Atiku Abubakar criticizes President Tinubu’s economic policies, citing rising fuel, food, and transport costs, and weakened businesses. Nigerians need reli Read More: https://punchng.com/again-atiku-faults-tinubus-reforms-over-rising-cost-of-living/...
Former Sierra Leone President Ernest Bai Koroma returns home after two years in Nigeria, facilitated by the Nigerian government and ECOWAS. Read More: https://punchng.com/fg-facilitates-ex-sleone-president-koromas-return-after-two-year-nigeria-stay/...
The Police Special Fraud Unit, SFU, Ikoyi, Lagos, has opened investigations into alleged financial fraud running into billions of dollars in Nigeria’s oil and gas industry. The investigation was reportedly triggered by complaints from concerned Nigerians and intelligence gathered...
The Director of the Abuja School of Social and Political Thought, Dr Sam Amadi, has stated that there is nothing wrong with the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Bola Tinubu, and his African Democratic Congress, ADC, counterpart, Atiku Abubakar, scruti...
Good morning! Here is today’s summary from Nigerian newspapers: 1. Nigerian Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Ambassador Jimoh Ibrahim, says President Bola Tinubu and members of his family enjoy unimpeded transit and cannot be arrested in the United States while att...
Laudable for its attempt at improving the transparency around public finances, the finance ministry’s accounting, sadly, fails to balance a few ledgers. The post EDITORIAL: Fuel subsidies: Sifting through the federation accounts appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria ....
Lagos High Court stops demolition and construction on a disputed Broad Street property. Learn about the ongoing Lagos property dispute and court’s pre-empt Read More: https://punchng.com/court-stops-demolition-construction-on-disputed-lagos-property/...
Dynaspro Sports Promotion partners with UK’s 433 Football Academy, offering Nigerian youth elite football training and academic pathways. Discover new oppo Read More: https://punchng.com/dynaspro-partners-uks-433-academy/...
Jigawa State Governor, Umar Namadi, has approved the appointment of Dr Lawan Ahmed Muhammad Sani as the 17th Emir of Gumel Emirate, three days after the death of his father. The announcement was made by the Secretary to the State Government, Bala Ibrahim, during a press briefing ...
Victor Osimhen and Paul Onuachu face injuries, potentially missing Nigeria’s AFCON qualifiers. Get the latest on Osimhen’s groin strain and Super Eagles’ w Read More: https://punchng.com/afcon-qualifiers-osimhen-onuachu-compound-eagles-injury-worries/...
Baba Alokolaro, the new NBA-SBL chairman, pledges to modernise Nigerian business law practice, aligning it with global tech and ESG standards. Learn his pr Read More: https://punchng.com/new-nba-sbl-chairman-vows-to-modernise-business-law-practice/...
Kaduna Governor Uba Sani highlights Gani Fawehinmi’s pivotal role in opening Nigeria’s political space and his fight for democracy and social justice. Read More: https://punchng.com/fawehinmi-fought-to-keep-nigerias-political-space-open-kaduna-gov/...
Former INEC Commissioner Festus Okoye warns that vote-buying, flawed primaries, and insecurity pose major threats to Nigeria’s 2027 elections. Learn more a Read More: https://punchng.com/vote-buying-flawed-primaries-insecurity-threaten-2027-polls-ex-inec-commissioner/...
Nigeria’s Falconets kick off their FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup campaign against defending champions Spain. Coach Aduku targets a winning start. Read More: https://punchng.com/falconets-face-spain-in-world-cup-opener/...
It was bemusing to read in the news that Nigeria has joined the Red Sea Alliance, an ostensibly “maritime security” coalition cobbled together by Saudi Arabia, along with 12 other predominantly Muslim countries in tow. The announcement exposes our current approach to foreign poli...
By Alliance for Economic Research and Ethics Nigerians should be honest enough to acknowledge progress when progress has been made and courageous enough to say when progress has not yet become prosperity. The Tinubu administration deserves credit for taking decisions that many Ni...
National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN) Bursar, Nasiru Marafa, was shot dead in Gusau, Zamfara State. The university mourns the dedicated staff member. Read More: https://punchng.com/gunmen-shoot-noun-bursar-dead-in-zamfara/...
The Super Falcons begin their 2028 Los Angeles Olympic quest against Comoros in Ikenne. Get details on the qualifier and Nigeria’s path to the Games. Read More: https://punchng.com/ikenne-to-host-falcons-comoros-olympic-qualifier/...
Rangers International drew 1-1 with Benin’s AS Sobemap in their CAF Champions League first leg. Discover how the Nigerian champions fared. Read More: https://punchng.com/caf-cl-rangers-held-by-benins-sobemap-in-abeokuta/...
Governor Sanwo-Olu announces an Excellence Pathway for Lateef Jakande Leadership Academy fellows to join the Lagos civil service, bridging the gap between Read More: https://punchng.com/lasg-to-recruit-leadership-fellows-into-civil-service-sanwo-olu/...
