IMF raises alarm over rising inflation
The International Monetary Fund, IMF, has raised alarm over the negative effects of high inflation on consumption of goods and services in the country,
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FG considering special anti-graft court, says AGF
The Federal Government, on Tuesday, said it was considering the growing demand for the establishment of an International Anti-Corruption Court, describing it as
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I didn’t forge my certificates, Atiku says as the heat turns on him over certificate forgery.
Former Vice President and 2023 Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, has dismissed speculations surrounding his secondary school
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Social Investment may return to Presidency
An amendment to the National Social Investment Programme Agency Act (NSIPA) 2023, aimed at moving the agency from the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs
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Marketers counter FG, insist fuel subsidy is back
Oil marketers, on Tuesday, countered the position of the Federal Government, as they insisted that the current pump price of Premium Motor Spirit,
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Insecurity claims over 531 lives in four months, farms deserted
Over 521 persons have been killed by terrorists, bandits and other criminal elements between July 1 and October 6, 2023, Sunday PUNCH can confirm,
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‘Breast cancer remains leading cause of death for Nigerian women’
The Breast Cancer Association of Nigeria says the lack of early detection and treatment of breast cancer has kept the ailment as the
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Dredging of Niger, Benue rivers to start again – Water Resources minister
Minister of Water Resources and Sanitation, Professor Joseph Utsev, has said that the Federal Government is planning to restart the dredging of two
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Fear grips estate residents over Lagos lawmaker’s filling station construction
As the blazing sun took a short rest, pupils of Gladys Primary School ran into their school buses, singing what appeared to be
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Land tussle: RTEAN raises alarm over likely clash in Osun community
The leadership of the Road Transport Employers Association of Nigeria (RTEAN) has raised alarm over a likely clash over land tussle crisis in the Iree
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World leaders condemn Israel-Palestine war
Countries around the world have condemned a wave of Palestinian attacks by land, sea and air that Israel’s army says left more than
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Certificate: Atiku applies to file fresh evidence against Tinubu at Supreme Court
Determined to remove President Bola Tinubu from office, the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, has applied for
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Minimum Wage: How we arrived at N200,000 — NLC President
On Monday, the Organized Labour suspended the proposed indefinite strike over the removal of petrol subsidy and disagreement with the government over palliatives
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Tribunal declares Western winner of Amuwo-Odofin Constituency 1 election
The Lagos State House of Assembly Election Petition Tribunal has declared Folorunso Olaitan Segun of the All Progressives Congress (APC), the winner of the state
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12.5kg cooking gas hits N12,500
Price of 12.5kg of Liquefied Natural Gas or cooking gas has increased to N12,500 as Nigeria celebrates her 63rd Independence anniversary, The PUNCH has gathered.
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NUPENG threatens nationwide strike over failed federal, state roads
The Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers, NUPENG, has blamed the failed and deplorable condition of Benin/Warri highway for the October
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Court to hear FG’s N30bn suit against Facebook in October
The Federal High Court, Abuja Judicial Division, will in October hear the N30bn suit lodged by the Advertising Regulatory Council of Nigeria against
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ECA withdrawal: Fed Govt to refund N1tr to states
States will soon start smiling to their banks as the Federal Government has agreed to pay them N1 trillion from the Excess Crude Account (ECA).
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Chicago varsity releases Tinubu’s records to Atiku
Chicago State University, United States of America has released to former Vice President Atiku Abubakar the academic records of President Bola Tinubu. The
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FG, Labour reach truce, planned strike suspended for one month
Organised Labour last night suspended its planned nationwide strike for one month following an agreement with the Federal Government. Though details of the
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Covenant, UI, FUTA emerge top universities in Nigeria
Covenant University, University of Ibadan and the Federal University of Technology, Akure have secured top ranking in Nigeria according to Times Higher Education’s
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Strike: How labour veterans got NLC, TUC to close ranks
On Tuesday, September 26, 2023, leaders of Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, and their Trade Union Congress of Nigeria, TUC, counterparts, announced to Nigerians,
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Chicago academic record: Atiku plans fresh suit against Tinubu
The legal team of the Peoples Democratic Party presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, is planning to file a motion to challenge President Bola Tinubu’s
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Troops rescue kidnapped victim in Enugu
The troops of 103 Battalion (Rear) of 82 Division, Nigerian Army, presently on Operation UDOKA II had rescued Dr Maxwell Ayim between Four
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How Tinubu ‘killed’ Yoruba nation agitation
The agitation for Yoruba nation gained prominence in the South-west geopolitical zone mid-2021. The agitation which was championed by Chief Sunday Adeyemo popularly
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Tricyclist who returned N15m offered four wives as reward
He became a subject of mockery by his friends, even the elders in his Haye community of Yankaba, Nasarawa Local Government Area when
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Constitutional role for traditional rulers, a necessity – AGF
The Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi, has reiterated the need to create a constitutional role for traditional rulers
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Exam results: UK nursing council raises concern over widespread fraud in Ibadan centre
The Nursing and Midwifery Council in the United Kingdom said there is evidence of widespread fraud at Yunnik Technologies Test Centre in Ibadan,
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Bandits kidnap scores of Gusau varsity students
Bandits have reportedly kidnapped a significant number of students of the Federal University Gusau, Zamfara State, in the early hours of Friday (today).
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Fresh strike looms as NLC’s ultimatum expires today
AS the ultimatum by the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, to the Federal Government to address the mass suffering and pains occasioned by the
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