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SPECIAL REPORT: How conflict is driving child malnutrition in Benue

Nigeria, Nov. 29 -- Florence Ajaba strolled past rows of identical make-shift tents branded with the logos of the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) towards a familiar one where Aba Aondas... Read More


How Jigawa's underfunded rural health system fuels infant, maternal mortality

Nigeria, Nov. 27 -- It was 1 a.m. on 9 October, when 25-year-old Sadiya Sirajo felt the sharp waves of labour. Her estimated due date (EDD) had arrived. But there was one problem. At Kwadabe, where s... Read More


SPECIAL REPORT: Bauchi communities struggle to access healthcare as govt fiddles with funding priorities

Nigeria, Nov. 23 -- Hannatu Sabiu held her three-year-old grandson, Muhammad Sani, close to her chest, his limp body resting against her. The boy's half-open eyes darted weakly around the dimly lit co... Read More


Education ministry denies nationwide closure of schools, amidst states' closure directives

Nigeria, Nov. 23 -- The Federal Ministry of Education has denied issuing a directive for all schools across the country to close, even as some states have ordered schools to shut down. In a statement... Read More


Education minister moves against UNN VC for disclosing ex-Minister Nnaji's certificate forgery

Nigeria, Nov. 22 -- The Ministry of Education has launched a probe into the Vice-Chancellor of the University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN), Simon Ortuanya, for responding to PREMIUM TIMES' Freedom of Info... Read More


PREMIUM TIMES Publisher calls for solution to crisis of knowledge created by AI, social media

Nigeria, Nov. 19 -- The Publisher of PREMIUM TIMES, Dapo Olorunyomi, has called for a concerted effort to address the 'crisis of knowledge' created by Artificial Intelligence (AI) and social media alg... Read More


Ekiti, Bayero universities lead in submissions as Nigeria begins digitisation of students' dissertations

Nigeria, Nov. 12 -- Over 12,000 Nigerian graduates have successfully uploaded their final year research projects to the Nigerian government's recently established National Education Repository and Dat... Read More


240 students bag first class as Nigerian university holds 36th convocation

Nigeria, Nov. 10 -- The Federal University of Technology, Akure (FUTA) will, on Friday, 14 November, celebrate 240 students graduating with first-class honours in the 2024/2025 academic session. The ... Read More


Candidates disown lawsuit against UNILAG, OAU over alleged Post-UTME irregularities

Nigeria, Oct. 30 -- Candidates whose names appeared in a lawsuit filed against the Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile-Ife, Osun State and the University of Lagos (UNILAG), Akoka, said they were sho... Read More


Nigerian govt moves to resolve ASUU's grouse, releases N2.3bn, other concessions

Nigeria, Oct. 30 -- The Nigerian government said it has begun addressing the demands of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) amid renewed threat of industrial action. The Minister of Educa... Read More