January 30, 2026 7:56 am U.S. President Donald Trump. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker / Getty Images via AFP) United States President Donald Trump said on Friday that the man shot dead by US federal agents in Minneapolis last week was…

Mahdi Shehu has dismissed the proposed Kano Metropolitan Rail Project, describing it as a political deception.He revealed this in a post shared on X on Thursday. He argued that the rail project does not exist in official government plan, insisting…

The Federal Government has called on information officers to adhere to principles of networking, coordination, relationship and effective communication to deliver on their mandate and effectively propagate the Renewed Hope Agenda of President Bola Tinubu. The Minister of Information and…

The President of the American University of Nigeria (AUN), DeWayne Frazier, has urged newly admitted students to embrace change and seize opportunities as they begin their academic journey at the university. Mr Frazier gave the charge on Monday during the…

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.…