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At least N19.43bn was spent on the maintenance and operations of the Presidential Air Fleet from July 2023 to September 2024, The PUNCH learnt. Checks by our correspondent on GovSpend, a civic tech platform that…

Anthony Joshua has surpassed the $200m mark in career earnings, making him one of boxing’s highest earners, surpassing heavyweight rival Tyson Fury and rising star Gervonta Davis, The PUNCH reports. The former…

Premier League referee David Coote has been suspended following the emergence of a video allegedly showing him making derogatory remarks about Liverpool and the club’s former manager, Jürgen Klopp, as reported by the…

A data review for the second quarter debt portfolio of the country released by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has shown that the debt owed by every Nigerian on the average stood at N619,501. According to the…

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has fired back at President Bola Tinubu’s policies, accusing them of worsening the lives of ordinary Nigerians.In a statement…

Following his emergence as the National President of the National Union of Road Transport Union (NURTW), Alhaji Musiliu Akinsanya (aka MC Oluomo) has been sworn in at the union’s national secretariat in Abuja. MC Oluomo…

The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria has secured an agreement with Dangote Refinery to lift products directly. IPMAN’s National President, Abubakar Garima, announced this at an ongoing press…

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has called for an immediate end to Israeli aggression in Gaza, stressing that the ongoing conflict in Palestine has caused “immeasurable suffering” and must be resolved for the sake of peace…

The Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC) is set to commence the auction of landed properties and chattels belonging to the defunct Heritage Bank, starting Wednesday, December 4, 2024. This initiative is part of…

The immediate past Minister of State for Housing and Urban Development, Abdullahi Gwarzo, says  his dismissal by President Bola Tinubu had nothing to do with performance. Speaking with BBC Hausa Service, the former…

South African singer-songwriter Tyla Seethal popularly known as Tyla outshone Nigerian heavyweights like Burna Boy, Rema, Asake, Tems and Ayra Starr at the just concluded MTV Music awards held in Manchester,…

A renowned economist, Kelvin Emmanuel, has said the Nigerian government has not effectively implemented a Naira-for-crude deal with Dangote Refinery.…

A United States man, Anthony Nephew, shot himself, his wife, ex-partner, and two children after the November 5 election that brought President-elect Donald Trump into office. According to authorities who spoke to the…

UK universities are among the most prestigious in the world, but visa restrictions mean they are now attracting fewer international students — taking a heavy toll on their finances. The restrictions are compounding…

US President-elect, Donald Trump, has announced the appointment of his former Director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Tom Homan, to be in…

The Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Prince Lateef Fagbemi (SAN), has inaugurated a committee dedicated to reviewing…

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has appealed to a Federal High Court in Abuja to dismiss the reliefs sought by Lagos State…

In a call that could reshape American political history, Jamal Simmons, former communications director for Vice President Kamala Harris, publicly suggested President Joe Biden step down to allow Harris to become the…

Barring any unforeseen circumstance, the late Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt. General Taoreed Lagbaja, would be buried in Abuja on Friday. His immediate elder brother, Moshood Lagbaja, disclosed this in Osogbo,…

Fitch Solutions, a financial intelligence service provider, has predicted that the naira would slide to as low as N1,993 per dollar in 2028, severely impacting Nigeria’s pharmaceutical industry to import medical…

Donald Trump has said he wouldn’t be a dictator — “except for Day 1." According to his own statements, he's got a lot to do on…

The Speaker, Lagos State House of Assembly, Mudashiru Obasa, has said that he is not…

The Nigerian Army has successfully targeted illegal oil bunkering operations in the Niger Delta, leading to the capture of 19 suspects and the confiscation of over 260,000 litres of stolen petroleum products. In a…

Edo State’s Governor-Elect, Monday Okpebholo, has made his first appointment, Fred Itua, who will serve as the Chief Press Secretary.The…