President Tinubu defends his administration’s economic reforms, aiming for a $1tn economy by 2030, as Atiku Abubakar faults the policies’ impact on Nigeria Read More: https://punchng.com/tinubu-defends-reforms-as-atiku-faults-economic-policies/...
Nigeria’s Minister of Power emphasizes power grid resilience as crucial for energy security, advocating for strategic attention to electricity infrastructu Read More: https://punchng.com/power-grid-resilience-key-to-energy-security-fg/...
***Insists subsidy policy saved Nigeria from fatal hemorrhage ***ACF, MBF, Northern Christians disagree over Tinubu’s claim ***President doing better than Buhari, North benefiting from reforms — Northern Christians By Omeiza Ajayi, Peter Duru, Ibrahim Hassan & Luminous Jannamike ...
N Seven Nigeria Limited has significantly increased its stake in Guinness Nigeria, acquiring over 550,000 shares. This move follows Diageo’s sale to Tolara Read More: https://punchng.com/n-seven-acquires-550092-guinness-nigeria-shares/...
Nigerian manufacturers faced average interest rates of 32.1% in 2025, despite easing. Discover the high borrowing costs impacting industrial sectors. Read More: https://punchng.com/manufacturers-pay-32-interest-on-loans-amid-easing/...
VP Shettima emphasizes reliable financial reporting is crucial for Nigeria’s economic stability and investor confidence. Learn about FRC’s role in transpar Read More: https://punchng.com/reliable-financial-reporting-crucial-to-nigerias-economic-stability-vp/...
Nigerian stock market investors gained N26.5bn as FTN Cocoa and McNichols led Tuesday’s trading, driving positive sentiment in agricultural stocks. Read More: https://punchng.com/ftn-cocoa-mcnichols-drive-n26-5bn-gain-for-investors/...
The NGX ASI closed August up 1.20%, cementing a 56.93% YTD return. Learn how investor demand and Nigeria’s reclassification to Frontier Market status are i Read More: https://punchng.com/ngx-asi-rises-1-20-on-final-august-trading-day/...
Explore the alarming rise of sudden deaths in Nigeria, often linked to undiagnosed conditions like hypertension. Learn about causes, prevention, and the ne Read More: https://punchng.com/the-sudden-deaths-we-must-stop-ignoring/...
The NLC condemns the latest petrol price hike as unacceptable, demanding the Federal Government supply more Nigerian crude to local refineries to stabilize Read More: https://punchng.com/nlc-rejects-petrol-price-hike-demands-more-crude-for-refineries/...
The Nigeria Customs Service begins physical screening for 3,852 successful candidates in Abuja. Learn about required documents and the rigorous recruitment Read More: https://punchng.com/customs-begin-physical-screening-for-3852-candidates/...
FESTAC residents threaten to protest at FHA headquarters in Abuja over the alleged demolition of a perimeter fence and gateway, raising concerns about publ Read More: https://punchng.com/festac-residents-threaten-fha-protest-over-demolished-fence/...
NAPTIP raises alarm as human traffickers pose as NGOs to exploit vulnerable communities and traffic children in Nigeria. Learn how to identify and report s Read More: https://punchng.com/traffickers-pose-as-ngos-to-traffic-children-naptip/...
Nigeria Police Force arrested 13 suspects for murder, child abuse, and gun violence in nationwide raids. Firearms recovered, abducted passengers rescued. Read More: https://punchng.com/police-arrest-13-suspects-for-murder-child-abuse-offences-in-nationwide-raids/...
Lagos Police deny teargassing pensioners protesting unpaid entitlements, calling reports false. CDHR demands probe into alleged incident and payment of ret Read More: https://punchng.com/police-deny-teargassing-lagos-pensioners-cdhr-demands-probe/...
By Emma Ujah, Abuja Bureau Chief The Nigeria Sovereign Investment Authority (NSIA) said yesterday that its investments in healthcare have saved Nigeria about $200 million in foreign exchange outflows associated with medical tourism. NSIA Managing Director, Aminu Umar-Sadiq, said ...
The Independent National Electoral Commission has rejected allegations by the Nigeria Democratic Congress that it removed the party’s nominated candidates from some State House of Assembly constituencies in Anambra and Benue states and replaced them with unauthorised names. INEC ...
…Suspends renal transplant services By Chidinma Chukwu ABUJA — Wellington Clinics, Abuja, has denied involvement in any financial transaction linked to a controversial kidney transplant performed at its facility, saying its role was limited to providing an equipped theatre and a ...
… CFR rises to 24.4%, 87% of cases concentrated in five states By Chioma Obinna Nigeria’s Lassa fever outbreak on Tuesday continued to take a heavy toll, with the country recording 252 deaths from 1,035 confirmed cases as of epidemiological week 33, translating to a case fatality...
