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Godwin Emefiele, governor of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). [Image sourced from CBN Twitter account]

New Naira Notes: Be patient, join bank queues, Emefiele tells Nigerians

February 4, 2023

Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo

Osinbajo faults new naira notes policy

February 3, 2023

Scene of protest in Oyo State

Makinde, Adelabu suspend rallies as protesters attack Oyo governor’s office

February 3, 2023

Symbol to illustrate Court or Justice

EndSARS: Two ex-police officers to die by hanging over extra-judicial killing – Court

February 3, 2023

New Naira notes

IGP orders arrest, prosecution of sellers of new naira note

February 3, 2023

Destroyed police station in Essien Udim

Gunmen bomb another police facility in Nigeria, kill officer, vigilante operative

February 3, 2023

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Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo

Osinbajo faults new naira notes policy

February 3, 2023

Minister with Ambassadors-in-situ. Photo credit: Chiamaka Okafor/PT

Nigeria confers highest rank on 115 career diplomats

February 3, 2023

APC Presidential Candidate, Bola Tinubu speaking at the interactive session with the Arewa Joint Committee [PHOTO: Channels TV]

2023: Experts speak on Tinubu’s plan to secure north

February 3, 2023

The presidential candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu campaigns in Ekiti

2023: Tinubu alleges ‘opposition elements’ want to create crisis with fuel, naira scarcity

February 3, 2023

PDP presidential aspirant Atiku Abubakar and APC presidential aspirant Bola Ahmed Tinubu.

Naira Scarcity: Atiku is Nigeria’s public enemy number one – APC Campaign Council

February 3, 2023

Naira notes used to illustrate a story

Allow old, new notes circulate till year end, APC governors tell Buhari

February 3, 2023

The presidential candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu campaigns in Ekiti

Tinubu campaigns in Ekiti amidst fuel, naira scarcity, promises good governance

February 3, 2023

Muhammadu Sanusi, Emir of Kano

Nasarawa Bombing: Former Kano Emir replies Ortom over alleged complicity in killings

February 3, 2023

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Ex-SGF Babachir Lawal faults El-Rufai over comment on Peter Obi’s presidential bid

February 3, 2023

Dan Suleiman (PHOTO CREDIT: Tribune Online)

Buhari mourns pro-democracy activist Air Commodore Dan Suleiman

February 3, 2023

Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) Operatives

ICPC arrests bank officials, POS operators over alleged currency racketeering

February 3, 2023

Ibom Air aircraft

Ibom Air to begin commercial flight to seven African countries

February 3, 2023

Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar meets the Nigerian Guild of Editors

Corruption Allegation: Court grants Keyamo’s request to serve Atiku through substituted means

February 3, 2023

Senator Emmanuel Bwacha

Governorship campaign continues despite court judgement – Taraba APC

February 3, 2023

Special Reports

Director General, Nigerian Copyright Commission, Mr John Assien addresses the reporter in his office in Abuja.

Headline Stories

Book Famine: How policies in Nigeria limit visually impaired persons’ access to books

January 18, 2023

COVID-19 vaccination [PHOTO CREDIT: @UNICEF_Nigeria]

Headline Stories

COVID-19 ‘victory’, other major events in Nigeria’s health sector in 2022

January 17, 2023

Displaced persons in the Kuta IDP camp

Headline Stories

SPECIAL REPORT: In Niger State, schooling for pupils halted as terror victims take over classes

January 10, 2023

Facility where vaccination cards are obtained without jab

Headline Stories

INVESTIGATION: Lagos officials sell COVID-19 vaccination cards without jabs, sell fake but ‘authentic’ test results

January 7, 2023

Kano State COVID-19 Cases, Deaths, and Vaccination figures.

Headline Stories

How Pfizer disaster is discouraging some Kano residents from taking COVID-19 vaccines (2)

January 4, 2023

COVID-19 vaccinators at a centre in Tukuntawa area of Kano State

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SPECIAL REPORT: How religion spurred high COVID-19 vaccination in Kano (1)

January 3, 2023

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Bola Ahmed Tinubu , the presidential candidate of the APC.

