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UTME 2026: JAMB reacts to Ibadan hijab incident, blames 'overzealous' ad-hoc staff

Nigeria, April 17 -- The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has condemned the actions of an ad-hoc member instructing a Muslim candidate to adjust her hijab in a video circulating on soci... Read More


Limb Loss Awareness: Why Nigeria must move beyond kindness to real inclusion - Eva Chukwunelo

Nigeria, April 17 -- Eva Chukwunelo is a creative and inclusion advocate who champions disability rights and inclusion, a commitment rooted in her personal experience of losing a limb at age 17 due to... Read More


Bandits attack Kwara communities, abduct residents

Nigeria, April 17 -- Suspected bandits have raided communities in Isin and Ifelodun local government areas of Kwara State, abducting several residents, injuring others, and rustling cattle in incident... Read More


UPDATED: Don't increase airfare or suspend operations, Nigerian govt begs airlines

Nigeria, April 17 -- The Nigerian government has appealed to the country's airlines not to increase airfare nor suspend operations over the hike in the price of aviation fuel. Aviation Minister Festu... Read More


Don't increase airfare or suspend operations, Nigerian govt begs airlines

Nigeria, April 17 -- The Nigerian government has appealed to the country's airlines not to increase airfare nor suspend operations over the hike in the price of aviation fuel. Aviation Minister Festu... Read More


Experts discuss AI governance, urge Nigerian govt to set up regulatory body

Nigeria, April 17 -- Nigeria still lacks a binding law governing the use of artificial intelligence, experts warned on Thursday, even as the technology is rapidly spreading across the country's bankin... Read More


Reopening fuel imports is not reform, it is regression, By Dan D. Kunle

Nigeria, April 17 -- In April, the World Bank repeated a familiar prescription, one of many that have never guided any developing nation toward genuine success. The pattern is predictable: a prescript... Read More


OPM pastor suspends marriage plans for autistic daughter after 1,000 suitors apply

Nigeria, April 17 -- The General Overseer of Omega Power Ministry (OPM), Chibuzor Chinyere, has announced the suspension of marriage plans for his autistic adopted daughter, Chiemeka. PREMIUM TIMES e... Read More


Amupitan's 'yanga' wakes trouble, By Azu Ishiekwene

Nigeria, April 17 -- Six months after his appointment as the chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor Joash Amupitan appears determined to beat the record of Profess... Read More


With love to Waziri, By Femi Fani-Kayode

Nigeria, April 17 -- "I will not respond to Kashim Shettima because he is disrespectful. I am older than him and I have more experience in governance than he does, so I will not respond to him. It is ... Read More