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‘Auxiliary’ nurse is prime suspect in Mohbad’s death – Police

October 6, 2023

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‘Auxiliary’ nurse is prime suspect in Mohbad’s death – Police

October 6, 2023

Alex Otti writes about young Nigerians who are committing fraud.

Tribunal dismisses PDP candidate’s petition against Abia governor

October 6, 2023

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NNPCL reacts to alleged plan to increase petrol pump price

October 6, 2023

President Bola Tinubu

EXCLUSIVE: CSU Certificate Saga: Why Atiku will fail at Supreme Court – Tinubu’s lawyer

October 6, 2023

NACA, with support from the Global Fund, hosts stakeholders in a three-day technical meeting to review existing Gender and Human Rights (GHR) media campaign materials and strategies.

Nigeria partners Global Fund to tackle HIV-related human rights barriers

October 6, 2023

President Bola Tinubu

Tinubu: Five discrepancies we discovered in Chicago university document — Atiku’s lawyer

October 5, 2023

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Vice President Kashim Shettima with members of European Union's External Action Service

EU restates support for Tinubu’s policies

October 6, 2023

Nigerian musician, Naira Marley. [PHOTO CREDIT: Official Instagram page of Naira Marley]

Court orders police to produce Naira Marley

October 6, 2023

International Monetary Fund [IMF]

Natural resource-backed loans are a disaster for Africa, IMF, ADB warn African countries

October 6, 2023

Court jails senior lawyer Ozekhome’s kidnappers 20 years each

October 6, 2023

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NNPCL reacts to alleged plan to increase petrol pump price

October 6, 2023

Entrance of University of Calabar (UNICAL)

How Nigerian professor allegedly forced student to have oral sex

October 6, 2023

Jigawa Teachers on parade celebrating World Teachers' Day

Jigawa is 32,000 short of teachers, NUT raises alarm

October 6, 2023

NACA, with support from the Global Fund, hosts stakeholders in a three-day technical meeting to review existing Gender and Human Rights (GHR) media campaign materials and strategies.

Nigeria partners Global Fund to tackle HIV-related human rights barriers

October 6, 2023

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Senate Plenary [PHOTO CREDIT: @NgrSenate]

Senate to expedite consideration on new minimum wage bill

October 6, 2023

Minister of Solid Minerals, Dele Alake.

Tinubu celebrates Dele Alake at 67

October 6, 2023

PDP reacts to tribunal judgement upholding Abia governor’s election

October 6, 2023

Vice President Kashim Shettima with members of the Investment in Digital and Creative Enterprise (i-DICE) team [PHOTO CREDIT: @officialSKSM]

Nigerian govt to launch $167m investment in digital, creative enterprises programme

October 6, 2023

H.E. President Adama Barrow of The Republic of Gambia conferred on Akinwumi Adesina the highest national honor of Gambia [PHOTO CREDIT: @akin_adesina]

AfDB President Adesina receives Gambia’s highest national honour

October 6, 2023

Plateau government promises to increase street sweepers. (PHOTO CREDIT) The Time is Now(Twitter)

After PREMIUM TIMES report, Plateau government promises to increase street sweepers’ salaries

October 6, 2023

Special Reports

Missing LP governorship candidate, Obiora Agbasimalo

Headline Stories

Two years after, Anambra LP governorship candidate still missing

October 4, 2023

Shell

Investigation/Special Reports

Shell’s controversial data raises questions about methane emissions in Nigeria, others

October 3, 2023

Ado Aleiro, a notorious banditry kingpin during the peace meeting in Fankama

Headline Stories

EXCLUSIVE: Top terrorists who attended secret meetings with Nigerian “officials”

September 29, 2023

A PREMIUM TIMES reporter with Ms Hassan in Damaturu. Mohammed Babangida_PT

Headline Stories

Survivor recounts how Boko Haram kidnapped 110 female pupils from Dapchi school

September 25, 2023

List of 5o civilians killed by Nigerian soldiers during a vengeful raid in Benue State, North-Central Nigeria. [PHOTO CREDIT: Ibrahim Adeyemi].

