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The Operatives of the Nigeria Police Intelligence Response Team (IRT) have arrested four suspects in connection with the abduction and gruesome killing of the late Mrs Nneka Kalu who was earlier reported missing and later found dead in a cassava farm on 29th August, 2021 in Ngugworo Community in Nguzu Edda in Afikpo South, Ebonyi State.…
Nigeria electoral body, INEC has offered a “general” endorsement of the Electoral Bill but made an apparent suggestion to the President to consult with political parties and security agencies over the controversial direct primaries provision, PREMIUM TIMES gathered. The bill was sent to President Muhammadu Buhari by the National Assembly on November 19, and he…
Sunday Dare, Minister of Youth and Sports Development, believes the National Youth Service Corps, or NYSC, is here to stay since its contributions to national development are undeniable. Dare spoke in Abuja on Saturday night at the screening of “A Call to Service,” an advocacy film created by the NYSC. The film was created…
A file photo of Funke Opeke, MainOne’s Founder and CEO. A US digital infrastructure company, Equinix on Monday announced its expansion into Africa through its intended acquisition of MainOne, a leading West African data center and connectivity solutions provider, with a presence in Nigeria, Ghana, and Côte d’Ivoire. The acquisition is expected to close in…
Thirty Players Resume Intensive Camping for Africa Men Handball Championship. Nigeria Senior Men National Handball Team’s Technical Adviser , Coach Rafiu Salami has invited KS Vive Kielce player Faruk Yusuf, Israel based Obinna Annih and twenty eight other players for intensive camping ahead of the 2022 African Men’s Handball Championship holding in Morocco. The 30…
On Wednesday, the Board of Directors of TotalEnergies announced the appointment of Jean-Philippe Torres as the chairman of the company. TotalEnergies made the disclosure in a statement on the Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX) website, signed by Company Secretary Bunmi Popoola-Mordi and seen by PREMIUM TIMES. The newly appointed chairman is a seasoned executive with hands-on…
Civil Servants at the entrance of Federal Secretariat, Phase One, Abuja Photo: Adeniyi Bakare Federal workers in Abuja who have not been vaccinated against COVID-19 were denied access to their offices. The Federal Government had set a December 1 deadline for all its employees to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. According to the directive by the…
Governor Sanwo-Olu receives the report from the head of the Lagos panel on police brutality, Justice Doris Okuwobi. Photo: Lagos State Government. Two weeks after it received the report of its Judicial Panel of Inquiry on matters related to #EndSARS, the Lagos State Government kept to its promise and published two White Papers on Tuesday…
NCC to conduct 5G trial in Ogun, others The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) says it is set for the second trial of 5G in the country. The trial which is scheduled to hold on Thursday, according to NCC, is necessary in order to validate the national policy on 5G technology for the digital economy. It…
…Invites youths for Peace Walk to herald ‘healing of Lagos’ Lagos State deserves true healing after the disturbances that trailed last year’s protests against police brutality, Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu said on Tuesday. He said only sustenance of harmony can guarantee the realisation of aspirations of all residents. Sanwo-Olu spoke in a live broadcast held at the…
