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Premium Timesby Fortune Eromonsele26d ago
The Chairman of the Senate Committee on Health, Ipalibo Banigo, has called for increased investment in Nigeria’s health sector, saying the country remains below its commitments to healthcare...
Premium Timesby Agency Report26d ago
Women account for only 11.7 per cent of the 77 candidates cleared to contest the 2027 National Assembly elections in Edo State, while youth participation remains below four per cent.
Premium Timesby adajiesther26d ago
President Bola Tinubu has directed the release of funds due to Nigeria’s regional development commissions, warning their boards and management against corruption, waste and projects that do not...
Premium Timesby Agency Report26d ago
Nigeria’s crude oil and condensate production rose by 0.4 per cent to 1,677,777 barrels per day (bpd) in August 2026.
Premium Timesby Mariam Ileyemi26d ago
The Nigerian government has flagged off new incentives aimed at increasing the utilisation of maternal and newborn healthcare services as part of efforts to reduce maternal and neonatal deaths in...
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I guess it is not by accident that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu (GCFR) is constructing a highway between Calabar and Lagos. The construction is political, historical and economical.
Premium Timesby Agency Report26d ago
Students and workers of federal unity colleges in Anambra, Ebonyi and Enugu States on Monday stayed away from school as education unions’ strike delayed the commencement of the 2026/2027 academic...
Premium Timesby Fortune Eromonsele26d ago
The Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Muhammad Pate, has identified tax reforms and economic growth as critical to expanding domestic resources for financing healthcare in...
Premium Timesby Emmanuel Agbo26d ago
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has warned lawyers against charging clients in dollars, saying two cases involving practitioners accused of the practice are already before the...
Premium Timesby Agency Report26d ago
New tuberculosis (TB) vaccines expected to become available from 2029 could save up to 7.3 million lives globally between 2030 and 2050, Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, has said.
Premium Timesby Falmata Daniel26d ago
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Monday recorded 297,943 human rights complaints in August.
Premium Timesby Mohammed Lere26d ago
The Nigerian National Committee of the International Press Institute (IPI Nigeria) has called on Inspector-General of Police, Tunji Disu, to identify and sanction police officers involved in the...
Premium Timesby Beloved John26d ago
Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland signed an MOU on Monday calling on the UK government to prepare for constitutional change because “Westminster’s time is coming to an end.” The three...
Premium Timesby Omotoyosi Idowu26d ago
Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals FZE’s plan to double its refining capacity to about 1.4 million barrels per day is dependent on critical operational tests, details of the company’s...
Premium Timesby Abdulkareem Mojeed26d ago
The Federal Government has raised approximately ₦728.9 billion through the Series 2 bond issuance under its ₦4 trillion Power Sector Multi-Instrument Issuance Programme, as part of efforts to...
Premium Timesby Ololade Bamidele26d ago
I wager that more than half of Nigeria’s economic problems have been solved by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. Walk with me.
Premium Timesby Chinagorom Ugwu26d ago
The Nigeria Police Force says it has rescued a 16-year-old boy (name withheld) from a checkpoint in Anambra State, where he was abandoned by gunmen who abducted him in Enugu State.
Premium Timesby Agency Report26d ago
Stakeholders have called for stronger investment, quality healthcare and sustainable domestic financing to reduce preventable maternal and newborn deaths in Nigeria.
Premium Timesby Ekemini Simon26d ago
ANEEJ Executive Director, David Ugolor, said illicit funds moved out of Nigeria through fraudulent transactions had deprived the country of resources that could have been invested in critical...
Premium Timesby Chinagorom Ugwu26d ago
Another woman arrested for alleged ‘brutal abuse’ of her 7-year-old daughter. Security operatives in Anambra State have arrested a woman, Ogechi Ofoma, who brutally assaulted her seven-year-old...
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