Nigeria’s top fencer, Inkosi Brou, triumphs at the 2026 FIE Satellite Sabre Viking Cup in Iceland, securing his third international medal. Learn about his Read More: https://punchng.com/brou-triumphs-at-2026-viking-cup-sabre-tourney/...
Explore why poverty in Nigeria persists despite increased state allocations. This column examines the politics of ‘stomach infrastructure’ versus physical Read More: https://punchng.com/poverty-politics-of-stomach-versus-physical-infrastructure/...
Lagos is now fourth worldwide for high-end two-bedroom rental costs, averaging $19,379 annually. Discover factors driving Lagos luxury rent prices. Read More: https://punchng.com/lagos-ranks-fourth-for-luxury-two-bedroom-rents/...
Explore the institutions and leaders driving Nigeria’s economic transformation. This report examines key sectors like power, housing, and investment. Read More: https://punchng.com/drivers-of-economic-transformation-1/...
The Federal Government has approved a new pensionable salary structure for the Nigerian Armed Forces. Learn how the military pension review impacts general Read More: https://punchng.com/military-pay-review-generals-pensionable-salary-rises-to-n2-5m-monthly/...
….AS FSOT graduates 93 students By Chioma Obinna Nigeria is facing an acute shortage of occupational therapists, with about 80 per cent of those trained in the country reportedly leaving for greener pastures, worsening access to rehabilitation services for more than 200 million N...
… As CMUL celebrates professor’s research, mentorship, institution-building By Chioma Obinna After 44 years in academic medicine, Professor Olugbenga Abayomi Okanlawon is retiring from the College of Medicine, University of Lagos, CMUL, with colleagues describing his greatest leg...
… NIFST, ISA call for science-based food reformulation, stronger local research By Chioma Obinna With an estimated 11.2 million Nigerians living with diabetes, food scientists and industry stakeholders have called for science-based measures to reduce sugar consumption without com...
By Emma Nnadozie The Police Special Fraud Unit, SFU, Ikoyi, Lagos, has commenced investigations into alleged massive fraud running into billions of dollars in Nigeria’s oil and gas sector. The unit reportedly began probing the alleged fraud following complaints from concerned Nig...
By Damilola Samuel Nigeria’s shortage of eye-care specialists could worsen as more ophthalmologists leave the country, with the Ophthalmological Society of Nigeria (OSN) estimating that the migration of a single specialist could cost the economy about $150,000 annually. The Presi...
By Sola Ogundipe At 38, Aminat Bello should be building her fashion business and raising her three sons, instead, she is battling colon cancer and struggling to raise the money needed to complete her treatment. A widow, Aminat’s ordeal began on December 15, 2025, when she develop...
Mr Koroma fled to Nigeria in January 2024 after a high court in Sierra Leone allowed him to travel on medical grounds despite being charged with treason The post Ex-Sierra Leone president returns home from Nigeria after treason case discontinued appeared first on Premium Times Ni...
Former Cross River State governor and presidential candidate of Peoples Redemption Party, PRP, Donald Duke, has declared that Nigerians were better off under military rule. He argued that 27 years of civilian government had imposed enormous costs without delivering corresponding ...
The Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND), Akintunde Sawyerr, has dismissed claims that the Federal Government’s student loan scheme favours children whose parents are members of the All Progressives Congress (APC). Sawy...
The Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND), Akintunde Sawyerr, says demand for student loans has been ‘overwhelming’. Sawyerr stated this during an interview on Channels Television’s Sunday Politics programme,...
By Joseph Erunke, Abuja The National Open University of Nigeria, NOUN, has announced the death of its Bursar, Mallam Nasiru Marafa, who was reportedly shot dead while returning from Gusau, Zamfara State. The university announced Marafa’s death in a statement on Sunday, describing...
By Kingsley Omonobi The Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Police Command has arrested 10 suspected vandals in separate operations in Kubwa, Wuye and the National Mosque area of Abuja, recovering armoured cables and a vandalised solar-powered street light. The command said on Sunday...
By Daniel Kudayah The Federal Government has deployed 13 emergency ambulances to Ogun State as part of efforts to strengthen pre-hospital and emergency medical care across the country. The Minister of State for Health and Social Welfare, Dr Iziaq Adekunle Salako, flagged off the ...
The National Emergency Management Agency, NEMA, has urged Nigerians to remain alert to warning signs that could indicate an impending building collapse. NEMA gave the warning in a post on its X platform on Sunday, noting that building collapses are often preceded by visible or au...
Ikorodu City FC have strengthened their squad with the signing of Afeez Bankole for the new campaign, DAILY POST reports. The Oga Boys signed Bankole from Nigeria Premier Football League, NPFL, side Kwara United. Bankole featured regularly for the Harmony Boys in the NPFL last se...
