premiumtimesng.comadded August 2026
Premium Timesby Gbemidepo Popoola14d ago
Former Super Eagles forward Osaze Odemwingie has revealed the remarkable story of how Nigeria’s unexpected run at the 2008 Beijing Olympics left Samson Siasia’s U-23 side scrambling for match kits.
Premium Timesby Press Release14d ago
OPay, a leading fintech company in Nigeria, has received two major honours at the 5th edition of the Consumers Value Awards (CVA), further highlighting the strong confidence Nigerian consumers...
Premium Timesby Josiah Oluwole14d ago
Workers’ unions in Ondo State-owned universities have called off their four-week-old strike after a financial intervention by the governor, Lucky Aiyedatiwa.
Premium Timesby Ekemini Simon14d ago
Only Sokoto State, with 26.82 per cent, performed worse than Akwa Ibom. The state’s 2026 performance also places it as the only Southern Nigerian state among the bottom 10 states.
Premium Timesby Ezekiel Oyero14d ago
President Bola Tinubu has said 21 shared facilities established across 19 states and the Federal Capital Territory are supporting businesses and an estimated 650,000 jobs.
Premium Timesby Ezekiel Oyero14d ago
The Airline Operators of Nigeria (AON) has threatened to shut down operations nationwide if aviation unions disrupt the operations of any of its member airlines.
Premium Timesby Beloved John14d ago
More Nigerians are dying in South Africa due to attacks associated with the growing xenophobic violence in the country.
Premium Timesby Abdulkareem Mojeed14d ago
Global oil prices rose for a second consecutive session on Tuesday as concerns over supply disruptions in the Middle East continued to weigh on the market amid uncertainty over efforts to end the...
Premium Timesby Gbemidepo Popoola14d ago
Nigeria return to 2027 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying action on Tuesday against Guinea-Bissau, looking to build on their 2-1 comeback victory over Madagascar and make it two wins from two.
Premium Timesby Ezekiel Oyero14d ago
More than 1,000 people have been displaced by a communal conflict in Geroji and neighbouring settlements in Mbamnga Ward of the Local Government Area of Taraba State, with more than 340 houses...
Premium Timesby Ezekiel Oyero14d ago
Three women were killed and another person injured when gunmen attacked a mining site in Rakum community, Barkin Ladi Local Government Area of Plateau State, on Monday.
Premium Timesby Sharon Eboesomi14d ago
The National Assembly is planning a major overhaul of the way parliamentary records and legislation are stored, authenticated and accessed, including translating federal laws into Hausa, Yoruba...
Premium Timesby Ezekiel Oyero14d ago
Former Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, has insisted that he remains the Social Democratic Party (SDP) governorship candidate in Nasarawa State, despite questions raised over some 2027...
Premium Timesby Aaron Cole14d ago
For 19-year-old Adamu Isah, 17 September began like any other day. But it ended with him witnessing horrific deaths inside a cramped detention cell in Minna, Niger State.
Premium Timesby Ndidiamaka Ede14d ago
The Federal High Court in Abuja has declared the enforcement of a three-year suspension imposed on Joe-Kyari Gadzama, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), by the Legal Practitioners Disciplinary...
Premium Timesby Chinagorom Ugwu14d ago
The Anambra State Government has said the 2027 presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Peter Obi, does not deserve praise despite saving $150 million in the state’s...
Premium Timesby Fortune Eromonsele14d ago
The Minister of State for Health and Social Welfare, Iziaq Salako, and other stakeholders at the 8th Nigeria Pharma Manufacturers Expo, organised by the Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Group of the...
Premium Timesby Ndidiamaka Ede14d ago
The lawyer prosecuting Omoyele Sowore, activist and publisher of Sahara Reporters, for describing President Bola Tinubu as “a criminal” has denied knowledge of a reported plan by the State Security...
Premium Timesby Ndidiamaka Ede14d ago
The African Action Congress (AAC) has sued President Bola Tinubu and others over the president’s failure to transfer power to Vice President Kashim Shettima during his prolonged vacation in Europe.
Premium Timesby Ekemini Simon14d ago
A tree has fallen on a moving tricycle and a Toyota car in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State capital, injuring victims, barely six weeks after another fallen tree killed a commercial motorcyclist in the city.
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