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The Federal Government has installed 30-second biometric clearance gates for the Nigeria Immigration Service at the international airports in the country. The gates are expected to be ready at these airports by March 2024. The international airports in Nigeria where the facilities would be installed are Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos, Nnamdi Azikiwe International

The Association of Medical Laboratory Scientists of Nigeria has rejected the appointment of Dr Babajide Salako as the Chairman of the Board of the Medical Laboratory Science Council of Nigeria. The medical laboratory scientists said the appointment breached the establishment law of MLSCN because Salako was neither a fellow of the body nor a certified

A yet-to-be-identified woman on Monday was delivered of a baby boy by the roadside in the Onipanu area of Lagos State. The woman said to be heavily pregnant was waiting to board a bus around 9am when she unexpectedly went into labour. The Permanent Secretary of Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, in a

The Senate, through its Committee on Finance, on Monday frowned at the N17tn loss incurred by the country on tax waivers within the last five years. It consequently urged the Federal Inland Revenue Service, to suspend the tax waivers being largely abused and substitute it with a rebating system. The Senate’s objection to the allegedly

Former Minister Solomon Dalung has criticised the Tinubu-led government for consistently attributing Nigeria’s economic challenges to ex-President, Muhammad Buhari. In a series of posts on his X account on Monday, Dalung argued that if Tinubu’s administration devoted the same resources and effort used during elections and tribunals to tackle security and economic issues, significant improvements

Gunmen have reportedly kidnapped nine travellers in Oshokoshoko, along the Kabba/Obajana/Lokoja Road in Kogi State. The incident was said to have occurred last Saturday between 4pm and 5pm. Our correspondent gathered that those kidnapped included two students, three women and four men. It was gathered that the victims took off from the Jehovah’s Witness Kingdom

A Ghanaian, Mary Kukua Anderson, is bringing the flavours of Ghana to Wales through her home-based food business. After having her son, the Ghanaian mother sought an entrepreneurial path that would allow her to work flexibly. ‘Since becoming a mother to my son Ronen, I realised the challenges of returning to a conventional full-time job,’

The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Abbas Tajudeen, on Monday, unveiled a policy document on training, retraining, and capacity enhancement of lawmakers and support staff for maximum performance. Titled, “Parliamentary Development Programme for 10th House of Representatives, National Assembly, 2023-2027,” the document was prepared by the Office of the Speaker in partnership with the

Two neighbouring communities, Opolo and Okutukutu, in the Yenagoa Local Government Area of Bayelsa State were embroiled in a communal clash over land on Monday. Both sides were said to have recorded an unconfirmed number of casualties after some members of the Okutukutu community reportedly launched an attack on the Opolo community in the state.

Cement Manufacturers have agreed to sell a 50kg bag of cement at a retail price between N7,000 and N8,000, depending on location nationwide, PUNCH Online reports. However, the manufacturers stated that the price drop from the current market price would depend on the fulfilment of certain government interventions to ameliorate critical challenges faced in the

A Professor of Chemical Engineering at Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-ife, Osun State, Jacob Sonibare, has lamented the lack of data on Nigeria air quality status. He noted that the development portends danger for the country. Sonibare, who disclosed this while delivering his inaugural lecture, “Air Pollution Control Lacuna in Nigeria: The Intervention of a Chemical

Fire razed medical equipment and consumables at the Gombe State Medical Store located around Kasuwa-Katako around 2am on Monday. The state governor, Muhammadu Yahaya, visited the burnt store after the incident. Addressing journalists shortly after touring and assessing the level of destruction, Yahaya described the incident as unfortunate. The governor disclosed that measures were being

Ahead of the Thursday, February 22, primary election, the National Working Committee of the Peoples Democratic Party has approved the delegate list for the Edo State governorship primary election to nominate a candidate for the September 21, 2024 governorship election in the state. In a statement on Thursday, the National Publicity Secretary of the PDP,

Hundreds of youths drawn from Otukpo, the host community of the Federal University of Health Sciences, in Benue State on Monday protested against what they term as ‘acts of nepotism’ and high tuition fees in the new university. The youths, under the aegis of the Otukpo Redemption Movement, the Otukpo Youth Forum and the Otukpo

The eldest son of President Bola Tinubu, Mr Seyi Tinubu, on Monday, pleaded with Nigerians to exercise patience with his father’s administration as they weather the challenging economic times. This followed protests in Ibadan, the Oyo state capital, where angry youths took to the streets to decry the rising cost of living. More so, a

An Ekiti State Chief Magistrate Court, Ado Ekiti District has sentenced a 20-year-old man, Ugar Ebenezer, to four years imprisonment for stealing electric cables worth N1.4m. Ebenezer was arraigned before Magistrate Dolamu Babalogbon on August 23, 2022, on a two-count charge bordering on breaking and stealing. The charge read, “That Ugar Ebenezer on 18/8/2022 around

The Mandate Secretary of the FCT Women Affairs Secretariat, Mrs Adedayo Benjamins-Laniyi, says the Federal Capital Territory Administration has sealed off an orphanage in Karonmajigi, the Priesthood Orphanage, after 23 children, aged 1 – 14 years, trafficked from Plateau state, were rescued from the orphanage. Benjamins-Laniyi stated this when she addressed pressmen on Monday, adding

Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu has arrived in Abuja after attending the 37th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of the African Union Heads of State and Government. NAF 001 pulled up at the Presidential Wing of the Nnamdi Azikiwe Int’l Airport at about 04:00 pm local time, concluding his 15th foreign trip since assuming the Presidency

A 9-year-old male lion on Monday killed a zookeeper while feeding the wild cats in their den at the Zoological garden of the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife. The victim, identified as Mr Olabode Olawuyi, who was a Veterinary Technologist, was said to have has been in charge of the Zoological garden for over a decade.

Roy Hodgson stepped down as manager of Premier League strugglers Crystal Palace on Monday, just hours before their crucial clash with relegation rivals Everton. The veteran former England boss, who had been under pressure due to the club’s poor form, was hospitalised after falling ill during a training session on Thursday amid reports he was

The Resident Electoral Commissioner of Independent National Electoral Commissioner in Edo State, Anugbum Onuoha, has warned aspirants and political parties to stop campaigning for the governorship election with immediate effect or face sanction. The REC, who stated this on Monday in Benin, said that the commission was yet to lift the suspension on the campaign,

Abuja Electricity Distribution Company on Monday said it will disconnect electricity in the Presidential Villa and 86 Federal Government’s Ministry Department and Agencies over N47,195 billion outstanding debts as of December 2023. AEDC made this known on Monday in a report made available to The PUNCH. Some of the affected MDAs are Chief of Defence

Plateau State Governor, Caleb Mutfwang, has declared that state residents who have been victims of gunmen attacks will in no distant time be rid of such occurrences. This was as he assured them of a safe return to their ancestral homes. Mutfwang made this known on Monday during a ceremony to begin the distribution of

The Lagos State Government has lifted the ban on activities of the Road Transport Employers’ Association of Nigeria in the state. The Special Adviser to the Governor on Transportation, Mr Sola Giwa, said this in a statement on Monday. Giwa said the suspension was in furtherance of the state’s quest to foster peace and smooth

The management of the University of Ilorin, Kwara State, has expelled 14 students over alleged misconduct and involvement in examination malpractices. The university’s Director of Corporate Affairs, Kunle Akogun, disclosed this in a statement on Monday. The names of nine of the expelled students were published in the weekly bulletin of the university which was