association of Nigeria (YOWICAN) Kajuru Chapter, the Adara Youth […]

Governor Malam Umar Namadi of Jigawa State has commended the President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for the introduction of the Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND), describing it as a timely and far-reaching intervention that enhances access to higher education for every child The Governor made the commendation while receiving members of the National Executive Council of […]

The House of Representatives Ad-hoc Committee investigating Agricultural Subsidies, Intervention Funds, Aids and Grants Programmes threatened to sanction the Minister of Finance, Wale Edun, Minister of Agriculture, Senator Abubakar Kyari and the Auditor-General of the Federation, Shaakaa Chira, if they fail to honour the investigation. This was the panel that summoned the trio of Edun, […]

The Northern Youth Assembly of Nigeria, NYAN, has called on the President of the Nigerian Bar Association, NBA, Mr Afam Osigwe, SAN, to account for the N300m donated to the association by the Rivers state government. The youth organisation’s reaction follows the NBA President’s condemnation of the award of recognition to the former Chairman of […]

First Lady of Nigeria, Senator Remi Tinubu, has hailed Nigerian teachers as the “quiet architects of great nations” while charging them to embrace innovation amid government pledges to revamp education under the Renewed Hope Agenda. Delivering the keynote address at the National Teachers’ Summit 2026, themed “Empowering Teachers; Strengthening the Education System,” at the State […]

The Nigerian government unveils a new plan for 2026-2030 to enhance school security, focusing on vulnerable border and riverine communities nationwide. Read More: https://punchng.com/fg-plans-improved-security-for-schools-in-border-riverine-communities/

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of the Republic of Turkiye, on Tuesday in Ankara, reaffirmed his country’s commitment to a $5 billion trade volume target with Nigeria. He said discussions on the deal have already commenced. According to a statement by Presidential spokesman, Bayo Onanuga, President Erdogan stated this during a joint press briefing with President […]

LAGOS – Stakeholders in Nigeria’s agriculture sector say mechanisation, irrigation, climate-smart farming and improved post-harvest and supply-chain infrastruc­ture will determine whether the country will achieve food security in year 2026.…

The Borno State acting governor, Dr  Umar Usman Kadafur, on Tuesday, signed the 2026 appropriation Bill of N892, 411 billion into law. LEADERSHIP reports that the 2026 appropriation Bill of N890,331,686,000.00 witnessed an increase of N2,374,625 bringing the total budget signed into law to N892, 448, 411 billion. In his remarks before signing the budget […]

Lagos State Governor Baba­jide Sanwo-Olu has accepted his nomination for the Face of Africa Leadership Awards, ac­cording to the awards’ convener, Otunba Femi Salako. Salako confirmed the accep­tance following a…

…Restates Commitment to Global Education Partnership Gombe State Governor, Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya, CON, has been conferred with an honorary Doctorate Degree by Lincoln University College, Malaysia, in recognition of his exemplary leadership, far-reaching developmental reforms and enduring impact on society. The prestigious honour was bestowed on the Governor during the 18th Convocation Ceremony of the […]

…Seeks Senate Confirmation Of Justice Oyewole For S/Court ABUJA – President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has forwarded key judiciary-focused requests to the Senate, seeking to amend the Court of Appeal Act…

Participants in a media forum ahead of the forthcoming national immunisation campaign against Rubella have opined that South East’s record of 742 with Abia State having 152 calls for action. The forum was held in Umuahia, the state capital to brief journalists on the level of preparations for the campaign against the disease for children […]

Kelina Hospital, a leading private hospital in Lagos and Abuja has urged the federal government to impose zero tax on imported medical equipment, arguing that current import duties are inflating costs, restricting access to advanced treatments, and fueling Nigeria’s massive medical tourism outflow. This is even as the hospital has crossed a major clinical milestone, […]

A private hospital in Nigeria has carried out what it described as West Africa’s first robotic-assisted gynaecological surgery, marking a significant expansion of advanced surgical care for women in the region and highlighting the country’s push to reduce medical tourism. The Prostate Clinic (TPC), based in Lagos, said that a 30-year-old woman underwent a robotic […]

The Lagos State House of As­sembly has described as mis­leading and mischievous the widespread misinformation that it budgeted for the purchase of houses in Abuja for its members in the…

Nigeria is taking new steps to improve its ability to transform scientific research into real-world healthcare solutions, as the National Institute for Pharmaceutical Research and Development (NIPRD) prepares to host the 2026 SPARK Africa Translational Research Bootcamp and Scientific Conference. In a statement by the Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare, on Tuesday, the […]

The growing misuse of antibiotics in Nigeria’s livestock and fish farming sectors has become a major public health concern, with experts warning that the uncontrolled practice is accelerating antimicrobial resistance (AMR) and exposing millions of consumers to dangerous drug residues in everyday foods such as meat, eggs, and milk. Across poultry farms, fish ponds, and […]

