Nigeria, Feb. 24 -- The Nigerian government has rejected claims that it paid ransom to terrorists to secure the release of pupils abducted from St Mary Catholic School, Papiri in Agwara district of Ni... Read More
Nigeria, Feb. 24 -- The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has stated that the recent surge in the country's gross external reserves may be at risk from oil price shocks and increased pre-election spending... Read More
Nigeria, Feb. 24 -- A lawyer, Myson Nejo, has asked the Federal High Court in Abuja to commit the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Reduction, Bernard Doro, to prison over the alleged failu... Read More
Nigeria, Feb. 24 -- The presidency has released the statement below confirming the exit of Kayode Egbetokun as the Inspector General of Police. PREMIUM TIMES earlier reported the exit of Mr Egbetokun... Read More
Nigeria, Feb. 24 -- A witness told the FCT High Court, Abuja, on Tuesday that former National Security Adviser (NSA) Sambo Dasuki's co-defendant in a security funds diversion trial voluntarily gave hi... Read More
Nigeria, Feb. 24 -- The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, on Tuesday, announced the demolition of Terminal 1 of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos, f... Read More
Nigeria, Feb. 24 -- The Gates Foundation has outlined three major ambitions it hopes to achieve over the next two decades: end preventable maternal and child deaths, eliminate deadly infectious diseas... Read More
Nigeria, Feb. 24 -- The General Officer Commanding (GOC) of the 8 Division of the Nigerian Army, Bemgha Koughna, on Sunday escaped an ambush by suspected members of the Lakurawa terrorist group near M... Read More
Nigeria, Feb. 24 -- The Benue State Government on Monday launched a People-Centred Public Safety Programme and adopted it as a statewide security framework, positioning the state as the first in Niger... Read More
Nigeria, Feb. 24 -- The organisers of Nigeria's oldest and most prestigious pageant, Miss Nigeria, have announced the inaugural 2026 Beauty and Fashion Fair. In a statement to PREMIUM TIMES on Tuesda... Read More