Drug-resistant bacterial infections kill 1m people annually – WHO
Premium Timesby Agency Report·10d ago
The World Health Organisation (WHO) says drug-resistant bacterial infections kill about one million people globally every year, calling for coordinated action across human, animal, food and...
Nigeria develops digital health architecture to integrate health systems
Premium Timesby Oluwakemi Adelagun·10d ago
Nigeria has moved from building isolated digital health applications to developing a unified National Digital Health Architecture (NDHA) that will transform the health sector.
FEI sets three-year target for Nigeria’s full equestrian membership
Premium Timesby Tunde Eludini·10d ago
The Fédération Équestre Internationale (FEI) has given Nigeria a three-year target to meet the requirements needed to progress towards full membership of the world governing body for equestrian...
Ex-governor Suswam’s 11-year-long corruption trial suffers fresh delay, prosecution raises concerns over incessant adjournments
Premium Timesby Ndidiamaka Ede·10d ago
The 11-year-long corruption trial of former Benue State Governor Gabriel Suswam suffered another delay on Friday as the trial court in Abuja adjourned the scheduled final addresses.
Ekiti to cut transport fare by 50%, rolls out 15 CNG buses
Premium Timesby Ayodele Joseph·10d ago
The Ekiti State Government has begun efforts to cut transport fares by 50 per cent across the state by deploying Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) buses to cushion the effect of transportation costs on...
Oyo govt impounds 20 cows operations over open grazing, crop destruction
Premium Timesby Aaron Cole·10d ago
The Oyo State Government has impounded 20 cows in two separate operations in Ibadan following complaints of open grazing, cattle rearing in residential areas and destruction of farm crops.
Katsina approves solar equipment for public facilities, targets 70MW
Premium Timesby Ogalah Dunamis·10d ago
The Katsina State Executive Council has approved the procurement and installation of solar power and battery storage systems at 11 public facilities.
Police arrest man for alleged online fraud, recover 25 phones, many ATM, SIM cards
Premium Timesby Aaron Cole·10d ago
The Ogun State Police Command has arrested a 45-year-old man over an alleged N2.5 million online fraud and recovered 25 ATM cards, 25 mobile phones and 16 SIM cards from him.
At 30, Zamfara has at last begun to fly, By Suleman Ahmad Tudu
Premium Timesby Press Release·10d ago
On 1 October 1996, Zamfara State was carved out of the old Sokoto State by the then Military Head of State, late General Sani Abacha in a very rigorous and competitive process.
Nigeria at 66, By Jibrin Ibrahim
Premium Timesby Jibrin Ibrahim·10d ago
Yesterday, President Tinubu addressed Nigerians on the occasion of our 66th independence anniversary. The content of the speech resembles what we expect to hear at each anniversary.
Political scholar Jibril Ibrahim commends Oyo's inquiry into school abduction, backs Makinde’s presidential bid
Premium Timesby Press Release·10d ago
Professor of political science and Senior Fellow at the Centre for Democracy and Development, Jibrin Ibrahim, has described the Judicial Commission of Inquiry set up by the Oyo State Government to...
Phyna knocks out Nkechi Blessing in female celebrity boxing bout
Premium Timesby Aaron Cole·10d ago
Big Brother Naija Season 7 winner, Phyna, has defeated Nollywood actress Nkechi Blessing in a four-round celebrity boxing bout in Lagos.
Reflections: Encounter with Justice Egbert Udo Udoma, By Sam Akpe
Premium Timesby Ololade Bamidele·10d ago
Words may fail me to describe him. Justice Egbert Udo Udoma belonged to the rare, farsighted generation that agitated for political recognition through state creation when it was less fashionable...
Obidient Movement gets new National Coordinator; Yunusa Tanko reassigned
Premium Timesby Agency Report·10d ago
The Obidient Movement has appointed Moses Paul as its new national coordinator. The movement announced this in a statement issued on Thursday in Abuja by Onyeka Dike of its media and communications...
Troops neutralise 16 terrorists, rescue 10 prospective corps members
Premium Timesby Agency Report·10d ago
Troops of the Nigerian Army have neutralised 16 terrorists and recovered weapons after repelling simultaneous attacks in Adamawa.
Ex-Peter Obi campaigner faults Atiku's repeated reference to Tinubu as "Bola"
Premium Timesby Agency Report·10d ago
Akin Osuntokun, a former presidential spokesman and director-general of Peter Obi’s presidential campaign in the 2023 election, has criticised former Vice President Atiku Abubakar for repeatedly...
INVESTIGATION: NUPRC fails to enforce Nigeria's anti-flaring law as methane emissions go unchecked (2)
Premium Timesby Ekemini Simon·10d ago
This is the second and final part of this investigation. Read the first part here. hen Nigeria enacted the Petroleum Industry Act (PIA) in August 2021, it sought to close one of the country’s...
Tinubu, Akpabio, Sanwo-Olu, others attend MKO documentary premiere
Premium Timesby ekeminiatai·11d ago
President Bola Tinubu, Senate President Godswill Akpabio, Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu and Chief of Staff to the President, Femi Gbajabiamila, attended the national premiere of MKO, a...
Wike’s Rainbow: Governor Dauda Lawal’s red line, By Emmanuel Ado
Premium Timesby Press Release·11d ago
Did Chinua Achebe, the foremost African writer, have Nyesom Wike, the former governor of oil-rich Rivers State and now the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), specifically in mind—or...
Independence Day: Wike urges FCT residents to elect leaders who can sustain infrastructure projects
Premium Timesby ekeminiatai·11d ago
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has urged residents to use the 2027 general elections to elect leaders with the vision and capacity to sustain and expand ongoing...
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