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A new report by the United Nations Children’s Fund has identified Borno, Adamawa, and Yobe as states with the highest cases of grave violations against children. The report, which was released on Wednesday, revealed that there were 391 verified cases of violations against 306 children in Nigeria. The UN body said the violations were attributed Read More source https://punchng.com/borno-adamawa-yobe-lead-in-child-abuse-cases-report/

Tukur Mamu, a negotiator and media consultant to controversial Islamic cleric, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi, has disclosed that Mohammed Al’Amin, one of the remaining 50 abducted Abuja-Kaduna train passengers has been shot by bandits. Mamu said the incident happened on Monday based on information that was made available to him. He said that the incident occurred Read More source https://punchng.com/negotiator-says-abducted-train-passenger-shot-families-beg-reps/

As part of efforts to tackle unemployment in the state, the Lagos State Government in collaboration with an Information Technology start-up firm, SkillPaddy, has organised training for youths. The Special Adviser to the Lagos State Governor on Innovation and Technology, Mr Olatunbosun Alake, according to a statement on Wednesday, disclosed this during the inauguration of Read More source https://punchng.com/lagos-govt-firm-train-youths-in-tech-skills/

As electioneering heats up, the tensed debates around the religion of the presidential candidates will steam. Presently, the religious dialogue is about the savviness of a “Muslim-Muslim” ticket which, as we have been told, is the only combination that guarantees electoral success for a candidate whose regional supporters are apparently too close-minded to vote for Read More source https://punchng.com/what-is-there-to-vote-for-if-not-religion/

Bank statements are important in monitoring your account activities but it is often overlooked due to how they can easily be generated. However, in a time of cyber crimes and fraudulent activities by individuals and certain institutions, it is imperative to keep watch over your bank activities to spot any irregularities. First, what is a Read More source https://punchng.com/why-you-should-monitor-bank-statements/

The Osun State Police Public Relations Officer, Yemisi Opalola, on Tuesday, said the Divisional Police Officer of Adeeke Division, Iwo, had been issued a query over the alleged maltreatment of a woman, Blessing Mba. Opalola also said the state Commissioner of Police, Wale Olokode, had ordered that policemen in the division who were accused of Read More source https://punchng.com/osun-police-search-for-tortured-woman-query-dpo-detain-cops/

The  Federal Government on Tuesday revealed that 13 out of the 30 marginal fields awarded since 1999 were not producing crude oil, as only 17 of the fields were currently meeting the target of crude oil production. It also awarded 57 marginal fields to about 49 new investors in Abuja, adding that a total of Read More source https://punchng.com/13-marginal-fields-dormant-fg-awards-57-to-new-investors/

Spanish side Sevilla are considering a move for Almeria forward Umar Sadiq, PUNCH Sports Extra reports. Sadiq has turned up on the radar of other teams in recent days, including Benfica, Ajax Amsterdam, and Spanish clubs Vilarreal and Valencia. According to a report by Marca, Sevilla have been tracking the Nigerian for some time and Read More source https://punchng.com/e25m-sadiq-on-sevilla-radar/

An SS3 student is expected to go to school, get good grades and prepare for his final examinations that will usher him into the university. But what happens though when a golden opportunity distorts this educational calculation? Well, for Karshima Abater, who started playing football at 10, he didn’t need to think twice when such Read More source https://punchng.com/abater-versatile-defender-waiting-to-explode/

The Lagos State Government has stressed the need for youths in the state to embrace vocational training and technical skills instead of desperately seeking academic certificates alone. The wife of the Lagos State governor, Dr Ibijoke Sanwo-Olu, said this during the inauguration of the Lagos Culinary Academy at the Lagos State Technical and Vocational Education Read More source https://punchng.com/embrace-vocational-training-sanwo-olus-wife-advises-youths/

An Ekiti State High Court sitting in Ado Ekiti has sentenced four persons to death by hanging for armed robbery and murder. The convicts are Babagida Amodu, 25; Oluwafemi Ibrahim, 20; Ojo Ayodele, 25; and Okunato Dada, 20. The men were tried on three counts of conspiracy, robbery and murder. According to the charges filed Read More source https://punchng.com/ekiti-court-sentences-four-to-death-for-robbery-murder/

Two kidnapped victims, Mallam Sanni Uwaiti, and Ramatu Tukur, have been rescued by local hunters in the Okehi Local Government Area of Kogi State. The Special Adviser, Media and Publicity, Okehi LGA, King Habeeb, in a statement on Monday, revealed that the victims were rescued after the hunters, who acted on intelligence from men of Read More source https://punchng.com/kogi-hunters-kill-two-kidnappers-rescue-victims/

Nigeria is Africa’s biggest startup economy. Findings show that five of the seven unicorns in Africa have Nigerian roots. In 2021, Nigerian startups raised $1.5bn out of the $4.3bn that was channelled to the continent, according to ‘Africa: The Big Deal’, a database and insights firm which focuses on startup funding above $100,000 on the Read More source https://punchng.com/how-corporate-governance-can-save-startups-from-implosion/

Universal Insurance Plc has been awarded the Excellence in General Insurance Leadership Company of the Year 2022 A statement said it was conferred with the award at the annual Excellence in Corporate Enterprise and Leadership Awards. It stated that, “The insurer was bestowed the Excellence in General Insurance Leadership Company of the year 2022 for Read More source https://punchng.com/insurance-coy-gets-leadership-recognition/

