Economic expert seeks redesign of FG’s cash transfer programme
Premium Timesby Agency Report4d ago
Uche Uwaleke, an economy and capital market expert, has urged the Federal Government to redesign its conditional cash transfer programme.
Premium Times
premiumtimesng.comadded August 2026
top 11%Poor record-keeping caused confusion over NAF crash manifest - Ex-SSS director
Premium Timesby Ezekiel Oyero4d ago
A former Director of the State Security Service (SSS), Mike Ejiofor, has attributed the conflicting figures surrounding the number and identities of people aboard the Nigerian Air Force (NAF)...
Plane Crash: Aiyedatiwa visits site, says aircraft’s main body yet to surface, human parts recovered
Premium Timesby Josiah Oluwole4d ago
Search operations continued on Wednesday at the site of the crash of the Nigerian Air Force plane at Igbokoda, headquarters of Ilaje Local Government Area of Ondo State.
2027 Polls: ‘84% intend to vote, but only 41% committed' - Yiaga survey
Premium Timesby Sharon Eboesomi4d ago
A new voter intention survey by Yiaga Africa has revealed a wide gap between Nigerians’ stated intention to vote in the 2027 general elections and their actual commitment to participating in the...
Afrilition and the prophesy of an African renaissance, By Adéwálé Àjàdì
Premium Timesby Adewale Ajadi4d ago
Afrilition is a call to service to be the generation that is willing to sacrifice comfort so that posterity will stand in excellence.
CJN charges judges to uphold integrity matching beauty of new industrial court's headquarters
Premium Timesby Falmata Daniel4d ago
Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN) Kudirat Kekere-Ekun called on the judges of the National Industrial Court of Nigeria (NICN) to uphold integrity to match the beauty of its new headquaters, which she...
Whose archive, whose history? Reclaiming the African past, By Toyin Falola
Premium Timesby Ololade Bamidele4d ago
At its deepest level, therefore, “Whose History?” is a question about power. Who has the power to record history? Who has the power to preserve it? Who has the power to classify it?
Cardiologist warns military personnel of hypertension, heart disease risks
Premium Timesby Agency Report4d ago
A military cardiologist, Life Ajemba, has warned that hypertension, prolonged stress, and inadequate sleep could increase the risk of cardiovascular disease among serving military personnel and...
Funke Akindele, Tunde Olaoye top box-office chart with ₦1.32 billion
Premium Timesby Friday Omosola4d ago
Nigerian filmmaker and actress Funke Akindele and film director Tunde Olaoye have emerged as the top-performing Nollywood directors at the Nigerian box office in 2025.
UPDATED: Abducted NYSC members freed after one week
Premium Timesby Chinagorom Ugwu4d ago
Twenty prospective members of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) who were abducted while travelling from Oyo State to orientation camps in Abia State have been released.
2027: Duke vows to reduce petrol price to ₦300 per litre if elected president
Premium Timesby Ekemini Simon4d ago
Former Cross River State governor and Peoples Redemption Party (PRP) presidential candidate, Donald Duke, has promised to reduce the price of petrol to about ₦300 per litre if elected president in...
Oke presents letter of credence to Macron, assumes duty as Nigeria’s envoy to France
Premium Timesby Beloved John4d ago
Nigeria’s Ambassador to the French Republic, Ayodele Oke, has formally assumed his diplomatic duties following the presentation of his Letters of Credence to French President Emmanuel Macron.
Health Review: Ebola alert, Lassa fever deaths, maternal health push, other developments that shaped September
Premium Timesby Premium Times4d ago
September brought significant developments across Nigeria’s health sector, from new maternal health interventions and healthcare financing to local production of essential health products.
FIFA Ranking: Super Eagles plunge to 30th, drop to Africa's sixth
Premium Timesby Gbemidepo Popoola4d ago
The Super Eagles have suffered a significant setback in the latest FIFA Men’s World Ranking, dropping four places to 30th in the world following a disappointing September international window.
Ekiti @ 30: Over ₦50 billion annual IGR, pays workers' salaries - State Govt
Premium Timesby Ayodele Joseph5d ago
The Ekiti State Government on Wednesday disclosed that the state’s Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) rose significantly from about ₦8 billion in 2020 to more than ₦50 billion annually in 2025...
NDC faults Zamfara governor's Ethiopia trip after deadly attack
Premium Timesby Ogalah Dunamis5d ago
The Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) in Zamfara State has criticised Governor Dauda Lawal for travelling to Ethiopia after a deadly attack in Bindin, Maru Local Government Area.
NAF Plane Crash: Newlywed loses husband 20 years after father died in NAF air crash
Premium Timesby Aaron Cole5d ago
Twenty years after Flight Lieutenant Damilola Adekunle lost her father in a Nigerian Air Force (NAF) plane crash, her newlywed husband died in Monday’s crash of another NAF plane.
Atiku’s production subsidy: Has politics overtaken economics?, By Kayode Oladele
Premium Timesby Premium Times5d ago
Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, former Vice President of Nigeria and presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress, (ADC), has returned to the centre of Nigeria’s economic debate with a proposal...
Edo varsity lecturer dies after hotel encounter with sex worker
Premium Timesby Ekemini Simon5d ago
A senior lecturer at the Ambrose Alli University (AAU), Ekpoma, Edo State, Matthew Uwuigbe, has died after allegedly collapsing in a hotel room following an encounter with a 21-year-old commercial...
The Anthony Kila affair: How fake titles captured a university and what it says about Nigeria, By Austin Aigbe
Premium Timesby Premium Times5d ago
A true Professor in Nigeria spends at least 10-15 years as Assistant Lecturer, Lecturer II, Lecturer I, Senior Lecturer, Reader, then Professor.