Premium Times Nigeria media bias and reliability
Media Bias/Fact Check places Premium Times Nigeria as leaning left. We have seen it on 26 published stories of ours.
The short answers
Is Premium Times Nigeria biased?
Media Bias/Fact Check places Premium Times Nigeria as leaning left. An outlet rating describes a broad pattern in its output, not every article it publishes.
Is Premium Times Nigeria left or right?
Media Bias/Fact Check places Premium Times Nigeria as leaning left. In the three-way grouping used on story pages, that puts it under Left.
Is Premium Times Nigeria reliable?
The factual-reliability assessments we hold for Premium Times Nigeria are Media Bias/Fact Check: High factuality. These are outlet-level assessments, not a guarantee that every report is correct.
What Premium Times Nigeria has been covering
Our account of each story, written from every outlet that ran it, with Premium Times Nigeria’s own report linked underneath.
The United States, Denmark and Greenland plan to sign a security pact at the UN General Assembly next week. President Donald Trump says the deal gives the US permanent control over security matters, while other outlets report no sovereign US control. A joint working group will discuss future cooperation.
Premium Times Nigeria reported it asTrump says deal with Denmark gives US permanent control over Greenland’s security (opens Premium Times Nigeria in a new tab)
Russia and China vetoed a UN Security Council resolution that would have extended the mandate of experts monitoring sanctions on Iran. The vote creates a gap in oversight as the sanctions themselves remain in effect.
Premium Times Nigeria reported it asRussia, China veto UN resolution to monitor Iran sanctions (opens Premium Times Nigeria in a new tab)
Veteran Nigerian actor Olu Jacobs has died at the age of 84. His passing was announced by his son, Olusoji Jacobs, on Instagram. The family described the late actor as 'The Lion of Lufodo'.
Premium Times Nigeria reported it asAtiku, Keyamo, RMD, Kate Henshaw, Funke Akindele, others mourn Olu Jacobs (opens Premium Times Nigeria in a new tab)
The United States has imposed new visa restrictions on certain South African nationals, citing race-based discrimination and uncompensated land seizures. South Africa has rejected the US allegations, stating the measures are based on mischaracterised policies and fringe group information.
Premium Times Nigeria reported it asUS imposes visa restrictions on South Africa over alleged anti-white discrimination (opens Premium Times Nigeria in a new tab)
Malaysian authorities have seized three containers carrying electric bicycle parts bound for Israel at the Port of Tanjung Pelepas. The seizure is part of Malaysia's restrictions on exports to Israel, with an investigation underway into the contents.
Premium Times Nigeria reported it asMalaysia says it won’t allow shipments supporting Israel’s military through its ports (opens Premium Times Nigeria in a new tab)
A Pentagon Inspector General report estimates Iranian attacks caused $184 million in damage to U.S. diplomatic facilities in Iraq, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, and the UAE. The report also details U.S. war costs and casualties.
Premium Times Nigeria reported it asPentagon report reveals Iran war depleted US ammunition stockpile (opens Premium Times Nigeria in a new tab)
Nigeria's National Drug Law Enforcement Agency arrested Mexican national Arturo Carrera Loaiza at Lagos airport on August 19, 2026, while he was attempting to flee the country. The agency also dismantled an industrial-scale methamphetamine laboratory in Ebonyi State.
Premium Times Nigeria reported it asNDLEA arrests suspected Mexican drug kingpin, uncovers meth lab in Ebonyi (opens Premium Times Nigeria in a new tab)
Algeria has announced the severance of diplomatic relations with the United Arab Emirates and the closure of its airspace to UAE-registered civilian and military aircraft. Commercial flights will be exempt until 2026. The UAE expressed hope the decision is temporary.
Premium Times Nigeria reported it asAlgeria severs ties with UAE (opens Premium Times Nigeria in a new tab)
The UN General Assembly has adopted a resolution to use maps that more accurately represent the true relative sizes of countries and continents. The move, driven by African nations, seeks to correct distortions caused by the centuries-old Mercator projection.
Premium Times Nigeria reported it asUN votes to adopt new world map that shows true size of Africa (opens Premium Times Nigeria in a new tab)
A Nigerian House of Representatives committee investigating the Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council (PFIPC) has uncovered 58 bank accounts linked to its director-general, Adeniyi Adeyemi, and found no legal basis for the council's existence. The panel cleared Chief of Staff Femi Gbajabiamila of involvement.
Premium Times Nigeria reported it asPFIPC Probe: Reps panel releases interim report, uncovers 58 bank accounts linked to Adeyemi, clears Gbajabiamila (opens Premium Times Nigeria in a new tab)
Germany accused Russia of a drone attack at Leipzig airport on August 4-5. Russian President Vladimir Putin denied involvement, suggesting Germany fabricated evidence to address domestic political issues. Germany closed Russia's consulate and cultural center in Bonn and summoned its ambassador.
