NUPRC notifies pre-qualified firms for 2025 licensing round

Nigeria, March 17 -- The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) has announced the completion of the pre-qualification stage for the 2025 oil and gas licensing round. In a statement... Read More

Enough is Enough Nigeria marks 16 years, calls for increased citizen engagement ahead of 2027 elections

Nigeria, March 17 -- Enough is Enough (EiE) Nigeria has marked its 16th anniversary with a renewed call for active citizen participation ahead of the 2027 general elections. In a statement shared wit... Read More

Nigerian Army speaks on Borno's multiple bombings that killed many

Nigeria, March 17 -- The Nigerian Army has confirmed a series of bomb explosions in Maiduguri, the Borno State capital, on Monday evening, describing the attacks as coordinated attempts by suspected B... Read More

Nigeria's food inflation returns to double digits, hits 12.12% in February

Nigeria, March 17 -- The food inflation rate in February stood at 12.12 per cent, up from 8.89 per cent recorded in the previous month, according to the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS). The NBS i... Read More

The tyranny of now: How the digital age is changing us, By Kayode Adebiyi

Nigeria, March 17 -- A few years ago, I had the chance to visit a retired civil servant in his cozy home in Lagos. Stepping into his study felt like traveling back in time. One wall was adorned with a... Read More

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

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