Новости за 27.03.2024

The Kaduna State Governor, Senator Uba Sani, on Tuesday, flagged off the construction of 5.5-kilometre asphalt road linking Tudun-Biri village in the Igabi Local Government area of the state to the Kaduna International Airport. The development comes over three months after the community was accidentally bombed by the Nigerian Army on December 3, 2023. The

The national leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party, on Tuesday, directed the chairmen of the 36 state chapters and the Federal Capital Territory to identify their members involved in anti-party activities during the 2023 general elections. The PDP National Organising Secretary, Umar Bature, during a meeting of the National Working Committee with state chairmen in

The drivers are dissatisfied with Uber’s delay in meeting the requirements for data sharing with the Lagos State Government, and are threatening to dump the e-hailing firm, Justice Okamgba writes Uber, the e-hailing company operating in Nigeria, could face a potential driver boycott as it seeks a three-month extension to comply with the data-sharing agreement

The Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit has uncovered 27 cells belonging to the Indigenous Peoples of Biafra in 22 countries across the globe, including the United State of America and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. The NFIU said the US and the UK house the largest numbers of these IPOB cells per

The Aare Onakakanfo of Yorubaland, Gani Adams, has warned against what he termed as deliberate efforts by some individuals to drag his name in the mud, saying his silence should not be taken for cowardice. Adams, while speaking on the controversy generated by an audio clip, said he was ready to set the records straight

No fewer than 48 repentant cultists in the Sagamu area of Ogun State have surrendered their arms to the Nigeria Police Force and renounced their membership in the various cult groups they belonged to. The ceremony to profile the repentant cultists and take stock of the arms and ammunition was held at the Palace of

The Nigerian Navy has intercepted 193 bags of cannabis sativa and arrested a suspect, Asamani Emmanuel, along the Badagry waterways. According to a press statement released to our correspondent on Tuesday, Commander NNS BEECROFT, Commodore Rafiu Oladejo, while briefing newsmen, disclosed that the contraband and suspect were intercepted by the NNS BEECROFT patrol team through

AXA Mansard, a member of AXA, the global leader in insurance and asset management, has empowered 200 female-managed Small and Medium Enterprises with financial literacy and digital business skills. In a statement, it disclosed that, in collaboration with SME 100 Africa, a two-day training was held recently in Lagos as part of AXA’s lined-up programmes

The private sector generates $236bn in illegal profits annually, a new study by the International Labour Organisation has revealed. According to the report titled “Profits and Poverty: The Economics of Forced Labour”, there has been a 37 per cent rise in illegal profits from forced labour since 2014. It stated that the total amount of

The President of the Nigerian American Chamber of Commerce, Mrs Adebola Williams, has reaffirmed the chamber’s dedication to fostering the growth of Small and Medium Enterprises, to ensure their sustainability and compliance with international standards. She stated this at a press briefing on Monday for the forthcoming 2024 edition of the Africa Foods & Products

The National Productivity Centre and the Pan African Association of Small and Medium Industries have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to boost SMEs in Nigeria. According to a statement, the official signing ceremony of the Memorandum of Understanding took place recently in Abuja. “The primary aim of this MoU is to create a structured collaboration

A recruitment and Human Resource solutions provider in Sub-Saharan Africa, Jobberman, has launched its gender responsiveness campaign focused on elevating entrepreneurship and vocational training for young women. According to the firm, the campaign will be held in Kaduna, Kano, Adamawa, Ondo, Katsina, Bauchi, Delta, Ogun, Benue, Edo, Lagos, and Oyo States. The Head of HR

The Nigerian Meteorological Agency has partnered with HellerWeather, an American-based weather content firm, to train television weather presenters. According to the Director General and Chief Executive Officer of NiMet and the permanent representative of Nigeria with the World Meteorological Organisation, Professor Charles Anosike, in a statement, the 12-month training is to improve the communication skills

A woman identified as Elizabeth Davis, who lost her baby just after delivering prematurely at the Ajeromi General Hospital in the Ajegunle Area of Lagos State, has been detained by the management over her inability to settle her medical bill of N323,000. This is despite the state’s directive to all general hospitals and primary health

GBENGA OLONINIRAN writes about the fate of Nigerians who in the bid to escape the biting economic conditions, fall victim to tragedies that strike at palliative distribution centres As the economic hardship continues to linger in the country, many Nigerians who have been pushed to the wall by the skyrocketing prices of commodities, have been

A former Commissioner of Finance in Kwara State, Ademola Banu, has denied the allegation of N411m fraud brought against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission. He also faulted the EFCC’s move to secure a warrant for his arrest. These were contained in his affidavit before the court filed on Friday, a copy of

The Edo State Government says it has secured 40 new licences for solid mineral deposits in the state through Associates Mining and Investment Company, a special-purpose vehicle promoted by the state government. The Commissioner for Mining and Energy, Enaholo Ojiefoh, who disclosed this on Monday in Benin, said the state took the bold step to

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has linked the growing activities of bandits and kidnappers to the unemployment situation in the country. Obasanjo spoke during his address at the 9th International Trade Exhibition & Conference on Agrofood, Plastics, Printing, and Packaging which was held in Lagos on Tuesday. The trade fair was jointly organised by FairTrade Messe

A container ship lost power and rammed into a major bridge in Baltimore early Tuesday, causing it to snap and plunge into the river below. Several vehicles fell into the chilly waters, and rescuers are searching for survivors. Associated Press reports that six people were missing and presumed dead. The ship’s crew issued a mayday

Troops in five trucks and flying drones, on Tuesday, raided the Kiagbodo country home of South-South leader and former Federal Commissioner for Information, Chief Edwin Clark, in search of arms. According to Clark, who is the Leader of the Pan Niger Delta Forum,  the armed soldiers, numbering between 30 and 40, stormed his home on 

A recent drive around the city of Minna, the Niger State capital, has revealed the very ugly part of the state – the residents have converted the constructed drainage system across the metropolis to dumpsites. Arewa PUNCH investigations reveal that while Minna, the capital city of Niger State, has drainage system constructed on every side

It is very disheartening that in 2024, the provision of a stable electricity supply remains a political campaign rhetoric. Nigeria is a laughing stock of the global community as a country whose citizens rely on different sizes and shapes of private electricity generators to power their homes and businesses. Billions of dollars of investments in the

ABIA State has pointed to the right direction on the contentious issue of pensions for governors and their deputies. In a brave step, the house of assembly repealed the governors’ pension law. Governor Alex Otti argued that it would reduce the cost of governance and that Abia pensioners had not been paid since 2014. Out

The Ekerin Olubadan of Ibadan, Oba Hamidu Ajibade, on Tuesday, raised concern about the absence of the Olubadan-designate, Oba Owolabi Olakulehin, at a Monday meeting of the  Council of Obas to deliberate on the enthronement process of Oba Olakulehin as the new Olubadan. The ancient and revered Olubadan stool became vacant on March 14, 2023,

Operatives of the Lagos State Environmental Sanitation Corps have cleared illegal structures built around the fence of Salvation Army Primary School, Ayobo, Ipaja area of the state. This is as some residents alleged that local government officials were responsible for the illegal structures springing up around school perimeter fences and on drainage alignments in the