Nigeria: Premium Times Seeks Editors, Reporter

PREMIUM TIMES offers exciting opportunities for suitable candidates to join a progressive and innovative team dedicated to excellence in journalism. Read more »

Nigeria: We're Committed to Your Welfare, Tinubu Tells Nigerian Armed Forces

President Tinubu also emphasised the importance of locally producing military equipment to enhance domestic defence capabilities. Read more »

Nigeria: 2025 Budget - Senate Panel Queries Auditor-General Over Staff Salary Provision

The lawmakers expressed concern that the proposed budgetary allocation for salaries exceeded the number of employees in the Auditor-General Office. Read more »

Nigeria: Why I Testified At Mambilla Power Project Arbitration in France - Obasanjo

"I decided to testify because of the statement made on the matter by Olu Agunloye. I considered his claims atrocious and thought it necessary to set the records straight," Mr… Read more »

Nigeria: 'Speed Darlington Will Never Beg Burna Boy, We Won't Support That' - Lawyer

"They kept him in an Abattoir at the SARS office in Abuja, where Boko Haram members, Fulani herdsmen, and other criminals awaiting trial are held, just because they wanted to break… Read more »

Nigeria: Average Retail Price of Petrol in Nigeria Up 76% in December - NBS

The NBS said the North East zone had the highest average retail price of N1245.90, while the South West zone had the lowest price of N1116.00. Read more »

Nigeria: Kwara Govt Advises Residents Over Bird Flu Outbreak

An outbreak of the Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) was recently reported in Kano State. Read more »

Nigeria: Tinubu Inaugurates Army Barracks Named After Him

President Tinubu said his administration will continue to improve the welfare of the army personnel. Read more »

Nigeria: Panic in Niger State As 24 Residents Hospitalised With Strange Illness

Bello Tukur, the state's Commissioner for Secondary and Tertiary Health, attributed the illness to untreated severe malaria and typhoid. Read more »

Nigeria: Nigeria's Livestock Resources Can Address Hunger - Official

The discussions at the event were set against the backdrop of the hunger crisis affecting Nigerians Read more »

Nigeria: Adekunle Gold to Co-Produce Documentary On Yoruba Music's 100-Year History

White House Productions announced a groundbreaking partnership on Thursday: Nigerian music star and songwriter Adekunle Gold will co-produce a documentary that showcases the last… Read more »

Nigeria: Nnamdi Kanu Seeks Transfer of His Case to South-East

The IPOB leader, facing terrorism charges at the Federal High Court in Abuja, has been in detention since he was repatriated to Nigeria from Kenya in June 2021 under controversial… Read more »

Nigeria: Rivers Boat Mishap - Bonny Council Condoles With Bereaved Families

The tragic incident claimed the lives of two adults and a toddler. Read more »

Nigeria: ICPC Charges TETFund Contractors With Diverting N2.2 Billion Student Training Funds

A PREMIUM TIMES investigation had revealed how TETFund deducted funds for the training from the tertiary institutions's 2023 annual disbursement against the wishes of the… Read more »

Nigeria: NAFDAC Says About 14.3 Million Nigerians Abuse Drugs

She noted that research indicates one in four high-risk drug users in Nigeria has been arrested for drug-related offences Read more »

Nigeria: Authorities File Terrorism Charges Against Controversial Critic

Mr Shehu, in December 2024, shared a video on social media claiming that the Nigerian government has allowed France to establish a military base in the northeast. However, the… Read more »

Nigeria: As INEC Phases Out PVC, Can Nin Be an Alternative?

The introduction of the PVC and smartcard readers in 2015 piloted the integration of technology into Nigeria's electoral system. Read more »

Nigeria: Health Minister Decries High Use of Skin Bleaching Products Among Nigerians

Mr Salako noted that the awareness level of skin bleaching is high at over 76 per cent, with close to 40 per cent believing it makes one look beautiful and fashionable. Read more »

Nigeria: NASS Panel Queries Ministry Over N2bn Youth Training Project

The committee members sought to know why the project, which initially appeared in the 2024 budget as "Technical Support for SMEs for Training Around Foundry Production in Three… Read more »

Nigeria: NASS Panel Threatens to Withhold Aviation Budget Until Ex-Nigerian Airways Workers Are Paid

The federal government is owing the defunct airways workers a total of N36 billion. Read more »

Nigeria: Minister Reacts to Allegation of Eno Planning to Sabotage Tinubu's Aspiration

A group accuses the minister of working with the Akwa Ibom governor to sabotage Tinubu's political ambition. Read more »

Nigeria: Lassa Fever - Health Worker Infected As NCDC Confirms 143 Cases

Annual Lassa fever outbreaks often involve infections and fatalities among healthcare workers. Read more »

Nigeria: Hospital Sacks Worker for Negligence Following Patient's Death

A source, who pleaded anonymity, told NAN on Wednesday in Calabar that the worker was dismissed over failure to provide the key to the emergency X-ray room. Read more »

Nigeria: Ekweremadu's Wife Released From UK Prison, Back in Nigeria

Mr Ekweremadu, his wife, and a doctor were convicted of organ trafficking by a UK court in March 2023. Read more »

Nigeria: Burnt to Death - How Niger Community Lost Scores of Residents in Petrol Tanker Explosion

"About four people were thrown southward. We could hear them crying and screaming in the air," Abubakar Jibrin, a witness who narrowly escaped the fire, told PREMIUM TIMES. Read more »