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February 3, 2023

Governor Muhammad Badaru Abubakar of Jigawa State

Governor Badaru decries scarcity of naira notes in Jigawa, charges CBN to act

February 3, 2023

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Features and Interviews

Anthony Luke, chairperson, Essien Udim Local Council, Akwa Ibom State

Features And Interviews

INTERVIEW: Why Akpabio will lose Akwa Ibom senatorial election – Council Chairperson

byCletus Ukpong

February 2, 2023

Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour, Abdul-Azeez Adediran (Jandor) and Olufunso Doherty.

Features And Interviews

How Jandor, Rhodes-Vivour, Doherty fared at Lagos governorship debate

byMariam Ileyemi

February 2, 2023

Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar meets the Nigerian Guild of Editors

Features And Interviews

INTERVIEW: Why I keep contesting for president – Atiku Abubakar

byMohammed Babangida

February 1, 2023

Hope Manzawet

Features And Interviews

INTERVIEW: Women in Agriculture: How I combine farming and schooling – Hope Manzawet

byOge Udegbunam

February 1, 2023

Okomu oil plantation agriculture coordinator, Billy Ghansah

Features And Interviews

INTERVIEW: How climate change affects oil palm production in Nigeria – Expert

byAbdulkareem Mojeed

February 1, 2023

Shops in Byazhin community, Kubwa, FCT

Features And Interviews

Inability to access credit trapping farmers in poverty in Abuja rural communities

January 31, 2023

Editorial Cartoons

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Pandora Papers

President Muhammadu Buhari and Mohammed Bello-Koko Managing Director, NPA

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Activists dismiss Buhari’s anti-corruption vow after appointment of Bello-Koko named in Pandora Papers

February 21, 2022

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Pandora Papers: Inside the crime-infested life of Diezani’s ally, Walter Wagbatsoma

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Features And Interviews

Pandora Papers and the power of open-source data

November 22, 2021

The Nigerian National Assembly, Abuja.

Headline Stories

Pandora Papers: Inside the secret assets of a Nigerian lawmaker, and how he serially broke the law

October 30, 2021

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INVESTIGATION: #SuisseSecrets: German who bribed top Nigerian officials had secret Credit Suisse accounts

February 21, 2022

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#SuisseSecrets: Historic Leak of Swiss Banking Records Reveals Unsavory Clients

February 21, 2022

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#SuisseSecrets: Credit Suisse banked, financed Zimbabwean fraudster in deal that saved Mugabe

February 20, 2022

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February 20, 2022

Business

News Reports

Godwin Emefiele, governor of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). [Image sourced from CBN Twitter account]

New Naira Notes: Be patient, join bank queues, Emefiele tells Nigerians

February 4, 2023

President Muhammadu Buhari [PHOTO: Presidency]

New notes: Give me seven days to resolve cash scarcity, Buhari tells APC governors

February 3, 2023

Formerly known as Sheraton Hotel now Abuja Continental Hotel,.

Sheraton Abuja Hotel changes name

February 3, 2023

Nigeria's Minister of Finance, Zainab Ahmed

Finance Minister ‘surprised’ as Moody’s downgrades nine Nigerian banks

February 3, 2023

Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari

Buhari excited about Starlink, says Nigeria’s broadband penetration now 100%

February 3, 2023

Financial Inclusion

Among underserved Nigerians, awareness of health insurance remains poor but insurtech offers hope

December 26, 2022

CBN Headquarters in Abuja

What to know about CBN’s national domestic card scheme

October 25, 2022

Venue of the Nigerian Economic Society annual conference taking place at Maryam Abacha American University of Nigeria, Kano.

