One year after, Sanwo-Olu, others remember Ibidunni Ighodalo
The Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu; and his deputy, Dr Obafemi Hamzat, joined family and friends on Monday at the one-year memorial service of Pastor Ibidunni Ighodalo. The event, which...
View ArticleReps screen Yahaya for confirmation as Army chief today
The House of Representatives will on Tuesday screen Major General Farouk Yahaya for confirmation as Chief of Army Staff, The PUNCH has learnt. The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), had...
View ArticleAfenifere, Ohanaeze, South-South demand new constitution before 2023
Major socio-political organisations in Nigeria have demanded what they described as a “new people-oriented federal constitution” before the 2023 general elections, saying the 1999 constitution does not...
View ArticleSeek regular load testing, nutritionist tells HIV patients
A nutritionist, Mrs Josephine Ogenyi, has urged HIV clients to go for regular testing to ascertain their viral loads. Ogenyi made the plea during a one-day training for 40 caregivers and parents,...
View Article‘Screening at PHCs vital for better cancer outcomes’
The wife of the Niger State Governor, Dr Amina Bello, has advocated screening of cancer patients at primary health care centres to improve patients’ outcomes. Bello, in a statement, said breast and...
View ArticleWhy G7 disavows ‘race to bottom’ tax incentive
drtayooke@gmail.com From the period after World War II, in 1945, the “Washington Consensus” had revolved around the need to commit public money to build some aspects of the economy. This was underlined...
View ArticleUNILAG set to empower students with digital skills
The University of Lagos has partnered with Coderina to help students acquire skills in robotics and artificial intelligence as well as to hone their creativity and entrepreneurial skills. Coderina is...
View ArticleFive arrested over murder of land agent in Lagos
Operatives of the Force Criminal Investigation Department, Abuja, have arrested five persons in connection with the alleged murder of a land agent, Yemi Taiwo, in the Ikorodu area of Lagos State. PUNCH...
View ArticleBuhari regime borrows $2.02bn from China in six years
• $719.61m used to service Chinese loans since inception in 2015 • PDP govs lampoon Buhari over huge debt profile, CBN’s operations The Buhari’s administration has borrowed $2.02bn as loans from China...
View Article12 states battle IDP crisis, communities, farms deserted
• Bandits going round Zamfara farms to prevent planting, 113 towns deserted • One million displaced in Benue, eight LGs face humanitarian crisis in camps Rising insecurity is taking its toll on...
View ArticleBuhari fails whenever he has chance to shine
Last week, the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), had his first interview with any media house in Nigeria this year. He had the interview with Arise TV. To show how unusual it was for...
View ArticleNaira tumbles by 51.95% despite CBN’s defence measures
The value of the naira to the dollar fell from 196.99 in December 2015 to 410 in April 2021, reflecting a 51.95 per cent decline despite the various foreign exchange policies introduced by the Central...
View Article17 out of 18 parties conducting indirect primary for Anambra poll
The Independent National Electoral Commission has said all the 18 registered political parties in Nigeria have indicated interest to participate in the governorship election in Anambra State scheduled...
View ArticlePanel’s adjournment worries woman seeking justice for dead son
A woman, Mrs Victoria Agori, whose 19-year-old son was killed by men of the Inspector General of Police Monitoring Unit in Rivers State, has expressed worry over the failure of the panel probing police...
View ArticleExperts blame insecurity as Nigeria’s agric imports exceed exports by N503bn
The total value of agricultural import exceeded export by N503bn in the first three months of the year. Statistics obtained from the National Bureau of Statistics showed that the total trade in...
View ArticleYahaya faces screening, Reps want end to insecurity
The joint Committee on Defence and Army of the House of Representatives, on Tuesday, screened Major General Farouk Yahaya for confirmation as Chief of Army Staff. Yahaya, in his speech before the...
View ArticleStop offering bribes to our officers, CP tells Imo residents
THE Imo State Commissioner of Police, Abutu Yaro, on Tuesday disclosed that five policemen had been arrested for indulging in corrupt practices in the state. The CP equally disclosed that the errant...
View ArticleProtesting Rivers health college students allege persistent blackout, neglect
STUDENTS of the Rivers State College of Health Science and Management Technology took to the streets of Port Harcourt on Tuesday to protest the absence of electricity, poor sanitation and alleged...
View ArticleBandits have stopped Niger students from schools, farmers from farms – Gov
GOVERNOR Abubakar Bello has launched the Niger Special Vigilante Corps aimed at checking the activities of youth gangs, especially those operating in Minna. Bello launched the Special Vigilante Corps...
View Article3,000 Ondo teachers to get promotion
ONDO State Governor, Rotimi Akeredolu, has approved the commencement of promotion of over 3,000 teachers in the state Teaching Service Commission. It was gathered that the exercise was for only...
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