Eguavoen named interim Super Falcons coach ahead of Olympic qualifiers
Premium Timesby Press Release·8 Sept 2026
The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has appointed former Super Eagles head coach Augustine Eguavoen as interim coach of the Super Falcons ahead of their 2028 Olympic Games qualifying fixtures...
Singer Papi Urhobo dies after severe illness
Premium Timesby Friday Omosola·8 Sept 2026
Nigerian musician Stephen “Papi Urhobo” Ebihor has died following a severe illness. Urhobo Worldwide, a digital community and cultural platform that promotes Urhobo heritage, music, traditions and...
Gov. Okpebholo rewards WAFU-B Champions Edo Queens with N50m
Premium Timesby Gbemidepo Popoola·8 Sept 2026
Edo State Governor, His Excellency Senator Monday Okpebholo, has rewarded Edo Queens with N50 million for their triumph at the recently concluded CAF Women’s Champions League WAFU-B qualifiers in...
Adamawa and APC's emerging season of discontent, By Jibrin Musa
Premium Timesby Premium Times·8 Sept 2026
More importantly, Haske’s anticipated defection could become a rallying point for politicians and supporters in other parties who are dissatisfied with their own political structures.
Police foil planned kidnap operation, recover arms in Akwa Ibom
Premium Timesby Agency Report·8 Sept 2026
The Police Command in Akwa Ibom State says it has foiled a planned kidnap operation in Oron Local Government Area of the state.
Soldier injured as military repels ISWAP attack on military base
Premium Timesby Yakubu Mohammed·8 Sept 2026
The Nigerian military says one soldier sustained an injury during a failed Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) attack on a military base in Pulka, Gwoza Local Government Area of Borno State.
APC withdraws petition challenging Adeleke’s re-election
Premium Timesby Aaron Cole·8 Sept 2026
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has withdrawn its petition challenging the re-election of Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke.
LAWMA to arrest buyers patronising illegal roadside traders in Lagos
Premium Timesby Emmanuel Agbo·8 Sept 2026
The Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA) says it will arrest people who buy goods from traders operating on roads, medians, walkways, setbacks and other unauthorised public spaces across the...
Abia to distribute over 3 million insecticide-treated nets
Premium Timesby Agency Report·8 Sept 2026
Abia State Government, with the National Malaria Elimination Programme (NMEP), will distribute 3.03 million insecticide-treated nets across the state’s 17 local government areas.
Aiyetoro: Ondo coastal community submerged, defrauded, betrayed
Premium Timesby ekeminiatai·8 Sept 2026
This is Ayetoro, the community where I was born. It is an oil-producing, theocratic coastal community in Ilaje, Ondo State.
Ekiti Governorship Poll: PDP’s Oluyede withdraws petition against Gov Oyebanji's re-election
Premium Timesby Ayodele Joseph·8 Sept 2026
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate in the June 20 governorship election in Ekiti State, Wole Oluyede, on Tuesday formally withdrew the petition he filed before the Election Petition...
Health leaders to tackle Nigeria’s policy implementation gap at October conference
Premium Timesby Fortune Eromonsele·8 Sept 2026
Health policymakers, legislators, healthcare professionals and other stakeholders are expected to meet in Abuja in October to discuss how Nigeria can bridge the gap between health policies and...
NCDMB to feature Nwabuikwu’s The Pain and The Promise in book reading session
Premium Timesby Press Release·8 Sept 2026
The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) will host the fifth edition of its Book Reading Programme on Tuesday, 15 September 2026, featuring writer, journalist, public policy...
Credit bypassing Nigeria’s job creators — World Bank Official
Premium Timesby Abdulkareem Mojeed·8 Sept 2026
The World Bank has said credit is bypassing the businesses that have the greatest potential to create jobs in Nigeria, urging the financial sector to redirect capital towards productive enterprises...
Enugu United Palm Products invests &2.2m in palm oil refinery, begins commercial production
Premium Timesby Press Release·8 Sept 2026
The Enugu United Palm Products Limited (UPPL), a public-private partnership between Pragmatic Palms Limited and the Enugu State Government, has commenced commercial production of palm oil for the...
Smoking raises infertility risk by 40% in women – WHO
Premium Timesby Fortune Eromonsele·8 Sept 2026
A new knowledge summary by the World Health Organisation (WHO) has revealed that women who currently smoke tobacco have a 40 per cent higher risk of infertility than non-smokers.
When the app meets an analogue economy: What Uber’s exit should make Nigeria ask (1), By Dipo Baruwa
Premium Timesby Premium Times·8 Sept 2026
The deeper issue is that Nigeria is more digitally connected than digitally organised. We have acquired the applications and embraced the devices, but we have not built all the physical...
Abia director petitions Otti over unpaid 20 months salaries
Premium Timesby Agency Report·8 Sept 2026
Bamachy Onyemachi, the director of Medical Services at the Abia Health Management Board (HMB), Umuahia, has petitioned Governor Alex Otti to intervene regarding his over 20 months of withheld...
Kano 2027: Gawuna rejects APC overtures despite failed governorship ambition at NDC
Premium Timesby Abubakar Ahmadu Maishanu·8 Sept 2026
Former Kano State deputy governor and 2023 governorship candidate, Nasir Gawuna, is unlikely to return to the All Progressives Congress (APC) from the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), despite...
Akwa Ibom records lowest investment income in South-south despite extensive holdings
Premium Timesby Ekemini Simon·8 Sept 2026
Akwa Ibom State recorded the lowest investment income among the five South-south states that published their 2025 audited financial statements, despite its extensive portfolio of quoted and...
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