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SPECIAL REPORT: Why young Nigerians are losing faith in elections

INVESTIGATION: Oil companies violate Nigerian laws, flare gas, face no sanctions (1)

INVESTIGATION: How criminals exploited Benue’s conflicts to traffic children, women

INVESTIGATION: The multi-million dollar Norwegian scam and the role of a Nigerian

SPECIAL REPORT: How social media shapes reprisal violence in Plateau

SPECIAL REPORT: Some Nigerians turn to faith healers as HIV aid dries up

SPECIAL REPORT: Before they could finish school, Nigeria’s health system made them mothers

Akwa Ibom governor abandons assembly rehabilitation but pushes N248.83bn tourism projects

SPECIAL REPORT: In Jigawa communities, nutrition programmes offer hope amid child hunger
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What a Nigerian experiment could teach Bangladesh about AI, By Akm Boby

2027 and Nigeria’s subsidy debate: The reform was right. The financing story still needs a plan, By David Okelue Ugwunta

Oseni, Olayinka and the gbewudani metaphor, By Niran Adedokun

Beyond the ribbon: The questions Nigeria’s 2027 campaign must answer, By Dakuku Peterside

Third quarter national security update: Building security through coordination, intelligence and public trust, By Chido Onumah

ICPC’s red flag and Tinubu’s response: Why Nigeria must stop fighting corruption backwards, By Nafisat Bello
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Nigerians in UK lament delays, extra fees, poor organisation at NIS passport centres

September 8, 2026

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Arrested child-stealing suspects. Credit: Oyo State Police Command

Oyo police uncover child-stealing syndicate, rescue 17 children as six die in captivity

September 8, 2026

Former Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai

El-Rufai demands ₦10bn, apology from defence minister over Southern Kaduna allegation

September 7, 2026

Dangote Refinery

UPDATED: Dangote Refinery sets minimum subscription for $1.6 billion IPO

September 7, 2026

Vivian Chilaka, the deceased nursing student

Police ‌‌‍‌‍⁠⁠‌‍‌⁠‌‍‍‌‌‌detain new suspect over Anambra nursing student’s murder

September 7, 2026

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EDITORIAL: Fuel subsidies: Sifting through the federation accounts

September 7, 2026

Former Sierra Leone President Ernest Bai Koroma and former president of Nigeria, Goodluck Jonathan

Ex-Sierra Leone president returns home from Nigeria after treason case discontinued

September 6, 2026

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UNIZIK-gate

Lecturers shut federal university, gives reason

September 8, 2026

Arrested child-stealing suspects. Credit: Oyo State Police Command

Oyo police uncover child-stealing syndicate, rescue 17 children as six die in captivity

September 8, 2026

Nigerian soldiers in the Northeast

Soldiers foil terror attack in Borno, recover weapons — Official

September 8, 2026

The vigilante operatives harassing the victims

Police detain vigilante operatives who assaulted two siblings

September 8, 2026

FIFA and CAF Presidents (Credit: Cafonline)

FIFA, CAF suspend NFF election, to send joint mission to Abuja

September 8, 2026

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Bandits attack Sokoto community days after troops foiled advance

September 8, 2026

Former Katsina senator Bello Mandiya

Former Katsina senator Bello Mandiya dies in Abuja

September 8, 2026

Major-General Fadairo with participants of Army War College Nigeria during their visit to Headquarters 82 Division, Enugu

Army to sustain offensive against separatists in South-east – GOC

September 7, 2026

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Governor Caleb Mutfwang

Mutfwang urges northern leaders to tackle Almajiri problem through education

September 8, 2026

Oluwaseun Ogunsakin in action (Credit: Aurum Tennis Academy Facebook Page)

US Open Juniors: Ogunsakin eyes another milestone against South Africa’s Doig

September 8, 2026

A young man wearing a face mask, standing in a bus

Plateau buses make face masks compulsory as diphtheria outbreak worsens

September 8, 2026

Femi Otedola, Chairman, FirstHoldCo

Otedola speaks on FirstHoldCo’s inclusion in FTSE Frontier 50 Index

September 8, 2026

President Bola Tinubu (PHOTO CREDIT: X @aonanuga1956)

Land Dispute: Family petitions Tinubu over alleged eviction threat by Faleke, river basin agency

September 7, 2026

Falconets (PHOTO CREDIT: Falconets Media)

FIFA U-20 WWC: Nigeria’s Falconets begin campaign with defeat to Spain

September 7, 2026

Special Reports

INEC Ballot box used for votes

Headline Stories

SPECIAL REPORT: Why young Nigerians are losing faith in elections

September 4, 2026

Gas flare at Heirs Energies facility at Umuechem

Headline Stories

INVESTIGATION: Oil companies violate Nigerian laws, flare gas, face no sanctions (1)

September 1, 2026

Children rescued from traffickers in Benue State.