Ahead of the full implementation of its refinery project in Port Harcourt Rivers State, African Refineries Port Harcourt Limited has awarded Phase 1 contract for the colocation of a Greenfield Refinery to Messrs Tecnimont SpA (being part of Maire Tecnimont Group, a global oil & gas refining, chemical & petrochemical, fertilizers and power EPC company) Read More source https://punchng.com/african-refinery-awards-oil-contract/

The amount spent as subsidy by the Federal Government on every litre of Premium Motor Spirit, popularly called petrol, consumed in Nigeria is currently above N600, oil sector operators stated on Sunday. Also, the latest PMS evacuation data obtained from the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited on Sunday showed that the year-to-date daily consumption of Read More source https://punchng.com/fg-spends-n1-243tn-monthly-as-fuel-subsidy-hits-n600-litre-operators/

The GAGE Awards has celebrated innovative solutions and players within the Nigerian tech conversation. It said in a statement that African Data Centres, UBA and Binance were recognised during its Co-Create 2022 and GAGE Awards events in Lagos. The statement said, “The GAGE Awards is a comprehensive celebration of individuals, groups, and brands that have Read More source https://punchng.com/gage-awards-recognises-tech-brands-in-nigeria/

SS Lazio manager Maurizio Sarri is eyeing a move for Nigerian striker David Okereke ahead of the new 2022/23 Serie A season, PUNCH Sports Extra reports. Sarri who guided Lazio to fifth on the league table last campaign, is searching for back up forward for Ciro Immobile who netted an astonishing 27 goals in 31 Read More source https://punchng.com/sarri-wants-okereke-at-lazio/

Former President, Olusegun Obasanjo, on Saturday, said he made two mistakes which included the choice of his number two ahead of 1999 presidential election. Obasanjo said the second mistake was his refusal to accept an asylum when he was told that the late Head of State, Sani  Abacha, wanted to arrest him, the action, he Read More source https://punchng.com/i-made-mistake-when-picking-running-mate-obasanjo/

The Federal Government borrowed N3.02tn from bond investors through Federal Government bonds between January and June 2022, according to an analysis of the FGN Bond Auction results available on the website of the Debt Management Office. Bond oversubscriptions hit N1.89tn within the period under review, indicating the investors’ increasing appetite for FGN bonds. An analysis Read More source https://punchng.com/investors-commit-n3-02tn-to-fgn-bonds-in-six-months/

Police in Tuckahoe, New York, United States, have found the body of a former Nigerian diplomat, Ambassador Ejeviome Otobo, who was last seen in the community on June 15. The Tuckahoe Police Department on June 19 announced in a Facebook post that Etobo was missing and requested information from the public. Etobo, who was 70-year-old Read More source https://punchng.com/just-in-missing-ex-nigerian-diplomat-found-dead-in-us/

The European Union Ambassador to Nigeria and the Economic Community of West African States, Samuela Isopi, has said that it is important that the forthcoming elections in the country are “good, peaceful, credible and transparent.” Isopi stated this during an interview on AriseTV, on Saturday, which was monitored by our correspondent. She stated that the Read More source https://punchng.com/2023-elections-must-be-peaceful-credible-eu-ambassador-to-nigeria/

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Saturday urged fellow G7 leaders not to “give up” on Ukraine four months into Russia’s grinding war, as he pledged fresh financial support for Kyiv. “Ukraine can win and it will win. But they need our backing to do so. Now is not the time to give up on Read More source https://punchng.com/dont-give-up-on-ukraine-boris-johnson-urges-g7-leaders/

Tell us about your educational background. I had primary and secondary school education in Oyo State. I later went to Lead City University where I studied Computer Science. How did you become a musician? I must say music found me. I knew that I wanted to do entertainment because I’m a sanguine and love to Read More source https://punchng.com/before-stardom/

An irate mob in Obosi community in the Idemili North Local Government Area of Anambra State has set ablaze one suspected kidnapper. It was gathered that the suspect was one of a four-man kidnap gang terrorising the area. The incident, according to a source, occurred late on Thursday night when a combined team of Obosi Read More source https://punchng.com/mob-sets-suspected-kidnapper-ablaze-in-anambra/

The newly wedded are always soaked in euphoria after the exchange of vows. The pleasure of vacationing in the choicest romantic venues is another adventure new couples are eager to experience. But the realities of life after the honeymoon can cause such excitement to wane after some months. Research has discovered that during the first Read More source https://punchng.com/seven-ways-new-couples-can-ignite-their-sex-lives/

The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority has debunked the claim that its officials set a bus ablaze in the Obanikoro area of the state. The Assistant Director, Public Affairs, LASTMA, Olumide Filade, in a statement on Friday, said the management of the agency, after assessing the trending video where it was alleged that officials of Read More source https://punchng.com/lastma-debunks-setting-bus-ablaze-condemns-attack-on-officials/

The $1bn AH-1Z cobra attack helicopters, 12 of them, being procured from the United States by the Federal Government will reduce response time and significantly help the Nigerian Armed Forces to defeat terrorist forces in the country, an official of the US Department of State, Andrew Strike, has said. Strike, who is of the Office Read More source https://punchng.com/why-nigeria-needs-attack-helicopters-against-terrorists-us-official/

