Новости за 03.07.2024

Last Thursday, June 27, 2024, President Bola Tinubu for the first time, attended the National Economic Council meeting which is constitutionally chaired by the vice president, Senator Kashim Shettima. It was the 142nd National Economic Council meeting attended by state governors and some deputies at the State House, Abuja. By the time the press was

Five men standing trial for the abduction and murder of a Fulani herder, Ibrahim Adamu, who until his death was selling cows at Owode-Ede, Osun State, were on Tuesday sentenced to death by hanging by an Osun State High Court. After Adamu’s abduction, he was said to have been moved into a secluded place in

Motorists plying some access roads and bypasses along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway have urged the Ogun State Government to consider fixing the link roads. The motorists disclosed this to PUNCH Metro in separate interviews on Tuesday. Our correspondent who visited some of the link roads connecting communities in Magboro, Arepo, and Kara areas of the road

Traders, markets and motor park unions in Umuahia have been warned to assist the Abia State government in ensuring a clean environment and its attendant health implications. The state Commissioner for Environment, Philemon Asonye Ogbonna, handed down the admonition in Umuahia while monitoring the June edition of the state monthly environmental cleanup exercise, advising traders,

The Central Bank of Nigeria has warned against the continued rejection of old series and lower denominations of the United States of American dollars by its regulated entities in Nigeria. The bank threatened to sanction lenders that rejected the currencies. This was contained in a circular dated June 27, signed by the acting director of

The Anambra State government has urged residents of the state to maintain good hygiene to avoid contracting cholera or other water and airborne diseases, especially as the rainy season has commenced. Speaking through the state Commissioner for Health, Dr Afam Obidike, the state also assured residents of the state of safety, insisting that the state

The House of Representatives has stated its readiness to investigate allegations of the misappropriation of over N2tn disbursed by the Central Bank of Nigeria through its Anchor Borrowers Scheme to fund agricultural initiatives across the country. The resolution of the House followed the adoption of a motion on the “alleged mismanagement of government’s agricultural initiatives

At least one person was confirmed dead as outsource staff of a food factory in Ibadan, Oyo State, Sumal Foods, embarked on a protest on Monday evening, over the delay in the implementation of the palliative package for the workers. The major road leading to the company from the Mobil filling station end of the

The presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 general elections, Mr Peter Obi, has assured the Catholic Archdiocese of Owerri that he would assist them in their bid to upgrade the Holy Rosary School of Nursing, Pharmacy and Laboratory Sciences Emekuku, Owerri to a university. He said that he got to know about

The Governor of Abia State, Alex Otti, has assured 300 beneficiaries of the state-sponsored ‘Modern Agricultural Skills and Practices Training Programme’ at CSS Integrated Farms, Nasarawa State, of the state government’s support to enable them to hit the ground running immediately. Governor Otti gave the assurance during the graduation and passing out ceremony of the

The Legal Practitioners’ Privileges Committee, has shortlisted a total of 98 lawyers to be considered for the conferment of the prestigious rank of Senior Advocate of Nigeria. Among the names are the All Progressive Congress, National Legal Adviser, Prof Abdulkarim Kana (Life Bencher), former Nigeria Bar Association, national officials, Monday Ubani, Kunle Edun and Dr

The Ebonyi government has approved the release of N2 billion for the payment of scholarship grants to the successful candidates selected for the government’s sponsored university scholarships. This is contained in a statement on Tuesday signed by Mr Jude Okpor, Commissioner for Information and Orientation and made available to journalists in Abakaliki. He said that

Senate President Godswill Akpabio led a Senate delegation to pay a condolence visit to a former Senate President, Bukola Saraki, over the demise of his mother, Mrs. Florence Saraki. Akpabio led the delegation to visit the former Senate President at his Abuja residence on Tuesday. Among the delegation was the Deputy Senate President, Barau Jibrin,

The Sokoto State House of Assembly on Tuesday held a public hearing on the controversial Emirate Council Amendment Bills, which aim to strip the Sultanate Council of its power to appoint village and district heads in the state. Addressing the public at the mini chamber of the State House of Assembly, the state Commissioner of

The House of Representatives on Tuesday, mandated its Committee on Basic Education to investigate the Internally Generated Revenue of the West African Examination Council from 2018 to 2023. The House arrived at the resolution after considering a motion brought on the floor of the House during Tuesday’s plenary by the member representing Isiuakwato/Umunneochi Federal Constituency

Merih Demiral was Turkey’s unlikely hero with both goals in a 2-1 win over Austria on Tuesday that booked their place in the Euro 2024 quarter-finals. The Al-Ahli centre-back smashed home after just 58 seconds and produced a towering header on the hour mark to double Turkey’s lead. Michael Gregoritsch quickly pulled a goal back

The Court of Appeal, Abuja, on Tuesday, reserved judgment in the governorship appeals brought by the All Progressives Congress and its governorship candidate, Timipre Sylva, against the judgment of the Bayelsa State governorship election tribunal. Recall that the Tribunal, in its judgment delivered May 17, 2024, in Abuja, upheld the election victory and return of

The Ogun Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Corps (TRACE) has confirmed that a father and his son were injured as a commercial bus lost control on the Lagos-Abeokuta Expressway on Tuesday. South-West Zonal Commander of TRACE, Mr Adekunle Ajibade, confirmed the incident to the News Agency of Nigeria in Ota, Ogun. Ajibade said that a commercial