How Nigeria spends $1.2bn to import fish annually – Emefiele
The Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr Godwin Emefiele says about 1.2 billion dollars worth of fish is imported into the country annually. Emefiele disclosed this in Abuja…
BREAKING: Ex-director in petroleum ministry remanded in prison over P&ID deal
Grace Taiga, a former director in the ministry of petroleum resources, has been remanded in Suleja prison, Niger state, over the Process & Industrial Development Limited (P&ID) deal. A…
JUST IN: EFCC to arraign ex-director in ministry of petroleum in P&ID case
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission will arraign Grace Taiga, a former director in the ministry of petroleum resources, before a high court in Abuja, on Friday. Taiga, an ex-director…
I was arrested while planning my wedding – Eiye leader
A 39-year-old suspected cultist, Ikechukwu Monye, has told the operatives of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) in Lagos that he was arrested while he was planning his wedding.The suspect claimed he had no…
‘Happy 43rd Birthday To Linda Ikeji’ – Kemi Olunloyo Reveals Linda Ikeji Is Not 39
Nigerian blogger Linda Ikeji recently clocked a new age with beautiful pictures as she hinted it was her last year as a ‘thirty something’, which meant she turned 39. It appeared to be a moment of double celebration for the…
Dbanj and Wife, Lineo Didi Kilgrow Welcome Another Baby Boy In the USA
Nigerian singer, Oladapo Daniel Oyebanjo popularly known as D’Banj and his wife Lineo Didi Kilgrow have welcomed a baby boy. The Kokomaster as he is fondly called lost his one-year-old son, Daniel Oyebanjo III after he reportedly drowned…
Postinor Is Now The Biggest Cause Of Barrenness In Nigeria
If you are a single lady, please hear me loud and clear stop taking tablets or injection to prevent pregnancy, when you are still dating, how could you involve yourself in family…
Why Nigerians will never leave South Africa
A lot has been said about xenophobia and on the strained relationship between South Africa and the rest of black Africa with particular reference to Nigeria. In the…
‘They can take Nigeria to greater heights’ — Dangote hails Buhari’s economic council
Aliko Dangote, president of Dangote Group, says the recently appointed economic advisory council by President Muhammadu Buhari has the ability to take the country’s economy to the next…
How men promised to vote for us if we had sex with them – Female politicians
The Nigerian Labour Act has no provisions for criminalising sexual harassment at the workplace. Most cases go unreported. A history of gender inequality, political instability,…
Flood: Be ready to vacate your homes, Lagos tells residents
Lagos State government yesterday warned residents of flood-prone areas to be ready to vacate their homes for safety reasons.The Commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources, Mr. Tunji Bello, and the…
Ag-HoS Yemi-Esan receives hand over note from Oyo-Ita
The acting Head of the Civil Service of the Federation (HoCSF), Dr Folashade Yemi-Esan, yesterday resumes duty after receiving a 153-page handover note from Mrs Winifred Ekanem Oyo-Ita, who was asked to proceed…
How Buhari, Atiku, INEC spent billions at tribunal
•We can defend our expenditure – APC •Battle for democracy doesn’t come cheap – Atiku President Muhammadu Buhari and former Vice President Atiku Abubakar as well as other agencies involved in the 2019 presidential…
P&ID Conviction: Falana hails Judgement
Legal luminary, Femi Falana (SAN) has applauded the conviction of the directors of controversial Irish firm , P&ID which is in dispute with the Federal Government over a…
N614b bailout: Governors reject repayment plan, offer N70m monthly
GOVERNORS have rejected the Federal Government’s template to refund the N614 billion bailout cash to states during the 2015-2017 economic crisis. They have offered to refund N70 million per…
We’ll continue identify, seize Nigerian assets – P&ID
P&ID, the irish firm in the middle of a controversial gas project with the Nigerian Government said in a statement on Thursday that it would continue to identify and seize Nigerian assets.The company said the…
Biafra’s case, Sowore’s detention now with UN, says Nnamdi Kanu
Leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) Mazi Nnamdi Kanu said Biafra’s case can no longer be ignored by Nigeria, as he had lodged it with various arms of the United Nations.…
Video: Confession of wanted Port Harcourt serial killer
A suspected serial killer, Gracious David West, 26 arrested by the Rivers State Police Command on Wednesday narrated how he killed one of his female victims. Watch video here:…
P.W. Botha May Be Savouring Some Big Laugh in Wilderness
Pieter Willem Botha, South Africa’s former Prime Minister and first Executive President may be turning in his grave, jeering at the seeming inability of the African National Congress…
TB Joshua Donates N12M Cash To Nigerians Coming Back From South African
Founder and Senior pastor of Synagogue, Church Of All Nations, SCOAN, Temitope Balogun Joshua has donated N12m to the second batch of Nigerian returnees fleeing from xenophobic attacks…
Nigeria has ‘lost N11trn’ to power sector corruption since 1999 – Report
The Centre for Health, Equity and Justice (CEHEJ) estimates that corruption in Nigeria’s power sector has gulped N11 trillion since 1999. This was made known in a report titled ‘Kept…
Dialogue with bandits not new — we did with Niger Delta militants – IGP
Mohammed Adamu, the inspector-general of police, says Katsina state’s amnesty programme for bandits is not new because “such negotiations will bring peace”. He said the federal…
Xenophobic attacks: Nigerians boycott trips to South Africa
There are strong indications that many Nigerians have been shunning trips to South Africa in the last two weeks.The PUNCH gathered on Thursday that since the latest xenophobic attacks on Nigerians by South Africans,…
CBN restricts forex for importation of cassava products
The Central Bank of Nigeria has said it will no longer provide foreign exchange for the importation of cassava, starch, ethanol and all other derivatives into Nigeria.The CBN Governor, Mr Godwin Emefiele, said this…