Strategic investment and asset management firm, Odu’a Investment Company Limited, has said that the company recorded a 102 per cent growth in its operating profit for the year, ended 2021. The Board Chairman, OICL, Dr. Segun Aina, stated this at the 40th Annual General Meeting of the company held in Lagos on Wednesday. He said Read More source https://punchng.com/odua-investment-posts-102-growth-abiodun-akeredolu-pledge-support/

A fruit and agricultural processing company in Nigeria, UtterlyYum, has partnered with local fabricators of agro-processing equipment through investments that will sustain improvements in the quality of homegrown alternatives compared to imported industrial fruit and food processors. According to a statement, the inadequate patronage of locally sourced agricultural technology has continued to negatively impact on Read More source https://punchng.com/agro-fabricators-partner-processing-firm-to-boost-output/

The House of Representatives’ Ad Hoc Committee on the State of Refineries in Nigeria, on Thursday, faulted a $49m contract awarded to a firm, Technimont, to conduct integrity tests on refineries across Nigeria. The contract was awarded to the firm by the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, now Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited in 2019, for Read More source https://punchng.com/house-grills-nnpc-officials-over-49m-refineries-contract/

Sequel to the Ogun State agricultural roadmap on job creation and food security, the state Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, has inaugurated Fanmilk/Danone, an integration dairy farm sited within the Eweje Farm Institute, Odeda, in the Odeda Local Government Area of the state A statement by the press officer, Ogun State Ministry of Agriculture, Doyinsola Ajisebutu,  Read More source https://punchng.com/abiodun-inaugurates-dairy-farm-in-ogun/

Nigeria’s opponents at the 2022 U-17 Women’s World Cup in India will emerge on Friday afternoon during the draw ceremony scheduled for FIFA headquarters in Zurich, Switzerland Friday (today). Already, an Asiatic lioness nicknamed Ibha has been revealed as the official mascot of the 16-nation championship, which will hold from October 11 to 30 in Read More source https://punchng.com/india-2022-flamingos-foes-emerge-today/

In officially declaring his interest in the presidency, Vice President Yemi Osinbajo had his first-ever opportunity to organise a political rally by himself and solely about himself. He didn’t seize it. He reportedly spoke to millions online but I imagine less than ten per cent of those who eventually came to the All Progressives Congress Read More source https://punchng.com/buharis-successors-their-dreams-and-the-reality-2/

Chief Victor Umeh, a former Chairman of the All Progressives Grand Alliance, represented Anambra Central Senatorial District during the 8th National Assembly. He speaks with FRIDAY OLOKOR on why he left APGA for the Labour Party and why he is running for the Senate in the 2023 elections What prompted your decision to leave APGA, Read More source https://punchng.com/ex-apga-chair-confident-of-obis-win-likens-supporters-to-endsars-movement/

The chances are that each time you hear the name of Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano, what comes to mind is the 2018 video of a man pocketing bribes. In that infamous video, the man receiving wads of dollars from a supposed contractor was oblivious to the secret camera planted in the room to record the Read More source https://punchng.com/this-is-not-how-ganduje-will-find-redemption/

The French Development Agency through its financing arm in Nigeria has provided funding for a 350 kilowatts solar project at the Lagos Business School in Lagos State.  It announced this in a statement issued in Abuja by the Sustainable Use of Natural Resources and Energy Finance Nigeria project. SUNREF is the green financing line for Read More source https://punchng.com/french-agency-funds-350kw-solar-power-project-in-lagos/

Undoubtedly, it has been a long drawn-out war against cannabis since its proscription. Regardless of the strict laws, the global cannabis trade has remarkably continued to thrive, fuelled essentially by both active supply and demand, which have effectively guaranteed a huge inflow of cash that has proven to be the underlining incentive. Instructively, a strong Read More source https://punchng.com/cannabis-as-an-export-commodity/

THIS year’s ‘International Widows Day’ offers Nigeria another chance to tackle head-on the difficulties limiting the potential of widows in the country. The United Nations set aside every June 23 since 2011 to draw attention to the voices and experiences of widows around the world and to galvanise the unique support they need. As the Read More source https://punchng.com/lessening-the-burden-of-widows/

The North-East Development Commission, on Wednesday, launched projects in Gombe towards alleviating the sufferings of people in the region following the several years of set back by insurgency. The projects include: Education Endowment Fund; construction of one block of three classrooms at Government Day Junior Secondary School, Kwami, and graduation ceremony for Batch B finalists Read More source https://punchng.com/nedc-moves-to-alleviate-effects-of-insurgency-on-northerners/

The electricity consumers at Itire, Lawanson, Idi-Araba and Mushin, Lagos, have tasked Eko Electricity Distribution Company to improve its service delivery. A statement said the residents made the demand to the DisCo during an engagement forum on recently in Lagos. However, the statement quoted the spokesperson of the company, Godwin Idemudia, as saying that the Read More source https://punchng.com/consumers-charge-eko-disco-to-improve-service-delivery/

Following the rift between the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Ibrahim Muhammad, and 14 Supreme Court Justices over welfare and administrative issues, the Body of Benchers has set up a seven-man committee to look into the matter. The Chairman, Body of Benchers, Wole Olaonipekun, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, told The PUNCH on Tuesday that the Read More source https://punchng.com/body-of-benchers-raises-peace-panel-as-supreme-court-justices-fight-cjn/

First, the debate was ‘do women have a place in sports?’ Now, the discourse has moved to ‘do women have a place in combat sports?’ For 18-year-old Joy Emeka, this debate is not keeping her down. Though her father’s persistence once led her to quit, she now has her eye on the prize and is Read More source https://punchng.com/emeka-karate-kid-in-search-of-gold/

