January 10, 2023
Nigeria: Kano 10 Megawatts Hydropower Plant Completed, Begins Test Run
The power plant is only awaiting certification from the Nigerian Electricity Management Services Agency (NEMSA). Read more »
Nigeria: How Anambra Teenager Died in Our Detention - Police
A Twitter user claimed the police demanded N50, 000 as a condition for the boy's release. Read more »
Nigeria: Binani Promises to Pay Salaries, Pension If Elected Governor
She said civil servants and pensioners will receive their monthly benefits when they are due. Read more »
Nigeria: I Have No Property Outside Nigeria - Buhari
The president restated his vow to serve God and Nigeria until his last day in office and beyond. Read more »
Nigeria: Special Report - in Niger State, Schooling for Pupils Halted As Terror Victims Take Over Classes
Pupils' access to learning is undermined as people forcibly displaced by Boko Haram Terrorists in Niger State have converted classrooms into IDP camps. Read more »
Nigeria: Gunmen Kill Pregnant Woman, Three Others in Anambra Community
The police have confirmed the attack. Read more »
Nigeria: Lawyers' Rules of Ethics, Regulatory Mechanisms Need Urgent Rejigging - NBA President
The NBA President, Yakubu Maikyau, spoke at the inauguration of the General Council of Bar in Abuja. Read more »
Nigeria: Fayemi, Saraki, Others to Headline NPO Reports' Session On Campaign Promises
2023: Politicians, civil society organisations to seek accountability over campaign promises as NPO Reports hold one-day dialogue Read more »
Nigeria: Taraba Varsity Reschedules First Semester Exams After Student's Protest.
The students protested on Monday about the failure of the government to pay the salaries of their lecturers. Read more »
Nigeria: 2023 - Buhari Canvasses Votes for Tinubu, Buni
"I am here in Yobe to assure you that the party leadership had unanimously endorsed Bola Tinubu to be the party's flag bearer in the forthcoming general election because of… Read more »
Nigeria: Sowore Pledges to Address Nigeria's Security Challenges
Mr Sowore said that the insecurity in different parts of the country should challenge Nigerians to elect credible leaders in the general election. Read more »
Nigeria: CAC Denies Registering 'Wickedness Association' As Business Entity
The CAC said the name and object of the 'association' are undesirable, offensive and contrary to public policy. Read more »
Nigeria: 'Ashewo Dey My Eye' - Don Jazzy Declares
Don Jazzy, who married Michelle Jackson, a UK-based model, at 20, and divorced at 22, also spoke about open relationships and infidelity. Read more »
Africa: Agro-Processor Ellah Lakes Seals Seed Multiplication Deal
The deal is a "symbolic and significant milestone" for the company, an official said Read more »
January 09, 2023
Nigeria: Veteran Actor, Baba Feyikogbon, Dies At 80
The veteran actor shot into the limelight in the 1980s and 1990s with his popular weekly sitcom, the Feyikogbon series. Read more »
Nigeria: Breaking - One Killed As Yoruba Nation Agitators Hold Rally in Lagos
An unknown man has been killed in the fracas, the police confirmed in an interview with PREMIUM TIMES. Read more »
Nigeria: Security Forces Rescue Six Victims After Terror Attack On Nigerian Train - Official
The official who disclosed this did not say where and how the rescue happened. Read more »
January 08, 2023
Nigeria: 31 People Confirmed Missing After Terror Attack On Nigerian Train
A suspect has been arrested, according to a government official. Read more »
Nigeria: Nigerian Govt Shuts Down Train Station After Terror Attack
Some of the train passengers also sustained gunshot injuries, the police said in a Sunday statement. Read more »
Nigeria: Uncompleted Projects, Dilapidated Classrooms Litter Ogun Despite N10.2 Billion Rehabilitation
PREMIUM TIMES visited schools that the state government claimed to have rehabilitated and found decrepit and inadequate facilities. Read more »
Nigeria: Gunmen Attack Nigerian Train Station, Kidnap Many Passengers
The spokesperson of the police in the state, Chidi Nwabuzor, said the gunmen were armed with AK-47 rifles. Read more »
Nigeria: Elections 2023 - Senate President Lawan Pledges 98 Percent Yobe Votes to Tinubu
Mr Lawan, who was defeated by Mr Tinubu at the APC Presidential primary, also wants the Yobe State governor to be reelected with the highest number of votes in Nigeria. Read more »
January 07, 2023
Nigeria: Nigerian Army Redeploys Top Generals
Mr Nwachukwu said that the officers affected are Major Generals and Brigadier Generals amongst several other senior officers across army formations and units. Read more »
Nigeria: Hundreds of Motorists, Travellers Stranded On Abuja-Keffi Expressway
The Abuja-Keffi highway is a major entry point into Abuja from Nasarawa State. It is currently being dualised. Read more »
Nigeria: Eha Amufu Crisis - Gov. Ugwuanyi's Remarkable Interventions, Challenges
I was miffed, if not disenchanted, at the way a section of the media has been muddling the circumstances surrounding the unfortunate crisis between the Fulani herders operating… Read more »