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Fake Professorship: University moves against Kila, removes him from website

Nigeria, Oct. 6 -- Following a PREMIUM TIMES investigation that exposed its pro-chancellor, Anthony Kila, as a fake professor, the Michael and Cecilia Ibru University (MCIU) has deleted all references... Read More


JAMB plans UTME centre in Canada for Nigerians from 2027

Nigeria, Oct. 6 -- The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) says it is working towards establishing a Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) centre in Ottawa, Canada, which is ex... Read More


2027: PDP faction cautions against selling votes for rice, spaghetti

Nigeria, Oct. 6 -- A faction of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), led by former Minister of Special Duties and Inter-Governmental Affairs, Kabiru Turaki, has cautioned Nigerians against exchanging t... Read More


FACT-CHECK: Did UNICEF predict Niger State will not have boys in Grade 7/JSS1 by 2027?

Nigeria, Oct. 6 -- Claim: Niger State Governor Umaru Bago recently claimed a UNICEF report predicted that by 2027, there would be no male child in Grade 7/JSS1 in Shiroro and Munya local government ar... Read More


What the eye can tell us about Nigeria's health, By Loveth Okorie

Nigeria, Oct. 6 -- In 1851, Hermann von Helmholtz devised the ophthalmoscope, allowing doctors to look at the back of a living eye and see its tiny blood vessels. Today, someone who comes to an eye cl... Read More


2027: NDC reacts to Dickson's alleged plot to sabotage Peter Obi, Kwankwaso

Nigeria, Oct. 6 -- The Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) has denied allegations that its National Leader, Seriake Dickson, was plotting to sabotage the NDC presidential candidate, Peter Obi, and his r... Read More


Military Aircraft Crash: 'We are still expecting heavy equipment to lift the wreckage' - Police Commissioner

Nigeria, Oct. 6 -- More than 24 hours after the AT-42 Aircraft crashed on Monday, much of the wreckage is still submerged in the Igbokoda swamp. Only a few parts of the wreckage and charred body part... Read More


INEC receives Certified True Copy of Supreme Court judgement on Electoral Act provisions

Nigeria, Oct. 6 -- The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Tuesday received the Certified True Copy (CTC) of the Supreme Court judgment on the validity of key provisions of the Elector... Read More


2027: Middle-aged voters dominate Nigeria's 103m voter register - INEC

Nigeria, Oct. 6 -- Voters between 35 and 49 years of age constitute the largest demographic group on Nigeria's register for the 2027 general elections, accounting for more than 43 million registered v... Read More


LAWMA withdraws licences of six waste operators in Lagos

Nigeria, Oct. 6 -- The Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA) has withdrawn the operating licences of six private waste collection companies over what the state government described as inadequate ca... Read More