Headline Stories

Under The Radar: Inside Nigerian military’s propaganda campaigns

September 23, 2023

From L to R: Yusuf Gagdi, Prof Ishaya Tanko and Oluwole Oke

Headline Stories

EXCLUSIVE: BDC operator, Sambo, reveals how he was caught in House Committee’s extortion scheme

September 6, 2023

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October 6, 2023

Executive Secretary, Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB), Simbi Wabote (M - sitting); Manager, Corporate Communications/Zonal Coordination, NCDMB, Angela Okoro (4th L - sitting); Guest Lecturer/ Executive Vice Chairman of Leadership Newspaper, Azu Ishiekwene (4th R sitting) and other participants, during the Executive Secretary’s 2023 Breakfast Meeting with Editors of Newspapers and Directors of Broadcast Stations, in Abuja on Wednesday (4/10/23). 27397/4/10/2023/Hogan Bassey/NAN

Divestment of oil assets: NCDMB warns against reduction in compliance, tax revenue

October 5, 2023

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UBA grooms future professional across Africa in Graduate Management Programme

October 5, 2023

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Oando set to participate as lead sponsor of Africa Oil Week (AOW) 2023

October 5, 2023

Features and Interviews

President Bola Tinubu

Features And Interviews

EXCLUSIVE: CSU Certificate Saga: Why Atiku will fail at Supreme Court – Tinubu’s lawyer

byMusikilu Mojeed

October 6, 2023

ECOWAS: Tinubu calls for more dialogue

Features And Interviews

ANALYSIS: How AU, ECOWAS, others enable coups in Africa

byKouassi Yeboua

October 5, 2023

Mr Dahiru during an interview with PREMIUM TIMES on the sideline in Nairobi as he speaks on what Nigeria is doing to fulfill its climate change pledges.

Features And Interviews

INTERVIEW: What Nigeria is doing to fulfil climate pledges — Climate Council Chief

byAbdulkareem Mojeed

October 5, 2023

Burkina Faso on map used to illustrate the story.

Features And Interviews

Kidnappings, favoured war weapon in Sahel

October 4, 2023

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Africa

ANALYSIS: How to resolve Cameroon’s persistent yet forgotten crisis

byHubert Kinkohand1 others

October 3, 2023

The Global Coalition to Defeat ISIS Ministerial Meeting in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia 8 June 2023

Features And Interviews

INTERVIEW: Why ISIS, other extremist groups are growing in Africa – US Official

October 3, 2023

Business

News Reports

OPay reacts to controversy over opening of unsolicited accounts for customers

October 6, 2023

Vice President Kashim Shettima

Shettima seeks bankers’ support for FG’s digital jobs initiative

October 6, 2023

World Bank predicts Nigeria’s GDP to grow by 2.9 % in 2023

October 5, 2023

NNPCL invites brokers to bid for insurance of oil, non-oil assets

October 5, 2023

Olatunbosun Tijani, a Nigerian-British entrepreneur, co-founder and CEO of Co-Creation Hub (CcHUB)

How we’ll raise 3 million tech talents – Minister

October 2, 2023

Financial Inclusion

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

A customer validating data on a PoS machine (3)

How Nigeria’s $428 million ICT project is addressing rural financial inclusion

ATM Card (PHOTO CREDIT: First Bank)

Banks can now issue NIN cards to Nigerians – Minister

FCMB Group Records 25% growth in digital revenues as customer base hits 11.4 million

Analysis & Data

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

Malam Abdulkareem, low income earner in Katsina. He said he has been cutting costs but the financial situation is getting worse by the day.

