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Thursday, January 4, 2024

EFCC raids Dangote Group’s headquarters in Lagos

byRonald Adamolekun

January 4, 2024

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Terrorists attack Nigerian community for failing to pay ‘terror levy’, kill 10

January 4, 2024

Morrocan map used to illustrate the story. [Photo credit: The Guardian Nigeria]

ANALYSIS: Positive outlook for Morocco’s development but key impediment remains

January 4, 2024

Boko Haram attacks Chibok again, kills 12, steals food, medicine

January 4, 2024

Babajide Sanwo-Olu, Governor of Lagos State

Brain Drain: Nigerian govt, Lagos to establish new medical university

January 4, 2024

LiberiaDecides23: Polls open today at 8 a.m. and close at six in the evening. [PHOTO: Chiamaka Okafor]

10 major international events that made headlines in 2023

January 4, 2024

Sierra Leone president sacks deputy

Former Sierra Leone President charged with treason

January 3, 2024

TEXEM

Top News

Members of the senate during plenary session [PHOTO: X @SPNigeria]

We’re yet to receive N200m Tinubu’s palliatives – Senate

January 4, 2024

Certificates’ Evaluation Suspension: 15,000 Nigerian students in Benin will be affected – NANS President

January 4, 2024

Nollywood Actor, Zack Orji

Zack Orji: Nigerian hospital speaks on actor’s treatment

January 4, 2024

Jubilee Syringe factory in Akwa Ibom

We’re restructuring, not ending operations in Nigeria, says syringe company

January 4, 2024

South Africa’s luxury goods tycoon Johann Rupert. [PHOTO CREDIT: Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Rupert-Johann-2004.jpg]

South African businessman overtakes Dangote as Africa’s richest person

January 4, 2024

Bye-elections: APC constitutes committees to conduct primaries in Lagos, Ondo, others (FULL LIST)

January 4, 2024

Babajide Sanwo-Olu, Governor of Lagos State

Brain Drain: Nigerian govt, Lagos to establish new medical university

January 4, 2024

LiberiaDecides23: Polls open today at 8 a.m. and close at six in the evening. [PHOTO: Chiamaka Okafor]

10 major international events that made headlines in 2023

January 4, 2024

Business School Netherlands

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ALH. NASIRU HALADU DANU, OFR1

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Headquarters of Nigerian Ports Authority

Tinubu appoints executive directors for NPA, NIMASA

January 4, 2024

Ondo PDP defies NWC, appoints acting chairman

January 4, 2024

Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike

Supplementary Budget: FCT receives N50bn from finance ministry for projects – Wike

January 4, 2024

3rd Mainland Bridge

Third Mainland Bridge Closure: FG, Lagos issue travel advisory

January 4, 2024

Ebonyi State Map

Ebonyi workers call for review of civil servants’ salaries

January 4, 2024

The late Rotimi Akeredolu, former governor of Ondo state, in Amotekun regalia.

Amotekun commanders march for Akeredolu in Akure

January 4, 2024

Special Reports

Lumley Roundabout

Business Specials

In Sierra Leone, Nigerians show prospect of regional integration as catalyst for Africa’s growth

December 31, 2023

Abimbola Ajilesoro, a member of the House of Representatives

Features And Interviews

SPECIAL REPORT: Lawmaker inserted same project four times in Nigeria’s budget

December 17, 2023

Flooded rice/maize farms in Adamawa

AGRICULTURE

SPECIAL REPORT: No respite for Nigeria’s climate frontline communities as farmers count losses

December 13, 2023

Nurses and patients at the NOMA children hospital in Sokoto state

Headline Stories

SPECIAL REPORT: Noma: Forgotten, treatable fatal disease affecting Nigerian children

December 9, 2023

Matan Fada river shows decrease in water level

Headline Stories

SPECIAL REPORT: Fishermen lament as Climate Change disrupts Argungu Fishing Festival

November 25, 2023

Sani Magaji Tambuwal, Clerk of the National Assembly

Headline Stories

How National Assembly Clerk misinformed Tinubu, almost got President to sign unapproved law

November 19, 2023

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Governor Lawal storms Shinkafi, distributes farm inputs to Zamfara north farmers

Governor Lawal storms Shinkafi, distributes farm inputs to Zamfara north farmers

January 4, 2024

Senator Isah Jibrin Echocho

Senator Isah Jibrin’s legislative strides in Kogi East, By Haruna Abdullahi

January 4, 2024

Governor Dauda Lawal, on flagged off Fadama III project

Governor Lawal kicks off Fadama III project, distributes agricultural assets to 19,000 Zamfara farmers

January 3, 2024

The executive governor of Kaduna State, Uba Sani. [PHOTO CREDIT: Twitter handle of Uba Sani]