Minister Bello Matawalle states the FG is intensifying efforts to end Nigeria’s insecurity with a new five-year defence strategy and stronger state collabo Read More: https://punchng.com/fg-targets-end-to-insecurity-with-new-five-year-defence-strategy-says-matawalle/...
Governor Lawal spoke on how states compete for increasingly selective private capital and what distinguishes an economic opportunity from an investable proposition. The post Gov Lawal speaks at 2026 CEO Forum on unlocking investments in Zamfara appeared first on Premium Times Nig...
The judge adjourned the eligibility suit against Mr Tinubu until a new date following the disagreement between the lawyers. The post Lawyers disagree on service of Atiku’s suit against Tinubu’s eligibility for 2027 poll appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria ....
A fire incident at Pumpum Nuri Water Site in Geidam, Yobe State, destroyed several shops, causing traders to lose millions of naira. Learn more about the Y Read More: https://punchng.com/fire-guts-shops-in-yobe/...
Mr Tinubu departed Abuja on Sunday for London to begin his annual leave, while Mr Shettima was in Luanda, Angola, representing him at an African Union summit. The post What Nigerian law says about Tinubu’s vacation in Europe, transfer of power to Shettima appeared first on Premiu...
By Henry Umoru ABUJA- AHEAD of January 16 presidential election, the Candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC ahead of the election, Peter Obi has disclosed that he held talks with Canada’s High Commissioner to Nigeria, Mr Pasquale Salvaggio, as part of moves to deepen b...
Nigeria’s opposition has spent months calling for unity. Today, six opposition parties took the most concrete step yet towards making that unity possible: they began a structured, four-week process to negotiate a common platform for the 2027 election, including a roadmap to...
Ahead of the 2027 presidential election, a chieftain of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Ibrahim Abdulkarim, has highlighted what he described as a key difference between the party’s presidential candidate, Peter Obi, and his opponents. Speaking on Channels Television...
The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) says it has rescued more than 3,000 victims of sexual and gender-based violence in 2026. The Head, Press and Public Relations of NAPTIP, Mr Vincent Adekoye, disclosed this on Tuesday in Abuja at the Joint ...
Nigeria’s Lassa fever death toll reaches 252 with 1,035 confirmed cases. NCDC reports new infections in Ondo, Bauchi, Edo, and Benue states. Read More: https://punchng.com/lassa-fever-death-toll-hits-252-cases-rise-to-1035-ncdc/...
Justice Inyang Ekwo of the Federal High Court in Abuja has warned lawyers involved in the suit seeking the disqualification of President Bola Tinubu from the 2027 presidential election against discussing the matter in the media or on social media. Justice Ekwo gave the warning on...
JAMB and WAEC announce a one-time N4,000 fee for WASSCE O’Level result verification, simplifying the admission process for Nigerian candidates. Read More: https://punchng.com/jamb-waec-peg-wassce-result-verification-fee-at-n4000/...
The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has denied reports that FIFA is planning to sanction Nigeria over the recent resignation of some of its top officials. The federation also dismissed as fake a letter allegedly written by FIFA demanding an explanation for the mass resignations...
The Nigeria Police Force has launched the Vigilant App, allowing Nigerians to easily report financial fraud cases, upload evidence, and track progress. Read More: https://punchng.com/police-unveil-app-for-nigerians-to-report-fraud-cases/...
A Federal High Court in Abuja has warned lawyers involved in a case challenging President Bola Tinubu’s eligibility for the 2027 presidential election not to discuss the matter in the media or on social media. Justice Inyang Ekwo gave the warning on Tuesday while adjourning proce...
The Ogun State Government has issued a fresh flood alert ahead of the second phase of the 2026 rainy season, urging residents in vulnerable communities to remain vigilant and relocate to safer locations where necessary. The state Commissioner for Environment, Ola Oresanya, said t...
The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, has said President Bola Tinubu intends to end poverty in Nigeria through his economic policies. The Ooni said some of the policies implemented by Tinubu’s administration have helped to revamp Nigeria’s economy. The monarch spoke at his palac...
A coalition of Ogun State students has called on the next administration to sustain and expand investment in education, bursaries and infrastructure, warning that progress made under Governor Dapo Abiodun must not be discarded due to political transition. They insisted that educa...
A Professor of Accounting at Lead City University, Prof. Godwin Oyedokun, has explained the major challenge with Nigeria’s 4.43 percent Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth in the second quarter of 2026. Oyedokun, who spoke in an interview with DAILY POST, said the growth was evid...
Five suspects are in police custody in Bauchi after operatives of the Nigeria Police Force reportedly found two suspected human eyes and other items believed to be connected to money rituals in their possession. The Zone 12 Police Public Relations Officer, SP Jalige Mohammed, mad...
Presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Atiku Abubakar, has promised to review the Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) scheme and forgive the debts of qualifying students if elected. Atiku’s position was made known by his Senior Special Assistant...
