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General Abiola Obayomi • Dec 1, 2022

South Africa’s ruling ANC calls urgent talks as pressure grows on Ramaphosa

South Africa’s ruling ANC party will hold emergency talks Thursday, the day after a report into scandal-hit President Cyril Ramaphosa paved the way for his possible…

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General Abiola Obayomi • Dec 1, 2022

NPC drums support for Women empowerment, gender equality

The National Population Commission (NPC) has drummed support for women’s empowerment and gender equality as provided by the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).…

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General Abiola Obayomi • Dec 1, 2022

Anambra police arrest suspected kidnap kingpin after seven years

Operatives of Anambra State Police Command, yesterday arrested a suspected kidnap kingpin, Matthew Nwankwo, who has been on the run for over seven years. The Guardi…

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Investment & Entrepreneurship Abiola Obayomi • Dec 1, 2022

Nigeria’s free trade zones attract $46.4bn investment

Nigeria free trade zones attracted over $46.6 billion investment into the nation’s economy. Managing Director of the Nigeria Export Processing Zones Authority, Ades…

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Politics & Governance Abiola Obayomi • Dec 1, 2022

Court orders arrest, imprisonment of Army chief

A Federal High Court sitting in Minna, the Niger State Capital, has ordered that the Chief of Army Staff, General Farouk Yahaya, be arrested for contempt. Justice H…

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Investment & Entrepreneurship Abiola Obayomi • Dec 1, 2022

Fuel scarcity: We have 2billion litres available – NNPC

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited says it has two billion litres of Premium Motor Spirit in stock. This is contained in a statement issued by Executiv…

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Politics & Governance Abiola Obayomi • Dec 1, 2022

FG Blames Govs for Level of Hardship in Country

•Advises them to tackle poverty, stop building airports, flyovers The federal government, yesterday, reviewed the high poverty level in the country, and said the 36…

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Health Abiola Obayomi • Dec 1, 2022

FG Unveils Report on Malaria, Says Disease Prevalent in Rural Areas

The federal government yesterday commenced the dissemination of the 2021 Nigeria Malaria Indicator survey (NMIS) report. The documents tagged, “The 2021 Malaria Ind…

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Politics & Governance Abiola Obayomi • Dec 1, 2022

Sylva: Nigeria to End Import of Petroleum Products Next Year

Nigeria expects to stop importing petroleum products before or around the third quarter of 2023, the Minister of Petroleum Resources, Chief Timipre Sylva, has said.…

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Health Abiola Obayomi • Dec 1, 2022

UN: 2030 Global Target for Ending AIDS May Be Elusive

•650,000 people died from virus in 2021 Ahead of World Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS) Day, the United Nations has estimated that based on current trends,…

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Politics & Governance Abiola Obayomi • Nov 30, 2022

Osun labour leaders pledge support for Adeleke

The leadership of the Labour Movement in Osun State has assured the state governor, Senator Ademola Adeleke, of workers’ support. The State Trade Union Congress Cha…

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Politics & Governance Abiola Obayomi • Nov 30, 2022

BREAKING: ASUU receives full salaries for November, arrears withheld

Lecturers under the aegis of the Academic Staff Union of Universities have received full salaries for the month of November 2022, The PUNCH can confirm. Our corresp…

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General Abiola Obayomi • Nov 30, 2022

SMEDAN Floats Single-digit Funding for Small Businesses

The Director General, Small and Medium Enterprises Development Agency of Nigeria (SMEDAN), Mr. Olawale Fasanya, has disclosed that a matching fund programme for agr…

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Politics & Governance Abiola Obayomi • Nov 30, 2022

Tinubu’s Pledge of Renewed Hope at Lagos Rally

The presidential candidate of All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, has recommitted himself to his campaign mantra of renewed hope at a special rally orga…

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Politics & Governance Abiola Obayomi • Nov 30, 2022

Obi, Soludo and Fence Mending

David-Chyddy Eleke in this piece reports that Anambra State governor, Prof Chukwuma Soludo, had a chance meeting recently with his predecessor and presidential cand…

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Politics & Governance Abiola Obayomi • Nov 30, 2022

1,000 Dump APC for PDP in Nasarawa

More than 1,000 supporters of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Toto Local Government Area of Nasarawa State yesterday dumped the party for the Peoples Democra…

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Politics & Governance Abiola Obayomi • Nov 30, 2022

2023: ’Deltans ‘ll Reject Okowa ‘s ‘Third Term’ through His Son’

Governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Ovie Omo-Agege, and the former Speaker of Delta State…

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General Abiola Obayomi • Nov 30, 2022

Messi and Lewandowski’s World Cup dreams in the balance

Lionel Messi and Robert Lewandowski head into Wednesday’s showdown between Argentina and Poland with the futures of what could be their final World Cup adventures h…

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General Abiola Obayomi • Nov 30, 2022

Disappointment in Tehran after World Cup loss to US

Iranians had been hoping for a repeat of their 1998 World Cup victory over the United States but their 1-0 defeat in Qatar on Tuesday plunged Tehran into disappoint…

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Politics & Governance Abiola Obayomi • Nov 30, 2022

UNN ASUU directs members to withhold results over unpaid salaries

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN) chapter, has directed its members to withhold examination results of students i…

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