Новости за 04.05.2023

Nigerian evacuees from Sudan on Thursday receive the sum of N100,000 each upon their return to the country. Additional to this is N25,000 worth of recharge cards and 1.5 Gigabytes of data. The Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Sadiya Farouq, disclosed these at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja on Thursday morning. The PUNCH reports Wednesday

The National Working Committee of the All Progressives Congress failed to take a decision on the zoning of the senate presidency and speakership of the 10th National Assembly during its meeting in Abuja on Wednesday. The National Chairman of the APC, Senator Abdullahi Adamu, disclosed that the NWC could not take a position on the

Members of the family of Chief Michael Okumakube of the Ovu community in the Ethiope East Local Government Area of Delta State are currently demanding justice for their slain son, Solomon. They have petitioned the state Commissioner of Police and the Assistant Inspector-General of Police, Zone 5, Benin City, Edo State on the alleged delay

The Senate on Wednesday passed the bill recommending life imprisonment without an option of fine  for unlawful explosives manufacturers in the country. Section 11 of the  bill seeking  to repeal the Explosives Act 1964 and enact the Explosives Act 2023 passed for third reading in the Senate on Wednesday. The bill states that, “Any person

The Majority Leader of the House of Representatives, Alhasan Doguwa, on Wednesday hit back at his critics, stressing that any leader who can manage four wives and 28 children like him can aspire to become the Speaker of the 10th Assembly. The lawmaker, who is currently facing charges of criminal conspiracy, culpable homicide, unlawful possession

Women and youths, in their large numbers, on Wednesday morning, blocked the busy Jos-Abuja highway to register their displeasure over the incessant attacks and killings by gunmen in Plateau communities. It was learnt that the latest protest followed the killing of two youths in Hoss community, Riyom Local Government Area of the state on Tuesday

•Borrowing from CBN illegal, suspicious, say NECA, LCCI, economists •N22.7tn extra-budgetary spending to raise public debts to N69tn Prominent economists, Nigeria Employers’ Consultative Association and opposition parties took a swipe at the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari, (retd.), and the Senate over the government’s N22.7tn extra-budgetary spending approved by the upper legislative chamber on Wednesday.

The President, Chartered Institute of Taxation of Nigeria, Mr Adesina Adedayo, has urged its new inductees to improve their knowledge in global taxation. He spoke while delivering his opening remarks at the 48th induction ceremony of the CITN in Lagos. Adedayo said, “Behoves on us as tax professionals who are the ‘hope of the nation’

The International Press Institute in Nigeria has urged the incoming administration to commit to creating a better operational environment for journalists and media organisations. The group made the call in a press statement signed by its President, Musikilu Mojeed, in commemoration of the 2023 World Press Freedom Day on Wednesday. Mojeed noted that cases of

Lasaco Assurance Plc’s gross premium income rose from N10.96bn in 2020 to N13.91bn in 2022. A statement said the company had continued to demonstrate a trend of steady growth over the past three years. It said, “This positive development is reflected in the company’s gross premium income, which surged from N10.96bn in 2020 to N13.91bn

The Nigerian fishing industry is indeed a sector struggling to survive and possibly on the verge of collapsing as it seems little, or no attention has been paid to the sub-sector over the years. In this piece, ANOZIE EGOLE looks at some of the challenges the sector is having and the possible way forward. There

Oil and gas host communities in the Niger Delta have vowed to file a $1tn litigation against oil companies and the Federal Government to the tune of $1tr. The PUNCH gathered that the over 3,000 oil and gas host communities were planning to sue the duo for the damages which oil and gas exploration activities

A gang of armed robbers on Wednesday invaded a house in Ezi-Ogidi, in the Idemili North Local Government Area of Anambra State and made away with valuables. PUNCH Metro gathered that the suspects, after robbing their victims, also abducted a female occupant. They were said to be heading back to their hideout when residents of

Members of the Oodua Peoples Congress (New Era) in the Obafemi Owode Local Government Area of Ogun State have arrested a middle-aged man suspected to be a member of a robbery syndicate that specialises in dispossessing unsuspecting pedestrians of their valuables along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway. PUNCH Metro gathered that the suspect, identified simply as Tajudeen,

The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), on Wednesday, in Abuja, launched the Nigeria Agenda 2050, declaring that its implementation would “ensure that Nigeria attains a per capita GDP of $33,328 per annum to place her among the top middle-income economies globally by 2050.” Buhari said the plan would also increase real GDP growth by

Millions of electricity consumers may be plunged into darkness in the coming weeks as the Federal Government via the Transmission Company of Nigeria and the Market Operator have begun a massive disconnection of debtor electricity distribution companies from the national grid. PUNCH findings showed the development followed notices of disconnection from the grid served on

Millions of electricity consumers may be plunged into darkness in the coming weeks as the Federal Government via the Transmission Company of Nigeria and the Market Operator have begun a massive disconnection of debtor electricity distribution companies from the national grid. PUNCH findings showed the development followed notices of disconnection from the grid served on

Nigerian universities come up in the news these days to announce either the inauguration of new dress codes or the revival of dormant rules. Fixating on appearance is not new in Nigeria, but the frequency—especially by academic institutions—in the past months is head-scratching. Hardly a month passes these days without some university or polytechnic issuing

Former Super Eagles coach and a member of the FIFA Technical Study Group at the 2022 World Cup, Sunday Oliseh, has faulted Chelsea interim manager Frank Lampard’s tactics against Arsenal after the disappointing Blues fell to a 3-1 defeat to the Gunners in a Premier League fixture at the Emirates Stadium on Tuesday. The ex-international

The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors has reiterated its stance on its demands from the Federal Government and restated its threat to go on strike if the demands are not met. The doctors are demanding an immediate increase in the Consolidated Medical Salary Structure to the tune of 200 per cent of the current gross

The Independent National Electoral Commission says it has entered into a partnership with Nigerian Bar Association to prosecute the 215 electoral offenders forwarded to it by the police. The commision said the NBA had offered to prosecute the offenders on its behalf pro bono.  INEC Chairman, Prof Mahmood Yakubu, stated this during the monthly review

The President-elect, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, on Wednesday, thanked the Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike, for his contribution to his victory in the February 25 presidential election. Tinubu, who described Wike as a man of principle, said Rivers State played a major role in his winning. Wike, who is a chieftain of the Peoples Democratic

Tori Bowie, a three-time Olympic medallist and 2017 100m world champion, was remembered Wednesday as a rare athletics talent and warm friend after her death at the age of 32. Bowie anchored the US team that won 4x100m relay gold at the 2016 Rio Olympics, where she also earned silver in the 100m and 200m

USAID and the World Food Programme announced on Wednesday they were freezing food aid to Ethiopia’s war-scarred Tigray region after finding shipments were diverted to local markets.   “We have made the difficult decision to pause all USAID-supported food assistance in the Tigray region until further notice,” said Samantha Power, head of USAID, the US

US Republicans subpoenaed the Federal Bureau of Intelligence on Wednesday for a document they said details an “alleged criminal scheme” involving a foreign national and Joe Biden — although they made no specific allegations against the president. The June 2020 record outlines a whistleblower’s information on “then-vice president Biden and a foreign national relating to