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Scaling Nigeria’s utility solar and energy storage
With the amount of abundant– yet untapped – renewable energy resources Nigeria is blessed with, we are not supposed to have any business with energy... Read More
Muhammad wants Usman for UFC title defence
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Belal Muhammad, the newly crowned UFC welterweight champion, has set his sights on a potential bout with former champion Kamaru Usman for his first title... Read More
I don’t have to answer critics — Dessers
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Cyriel Dessers says he does “not have to answer” his critics after scoring what could prove to be a pivotal equaliser in Rangers’ pursuit of... Read More
Nasarawa deploys health workers as five die of strange disease
The Nasarawa State Government has deployed health workers following the death of five children within 24 hours in the Gidinye community of Obi Local Government... Read More
Abductors free slain Katsina varsity lecturer’s children
Terrorists have released the two abducted children of the slain lecturer of the Federal University Dutsinma, Katsina State, the late Dr. Tiri Gyang, after spending... Read More
NGF raises girl-child ambassadors to boost school enrolment
The Nigeria Governors’ Forum will deploy Girl Child Ambassadors across the 36 states in October, aimed at reducing the number of out-of-school children in the... Read More
Riot: UK guarantees Nigerians’ safety
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The British High Commissioner to Nigeria, Richard Montgomery, has assured the Nigerian diaspora in the United Kingdom of their safety following recent unrest in various... Read More
Apapa Customs generate N1.2tn revenue in seven months – NCS
The Nigeria Customs Service, Apapa Area Command has said it generated a total of N1.23tn as revenue between January and July 2024. In a statement... Read More
Obeagu: Neglected Ebonyi community where corpses ‘ride’ okada to mortuaries
RAPHAEL EDE reveals the harrowing reality in the Obeagu community, in the Ishielu Local Government Area of Ebonyi State, where neglect and the absence of... Read More
MTN, IHS Nigeria extend tower lease agreements to 2032
IHS Nigeria, a subsidiary of IHS Holding Limited, and MTN Nigeria have announced the renewal and extension of their Nigerian tower Master Lease Agreements until... Read More
Power generation hits three-year high of 5,105MW
The Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, has announced that Nigeria’s power sector generated 5,105 megawatts of electricity on July 27, 2024, describing it as a... Read More
CBN dumps 12-month forex policy with $876m auction
The Central Bank of Nigeria has auctioned $876.26m to end users whose bids were submitted by 26 commercial banks in the apex bank’s latest attempt... Read More
After Ortom’s suspension, Benue PDP summons Suswam for probe
The crisis rocking the opposition Peoples Democratic Party in Benue State deepened on Wednesday as the State Working Committee of the party summoned ex-governor Gabriel... Read More
Think like Tinubu for a change
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Since Sunday, when the president finally addressed the country in response to the ongoing #EndBadGovernance protests, analysts and critics have not stopped rewriting his speech.... Read More
FG to reverse technical, science colleges merger
The Minister of Education, Prof. Tahir Mamman, has expressed displeasure over the merging of technical colleges with colleges of science, saying it eroded the gains... Read More
Crude crisis: N’Assembly set to probe NNPC, Dangote refinery
The Senate has questioned the $1.5bn approved in 2021 for the turn-around maintenance of the Port Harcourt Refining and Petrochemical Company with little or no... Read More
NDLEA seized 739,040kg drugs, arrested 8,228 in six months -Report
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency seized not less than 739,040.46kg of illicit drugs between January and June 2024, PUNCH Online has learnt. The agency... Read More
Osun IPAC not opposition to government – Chairman
The Inter-Party Advisory Council in Osun State has urged supporters of different political parties to shun acts capable of disrupting peace, assuring them that it... Read More
30,000 women to benefit from CWFI N20m empowerment at 50th anniversary
President of the Christian Women Fellowship International, Rev. Julie Akhimien, has said that N20 million worth of equipment would be given to women at the... Read More
Ogoni Diaspora gives Wike ultimatum over alleged oil-impacted communities’ $300m fund diversion
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The Greater Ogoni in Diaspora Organisation has asked the former governor of Rivers State and Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, to explain... Read More
Stock market rebounds, investors gain N97bn
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The Nigerian stock market rebounded with positive momentum on Wednesday, adding N97 billion to investors’ portfolios. Specifically, the market capitalisation of listed equities, which opened... Read More
Mbappe completes first Real Madrid training session
Real Madrid’s star summer signing, Kylian Mbappe, engaged in his first training session with the Spanish champions on Wednesday. “Day 1. Hala Madrid!” wrote the... Read More
Amnesty International says 21 killed in hunger protests
Amnesty International has accused Nigerian security forces of killing at least 21 protesters during a week of rallies against economic hardship, the national head of... Read More
PDP summons Suswam, Tsegba, Tsumba over alleged anti-party activities
The Working Committee of the Benue State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has summoned the former governor of the state, Senator Gabriel Suswam,... Read More
Tinubu appoints Mandate Secretary for Newly created FCT youth development outfit
President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of Mr Abdullahi Ango as the Mandate Secretary for the newly established Youth Development Secretariat of the FCTA.... Read More