Gombe communal crisis panel submits report, lists losses
About eight lives were lost and 33 worship centres burnt during the crisis in the Billiri area of Gombe, The PUNCH has learnt. The Billiri crisis of March 19 2021 was caused by a delay in the...
View ArticleMissing 29-year-old lady found dead in room, vital parts missing
A young lady who went missing on Saturday was on Tuesday found dead in her room in Mosogar, in the Ethiope West Local Government Area of Delta State, with vital parts of her body missing. Sources said...
View ArticlePoly management suspends exams as protesting Ogun students block highway
Hundreds of students of the D. S. Adegbenro Polytechnic, Itori, Ogun State, on Wednesday, blocked the Abeokuta-Lagos Expressway in protest. The protest caused gridlock and left many travellers stranded...
View ArticleFG approves N14.8bn workers’ insurance cover, COVID-19 oxygen plants
The Federal Executive Council presided over by the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.) has approved the disbursement of N9.2bn as premium for insurance companies who will manage group...
View ArticleFood insecure citizens hit 50 million, says NESG
The number of food insecure citizens in Nigeria rose from about 25 million to 50 million due to insecurity across the country and the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Nigerian Economic Summit...
View ArticleFast Credit launches kids’ investment account
Fast Credit Limited, a finance house said it has launched ‘Kiddies Swag’ account –an investment product targeted at children and young adults to promote continuity of quality education and financial...
View Article11 suspected Internet fraudsters apprehended in Lagos
Operatives of the Lagos zonal office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission have arrested 11 suspected Internet fraudsters in Lagos State. A statement by the anti-graft agency’s spokesman,...
View ArticleThree Lagos LG traffic officers arrested for extorting motorists
The Lagos State Task Force on Environment and Special Offences Unit has arrested three persons parading themselves as local government traffic officers and extorting motorists at Oshodi. A statement by...
View ArticleSuspected gunrunner, three cultists, 11 drug dealers arrested in Delta
The Delta State Police command has arrested a suspected gunrunner, three cultists and over 11 drug dealers. The command’s spokesman, DSP Bright Edafe, who stated this on Tuesday in Asaba, said the...
View ArticleOil industry’s future at risk, Barkindo warns Nigeria, others
The Secretary-General of the Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries, Mr Mohammad Barkindo, has warned that the future of the oil and gas industry is at stake as a result of the sharp drop in...
View ArticleOgun FMC boss battles alleged age discrepancy, others, knocks board, blames...
In this special report, SAMSON FOLARIN investigates the crisis at the Federal Medical Centre, Abeokuta, Ogun State A multifaceted corruption scandal is threatening to tear the Federal Medical Centre,...
View ArticleWorld will recognise united, not divided Nigeria – Ganduje
The Kano State Governor, Dr Abdullahi Ganduje, on Wednesday stressed that he would reject calls for the division of the country, saying, “When we are united, we will not only remain stronger but a lot...
View ArticleEight feared killed as truck rams into motorcycles in Lagos, okada riders kick
There was tension in the Ikorodu area of Lagos State on Wednesday as eight persons allegedly died in a crash involving a truck which rammed into four motorcycles at the Sheriff bus stop, Ikorodu North...
View Article10 arrested in A’Ibom for killing security agents, burning police facilities
The Joint Task Force conducting operation in the Essien Udim Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State and it environs said it had arrested 10 armed men in connection with the killing of security...
View ArticleBankers dare EFCC, say we’re not afraid to declare assets
The National Union of Banks, Insurance and Financial institutions has said its members are not afraid to declare their assets as being required by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission. The...
View Article‘SIM-NIN linkage will continue to slow telecoms growth’
The growth of the Nigerian telecommunications sector will continue to be slowed down by the policy of linking the National Identification Number to mobile numbers, the Nigeria National Coordinator for...
View ArticleOil hits $71 on rising demand hopes in US, China
Oil prices were higher on Wednesday as negotiations over the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action continued to falter, and as a rebound in oil demand in China, the United States and Europe threatened to...
View ArticleWe’re improving security through DBP—NIMASA
The Director-General, Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, Dr Bashir Jamoh, has said that the agency is trying to get the issues of security on Nigerian waters properly addressed through...
View ArticleThree suspected ‘one-chance’ robbers, escape lynching, arrested in Rivers
The Rivers State Police Command said it had arrested three suspected ‘one-chance’ robbers, including a female, in Rumuosi, Obio/Akpor Local Government Area of the state. It was gathered that the gang...
View ArticleFEC approves N1.1bn for aviation security uniforms
The Federal Executive Council, on Wednesday, approved the sum of N1.1bn for the procurement of aviation security uniforms and accessories to be used at various airports in Nigeria. The Minister of...
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