Group wants Mbah to intervene over removal of APC executives
Premium Timesby Agency Report·8d ago
Some All Progressives Congress (APC) foundation members in Enugu North Senatorial District have appealed to Governor Peter Mbah of Enugu State to urgently intervene in the alleged removal of some...
2027: I’ll resign if Tinubu loses FCT, Rivers, Wike vows
Premium Timesby Agency Report·8d ago
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has vowed to step down from his ministerial position if President Bola Tinubu loses the 2027 presidential election in Rivers State...
Nollywood actor Cjay dies
Premium Timesby Friday Omosola·8d ago
The Nigerian entertainment industry has been thrown into mourning following the death of Nollywood actor Chijioke “Cjay” Nwokafor.
Ogun, NNPC partner to revive OKLNG ahead of $7bn port, marine economy project take off
Premium Timesby Press Release·8d ago
Ogun State and the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC) have opened discussions on the revival of the long-delayed Olokola Liquefied Natural Gas (OKLNG) project in Ogun Waterside...
InfraCredit secures IFC’s $50 million subordinated debt for local-currency infrastructure finance
Premium Timesby Omotoyosi Idowu·8d ago
Infrastructure Credit Guarantee Company Plc (InfraCredit) has secured a $50 million subordinated unsecured 10-year debt facility from the International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the...
UNICEF commends Mbah's consistent 33% allocation to education
Premium Timesby Press Release·8d ago
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has commended the Peter Mbah Administration in Enugu State for consistently allocating over 33 per cent of the state’s budget to the education for three...
Author Ajadi launches ‘Afrilition’, challenges negative narratives about Africa
Premium Timesby Emmanuel Agbo·8d ago
Nigerian author and leadership educator, Adewale Ajadi, has launched his new book, Afrilition: 21st Century African Manifesto, challenging negative narratives about Africa and calling for Africans...
Lagos govt receives 20 more CNG buses
Premium Timesby Emmanuel Agbo·8d ago
Lagos State Government says it has received 20 additional high-capacity Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) buses under the Presidential Initiative on CNG and Electric Vehicle (EV) Buses.
Opposition can still unite behind single candidate for 2027 - APM chieftain
Premium Timesby Aaron Cole·8d ago
A chieftain of the Allied Peoples Movement (APM), Oluwaseun Adeloro, says the opposition parties still have time to unite behind a single candidate to challenge President Bola Tinubu in the 2027...
Two Nigerians in US jailed for $2.4m cyber fraud
Premium Timesby Premium Times·8d ago
Two Nigerians, Chijioke Odimegwu and Harafat Mogaji, have been sentenced to a combined 189 months in the United States for their roles in an international cyber intrusion and fraud scheme.
Africa cannot build a borderless digital economy with borders between regulators, By Shuaib S. Agaka
Premium Timesby Premium Times·8d ago
The continent does not need fewer regulators simply for the sake of reducing the number of institutions.
FG breaks ground on new National Control Centre to strengthen grid reliability
Premium Timesby Abdulkareem Mojeed·8d ago
The federal government has commenced construction of a new National Control Centre for the Nigerian Independent System Operator (NISO) in Osogbo, Osun State, to strengthen grid reliability and...
Nigerian workers threaten warning strike over high petrol prices, minimum wage
Premium Timesby Abdulqudus Ogundapo·8d ago
Nigerian workers have threatened to embark on a three-day warning strike from Friday over the high cost of petrol and the federal government’s failure to review the national minimum wage.
Court nullifies APC primary, bars winner from fresh one
Premium Timesby Auwal Umar·8d ago
The Federal High Court in Gombe has nullified the All Progressives Congress (APC) primary election held on 16 May for the Balanga/Billiri Federal Constituency, ruling that the exercise failed to...
Mass weddings as social policy: What happens after the ceremony? (2), By Ismail Ahmed
Premium Timesby Premium Times·8d ago
Mass weddings may provide immediate relief, companionship and dignity to people who face genuine financial barriers to marriage. That value should not be dismissed.
Nigeria at 66: Musings on the health sector in the Renewed Hope era, By Olayinka Atilola
Premium Timesby Premium Times·8d ago
…for the Tinubu administration to translate this year’s anniversary theme of “Consolidating Nigeria’s Renewed Hope for Shared Prosperity” beyond the slogan in the health sector at least, it must...
State Police: Bago, Tompolo, Elumelu, others to speak on bill at House Press Corps lecture
Premium Timesby Sharon Eboesomi·8d ago
The debate over establishing state police in Nigeria will take centre stage in Abuja on Tuesday, 6 October, as the House of Representatives Press Corps brings together policymakers, lawmakers...
Fresh crisis hits FUOYE as students, staff foil VC's alleged arrest by police
Premium Timesby Ayodele Joseph·8d ago
Staff and students of the Federal University, Oye-Ekiti (FUOYE), Ekiti State, on Wednesday prevented an alleged police attempt to arrest the Vice-Chancellor, Joshua Ogunwole.
ICPC ranks among Nigeria’s most transparent public institutions
Premium Timesby Press Release·8d ago
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has reinforced its standing as one of Nigeria’s leading public institutions in transparency and institutional...
Dangote, Ruto to launch $16 billion Kenya refinery amid land protests
Premium Timesby Abdulkareem Mojeed·9d ago
Africa’s richest man and president/CEO of Dangote Industries Limited, Aliko Dangote, and Kenya’s President, William Ruto, are set to break ground on a $16 billion oil refinery in Lamu County, on...
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