Commuters were stranded, yesterday, when Lagos Bus Rapid Transport, BRT’s drivers and ticketers on the Ikorodu-CMS route went on strike over unpaid salaries and unfavourable condition of service. The BRT scheme, operated by Primero Transport Services Ltd., began operation in…
The Federal Government has announced plans to employ 500,000 youths this year through the N-Power scheme of the Nigeria Social Investment Programme of the Federal Government. Special Adviser to the President on Federal Government Social Investments, Mrs Mariam Uwais, made…
At least 150 undergraduate academic programmes in Nigeria’s public and private universities are unaccredited, PREMIUM TIMES can authoritatively report today. According to the 2016 accreditation status report by the National Universities Commission (NUC), exclusively obtained by this newspaper, the unaccredited…
…over 7.2M Nigerian children at risk of death Franka Osakwe The lives of over 7.2 million Nigerian Children are on the line as the Minister of Finance withholds the release of N12.8bn approved for routine immunization, five months after the President’s…
Franka Osakwe The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA), Lagos State Chapter has declared Dr Omojowolo Olubunmi, Consultant Neurologist and his team of elected officials as the legitimate winners of the 2016 NMA Lagos elections. Dr Tope Ojo, the immediate past chairman…
The Executive Director, Centre for Citizen with Disabilities (CCD), Mr. David Anyaele, has stated that there is still much to be done on the part of the public to ensure compliance with the Lagos State Special People’s Law, which came…
Africa Magic has announced a call for entries for the 2017 edition of the Africa Magic Viewers’ Choice Awards, AMVCA. The award ceremony which is slated to hold on March 3 and 4, 2017 marks the fifth consecutive year of…
This video highlights how high ranking Nigerian leaders take to get themselves involved in budget padding racket.Those involved are usually ministers, parliament members, or high class civil servants. How do they do it? Watch this video. …
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has released popular blogger, Mr. Abubakar Sidiq Usman, otherwise known as Abusidiq, who it arrested on Monday. Friends of the blogger, whose controversial arrest attracted criticism, confirmed to our correspondent that he regained his…
The Nigerian Football Federation, NFF, on Tuesday announced that Gernot Rohr has signed a two-year contract to be the Technical Adviser of Nigeria’s Super Eagles. Here are 10 important things to know about him 1. Rohr was a defender during…