LAGOS – Following the one week closure of Onitsha Main Market by Governor Chukwuma Soludo over the trad­ers’ compliance with Monday sit-at-home, Prof. Itse Sagay and Chief Chekwas Okorie have…

ABUJA – Barely few hours after news filtered in that the national power grid collapsed for a second time this January, the Federal Government on Tuesday, took pragmatic steps, issuing…

No fewer than 1,683 school learners were kidnapped and 184 killed in attacks on schools linked to banditry and insecurity across Nigeria over an eight-year period. This was contained in a statement issued yesterday by Save the Children International (SCI) to journalists in Katsina, marking the 2026 International Day of Education. The child-focused organisation said […]

Incidentally, Mr Oyewole was appointed to the Lagos State bench by Mr Tinubu as then-governor of Lagos State in 2001. The post Tinubu seeks Senate confirmation of Oyewole as Supreme Court justice appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria.

The COLE’ctive Initiative has unveiled COLE2Learn, a youth-centered education platform designed to empower 230,000 young people in Rivers State as active co-creators of education and development outcomes. The programme is aimed at commemorating International Day of Education 2026, with the 2026 global theme, “The power of youth in co-creating education.” The International Day of Education […]

A non-governmental organisation (NGO), the Leprosy and Tuberculosis Relief Initiative Nigeria (LTR), has called on the federal and state governments to increase funding for leprosy control, rehabilitation and welfare services. It stressed that inadequate investment remains a major obstacle to eliminating the disease. In a statement issued by its communication and media officer, Saleh Gagarawa, […]

The House of Representatives has resolved to prioritise the completion of the Electoral Act (amendment) Bill, the review of the constitution and the scrutiny of the 2026 budget during the 2026 legislative year. The deputy speaker of House, Rt. Hon. Benjamin Kalu, stated this in his welcome remarks at plenary yesterday as the National Assembly […]

LAGOS – Telecom operators in Nigeria are likely to record an exponential revenue base in 2026 as some of them have concluded to deploy services through satellite part­nerships for direct…

Christian leaders under the umbrella of the Nigerian Interdenominational Pastors Assembly (NIPA) have commended Kaduna State governor, Senator Uba Sani, for his decisive leadership in responding to recent bandit attacks in Kurmin Wali, Kajuru local government area, where over 100 worshippers were abducted. The pastors also hailed the Sani administration’s sustained investment in infrastructure and […]

Gombe State government has received over 200,000 doses of livestock vaccines to combat major animal diseases. Governor Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya made this known when he received the consignment from the National Office of the Livestock Productivity and Resilience Support (L-PRES) Project at the Veterinary Clinic and Solar-Powered Cold Chain Facility in Tashan Dukku, Gombe. The […]

Taraba State University Chapter of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has faulted the state government over its persistent neglect and failure to honour agreements reached with the union. The union warned that the union and its members have reached a breaking point of industrial action. The union made the claims during a press […]

 Today, we are not talking about Nige­ria’s volatile constitutionalism or its social order. We are instead looking at that singular item around which Nigerians tend to unite with exemplary pa­triotism…

The National Bureau of Statistics has released figures that confirm what anyone who has visited a Nigerian prison already knows: the country’s correctional facilities are bursting at the seams, holding far more people than they were built for. According to the NBS report on Nigerian Correctional Service Statistics, the total inmate population has climbed from […]

Fresh intelligence details have surfaced on the foiled coup attempt against President Bola Tinubu’s administration, shedding light on how a serving Army Colonel allegedly assembled a covert, cross-service network to undermine the constitutional order before security agencies moved in. Vanguard recalls that the Defence Headquarters announced the arrest of 16 officers for acts of indiscipline […] The post How disgruntled colonel built secret military network in failed coup plot against Tinubu appeared first on Vanguard News.

The Kano State Police Command has arrested four suspects and recovered quantities of substances suspected to be cannabis sativa and other illicit drugs during intelligence-led operations across the state. Spokesperson of the Command, CSP Abdullahi Kiyawa, disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday, noting that the operations were carried out in line with the directives […]

The Niger Delta Youths for Positive Change (NDYPC) has commended the ongoing deployment of over 9,000 Niger Delta youths and former agitators into universities and other institutions of learning in Nigeria and abroad under the Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP). The group described the initiative as a critical investment in sustainable peace, regional development, and political […]

Niger State Government has entered into an agreement of $163 million with the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) for the implementation of the Niger State Solar Electrification Project. LEADERSHIP learnt that the project will be the first of its kind in Sub-Saharan Africa, covering 200 hectares of land at a cost of $163m to provide an […]