By Kelvin Obambon President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has issued a directive for the immediate withdrawal of police officers currently assigned to provide security for Very Important Persons (VIPs) across the country. Henceforth, the responsibility for armed protection of VIPs will shift to the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC). The directive was announced on…
The Federal Government’s Nigeria First Policy has recorded another milestone as the Federal Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Reduction has launched its 1Government Cloud Enterprise Content Management System, (ECMS), as part of the efforts to realise paperless civil service. The ministry went live on the 1Gov ECMS platform at its headquarters in the Federal…
The Federal Government, through the National Universities Commission (NUC), has placed a ban on the award of honorary doctoral degrees to serving public officials. The commission said the decision followed the alleged misuse of such degrees. The Executive Secretary of NUC, Prof. Abdullahi Ribadu, announced the ban Saturday while receiving a report from a committee…
The Federal Government has ordered the immediate closure of 41 Federal Unity Colleges over rising security concerns. The directive was issued through a circular dated November 21, 2025, from the Federal Ministry of Education. According to the document, the Minister of Education, Tunji Alausa, approved the shutdown following “recent security challenges” in parts of the…
By Kelvin Obambon The Senator representing Cross River South Senatorial District, Distinguished Senator Asuquo Ekpenyong on Tuesday took to the floor of the Senate to strongly condemn the recent abduction of 25 schoolgirls from the Government Girls Comprehensive Secondary School in Kebbi State, describing the lack of safety for children pursuing education as “unacceptable.” Senator…
The Department of State Services (DSS) has announced the dismissal of 115 personnel as part of its ongoing internal reforms. In a statement on Tuesday, November 11, the Service cautioned the public against engaging with individuals posing as DSS officers, noting that some of the dismissed personnel have continued to impersonate the agency. The DSS…
A Federal Capital Territory High Court in Abuja has sentenced a 19-year-old teacher, Abdullahi Abbass, to life imprisonment for raping his nine-year-old pupil — a conviction the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons hailed as a major win in its fight against sexual violence. In a statement on X on Saturday by…
Details have begun to emerge about the identities of at least 16 of an unknown number of Nigerian military officers currently being detained over an alleged coup plot. According to sources familiar with the matter, who spoke to PREMIUM TIMES, fourteen of the 16 are from the Nigerian Army, while the remaining two belong to…
Reports from multiple sources suggest that the once-strong alliance between President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Nyesom Wike, the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), has fractured into a cold war of power, suspicion, and betrayal. According to findings by Sahara Reporters, Wike had pushed aggressively for Justice Abdullahi Muhammad Liman, a Justice of the…
The Federal Government of Nigeria, through Galaxy Backbone Limited (GBB) under the Sovereign Digitalisation Programme 1Government Cloud, has commenced the full-scale rollout of paperless governance. Pioneering this landmark initiative are key Ministries, Departments, and Agencies (MDAs) including the Federal Ministry of Communications, Innovation & Digital Economy; Ministry of Solid Minerals; Ministry of Steel Development; Ministry…