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dRPC opens applications for free training for Nigerian NGOs, foundations

Nigeria, Oct. 6 -- The development Research and Projects Centre (dRPC) has opened applications for a second round of its NGO Support Initiative (NSI), offering free executive training to Nigerian civi... Read More


Dapper beats YBNL, Starboy, Mavin in mid-year market-share ranking

Nigeria, Oct. 6 -- Dapper Music & Entertainment ranked as Nigeria's leading homegrown music company in the first half of 2026, according to TurnTable Charts' Mid-Year Market Share Report. The Lagos-b... Read More


Taraba senator faces APC petition over alleged forged NECO certificate

Nigeria, Oct. 6 -- David Jimkuta of Taraba South is facing a petition seeking his disqualification from the 2027 senatorial race over allegations that he submitted forged National Examinations Council... Read More


Professor dies hours after swearing-in as substantive university VC

Nigeria, Oct. 6 -- Nnamdi Umeoduagu, the vice-chancellor of Tansian University, Umunya in Anambra State, has been confirmed dead hours after his inauguration as the substantive vice-chancellor of the ... Read More


Police in Akwa Ibom probe alleged extortion of operatives by commanders

Nigeria, Oct. 6 -- The Nigeria Police Force in Akwa Ibom State has ordered an inquiry into allegations that police officers returning from a counter-insurgency deployment in Borno State were made to p... Read More


ICPC constitutes team to probe Kila over fake professorship

Nigeria, Oct. 6 -- The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has constituted a team to investigate Anthony Kila following revelations by PREMIUM TIMES that he is a... Read More


Gatefield to convene health summit on scaling health innovations across Africa

Nigeria, Oct. 6 -- Gatefield, a public strategy and media group, will convene health policymakers, innovators, and creative-sector leaders in Abuja on 21 and 22 October to discuss how to expand succes... Read More


BREAKING: No survivors as Nigeria releases names of crew members, passengers killed in crashed aircraft

Nigeria, Oct. 6 -- The Nigerian Air Force has released the names of the crew members and the passengers in the aircraft that crashed on Monday, killing everyone on board. The NAF, in a statement on T... Read More


UPDATED: No survivors as Nigeria releases names of crew members, passengers killed in crashed aircraft

Nigeria, Oct. 6 -- The Nigerian Air Force has released the names of the crew members and the passengers in the aircraft that crashed on Monday, killing everyone on board. The NAF, in a statement on T... Read More


CSOs demand probe of TikTok blackout in Northern Nigeria

Nigeria, Oct. 6 -- A coalition of 12 civil society organisations (CSOs) has called on the federal government, telecom regulators, and TikTok to address an unexplained disruption affecting the social m... Read More