Kidnappers have released a former Secretary of the Nigeria Football Federation, Alhaji Sani Toro; former Assistant Coach of the Nigeria Super Eagles, Garba Yila; and one of their friends, Alhaji Isa Jah, from captivity. It was alleged that N30m was paid before the victims were released. The PUNCH had reported that Toro, Yila and their Read More source https://punchng.com/abducted-ex-nff-officials-bauchi-village-head-regain-freedom/

Intelligent power management company, Eaton, has announced that it will expand its collaboration with Microsoft to accelerate applications of its EnergyAware uninterruptible power system technology in key segments worldwide. This expansion is part of a new strategic framework agreement between Eaton and Microsoft designed to address major industry developments, including digital transformation, sustainability and the Read More source https://punchng.com/eaton-microsoft-collaborate-to-boost-power-sector/

The Nigerian President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), has urged the country’s international allies to designate the Nnamdi Kanu-led Indigenous People of Biafra as a terrorist organisation. Buhari made this call in an interview with Bloomberg on Tuesday. Fielding questions on the country’s security problems, Buhari stated that his administration acquired fighter jets from the Read More source https://punchng.com/designate-ipob-as-terrorist-organisation-buhari-urges-international-allies/

Concerned with the poor state of environmental safety standards in the country, most especially at workplaces, a bill to regulate and control the training, basic skills development, registration and practice of environment and safety management in Nigeria, passed the first reading at the Senate. The bill which was sponsored by the Senate Chief Whip, Orji Read More source https://punchng.com/senate-bill-on-workplace-safety-scales-first-reading/

At least, 3,478 people were while 2,256 others were abducted across the country from December 2021 to June 15, 2022, a tally collated by The PUNCH has shown. The figures were obtained from the daily incidents recorded by the Nigeria Security Tracker,  a project of the Council on Foreign Relations, an American think-tank, during the Read More source https://punchng.com/under-buhari-over-3478-killed-2256-abducted-in-seven-months-reports/

Music of African origin is sunshine and heartbeat. One can recognise African music for its quiet frenzy, the promise of vitality, colour, and pep. However, music of African origin bears little or no research as an intellectual exercise. The shape, form and science of African music have yet to receive onward appreciation and recognition. We Read More source https://punchng.com/all-that-jazz-about-fuji-music/

The Executive Director, Women in Management, Business and Public Service, Mrs Hansatu Adegbite, has said the way politics is played in Nigeria does not encourage the participation of women. According to her, the political process is too monetised and may not give chance to female contenders to vie for political office. Adegbite disclosed this at Read More source https://punchng.com/monetisation-of-politics-discourages-women-wimbiz/

At the recently concluded gubernatorial election in Ekiti State, the candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Mr Biodun Oyebanji, was declared the winner with 187,057 votes. But unlike in the past, when the contest was usually with the Peoples Democratic Party, another party had pushed the PDP out of contention. The Social Democratic Party took Read More source https://punchng.com/apc-pdp-and-the-danger-of-political-exclusion/

Affairs of countries are grouped into the social, economic and political spheres. In polity discussions, the social sphere takes a back seat to economic and political issues. The social milieu is also handled by non-partisan figures like traditional rulers, the clergy, teachers and parents while the politico-economic seems to be the preserve of political actors Read More source https://punchng.com/confederacy-option-booting/

Director, Centre for Science and Technology Studies, Technical University of Kenya, Prof. Maurice Amutabi, has advised African universities to train supervisors before unleashing them on innocent graduate students. Amutabi, in an essay titled, ‘Need to address supervisor menace for graduate students in Kenyan universities,’ which he posted on USA Africa Dialogue Series on Monday, said Read More source https://punchng.com/train-supervisors-don-tells-african-varsities/

The Edo State Police Command on Monday said its men killed a suspected kidnapper in a gun duel with the police along the Benin-Lagos Expressway. The state Police Public Relations Officer, SP Chidi Nwabuzor, in a statement said the incident occurred at Utekon community, Benin City axis of the expressway. The PPRO said efforts were Read More source https://punchng.com/edo-police-kill-suspected-kidnapper-in-gun-duel/

Osun State Governor, Adegboyega Oyetola, has said All Progressives Congress would record more votes in the Osun July 16 governorship poll, more than it got in the recently held Ekiti poll. Oyetola spoke in Iragbiji, his hometown on Monday while addressing a campaign rally held for his reelection. He, however, called on his supporters to Read More source https://punchng.com/apcll-record-more-votes-in-osun-poll-than-ekiti-says-oyetola/

Investors lost N767bn at the end of trading on the floor of the Nigerian Exchange Limited last week. The market opened for four trading days last week as the Federal Government declared Monday as a public holiday to commemorate the 2022 Democracy Day celebration. The NGX All-Share Index and market capitalisation of equities listed on Read More source https://punchng.com/stock-investors-lose-n767bn-in-one-week/

The Lagos Government has concluded plans to adopt the National Building Code as a way of regulating the building industry in the state. The Commissioner for Physical Planning and Urban Development, Dr Idris Salako, made the disclosure last week during a media parley in Lagos. Salako stated that the move to domesticate the National Building Read More source https://punchng.com/lagos-moves-to-domesticate-national-building-code/

