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The co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Bill Gates is visiting Nigeria this week, as part of the foundation’s ongoing commitment to Africa’s development. Gates will be meeting with national and local leaders, partners, grantees, and innovators to discuss advancing health, innovation, and nutrition across Africa. Gates, alongside other foundation leaders, will meet

The Middle Belt Youths Council on Monday urged President Bola Tinubu to order the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission to conduct a comprehensive probe into the long history of alleged corruption in the Ajaokuta Steel Company. The aggrieved youths, who made the appeal at a press conference in Abuja on Monday, expressed disappointment over the

Nigeria on Monday reaffirmed its commitment to deepening ties with Indonesia, focusing on the untapped economic potential between the two nations. This was affirmed during the Second Indonesia-Africa Forum, which took place from 1-3 September 2024, in Bali, Indonesia. The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, represented President Bola Ahmed Tinubu at the

The Edo State Police Command has said it has arrested a 19-year-old self-acclaimed native doctor over the death of his client. The native doctor, who specialises in preparing charms against the effect of gunshots and cutlass attacks, killed his client while trying to prove the efficacy of a charm he prepared for the deceased. The

Kano State Governor, Alhaji Abba Yusuf has restated his commitment to fully implement the components of the declaration of a state of emergency on education. He also said his administration has restated the boarding status of 15 girls’ secondary schools removed by the immediate past administration in the state. The governor made the declaration on

The Jigawa State Police Command, on Monday, confirmed the arrest of a fraudster for motorbike thief, and animal rustler in separate operations. The command’s spokesman, DSP Lawan Adam, who made the disclosure at a press briefing held in Dutse, the Jigawa State Capital, on Monday, said, “On August 28, 2024, operatives from the State Criminal

The Federal Government, on Monday, handed over 20 Compressed Natural Gas buses to the Oyo State Government. The Chief Executive Officer and Programme Director of the Presidential Compressed Natural Gas Initiative, Micheal Oluwagbemi, conducted the handover on behalf of the Federal Government at the Pacesetter Transport Service, Eleyele, in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital. Oluwagbemi

The Vice-Chancellor of Ekiti State University, Ado Ekiti, Prof. Joseph Ayodele, has charged students to always strive for excellence in their academic pursuits. Ayodele spoke in Ado Ekiti on Monday during the matriculation ceremony for the newly admitted candidates into the Sandwich Degree programme of the University for the 2024 Contact Session. The VC charged

Turkish side, Galatasaray have reached an agreement with Italian side Napoli to sign Nigerian international striker Victor Osimhen on a season-long loan before the Turkish transfer window closes. The Nigerian forward is now the subject of a potential loan move to the Istanbul-based club, after a fall-out with the club, following a failed transfer to

Seven players arrived at the Super Eagles camp in Uyo at 10 am on Monday, ahead of Nigeria’s 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying matches. The players who have reported include William Troost-Ekong, Ola Aina, Semi Ajayi, Ademola Lookman, Olisa Ndah, Taiwo Awoniyi, and Fisayo Dele-Bashiru. Nigeria is set to play Benin Republic on Saturday,

The Chairman of the Caretaker Committee for the Peoples Democratic Party in Ekiti State, Dare Adeleke, has pledged to reconcile and unite all members while restoring confidence in the party within the state. A statement issued by the PDP Southwest Publicity Secretary, Sanya Atofarati, and made available to our correspondent in Ado Ekiti on Monday,

Governor Dapo Abiodun of Ogun State has congratulated the Vice President of Nigeria, Senator Kashim Shettima, on his 58th birthday, describing him as a reliable patriot. In a statement on Monday, signed by his media aide, Kayode Akinmade, Abiodun lauded the former Governor of Borno State as an intellectual par excellence who has significantly applied

