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The Minister of Housing and Urban Development, Ahmed Dangiwa, has emphasised the crucial role of estate surveyors and valuers in preventing building collapses across Nigeria. Speaking at the 2024 Valuers Assembly in Abuja on Wednesday, themed “Valuation as a Tool for Revamping the Economy – The Role of Estate Surveyors and Valuers,” Dangiwa highlighted the

The Nigerian Bar Association has offered free legal representation to the #Endbadgovernance protesters with court cases across the country. The NBA, Mazi Afam Osigwe, who announced this on his X handle on Wednesday, also directed NBA branches to monitor the legal proceedings across the country. He said, “I have directed the branches of the Nigerian

The Blue Line of the Lagos Rail Mass Transit has transported about two million passengers in the past year. The Managing Director, Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport Authority, Abimbola Akinajo, disclosed this in a statement signed by the Head of Corporate Communications of LAMATA, Kolawole Ojelabi, on Wednesday in Lagos. The Blue Line was inaugurated by

The National Youth Service Corps has assured corps members that the N33,000 monthly stipends will be increased once the Federal Government implements the new minimum wage. The NYSC Director General, Yusha’u Ahmed, stated this on Tuesday when he was in Kebbi and Sokoto to address the 2024 Batch ‘B’ stream two corps members at the

The United Nations Children Fund on Wednesday handed over 7,000 cartons of Ready to Use Therapeutic Foods to the Katsina State government. Speaking during the programme, UNICEF Nigeria Country Representative, Ms. Cristian Mundiate, described the RUTF as life-saving to malnourished children. She noticed that “with this initiative, we hope to save as many lives as

Operatives of the Bauchi Police Command have arrested one Adamu Suleiman for sharing a video containing misleading information against the Nigeria Police Force. The command, through a press release issued by its Police Public Relations Officer, Ahmed Wakil, on Tuesday, announced that Suleiman was arrested for being involved in the spread of a misleading video

The Chairman of the Northern States Governors’ Forum and Governor of Gombe State, Muhammadu Yahaya, has condemned the recent attack in Mafa, Tarmuwa Local Government Area of Yobe State. The PUNCH reports that gunmen suspected to be Boko Haram insurgents looted and set ablaze shops and houses in the local government. Yahaya, in a press

At least eight persons were confirmed dead on Wednesday after two separate attacks carried out by gunmen in Congo and Zarap communities in Bokkos Local Government Area of Plateau State. It was learnt that among the victims was a member of the Community Peace Service in Bokkos LG identified simply as Kenneth Kadish It was

The Real Estate Developers Association of Nigeria has announced initiatives aimed at enhancing transparency, professionalism, and sustainability in the real estate sector. The announcement was made during a press conference held at the REDAN Secretariat in Abuja on Wednesday where the association’s President, Akintoye Adeoye, outlined the organisation’s vision for the future of real estate

Operatives of the Ibadan Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission have arrested 39 suspected internet fraudsters in Oyo State. The EFCC spokesperson, Dele Oyewale, disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday in Ibadan, the state capital. The suspects were prosecuted by Justices O.S. Adeyemi, Bayo Taiwo and Ladiran Akintola, all of the

Gunmen on Tuesday night killed a police officer in Imo State The incident happened at NEPA Junction, Umulogho, Obowo Local Government Area of the state. PUNCH Metro gathered that the gunmen dragged the police officer out of his room before killing him. An eyewitness said the gunmen made sure that no police officer was found

President Bola Tinubu said Africa holds vast opportunities for investments, growth, and development with its vibrant population, productive economy, and natural resources. According to a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale, the President made the remark during a bilateral meeting with Chinese Premier Li Qiang in Beijing on Wednesday. He

The candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 Imo State governorship election, Senator Athan Achonu, has described the Independent National Electoral Commission as another arm of the ruling All Progressive Congress. Achonu made the claim in a chat with newsmen on Wednesday, in Owerri while reacting to last Friday’s Supreme Court judgment on the

There was pandemonium in Ilisan Remo in Ikenne Local Government on Tuesday as a detachment of soldiers and police clashed with some Hausa youths over their insistence on killing an army officer alleged to have been part of a two-man gang who had attacked one of them and wanted to disappear with his motorcycle. Our

Security operatives in Anambra State have arrested a mother and her two children for beating their 75-year-old father, identified as Romanus Obidigwe. It was gathered that the culprits, Esther Obidigwe, Ozioma Obidigwe and Obuka Obidigwe, committed the crime in the Awba-Ofemmili community in Awka North Local Government Area of Anambra State. This was disclosed in

The Peoples Democratic Party in  Ogun State, on Tuesday, cleared the former Chairman of Ijebu East Local Government, Wale Adedayo, to participate in the party’s primaries for chairmanship aspirants scheduled for Saturday This was disclosed in a statement made available to journalists by the party’s Publicity Secretary, Afolabi Orekoya on Wednesday. Orekoya said, “Hundreds of

An investigative journalist, David Hundeyin, clarified the reasons behind the Nigeria Police Force declaration that tagged him as an accomplice in the trial of whistleblower Isaac Tamunobifiri, also known as PIDOM. Hundeyin, who spoke in an interview with News Central Television on Wednesday, said it was not unconnected to truth-telling in an administration that sees

Human rights lawyer, Pelumi Olajengbesi, has written to the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi, over the ordeal of 10 #EndBadGovernance protesters who are facing treasonable charges levelled against them by the Federal Government. In his letter received by the AGF Office on Tuesday, Olajengbesi said criminalising young demonstrators who

No fewer than 3,590 inmates across custodial centres in Nigeria are on death row, the Nigeria Correctional Service has revealed. NCoS Public Relations Officer, Assistant Controller of Corrections Abubakar Umar, made this known while speaking to the News Agency of Nigeria on Wednesday in Abuja. Umar stated that the total number of inmates in centres

Bill Gates, the Co-chair of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, has explained why Nigeria receives the largest share of intervention funds allocated by the foundation in Africa. Gates made this statement during an interview with selected journalists on the sidelines of the 2024 NutriVision Dialogue on Tuesday in Abuja. He said, “We spend a

The people of Ntak Obio Akpa, Ikot Okoro and Ikot Akpan villages in Oruk Anam Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State have staged a peaceful demonstration over the alleged change in the building plan for the construction of a one-storey administrative block for Nigeria Police Southern Annang Divisional Headquarters. The one-storey building was facilitated

The National Productivity Center, Abuja, has trained no fewer than 100 women and youths in Ondo State in digital marketing in a bid to expose them to modern marketing systems through information and communication technology. The programme was facilitated and sponsored by the office of the Senator representing Ondo North Senatorial District, Jide Ipinsagba. In

A repentant female Boko Haram member, who underwent deradicalisation and resettled in Mafa Local Government Area of Borno, Fatima Musa, has said she regrets shredding into pieces her National Certificate in Education. Musa made this known in Maiduguri on Tuesday during a community dialogue on understanding, tolerance and peaceful coexistence organised for the repentants and

The co-chair of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Bill Gates, has pointed out that Nigeria’s tax collection rates are low, posing challenges to financing critical sectors like health and education. Gates made these remarks on Tuesday during Nutrivision 2024, a Pan-African youth dialogue on nutrition held in Abuja. The Cable reports that Gates spoke

Chinese leader Xi Jinping will host over two dozen African leaders at a lavish dinner in Beijing on Wednesday, kicking off the city’s biggest summit in years with promises of cooperation in infrastructure, energy and education. China, the world’s number two economy, is Africa’s largest trading partner and has sought to tap the continent’s vast