NES 2022: What Nigerian govt must do to improve women’s economic empowerment – Experts

October 2, 2022

Nigeria, Indonesia, five others home to half of world’s unbanked population

August 25, 2022

Judges at the Semi Final Pitching of the eNaira Hackathon 2022 in Lagos on Saturday, Aug. 13, 2022.

eNaira: CBN, Fintech Foundry to support 10 startups

August 14, 2022

Analysis & Data

How CBN loans to Buhari govt climbed 2900% in seven years in violation of law

How CBN loans to Buhari govt climbed 2900% in seven years in violation of law

January 2, 2023

President Muhammadu Buhari presenting the 2023 budget before the National Assembly [PHOTO: Presidency]

Amid revenue squeeze, Nigerian govt to increase running cost 40% to over N1 trillion

October 11, 2022

CBN Headquarters in Abuja

Nigeria’s FX crisis deepens as gap between naira’s official, black market rates widest in six years

September 26, 2022

Crude oil theft in seven months

ANALYSIS: How broke Nigeria lost $10 billion to crude oil theft in seven months

September 8, 2022

Chicken feeding on poultry feed (PHOTO CREDIT: Poultry Facts)

Poultry feed prices in Nigeria surge 164% in three years

Regional

South West

The presidential candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu campaigns in Ekiti

Tinubu campaigns in Ekiti amidst fuel, naira scarcity, promises good governance

February 3, 2023

Scene of protest in Oyo State

Makinde, Adelabu suspend rallies as protesters attack Oyo governor’s office

February 3, 2023

Protests in Ibadan over naira, petrol scarcity

February 3, 2023

The suspect, Josiah Godwin

Apprentice kills master, dumps body in well in Ondo

February 2, 2023

South South

Ibom Air aircraft

Ibom Air to begin commercial flight to seven African countries

February 3, 2023

Symbol to illustrate Court or Justice

EndSARS: Two ex-police officers to die by hanging over extra-judicial killing – Court

February 3, 2023

Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State

New Naira Notes: Wike criticises CBN, says policy can’t fight corruption

February 3, 2023

Nigerian Soldiers

Soldiers, students clash causes pandemonium in Nigerian university

February 3, 2023

South East

Destroyed police station in Essien Udim

Gunmen bomb another police facility in Nigeria, kill officer, vigilante operative

February 3, 2023

Gunmen used to illustrate the story

Gunmen kill Nigerian judge during court session

February 3, 2023

Governor Dave Umahi of Ebonyi State

Gov Umahi, wife, younger brother lead APC campaign council in Ebonyi

February 3, 2023

Ebonyi and Cross River on map

Gunmen attack APGA governorship candidate, kill driver

February 3, 2023

North West

United Nations Flag Flying

Nasarawa Bombing: UN genocide expert warns against worsening security in Nigeria

February 3, 2023

Governor Muhammad Badaru Abubakar of Jigawa State

Governor Badaru decries scarcity of naira notes in Jigawa, charges CBN to act

February 3, 2023

Governor Nasir El-Rufai

UPDATED: We’ll expose Aso Villa cabal working against Tinubu – El-Rufai

February 2, 2023

One dead, 20 rescued in Abuja building collapse

One dead, many rescued as building collapses in Abuja

February 2, 2023

North East

Bauchi Labour Party’s presidential campaign director joins PDP

February 3, 2023

Jibrin Tatabe won the PDP primary election for Borno Central District held in Maiduguri May 2022.

Court sacks PDP senatorial candidate for Borno Central

February 2, 2023

Peter Obi, Labour party's presidential candidate in Adamawa State

Peter Obi campaigns in Adamawa, pledges to secure Nigeria

February 1, 2023

Mosque, school, houses destroyed in Bauchi dynamite explosion

January 31, 2023

North Central

Muhammadu Sanusi, Emir of Kano

Nasarawa Bombing: Former Kano Emir replies Ortom over alleged complicity in killings

February 3, 2023

the rescued pupils

Police rescue remaining pupils abducted in Nasarawa- Official

February 3, 2023

Rukayat Shittu youngest APC flag bearer in Nigeria.

