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CSOs task Nigerian govt on transparent use of $1bn child, maternal mortality fund

Nigeria, March 18 -- A coalition of over 100 Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) has charged the Federal Government of Nigeria to ensure the effective implementation of its $1 billion plan for addressi... Read More


Nigeria's inflation rate eases in February - NBS

Nigeria, March 18 -- Nigeria's annual inflation rate eased to 23.18 per cent in February from 24.48 per cent in January 2025, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said on Monday. The statistics of... Read More


Presidential aide defends comment on NYSC member who criticised Tinubu

Nigeria, March 18 -- President Bola Tinubu's Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Temitope Ajayi, has defended his controversial remarks about a National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) member ... Read More


Rivers Crises: Court reserves ruling on suit seeking sack of pro-Wike lawmakers

Nigeria, March 18 -- A Federal High Court in Port Harcourt has fixed 16 April for its ruling on an application seeking the sack of 27 lawmakers of the Rivers House of Assembly over their defection. T... Read More


Rivers Crises: Fubara's administration warns of 'avoidable calamities'

Nigeria, March 18 -- Rivers State Government has warned of "avoidable calamities" that would affect the people and residents of the state if the pro-Wike lawmakers continue to rebuff Governor Siminala... Read More


Blind students' association seeks solutions to UTME challenges

Nigeria, March 18 -- The Nigeria Association of the Blind (NAB) has called on the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) to address the challenges blind candidates face in mathematics, partic... Read More


Super Eagles camp swells to 21 players ahead of crucial World Cup Qualifiers

Nigeria, March 18 -- The Super Eagles camp is filling up quickly as Nigeria intensifies preparations for their must-win 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers against Rwanda and Zimbabwe. As of Tuesday morni... Read More


How Mohbad died, auxiliary nurse Ogedengbe reveals

Nigeria, March 18 -- Auxiliary nurse Feyisayo Ogedengbe, who administered a tetanus injection to late singer Ilerioluwa 'Mohbad' Aloba, has narrated how he died. On 6 October 2023, PREMIUM TIMES repo... Read More


Nigerian lawmaker facilitates release of 18 prison inmates - Lawyer

Nigeria, March 18 -- Eighteen inmates have reportedly been released from the Keffi Correctional Centre in Nasarawa State following the intervention of a federal lawmaker. Ahmed Wadada, the senator re... Read More


Max Air to resume domestic operations

Nigeria, March 18 -- The Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has approved the resumption of domestic operations by Max Air following a 90-day suspension due to safety concerns. The NCAA disclosed... Read More