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The assessment, conducted in March 2026, marks Kano State’s first statistically representative out-of-school children evaluation in over a decade.

Between February and April 2026, violence surged in Plateau State amid misinformation, inflammatory narratives, and graphic content on social media....

Mr Adeleke’s campaign organisation said the visit provided an opportunity for discussions on peace, security and the development of Osun...

The attackers reportedly stormed the mosque while worshippers were observing the Juma’at prayer and took an unspecified number of people...

President Tinubu also directed NIWA and NEMA to work with the Sokoto State Government to prevent a recurrence and ensure...

Turkey has strongly criticised Israel’s genocidal war on Gaza since 2023.

The newly promoted personnel are expected to carry their new responsibilities with renewed purpose and to remember that, in the...

Kenya, where the new refinery will be sited at the southeastern coastal town of Lamu, will take a 10 per...

Senator Saliu Mustapha, representing Kwara Central District, has picked the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) ticket for the 2027 senatorial election.

Mr Ibe acknowledged that Atiku supported the removal of petrol subsidy during the 2023 campaign.

Emergency officials and residents say more than 50 bodies have now been recovered from the Gorau boat accident, but authorities...

The factional Accord chairman said the party’s leadership dispute, which dates back to its 2024 national convention, remains before the...

The council, which will bring together key stakeholders across the federal and state health sectors, will be held under the...

The agency said the policy would strengthen biotechnology research, development, application and commercialisation across agriculture, healthcare, industrial production and environmental...

The prosecution has drawn criticism from lawyers and many Nigerians alleging legal breaches in EFCC's handling of the cases.

A viral tweeter claims that Nigeria is “matching” Morocco's 12-year progress in reforms, GDP growth, and unemployment figures in just...

The research comes as the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) continues to battle the outbreak caused by Bundibugyo ebolavirus.

"Every Eid ul Mawlid gives us reason to pause and draw lessons from a life defined by compassion, humility and...

The latest intervention builds on previous programmes by the administration in 2025.

After US aid cuts disrupted free HIV treatment, some Nigerian patients turn to unproven ‘cures’.

DRC receives 70,000 Ervebo vaccine doses, with 20,000 for a Phase III trial against Bundibugyo virus and 50,000 for frontline...

PREMIUM TIMES earlier reported that there was an uproar at the River Niger Head Bridge, Onitsha, on Wednesday afternoon when...

The group equally urged lawyers, activists, community leaders, security officials and other stakeholders to support its campaign against unlawful killings...

The prosecution has attracted criticism from lawyers who questioned whether the EFCC has the statutory authority to prosecute allegations arising...