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Aviation Unions’ Strike: Police Take Over Protest Ground At Lagos Airport
Security operatives have taken over the venue of the protest by aviation unions who commenced a two-day warning strike on Monday. The protest ground near the Murtala Muhammad Airport (MMA) General Aviation Terminal (domestic…
BREAKING: Court nullifies Ararume’s removal as NNPC board chair
A federal high court in Abuja has nullified the removal of Ifeanyi Ararume as a non-executive chairman of the Nigeria National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL). Inyang Ekwo,…
Dead Body Discovered On KLM Flight From Lagos
Dutch airline had announced the discovery of a deceased stowaway in the wheel well of a KLM Royal Dutch Airlines Boeing 777 (registered PH-BQM).…
Lekki Gardens Repays Subscribers, Redeems N3.48bn Commercial Paper
Lekki Gardens is pleased to announce the successful redemption and repayment to all subscribers of its N3.48 Billion Series 1 (Tranche A)…
BoI Group assets hit N2.38tn
The Bank of Industry Group has said its total asset rose by 39.2 per cent to N2.38tn as of the end of 2022 financial period. It said in a statement on Monday that the growth was achieved following the successful…
Rail transport revenue drops 21% to N4.5bn
Revenue generated from rail transportation fell by 39 percent, year-on-year (YoY), to N4.5 billion in 2022 from N5.6 billion in 2021. The decline in revenue may be attributed to suspension of rail services in parts of the country due…
Varsities get N951bn direct intervention funds in five years
Nigeria’s public tertiary institutions received N951bn as direct intervention funds in five years, findings by The PUNCH have shown. This is according to an analysis of media reports showing amounts disbursed by the…
External reserves slide further to $35bn
The country’s external reserves fell by $112.78m in two weeks to $35.42bn, figures obtained from the Central Bank of Nigeria have revealed. Figures obtained from the CBN’s data on the movement of external reserves…
“There are mysteries behind Ari’s declaration that needs to be dug out” – Ex-INEC Commissioner
A former National Commissioner of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Dr Mustapha Lecky, has raised concerns about the controversial declaration of Senator Aisha Dahiru fondly called Binani as winner of…
Police parade four principal suspects in extrajudicial murder of suspected ‘Yahoo Boy’ in Ondo
Four principal suspects alleged to have carried out the killing of the 25-year-old driver, Temitope Olorunfemi, in Akure, the Ondo state capital, were paraded on Monday. The suspects; Ismaila Durotoye(32), Farotimi…
Dino Melaye’s victory ‘fraudulent’, says aggrieved PDP guber aspirant
Abayomi Awoniyi, one of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Kogi governorship aspirants, says the party’s Sunday primary election is not credible and the victory of Dino Melaye fraudulent. He said this in a statement on…
NLC vows to resist plots against Labour Party
The Nigeria Labour Congress has vowed to resist any plot to derail Labour Party, especially now that it is enjoying wide acceptance by Nigerians. The vow was made on Monday when the leadership of the labour union stormed the…
Hoodlums overpower Rivers NDLEA officials, free suspect
Hoodlums have attacked operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency at Odunze Lane, Mile 3 axis of Diobu in Port Harcourt, Rivers State. During the attack, the hoodlums were said to have set free a suspect,…
Freedom of expression: Thin line between hate speech, sedition and treason
The aftermath of the February 25, 2023 presidential election, where the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) declared the…
Adamawa REC Acted On Orders From Above – Atiku’s Aide
The Special Assistant on Public Communication to Waziri Atiku Abubakar, Mr. Phrank Shaibu, says the electoral misconduct perpetrated by the Adamawa Resident Electoral Commission, Hudu Yunusa-Ari, is nothing different…
FG raised N203bn selling 161 marginal oilfield licences — Buhari
…proud regime achieved ‘ease of doing business’ President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday, said the Federal Government had raised over N203bn selling Petroleum Prospecting Licenses to 161 firms in its last Marginal Fields bid…
PDP Crisis: Ayu Withdraws Preliminary Objection
A High Court in Makurdi, Benue State yesterday adjourned the suit seeking the removal of the suspended National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Dr Iyorchia Ayu, to April 28, 2023. Ayu was suspended by…
Nigeria grants 20,000 foreigners asylum in six years
President Muhammadu Buhari 20,612 foreign nationals sought asylum in Nigeria from January 2017 to December 2022, The PUNCH has learnt. According to data obtained from the United Nations Human Rights Council for the…
AMCON takes over Glano Nigeria’s assets over N2.4bn debt
The Asset Management Corporation ofNigeria (AMCON) says it has taken possession of assets belonging to Glano Nigeria Limited over an indebtedness valued at N2.4 billion. In a statement on Monday, Jude Nwauzor, head of…
Nnamdi Kanu seriously sick in DSS custody, has tuberculosis – Lawyer
There are indications that the health of the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, is deteriorating at the Department of State Services (DSS) cell. The IPOB leader might have…
Malami writes Buhari, admits Nigeria cannot win OPL 245 court cases
Abubakar Malami, attorney-general of the federation (AGF) and minister of justice, wants court cases related to OPL 245 terminated by the federal government because the prospects of a judicial victory are slim, TheCable can…
Police digitalise stolen vehicles tracking platform
The Nigeria Police Force has digitalised the Central Motor Registry Information System for seamless management of information on every motor vehicle and its ownership in order to curb the menace of vehicle theft. The…
Binani Seeks Judicial Review On Her Declaration As Winner Of Adamawa Poll
The candidate of the All Progressive Congress (APC) for the Adamawa governorship election Senator Aisha Binani Dahiru has filed a motion exparte before the Federal High Court in Abuja seeking a judicial review of the…
Adamawa: INEC Shifts Emergency Meeting To Tuesday
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has shifted its emergency management meeting earlier fixed for Monday to tomorrow. National Commissioner, Information and Voter Education Committee, Festus Okoye, told…