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NMA urges Tinubu to address protesters' demands

The FCT Chapter of the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) has urged President Bola Tinubu to address the issues that led to the nationwide protest. The president of the association, Charles Ugwuanyi, made the call in an interview with the News...

NHRC calls on Nigerians to bring us evidence of human rights abuses

The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has called for evidence of human rights abuses perpetrated against any Nigerian, including journalists and even law enforcement officers, during the nationwide #EndBadGovernance protests for investigation and necessary action to be taken. NHRC Executive...

Ondo residents adamant not to protest despite Sowore's calls

Despite calls to join the nationwide #EndBadGovernance protest by one of their leaders, Omoyele Sowore, residents of Ondo State on Monday refused to come out in protest. Mr Sowore had hinted in a social media post that a protest was...

D'Tigress faces a tough test in the quarter-finals against defending champions USA

Nigeria's women's basketball team, D'Tigress, will face their toughest challenge yet at the Olympics as they aim to break another record. After making history by becoming the first African team to reach the quarter-finals of the Olympic Basketball Tournament, they...

IPI Nigeria demands investigation into shootings of journalists and prosecution of offending officers

The Nigerian National Committee of the International Press Institute (IPI Nigeria) has called for an investigation into the shooting of journalists covering protests in Abuja on Saturday. “The shooting also appeared premeditated, as journalists were specifically targeted and shot twice...

JAMB gives tertiary institutions one month to reveal candidates illegally admitted before 2017

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has given tertiary institutions one month to disclose all candidates illegally admitted before 2017. JAMB Registrar Is-haq Oloyede gave the directive at a press conference on Sunday in Abuja, saying the decision would...

31 journalists face brutality from police and security forces during #EndGBadGovernance protests

On the morning of August 1, Nigerian journalist Yakubu Mohammed was attacked in Abuja while covering the #EndBadGovernanceInNigeria protest at the Moshood Abiola Stadium in Abuja. Mohammed, a PREMIUM TIMES reporter, was beaten, harassed and injured in the head...

Paris 2024: Enekwechi finishes sixth in shot put

Team Nigeria moved closer to securing its first medal at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games on Saturday night when Chukwuebuka Enekwechi posted a remarkable sixth place in the men's shot put event. The 31-year-old, reigning African champion, put in a...

President Tinubu addresses Nigerians as hunger protests continue

President Bola Tinubu will address the nation on Sunday, August 4, 2024 via a televised broadcast, the presidency said. The broadcast will air at 7:00 am that day, according to a statement by the President's Special Adviser on Media and...

Nigerian sprinters likely to break more records on Saturday

Friday's events at the Paris Olympics will long be remembered, as records were broken and athletes pushed the boundaries in the quest to win medals. Nigeria's mixed relay team set a new national record and an African record, while the...

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Banks await CBN clearance as audit delays leave investors without key earnings data

Investors in some of Nigeria's largest listed banks are facing a growing information gap as delays in the completion...