Nigeria: Disquiet As Nigeria Govt Commissions N12bn Firefighting Trucks

While some Nigerians lauded the move, many others expressed concerns about the actual cost of the vehicles. Read more »

Nigeria: Premium Times Board Member Receives Canadian Fellowship

Mr Oriola, a professor of Criminology and Sociology, in his research proposal notes that he aims to fill the knowledge gap about people of colour working in Canada's justice… Read more »

Nigeria: Buhari Seeks Senate Approval of Data Protection Bill

Mr Buhari also requested the Senate to approve the reimbursement by issuing promissory notes to Plateau and Borno, the sums of N6.6 billion and N3.8 billion, respectively. Read more »

Nigeria: 2023 Polls - Reps Reject Calls for Interim Government, Warn Politicians Against 'Provocative Statements'

The House also mandated the security agencies to be alert to forestall the possible breakdown of law and order. Read more »

Nigeria: INEC Deliberately Withheld Uploading Presidential Election Results On IReV - Lai Mohammed

INEC had come under fire over its inability to upload results immediately on its result viewing portal during the presidential and National Assembly elections held on 25 February. Read more »

Nigeria: Nigerian Military Clarifies Presence of UN Fighting Vehicles in Edo

"Therefore, it is imperative to state emphatically that the military fighting vehicles and equipment painted in UN colour as sighted are..." Read more »

Nigeria: Nigerian Govt Accuses Peter Obi, Datti-Ahmed of Treason

"Obi and his Vice, Datti-Ahmed cannot be threatening Nigerians that if the President-elect, Bola Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress (APC) is sworn in on May 29, it will be the… Read more »

Nigeria: Naira Scarcity - Emefiele Committed Crime Against Humanity, Says Soyinka

"Emefiele has committed a crime against humanity, over and beyond even any electoral mago mago (foul play)," Mr Soyinka said. Read more »

Nigeria: Alleged $200m Bribe - Trial of Ex-Lagos Attorney-General Stalled

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) last year arraigned Olasupo Shasore on a two-count charge bordering on bribery of corrupt officers Read more »

Nigeria: Youth Take Key Role in 2023 Elections

The election results may be disputed, but there's no doubt young Nigerians are becoming a force to reckon with. Read more »

Nigeria: Audio Leak - NCC Denies Allegations of Phone Tracking

"For the avoidance of doubt, the commission denies these allegations and advises the public to disregard them," an official said. Read more »

Nigeria: NNPCL Denies Paying N20bn to 'Ghost' Consultants

The NNPCL asked the online platform to retract the said publication. Read more »

Nigeria: Oyebanji Constitutes 8-Member Committee On Political Appointments

Governor Oyebanji says he wants to appoint into his government "men and women as well as youths that exhibit competence, character, integrity, compassion and selflessness" Read more »

Nigeria: PDP Governor Promises Support for APC's Consensus Candidate for Speaker

Mr Wike thanked APC governors and other leaders of the party for zoning the party's presidential ticket to the south. Read more »

Nigeria: Nigerian Navy Redeploys Senior Officers

The Director of Information, Nigerian Navy, Adedotun Ayo-Vaughan, made this known in a statement on Monday in Abuja. Read more »

Niger: Another 144 Stranded Nigerians Return From Niger Republic

He said that the returnees included 106 male adults, 16 female adults and 22 children (10 females and 12 males). Read more »

Nigeria: AFN Invitational - Anambra's Ezechichiri Leaps 2.05m to Emerge U-18 High Jump Champion

Ezechichiri has qualified to represent Nigeria at the African Youth Championship coming up later in the year Read more »

Nigeria: 'Not So Much the Promise of a Productive Economy As the Quest for an Incorruptible President'

So BJ was indeed typing all that time! It was worth every minute of the wait for him to finish. His, as has been pointed out, is expectedly and quintessentially a classic Marxist… Read more »

Nigeria: Kaduna Govt Bans Social Activities in Chikun After Killing of Two People

The government also announced a 24-hour curfew in the area. Read more »

Nigeria: Party Challenges Tinubu's Victory Over INEC's Exclusion of Its 'Authentic' Candidate

PREMIUM TIMES reported how three other parties had also filed their separate petitions at the election petition court to challenge the victory of the president-elect - Bola Tinubu. Read more »

Nigeria: Explainer - How to Spot Deepfake Audio Clips Blended By Artificial Intelligence Tools

Some Nigerian disinformation experts have deployed audio-based deepfake technology to fake sensitive conversations of political figures, stirring controversies. Read more »

Liberia: Two Defense Witnesses Say Massaquoi Was in Liberia Early 2000 and 2001

"Defence 5" and "Defence 12" claimed Gibirl Massaquoi, a former commander for the Revolutionary United Front (RUF), of Sierra Leone, was here between 1999 and 2000... Read more »

Nigeria: Fifth Constitution Alterations - Gearing for Good Governance in States

These amendments, which are short on public expectation, however convey a strong message on federalism: that Nigeria is a federation and should be governed accordingly. Read more »

Nigeria: Buhari Condoles With Orji Kalu Over Wife's Death

Mrs Kalu died at the age of 61, the senator says. Read more »

Nigeria: Anambra School Shut Over Exam Malpractices

A teacher allegedly involved in the malpractice has been sacked, the state government says. Read more »