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Lagos Assembly advances bill seeking to ban street begging

Nigeria, July 9 -- The Lagos State House of Assembly on Wednesday passed for second reading a bill seeking to prohibit street begging across the state, as lawmakers argued that the growing presence of... Read More


DevReporting asks Osun-based journalists to apply for training, story grants ahead of governorship poll

Nigeria, July 8 -- DevReporting, in partnership with the Centre for Journalism Innovation and Development (CJID), has opened applications for a training and story grant programme for journalists in Os... Read More


Obasanjo family divided over Yayi's Ogun governorship candidature

Nigeria, June 27 -- The family of former President Olusegun Obasanjo appears divided over the governorship ambition of the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate in Ogun State, Solomon Adeola, popu... Read More


Tinubu's state police proposal timely, commendable - ex-UNILAG don

Nigeria, June 26 -- Lai Olurode, a retired Professor of Sociology at the University of Lagos (UNILAG), has described President Bola Tinubu's proposal to create state police as a timely and revolutiona... Read More


Africa records hydropower growth but Nigeria still suffers power shortages - Report

Nigeria, June 24 -- Africa added more than 4,200 megawatts (MW) of new hydropower capacity in 2025, making it a fast growing region for hydropower development globally, according to a new report relea... Read More


Ekiti Election: Yiaga Africa confirms INEC results, raises concerns over vote buying

Nigeria, June 21 -- The election observation group, Yiaga Africa, has said the official results of the 2026 Ekiti State governorship election announced by the Independent National Electoral Commission... Read More


Yiaga Africa flags inconsistencies in ballot papers, result sheets for Ekiti governorship election

Nigeria, June 20 -- Election observation group, Yiaga Africa, has raised concerns over discrepancies between ballot papers, result sheets and the final list of candidates deployed for Saturday's Ekiti... Read More


#EkitiDecides2026: Party agents use numbered slips instead of cash for vote buying in Ekiti election

Nigeria, June 20 -- There are indications that some voters in the ongoing governorship election in Ekiti State are selling their votes at the polling units where they are queuing to exercise their fra... Read More


Lagos Refuse Crisis: Sanwo-Olu orders emergency waste evacuation after PREMIUM TIMES report

Nigeria, June 18 -- Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has ordered an immediate scale-up of waste evacuation operations across the state following growing concerns over the build-up of refuse in ... Read More


#EkitiDecides: 15 things you need to know about Ekiti State, Nigeria's Fountain of Knowledge

Nigeria, June 16 -- Despite its relatively small size, Ekiti occupies an important place in Nigeria's political and intellectual history. Its reputation for education, active political participation a... Read More