A former Director-General of the Presidential Campaign Organisation of the Labour Party, Dr Doyin Okupe, has stated that his relationship with the party’s candidate in the 2023 general election, Peter Obi, ended immediately after President Bola Tinubu emerged. Okupe also mentioned that he had agreed with Obi never to accept any political appointment from him

The Governor of Katsina State, Dikko Radda, has set up a committee to immediately investigate the fire outbreak recorded in a part of the Government House, also known as Muhammadu Buhari House on Monday. The inferno has damaged the Mini Chamber attached to the Governor’s office. Firefighters from both federal and state departments were able

The US Securities and Exchange Commission has imposed a $250 million penalty on Nigerian businessman and a former CEO of Tingo Group, Dozy Mmobuosi, for inflating the company’s financial performance. The SEC’s investigation, which began in 2023, revealed that Tingo Group and its subsidiary, Tingo Mobile, falsely reported substantial revenue and cash reserves. The actual

The launch of $Jota Coin by popular skitmaker Chukwuebuka Amuzie, popularly known as Brain Jotter, has reportedly ended in disaster. There are indications of the coin crashing just hours after its September 1 debut on the TON network. TON or The Open Network, is a blockchain platform originally developed by the messaging app Telegram. It

The Ogun State Police Command on Monday clarified that Mr Akinsanya Aremu, father of the slain 17-year-old secondary school student in the state, Habeebah Akinsanya, paid ₦30,000 to her kidnappers and not ₦1 million as reported. Aremu, a senior officer with So-Safe Corps, was said to have paid the money into a Moniepoint account provided

An 18-year-old girl, Habibat Akinsanya, who had been reported missing, was discovered dead on her father’s farm in Obasa, Mile 6, along Ajebo Road, in Abeokuta, the capital of Ogun State. PUNCH Online learnt on Monday that the victim was discovered dead on Sunday, bearing multiple machete wounds to her head and other parts of

Interim Super Eagles manager, Augustine Eguavoen, has selected Fidelis Ilechukwu and Daniel Ogunmodede to assist him in the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying matches against Benin Republic and Rwanda. The Director of Communications for the Nigeria Football Federation, Ademola Olajire, in a statement on Monday, said Enugu Rangers’ head coach, Ilechukwu and Ogunmodede of

Kebbi State Governor, Nasir Idris, on Monday, swore in the newly elected 21 local government chairmen in the state. Candidates of the All Progressives Congress were declared winners in the election held on Saturday by the state electoral commission. The swearing which was held at the Presidential Lodge in Birnin Kebbi, the state capital, was

The Peoples Democratic Party has summoned the former Governor of Rivers State and the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, over alleged anti-party activities. The PDP Deputy National Publicity Secretary, Ibrahim Abdullahi, made this known on Monday during an appearance on Channels Television’s programme, Sunrise Daily. Abdullahi stated that Wike had been summoned

The Federal Ministry of Solid Minerals Development has taken decisive action against illegal mining in Kogi and Ondo states, prosecuting several suspects as part of its ongoing efforts to reform the mining sector. The Special Assistant on Media to the Minister, Segun Tomori, disclosed this in a statement on Monday. During a recent operation codenamed

A former Big Brother Naija housemate and first runner-up of the reality TV show’s inaugural season in 2006, Francisca Owumi, has passed away. Her family announced her demise on her Instagram on with the caption “A daughter and sister. May her soul rest in peace, Amen.” According to reports, Owumi died after a brief illness.

The Nigeria Police Force, on Monday, declared a British national, Andrew Wynne, also known as Andrew Povich, and a Nigerian, Lucky Obiyan, wanted for allegedly plotting to overthrow the democratically elected government in the country. The police accused the British national of building a network of sleeper cells to topple the government and plunge the

Experts and policymakers across the continent are advocating for a robust manufacturing sector as a key driver of economic growth and currency stability in Africa. This is contained in the August edition of Pan-African Manufacturers Association monthly Bulleting released on Monday, a copy of which was sent to PUNCH Online. Drawing parallels with China’s economic