Nigeria: President Tinubu - Nigerians Are Starving, By Toyin Falola

I am not privy to what Femi Gbajabiamiala, your savvy chief of Staff, is telling you. There is hunger in the land. Messages have been sent to Aso Rock through the back door. So bad… Read more »

Nigeria: Lagos Residents Groan As Cost of Condoms Increases By 200 Percent

"Female condoms are available but more expensive than male condoms. Ten pieces of Fc2 vaginal condom go for over N4,200 now, before it was around N2,000". Read more »

Nigeria: Minimum Wage - APC Chieftain Warns FG to Avoid 'Arbitrary' Increment

Mr Okechukwu urged the NLC and TUC to reconsider their planned strike action and instead key into the federal government's one million housing scheme. Read more »

Nigeria: Sex-for-Admission Allegation, Police Extrajudicial Killing, Other Top Stories From South-South Last Week

This is a review of major news events in Nigeria's south-south region last week. Read more »

Nigeria: Tinubu Commends Super Eagles Despite Missing Out On Afcon Title

Despite the defeat, President Tinubu hailed the resilience of the Super Eagles players in getting to the AFCON final Read more »

Nigeria: Ekong Crowned Afcon MVP, Williams Beats Nwabali to Goalkeeper Award

Ekong was a rock for the Super Eagles throughout the tournament and contributed three goals. Read more »

West Africa: Editorial - Ecowas and the Burden of the Sahelian Contagion

PREMIUM TIMES believes that the message in all of this for ECOWAS is: good governance and an economy that works for all are the guardrails of any democracy. Read more »

Nigeria: Cardoso, Otedola, Obi, Others Mourn Wigwe, Ogunbanjo

The Eurocopter EC130 crashed around 10 p.m. local time near Nipton, Calif Read more »

Cote d'Ivoire/Nigeria: Afcon Final - Why Nigeria's Super Eagles Lost to Cote d'Ivoire - Peseiro

Peseiro said his Super Eagles were nervous in the final compared to the Elephants, who played without pressure Read more »

Nigeria: Afcon Final - Cote d'Ivoire Vs Nigeria: Three Critical Must-Win Duels for Super Eagles

The Super Eagles have been almost defensively excellent, while the Elephants have conceded in four of the six matches played Read more »

Nigeria: Drama, Not Comedy, Is Nollywood's Leading Film Genre - Report

The best-performing films were determined by a ₦50 million gross and above in the cinemas. Read more »

Cote d'Ivoire/Nigeria: Afcon - VP Shettima, Not President Tinubu, to Watch Final in Abidjan

President Bola Tinubu will not watch the AFCON final in Abidjan on Sunday, as he has directed Vice President Kashim Shettima to lead the Nigerian delegation Read more »

Nigeria: Pay Us Our January Salaries, Nigerian Federal Workers Lament

Owoeye Ilesanmi, who is a staff of the National Orientation Agency (NOA), said that in addition to the delay in payment of January salary, the Federal Government has reneged on the… Read more »

Africa: Golden Moments - Three Legendary Nigerian Players in Afcon Finals

The Super Eagles have always found heroes at AFCON tournaments and they are looking for another after the likes of Odegbami, Amuneke, and Mba. Read more »

Nigeria: How Helicopter That Claimed Herbert Wigwe, Others Crashed - Investigators

Mr Graham confirmed that the two crew members and four passengers on board the aircraft were fatally injured and that there was a report of a fire outbreak when the helicopter… Read more »

Nigeria: Obituary - Herbert Wigwe, the Visionary Who Co-Built Nigeria's Biggest Lender

At GTB, he allied with long-time friend and business partner Aigboje Aig-Imoukhuede, also an executive director at the bank at that time, both of whom together made a bid to buy… Read more »

Nigeria/Cote d'Ivoire: How Super Eagles Unite Nigerians

As we await the outcome of the 2023 African Cup of Nations final game between Nigeria's Super Eagles and the Elephants of Cote d'Ivoire in Abidjan, Nigerians are expectant and the… Read more »

Nigeria: Afcon - Cardiac Society Cautions Nigerians Ahead of Finals, Lists Symptoms That Could Trigger Sudden Death

The society issued the warning ahead of the final match between Nigeria and the host nation, Cote d'Ivoire, which is scheduled for Sunday. Read more »

West Africa: Sall Govt's Poll Postponement Posing Threat to Region - Ecowas President

"As you are all aware, our region is in the spotlight once again... this crucial meeting has been convened to address these recent developments and challenges faced in the… Read more »

Nigeria: Special Report - How Local Militias Are Ruining Lives, Property in Benue

Armed conflicts in Benue State in Nigeria's North-central region have not received media attention commensurate with the scale of the menace. Read more »

Nigeria: TotalEnergies to Exit Nigerian Onshore Oil Business

The firm said it wants to divest its share of Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Limited (SPDC) Read more »

Nigeria: How the Lack of Trust Stifles Nigeria's Economic Potential

The journey to rebuilding trust will not be easy. It requires sustained effort, unwavering commitment, and a willingness to confront uncomfortable realities. Read more »

Nigeria: Power Supply - Nigerian Govt Sets Up Committee to Resolve Gas Shortage

"If we are serious about the economic development of the country, we need to solve the problem of gas supply today. We should look at the possibility of mandating the gas suppliers… Read more »

Nigeria: NNPC, CBN Review Decision On Management of Oil Revenue

The CBN has provided enhanced digital platforms for all transactions and has established specific limits to manage NNPCL transactions, the statement said. Read more »

Nigeria: No Increase in Petrol Pump Price - NNPC

"NNPC Ltd urges Nigerians to disregard unfounded rumours and assures them that there are no plans for an upward review of the PMS price," NNPCL said. Read more »