Nigerians face hardship as govt policies lead to sky-high cost of living

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Average retail price of petrol up by 42% in March – NBS

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Nigeria’s cash crisis driving digital transactions to all-time high

Regional

South West

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

Impeachment: Ondo Deputy Governor writes Chief Judge

October 6, 2023

Itakpe-Warri Railway Complex in Agbor, Delta State[PHOTO CREDIT: @ChibuikeAmaechi]

Nigerian Railway suspends staff for illegal collection of cash from passengers

October 5, 2023

Governor Dapo Abiodun and Consul-General to Nigeria, Will Stevens

Ogun government seeks partnership with US to develop critical sectors

October 5, 2023

United States Consul-General in Nigeria, Will Stevens (PHOTO CREDIT: U.S. EMBASSY AND CONSULATE IN NIGERIA)

Why coups cannot solve Africa’s problems – US envoy

October 5, 2023

South South

Entrance of University of Calabar (UNICAL)

How Nigerian professor allegedly forced student to have oral sex

October 6, 2023

Akwa Ibom on the Nigerian map

Pastor, brother sentenced to death for murder in Akwa Ibom

October 5, 2023

Director General of the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP), Dr Fatima Waziri – Azi

Nigerian woman jailed for trafficking 12 girls abroad for sexual exploitation

October 4, 2023

DSS (PHOTO CREDIT: Channels TV)

‘We thought you were terrorist’, SSS operatives allegedly assault man

October 4, 2023

South East

PDP reacts to tribunal judgement upholding Abia governor’s election

October 6, 2023

Alex Otti writes about young Nigerians who are committing fraud.

Tribunal dismisses PDP candidate’s petition against Abia governor

October 6, 2023

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

Nnamdi Kanu’s release will return normalcy to South-east — Rep

October 5, 2023

Nigerian Police on patrol

Dismissed police officer, others arrested for alleged criminal offences – Official

October 4, 2023

North West

Jigawa Teachers on parade celebrating World Teachers' Day

Jigawa is 32,000 short of teachers, NUT raises alarm

October 6, 2023

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

Senate seeks rescue of abducted corps members, university students, summons service chiefs

October 5, 2023

Tribunal upholds election of Kebbi governor

October 5, 2023

The Speaker of the 10th Assembly, Tajudeen Abbas.

Insecurity: Reps speaker laments renewed abduction of students by bandits in North

October 4, 2023

North East

Major General Taoreed Lagbaja

Nigerian Army probes allegation of poor feeding of troops

October 3, 2023

Popular Nigerian academic, Umaru Shehu, is dead

Popular Nigerian academic, Umaru Shehu, is dead

October 2, 2023

cross section of children playing local games under a tree in the IDPs camp (1)

SPECIAL REPORT: Years after surviving Boko Haram, children struggling with trauma in IDP camp (I)

September 27, 2023

Governor of Taraba State, Agbu Kefas [PHOTO CREDIT: Agbu Kefas on Facebook]

State to pay N395,000 package to corps members

September 27, 2023

North Central

Kike Okere, co-passenger of Greatness Olorunfemi, narrated her ordeal with "one-chance" criminals at a press conference convened by Young African Leaders Initiative (YALI).

How Abuja’s ‘one chance’ victim was attacked before her death – Co-passenger

October 6, 2023

Benue senator, Titus Zam

‘My parents are languishing in IDP camp’ – Senator

October 5, 2023

Senate President, Godswill Akpabio chairing a senate plenary session [PHOTO: X @SPNigeria]

Abuja Robbery Victim: Senate demands investigation, summons IGP, ministers

October 5, 2023

Kidnapped Benue commissioner freed

Kidnapped Benue commissioner freed

October 5, 2023

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Wike visits First Lady, seeks areas of collaboration

L-R: The minister of state for the FCT, Mariya Mahmood; Oluremi Tinubu, Nigeria's first lady and; FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike. [PHOTO CREDIT: @NGRPresident on Twitter]

Wike visits First Lady, seeks areas of collaboration

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. [PHOTO CREDIT: Twitter handle of Tinubu]

63rd Independence Anniversary: What Tinubu told Nigerians (FULL TEXT)

VIDEO: We need to make accountable the three tiers of government in Nigeria – Mohammed

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The wife of the President of Nigeria, Oluremi Tinubu during the distribution of ₦500 million as relief and resettlement packages to 500 families in Plateau State.

