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IPAC Director of Women Affairs Backs Gender-Inclusive Governance

Joel Oladele - April 27, 2025

FG Partners World Bank to Digitally Empower Young Nigerians, Drive Job Creation

Joel Oladele - April 25, 2025

There’s Functional Local Government Administration in Kogi – Ododo’s Spokesman

Joel Oladele - April 25, 2025

2027: Pro-Fubara Protesters Want Suspended Gov to Run as Atiku’s VP

Joel Oladele - April 25, 2025

Civil Society, Bloggers Defend Mele Kyari, Slam Media Attacks over $3.3bn Crude-for-Loan Deal

Joel Oladele - April 25, 2025

FG to Prioritize Resource Allocation in the Face of Low Oil Prices

Joel Oladele - April 25, 2025

FEATURED

TOP STORY

Insecurity: ‘Enough is Enough,’ Tinubu Tells NSA, Security Chiefs to Restore...

Joel Oladele - April 24, 2025 0

Insecurity: ‘Enough is Enough,’ Tinubu Tells NSA, Security Chiefs to Restore Order President Bola Tinubu has directed an immediate overhaul of national security strategies, demanding...

Mixed Reactions Trail Oborevwori, Okowa Defection to APC

April 24, 2025

Gunmen Invade Natasha’s Family House in Kogi

April 18, 2025

CBEX: SEC to Clamp Down on Unlicensed Ponzi Schemes

April 17, 2025

Filling Stations Hike Petrol Price amid Dangote-NNPCL Crude Dispute

April 1, 2025

Civil Society, Bloggers Defend Mele Kyari, Slam Media Attacks over $3.3bn...

April 25, 2025

NYSC Releases Postings for Prospective Corps Members, Warns against Night Travel

April 21, 2025

IPEPM Honours Dr. Oluchukwu for Driving Thought Leadership in Policy, Economics

April 19, 2025

Benue Gov Aide Embroiled in Alleged N200m Property Scandal

April 11, 2025

NDLEA Recovers 86,000 Pills of Opioids, Detains 4 Suspects

March 31, 2025

Eid-El-Fitri: Reps Minority Caucus Felicitates with Muslims, Urges Prayers for Peace,...

March 30, 2025

IPAC Director of Women Affairs Backs Gender-Inclusive Governance

Joel Oladele - April 27, 2025 0

IPAC Director of Women Affairs Backs Gender-Inclusive Governance •Inaugurates Zonal, State Coordinators •Unveils 2024-202 Action plan for Political Participation JOEL OLADELE, Abuja The Executive Directorate of Women Affairs-Inter-Party...

There’s Functional Local Government Administration in Kogi – Ododo’s Spokesman

April 25, 2025

2027: Pro-Fubara Protesters Want Suspended Gov to Run as Atiku’s VP

April 25, 2025

Governor Ododo Mourns Victims of Okunchi Accident

April 24, 2025

Mixed Reactions Trail Oborevwori, Okowa Defection to APC

April 24, 2025

ECOWAS at 50: Tinubu Urges Leaders to Tackle Poverty, Invest in...

April 23, 2025

Chairmanship Aspirants to Pay N5.5m as Lagos APC Fixes Nomination Fees

April 23, 2025

Tinubu Meets Fubara in London over Rivers Political Crisis

April 22, 2025

Adebayo Slams Tinubu’s Security Chiefs, Calls for Urgent Change

April 22, 2025

CRIME

Customs Command Seizes 3,699 Parcels of Cannabis Sativa in Ogun

April 17, 2025

Police nab man for allegedly beheading father inside farm

November 5, 2024

Police nab 113 foreigners, 17 Nigerians for cybercrime

November 3, 2024

NDLEA declares India-based Nigerian couple Wanted for ‘running drug cartel’

May 20, 2024

Police nab mechanic who ran away with customer’s car

May 20, 2024

Man kills cousin, friend, sells parts to ritualists

May 6, 2024

14-year-old Nigerian boy Daniel Anjorin killed in London knife attack

May 1, 2024

Police nab notorious motorcycle snatcher in Ekiti

May 1, 2024

HEALTH

World Health Day 2025: Tolu Bankole Urges Action to Protect Mothers,...