New Year: Governor Sani salutes Kaduna people

January 1, 2024

Tinubu celebrates Uba Sani at 53

December 31, 2023

Features and Interviews

Photo credit and caption: Amelia Broodryk/ISS

Features And Interviews

ANALYSIS: African Union could become irrelevant. This is why

January 3, 2024

Some of the northern governors during the meeting

Features And Interviews

ANALYSIS: Salvaging Northern Nigeria goes beyond rhetoric, meetings

byMohammed Babangida

January 2, 2024

Chrys Kaniki, a Senior Technical Officer for Strategy and policy, Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention, during an interview with PREMIUM TIMES

Features

INTERVIEW: How African countries can halt brain drain in health sector – Expert

byNike Adebowale-Tambe

December 31, 2023

Senate Plenary [PHOTO CREDIT: @NgrSenate]

Features And Interviews

2024 Budget: National Assembly’s allocation higher than total allocations to 26 federal universities

byBakare Majeed

December 27, 2023

Lolem Ngong, a global public health expert speaking at the 3rd International Conference on Public Health in Africa (CPHIA) in Lusaka, Zambia

Features

INTERVIEW: What Africa needs to achieve Universal Health Coverage – Expert

byNike Adebowale-Tambe

December 24, 2023

President Bola Tinubu presenting 2024 budget

Features And Interviews

2024 Budget: Tinubu’s improved funding for education still below UNESCO recommendation

byQosim Suleiman

December 23, 2023

Business

News Reports

South Africa’s luxury goods tycoon Johann Rupert. [PHOTO CREDIT: Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Rupert-Johann-2004.jpg]

South African businessman overtakes Dangote as Africa’s richest person

January 4, 2024

Roger Brown, CEO Seplat Energy

Seplat announces mechanical completion of ANOH gas plant

January 3, 2024

NAFDAC rolls out strategies to support MSMEs for economic growth

January 2, 2024

The Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dele Alake [PHOTO CREDIT: @AlakeDele]

Nigerian govt to revoke more mining licences

January 1, 2024

Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Wale Edun

We won’t use CBN loan to fund Nigeria’s 2024 budget – Minister

January 1, 2024

Financial Inclusion

Paul Omenka attends to customers at his POS kiosk in Abuja.

Fraud, exorbitant charges discourage digital payment services in Nigeria

December 29, 2023

A Moniepoint PoS machine at Joyce Pius' Chemist

Over 350 million Africans financially excluded – Report

November 9, 2023

Musa Yakubu, a farmer at Saimami village in Kuje Area Council of Abuja, poses in front of mud-built grain storage facilities (Photo Credit: Ameh Ejekwonyilo)

SPECIAL REPORT: Rural farmers in Nigeria’s capital count losses amid poor mobile telephony

October 18, 2023

Gurfata, a community in FCT, where residents have to climb hills and trees to have access to mobile network.

INVESTIGATION: How poor privatisation of NITEL truncated $82 million Nigerian rural telephony project

September 1, 2023

Ghana tackles illegal loan apps over fraud, cyber-bullying

Analysis & Data

FILE PHOTO: Food items in an open market in Mpape, Abuja

ANALYSIS: Implications of CBN’s revised forex policy on food security

October 22, 2023

How to grow your finances through financial planning

Battling to make ends meet? Financial planning expert offers 5 tips on how to build your budget

October 17, 2023

Lagos-Ibadan standard gauge rail. (PPHOTO CREDIT: Facebook @Muhammadu Buhari)

Why cargo haulage on Lagos-Ibadan rail was stalled for two years

October 16, 2023

Nigerians abroad remitted $20.1bn in 2022 – Report

Nigerians abroad remitted $20.1bn in 2022 – Report

September 20, 2023

Photo collage of Wale Edun, Doris Anite and Atiku Bagudu

Nigeria’s foundering economy to test mettle of new ministers Edun, Anite, Bagudu

August 22, 2023

Regional

South West

The late Rotimi Akeredolu, former governor of Ondo state, in Amotekun regalia.

