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The Federal Government released a total sum of N1.23tn to 17 ministries for the implementation of capital projects aimed at advancing development and infrastructure initiatives as of September 30, 2023, findings by The PUNCH have shown. An analysis of the Budget Implementation Report for the third quarter of 2023 released by the Budget Office revealed

The Federal Government has assured the passengers of Warri-Itakpe train service of their safety as it resumes operation on the route on Monday. The assurance came after a train accident that on Thursday at the Major Gen. David Ejor rail station. The Minister of Transportation, Senator Ahmed Alkali gave the assurance on Sunday during an

Kebbi Beach Soccer Club emerged winners of the 2024 Nigeria Beach Soccer League highlighting their dominance of the domestic game by winning their third title of the three-year-old event. The Kebbi club claimed the title clinically as the Super 4 Tournament came to a fitting end in Kaduna. The weekend’s success saw the Kebbi claim

The majority of small businesses in the informal sector, accounting for 42.7 per cent of small business owners, have been operational for less than five years, a new report has stated. The sector which contributes to over half of Nigeria’s Gross Domestic Product has been faced with challenges of multiple taxation, and access to credit,

The Peoples Democratic Party, on Sunday, expressed confidence that its candidate for the September 21, 2024 Edo State governorship election, Asue Ighodalo, will coast to victory notwithstanding frivolous lawsuits and smear campaigns targeted at him. The PDP National Publicity Secretary, Debo Ologunagba, said this in a statement on Sunday on the back of last week’s

A total of  1,702 murders, 2,149 kidnappings, and 320 robbery cases were recorded by the Nigeria Police Force across the country in 2023. According to a report released on Friday, July 5, 2024, by Statisense, a data collection organisation, the North Central region had the highest number of reported murder cases, totalling 436 for the

A ṣe àbẹ̀wò sí arábìnrin Adérónkẹ́ Adéṣọlá Olorì Sports ní ilé iṣẹ́ Splash FM ìlú Ìbàdàn láti sọ nípa iṣẹ́ pàtàkì tí ó ń ṣe nípa ṣíṣe àtúpalẹ̀ eré ìdárayá pẹ̀lú ẹ̀fẹ̀ lórí rédíò lédè Yorùbá. Olorì Sports ṣàlàyé bí ó ṣe di ògbóǹtarìgì sọ̀rọ̀sọ̀rọ̀ lédè Yorùbá, àwọn tí wọ́n ràn án lọ́wọ́ láti gòkè

In this episode of So This Happened, we review how a 36-year-old driver, Amos Daniel, stole his employer’s car on his first day at work and took it to church to give testimony, claiming it was a blessing from God. We discuss how a Ghanaian chef, Ebenezer Smith, aka Millennium Chef Smith, was arrested for

The value of pension funds in Nigeria increased by 2.23 per cent month-on-month to cross the N20tn mark to N20.23tn in May 2024. According to the unaudited report on the pension funds industry portfolio for the period ended May 31, 2024, released by the National Pension Commission, the Pension Funds Administrators’ investment in FG securities

The Civil Liberties Organisation, Anambra State chapter, has condemned the alleged brutalisation of a nursing mother, identified as Mrs Nkemakolam Nnamani, by some yet-to-be-identified officials of the Anambra State Anti-Touting Squad for cautioning them over their “misconduct.” Nnamani, a native of Nkanu West Local Government Area of Enugu State, but residing at Oraifite Street in

The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority has disclosed that it recorded 256 casualties on the roads across the state from January 2024 to June  2024.  The LASTMA General Manager, Olalekan Bakare-Oki, confirmed this in a statement made available to our correspondent on Sunday.  Bakare-Oki said 265 casualties were recorded during the first half of the

Nigeria’s telecom sector experienced a 2.4 per cent decline in active voice subscriptions in the first quarter of 2024, according to data from the National Bureau of Statistics. This decline comes as the Nigeria Communications Commission and the telcos continue to enforce the National Identification Number-Subscriber Identity Module linkage policy. The NBS report shows that

Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency have arrested a community head in Osun State, Ige Babatunde, for alleged possession of cannabis plants. He was arrested by the NDLEA on Friday with fresh cannabis plants weighing five kilograms, according to a statement on Sunday by the agency’s spokesperson, Femi Babafemi. He said, “In Osun

In this interview with GRACE EDEMA, the Chairman of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, University of Lagos chapter, Prof Kayode Adebayo, tells Nigerians to prevail on the Federal Government to meet the union’s demands. Excerpts Has any committee been set up by ASUU to negotiate its demands with the Federal Government? ASUU has a

The Kaduna State Police Command has said it is in the hunt for the bandits who abducted two journalists: The Nation’s Abdulgafar Alabelewe and his Blueprint Newspaper’s counterpart, AbdulRaheem Aodu, their wives as well as children on Saturday night. The command’s Public Relations Officer, Mansir Hassan, said the anti-kidnapping squad of the command had since

The Ogun State Police Command, on Sunday, said it had launched an investigation to track down the killer of a woman, Olubukola Adebajo, who was allegedly hacked to death by a yet-to-be-identified hoodlum in the Iwesi area of the Ijari community, in the Ijebu Ode area of the state. PUNCH Metro gathered that the 35-year-old

Gunmen were reported to have killed three people including an aged couple at the Ikpele community in the Agatu Local Government Area of Benue State. A source from the community who did not want to be mentioned told our correspondent that the incident happened on Friday when gunmen stormed the community. He said several people

The Council of Imams and Ulama in Kaduna State has decried the alleged assault on the Sokoto Sultanate and reaffirmed its unwavering support for the Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar, the revered symbol of Islam in Nigeria. The council’s Secretary, Dr Yusuf Arrigasiyyu, stated this at a press briefing monitored in Kaduna by the

The British Council in Nigeria, in partnership with Cambridge International Examinations, has celebrated the remarkable achievements of Nigerian students. The outstanding Nigerian scholars were honoured last Thursday at an awards ceremony held at the Civic Centre, Victoria Island, Lagos. The event honored students who excelled in the June and November 2023 Cambridge International Education examination

As part of measures to stop the smuggling of Premium Motor Spirit, popularly called petrol, from Nigeria to neighbouring countries, the Federal Government has detained five fuel tankers and sealed three filling stations in border towns. It was also gathered on Sunday that the continued anti-smuggling operations of the Federal Government through the Nigeria Customs

Nigerian sprinter Olayinka Olajide is basking in the euphoria of surpassing her goals in her debut season ahead of the Paris 2024 Olympics Games, PUNCH Sports Extra reports. After cutting her teeth at different athletics meets, Olajide broke into the scene during the Athletics Federation of Nigeria trials for the 2023 African Games in Asaba,

The Chairman of the Nigeria Integrated Reporting Committee, Dr Innocent Okwuosa, has urged financial institutions and other stakeholders to embrace sustainability reporting for its ability to unlock capital. Okwuosa said that on Thursday in Lagos, during a chat with journalists on the forthcoming capacity-building workshop for financial institutions organised in conjunction with the Financial Reporting

The Chief Executive Officer of Casafina Development Company, Dr Seyi Olufemi, has advised investors to invest in prime property to weather the challenges of inflation and the devaluation of the naira. He stated that on Friday, during a press briefing at the public presentation and launch of Greystone Residence in Maryland, Lagos. Nigeria’s inflation stood

Justice Dehinde Dipeolu of the Federal High Court in Lagos has directed the former Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disasters Management and Social Development, Sadia Umar-Farouk, to give details of how N729bn allegedly disbursed to 24.3 million poor Nigerians was carried out. The court ruled that the ex-minister should provide a list of all the beneficiaries,

The President of the Nigerian Academy of Engineering, Prof. Peter Onwualu, has urged governments at all levels and the private sector to increase funding support for engineering innovators to commercialise solutions that address societal challenges. Onwualu stated that at the 2024 Academy Technology dinner, exhibition and awards organised by the NAE in Lagos recently. According