The Association of Quantity Surveyors in Public Service has said it is looking to strengthen collaborations with allied professionals in order to improve efficiency and effectiveness in its service to the public. The Zonal Director, AQSPS, Fausat Ajibade, stated this during a two-day working visit of the national executives of the association which also featured Read More source https://punchng.com/quantity-surveyors-seek-collaboration-with-professional-bodies/

The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency said it worked with the Hydrography Department of the Nigerian Navy to identify wrecks on the waterways. It said has commenced preparatory works to deploy a high-resolution magnetometer to validate the ongoing wreck removal exercise of all identified wrecks listed for removal along the Badagry Creek in Lagos. Read More source https://punchng.com/nimasa-partners-navy-on-wreck-removal/

Hallmark Health Service Limited, one of the Health Maintenance organisations, said it had continued its drive to ensure the availability of blood in the banks through collaboration with the Lagos University Teaching Hospital for voluntary donation by members of staff of the organisation. The health insurance company said in a statement that the event, sustenance Read More source https://punchng.com/hmo-partners-luth-on-blood-donation/

An Associate Professor of Haematology at Nnamdi Azikiwe University Teaching Hospital, Dr. John Aneke has said that stress is often the cause of sickle cell crisis during examinations for persons living with the health condition. According to the Consultant Haematologist, the rush to catch up with the academic seasons could become stressors in persons living Read More source https://punchng.com/why-students-with-sickle-cell-have-crisis-during-exams-haematologist/

About 22 per cent of adults in South Africa are cryptocurrency investors according to a study by Kucoin. This translates to 7.6 million people aged between 18 and 60. The study also found that 65 per cent of crypto investors in the nation ‘consider crypto to be the future of finance.’ According to the report, Read More source https://punchng.com/22-of-adults-in-south-africa-invest-in-crypto/

The number of Internet subscriptions fell from 154.29 million as of December 2020 to 141.96 million as of December 2021, showing an eight per cent decline on a year-on-year analysis. This is according to the 2021 Subscriber/Network Data Annual Report released by the Nigerian Communications Commission on Thursday. The report read in part, “As at Read More source https://punchng.com/sim-nin-policy-telcos-lose-12-33-million-internet-subscribers-in-2021-says-ncc/

The Google Country Director for West Africa, Juliet Ehimuan, has said e-commerce presents an opportunity for small businesses in Nigeria and other African countries to attract new customers and grow.  She disclosed this as google announced its plan to support small retail businesses on the continent as part of a month-long celebration of International Micro, Read More source https://punchng.com/e-commerce-provides-opportunity-for-smes-to-grow-says-google-rep/

Recent studies have shown the interconnectedness between a sedentary lifestyle and the high level it portends of having a stroke. Stroke, medically known as cerebrovascular accident, as defined by John Hopkins Medicine, occurs when blood flowing to the brain is stopped or disrupted. The research structure lists Ischemic stroke; commonest type of stroke caused by Read More source https://punchng.com/regular-exercise-lifestyle-changes-could-lower-risk-of-stroke-report/

The United State health authorities on Saturday cleared the Pfizer and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines for children aged five and younger, in a move President Joe Biden greeted as a “monumental step” in the fight against the virus. The US thus became the first country to approve the use of the so-called mRNA vaccines for children Read More source https://punchng.com/us-approves-covid-19-vaccines-for-children-under-five/

United State health authorities on Saturday cleared the Pfizer and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines for children aged five and younger, in a move President Joe Biden greeted as a “monumental step” in the fight against the virus. The US thus became the first country to approve the use of the so-called mRNA vaccines for children as Read More source https://punchng.com/us-approves-covid-19-vaccines-for-children-below-five/

The presidential flagbearer of the All Progressives Congress, Asíwájú Bola Tinubu, has officially returned his completed nomination forms to the Independent National Electoral Commission. Tinubu had defeated former Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi; Vice President Yemi Osinbajo and 12 others to clinch the APC sole presidential ticket at the party’s national convention. However, the national Read More source https://punchng.com/tinubu-still-searching-for-running-mate-will-substitute-masari-campaign-spokesman/

The National President, Association of Small Business Owners of Nigeria, Dr Femi Egbesola, says micro, small and medium enterprises in the country are the worst hit by the prevailing dollar shortage and high cost of diesel. He said while the Central Bank of Nigeria made it easier for large enterprises to access dollars from the Read More source https://punchng.com/msmes-worst-hit-by-forex-shortage-diesel-price-hike-asbon/

The Minister of Mines and Steel Development, Olamilekan Adegbite, has said that Nigeria is endowed with quality commercial minerals in over 500 locations across the country. Adegbite said this in his speech during the Nigerian Day at the 2022 Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada, International Convention, Trade Show and Investors Exchange in Canada. A Read More source https://punchng.com/nigeria-endowed-with-commercial-minerals-in-500-locations-minister/

The World Bank has said the Central Bank of Nigeria’s development finance intervention is fuelling inflation in the short term and weakening the ability of the apex bank to control inflation. According to the global bank, the CBN’s continued provision of subsidised funding to certain sectors has to slow down as it is undermining the Read More source https://punchng.com/cbns-intervention-funds-fuelling-inflation-world-bank-warns-nigeria/

A documentary series titled, ‘Journey of the Beat’ is set to premiere on Showmax on June 23, 2022. The ten-part documentary series is produced by showbiz personality, entrepreneur and founder of Storm Records, Obi Asika. According to a statement sent to Saturday Beats, the documentary series tells the story of how the present generation of Read More source https://punchng.com/journey-of-the-beats-to-premiere-on-showmax/

