July 09, 2023
Nigeria: Missing Former ASUU President Dipo Fasina 'Jingo' Found in Turkey
NIDCOM tweeted the development, even as it commended Nigeria's High Commission in Turkey for its collaborative efforts to locate the scholar. Read more »
Nigeria: Gunmen Attack Plateau Community, Kill Nine People, Raze Six Houses
"Last night, gunmen attacked my village, Sabon Gari in Mangu, burnt six houses and destroyed many other properties." Read more »
Nigeria: Ex-ASUU President, Dipo Fasina 'Jingo', Is Missing
Mr Fasina, 76, was travelling to Algeria when he was said to have missed his connecting flight from Istanbul, Turkey. Read more »
Nigeria: Nigeria's Interswitch in Talks With Equity Bank Over DRC Entry
The bank and Interswitch in June announced a partnership that will give Equity access to banking services at some 650 Interswitch-enabled ATMs in Uganda. Read more »
Nigeria: Air Peace, Max Air Top List of Cancelled Flights in Nigeria
In its report, the NCAA said the 11 domestic airlines operating in the country had 284 flight cancellations in the first quarter of the year. Read more »
Nigeria: Covid-19 - 67 Million Children Missed Immunisation in Two Years - Unicef
According to UNICEF, vaccination coverage dropped sharply during the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more »
Nigeria: Forged UTME Result - Mmesoma's Father Apologises to JAMB, Nigerians
"My daughter did not open up to me on time," Mmesoma's father said. Read more »
Nigeria: Court Orders Nigerian Govt to Account for Abacha Loot
The court ordered the government of President Bola Tinubu to "disclose the exact amount of money stolen by General Sani Abacha from Nigeria." Read more »
Nigeria: 10 Airlines Most Culpable for Delayed Flights in Nigeria
Over half of the local flights in Nigeria were delayed in the first three months of 2023. Read more »
Nigeria: We Had No Files Implicating Tinubu, SSS Carted None Away - ICPC
"The commission hereby states unequivocally that there were no files implicating President Bola Tinubu or his close aides at its headquarters or offices across the states." Read more »
Nigeria: Shettima Visits Family of Late Cousin in Borno
Mr Shettima, who was accompanied to the family of the late Alkali by Governor Babagana Zulum of Borno and other senior government officials, extolled the virtues of his cousin as a… Read more »
July 08, 2023
Nigeria: Gunmen Kidnap Ekiti's All Progressives Congress State Chairman
The Publicity Secretary of the APC in Ekiti, Segun Dipe, who confirmed the development to journalists, said the chairman was abducted on Saturday. Read more »
Nigeria: Premium Times' Titilope Fadare Wins Reporther Award, Receives UN Scholarship
Ms Fadare's scholarship to train at the BBC in the United Kingdom will be funded by Nigeria's office of UN Women Read more »
Nigeria: Premium Times, American University of Nigeria to Strengthen Collaboration
The AUN-PREMIUM TIMES Data Hub is a unique collaboration between higher education and the media to inject more data-driven analyses into the Nigerian civic space. Read more »
July 09, 2023
West Africa: ECOWAS Summit - Tinubu Arrives Guinea Bissau, Visits Nigerian Troops
The summit will be the first international engagement of the president on the African continent since his swearing-in on 29 May. Read more »
Nigeria: 39% of International Flights Operated in Nigeria in Q1 2023 Delayed - NCAA
Out of the 3,073 international flights operated within the first quarter of this year, the report says 1,193 flights were delayed. Read more »
July 08, 2023
Nigeria: Relief to Lagos Motorists As Eko Bridge Is Reopened - Sanwo-Olu Talks Tough
Governor Sanwo-Olu issues quit notice to traders and squatters as governor reopenes damaged Eko Bridge Read more »
July 09, 2023
Nigeria: Balogun, an Institution in Nigeria's Banking Sector - Shettima
Mr Shettima said the late FCMB founder was a banking icon who was everything the ailing world desired. Read more »
July 08, 2023
Nigeria: Fake UTME Result - Innoson Withdraws Scholarship Awarded to Mmesoma
A former minister, Festus Keyamo has asked the candidate to apologise to JAMB and Nigerians. Read more »
Nigeria: Asari Dokubo's Flaunting of Weapons Highlights Inequality Before Nigeria's Law
A spokesperson for the Nigerian police told PREMIUM TIMES he would find out why the former militant leader was yet to be arrested like others who committed similar offences. Read more »
Nigeria: Mmesoma Confirms She Forged Matric Result
Headed by Nkemdili Nnonyelu, a professor, the committee confirmed Miss Mmesoma forged the score of 362 as earlier claimed by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board. Read more »
Nigeria: Police Kill Four Gunmen Enforcing Biafra Group's Sit-At-Home Order
Since 3 July, there had been reports of shootings by gunmen enforcing the civil action across the five states in the region. Read more »
July 07, 2023
Nigeria: Over Half of Nigeria's Domestic Flights Were Delayed Between January and March - NCAA
In its report, the NCAA said the 11 domestic airlines operating in the country also had 284 flight cancellations within the period. Read more »
Nigeria: Zamfara Residents On Edge As Terrorists Intensify Attacks On Communities
A federal lawmaker said about 50 people were killed in the last few weeks in his constituency. Read more »
Nigeria: We'll Remove Bottlenecks to Investments, Reposition Economy to Favour Youth - Tinubu
"We have a responsibility to revolutionise the economy so that our youth can share in the nation's prosperity, otherwise, we are only waiting for the dreams to be charted." Read more »