Tinubu’s wife distributes N500m relief packages to families in Plateau

African Leaders and Delegates at the ACS/ACW converged at the KICC Courtyard to adopt Nairobi Climate Pact

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International

H.E. President Adama Barrow of The Republic of Gambia conferred on Akinwumi Adesina the highest national honor of Gambia [PHOTO CREDIT: @akin_adesina]

AfDB President Adesina receives Gambia’s highest national honour

October 6, 2023

L-R: Chinenye Ogwumike, America's president Joe Biden and, Osagie Imasogie.

Why Biden appointed Nigerian Americans, others to Advisory Council

October 5, 2023

Kevin McCarthy [PHOTO CREDIT: Kevin McCarthy on Facebook]

US House Speaker removed in historic event

October 4, 2023

Map of Cameroon showing Nigeria

ANALYSIS: How to resolve Cameroon’s persistent yet forgotten crisis

October 3, 2023

Sports

Victor Osimhen got back his groove on Wednesday; scoring one of the goals that ensured Napoli returned to winning ways in style. [PHOTO CREDIT: Official Twitter page of Napoli | https://twitter.com/sscnapoli/status/1707124854506266833/photo/1]

Napoli denies authorising doll with Osimhen’s features

October 6, 2023

Prime Atlantic Squash Open

Nigerian Squash tournament will improve players’ world ranking

October 6, 2023

Nigeria’s Women's Basketball team, D'Tigress

FIBA Women’s Olympic Qualifiers: D’Tigress set for battle against USA, Belgium

October 6, 2023

The newly elected Nigeria Women Football League (NWFL) Board

NWFL: New board promises sustainable growth, development for clubs

October 5, 2023

Arts and Entertainment

‘Auxiliary’ nurse is prime suspect in Mohbad’s death – Police

October 6, 2023

Nigerian singer Owodunni Ibrahim, popularly known as Primeboy

Mohbad’s wife trying to frame me for his death – Primeboy alleges

October 5, 2023

Nigerian singer Owodunni Ibrahim Oluwatosin, aka Primeboy. [PHOTO CREDIT: https://www.instagram.com/p/COtaObLDjF9/?img_index=1]

Mohbad: Singer Primeboy turns self in

October 5, 2023

The Chief Executive Officer of Megalectrics, Christopher Ubosi. [PHOTO CREDIT: FAcebbok page of Beat FM]

Megaletrics suspends operations in Beat 97.9FM, Naija 102.7FM in Ibadan

October 5, 2023

Reps panel holds hearing on Mohbad’s royalties, music rights

October 4, 2023

Naira Marley with Mohbad

Mohbad: Court remands Naira Marley, Sam Larry, two others

October 4, 2023

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Owei Lakemfa writes about Macron and his outlaw position in Niger Republic.

Columns

Migrate to UK, go to jail in Rwanda, By Owei Lakemfa

October 6, 2023

The United Kingdom (UK) and Rwanda who conspired to have hapless migrants flown from London to open prison in Kigali,...

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Professor Wole Soyinka writes about a perfidious script thats in the public space.

A moral call to amoral conscripts, By Wole Soyinka

October 6, 2023

Huawei in Nigeria

Huawei: Cultivating ICT talent seeds in Nigeria, By Fidelis Nwagwu

October 6, 2023

Osasu Igbinedion Ogwuche writes about the Gen Z.

The financial insights we can all gain from Gen Z, By Osasu Igbinedion Ogwuche

October 6, 2023

Ehi Braimah writes about the intrigues in the NPFL.

NPFL: Subterfuge, blackmail and fresh opportunities, By Ehi Braimah

October 6, 2023

Imam-Murtada-Gusau writes about family life and the peaceful society.

