Police detain senior officers for allegedly extorting N200,000 from trader

Nigeria, March 17 -- The police in Anambra State have arrested and detained six officers who allegedly tortured and extorted N200,000 from a trader in Onitsha, the commercial hub of the South-eastern ... Read More

Enough is Enough Nigeria marks 16 years, calls for increased citizen engagement ahead of 2027 elections

Nigeria, March 17 -- Enough is Enough (EiE) Nigeria has marked its 16th anniversary with a renewed call for active citizen participation ahead of the 2027 general elections. In a statement shared wit... Read More

Nigeria's food inflation returns to double digits, hits 12.12% in February

Nigeria, March 17 -- The food inflation rate in February stood at 12.12 per cent, up from 8.89 per cent recorded in the previous month, according to the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS). The NBS i... Read More

Tinubu extols Oyedele's tax reform feats at inauguration as minister

Nigeria, March 17 -- President Bola Tinubu has glowingly applauded Taiwo Oyedele, Nigeria's new minister of state for finance, for the feats he recorded when he led a major overhaul of the country's t... Read More

Suspected Ansaru commanders confessed to receiving weapons training in Libya, SSS operative tells court

Nigeria, March 17 -- A State Security Service (SSS) operative on Monday told the Federal High Court in Abuja that two suspected commanders of terrorist group Ansaru confessed to receiving weapons trai... Read More

Police arrest woman over alleged assault on five-year-old niece

Nigeria, March 17 -- Police in Cross River State have arrested a Cross River State resident, Ibiong Bassey, over a viral video showing the alleged assault on her five-year-old niece. PREMIUM TIMES is... Read More

Only 9.5% of Nigerian pupils reach minimum learning proficiency - Report

Nigeria, March 17 -- A new report on learning outcomes across Africa has revealed that only 9.5 per cent of Nigerian pupils reach the minimum proficiency level in reading and mathematics by the end of... Read More

UPDATED: Bomb explosions rock Maiduguri

Nigeria, March 17 -- Explosions have been recorded in three locations in Maiduguri, the capital of Borno State. Multiple sources told our reporter that the incidents occurred around 7:30 p.m. Abdul ... Read More

Commercial drivers provide nearly half of emergency transport in Nigeria - Report

Nigeria, March 17 -- A report by the Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare has revealed that commercial drivers affiliated with the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) provide nea... Read More

Prosecution witnesses detail bank transactions linking Malami's son, wife in N8.7bn money laundering trial

Nigeria, March 17 -- Two prosecution witnesses gave some details of some bank transactions of a company linking a wife and son of former Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) Abubakar Malami during... Read More

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