Новости за 17.07.2024

Italy’s competition watchdog on Wednesday said it was investigating the luxury fashion groups Armani and Dior over allegations that they used supplies from firms that underpaid and overworked their staff. As part of the probe, the AGCM watchdog and the Guardia di Finanza financial police on Tuesday carried out inspections at the headquarters of Giorgio

•Bauchi fixes LG poll for August 19, Kogi election holds October 19 •Jigawa, Imo, Anambra, Abia, Katsina, Kebbi, Benue set for exercise No fewer than 13 states have fixed dates for Local Government elections in the aftermath of last Thursday’s Supreme Court judgement which prohibited federal allocation to council being administered by caretaker committees. The

The Nigeria Labour Congress, on Tuesday, threatened to shut down the country for a month in protest against plans by the National Assembly to deregulate the national minimum wage. NLC’s threat came as the nation awaits a new national minimum wage following months of negotiations between Organised Labour, the Federal Government, and the Organised Private

Governor Abba Yusuf of Kano State has approved the appointment of three second-class Emirs of Rano, Gaya, and Karaye with immediate effect. According to a statement issued by the governor’s spokesperson, Sanusi Tofa, a copy of which was made available to PUNCH Online on Wednesday, the new emirates are to serve as second with Kano

Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, hosted a dinner at the State House on Tuesday to honour Noble Laurette, Prof Wole Soyinka, on his 90th birthday. During the birthday dinner, Sanwo-Olu also unveiled a “special portrait” of the renowned playwright and novelist. Sharing photos from the event on X.com, Sanwo-Olu wrote, “This evening, we had the

The Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University, Igbariam, Anambra State and Bredhub-UBTECH, have announced a partnership to drive Artificial Intelligence and robotics inclusion for the students and other community members of the institution. To achieve this, both parties have signed a Memorandum of Understanding for “Artificial Intelligence and Robotics education”, to equip students and other members of

No fewer than 48,000 farmers are to benefit from free fertilisers as well as agricultural implements provided by the Kebbi State Government. The state governor, Dr. Nasir Idris, announced this on Tuesday at the launching of agricultural inputs by the State COVID-19 Action Recovery and Economic Stimulus, Kebbi State Cares Coordinating Unit. He said the

Following the lifting of the visa ban on Nigeria, the United Arab Emirates Government has increased its visa fee by over 300 per cent, which has been condemned by air travellers in the country. Expressing anger over the development, a traveller at the international wing of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, Rose Aikigbe, said

A new report by the National Bureau of Statistics and the UNODC on corruption in Nigeria cements the country’s soiled reputation as a place of sleaze. Entitled ‘Corruption in Nigeria: Patterns and Trends,’ it revealed that about N721 billion was received as bribes by public officials in 2023. This is huge, amounting to about 0.35

The investigative panel set up by the Federal Government on the collapsed two-storey school building in Jos, Plateau State, has released a preliminary report on the sad incident. The two-storey building housing Saint Academy, located at the Busa Buji community in the Jos North Local Government Area of the state, collapsed on Friday at about

The Nigeria Union of Local Government Employees, Ekiti State branch, on Tuesday, lambasted former Governor Ayodele Fayose over his attack on LG workers following the Supreme Court’s judgment upholding LG’s financial autonomy. The Ekiti NULGE President, Oluseyi Olatunde, said Fayose lacked ideas about the working of the LGs and deliberately impoverished Ekiti council workers when

Operatives of Delta State Police Command, on Tuesday, thwarted efforts by some unidentified youths to destroy an area office of the Independent National Electoral Commission in Warri. The PUNCH gathered that the young men, armed with weapons and containers filled with substance suspected to be fuel, chanted war songs and made moves to force their

Residents of Lawani Street in Igarra, Akoko Edo Local Government Area of Edo State are counting their losses after the heavy flood that swept through the community on Monday, July 8. During a visit to the community on Tuesday, a widow, Mrs. Theresa Moses, who also runs poultry in her residence, told PUNCH Metro that

