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Enugu elder statesmen and stakeholders under the aegis of the Good Governance Group have pleaded with the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), to put an end to the killings in Eha-Amufu communities in the state. The group alleged that no fewer than 150 residents of the state were killed by suspected herdsmen and bandits

Benin residents queued up on Sunday to catch a glimpse of the Oba of Benin, Oba Ewuare II, during his solidarity walk on New Year Day in Benin City, Edo State. The walk to the palace started after a thanksgiving service at the Holy Aruosa Cathedral (Edo National Church of God) on Akpakpava Street to

The Arewa Consultative Forum has described as shocking the passing on of the President-General of the Ohaneze Ndigbo, Prof. George Oniozor. The PUNCH had reported that Governor Hope Uzodimma of Imo State had on Wednesday announced the demise of Obiozor at the age of 80. The ACF in a statement on Sunday by its National

The Arewa Consultative Forum has described as shocking the passing on of the President-General of the Ohaneze Ndigbo, Prof. George Oniozor. The PUNCH had reported that Governor Hope Uzodimma of Imo State had on Wednesday announced the demise of Obiozor at the age of 80. The ACF in a statement on Sunday by its National

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has inducted Professor Toyin Falola into the “septuagenarian circle”. Speaking at the 70th birthday celebration of the revered professor of History, the ex-president, who was the special guest of honour at the virtual event, gave his speech in “the tradition of a letter writer.” One of the anchors of the event,

Six million meters are to be deployed nationwide in the first and second quarters of this year to reduce the number of unmetered electricity consumers in Nigeria, the Federal Government has said. It disclosed in a December 2022 document on the review of the performance of the power sector/Nigerian Electricity Supply Industry under the current

Bandits on Sunday, January 1, 2023, attacked the Kubwa area of the nation’s capital and reportedly abducted four persons. This followed the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari’s (retd), claim in his latest New Year’s message, that “the fight against banditry, kidnapping and other crimes in the North-West and other regions is gaining momentum and showing

Food and beverage imports for households rose by 71.12 per cent between the third quarter of 2018 and the corresponding quarter of 2022 despite the foreign exchange crisis in the country, findings by The PUNCH have shown. This was based on data from the Q3 2022 Foreign Trade Statistics report by the National Bureau of

Oil marketers on Sunday said the Federal Government should evacuate and dispense the products currently trapped in the depots which were shut down recently by the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority. Marketers said the products should be dispensed at the regulated rate of N148/litre to help address the scarcity of Premium Motor Spirit,

The Centre for the Promotion of Private Enterprise, an economic think tank, has expressed concern over the hasty passage of the 2022 Finance Bill by the National Assembly. This was contained in a statement on Sunday by the CPPE’s director, Dr Muda Yusuf. It argued that there was practically no room for public hearings and

The World Bank has projected that interest payments on the Federal Government’s borrowing from the Central Bank of Nigeria will gulp about 62 per cent of government revenue by 2027 despite the restructuring plan. The Washington-based bank noted this in its December 2022 edition of the Nigeria Development Update recently released. The report read in

Welcome to 2023; a year that will be very much referred to in the history of Nigeria. I am tempted to describe it as a year of mixed blessings but so have all the past years. Life itself is about mixed blessings. I opt to describe it as a mixed year. The most important event

The first babies born in 2023 have been celebrated by the wives of the governors of the state where they were born. In Lagos State, the First Lady, Mrs Ibijoke Sanwo-Olu, on Sunday, paid a visit to the Eti-Osa Maternal and Child Centre, Ajah, Lagos, to welcome the first baby of the year. She was

The President of the Christian Association of Nigeria, Archbishop Daniel Okoh, has expressed hope that Nigerians will not miss or misuse the opportunity to choose leaders with focus and compassion who will lead the country to greatness during the forthcoming general elections. He also, on Sunday, called on politicians seeking elective positions to be responsible

The Director-General of the Nigeria Employers’ Consultative Association, Wale Oyerinde has said that contrary to the parameters obtainable in the public sector, salary reviews in the private sector follows institutional structures based on performance appraisal outcomes. Oyerinde was reacting to questions bordering on whether the private sector would emulate the Federal Government to review the

Some senators are pushing for the Central Bank of Nigeria and NIRSAL Micro Finance Bank to forfeit the recovery of credits given to Nigerians under the Targeted Credit Facility. This was according to a statement shared with our correspondent on Friday. The Targeted Credit Facility was credit given to Nigerians during the COVID-19 pandemic to

The World Bank has said foreign direct investment in Nigeria remains low because of limited forex availability, security concerns, and other structural challenges. According to the bank, these challenges have also affected the net withdrawal of equity by foreign investors. The global bank disclosed this in its ‘Nigeria Development Update (December 2022): Nigeria’s Choice’ report.

As Nigerians continue to advocate for the introduction of a part-time legislature, Dr Elvis Ukpaka, a leadership and youth development expert tells SODIQ OJUROUNGBE that the country requires lawmakers who are completely on the ground to address high-level issues that arise daily, among others As a leadership coach, where do you think we are getting

Data obtained from the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, the agency responsible for the regulation of admissions into tertiary institutions in Nigeria revealed that out of over 1,256,494 candidates who applied for Medicine-related programmes in Nigerian public and private universities in three years, only 105,226 were admitted. The figures were obtained from the statistics of

The Federal Road Safety Corps has said that the second phase of the use of the second Niger Bridge would commence on January 2, 2023. The Federal Government had on December 15, 2022, opened the second Niger Bridge for temporary use. It was announced that motorists travelling from the West to the East would be

TEMITAYO JAIYEOLA examines the Information and Communications Technology sector in 2022 and how funding challenges and other economic headwinds affected its fortune The year 2022 is now locked up in the history books, but its impacts on the technology world will not be easily forgotten. Elon Musk’s acquisition of Twitter in October after an initial

Nigeria’s education system was almost comatose in 2022. In this piece, DEBORAH DAN-AWOH explores the alternative educational financing policies the country can adopt The Nigerian education sector has suffered from incessant strikes fuelled by what the Academic Staff Union of Universities has called failed promises, poor facilities and infrastructure maintenance, budget leakage and many more.

The Director-General of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, Dr Ifedayo Adetifa, said the COVID-19 emergency operations centre met on Saturday over the increasing COVID-19 cases in China. Adetifa said the centre would continue to review the ongoing COVID-19 situation over the coming week and will implement necessary actions if need be. The NCDC boss

The immediate past Resident Electoral Commissioner in Akwa Ibom State, Mike Igini, has warned politicians who plan to rig the forthcoming elections to drop the idea. Igini cautioned that the level of anger and hunger in the country had created an awareness that would make the electorate resist any politician who would try to disenfranchise

The Chief Executive Officer of Interstate Architects, Olusegun Ladega, has attributed the foundational cause of building collapse in Nigeria to impunity. Ladega disclosed this in a media chat themed “The future of architecture in Nigeria” as part of activities to celebrate the company’s 70th anniversary. He said as long as the country continues to have