April 7, 2025

NAFDAC Deepens Fight against Fake Medicines, Appoints Indian Inspection Agent

April 7, 2025

Nigeria Receives One Million Meningitis Vaccines to Combat Outbreak

April 7, 2025

NCDC Urges Timely Care as 118 Die of Lassa Fever in...

March 31, 2025

HIV Treatment Remains Free in Government Facilities, Says NACA

March 10, 2025

FG Rolls out Guidelines for Organ Transplant, Donation

March 10, 2025

‘Scientists Aim at Extending Human Lifespan to 250 Years’

March 7, 2025

Kogi Govt to Spend Over ₦4bn on Malaria Prevention

January 30, 2025

FEATURES

Bleeding economy: Stakeholders want stiffer penalties for oil thieves

Joel Oladele - April 24, 2024

‘Dis-virgined’ Peace: A global concern

Joel Oladele - January 23, 2024

SECURITY

Ondo LG Boss Suspends Scavenging Activities Indefinitely

Joel Oladele - April 24, 2025 0

Ondo LG Boss Suspends Scavenging Activities Indefinitely The Okitipupa Local Government Council in Ondo, has indefinitely suspended the activities of scavengers and scrap metal operators...

Insecurity: ‘Enough is Enough,’ Tinubu Tells NSA, Security Chiefs to Restore...

April 24, 2025

Take it Back Movement: Shelve Planned Protest, Police Tell Organizers

April 7, 2025

NANS Protest over Insecurity in Ondo State

March 28, 2025

USAID Funded Boko Haram, Other Terror Groups – US Congressman

February 14, 2025

Operatives Arrest Medical Doctor Providing Services to Bandits

February 13, 2025

Gov. Ododo Calls for Improved Collaboration Among Security Agencies to Defeat...

February 10, 2025

OPINION

Queen Lillian Adebayo@50: Cheers to a Life of Quiet Greatness

April 22, 2025

Right of Reply: The PUNCH and Busybody Business

April 16, 2025

Dismantling the False Narrative of a “Coup” in Rivers State

April 12, 2025

Emergency Rule: How so Called Leaders Led Fubara into a Bottomless...

March 19, 2025

Oluremi Tinubu Extends RHI Food Outreach to Vulnerable Households in Kogi

March 11, 2025

Natasha: Victim of Male Hegemony

March 9, 2025

Of Akpabio, Natasha, and Senate’s “Circus Show”

March 7, 2025

A Book That Stirred a Nation

March 2, 2025

BUSINESS

Manufacturers Association Decries N1.4tn Unsold Goods in December

Joel Oladele - January 23, 2025

Konga Offers Relief To Nigerians Facing January’s Financial Strain

January 4, 2025

Food Inflation Jacks Up Cost Of Cooking Nigerian Jollof Rice – Report

December 1, 2024

‘Beware of Low-quality Sugar in Markets’, FCCPC Warns Consumers

November 21, 2024

MultiChoice Nigeria Loses 243,000 Subscribers Over Price Hike

November 14, 2024

Group mobilises support to upgrade Jabi Lake, seeks Govt, investors buy-in

October 2, 2024

EDUCATION

FG Releases N50bn to Settle ASUU, Other Varsity Staff Allowances

Joel Oladele - April 24, 2025

2025 Mock UTME: JAMB Disburses over N397m Transport Allowances to Officials

Joel Oladele - April 8, 2025

JAMB Urges DE Candidates to Upload Results for 2024 Admission

Joel Oladele - March 31, 2025

Tinubu Appoints Dr. Obayomi Olukayode Registrar Federal University of Medicine and Medical Sciences,...

Joel Oladele - March 16, 2025

Oyo Tertiary Institutions Begin Indefinite Strike over Minimum Wage

Joel Oladele - March 11, 2025

LABOUR

PenCom Recovers N1.58bn from Defaulting Employers

April 24, 2025

FG Charges Workers to Uphold Highest Standard of Discipline in Conduct...

February 21, 2025

FCT NUJ, DICAN Partner To Enhance Ethical Standards, Check Quackery

January 28, 2025

NLC Shuts Down Lagos Govt Media Over Non-implementation Of Minimum Wage

January 14, 2025

Be professional in Your Conduct, FG charges Protocol, Information Officers

December 20, 2024

Minimum Wage: NLC Draws Battle Lines With 6 States

December 3, 2024

HOUSING

Cost of cement rises to N8,800 amid skyrocketing building material prices

Joel Oladele - November 11, 2024 0

Cost of cement rises to N8,800 amid skyrocketing building material prices The cost of building materials in Nigeria has risen sharply, worsening the country’s already...

