Residents grumble as refuse takes over Imo
Residents of Owerri, the capital of Imo State, are presently uncomfortable as refuse dumps have taken over major roads and residential areas. The residents said they could not breathe fresh air as a...
View ArticleCEO absconds as forex firm allegedly defrauds 52 investors of N122m
Victims of an alleged scam perpetrated by a Lagos-based forex training and capital investment company, MBA Capital and Trading Limited, are worried over their unpaid dividend and capital, and the...
View ArticleNorth law criminalises open grazing, bans arms by herdsmen –Senate spokesperson
THE Senate spokesperson, Dr. Ajibola Basiru, on Wednesday insisted that there was no law on grazing routes in any part of Nigeria. Rather, the lawmaker said the law on grazing reserves recognised as a...
View ArticleWe’ll attend NPC bill hearing, NPAN tells NASS
THE Newspapers Proprietors’ Association of Nigeria has said it is considering attending the public hearing on the Nigerian Press Council Amendment Bill on Thursday (today) despite not been invited by...
View ArticleTeam Nigeria won’t use Puma kits at Olympics –Ministry
Team Nigeria athletes will not wear Puma kits at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, a top sports ministry official has informed The PUNCH. On Tuesday, newly reelected Athletics Federation of Nigeria...
View ArticleZenith Bank gets recognition for corporate governance
Zenith Bank Plc says it has been recognised by the Ethical Boardroom for the second consecutive year for its adherence to global best practices and institutionalisation of corporate governance. The...
View ArticleDangote Cement issues N50bn bonds for expansion projects, others
Dangote Cement Plc, Africa’s largest cement producer, has announced the successful issuance of N50 billion Series 1 Fixed Rate Senior Unsecured Bonds under the company’s new N300 billion...
View ArticleExperts doubt FG’s 25GW power projection
Experts have raise doubt over the announcement by the Federal Government that it would raise the country’s generation capacity to 25 gigawatts in five years. The PUNCH had reported that the Special...
View ArticleTransmission, distribution challenges stalling 3,599MW electricity supply –...
Systemic transmission and distribution problems are preventing the supply of about 3,599 megawatts of electricity generated by eight power plants under the management of the Niger Delta Power Holding...
View ArticleFirm inaugurates filling station with electric charging point
Total Grace Oil & Gas has inaugurated a new filling station in the Lekki area of Lagos. The event had celebrities Funke Akindele, Oluseye Damola popularly known as DJ Spinall, and others in...
View ArticleEgbin Power plans additional 1,750MW
Egbin Power Plc has unveiled plan to add 1,750 megawatts to Nigeria’s power generation, just as the company has partnered with the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation to deepen gas supply. The...
View ArticleNigeria’s rising unemployment, poverty
Unemployment and poverty are two of the major issues currently affecting Nigeria’s economy and its society. According to data released by the National Bureau of Statistics, the population of the...
View ArticleTipper lorry drivers condemn alleged extortion by Lagos ministry officials
Tipper lorry drivers from the Progressive Tipper Garage along the LASU-Ojo Road in the Ojo Local Government Area of Lagos State have protested the alleged extortion and seizure of their vehicles by...
View ArticleVictims transfer money to Delta teenager threatening with dummy gun
Men of the Delta State Police Command have arrested a suspect, who used a dummy gun to force his victims to transfer money into a bank account. The 18-year-old suspect, Emmanuel Peace, was nabbed with...
View ArticleFive burnt to death as diesel-laden tanker detaches, explodes in Ogun
Five persons were, on Wednesday, burnt to death, while two others sustained varying degrees of injury following a petroleum product tanker explosion in the Ajilete area of the Owode-Idiroko Road, Ogun...
View ArticleEFCC arraigns Sokoto officials over alleged N500m pension scam
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Sokoto Zonal Office, has arraigned five management staff of the state Primary Staff Pension Board for allegedly diverting N553.985,644. The staff were...
View ArticleBaba Ijesha remanded, Lagos files fresh charges
Embattled Nollywood actor, Olanrewaju Omiyinka, aka Baba Ijesha, who has been accused of allegedly defiling a minor, was arraigned before the Lagos State Magistrate Court in Yaba on Wednesday. The...
View ArticleSenators dismiss call for new constitution, back amendment
Some senators have dismissed the calls by individuals and groups for a brand new constitution, saying the amending of the 1999 Constitution will address grievances and challenges in the country. The...
View ArticleProtesting community blocks Edo highway over killing of two by herdsmen
Vehicular movement on the Benin-Auchi Road was disrupted on Wednesday by protesting youths, who blocked the road at Ehor, over the killing of two persons by suspected herdsmen. The protest resulted in...
View ArticleGunmen kill cop, one other, abduct two Chinese in Taraba
The Nigeria Immigration Service, Taraba State Command, on Wednesday, confirmed that two persons were killed and two Chinese kidnapped in the Wukari Local Government Area of the state. The Immigration...
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