Ajogbo Akia community in Ogun State petitions Governor Abiodun, seeking urgent relief for farmers whose farmlands were destroyed by alleged landgrabbers. Read More: https://punchng.com/ogun-community-petitions-abiodun-seeks-relief-over-farmland-destruction/...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has denied allegations by the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) that it replaced the names of the party’s validly nominated candidates with unauthorised names ahead of the 2027 general elections. INEC, in a statement issued on ...
Rivers State Governor Fubara pledges sustained partnership with the Nigerian Army to protect critical assets and curb economic sabotage in Rivers. Read More: https://punchng.com/fubara-pledges-sustained-partnership-with-army-to-tackle-economic-sabotage/...
Why does his death heavily cast a pall on the Nigerian media industry? It is not only because Dotun’s journalism career took him in turns to Newswatch, The PUNCH, The Sun, The Nigerian Tribune and The Compass, after which he established The Eagle Online. The incontestable testimo...
Barely two weeks after the death of veteran Nollywood actor Taiwo Hassan, popularly known as Ogogo, the Yoruba film industry has suffered another loss with the death of actress Atinuke Remilekun Kareem following her battle with breast cancer. Kareem’s death was announced on Tuesd...
Mr Reno Omokri, Nigeria’s Ambassador-designate to Mexico, says no criminal FBI record links President Bola Tinubu to criminality. Omokri reiterated this during the City Boy Movement Podcast, anchored by Mr O’tega Ogra, on Tuesday in Abuja. He dismissed claims that FBI records rel...
Catch up on Nigeria’s top stories: Tinubu’s $1tn economy target, police rescue NYSC members, IPOB’s 2027 election threat, and a Nigerian driver jailed in t Read More: https://punchng.com/evening-recap-reforms-have-put-nigeria-on-path-to-1tn-economy-says-tinubu-police-rescue-nysc-...
An official said no fatality had been recorded in the incident. The post Two-storey building collapses in Anambra appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria ....
Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar, the African Democratic Congress (ADC) presidential candidate for the 2027 election, has promised to implement the Supreme Court ruling granting financial autonomy to Nigeria’s 774 local government areas if he becomes president. Atiku said his...
A Nigerian-British taxi driver, Kolawole Erunkulu has been jailed for six years after falling asleep at the wheel and causing a crash that killed a 59-year-old man in Surrey, UK. Surrey Police said Erunkulu of Bexleyheath, pleaded guilty to causing death by dangerous driving afte...
The naira appreciated against the dollar on the first trading day of September 2026 at the official foreign exchange market. Central Bank of Nigeria data showed that the naira further strengthened to N1,329.43 against the dollar on Tuesday, up from N1,332.94 exchanged on Monday. ...
How Knorr shared the goodness of jollof in communities across Nigeria on World Jollof Day 2026 The post Knorr marks World Jollof Day 2026 with one-of-a-kind “TurnUpForJollof” Celebration appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria ....
The governor spoke at the Nsulu Labour Party Stakeholders’ Summit, held at the Umuomainta Women's Hall on Monday. The post 2027: Otti urges greater unity among LP stakeholders appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria ....
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has reported 14 new confirmed lassa fever cases in week 33, bringing cumulative infections to 1,035. The latest cases were recorded between Aug. 10 and Aug. 16, in Ondo, Bauchi, Edo and Benue states, according to the si...
The Nigeria Police Force has opened an investigation into alleged inciting remarks made by the Borno State Commissioner for Youth and Sports Development, Sainna Buba. The police also confirmed that Senator Francis Fadahunsi, who represents Osun East, and the Chairman of Kuje Area...
Nigeria calls on ECOWAS leadership to intensify engagement with AES countries (Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger) to foster peace, security, and economic integrati Read More: https://punchng.com/nigeria-urges-ecowas-to-re-engage-aes-countries/...
By Luminous Jannamike ABUJA — Chairman of the Northern Christian Association, NCA, Rev. John Hayab, has said President Bola Ahmed Tinubu deserves credit for projects being executed across the North, insisting that the region cannot honestly claim it has not benefited from the adm...
By Kingsley Omonobi The Force Headquarters on Tuesday disclosed that the Nigeria Police Force has commenced investigations into alleged inciting statements made by the Borno State Commissioner for Youth and Sports Development, Sainna Buba; Chairman of Kuje Area Council in the Fed...
The presidential candidate of the Nigerian Democratic Congress, NDC, Peter Obi, has hosted former Kano State governor and NDC vice-presidential candidate, Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, alongside governorship, senatorial and other candidates of the party from various states across...
The presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, and former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, has questioned why Nigeria cannot sell Premium Motor Spirit, PMS, for between N441 and N872 per litre, like Angola, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates. At...
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