Nigeria now a disputed project, stop fresh loans – Ukiwe, Akintoye, others
Respected political leaders from the Middle-Belt and southern part of the country have warned the World Bank, the International Monetary Fund, the United Nations and creditor nations against giving...
View ArticleINEC projects 20 million new voters as CVR begins today
The Independent National Electoral Commission will today (Monday), resume the Continuous Voter Registration ahead of the 2023 general elections. Recall that the commission had created 56, 872...
View ArticleNIMASA shortlists 11 firms for vessel financing
The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency has disclosed that it had so far shortlisted 11 companies to benefit from the Cabotage Vessel Financing Fund. It also said that it was seeking...
View ArticleManufacturing sector grew slightly in April – CBN report
The manufacturing sector recorded marginal growth as the Purchasing Managers’ Index rose to 49.0 index points in April from 48.8 index points in March. The Central Bank of Nigeria disclosed this in a...
View ArticleMass metering first phase to gulp N60bn, says FG
The Central Bank of Nigeria is providing N60bn for one million electricity meters that are meant for free distribution to unmetered power users across the country, the Federal Government has said. It...
View ArticleFG widens revenue base, plans taxes for global tech giants
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has revealed that Nigeria is set to utilise the country’s legal provisions that empower the Federal Government to collect taxes on profits made in the country by global...
View ArticlePetrol landing cost hits N232, subsidy rises to N5.58bn daily
April landing cost, N216, devaluation, rising crude price fueling price increase Rising subsidy payment reduces funds for infrastructure development – Rewane The landing cost of Premium Motor Spirit...
View ArticleNDIC begins payment of uninsured deposits
The Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation has disclosed plans to commence the payment of liquidation dividends to depositors of the 14 failed banks whose licenses were revoked by the Central Bank of...
View ArticleNGX seeks tax reduction, minister urges increased citizen trading
The Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Mrs Zainab Ahmed, has urged the Nigeria Exchange Limited to aid ordinary citizens in participating actively in the capital market. According to a...
View Article‘Investment in healthcare preparing Africa for next pandemic’
The Head of the Africa Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, John Nkengasong, has said that Africa’s ability to respond to future pandemics is dependent on how much investment governments on the...
View ArticleDelta community celebrates killing of notorious robber, Fowl Boy
There was jubilation in the Amukpe area of the Sapele Local Government Area of Delta State on Saturday after policemen gunned down a notorious robber, identified simply as Diamond, aka Fowl Boy, who...
View ArticleTwo months after arrest: Command promises probe as Rivers family demands...
The family of Calistus Adonyi, who was arrested by the police two months ago in Isiokpo, Ikwerre Local Government Area of Rivers State, has asked the police to disclose his whereabouts. Calistus’...
View ArticleCultists negotiating settlement attack policemen, two suspects arrested
There was heavy shooting in the Gbaemu area of Osogbo, Osun State, on Sunday, as policemen attached to the Operation Puff Adder clashed with suspected cultists, who were trying to extort money from...
View ArticlePolice re-arrest Ogun tricycle riders after PUNCH’s report of DPO’s alleged...
The Ogun State Police Command has re-arrested tricycle riders, Lawal Abdulraheem, Olalekan Azeez, Yunus Opeloyeru and one Fatai, who accused the Divisional Police Officer of the Awa Police Station of...
View ArticleAfter destroying Edo community power facilities, hunter fires at six residents
The Edo State Police Command has arrested John Ebatame and Moses Okoyomon, who are hunters, for allegedly shooting and injuring six persons at the burial of Martina Rabi at the Ama community in the...
View ArticleSuper TV CEO: Family threatens suit, alleges media publishing falsehood
The family of the Chief Executive Officer, Super TV, Usifo Ataga, who was allegedly murdered by a 21-year-old undergraduate of the University of Lagos, Chidinma Ojukwu, has urged anyone with useful...
View ArticleSon testifies as man beats wife to death over N2,000 demand in Edo
A 45-year-old man, John Christopher, on Saturday allegedly beat his 39-year-old wife, Isoken, to death over a disagreement on a N2,000 loan he requested from the deceased. The incident, which occurred...
View ArticleLASTMA officials absconded with my bleeding wife, stole N150,000 – Businessman
A Dubai-based businessman, Jude Eze, has accused some personnel of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority of absconding with his bleeding wife, Sophia, during an arrest. It was gathered that Jude...
View ArticleFirst Bank, MFM, six others for Olukoya tourney
First Bank Basketball Club will lead seven other teams to the first Dr D.K Olukoya Girls Basketball Competition, which holds from June 28 to July 4 at the sports hall of the Teslim Balogun Stadium,...
View ArticleOlympics relays: Nigeria’s men’s 4x100m out, mixed team in
The Nigerian men’s 4x100m relay team will not compete at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games after missing their last chance to qualify on Sunday. It’s the third consecutive time the country will fail to...
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