Features And Interviews

INVESTIGATION: How criminals exploited Benue’s conflicts to traffic children, women

August 25, 2026

A collage of ethical hacker and Warri Flyover Bridge

Headline Stories

INVESTIGATION: The multi-million dollar Norwegian scam and the role of a Nigerian

August 23, 2026

Angwan Rukuba in Jos

Headline Stories

SPECIAL REPORT: How social media shapes reprisal violence in Plateau

August 22, 2026

An HIV/AIDS medicine product from Sarkin Lakanin Jihar Kano, a faith healer in Nigeria. (PHOTO CREDIT: Sarkin Lakanin Jihar Kano)

Investigation/Special Reports

SPECIAL REPORT: Some Nigerians turn to faith healers as HIV aid dries up

August 21, 2026

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September 7, 2026

Features and Interviews

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Features And Interviews

From Wimbledon to the US Open: How Oluwaseun Ogunsakin Is Rewriting Nigeria’s Tennis Story

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September 7, 2026

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Features And Interviews

How erosion havoc destroys homes, farmlands in Kano community

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September 3, 2026

Nigeria's 2027 elections and religious-induced sentiment

Features And Interviews

ANALYSIS: Nigerians confront politicians’ old tricks, rhetorics as 2027 campaigns begin

byAbubakar Ahmadu Maishanu

September 3, 2026

The Director General of the State Security Service, Oluwatosin Ajayi, speaks to PREMIUM TIMES on how he is reforming the SSS.

Features And Interviews

INTERVIEW: How we are reforming the SSS – DG, Oluwatosin Ajayi

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September 3, 2026

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Features And Interviews

Massive Promises, Empty Fields: The multi-billion-dollar unsuccessful Saudi project in Ethiopia

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August 31, 2026

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Features And Interviews

Conflict and Climate: Double threat driving Great Lakes displacement

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August 31, 2026

Business

News Reports

Femi Otedola, Chairman, FirstHoldCo

Otedola speaks on FirstHoldCo’s inclusion in FTSE Frontier 50 Index

September 8, 2026

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Stanbic IBTC, Mutual Benefits, Aradel top stock picks this week

September 7, 2026

FTSE Russell

FirstHoldco, Dangote, four other Nigerian companies admitted to FTSE’s 50 most liquid frontier market stocks

September 7, 2026

Dangote Refinery

UPDATED: Dangote Refinery sets minimum subscription for $1.6 billion IPO

September 7, 2026

Saratu Jibo Yusuf, the Nigerian woman who became unreachable after arriving at Doha airport.

Uncertainty as Nigerian woman remains unreachable after arriving Doha airport

September 6, 2026

Financial Inclusion

The World Bank said economic activity in Sub-Saharan Africa is projected to edge up from 3.3 per cent in 2024 to 3.5 per cent in 2025

AI could help Nigeria, other developing economies achieve century of progress in decade – Report

August 20, 2026

Sabina Mensah, deputy chief executive officer of the AfricaNenda Foundation

Financial Inclusion: Policy fragmentation, dollar dependence stall cross-border payments in Africa

Financial Inclusion

Nigeria’s tax reform may strain Financial Inclusion gains

February 8, 2026

Robert Ochola, CEO of the AfricaNenda Foundation

Instant payment transactions in Africa hit $1.9trn in 2024 — Report

November 16, 2025

The launch of the State of Instant Payment Systems (SIIPS) 2025 report

Financial Inclusion: Nigeria’s NIBSS emerges as the only African Payment system to reach matured inclusivity level

November 13, 2025

Analysis & Data

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CREDIT: CBN X handle)

Why some bank dividends are paused and what it means for investors

Logos of Zenith Bank, First HoldCo, Access Holdings Plc, UBA, FCMB Group, Stanbic IBTC, Wema Bank, Sterling Holdco, and Ecobank

Banks grow earnings and income streams despite impact of 2025 provisions

Lagos City (PHOTO CREDIT: Lagos Insider)

ANALYSIS: Is Lagos the New Silicon Valley of Africa?