The New Nigeria People’s Party in Kano State has asked Access Bank not to honour the N10bn loan request by Governor Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State to install closed-circuit television cameras in the state. It also asked other financial institutions to desist from lending money to the state for the sake of the incoming government. Read More source https://punchng.com/nnpp-asks-bank-to-ignore-gandujes-n10bn-cctv-loan-request/

Dr Doyin Okupe, the former Special Assistant on Media and Publicity to ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo, on Friday, said he was the running mate of the Labour Party’s presidential candidate, Peter Obi. Okupe disclosed this on Friday when he appeared on Channels Television programme, Politics Today. He claimed that his name has been submitted to the Read More source https://punchng.com/im-peter-obis-running-mate-says-okupe/

In a bid to clear the persistent fuel queues by motorists in parts of the country, the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), has approved an increase in the freight rate being paid to transporters of petroleum products. Oil marketers had repeatedly complained that the lingering fuel queues in Abuja and neighbouring Nasarawa and Niger Read More source https://punchng.com/abuja-queues-buhari-approves-freight-rate-increase-for-fuel-transporters/

The House of Representatives has called on the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), to ensure the timely release of passengers of the Abuja-Kaduna train abducted by terrorists. The lower chamber urged the President to “expedite action to secure the release of the remaining 51 Nigerians kidnapped in the Abuja-Kaduna train attack and all other Read More source https://punchng.com/secure-release-of-abducted-citizens-reps-tell-buhari/

A former Governor of Ogun State, Senator Ibikunle Amosun, said the declaration of support for the South-West aspirant by the northern governors of the All Progressives Congress prompted him to step down for the presidential candidate of the party, Bola Tinubu. Amosun and other presidential aspirants from the South, including governor of Ekiti State, Dr. Read More source https://punchng.com/i-dropped-my-presidential-ambition-in-swest-interest-amosun/

The founder of Hands & Minds Consult, Mr Laurence Ekpe, has said most schools do not encourage learners to participate in extra-curricular activities. Speaking at the fourth edition of the Hands & Minds Schools competition held at the  Dome, David Christian Centre, Amuwo-Odofin, Lagos, Ekpe, explained that 16 schools participated in the competition, which was Read More source https://punchng.com/group-decries-neglect-of-extra-curricular-activities-in-schools/

Economists have warned that high tax burden on Nigerians will shrink consumer wallets and exacerbate an already high cost of living for Nigerians. The warning follows recent rate hikes in the services industry attributed to high tax imposition by governments at various levels. On March 22, Pay TV company, Multichoice, announced new rates for its Read More source https://punchng.com/multiple-taxes-weaken-consumer-spending-experts-tell-fg/

The Lagos State Government has said poor and vulnerable beneficiaries of the Conditional Cash Transfer will now be paid through the online system of digital accounts from their banks. The Commissioner for Wealth Creation and Employment, Mrs. Yetunde Arobieke, made this known on Thursday during the distribution of ATM debit cards and activation pins to Read More source https://punchng.com/lagos-govt-introduces-online-payment-for-cash-transfer-beneficiaries/

Any expectation of an outcome other than the one from the recent All Progressives Congress presidential primary is a dream, a fantasy. Why? The realities in our political landscape clearly tell what is possible and what is not, except one still chooses to dream instead. But it’s good to dream and fantasise sometimes. The challenge Read More source https://punchng.com/buharis-successors-their-dreams-and-the-reality-1/

The Lagos State Head of Service, Mr Hakeem Muri-Okunola, has advised civil servants to be committed to the ethos of honesty and hard work which are characteristics of the state public service. Muri-Okunola, who was represented by the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Home Affairs, Oluseyi Whenu, gave this advice on Thursday during a Read More source https://punchng.com/embrace-honesty-lagos-hos-advises-workers/

Kwara State athletes at the just-concluded National Paralympic Games in Abuja have accused the Kwara State Sports Commission of embezzling funds meant for them at the event, The PUNCH reports. The angry athletes threatened to shut down the Kwara State Stadium over the misappropriation of N20m released by Governor Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq for the Games. The Read More source https://punchng.com/kwara-para-athletes-threaten-to-shut-down-stadium-over-alleged-n20m-fraud/

The Nigerian Shippers Council, NSC, has explained why the agency cannot sanction erring shipping companies over non-refund of container deposits to Nigerian importers. The Executive Secretary and Chief Executive Officer, NSC, Emmanuel Jime, who stated this in a chat with our correspondent in Lagos on Monday, said since he assumed office, nobody had lodged complaints Read More source https://punchng.com/why-we-cant-sanction-firms-over-container-deposits-shippers-council/

The Lagos State Government has stressed the need for citizens to undergo compulsory blood donation regularly. The state Commissioner for Health, Prof Akin Abayomi, at the commemoration of World Blood Donor Day, on Tuesday, said the state would need 100,000 units of blood annually. Abayomi said, “So, where do we get blood from? We get Read More source https://punchng.com/lagos-govt-seeks-voluntary-blood-donors/

Former Big Brother Naija season 6 housemate, Cross Okonkwo, has revealed that he rejected N20m from fans who wanted him to be in a relationship with another housemate, Saskay. Due to the closeness between Saskay and Cross during the show, the fans coined their relationship as ‘CrossKay’. In the reunion show which aired on Wednesday Read More source https://punchng.com/bbnaija-reunion-why-i-rejected-n20m-from-crosskay-shippers-cross/

