Новости за 10.07.2024

The National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu, has reunited the rescued kidnapped children of Kaduna Judge, Janet Gimba with their family. The judge and her four children were abducted when the bandits stormed their residence on June 23. The bandits freed her on Sunday and demanded N150m ransom for the release of her children, giving a

An Anambra-based 26-year-old carpenter and the Chief Executive Officer, Carpenterway, Nelson Okafor, has opened up on the opportunities that abound in learning crafts, particularly carpentry. Okafor said young people should learn the dignity of labour, especially at the current period where fraud has become the order of the day. Speaking during a seminar for aspiring

A Consultant Dermatologist, Dr Folakemi Cole-Adeife, stated that Nigeria currently has one qualified dermatology doctor catering to about a million people. NAN reports on Wednesday that Cole-Adeife of the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital, Ikeja, gave these statistics in an interview with newsmen to mark World Skin Day, commemorated every July 8. The World Skin

A two-term member of the House of Representatives representing Ibadan North Federal Constituency, Oyo State, Musiliudeen Akinremi, popularly known as Jagaban, is dead. Although details of his death were still sketchy as of the time of filing this report, the lawmaker was said to have died on Wednesday at the age of 51. One of

It is a tale of woes as an acute scarcity of one of Nigerians’ most popular staple foods, bread, has hit Kaduna, Katsina, and Kano States. Checks by the News Agency of Nigeria correspondents revealed that the most-favoured staple was now as scarce as petrol or the highly-prized precious metal, Gold. It was observed that

The Nigerian Railway Corporation has said it would soon offer rail services to transport cattle from the northern region to the southern part of the country. The NRC Managing Director, Fidet Okhiria, revealed this on Channels Television’s The Morning Brief on Wednesday. He announced that the transportation of cows and goods would recommence via the

The Federal Government is on the verge of agreeing on a new national minimum wage as President Bola Tinubu has invited the organised labour consisting of the Nigeria Labour Congress and the Trade Union Congress to a meeting at the Aso Villa on Thursday. A close source in the labour leadership who craved anonymity made

Plateau State has fixed October 9, 2024, for the conduct of local government elections. The Chairman of the state Independent Electoral Commission, Plangji Cishak, disclosed this on Wednesday during an ongoing meeting with leaders of political parties held at the commission’s headquarters in Jos, the state capital. Plangji said the council poll would be conducted

Twelve children were killed in South Africa early Wednesday when a minibus taking them to school near Johannesburg overturned and caught fire after being hit by another vehicle. The Gauteng provincial government disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday. The driver of the minibus was also killed while seven other children were rushed to hospital.

The management of the Nigerian Education Loan Fund on Wednesday said 12 state government-owned tertiary institutions have been onboarded to the student loan application pool. A statement signed by the Head, Media and Public Relations of the Fund, Nasir Ayitogo, noted that the onboarding followed the successful submission and verification of data completeness. “With this

The Lagos State Law Reform Commission has organised a three-day workshop to harness Artificial Intelligence in translating the laws of Lagos State into the Yoruba language. This was contained in a statement by the Senior Special Assistant on New Media to Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, Jubril Gawat, posted on his X account on Tuesday. According to

A union representing tens of thousands of workers at Samsung Electronics in South Korea said Wednesday it would extend a three-day strike indefinitely in a bid to force management to negotiate. The strike is the biggest labour action in the tech giant’s history and steps up pressure on the chipmaker’s management, who last week predicted

First Bank, United Bank for Africa, and Zenith Bank have joined Zone’s decentralised payment network. This move comes shortly after Zone secured $8.5m in seed funding led by Flourish Ventures and TLcom Capital. This was disclosed in a statement made available to The PUNCH by Zone’s Vice President of Marketing and Corporate Communications, Olayiwola Osoba,

Nollywood actress, Toyin Abraham, is under fire on social media platforms after she reported trolls who cursed her for supporting President Bola Tinubu in the 2023 general election to the police for cyberbullying. Abraham, during the 2022 election campaign period, had declared her support for Tinubu while assuring her fans that the President had reeled

As the next major Bitcoin rally is on the verge of happening, the digital asset manager for VanEck, Gabor Gubacks, suggests that the expanding credit market will act as a key driver. He further added that, while many individual investors remain wary of lending or borrowing Bitcoin, the rise of ETFs has subtly bolstered an

A man has been caught trying to smuggle over 100 live snakes into mainland China by cramming them into his trousers, according to the country’s customs authority. The unnamed traveller was stopped by customs officers as he sought to slip out of semi-autonomous Hong Kong and into the border city of Shenzhen, China Customs said

The Peoples Democratic Party has approached the Court of Appeal, Abuja division, to appeal the Federal High Court judgment that invalidated the primaries that produced Asue Ighodalo as its gubernatorial candidate in the forthcoming 2024 governorship election in Edo State. The appellant (PDP), in an appeal hinged on 25 grounds, asked the appellate court to

The National Association of Nigeria Nurses and Midwives, Kaduna State chapter, has suspended its warning strike. The association disclosed this in statement made available to PUNCH Online by its Chairman, Ishaku Yahaya, on Monday. The union said it decided to suspend the strike following a level of seriousness and commitment made by the government through

An Iranian court has sentenced two convicted robbers to death after finding them guilty of the capital offence of “enmity against God”, the judiciary said on Wednesday. A third defendant was sentenced to 25 years in prison for his part in the April 8 robbery on a north Tehran highway, the judiciary’s Mizan Online website

A 56-year-old American, Dino Soriano, and a 27-year-old Nigerian ex-beauty queen, Joyceline Kalu, have opened up about the online criticism they’ve faced due to their age gap and cultural differences. The couple met on Instagram through Joyceline’s crochet business and fell in love, leading to marriage. In an interview with Youtube “Love Don’t Cost a

Oyo State Government, on Tuesday, said its maiden edition of the 2024 World Egungun/Fuji/Amala Festival, tagged “Our Culture, Our Heritage”, will target the expansion of the state’s economy through cultural tourism. The state Commissioner for Tourism and Culture, Wasiu Olatunbosun, gave this indication in a statement by the Special Adviser to Governor Seyi Makinde on

The Committee of Pro-Chancellors of State-Owned Universities has urged stakeholders within the university system to collaborate in addressing challenges facing the sector. Chairman of COPSUN, Senator Joshua Lidani, made this statement in Lagos on Tuesday during the opening ceremony of the seventh biennial conference of the Committee of Pro-Chancellors of State-Owned Universities in Nigeria. The

Access Bank’s Retail Banking Team will be conducting free fibroid surgery for 100 women across the country. A statement by the group on Tuesday said it was part of the activities lined up for its Project 111 second Fibroid Awareness Campaign across the country. Project 111 is a fibroid-focused initiative to treat one woman at

Vaping has evolved significantly over the past decade, and 2024 is no exception. With an ever-expanding variety of vape juices available, choosing the right one can be overwhelming. This article will guide you through the process of selecting the perfect vape juice for disposable vapes in 2024, considering factors such as flavor, nicotine strength, PG/VG

The Organised Labour still insists that the N250,000 benchmark remains the ideal minimum wage for workers in Nigeria, the President, Trade Union Congress, Festus Osifo, declared on Tuesday. Osifo also stated that TUC and the Nigeria Labour Congress were meeting with officials of the Federal Government to reach an agreement on the minimum wage. He