The National Council on Nutrition on Tuesday approved new measures to combat malnutrition and food insecurity in Nigeria. This followed the council’s meeting chaired by Vice President Kashim Shettima at the State House, Abuja. Among the approved measures is the establishment of a national nutrition dashboard to be hosted by the Federal Ministry of Budget

The Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, on Tuesday, declared that sanctions would be imposed on any agency or director that fails to meet corporate expectations in the power sector. This warning was given during a meeting where performance contracts were signed with various agencies in the sector in Abuja on Tuesday. A performance-based contract is

The President of the Association of Outsourcing Professionals of Nigeria, Mope Abudu, has stated that outsourcing businesses have been affected by headwinds, ranging from infrastructure deficiencies, lack of policy and standards for outsourcing services, and diminishing quality and education standards of the labour force, amongst others. Abudu said this during the 11th Edition Outsourcing Expo,

The Chief Economic Adviser to the Imo State Government, Professor of Sustainable Finance at the European University Institute, Italy, Professor Kenneth Amaeshi, has joined the Scientific Committee of the European DIGITAL SME Alliance. A statement indicated that the European DIGITAL SME Alliance is the largest network of ICT small and medium enterprises in Europe, representing

The Lagos Business School Alumni Association has appointed the Group Chief Executive Officer of Transcorp, Owen Omogiafo, as its president, Omogiafo emerged as LBSAA president at the association governing council meeting, election & handover were held recently in Lagos and Valentine Okelu and Misan Eribo were also elected vice president and secretary, respectively. Omogiafo succeeded

Graduates of the MTN-MUSON Scholarship programme have praised the sponsors of the initiative for boosting musical talent development in the country. Speaking on behalf of other graduates of the programme, Adebayo Gabriel, also known as “Lala,” credited the initiative with fundamentally transforming their musical abilities and career trajectory. This year, the MTN Foundation, in collaboration

African Brands, dedicated to promoting and supporting brand growth across the continent, will be recognizing the contribution of financial technology firms to financial inclusion on the continent at the fifth edition of the Africa Financial Technology Congress. The event, themed ‘Harnessing the Power of Fintech to Accelerate Financial Inclusion in Emerging Markets”, is scheduled to

The International Holiness Pentecostal Church Nigeria, Grace Chapel, has launched a Book Club to enhance youth reading culture and writing skills to combat cybercrime, drug abuse, among other social vices. The development is also targeted at promoting human capital development by boosting mental, social, and industrial capacities among young Nigerians. The launch was held on

The House of Representatives Committee on Defence, will on Monday, July 23, 2024, meet with the Minister of Defence, Abubakar Badaru and the Chief of Defence Staff,  Gen Christopher Musa, to ascertain how the military intends to go about the directive by President Bola Tinubu for the military to cover ‘ungoverned spaces’ being occupied by

The Nigerian Air Force said, on Tuesday, that it has the assurance of the American government for the timely delivery of the attack helicopters ordered by Nigeria. In a statement on Tuesday, NAF’s Director of Public Relations and Information, Edward Gabkwet, said the assurance was given when the Chief of the Air Staff, Air Marshal

A High Court sitting at Asaba, the Delta State capital, has sentenced one Onuwa Ijie to death while his accomplice, Nwanozie Uzor, bagged 14 years imprisonment for murder and conspiracy to murder twin boys, Chidalu and Chigozie Agwunobi. The court presided over by Justice Onome Marshal Umukoro sentenced the two over the murder of the

Residents and business owners on Tuesday lamented the deplorable state of the roads in Sango-Ota along the Lagos-Abeokuta Expressway in Ogun State. In separate interviews with our correspondent on Tuesday, they also recounted their daily bitter experiences while plying the route, adding that the road had deteriorated over the years. During a visit to the