October 26, 2025

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Nigeria’s digital payment boom faces rising cybersecurity threats

October 22, 2025

A towering six-meter sculpture—the thinker’s burden, designed by Benjamin Von Wong, to challenge negotiators in Geneva.

Recycle or Cut Production: The Politics of Plastics Economy

September 8, 2025

Regional

South West

Arrested child-stealing suspects. Credit: Oyo State Police Command

Oyo police uncover child-stealing syndicate, rescue 17 children as six die in captivity

September 8, 2026

Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Tijani Fatai

Police arrest four over alleged mob killing in Lagos

September 7, 2026

President Bola Tinubu (PHOTO CREDIT: X @aonanuga1956)

Land Dispute: Family petitions Tinubu over alleged eviction threat by Faleke, river basin agency

September 7, 2026

The Chairperson of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Joash Amupitan

INEC chair warns electoral officers against compromising 2027 polls, vows serious consequences

September 7, 2026

South South

Umo Eno during inspection at the Luxury Garden Estate. Credit Ekerete Udoh

Two years after flag-off, Akwa Ibom’s N10.3bn housing project misses deadline as Eno threatens to terminate contract

September 7, 2026

Police operatives

Police rescue abducted woman in Delta

September 7, 2026

Chronicle Newspaper

ALGON donates N36m to support revival of 55-year-old Nigerian newspaper

September 7, 2026

Navy uncovers 10,000 litres of suspected stolen crude oil

Navy uncovers 10,000 litres of suspected stolen crude oil

September 7, 2026

South East

UNIZIK-gate

Lecturers shut federal university, gives reason

September 8, 2026

The vigilante operatives harassing the victims

Police detain vigilante operatives who assaulted two siblings

September 8, 2026

Major-General Fadairo with participants of Army War College Nigeria during their visit to Headquarters 82 Division, Enugu

Army to sustain offensive against separatists in South-east – GOC

September 7, 2026

Wife cries out over whereabouts of husband abducted 16 months ago in Imo

Wife cries out over whereabouts of husband abducted 16 months ago in Imo

September 7, 2026

North West

Gunmen/Bandits used to illustrate the story

Bandits attack Sokoto community days after troops foiled advance

September 8, 2026

Former Katsina senator Bello Mandiya

Former Katsina senator Bello Mandiya dies in Abuja

September 8, 2026

Former Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai

El-Rufai demands ₦10bn, apology from defence minister over Southern Kaduna allegation

September 7, 2026

Zaria city wall

Emir inaugurates tree planting along ancient Zaria city walls

September 7, 2026

North East

Nigerian soldiers in the Northeast

Soldiers foil terror attack in Borno, recover weapons — Official

September 8, 2026

A collage of Tuggar, Dogara, Ali Pate, and Muhammad Abubaka

2027: Imposition allegations, mass exits threaten APC’s hopes in Bauchi

September 6, 2026

Governor Agbu Kefas

Illegal Mining: Taraba govt sets up new task force

September 6, 2026

Yobe State University Teaching Hospital

Yobe govt spends N360m annually on free dialysis scheme

September 3, 2026

North Central

Governor Caleb Mutfwang

Mutfwang urges northern leaders to tackle Almajiri problem through education

September 8, 2026

A young man wearing a face mask, standing in a bus

Plateau buses make face masks compulsory as diphtheria outbreak worsens

September 8, 2026

Benue

As schools resume, Benue State issues rules on textbooks, after-class lessons, graduation ceremonies

September 7, 2026

children found at mining sites during school hours

Nasarawa village head sets N50,000 fine for parents of children found at mining sites during school hours

September 7, 2026

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UPDATED: NDLEA destroys N301 billion worth of illicit drugs in Lagos

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International

Nigerian Immigration Service (PHOTO CREDIT: NIS on Facebook)

Nigerians in UK lament delays, extra fees, poor organisation at NIS passport centres

September 8, 2026

Former Sierra Leone President Ernest Bai Koroma and former president of Nigeria, Goodluck Jonathan

Ex-Sierra Leone president returns home from Nigeria after treason case discontinued

September 6, 2026

Niger’s junta leader General Abdourahamane Tchiani

Failed Coup: Niger blames France, neighbouring countries, threatens international action

