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

You can't write off an African nation in 66 years, By 'Tope Fasua

Nigeria, March 17 -- I once wrote a quip on social media that humility is perhaps the first - or at least a very important - attribute that a people should possess if they wish to begin to climb the l... Read More

End of an Era: Sarah Ogoke retires after historic five AfroBasket titles with D'Tigress

Nigeria, March 17 -- Nigeria's golden generation continues to evolve, and now one of its defining figures has stepped away. Former D'Tigress captain Sarah Ogoke has announced her retirement from the n... 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

'We don't want any party here apart from APC': Hoodlums attack ADC event in Cross River

Nigeria, March 16 -- Suspected hoodlums on Saturday disrupted a meeting of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) in Bakassi Local Government Area of Cross River State, pulling down canopies, chairs an... Read More

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