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How can order and security be maintained in parliament?

Abubakar Sulaiman, the director-general of the National Institute for Legislative and Democratic Studies (NILDS), says Sergeant-At-Arms should be fortified for a secured legislature across the country. Mr Sulaiman, a professor, made the call on Tuesday in Abuja at a...

Amusan guides Team Nigeria to victory in Bahamas

World record holder Tobi Amusan headlines the 29 athletes confirmed to represent Nigeria at the World Athletics Relays Bahamas 2024. The global event will see 893 athletes from 54 countries compete in Nassau on 4-5 May as confirmed by World...

Plane operated by Dana Air overshoots runway at Lagos Airport

An aircraft belonging to Dana Air experienced a runway incursion upon landing on Tuesday at the domestic wing of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos from Abuja. PREMIUM TIMES gathered from multiple sources working at the airport that the...

Wike’s support leads to Rivers Assembly overriding Fubara and passing amended LG bill

The Rivers State House of Assembly has overridden Governor Siminalayi Fubara’s withdrawal of assent to the amended Local Government Bill. The House of Assembly dispensed with Mr Fubara’s assent to the bill to make it an enforceable law in the...

NAFDAC takes action against counterfeit cosmetics manufacturer in Lagos

The National Agency for Food and Drugs Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has discovered an illegal production of fake cosmetics at the Balogun Trade Fair Complex, Lagos State. NAFDAC, in a post Monday on its X handle, stated that its Investigation...

Can Senegal’s new president revolutionize foreign affairs?

Bassirou Faye’s election as Senegal’s youngest president on 24 March was celebrated domestically and internationally as confirmation of the country’s strong democratic tradition. Observers believe that Senegalese citizens and the youth in particular, the Constitutional Council and religious and political...

Abuja, Nigeria hosts crucial high-level African counter-terrorism summit

On Monday, 22 April 2024, the Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations, Amina Mohammed, Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations Office of Counter-Terrorism, Vladimir Voronkov, Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General for West Africa and the Sahel (UNOWAS) Leonardo...

Segun Alebiosu appointed as the new MD/CEO of First Bank

First Bank of Nigeria has appointed Olusegun Alebiosu as its acting managing director, two sources with knowledge of the development told PREMIUM TIMES on Sunday Mr Alebiosu has been the bank’s executive director/chief risk officer since 2022. He has been in...

Minister celebrates Nigerian representatives at international robotics conference

Minister of Information and National Orientation Mohammed Idris has commended the team representing Nigeria at the global robotics competition in Dallas, Texas, later this month. He spoke when the team paid him a courtesy call on Friday, 19th April The minister...

Candidates face technical difficulties as nationwide exam progresses

Candidates sitting the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examinations (UTME) across the nation said they experienced minimal hitches on Saturday as the examinations continued for the second day. UTME, administered by the Joint Admissions and Matriculations Board (JAMB), is taken by candidates...
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Nigeria's population could rise to 450 million by 2050: experts

Experts have expressed concern about the possible increase in Nigeria's population, which could reach 450 million by 2050 if...
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