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"Everyone digging borehole within Lekki axis is probably drinking 'shit water'" - Lagos govt

Nigeria, Aug. 6 -- The Permanent Secretary of the Lagos State Office of Drainage Services and Water Resources, Mahmood Adegbite, has raised serious concerns about the health risks posed by residents o... Read More


CHAN 2024: Eric Chelle slams poor Eagles' display against Senegal

Nigeria, Aug. 6 -- Super Eagles head coach Eric Chelle has voiced his dissatisfaction with his team's performance following their 1-0 defeat to defending champions Senegal in their opening match at th... Read More


2025 MTV VMA: Burna Boy, Asake, others bag multiple nominations (FULL LIST)

Nigeria, Aug. 6 -- Nigerian music stars Damini 'Burna Boy' Ogulu, Ahmed 'Asake' Ololade, and Oyinkansola 'Ayra Starr' Aderibigbe have earned multiple nominations at the 2025 MTV Video Music Awards. T... Read More


'An icon in Nigerian journalism': Tinubu mourns Doyin Abiola

Nigeria, Aug. 6 -- President Bola Tinubu has mourned the death of prominent Nigerian journalist Doyin Abiola. PREMIUM TIMES reported the death of Mrs Abiola, 82, early on Wednesday. Wife of the late... Read More


Poor breastfeeding in Nigeria's IDP camps worsening child malnutrition crisis - Advocacy group

Nigeria, Aug. 6 -- An advocacy group has raised an alarm over rising child malnutrition in Nigeria's Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) camps, due to poor maternal nutrition and disrupted breastfeedin... Read More


ANALYSIS: Trump's deportation deals signal troubling shift in US-Africa relations

Nigeria, Aug. 6 -- United States (US) President Donald Trump's policy of deporting foreign nationals convicted of violent crimes has sparked a global uproar. It also highlights the stark power imbalan... Read More


Ike Ibeabuchi gets new opponent for comeback bout in Lagos

Nigeria, Aug. 6 -- Nigerian-born heavyweight boxer Ike "The President" Ibeabuchi has received a new opponent for his long-awaited comeback fight in Lagos after original challenger Danny Williams pulle... Read More


Doyin Abiola is dead

Nigeria, Aug. 6 -- Doyin Abiola, widow of the late Moshood "MKO" Abiola and the first Nigerian woman to serve as editor of a national daily newspaper, is dead. In its Wednesday report, the Punch news... Read More


Police arrest rape, cultism, armed robbery suspects

Nigeria, Aug. 6 -- The Nigerian police in Akwa Ibom State said they have arrested five suspected cultists, rapists, and armed robbers. In a statement on Tuesday, the police spokesperson in the state,... Read More


NMDPRA unifies regulations to address complexities, inconsistencies in petroleum sector

Nigeria, Aug. 6 -- The Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) on Tuesday initiated a regulatory harmonisation process to address inconsistencies and complexities in ... Read More