Joseph Onoja, Director-General of the Nigerian Conservation Foundation (NCF), speaks on Nigeria’s worsening land degradation, the financing gap in environmental protection and the need for greater synergy among the three major UN environmental conventions. In this interview, Mr Onoja, who…

The US government plans to revoke the visas of foreigners who came to the country for tourism or business but sought to stay longer by applying for asylum, the State Department said Tuesday. The crackdown marks another step in the…

The Federal High Court in Abuja has granted Joe-Kyari Gadzama, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), leave to challenge his three-year suspension from legal practice by the Legal Practitioners Disciplinary Committee (LPDC). The leave granted by Judge Obiora Egwuatu on…

Manchester United captain, Bruno Fernandes, has been named the 2026 Professional Footballers’ Association Players’ Player of the Year. The award was presented at the 53rd annual PFA Awards ceremony at the Manchester Opera House in Manchester, United Kingdom, on Tuesday.…

The Nigerian government has called for stronger collaboration among security agencies, universities, regional institutions, border communities and development partners as it moves to modernise the country’s border management system through technology, intelligence sharing and evidence-based policymaking. The Minister of Interior,…

The Minister of State for Works, Bello Goronyo, on Tuesday visited Ekiti State to assess the condition of some federal roads in the state, as stranded motorists lamented the worsening state of the Ifaki-Oye-Kabba Road. Goronyo, who visited the Ifaki-Oye-Kabba…

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has won all the 13 chairmanship and 171 councillorship seats in the 22 August local government elections in Ebonyi State. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that no other political party participated in the…

Veteran actor Taiwo Hassan, popularly known as Ogogo, and late actress Rebecca Adebimpe Adekola, popularly known as Ireti, were among the notable faces of Yoruba-language home videos in the 1990s, with the pair frequently playing lovers on screen. Their on-screen…

The Abia chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has granted unconditional pardon to erring members ahead of the 2027 general elections. However, the party vowed to maintain zero tolerance for future acts of indiscipline, disloyalty and anti-party activities among…

The General Superintendent of the Deeper Life Bible Church, Pastor William Kumuyi, has called for peace, security and progress in Nigeria as the Global Crusade with Kumuyi returns to Ogun State. Kumuyi made this statement during his visit to the…

The Benue State Governor, Hyacinth Alia, has rejected any plan to cede land in the state to pastoralists for ranching without the consent of his administration and the people. Mr Alia stated this on Tuesday during a town hall meeting…

Ahead of the 2027 general elections, the Peoples Democratic Party governorship candidate in Cross River State, Arthur-Javis Archibong, has accepted Governor Bassey Otu’s challenge to a public debate. Archibong said he was ready to engage Otu in an open debate…

The family of Mary Habila, a female nurse who died at the residence of the Minister of Works, David Umahi in Ebonyi State, has finally revealed her cause of death. PREMIUM TIMES earlier reported that Ms Habila, who was attached…

The Federal Government has announced that another 65 Nigerians will return from South Africa on Wednesday, August 26, 2026. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs disclosed this in a statement posted on its X handle on Tuesday. The ministry said the…

Members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) of the Lapai branch of the Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida University (IBBU) in Niger State have begun an indefinite strike over the alleged non-implementation of key provisions of the 2025 federal government-ASUU…