UNCCD Deputy Secretary speaks on key issues shaping COP17 negotiations in Mongolia
Premium Timesby Abdulkareem Mojeed·27 Aug 2026
The Deputy Executive Secretary of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD), Andrea Meza, on Wednesday briefed journalists on key issues and developments shaping the ongoing...
Bolt resumes operations at Nigerian airports after Keyamo’s intervention
Premium Timesby Ezekiel Oyero·27 Aug 2026
Bolt has been cleared to resume operations at airports managed by the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), following an intervention by the Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development...
Police invite VDM to provide evidence after alleging officers aid kidnappers
Premium Timesby Yakubu Mohammed·27 Aug 2026
The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has invited an activist, Martins Otse, popularly known as VeryDarkMan (VDM), to provide evidence for his allegation that police officers at checkpoints share...
Tinubu tells NLNG to turn gas flaring into economic benefit for Nigerians
Premium Timesby Ezekiel Oyero·27 Aug 2026
President Bola Tinubu has urged the Nigeria LNG Limited (NLNG) to reduce gas flaring and ensure Nigeria derives greater economic benefits from its gas resources.
JUST IN: Gusau confirms resignation as NFF president
Premium Timesby Tunde Eludini·27 Aug 2026
The President of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), Ibrahim Gusau, has confirmed his resignation from office, bringing his four-year tenure to an end amid mounting pressure over the state of...
Jigawa at 35: How Umar Namadi is transforming ‘The New World’ State, By Ahmad Danyaro
Premium Timesby Press Release·27 Aug 2026
On 27th August, 1991, Jigawa State code named ‘The New World’ was created out of the old Kano State. Today, 27th August 2027, marks Jigawa’s 35th anniversary of creation.
Elders becoming more visible in drug trade in Nigeria, other West African countries
Premium Timesby ekeminiatai·27 Aug 2026
Adults aged 50 and over are becoming more visible in West African drug operations, although data availability and official understandings of this phenomenon vary across states.
Fuel subsidy: Let's debate the real solution to Nigeria's cost-of-living crisis, By John Okiyi Kalu
Premium Timesby Premium Times·27 Aug 2026
Government does not have to keep petrol artificially cheap forever. It needs to make transport, electricity, food production and household incomes progressively less dependent on cheap petrol… That...
Xenophobia: Ghana rejects MTN’s donation for affected Ghanaians
Premium Timesby Beloved John·27 Aug 2026
Ghana has declined a donation offer of GH¢20 million (N2.4 billion) from MTN to support Ghanaian victims of the recent xenophobic attacks in South Africa.
Jigawa at 35: Gov Namadi reaffirms commitment to peace, sustainable dev’t
Premium Timesby Press Release·27 Aug 2026
As Jigawa State marks the 35th anniversary of its creation, Governor Umar Namadi has reiterated his administration’s commitment to preserving peace, strengthening justice and expanding sustainable...
Jackrich petitions Tinubu, seeks urgent implementation of Senate resolution on Egberipapa Camp amnesty slots
Premium Timesby Press Release·27 Aug 2026
The Leader of the Niger Delta Liberation Force, NDLF, High Chief Sobomabo Jackrich, a.k.a. Egberipapa, has formally petitioned President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, seeking urgent intervention to integrate...
Talstack expands people management platform with new Time Off module
Premium Timesby Press Release·27 Aug 2026
Talstack is expanding its people management platform with the introduction of Time Off, a leave management module that helps organisations manage leave requests, improve workforce visibility...
Poor debt data, weak oversight threaten Africa’s debt management — Experts
Premium Timesby Emmanuel Agbo·27 Aug 2026
African countries need better systems for tracking public debt and stronger parliamentary scrutiny of government borrowing, said some development experts said on Wednesday.
26,000 Nigerian children enter custody yearly, most without lawyers — Minister
Premium Timesby Saviour Imukudo·27 Aug 2026
The Minister of Women Affairs and Social Development, Imaan Sulaiman-Ibrahim, has said that about 26,000 children enter custodial and remand facilities in Nigeria every year, with 74 per cent held...
Nigeria’s Paris Club debt deal: A factual rejoinder to Donald Duke, By Jide Akintunde
Premium Timesby Premium Times·27 Aug 2026
Obasanjo’s credit was never in danger and did not require Duke to vandalise everyone else’s contribution.
After 17 years factory shutdown, Okin Biscuits resumes production in Kwara
Premium Timesby Manasseh Mbachii·27 Aug 2026
After 17 years of inactivity, Okin Biscuits has resumed production on one of the rehabilitated production lines at its factory in Ijagbo, near Offa in Kwara State, a development that could pave the...
D’Tigers set to begin World Cup Qualifying second round against Cameroon
Premium Timesby Gbemidepo Popoola·27 Aug 2026
Nigeria’s D’Tigers will begin the second round of their 2027 FIBA Basketball World Cup qualifying campaign on Thursday with a crucial showdown against group leaders Cameroon, knowing that every...
We've metered 60% of Nigeria's electricity consumers - FG
Premium Timesby Press Release·27 Aug 2026
The federal government on Wednesday disclosed that it has metered roughly 60 per cent of active electricity customers in Nigeria, with an ongoing rollout under Phase 1 of the $500 million World...
Saint Janet buried in Ogun as family, colleagues bid ‘Mama Yabis’ farewell
Premium Timesby Oladayo Jonathan·27 Aug 2026
Veteran Nigerian Juju and Highlife musician Iyun Janet Ajilore, popularly known as Saint Janet, has been laid to rest in Abeokuta, Ogun State, weeks after her sudden death.
Journalist Sunday Isuwa to launch book on digital transformation of Nigerian newspapers
Premium Timesby Premium Times·27 Aug 2026
Sunday Isuwa, Group News Editor of LEADERSHIP Newspaper, is set to launch a book examining the transformation of Nigeria’s newspaper industry in the digital era.
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