Nigeria: Champions Lagos Legends Basketball Club Set for Grand Reception in Abuja

Igoche Mark, initiator of the Mark D' Ball Basketball Championship, has extended an invitation to leading figures in basketball and enthusiasts to join him in honoring the 2025… Read more »

Nigeria: Regina Daniels' Mum Loses AGN Presidency to Abubakar Yakubu

PREMIUM TIMES reported in November that Mr Rollas, whom Mr Yakuba succeeded, had urged Regina Daniels' mother to prioritise her daughter's well-being rather than involve herself in… Read more »

Nigeria: Article of Faith - the Highest Form of Prayer

For 41 years of my life, I never prayed, or so I thought. I told myself, since God is God, He must know all I need and want without my having to ask Him. I did not know that the… Read more »

Nigeria: Ogun Govt Warns Against Indiscriminate Dumping of Waste, Says Violators Risk Fines, Imprisonment

"Any person who contravenes any of the provisions of this law commits an offence and on arrest shall pay a penalty of twenty-five thousand (N25,000) to the Authority." Read more »

Nigeria: Awujale Stool - Fusengbuwa Ruling House Gives Kwam 1 Till Wednesday to Prove Lineage

PREMIUM TIMES gathered that Kwam 1, in a letter dated 3 December and addressed to the ruling house, declared his intention to ascend the ancestral throne. Read more »

Nigeria: Shell Nigeria Gas Limited Expands Operations to Ogun

The company stated that it recorded the achievements working in close collaboration with NNPC Gas Marketing Limited (NGML). Read more »

Nigeria: Nigeria's Medium-Term Revenue Projection More Realistic, but Debt Service Remains Worrisome - Report

Setting aside as much as N15.9 trillion to repay debt, CPPE warned, may also leave little for socio-economic priorities like security, social programmes and investment in… Read more »

Nigeria: Take Drastic Action Against Abductions, Banditry - Afe Babalola Tells Govt

Mr Babalola said the rampant kidnappings and other security challenges facing Nigerians are a violation of their constitutional rights to life. Read more »

Nigeria: Katsina Governor Concludes State-Wide Tour, Commissions Key Projects

Mr Radda stated that local government autonomy is now visible, as LGA chairmen can present clear development plans for their communities. Read more »

Nigeria: LP Lawmakers Slam Tinubu Administration, Say Welfare of Nigerians Relegated

The lawmakers expressed regret that the APC-led administration appears preoccupied with political permutations for the 2027 polls rather than addressing the urgent issues… Read more »

Nigeria: Nigeria's SEC Warns Public Against Unlicensed Platform Glorious Wealth Fund

Online investment scams have become increasingly common in Nigeria as more people turn to digital platforms for savings and quick-return schemes. Read more »

Nigeria: U.S. Delegation Arrives Nigeria, Meets Ribadu On Strategic Security Partnership

Sunday's visit by the US congressional team signals continued high-level engagement and Washington's growing interest in Nigeria's internal security dynamics. Read more »

Nigeria: Kano Govt Rounded Up Street Children, but Found Keeping Them More Difficult

In early 2025, Kano State's Hisbah Board began nighttime raids to sweep children off the streets, promising them education and safe care. Read more »

Nigeria: The Gatekeepers

Nigeria stands at a threshold again--one of those defining national moments when history pauses, looks around, and asks a simple but unsettling question: Who is standing at the… Read more »

Nigeria: Two Governors Launch Joint Taskforce to Fight Insecurity On Highway After Attack By Gunmen

The taskforce is to patrol the highway connecting Abia and Imo states. Read more »

Nigeria: Women Leaders Push for Special Seats Bill, Demand Equitable Representation

Women leaders have called on the National Assembly to urgently pass the Special Seats for Women Bill, describing it as a historic opportunity to address decades of… Read more »

Nigeria: Osun 2026 - What's Next for Governor Adeleke After His Exit From PDP?

Though the governor attributed his exit from PDP to the national leadership crisis, the decision was neither abrupt nor unexpected. Read more »

Nigeria: Plateau Launches Disability Grants Under Renewed Hope Agenda

Mrs Mutfwang explained that the programme provides a business recapitalisation grant of N200,000 to beneficiaries living with disabilities in every state Read more »

Nigeria: Cross River APC Impeaches Its Chairman, Swears in Replacement

The impeached chairman has dismissed his removal as "a joke". Read more »

Nigeria: Global Health Funding Cuts Could Cause 16 Million Child Deaths By 2045 - Gates Foundation

In his comments cited in the report, Bill Gates, the chair of the Gates Foundation, noted that, despite tight budgets, the world can still make a significant difference. Read more »

Nigeria: Boris Johnson Says Kemi Badenoch Could Become UK Prime Minister

"You send us a future United Kingdom prime minister in the form of Kemi Badenoch, who comes from Nigeria and is doing better and better these days," he said. Read more »

Nigeria: U.S. to Deny Visas to Applicants Who Worked in Fact-Checking, Content Moderation

The memo also ordered consular officers to examine the LinkedIn profiles and resumes of H-1B visa applicants. Read more »

Guinea Bissau: Eminent West Africans Demand Release of Guinea-Bissau Election Results Amid Military Interference

The group urged the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to take decisive steps to restore constitutional order in Guinea-Bissau. Read more »

Nigeria: 'Mentally Unstable' Man Sets Car Ablaze Inside Petrol Station

The incident happened at Echemas Petrol Station which is along the Abakaliki-Enugu Expressway in Ebonyi State. Read more »

Nigeria: NUT Names Jigawa Gov 'Best Performing Governor' in Educational Reforms

The union describing the governor as a visionary, exemplary, and teacher-friendly leader whose reforms have significantly elevated the state's education sector Read more »