Financial expert and Professor of Accounting at Lead City University, Godwin Oyedokun, has detailed the implications of the recent Securities and Exchange Commission, SEC, approval of Dangote Refinery’s Initial Public Offering, IPO, at N525 per share for investors in Nigeria, Afr...
The Nigerian Education Loan Fund, NELFUND, has dismissed as false a viral publication claiming that President Bola Tinubu approved life imprisonment for students who fail to repay their education loans after graduation. NELFUND described the claim as “fake news” in a post on its ...
Acting General Secretary of the Nigeria Football Federation, NFF, Dr. Emmanuel Ikpeme, has praised Edo Queens, Rivers United, Shooting Stars and El-Kanemi Warriors for their impressive performances in CAF competitions. Edo Queens claimed the WAFU B Women’s Champions League title ...
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Personnel of the Nigerian Armed Forces came under intense gunfire from terrorists in the North-East. A footage showed the Nigerian soldiers taking cover on a dusty road as an armoured vehicle is seen amid thick smoke. At the time of filing this report, the exact location and circ...
Nigeria has facilitated the safe return of former Sierra Leone President Ernest Koroma to the country, following more than two years of temporary relocation to Nigeria. The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu, who accompanied Koroma to Freetown on the instruction ...
The Social Democratic Party, PDP, presidential candidate, Adewole Adebayo, says he will crash the prices of petroleum products to N200 per litre if elected President in 2027. Adebayo, who stated this on Sunday in interview with the News Agency of Nigeria, said the proposed pricin...
Lilian’s story is a three-decade long reel of the kind of interminable coincidence that is not unusual in Nigerian public life. In 1983, the civilian administration of President Shehu Shagari recruited over 300 new officers into Nigeria’s diplomatic service. While they were still...
The Minister of Education, Tunji Alausa, has directed contractors and consultants handling the National Library of Nigeria project to meet agreed delivery timelines or face sanctions. In a statement issued in Abuja by Ikharo Attah, the Special Adviser to the Minister on Media and...
Kano Pillars defeated Niger Tornadoes 3-2 in a thrilling Nigeria Premier Football League, NPFL, matchday two encounter at the Sani Abacha Stadium on Sunday. The hosts scored twice in the first half through Ubong Friday and Fabian Nworie. Nworie scored his second and Kano Pillars’...
The Bursar of the National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN), Nasiru Marafa, has been shot dead while returning from Gusau, Zamfara State. The university announced his death in a statement issued on Sunday and signed by its Registrar and Secretary to Council, Oladipo Ajayi. Accor...
The NSC boss added that the foundation being laid should ensure the Intermediate Games evolve into a national sporting platform beyond the inaugural edition The post Eko 2026 to showcase Nigeria’s sporting potential — Olopade appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria ....
The NMDPRA has attributed persistent volatility in petrol prices to crude oil sourcing, single-source domestic refining, logistics and transportation costs. The post NMDPRA explains why petrol price volatility persists appeared first on Nairametrics ....
By Udeme Akpan, Energy Editor The Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries and its allies, OPEC+, has maintained October oil production levels for seven major producers, as Nigeria seeks to increase crude output and strengthen its revenues from the global oil market. Sau...
El-Kanemi Warriors produced the most convincing result among the Nigerian clubs, defeating Guinea-Bissau’s UDIB 3-0 in Ikenne on Sunday The post CAF Inter-Club Competitions: Nigerian clubs record mixed results in preliminary round appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria ....
President Bola Tinubu has approved the disbursement of the Cabotage Vessel Financing Fund (CVFF), more than two decades after the fund was established without being accessed by Nigerian shipowners. The post Tinubu orders release of Nigeria’s ship fund after 20 years appeared firs...
The African Democratic Congress, ADC, presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, on Sunday assured Nigerians that he would make life more affordable after President Bola Tinubu had made it more expensive. Atiku urged Nigerians to reject Tinubu for making life harder for them. In a s...
…Cites CORAN, Trump in support of production subsidy By Omeiza Ajayi ABUJA — Presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, Atiku Abubakar, has faulted President Bola Tinubu’s handling of fuel subsidy removal, citing increases in the prices of petrol, fertiliser ...
By Evelyn Usman The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Olatunji Disu, has said some redeveloped police barracks in Lagos should be ready for occupation between December 2026 and January 2027. Disu expressed concern over the prolonged displacement of police officers following the de...
By Innocent Anaba A Lagos State High Court has halted further demolition and construction on a disputed property at 168 Broad Street, Lagos Island, following a 48-hour quit notice issued by the Lagos Island Local Government of the state. Trial judge, Justice Yetunde Adesanya gran...
The Bursar of the National Open University of Nigeria, NOUN, Nasiru Gusau Marafa, has been shot dead in Zamfara State. The university’s Registrar and Secretary to the Governing Council, Oladipo Ajayi, confirmed Marafa’s death in a statement on Sunday. According to the statement, ...
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