Nigeria: Premium Times Journalist Wins Sanlam Financial Journalism Award

One hundred and nine entries were received for the 2022 competition, the organisers said. Read more »

Nigeria: Women Respond After Tinubu Fails to Meet 35% Ministerial Allocation

Gender advocates and women groups who spoke with PREMIUM TIMES expressed disappointment in the President. Read more »

Nigeria: Doctors' Strike - Nigerian Govt Invokes 'No Work, No Pay' Policy

This policy means that the doctors who participate will not receive their regular salaries during the strike Read more »

Nigeria: May Edochie Officially Files for Divorce

"Make no mistake about it: Yul and Judy are NOT husband and wife and can not be so until Yul and May are divorced. It is a combination of delusion and absurdity for the two to call… Read more »

Nigeria: NCC Explains MAFAB Has Launched 5G Services in Nigeria

Consequent upon the issuance of the 5G licence, and in line with the rollout conditions, MAFAB publicly launched its services in Abuja on 24 January, 2023, and in Lagos on 26… Read more »

Nigeria: Lawyers Decry Attacks On Nigerian Journalists

The lawyers decried attacks on journalists against the backdrop of the arrest and detention of an Enugu-based journalist by security operatives. Read more »

Nigeria: Nigeria Military Neutralises 36 Terrorists, Arrests 163 Criminals - DHQ

DHQ says the operations were carried out in the three geopolitical zones of the North in the last two weeks. Read more »

Nigeria: Troops Destroy 36 Illegal Refining Sites, Apprehend 22 Suspects

Troops arrested some suspected IPOB members during a raid on their camps in South-east Nigeria. Read more »

Nigeria: Tinubu to APC - We Must Be Ready to Provide Responsive, Accountable Governance

Mr Tinubu says winning the election is just the beginning of a longer progressive journey while noting that responsive and accountable governance is a separate challenge that… Read more »

Nigeria: FIBA Women's Afrobasket - D'Tigress Through to Final, Trounce Rwanda By 31 Points

D'Tigress were convincing winners over Rwanda on Thursday to extend their winning run to 23 and be one win away from four consecutive titles Read more »

Nigeria: Delta's Rating in Gender-Based Violence Worries Govt

Since the COVID-19 pandemic, sensitisation on GBV became necessary because of the alarming rate of SGBVs, a government official said. Read more »

Nigeria: British Pharmaceutical Giant GlaxoSmithKline Announces End of Operation in Nigeria

The decision cuts GSK's ties of more than half a century with Africa's largest economy, where it commenced business in 1972 through its precursor, Beecham Limited. Read more »

Nigeria: Oil Spill - Rivers Assembly Orders Shell to Clean Up Communities

"The 10th assembly will not fold its arm to watch Rivers people suffer as a result of operational negligence of any company in the state." Read more »

Nigeria: APC NEC Passes Vote of Confidence On INEC, 2023 Presidential Election

The APC NEC says the 2023 presidential election that brought President Bola Tinubu to power was free, fair and credible. Read more »

Nigeria: Zamfara Girls Regain Freedom After Seven Months in Captivity

The girls were abducted in January. Read more »

Nigeria: 27 Years Ago, Nigeria's Football Took Off At the 1996 Olympic Games

The Eagles first revealed their identity in 1994, but they came into their own in Atlanta for the 1996 Olympics, weaving a tale of skill, tenacity, and triumph that cemented… Read more »

Nigeria: World Breastfeeding Week - Real Reasons Mothers Must Breastfeed Babies - Lactation Expert

Every year, WBD is celebrated in the first week of August to raise awareness about the importance of breastfeeding and its benefits. Read more »

Nigeria: Govt Suspends Operations of Enugu Development Agency

The SSG announced the suspension on Wednesday. Read more »

Nigeria: PDP Inaugurates Campaign Council, Says It'll Win Bayelsa, Imo, Kogi Guber Polls

INEC will conduct governorship elections in the three states on 11 November. Read more »

Nigeria: Ministerial Nominee, Fagbemi, Proposes How Nigeria Should Fight Corruption

The ministerial nominee, Mr Fagbemi, fielded wide-ranging questions, including on the fight against corruption, from senators during a screening exercise on Wednesday. Read more »

Nigeria: Tinubu's Ministerial Nominee Helped Abacha Steal Nigeria's Billions

Both men were not always allies. In fact, at the time Mr Bagudu was helping Mr Abacha steal Nigeria dry, Mr Tinubu was financing some political and civil society actors demanding… Read more »

Nigeria: Ministerial Nominee Wants EFCC, ICPC Unbundled

"If I have my way, I will advise the President to unbundle, first of all, bring out ICPC, and EFCC together and unbundle them," he said. Read more »

Nigeria: Nigerian Military Yet to Receive Order for Intervention in Niger - DHQ

"The Armed Forces of Nigeria cannot proceed on any operation in any of the member states of ECOWAS without the mandate from the Authority of Heads of States and Government." Read more »

Nigeria: FIBA Women's Afrobasket - D'Tigress Extend Unbeaten Streak, to Face Hosts Rwanda in Semifinal

D'Tigress lost the first two quarters and a four-point deficit to eke out their 22nd consecutive win in FIBA AfroBasket tournaments since 2015 Read more »

Nigeria: Abia Govt to Challenge Court Order Stopping Probe of Ikpeazu

A Federal High Court in Abuja granted an ex-parte motion filed by former Governor Okezie Ikpeazu and three others to restrain Abia State Government panel from probing the former… Read more »