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When even water needs a second look: Nigeria's dangerous dance with fake products, By Ayo Banjo

Nigeria, May 1 -- He sat at the party, glass in hand, laughing with friends like everything was normal. Music was playing, bottles were popping, and waiters moved around with trays of wine and spirits... Read More


PREMIUM TIMES to honour outstanding journalists at annual staff awards

Nigeria, May 1 -- Nigeria's foremost accountability journalism platform, PREMIUM TIMES, will hold its combined 3rd and 4th annual staff award ceremony this weekend. The event will celebrate outstandin... Read More


How my dad was sentenced to death over Vatsa coup but survived," - Daniel Etim Effiong reveals

Nigeria, May 1 -- Nigerian actor and filmmaker Daniel Effiong has recounted how his father, Lt. Col. Moses Effiong (retd.), was arrested and tried over alleged links to the 1986 Vatsa coup plot agains... Read More


Beyond oil: Niger Delta attracts new investments for economic growth and development, By Ehi Braimah

Nigeria, May 1 -- In the mangrove-fringed creeks and bustling markets of the Niger Delta, the scent of crude oil has long defined daily life. For decades, the region's nine states - Akwa Ibom, Bayelsa... Read More


Subsidy is gone - so why is Nigeria still borrowing?, By Tony Agenmonmen

Nigeria, May 1 -- Relief is not the same as savings - and development cannot wait. A question, recently amplified in a trending video by Muhammadu Sanusi II has resonated across the country: If fuel ... Read More


2027: Cubana Chief Priest moves into politics, buys APC forms for Imo Reps seat

Nigeria, May 1 -- Celebrity barman and socialite, Pascal Okechukwu, popularly known as Cubana Chief Priest, has formally taken steps to contest the Orsu/Orlu/Oru East federal constituency seat in Imo ... Read More


NPRW Kaduna: How strategic PR led to multiple events, By Mohammed Dahiru Lawal

Nigeria, May 1 -- The Nigeria Public Relations Week (NPRW) - the evolved form of the annual conference of the Nigerian Institute of Public Relations (NIPR) - has, in just three years, grown from a pro... Read More


10 Nigerians convicted in a $215m international fraud scheme in US

Nigeria, May 1 -- Ten Nigerian nationals have been convicted of their roles in a wire fraud and international email hacking scheme that defrauded over 1000 people of $215 million. The Nigerians were ... Read More


NOC unveils Olympafrica Centre, launches Lagos Olympic Estate project

Nigeria, May 1 -- The Nigeria Olympic Committee (NOC) has commissioned the Olympafrica Centre in Amuwo Odofin, Lagos. The NOC also broke ground for the long-anticipated Olympic Estate, marking a sign... Read More


Access Holdings logs record N743 billion annual profit

Nigeria, May 1 -- Nigeria's biggest banking institution Access Holdings on Friday posted N743 billion in net profit for last year, its peak level ever. Revenue jumped to a record, as a much stronger ... Read More