The Anambra State Governor, Chukwuma Soludo, has barred teachers who scored below 50 per cent in a Computer Based Test conducted for them from being recruited into the state’s school system. No fewer than 31,000 teachers sat for the CBT on Saturday across the state in batches, out of which 5,000 will be employed by Read More source https://punchng.com/soludo-bars-teachers-who-scored-below-average-from-recruitment/

A Non-Governmental Organisation, the Community Development Links Initiative, has partnered the African Child Trust to train vulnerable children on skill acquisition and personal hygiene in Lagos State. According to a statement on Tuesday, the Director of CDLI, Yetunde Joseph, during a visit to widows and orphans in the Ipaja area of the state, disclosed that Read More source https://punchng.com/ngo-trains-vulnerable-children-in-lagos/

The Lagos State Government has disclosed its plan to implement energy conservation and management for various Ministries, Departments and Agencies of government across the state. The General Manager of the Lagos State Electricity Board, Mukhtaar Tijani, made this known in a statement on Tuesday. Tijani explained that the plan is part of key recommendations of Read More source https://punchng.com/lagos-plans-energy-conservation-in-mdas/

The World Health Organisation has raised the alarm on skin-related Neglected Tropical Diseases. It is geared at fashioning a viable framework for its control and management through common learning platforms, capacity-building for case detection, and delivery of treatment. In a release published on its website on Tuesday, the agency averred that skin diseases had afflicted Read More source https://punchng.com/who-seeks-treatment-for-skin-diseases/

The founder of R-Jolad Hospital, Lagos, Dr Funsho Oladipo, has reiterated the hospital’s commitment to delivering quality health care  Oladipo said this at the hospital’s 40th anniversary held in Lagos recently. He said, “The 40 years has been a journey indeed; it’s been filled with ups and downs, but at the end of the day, Read More source https://punchng.com/lagos-hospital-restates-commitment-to-quality-service/

The Chief Executive Officer, BaoBab Nigeria, Dr Olanrewaju Kazeem, has said the organisation is supporting its customers to grow and has given out about N40bn loans in the last one year. He spoke during a customers’ forum organised by Baobab Microfinance Bank in Lagos. “There are a lot of remarkable changes, changes in terms of Read More source https://punchng.com/baobab-mfb-disburses-n40bn-loans-in-12-months/

The Nigerian Mining and Geosciences Society has confirmed the presence of a gas reservoir in Amorji Nike, Enugu State, and has advised on how to put a stop to the ongoing fire caused by the activities of drillers. In a communiqué signed by the society’s President, Alabo Charlesye, it ruled out the occurrence of punctured Read More source https://punchng.com/mining-society-confirms-gas-reservoir-in-enugu/

Paris Saint-Germain are close to confirming the sacking of coach Mauricio Pochettino, according to French media reports late on Tuesday. L’Equipe and Le Parisien reported that meetings had been held between lawyers for Pochettino and the club to come to an agreement that would see the Argentine leave the French capital. Pochettino, who was appointed Read More source https://punchng.com/pochettino-close-to-psg-exit-reports/

Chief Tokunbo Ajasin, one of the children of a former Governor of Ondo State, late Chief Adekunle.Ajasin, on Monday led other elderly residents and youths in a protest to demand an end to insecurity in the South-West. The protesters, who wielded placards with various inscriptions, stormed the streets of Ibadan, the Oyo State capital to sensitise the people on the need to begin to prepare to defend themselves due to killings, kidnappings, rape and destruction of properties being witnessed in the region. They said the recent massacre of worshippers at St Francis Catholic Church, Owo, Ondo State was not an isolated case, saying similar killings had happened in Igangan, Ibarapa North Local Government Area of Oyo State and other parts of Yorubaland. They said Yorubaland had been surrounded by terrorists from other countries who were waiting to strike at any time warning that the people must not be caught unawares. Ajasin, in an interview with journalists, said the Federal Government was...

NIGERIA’S paper manufacturing sub-sector is in crisis. Recent reports from the National Bureau of Statistics and the organised private sector tell a story of comatose domestic production and increasingly high expenditure on imports. Given its importance to job creation, forestry, and education and literacy, the Federal Government should take immediate measures to reactivate the industry to stimulate activities down its value chain and conserve foreign exchange. The sub-sector is afflicted like most other sectors of the economy. The NBS said Nigeria imported paper and allied products worth N296.69 billion between July and December 2021. While paper valued at N188.13 billion was imported in the third quarter of 2021, import in Q4 of that year was estimated at N108.55 billion. ComTrade, a software and IT solutions company based in Belgrade, Serbia, estimated the total value of paper imports into Nigeria in 2020 at over $696 million. A former chairperson of the Pulp, Paper and Packaging ...

A few days to the governorship election in Ekiti State, an Ondo State-based legal practitioner, Mr. Morakinyo Ogele, has advised the people of the state to shun the act of selling their votes to politicians on the election day. He alleged that the ruling All Progressives Congress was planning to involve in the act of vote-buying, calling on the people of the state to reject the act. He said the APC had failed the people of the state in the last four years and didn’t deserve to remain in power. The lawyer made the allegation in an open letter to the Ekiti people. The letter was made available to our correspondent in Akure, the Ondo State capital, on Monday. It was titled, ‘Letter to Ekiti People.’ According to the letter, the present administration had allegedly grounded the state. He asked the people to vote the ruling party out on Saturday. The letter read, “We must observe carefully to see what is on the ground presently in Ekiti State, on how the present government has grounded ...

