October 03, 2023
West Africa: Cost of Living Crisis and Neoliberalism in West Africa
The African continent, due to underdevelopment, is pushed to the periphery of the world economy. The continued deficits are haunted by the ghost of free trade. Read more »
Nigeria: 'I'm Going Through Traumatic Experience', Davido's Alleged U.S. Lover Begs Chioma
"The only thing I will say is I regret that I let my pain and feelings of betrayal allow me to turn myself against another woman". Read more »
Nigeria: Questions for Akpabio's Senate Over Confirmation of Ministerial Nominees
Nigerians await Senator Akpabio-led Senate's answers to these bewildering non-confirmation of President Tinubu's nominees. Read more »
Nigeria: Nigeria's Private Sector Reports Poor Growth Amid Weakening Naira
The Stanbic IBTC's Nigeria's Purchasing Manager Index (PMI), which gauges the overall direction the economy is heading and the health of the economy, gives an outlook of Nigeria's… Read more »
Nigeria: Akwa Ibom Governor Makes Fresh Appointments, Inaugurates Over 300 Aides
Umo Eno's remarks at the event lent credence to a PREMIUM TIMES' report that the governor wants to build political influence across the state, using the large number of aides… Read more »
South Africa: U.S., South African Officials Discuss Shared Interests
The White House released a statement on what the American and South African NSAs discussed. Read more »
Nigeria: Fuel Subsidy Removal - Labour Suspends Planned Strike
The organised labour rescinded the decision to go on with its planned strike in a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed by the representatives of the labour unions and the… Read more »
Nigeria: I Paid N250,000 for Wizkid, Ice Prince, Wande Coal to Perform in 2010 - Filmmaker
She also said that some years ago, the movie industry was not worth a penny but the story has changed and that movies made by Nigerians are sought after worldwide. Read more »
Nigeria: Nigerian Army Probes Allegation of Poor Feeding of Troops
There were reports in the media recently that frontline troops in the North-east Theatre of operations are poorly fed. Read more »
Nigeria: Secondary School Football Crucial to Discovering Talents - Pinnick
The ex-president of NFF thinks Hussey College could be a model for developing future football stars in secondary schools Read more »
October 02, 2023
Nigeria: Lassa Fever - Nigeria Records Over 1,000 Confirmed Cases, 181 Deaths
The number of suspected cases increased compared to that reported for the same period in 2022. Read more »
Nigeria: London Court Orders Diezani to Wear Electronic Tag, Imposes Other Bail Conditions
A London court, on Monday, granted Diezani bail in terms and conditions including wearing of an electronic tag. Read more »
Nigeria: Tinubu Increases Six Months Allowance for Federal Civil Servants
PREMIUM TIMES reported how Mr Tinubu Sunday morning announced the monthly payment of N25,000 allowance to junior civil servants. Read more »
Nigeria: Nigeria At 63 - Time for the Giant to Wake Up
This is not the Nigeria our great founding fathers fought for and bequeathed to their offspring. Read more »
Nigeria: Popular Nigerian Academic Umaru Shehu Dies
Mr Shehu was born in Maiduguri on 8 December 1930. Read more »
Nigeria: We Will Appeal Majority Nasarawa Tribunal Judgement - Governor Sule
The governor stated this on Monday in Lafia, the state capital, while reacting the the split judgement of the tribunal. Read more »
Nigeria: EFCC Hails Diezani's Appearance in London Court, Says Nigerian Charges Pending
EFCC says the charges it filed against Diezani in Nigeria are different from the ones she is facing in London. Read more »
Nigeria: Tribunal Sacks Governor Sule of Nasarawa, Declares PDP Winner
The tribunal sacked Mr Sule with a split decision. Read more »
Nigeria: Diezani Appears in London Court Over Bribery Charges
Diezani, who was Nigeria's petroleum minister between 2010 and 2015, appeared in a London court on Monday over bribery offences, following a National Crime Agency investigation. Read more »
Nigeria: WHO Recommends R21/Matrix-M Vaccine for Use Against Malaria
The R21/Matrix-M vaccine is the second vaccine against malaria to be approved by WHO. Read more »
Nigeria: Nigeria Recorded 3,617 Road Accidents in Q4 2022 - NBS
The NBS said the data indicated an increase of 6.01 per cent from the previous quarter. Read more »
Nigeria: Several Nigerian States to Experience Heavy Rainfall in Next Three Days - NiMet
The heavy rainfall can cause flash flooding, riverine flooding, soil erosion, thunder and lightning, and strong winds Read more »
Nigeria: WAEC Appoints New Head for Nigeria
At WAEC, Mr Dangut served in different capacities from the Assistant Registrar to Deputy Registrar in different departments across the council's zonal offices. Read more »
Nigeria: Nigerian Teachers Make 50-Person Shortlist in Global Teacher Prize
The two Nigerian teachers were part of the 50 teachers shortlisted from a pool of over 7,000 nominations and applications from 130 countries around the world. Read more »
Nigeria: Ochefu, Bala-Usman, Chukwu Line Up for GOCOP 2023 Conference
A line up of seasoned professionals are now ready to speak as panelists at the 2023 annual conference of the Guild of Corporate Online Publishers (GOCOP) holding on Thursday. Read more »