The world didn’t see it coming but the world now has to deal with the unpleasant situation - the coronavirus pandemic. Spread across over 180 countries, about 272,000 people have contracted the virus and at least 11,310 have died, CNN reports, quoting statistics by Johns Hopkins University as at the…

The clatter of the belt against the roller sets a familiar motion for the workers. The resulting noise brings a grim countenance to the faces of the workers. In an instant, those feeding their babies stopped, while the ones eating hastened up. Others engaged in other chores outside shelved them…

The clatter of the belt against the roller sets a familiar motion for the workers. The resulting noise brings a grim countenance to the faces of the workers. In an instant, those feeding their babies stopped, while the ones eating hastened up. Others engaged in other chores outside shelved them…

When the federal government in 2011 decided to establish nine new universities, it was with the intention of enhancing access to quality tertiary education and a deliberate effort at equitable educational development of different regions in Nigeria. To achieve these aims, the Goodluck Jonathan Administration approved N1.5 billion for each…

Two contractors currently handling projects under the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFUND) have faulted PREMIUM TIMES’ report on the eligibility of their companies to be awarded jobs. The contractors - Bamaco Investment Limited and Nuhu Abe And Sons Limited - said they were qualified to carry out projects awarded to…

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Magdalene Peters is yet to complete a full semester at her new school, but she is already used to the drill: get to the laboratory quick enough or miss the opportunity to see practicals. Ms Peters, a 100 level Microbiology student of Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University, was only admitted in…

Three former federal lawmakers risk being imprisoned following their refusal to honour Supreme Court judgements ordering them to return some monies to the National Assembly. The court in 2017 awarded judgement debts against Abubakar Danladi, then a senator, Herman Hembe and Sopuluchukwu Ezeonwuka, both members of the House of Representatives…

The 32 teams gunning for UEFA Champions League glory have been drawn into eight groups. The draw, held at Monaco Thursday evening, produced potential tough battles in Europe’s football. One of the toughest groups, D, has Juventus, Atletico Madrid, Bayer Leverkusen and Lokomotiv Moskva. 2019 African Games: Nigeria’s Flying Eagles…

Liverpool defender, Virgil van Dijk, has been named UEFA Men's player of the year. Van Dijk was announced winner of the award at a ceremony held in Monaco on Thursday. The Dutch international won the award ahead of former winners: Juventus' Christiano Ronaldo and Barcelona’s Lionel Messi. In the season…

Europe’s football governing body, UEFA, is set to draw top-flight teams for the first phase of the UEFA Champions League. The group stage, which is expected to start on September 17, will be a tussle between 32 teams -- 26 having direct entry to the group stage and six winners…

Galactica Star, a super yacht belonging to oil magnate, Kola Aluko, fingered in multi-billion dollar petrol import and crude export deals has been sold. The yacht, valued at $50 million, was sold after the Nigerian government and U.S. Department of Justice secured a court order to forfeit the property. Mrs…

Former Senate president, Ike Ekweremadu, has advised South East leaders to feel free to travel abroad, saying his attack on Saturday by members of the outlawed IPOB did not represent the behaviour of the larger Igbo people in the diaspora. Mr Ekweremadu said he had "moved on" and cared less…

Former Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu, has returned to Nigeria three days after being physically assaulted in Germany. Mr Ekweremadu returned to the country on Monday, his media aide, Uche Anichukwu, confirmed to PREMIUM TIMES. “Yes, he’s back to Nigeria,” Mr Anichukwu said in a telephone conversation. His return comes…

The leadership of Nigeria’s National Assembly has reacted to the attack on former Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu, by members of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) in Germany. In separate statements, Senate President Ahmad Lawan, Senate Minority Leade Enyinnaya Abaribe and Toby Okechukwu, the Deputy Minority Leader of the…

The Nigerian government has condemned the attack on former Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu, by members of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). Mr Ekweremadu was, on Saturday, ambushed by a mob who denied him entrance into a venue of the annual Igbo Cultural Festival held in Nuremberg, Germany. Videos…

Nigeria's former Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu, was on Saturday physically attacked by a mob while attending a cultural event in Germany. Mr Ekweremadu, who confirmed the attack in a statement, said the attackers were members of the Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB), a South-East secessionist group. Earlier in the…

In Kankara, Katsina, a North-Western State in Nigeria, local miners toil daily to extract kaolin inside caves. This is Tsani mine with over 100 miners. To extract kaolin from this cave, miners have to travel hundreds of metres under the ground. PREMIUM TIMES reporter joined in this laborious journey. [youtube…

“You want to enter? Come, let’s go in,” the badgering voice of Abubakar Sadiq urged this reporter. “Just follow us, you don’t need to be afraid. Come and see how we get this thing from under the ground,” he added, now motioning the newcomer to the opening of the cave.…

The police have invited Oke Epia, the publisher of OrderPaper Nigeria, over what it described as ‘criminal complaint’ lodged against the journalist. The letter, dated July 26, requested Mr Epia report to the National Assembly Division of the police on July 30. Without further information on the complaint, the letter…

The Nigerian Senate has resolved to take quick measures to avert a looming strike in Nigerian universities. The lawmakers on Tuesday resolved that the leadership of the Senate engage the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) and the Non-Academic Staff Union (NASU). Both groups are threatening to go on…

The United States has advised its citizens in Nigeria to avoid large crowds and demonstrations in Nigeria’s capital, Abuja, and Lagos, its commercial nerve centre. The U.S. Mission in Nigeria issued the alert on Friday ahead of ‘expected’ protest by members of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMN). “The U.S.…

President Muhammadu Buhari has requested the confirmation of Ibrahim Tanko Muhammad as the substantive Chief Justice of Nigeria. Mr Buhari’s request was contained in a letter read at the start of Senate plenary on Thursday. Mr Muhammad was first appointed in January after the president controversially suspended Chief Justice Walter…

The Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMN) has denied being responsible for the face-off that led to the hospitalisation of two police officers at the National Assembly on Tuesday. In a statement signed by Abdullahi Musa, a leader of the group’s Academic Forum, IMN said the injured officers were attacked by…

Nigerian senators have expressed worry over the recent pipeline explosion in Ijegun, Lagos State. The lawmakers tasked one of the Senate ad-hoc committees to investigate the incident. The explosion which claimed many lives occurred on July 4 in Ijegun, Igando/Ikotun Local Council Development Area, Lagos State. In a motion on…