FG targets steady power for 30% of health facilities by 2027 amid PHC electricity gap
Premium Timesby Fortune Eromonsele·27 Aug 2026
The Nigerian government has set a target to provide reliable electricity to at least 30 per cent of health facilities by the end of 2027, as about 40 per cent of functional Primary Healthcare...
Fake Agency Scandal: ICPC names top civil servants who allegedly aided Adeyemi, collected money
Premium Timesby Kabir Yusuf·27 Aug 2026
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has uncovered how some civil servants allegedly helped Adeniyi Adeyemi, the director-general of the now-disowned...
Africa must turn its wealth into bargaining power to rewrite global debt rules — Experts
Premium Timesby Emmanuel Agbo·26 Aug 2026
Africa must turn its natural resources, market size and technological capacity into bargaining power to secure a stronger voice in the global financial system, experts said on Wednesday at the...
Fuel Subsidy: Presidency tackles Atiku again, wants clarity on ex-VP's stance
Premium Timesby Abdulqudus Ogundapo·26 Aug 2026
The presidency has again faulted the position of Atiku Abubakar, the presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), who has pledged to restore petrol subsidy if elected president...
Meta reaches $16.68B settlement over social media harms to children
Premium Timesby Beloved John·26 Aug 2026
Meta has agreed to pay up to $16.68 billion as a settlement to resolve lawsuits by 29 US states, alleging that the company designed Facebook and Instagram to be addictive for children.
Two men arrested over alleged attempted rape of 12-year-old girl
Premium Timesby Saviour Imukudo·26 Aug 2026
The police in Cross River State have arrested two men, aged 68 and 70, over the alleged attempted rape of a 12-year-old girl in Calabar.
Nigeria, Thailand to expand bilateral ties in technology, agriculture, renewable energy
Premium Timesby Press Release·26 Aug 2026
Nigeria and Thailand have committed to deepen relations between both countries across technology, agriculture, commerce, and renewable energy, among other areas of strategic interest.
Omidiran tasks FCT FA, Sports Department on grassroots talent discovery
Premium Timesby Tunde Eludini·26 Aug 2026
The Executive Chairman of the Federal Character Commission (FCC), Hulayat Omidiran, has called on the FCT Football Association (FCT FA) and the FCT Sports Department to make grassroots talent...
Malaria kills German airport worker in rare outbreak
Premium Timesby Mariam Ileyemi·26 Aug 2026
A worker at Frankfurt Airport in Germany has died of malaria in a rare outbreak believed to have been caused by infected mosquitoes brought into the country on an aircraft.
Katsina Survey: 88% of households consume 1–3 food varieties daily, 61% of recent births occurred at home
Premium Timesby Ogalah Dunamis·26 Aug 2026
Nearly nine in 10 households in Katsina State consume only one to three varieties of food items daily, while six in 10 recent births occurred at home, according to a new government household survey...
Jigawa govt approves N13.8bn agric, education projects
Premium Timesby Press Release·26 Aug 2026
The Jigawa State Government has approved N13.8 billion worth of education and agriculture intervention programmes in the state.
NPFL lands $7.5m EuroMatch title sponsorship deal to end decade-long wait
Premium Timesby Gbemidepo Popoola·26 Aug 2026
The Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) has secured a major commercial boost after unveiling a new title sponsorship agreement with EuroMatch, worth more than $7.5 million over three years.
Cataracts drive avoidable blindness in over two million Nigerians - Ophthalmologist
Premium Timesby Premium Times·26 Aug 2026
The Ophthalmological Society of Nigeria (OSN) has revealed that more than two million Nigerians are living with avoidable blindness, largely caused by cataracts.
Bandits kill Niger village head, four others
Premium Timesby Ezekiel Oyero·26 Aug 2026
Suspected bandits have killed the village head of Galla in the Borgu Local Government Area, Niger State, Ahmed Yusuf, and four other people in a fresh attack on the community.
IPI, GOCOP mourn veteran editor Dotun Oladipo, hail his contributions to Nigerian journalism
Premium Timesby Folashade Ogunrinde·26 Aug 2026
The International Press Institute (IPI) Nigeria and the Guild of Corporate Online Publishers (GOCOP) on Wednesday mourned veteran journalist and publisher of The Eagle Online, Dotun Oladipo...
NFF probe alleges officials influenced national team invitations for financial gains
Premium Timesby Tunde Eludini·26 Aug 2026
The Nigeria Football Federation’s (NFF) fact-finding committee has alleged that some officials influenced the selection of players for Nigeria’s national teams for financial gain.
Lumpen politicians can neither fight corruption nor rebuild Nigeria, By Ahmed Aminu-Ramatu Yusuf
Premium Timesby Premium Times·26 Aug 2026
The way forward in effectively tackling the high-level corruption and criminality, as Ibrahim rightly pointed out, is for Left forces: “to work hard to challenge and remove them from power” through...
SBI Media marks 13th anniversary with eye care outreach in Kosofe community
Premium Timesby Press Release·26 Aug 2026
To celebrate its 13th anniversary, the leading marketing communications agency, SBI Media, hosted a community health outreach in the Kosofe Local Government Area of Lagos, providing free...
2027: Tinubu's Campaign: Why appointments of Adedeji, Coker-Odusote, Yakubu raise concerns
Premium Timesby Sharon Eboesomi·26 Aug 2026
The composition of President Bola Tinubu’s 2027 presidential campaign council has triggered questions over the separation of public office from party politics.
‘Don’t cry, nothing will happen to me’ — Yinka Quadri recalls Ogogo’s final words
Premium Timesby Friday Omosola·26 Aug 2026
Veteran Nollywood actor Yinka Quadri has recalled his final meeting with his close friend and colleague, Taiwo Hassan, popularly known as Ogogo, revealing how the then-ailing actor reassured him...
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