How I emerged candidate, finance my campaign – ‘Youngest’ APC candidate

January 31, 2023

CBN Headquarters in Abuja

New Naira Notes: CBN, NOA remind Nigerians of 31st January deadline

January 27, 2023

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International

African Development Bank (AfDB)

African Development Bank approves $50 million, 50 million Euro for ECOWAS Bank

February 1, 2023

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ECOWAS-Nigeria commissions new chancery building

January 28, 2023

St Anthony's College, University of Oxford

Oxford University invites applications for postdoctoral fellowship on public administration in Nigeria

January 25, 2023

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Kosiah Denies War Crimes; Repeats Unproven Claims of Witness Bribery

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Sports

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February 2, 2023

Golden Eaglets WAFU B U-17 Championships

U-17 AFCON: Nigeria to battle Morocco, South Africa, Zambia in Algeria

February 2, 2023

Five top January transfer moves by Nigerian football players

February 2, 2023

Arts and Entertainment

Ooni of Ife, Adeyeye Ogunwusi (Ọjájá II)

Ooni makes acting debut in new Hollywood movie

February 3, 2023

Oba Elegushi and his first wife, Olori Sekinat.

I never thought I could share my husband – Oba Elegushi’s first wife

February 3, 2023

Niyi Osundare writes about corruption and incompetence in Nigeria.

Incompetence weds corruption, By Niyi Osundare

February 3, 2023

2023: Yul Edochie plays Peter Obi in new film

February 2, 2023

Omoseyin Oluwadarasimi Esther aka Simisola Gold

New Naira Notes: ICPC arrests Yoruba actress for illegal exchange

February 2, 2023

Phyno and Yemi Alade

Yemi Alade features Phyno in ‘Pounds and Dollars’ visuals

February 1, 2023

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February 3, 2023

Jibrin Ibrahim writes about the 2023 presidential campaign.

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February 3, 2023

Editorial

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Godwin Emefiele, governor of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN).

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December 26, 2022

Health

News Reports

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At PT Space, experts say men can also have breast cancer

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PREMIUM TIMES’ journalist wins media award on epidemic prevention in Nigeria

January 28, 2023

Contraceptives used to illustrate the story [Photo: Healthplus]

Despite COVID-19, new report shows increase in contraceptive use

January 25, 2023

Lassa Fever: Rats used to illustrate the story.

Lassa Fever: Nigeria records seven deaths, 105 infections in two weeks

January 24, 2023

Investigations

Facility where vaccination cards are obtained without jab

INVESTIGATION: Lagos officials sell COVID-19 vaccination cards without jabs, sell fake but ‘authentic’ test results

January 7, 2023

Drums of Methylene Chloride Chemical

Sukurdai: The toxic, unregulated drug killing Northern Nigerian youth

November 13, 2022

Illegal refining site in Tai LGA

INVESTIGATION: Respiratory illnesses worsen, water pollution confirmed as Port Harcourt residents battle with soot

Boy carrying a bucket of water in front of Katanmi PHC

INVESTIGATION: Four years after Buhari’s promise, Sokoto primary health centres still in ruins

Health Specials

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Kano State COVID-19 Cases, Deaths, and Vaccination figures.

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January 4, 2023

COVID-19 vaccinators at a centre in Tukuntawa area of Kano State

SPECIAL REPORT: How religion spurred high COVID-19 vaccination in Kano (1)

January 3, 2023

SPECIAL REPORT: In Akwa Ibom, Buhari govt’s initiative is revitalizing rural healthcare facilities

December 25, 2022

Features

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January 31, 2023

Nigeria COVID-19 cases, deaths and vaccination figures

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January 24, 2023

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January 15, 2023

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Yobe rebuilding primary healthcare centres after Boko Haram carnage

January 1, 2023

Data & Infographics

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