Premium Times Nigeria reported it asGermany accuses Russia of drone attack on Leipzig airport (opens Premium Times Nigeria in a new tab)
A UN committee has stated that countries are legally obliged to consider reparations for the transatlantic slave trade. The guidance, published on August 31, 2026, argues that current international obligations require states to address the continuing effects of slavery.
Premium Times Nigeria reported it asCountries obligated to consider repatriation for transatlantic slave trade - UN Committee (opens Premium Times Nigeria in a new tab)
Filip Hrgovic defeated Moses Itauma in the ninth round to win the vacant IBF heavyweight world title. Itauma suffered his first professional loss, with his corner throwing in the towel as Hrgovic dominated.
Premium Times Nigeria reported it asIBF Heavyweight Title: Hrgovic stuns Itauma to make Croatian Boxing history (opens Premium Times Nigeria in a new tab)
Higher levels of the popular sugar substitute xylitol have been associated with a significantly greater risk of heart attack and stroke, according to new research. The analysis examined data from over 17,000 individuals, finding those with xylitol in their blood were at increased risk of major cardiovascular events.
Premium Times Nigeria reported it asSweetener used in foods, beverages linked to strokes, heart attacks – Study (opens Premium Times Nigeria in a new tab)
Veteran Nollywood actor Taiwo Hassan, known as Ogogo, has died at the age of 66. His death followed a battle with stage-four cancer, which his daughters had publicly disclosed. The confirmation came from his daughters and industry colleagues, with former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar mourning his loss.
Premium Times Nigeria reported it asTaiwo 'Ogogo' Hassan, veteran Nigerian actor, is dead (opens Premium Times Nigeria in a new tab)
Nigerian authorities arrested a 101-year-old woman, Esther Ogunmabo, for allegedly selling cannabis. She reportedly claimed to have started the drug trade after her shop was destroyed by fire. The arrest is part of wider anti-drug operations.
Premium Times Nigeria reported it asNDLEA arrests 101-year-old woman for selling cannabis in Ogun (opens Premium Times Nigeria in a new tab)
Ghent University suspended Nathan Cofnas, a researcher who accused the late Cambridge professor Jason Arday of plagiarism, after opening a disciplinary inquiry. Cofnas, who describes himself as a 'race realist', was previously dismissed from Cambridge in 2024. Arday died in mid-August amid the allegations.
Premium Times Nigeria reported it asBelgian university suspends academic who spearheaded plagiarism allegation against Jason Arday (opens Premium Times Nigeria in a new tab)
US President Donald Trump announced plans to impose 'unprecedented economic warfare and isolation' on Iran, warning that any country enabling financial or governmental aid to Tehran would face 'tremendous economic consequences'. Reports vary on whether specific measures or targets were named, with China identified as Iran’s largest oil buyer.
Premium Times Nigeria reported it asTrump announces 'most crushing' economic sanctions on Iran (opens Premium Times Nigeria in a new tab)
Donald Trump announced new economic measures against Iran, warning any country providing financial or logistical support would face 'tremendous economic consequences'. The move follows stalled negotiations between Washington and Tehran, with Trump claiming Iran had rejected a deal.
Premium Times Nigeria reported it asTrump announces 'most crushing' economic sanctions on Iran (opens Premium Times Nigeria in a new tab)
Trump announces potential new Iran sanctions and declares Strait of Hormuz blockade effective
Trust 42Donald Trump said the US could impose further sanctions on Iran, described a naval blockade of the Strait of Hormuz as '100% successful', and argued that increased US oil production had reduced global reliance on the waterway. Oil prices, he said, had not spiked as feared and remained around $84 to $85 per barrel.
Premium Times Nigeria reported it asTrump announces 'most crushing' economic sanctions on Iran (opens Premium Times Nigeria in a new tab)
Who says so
One organisation has published a rating for this outlet. Where they disagree, the disagreement is the useful part and it is left standing.
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How reliably it reports fact
A rating of the newsroom in general, by others, and a different thing from the Trust score we publish on each story, which judges one piece of reporting.
High factuality
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Who owns it
We hold no ownership record for Premium Times Nigeria.
Where it publishes from
- Publishes from
- Abuja, Municipal Area Coun, Federal Capital Territory, Nigeria
- Official site
- premiumtimesng.com
- Seen publishing on
- premiumtimesng.com
- Access
- Free to read
- Wikipedia
- Entry
What we have seen ourselves
Counted across the stories this site has published, which is the only denominator a reader can check: every one of them has a page, and every page lists the reports it was written from.
- Stories
- 26
- Reports listed
- 26
- We could read
- 4
- First seen
- 4 August 2026
22 of those reports were paywalled or blocked to us. Our reading of this outlet is built on the 4 we could open, not on everything it published.
On 9 of those stories, outlets rated left were largely absent from the coverage and Premium Times Nigeria ran the story anyway.
Across the 26 stories of ours where at least three of the reports we listed carried a time, another outlet was always ahead of Premium Times Nigeria: its report arrived a median of 27 hours after the earliest one we logged.
Measured 20 September 2026. Last seen in a coverage list 20 September 2026. Ratings pulled 6 September 2026.
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