Nigeria and International Day to End World Obstetric Fistula
May 23 is the International Day to End World Obstetric Fistula, a condition many Nigerians are still oblivious of. An Obstetric Fistula is a hole between the vagina and bladder…
Nigeria Falls on Press Freedom Ranking
As Nigeria joins the rest of the world today to celebrate the World Press Freedom Day, journalists and civil society organizations lament the failure of the government to improve on…
Training on Digital, Physical and Psychosocial Safety for Journalists and CSOs
Now more than ever, journalists and activists in Nigeria are exposed to cyber threats, hostile physical and psychosocial environments as they go about their daily work. It is important that…
Nigeria spends N4.62 trillion on National Security in 5 years, yet widespread insecurity remains
Amidst claims by Nigerian security agencies that they are being underfunded, PREMIUM TIMES can authoritatively report today that a total N4.62trillion has been allocated to the federal security sector in…
INVESTIGATION: Men, Woman facing criminal allegations, who will make laws for Nigeria
Nigeria’s eighth National Assembly was inaugurated on Tuesday, June 9. At the chambers of the Senate and the House of Representatives, 109 Senators and 360 Representatives were sworn in to…
2015 Budget: National Assembly’s N150billion enough to fund capital votes for 20 Federal MDAs
The whopping N150 billion allocated to the National Assembly in the 2015 Appropriation Act, can fund capital votes for 20 Ministries, Departments and Parastatals [MDAs], a PREMIUM TIMES analysis of…
