The Lagos State Waste Management Authority, LAWMA, has cautioned residents against attacking, intimidating or hindering its enforcement officers in the course of carrying out their statutory responsibilities across the state. The Authority said it was disturbed by recent reports of…

The Nigerian Meteorological Agency has forecast moderate to slight dust haze across parts of the country, particularly in the northern states, on Friday, January 30, 2026. NiMet said moderate dust haze with horizontal visibility of between two and five kilometres…

The Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) has extended the deadline for students to apply for the student loan. The deadline, earlier set for 31 January, has now been extended to 27 February, according to a statement from the Fund’s spokesperson,…

The Police Service Commission, PSC, has announced the promotion of one Assistant Inspector-General of Police (AIG) to Deputy Inspector-General of Police (DIG), and two Commissioners of Police to AIGs. The commission also announced the elevation of 26,119 Inspectors to Assistant…

The Director  General, Institute for Peace and Conflict Resolution, Abuja, Dr. Joseph Ochogwu, on Thursday, called for effective collaboration among various bodies, both local and international, for effective conflict prevention, social cohesion, and sustainable peace in Nigeria. Ochogwu, who listed…

As Nigerians prepared for the transfer of power on 29 May 2023, a group of military officers was quietly plotting to overthrow the country’s democracy and assassinate key political figures. PREMIUM TIMES gathered that the coup plotters planned to violently…

The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Mr Nyesom Wike, has reminded FCT workers that the strike issue was still in court and advised them to obey court orders. Wike stated this while handing over 12 new ambulances to…

The Nigerian Education Loan Fund has extended the application deadline for the 2025/2026 academic session to February 27, 2026. The fund announced the extension in a statement issued in Abuja on Thursday, saying the earlier deadline of January 31, 2026,…

The Kano State Commissioner for Information and Internal Affairs, Ibrahim Waiya, has advised Deputy Governor Aminu Abdussalam to resign from his position following the political realignment in the state. In an interview with Muhasa Radio in Kano, Mr Waiya stated…

The Christian Media Forum has expressed concern over a recent call by the Supreme Council for Shari’ah in Nigeria demanding the removal of the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor Joash Amupitan, on the basis of his…

The Christian Association of Nigeria in the 19 northern states and the Federal Capital Territory has faulted the Supreme Council for Shari’ah in Nigeria over its call for the removal of the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Prof.…

‎‎The pan-Yoruba socio-political organisation, Afenifere, has raised fresh concerns over insecurity in the country and particularly in the South-west, calling on governors of the region to do more to stem the tide.‎‎In a communique issued after its meeting in Akure,…

The Ogun State Government has commenced activities marking the 50th anniversary of the creation of the state with the weekly commissioning of major road projects across different parts of the state. The Golden Jubilee celebration began last week with the…

A group, the Northern Ethnic Youth Group Assembly, has called for the prosecution of politician and former African Action Congress presidential candidate, Omoyele Sowore, over the alleged leaking of video footage from an ongoing court proceeding involving the Department of…

Plateau North Senator, Pam Dachungyang has defected from the Action Democratic Party (ADP) to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). Mr Dachungyang, the only senator elected on the platform of the ADP in the 10th Senate, announced his defection in…