August 23, 2022
Nigeria: Gunmen Kill Driver, Abduct Two Catholic Priests
A traditional ruler has also been abducted in Rivers State. Read more »
Nigeria: African U-21 Volleyball Championships - Nigeria Loses Third-Place Match, Fails to Pick World Cup Ticket
The Nigerian team failed to pick one of the slots to the 2023 Federation of International Volleyball World Cup Championship. Read more »
August 22, 2022
Nigeria: Oil Fall Continues Complicating Nigeria's Revenue Problems
The prices fell more than 1 per cent, ending three days of gains. Brent crude futures for October settlement declined $1.58, or 1.6 per cent, to $95.14 a barrel by 0640 GMT. Read more »
Ghana: Ghana Overtakes Nigeria As Country With Most YouTube Searches for Jollof Rice
YouTube shared the statistics in commemoration of World Jollof Day. Read more »
Nigeria: Reps Panel Summons TCN Boss Over Controversial $33 Million Azura Power Deal
Under the agreement, Nigeria is obligated to pay between $30 million and $33 million monthly to Azura for power generated, whether TCN transmits it or not. Read more »
Nigeria: After 12-Year Hiatus, Hip-Hop Singer, Shamara, Returns With Two Singles
The singer says she will donate proceeds from one of her singles to charities that help war victims. Read more »
Nigeria: 'I'll Invite Military to Bomb Kidnappers in Abia' - Orji Kalu
"What is happening in Abia is not acceptable to me." Read more »
Nigeria: Insecurity - We've Allocated Sufficient Funds to Security Agencies - Doguwa
The House Leader days the National Assembly has made it a practice not to reduce defence budget to ensure adequate funding for the military. Read more »
Nigeria: Two Children Killed As Building Collapses in Lagos
Three men sustained injuries in the incident and were taken to a nearby hospital Read more »
May 09, 2020
Nigeria: How Gates Foundation Helped Eradicate Polio - Officials
In February, PREMIUM TIMES exclusively spoke with Chris Elias, the President of the Global Development Division of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and Paulin Basinga, the… Read more »
December 12, 2019
Africa: South African, Rosie Mashale, Wins Daily Trust African of the Year Award
A South African, Rosie Mashale, popularly known as Mama Rosie and founder of Baphumelele Children's Centre, has emerged winner of the 2019 Daily Trust African of the Year award. Read more »
November 28, 2019
Nigeria: Nigeria Vows to 'Go After' Stolen Artefacts Worldwide
The federal government on Thursday pledged to use all "legal and diplomatic instruments" to demand the return of Nigeria's stolen artefacts and cultural materials worldwide. Read more »
September 04, 2019
Africa: Burna Boy Slams Rapper AKA, Vows Never to Visit South Africa
Afro-fusion sensation, Damini Ogulu aka Burna Boy, has threatened to 'deal' with South African rapper, AKA, if they ever meet. Read more »
May 21, 2019
Nigeria: Reps Move to Criminalise Use of Plastic Bags
The House of Representatives has adopted a report on a Bill for an Act to, among other things, prohibit the use, manufacture and importation of plastic bags for commercial and… Read more »
October 14, 2018
Africa: Obasanjo, Sachs, Afreximbank Pledge Support for African Education Fund
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo, Jeffrey Sachs and the African Export Import Bank (AFREXIMBANK) have committed to launch the Education Fund for Africa to ensure free education… Read more »
January 19, 2017
Nigeria: IDP Camp Bombing By Nigerian Air Force, Shocking, Unacceptable - PDP
Nigeria's major opposition party, the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has said that it is "shocked and totally dismayed" at the news of the accidental bombing of an Internally… Read more »