September 6, 2026

Pastor Enoch Adeboye

Xenophobia: RCCG donates N352 million for repatriation of Nigerians from South Africa

September 4, 2026

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UN votes to adopt new world map that shows true size of Africa

September 4, 2026

Sports

FIFA and CAF Presidents (Credit: Cafonline)

FIFA, CAF suspend NFF election, to send joint mission to Abuja

September 8, 2026

Oluwaseun Ogunsakin in action (Credit: Aurum Tennis Academy Facebook Page)

US Open Juniors: Ogunsakin eyes another milestone against South Africa’s Doig

September 8, 2026

Yusuf Alli (Credit: NSC MEDIA)

Eko 2026 to expose athlete‑poaching states — Yusuf Alli

September 8, 2026

Kelechi Iheanacho (Credit: Bursaspor on X)

Iheanacho extends scoring streak with brace as Bursaspor beat Manisa

September 8, 2026

Falconets (PHOTO CREDIT: Falconets Media)

FIFA U-20 WWC: Nigeria’s Falconets begin campaign with defeat to Spain

September 7, 2026

Arts & Entertainment

Carter Efe is set to face Speed Darlington in a celebrity boxing bout

Carter Efe, Speed Darlington to clash in celebrity boxing bout

September 7, 2026

Salawa Abeni

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September 7, 2026

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September 5, 2026

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John Fashanu serves Vivian divorce papers as family dispute takes new turn

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September 3, 2026

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The newly-appointed National Security Adviser (NSA), Nuhu Ribadu

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Editorial

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Prof Ishaq Oloyede, JAMB registrar.

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The Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN. [PHOTO CREDIT: Ehud Kaduna]

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Tinubu signing (PHOTO CREDIT: @officialABAT)

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National Judicial Council (NJC)

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Health

News Reports

A young man wearing a face mask, standing in a bus

Plateau buses make face masks compulsory as diphtheria outbreak worsens

September 8, 2026

Factory smokestack emitting smoke

Climate, clean air action could prevent 144 million premature deaths by 2050 – Report

September 7, 2026

Map showing Plateau states

Diphtheria: Jos North steps up surveillance as Plateau intensifies response

September 7, 2026

Illustration of a Nigerian doctor (PHOTO CREDIT: Pexels)

NARD demands prosecution over alleged assault of doctor at Abuja hospital

September 4, 2026

Investigations

Agbinpa Primary Healthcare Centre in Ede South Local Government Area of Osun State

INVESTIGATION: Despite billions of naira spent in the health sector, challenges remain in Osun’s rural PHCs

September 2, 2026

An HIV/AIDS medicine product from Sarkin Lakanin Jihar Kano, a faith healer in Nigeria. (PHOTO CREDIT: Sarkin Lakanin Jihar Kano)

SPECIAL REPORT: Some Nigerians turn to faith healers as HIV aid dries up

August 21, 2026

Kangire PHC

SPECIAL REPORT: In Jigawa communities, nutrition programmes offer hope amid child hunger

August 17, 2026

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INVESTIGATION: Social media, anonymous websites drive Nigeria’s poorly regulated weight-loss injection market

Health Specials

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PT Health Watch: Common cancer risk factors that should not be ignored

September 5, 2026

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August 22, 2026

Available family planning commodities at Omi Eran Primary Health Centre, Osun State. Credit: Fawaz Adebisi

SPECIAL REPORT: Before they could finish school, Nigeria’s health system made them mothers

August 20, 2026

Features

Donor cuts, govt inaction negatively impact HIV patients in Rivers, Akwa Ibom (3)

Donor cuts, govt inaction negatively impact HIV patients in Rivers, Akwa Ibom (3)

September 6, 2026

Jos-University-Teaching-Hospital

Jos University Teaching Hospital’s psychiatric facility stretched as mental health cases rise

September 5, 2026

Governor Dikko Radda inaugurating the committee

Katsina Survey: 88% of households consume 1–3 food varieties daily, 61% of recent births occurred at home

August 26, 2026

Donor cuts, govt inaction push HIV patients towards death, uncertainty in Rivers, Akwa Ibom

Donor cuts, govt inaction push HIV patients towards death, uncertainty in Rivers, Akwa Ibom (2)

August 20, 2026

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President Muhammadu Buhari on arrival to London [PHOTO CREDIT: @TheAsoVilla]

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