Ekiti Governorship Poll: PDP’s Oluyede withdraws petition against Gov Oyebanji's re-election
Premium Timesby Ayodele Joseph·8 Sept 2026
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate in the June 20 governorship election in Ekiti State, Wole Oluyede, on Tuesday formally withdrew the petition he filed before the Election Petition...
Health leaders to tackle Nigeria’s policy implementation gap at October conference
Premium Timesby Fortune Eromonsele·8 Sept 2026
Health policymakers, legislators, healthcare professionals and other stakeholders are expected to meet in Abuja in October to discuss how Nigeria can bridge the gap between health policies and...
NCDMB to feature Nwabuikwu’s The Pain and The Promise in book reading session
Premium Timesby Press Release·8 Sept 2026
The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) will host the fifth edition of its Book Reading Programme on Tuesday, 15 September 2026, featuring writer, journalist, public policy...
Credit bypassing Nigeria’s job creators — World Bank Official
Premium Timesby Abdulkareem Mojeed·8 Sept 2026
The World Bank has said credit is bypassing the businesses that have the greatest potential to create jobs in Nigeria, urging the financial sector to redirect capital towards productive enterprises...
Enugu United Palm Products invests &2.2m in palm oil refinery, begins commercial production
Premium Timesby Press Release·8 Sept 2026
The Enugu United Palm Products Limited (UPPL), a public-private partnership between Pragmatic Palms Limited and the Enugu State Government, has commenced commercial production of palm oil for the...
Smoking raises infertility risk by 40% in women – WHO
Premium Timesby Fortune Eromonsele·8 Sept 2026
A new knowledge summary by the World Health Organisation (WHO) has revealed that women who currently smoke tobacco have a 40 per cent higher risk of infertility than non-smokers.
When the app meets an analogue economy: What Uber’s exit should make Nigeria ask (1), By Dipo Baruwa
Premium Timesby Premium Times·8 Sept 2026
The deeper issue is that Nigeria is more digitally connected than digitally organised. We have acquired the applications and embraced the devices, but we have not built all the physical...
Abia director petitions Otti over unpaid 20 months salaries
Premium Timesby Agency Report·8 Sept 2026
Bamachy Onyemachi, the director of Medical Services at the Abia Health Management Board (HMB), Umuahia, has petitioned Governor Alex Otti to intervene regarding his over 20 months of withheld...
Kano 2027: Gawuna rejects APC overtures despite failed governorship ambition at NDC
Premium Timesby Abubakar Ahmadu Maishanu·8 Sept 2026
Former Kano State deputy governor and 2023 governorship candidate, Nasir Gawuna, is unlikely to return to the All Progressives Congress (APC) from the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), despite...
Akwa Ibom records lowest investment income in South-south despite extensive holdings
Premium Timesby Ekemini Simon·8 Sept 2026
Akwa Ibom State recorded the lowest investment income among the five South-south states that published their 2025 audited financial statements, despite its extensive portfolio of quoted and...
Can Africa take ownership of the AU-US infrastructure deal?
Premium Timesby ekeminiatai·8 Sept 2026
Since the African Union Commission (AUC) and the United States (US) government signed off on the Strategic Infrastructure and Investment Working Group (SIWG) in January, the platform has begun to...
I sold my newborn twins for N300,000, stole other children for baby factory — Suspect
Premium Timesby ekeminiatai·8 Sept 2026
A 50-year-old woman arrested by the Oyo State Police Command on Monday as part of crackdown on a child-stealing and trafficking network has told investigators that she sold her newborn male twins...
Nigerian government reportedly enters secret ceasefire agreement with Boko Haram
Premium Timesby Yakubu Mohammed·8 Sept 2026
The Nigerian government has reportedly entered into a secret ceasefire agreement with the Boko Haram faction led by Bakura Doro, a development that has kept parts of northeastern Nigeria relatively...
Who is Karl Ikemefuna Von Batten and what is he hiding?, By Femi Fani-Kayode
Premium Timesby Femi Fani-Kayode·8 Sept 2026
I have been reliably informed that your ‘Von Batten’ surname came through your marriage to Elizabeth Von Batten… This curious state of affairs raises concerns about why a man whose records carry a...
TRENDING: Italian priest quits priesthood after 12 years, marries Kenyan woman
Premium Timesby Friday Omosola·8 Sept 2026
Twelve years after his ministry in Kenya, East African Italian-born Catholic priest Sandro Ferretto has married Sharon Jepng’ok, a Tugen woman from Baringo County.
Why cooling is becoming a critical feature for serious mobile gamers
Premium Timesby Press Release·8 Sept 2026
Mobile gaming has come a long way. Today’s smartphones can run increasingly demanding titles at high frame rates, but sustained gaming presents a different challenge: keeping performance consistent...
Thugs disrupt Peter Obi's visit to Benue for second time
Premium Timesby Manasseh Mbachii·8 Sept 2026
A visit by the presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Peter Obi, to Benue State on Tuesday was disrupted by suspected thugs who confronted his convoy along Gboko Road in...
FIFA U-20 WWC: Aduku promises improved Falconets display after Spain defeat
Premium Timesby Gbemidepo Popoola·8 Sept 2026
Nigeria’s Falconets were beaten 2-0 by Spain in their opening Group F match at the 2026 FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup, leaving head coach Moses Aduku admitting that his side failed to turn up for the...
"Colours of My Mind": A citizen’s chronicle of Nigeria in real time
Premium Timesby Premium Times·8 Sept 2026
Colours of My Mind is…a record of how an engaged Nigerian citizen thought through his country in real time, from the particular vantage point of the Niger Delta.
How NDC is funded - Spokesperson
Premium Timesby Agency Report·8 Sept 2026
The Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) has said its activities ahead of the 2027 general elections are being funded through donations, levies and contributions from members, stakeholders and...
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