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Nigerian govt strengthening school security with technology - Minister

Nigeria, Jan. 27 -- The Nigerian government has begun strengthening school security by deploying technology to protect pupils from unsafe learning environments. The Minister of Education, Tunji Alaus... Read More


Nigerian govt moves to abolish HND/BSc dichotomy

Nigeria, Jan. 26 -- The Nigerian government said it would introduce a policy shift to empower polytechnics to award Bachelor's degrees as part of moves to end the discrimination between polytechnic an... Read More


UTME 2026: JAMB begins sale of forms, warns CBT centres against fraudulent practices

Nigeria, Jan. 26 -- The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has commenced the sale of application forms for the 2026 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). JAMB, in its weekly... Read More


INTERVIEW: People who stutter are invisible in Nigeria's disability system - Advocate

Nigeria, Jan. 23 -- In this interview with PREMIUM TIMES, Victoria Nwanne, Founder of the Stutter Awareness Foundation, speaks on the scale of stuttering in Nigeria, deep-rooted myths about the condit... Read More


Group targets reading culture with library revamp at Lagos juvenile centre

Nigeria, Jan. 21 -- The Bonafide Advocator Initiative (BOFAI), a youth-led non-profit organisation working on juvenile justice reform, has completed a library renovation project at the Special Correct... Read More


Strike: Union disputes FCTA's claims, says key demands remain unresolved

Nigeria, Jan. 20 -- The Joint Union Action Committee (JUAC) has rejected claims by the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) that it has met 10 out of the 14 demands of striking workers, ins... Read More


Workers begin strike, shut down FCTA, FCDA offices in Abuja

Nigeria, Jan. 19 -- Workers of the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) and the Federal Capital Development Authority (FCDA) on Monday commenced an indefinite strike, shutting down governme... Read More


Group launches scholarship for 30 female medical students to address Nigeria's gender health gap

Nigeria, Jan. 11 -- Thirty female medical students from across Nigeria's six geopolitical zones have received scholarships under a new initiative aimed at improving women's health outcomes and strengt... Read More


Nigerian government denies abandoning students on Morocco scholarship

Nigeria, Jan. 8 -- The federal government has dismissed reports suggesting that Nigerian students studying in Morocco under its scholarship scheme have been abandoned, describing the claims as false a... Read More


PT Health Watch: Why prostate cancer tops cancer cases among Nigerian men - Expert

Nigeria, Dec. 27 -- Prostate cancer is a disease in which abnormal cells grow uncontrollably in the prostate, a small gland found only in male reproductive system that sits below the bladder and plays... Read More