Amotekun commanders march for Akeredolu in Akure

January 4, 2024

Ondo Governor, Lucky Aiyedatiwa (PHOTO CREDIT: @LuckyAiyedatiwa)

Ondo: Aiyedatiwa suspends LGA caretaker committees appointed by Akeredolu

January 4, 2024

Before and after pictures of the Irebami Lane IV road in Ife, Osun State

After PREMIUM TIMES’ report, contractors return to complete abandoned road project

January 3, 2024

Ondo PDP chair, Fatai Adams

Ondo 2024: Crisis hits PDP as state executives suspend chairperson

January 2, 2024

South South

Jubilee Syringe factory in Akwa Ibom

We’re restructuring, not ending operations in Nigeria, says syringe company

January 4, 2024

Port Harcourt Electricity Distribution Company (PHEDC)

Electricity company announces power outage in Port Harcourt

January 4, 2024

Jubilee Syringe factory in Akwa Ibom

Nigerian syringe company shuts down operations

January 3, 2024

Rivers SDP governorship candidate returns to APC

January 3, 2024

South East

Ebonyi State Map

Ebonyi workers call for review of civil servants’ salaries

January 4, 2024

The leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu

Nnamdi Kanu will be released soon – Reps Deputy Speaker

January 3, 2024

Abia State Senator, Orji Uzor Kalu

Senator asks ‘suffering’ Nigerians to be patient with Tinubu for three years

January 2, 2024

Catholic priest, Ejike Mbaka

Why I can’t stop talking about politicians, elections – Mbaka

January 1, 2024

North West

Picture used to illustrate Bandits

Terrorists attack Nigerian community for failing to pay ‘terror levy’, kill 10

January 4, 2024

Gunmen used to illustrate the story

Terrorists kill six residents, abduct many motorists in separate Zamfara attacks

January 3, 2024

FILE PHOTO: Some of the local government chairmen attending a programme at Manpower Development Institute, Dutse.

Poor Jigawa allocates N540 million to renovate guest houses for LG chairpersons

January 2, 2024

The executive Governor of Sokoto State, Ahmad Aliyu. [PHOTO CREDIT: Official X handle of the governor | https://x.com/Ahmedaliyuskt/status/1741097581021732894?s=20]

Tinubu felicitates Sokoto governor, Ahmad Aliyu

January 1, 2024

North East

Boko Haram attacks Chibok again, kills 12, steals food, medicine

January 4, 2024

Gombe State on map

NPC registers 420,000 births in Gombe, laments reluctance to register deaths

December 29, 2023

Police confirm attack on Adamawa community, begin investigation

December 26, 2023

The vandalised transmission equipment

Suspected Boko Haram insurgents vandalise power transmission line in Yobe

December 22, 2023

North Central

Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike

Supplementary Budget: FCT receives N50bn from finance ministry for projects – Wike

January 4, 2024

APC wants INEC to stop inspection of election materials used in Kogi

January 4, 2024

Police to investigate abduction of LG chairperson in Nasarawa

January 2, 2024

Unilorin extends Post-UTME registration- Official

January 2, 2024

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International

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Opposition leader appointed Chad’s Transitional Prime Minister

January 2, 2024

Earthquake hits Japan, triggers tsunami warning

January 1, 2024

UN Chief Guterres. [PHOTO CREDIT: Twitter handle of Guterres | https://x.com/antonioguterres/status/1704849914054717515?s=20]

2023, year of enormous suffering, violence, climate chaos – UN

December 31, 2023

President of South Africa, Cyril Ramaphosa. {PHOTO CREDIT: Official Facebook page of Ramaphosa || Cyril Ramaphosa]

South Africa sues Israel at World Court for ‘genocidal acts’ in Gaza

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Sports

An AFCON trophy used to illustrate the story [PHOTO: @AfricanFtblHQ]

Nigerians scramble for alternatives as DStv confirms AFCON 2023 blackout

January 4, 2024

Nigeria's Super Eagles [PHOTO: X @NGSuperEagles]

AFCON: CAF increases prize money, champions to take home $7 million

January 4, 2024

Aruna Quadri loses quarterfinal match, out of World Table Tennis finals

January 4, 2024

NPFL: I’m not competing with any player – Mizo

January 4, 2024

Arts and Entertainment

Veteran Yoruba actor Deji Aderemi, popularly known as Olofa Ina

Veteran Yoruba actor Olofa Ina is dead

January 4, 2024

A Tribe Called Judah

Funke Akindele’s ‘A Tribe Called Judah’ hits N1 billion mark at box office

January 4, 2024

Nollywood Actor, Zack Orji

Zack Orji: Nigerian hospital speaks on actor’s treatment

January 4, 2024

Nigerian singer Charly Boy. [PHOTO CREDIT: Official X handle of Charly Boy | https://x.com/AreaFada1/status/1741805540009746627?s=20]

Nigeria has bigger problems than Zack Orji, Charly Boy tells culture minister

January 3, 2024

Remembering Mohbad on posthumous 28th birthday

January 3, 2024

The Minister of Arts, Culture, and the Creative Economy, Hannatu Musawa and Zack Orji’s wife, Ngozi Orji

Zack Orji underwent brain surgery – Culture minister

January 3, 2024

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The labour ward in Agbon-Ojodu PHC, Yewa North LGA of Ogun State.

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Billboard of Ayetoro PHC

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