Wike demolishes multi-billion naira estate in Abuja

March 31, 2024

Building Collapse: Imo Builders Warn Against Use of Nonprofessionals …Dishes Distinction...

March 22, 2024

FG to provide student hostels In 36 tertiary institutions nationwide

March 21, 2024

Tinubu orders Dangote, Bua, others to revert to old prices of...

March 1, 2024

Stakeholders urges Tinubu to invoke executive order over high cost of...

February 26, 2024

FOREIGN AFFAIRS

ECOWAS Mulls Contingency Plans Following B’Faso Mali, Niger’s Exit

Joel Oladele - April 24, 2025 0

ECOWAS Mulls Contingency Plans Following B'Faso Mali, Niger's Exit JOEL OLADELE, Abuja The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Council of Ministers convened an Extraordinary...

NTAC DG Makes Case for Stronger Mission Collaboration in Advancing Nigeria’s...

Joel Oladele - April 18, 2025 0

NTAC DG Makes Case for Stronger Mission Collaboration in Advancing Nigeria’s Technical Aid Policy JOEL OLADELE, Abuja Director General of the Nigerian Technical Aid Corps, Rt....

FG Decries Embarrassment Faced by Nigerians in Ethiopia

Joel Oladele - April 18, 2025 0

FG Decries Embarrassment Faced by Nigerians in Ethiopia JOEL OLADELE, Abuja The Federal Government has expressed displeasure over the spate of embarrassment and harassment suffered by...

Nigeria Strengthens Global Partnership in Renewable Energy—Tuggar

April 18, 2025

Diplomatic Visit: Nigeria, Niger Forge Stronger Ties in Trade, Security

April 17, 2025

Guinean Envoy Woos Nigerian Businesses with $20bn Mega Projects

April 14, 2025

JUDICIARY

Surety Arraigned over Alleged Failure to Produce Suspect

Joel Oladele - March 12, 2025 0

Surety Arraigned over Alleged Failure to Produce Suspect The police on Tuesday arraigned a 50-year-old woman, Idayat Odunola, in Ibadan for allegedly failure to produce...

Supreme Court Reinstates Order Stopping Rivers Allocations, Pro-Wike Lawmakers to Resume Sitting

Joel Oladele - February 28, 2025 0

Supreme Court Reinstates Order Stopping Rivers Allocations, Pro-Wike Lawmakers to Resume Sitting The Supreme Court, on Friday, reinstated the judgement that barred the Central Bank...

Supreme Court Dismisses Fubara’s Suit Seeking to Sack Pro-Wike Lawmakers

Joel Oladele - February 10, 2025 0

Supreme Court Dismisses Fubara’s Suit Seeking to Sack Pro-Wike Lawmakers The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed the suit by Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara seeking...

Abdulrahman Vows to Challenge Dubai Court Judgement, Describes it As Pressure Tactics

Joel Oladele - February 10, 2025 0

Abdulrahman Vows to Challenge Dubai Court Judgement, Describes it As Pressure Tactics JOEL OLADELE, Abuja The Founder of Rahmaniya Group, Abdulrahman Bashar has vowed to challenge...

ENERGY

NNPCL Reduces Petrol Pump Price

Joel Oladele - April 22, 2025

Again, Dangote Refinery Reduces Petrol Ex-Depot Price to N835/Litre

Joel Oladele - April 17, 2025

NNPCL: Engr. Hashim Applaud Tinubu for Appointing Ojulari, Kida

Joel Oladele - April 11, 2025

Tinubu Sacks Mele Kyari, Names Bayo Ojulari as NNPC Group CEO

Joel Oladele - April 2, 2025

INFOTECH

Nigerians Decry Low Net Surfing amid Telecom Tariff Hike

Joel Oladele - March 12, 2025 0

Nigerians Decry Low Net Surfing amid Telecom Tariff Hike Net suffers have expressed concern over sharp decline in web browsing occasioned by the telecom tariff...