"Once upon a time, Cross River State became out as a littoral state. Today, under President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Cross River State is considered and is an oil-producing state," Mr Oshiomhole claimed. The post FACT-CHECK: How true is Oshiomhole’s claim at APC rally about Cross River’s oil-producing status appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria.
Click to read di full story →The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency has raised concerns over the increasing involvement of South African nationals in international drug trafficking. The agency said three South Africans had been arrested in recent operations, with large quantities of heroin, cocaine and synthetic cannabis, popularly known as Loud, recovered from them. The Assistant Director, Media and Advocacy, NDLEA, Francis Okogun, disclosed this on Thursday during a joint security briefing in Abuja.…
Click to read di full story →Thirty-one state governments spent N45.04bn fuelling motor vehicles, plants and generators in the first six months of 2026, representing a 14.35 per cent increase over the N39.38bn recorded in the corresponding period of 2025. An analysis by The PUNCH of the states’ second-quarter budget implementation reports showed that the combined fuel bill increased by N5.65bn, with Lagos, Yobe, Nasarawa, Kano and Ekiti recording the highest expenditure. The spending translates to an av…
Click to read di full story →Cross section of dignitaries at the M.D School at 40 celebration, held at Oregun, Lagos. Credit: M.D school The Executive Director of M.D School, Lagos, Omolara Adedugbe, has lamented that special education teachers are increasingly shunning schools for private home lessons because of the higher earnings they make from teaching children with special needs individually. Adedugbe said the development had made it difficult for schools to recruit and retain qualified teachers to…
Click to read di full story →Contractors have returned to the Benin-Sapele Road to resume rehabilitation work after heavy rainfall forced a temporary halt, bringing relief to motorists, traders and residents. On Thursday, workers and machines were back on stretches left idle during the downpour. Governor Monday Okpebholo had earlier said contractors handling road projects in the three senatorial districts would return to site as soon as the rains subsided. Road users at the site said on Thursday that th…
Click to read di full story →The two governments restated their shared policy objective on Thursday at the 48th Regular Meeting of the National Council on Agriculture and Food Security, hosted by the Enugu State Government The post FG, Enugu align on agro-industrialisation, market access to boost food security appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria.
Click to read di full story →A professor of Psychology at the University of Ibadan, Aderemi Alarape, has urged the Federal Government to employ non-kinetic security approaches to counter the challenges of banditry, insurgency, and communal strife. Alarape gave the advice during the 50th anniversary of the Department of Psychology of the university, held at the Psychology Rotunda, UI, on Tuesday. Speaking on “The Economics of Behaviour and Non-Kinetic Security,” the don said “, The government must integr…
Click to read di full story →L-R: Parents of the Awardee, Dr Mike Nnaji, and Mrs Nonye Mike-Nnaji; winner, SIDMACH Prize award for overall best WAEC Result in Lagos, Joshua Mike-Nnaji; Senior Legal Officer, SIDMACH Technologies Nigeria Limited, Juliana Akaba; Principal, Grace High School, Lagos, Dr Bernard Akintelure; and Chairman, Nigeria Computer Society, Lagos Chapter, Dr Adeshina Adewale, at the 17th NCS Lagos IT Summit and Award, in Lagos... on Thursday. Photo: Grace High School The Nigeria Compute…
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