The Abia State Government has described the recent abduction of Professor Uwadinachi Iweha as barbaric and unfortunate. In a special announcement, the state Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Eze Chikamnayo, said the state governor, Okezie Ikpeazu “is particularly pained by this dastardly act given the age and fragility of health of this distinguished Abian”. Prof Iweha, a 74-year-old fellow of International College of Surgeons was kidnapped a week ago at his country home in Umuajameze Umuopara in Umuahia South Local Government Area. He had served the state as the Chief Medical Director of Abia State University Teaching Hospital as well as the CMD of Abia State Specialist Hospital and Diagnostic Centre. Last Friday, the Nigeria Medical Association, Abia State led by its Chairman, Dr. Okwuonu staged a protest to the Government House, Umuahia, calling on Ikpeazu to help rescue Iweha. In response, the commissioner said in a statement, “We identify with the Nigerian Medical As...

The Peoples Democratic Party presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, has said that with virtually all sectors of the Nigerian economy collapsing under the All Progressives Congress, he is expecting Nigerians to also repay the ruling party in kind by voting APC out in 2023. The former Vice President stated this on his Twitter page on Monday… Read More source https://punchng.com/nigeriansll-vote-out-apc-in-2023-for-destroying-nation-says-atiku/

Nollywood actress, Mercy Aigbe, has revealed the reason behind her public altercation with Omolara Olukotun, a Lagos Businesswoman popularly known as Larrit. Aigbe took to her Instagram stories on Monday, where she narrated what transpired at the event. According to the actress, Lara was an acquaintance who suddenly became an enemy. Aigbe claimed that the… Read More source https://punchng.com/why-i-fought-lagos-bizwoman-in-public-mercy-aigbe/

The National Insurance Commission has urged the Professional Insurance Ladies Association, PILA, to use its position to influence acceptance of insurance in the country. A statement said the Commissioner for Insurance and Chief Executive Officer, NAICOM, Sunday Thomas, said this during the investiture of Margaret Moore as the 14th president of PILA in Lagos. Thomas… Read More source https://punchng.com/naicom-urges-women-insurers-to-facilitate-acceptance/

Party primaries have come and gone but the political economy of the effects is just beginning to manifest in post-election conversations with and by candidates. The big parties have clearly shown that they are big in names and conduct as their primaries were grandiose just as the costs of their forms were thoroughly disconcerting. The… Read More source https://punchng.com/preparing-agenda-for-presidential-candidates/

Segun Musa is deputy national president of the National Association of Government Approved Freight Forwarders. In this interview with ANOZIE EGOLE, he speaks on the challenges bedevilling the sector and the way forward What is your reaction to the recent concession agreement between the Nigerian Customs Service and a Chinese firm, Huawei Technologies? First and… Read More source https://punchng.com/fg-wrong-to-shut-borders-deputy-president-freight-forwarders/

The Lagos State Physical Planning Permit Authority has called for cooperation from built industry players in the quest towards ensuring compliance with statutory stipulations for real estate development. The Authority made the call during a stakeholders’ meeting held in Lagos last Wednesday. Speaking during the meeting, LASPPPA General Manager, Kehinde Osinaike, urged industry practitioners to… Read More source https://punchng.com/lagos-seeks-stakeholders-compliance-with-real-estate-laws/

A real estate development firm, Bashmoh Homes, has entered into a partnership with the Non-Academic Staff Union, the University of Lagos chapter, with the aim of making home ownership convenient for the university’s members of staff. During the official commissioning of the project on Saturday, the firm’s Head of Marketing and Corporate Development, Ifeoma Ekwenye,… Read More source https://punchng.com/firm-partners-unilag-union-on-affordable-housing-scheme/

The Speaker of the Delta State House of Assembly, Mr Sheriff Oborevwori, has said that the House passed over 70 bills in the past five years. Oborevwori, who disclosed at the third anniversary of the 7th Assembly in Asaba, said out of the 70 bills passed, 63 were assented to by Governor Ifeanyi Okowa during… Read More source https://punchng.com/were-not-rubberstamp-assembly-delta-speaker/

A former representative of the Rivers South-East Senatorial District in the National Assembly, Magnus Abe, has condoled with the All Progressives Congress in Rivers State over the death of two of its members, Onimiteim Vincent Samuel and Loveday Motats. Samuel and Motats, who died in a car crash while returning from the APC special convention… Read More source https://punchng.com/rivers-apc-abe-mourn-party-members-killed-in-abuja-crash/

Jamiu Abiola, a son of the late Chief MKO Abiola and Alhaja Kudirat Abiola, who was assassinated on June 4, 1996 during the military regime of the late Gen Sani Abacha, relives the beautiful and trying moments shared with his parents in this interview with OLUWAFEMI MORGAN it’s been 26 years since your mum, Alhaja… Read More source https://punchng.com/mko-kudirat-were-sacrificial-lambs-for-nigeria-son-jamiu/

GBENGA ADENIJI examines the contributions of pro-democracy groups and individuals to the struggle against the nullification of the June 12, 1993 presidential election results June 12, 1993, is undoubtedly a watershed in Nigeria’s political space. It was a time when informed citizens and distinct politicians coalesced to birth a new Nigeria and contributed their quotas… Read More source https://punchng.com/remarkable-june-12-fighters/