Friday Sermon: Good family system as source of peaceful society, By Murtadha Gusau

October 6, 2023

Editorial

EDITORIAL: Nigeria at 63: Time for the giant to wake up

October 2, 2023

Illustration of the Federal Government and organised labour

EDITORIAL: FG’s rigmarole with NLC/TUC over wage increase bodes ill

September 25, 2023

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu

EDITORIAL: Tinubu’s 100 days in office, and facing the realities thereafter

September 18, 2023

Federal High Court Headquarters

EDITORIAL: Massacre of Nigerian soldiers: Tinubu and the urgency of prosecuting terror financiers

September 11, 2023

EDITORIAL: BRICS and the Challenges ahead

September 4, 2023

EDITORIAL: The illegality of ex-governors collecting both salaries and pensions as ministers

EDITORIAL: The illegality of ex-governors collecting both salaries and pensions as ministers

August 28, 2023

Health

News Reports

NACA, with support from the Global Fund, hosts stakeholders in a three-day technical meeting to review existing Gender and Human Rights (GHR) media campaign materials and strategies.

Nigeria partners Global Fund to tackle HIV-related human rights barriers

October 6, 2023

Dr Muhammad Ali Pate, CEO of Gavi Alliance. [PHOTO CREDIT: Twitter handle of Atiku Abubakar]

Improved wellbeing of adolescent, young adults critical to achieving sustainable development- Health Minister

October 5, 2023

Late Greatness Olorunfemi

Nigerian govt inaugurates panel to investigate death of Abuja robbery victim

October 5, 2023

The Father of late Greatness, Mr Joseph Olorunfemi and the Coordinator of YALI Network, Abuja, Moyosoluwa Oladayo at the press briefing in Abuja on Thursday

Father of Abuja robbery victim speaks on late daughter’s plans

October 5, 2023

Investigations

Kingswill Clinic

INVESTIGATION: Inside murky waters of surrogacy and rise of baby factories in Nigeria (2)

INVESTIGATION: Inside murky waters of surrogacy and rise of baby factories in Nigeria

Zaradeen sells Baba Aisha herbal medicine in Jabi

INVESTIGATION: ‘Baba Aisha Herbal Medicine’: The deadly concoction consumed by many Nigerians

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

Health Specials

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

SPECIAL REPORT: Understaffed, ill-equipped PHCs hamper health service delivery in Ogun communities

August 18, 2023

Billboard of Ayetoro PHC

SPECIAL REPORT: Devastated by sea surge, barely-functional PHC worsens plight of Ondo community

August 16, 2023

About 60-year-old Auno PHC, Konduga LGA, Borno State, has no doctor or water supply. Photo: Qosim Suleiman/Premium Times

SPECIAL REPORT: As govt resettles IDPs in Borno, functional PHCs top residents’ priorities

Abdullahi Sule displaced farmer from Gudu in Yobe State

SPECIAL REPORT: Terrorists’ attacks worsen food security in Katsina, Yobe

Features

Pregnant woman used to illustrate the story.

Stigma, ignorance complicate challenges of Nigerian nursing mothers dealing with postpartum depression

October 4, 2023

President Bola Tinubu and Chinese President Xi Jinping

China’s reluctance to continue lending affects major Nigerian projects, communities

October 1, 2023

United Nations Flag Flying

ANALYSIS: Going nowhere slowly at UN General Assembly’s annual debate

September 29, 2023

Abdullahi Ganduje

APC National Chairmanship: Will loyalty to Tinubu help Ganduje keep ‘unstable throne’?

September 24, 2023

Data & Infographics

President Muhammadu Buhari

2022 Budget: Despite losing major international funding, Nigerian govt refuses to fund Family Planning

November 12, 2021

COVID-19 vaccine vials [PHOTO CREDIT: BioWorld]

Want to know about vaccine rollouts in Africa? Click on a country here and find out

October 2, 2021

President Muhammadu Buhari on arrival to London [PHOTO CREDIT: @TheAsoVilla]

INFOGRAPHICS: Buhari has spent 200 days in UK for treatment since assuming office

Children waiting for treatment at a treatment centre in Ringim LGA.

INFOGRAPHICS: Despite govt actions, 4,000 children died from malnutrition in Jigawa

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