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The Imo State government has described as laughable a statement credited to the state Labour Party, Festus Onyekwulisi, wherein he boasted that LP would sack the state governor, Hope Uzodimma, during the November 11 governorship election in the state. The Special Adviser to the governor on Public Communications, Collins Ughalaa, in a statement in Owerri,

A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress and former Secretary to the Ondo State Government, Mr Tayo Oluwatuyi, has expressed assurance that the President-elect, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, would perform well as President of Nigeria. Oluwatuyi, who is also the Ondo State Coordinator of the Tinubu/Shettima Independent Campaign Council, advised the President-elect to urgently tackle the

Super Eagles vice captain, William Troost-Ekong, has rated compatriot Victor Osimhen as the best striker in the world following the Napoli forward’s impressive performance so far this season. The 24-year-old has been in scintillating form this season and has scored an astonishing 19 goals in 22 league games. Osimhen’s impressive form earned him the league’s best player

Nigerians applying for passports will be charged N1000 in Nigeria for the verification of their National Identification Number. The National Identity Management Commission disclosed this in a statement signed by its Head, Corporate Communications, Kayode Adegoke, on Monday. According to the commission, the fee is to improve the quality of service, accuracy, and speed of

The largest oil and gas field financing transaction of about $1.1bn – Oil Mining License 17, owned by billionaire business tycoon, Tony Elumelu, is currently under investigation following the uncovering of an illegal oil bunkering facility connected to it, The PUNCH has learnt. The PUNCH gathered that the investigation was necessitated after the Nigeria Security

An increase in failed payment transactions in February caused a 4.83 per cent decrease in the value of cashless transactions to N37.67tn from the N39.58tn that was recorded in January 2023. This came  as the usage of epayment gateways recorded a 41.29 per cent month-on-month increase according to new data from Nigeria Inter-Bank Settlement System.

Some commercial bus drivers on Monday staged a protest following the alleged killing of one of their colleagues by members of the state Task Force on Street Trading and Illegal Motor Parks set up by the state government. PUNCH Metro gathered that during the protest which was done alongside taxi drivers, the protesters called for

The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria has announced that Runway 18R and 36L of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, will be shut for eight weeks down for maintenance. The Runway 18R and 36L is specifically dedicated for international flights. Following the development, the Federal Government has diverted all international flights to Runway 18L and

The Ebonyi Chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party, on Monday, paid a condolence visit to the home of one of its chieftains, who was shot dead by some gunmen during February 25, 2023, elections in the state. The victim, Mr. Ozoemena Nkwuda, who was said to be the cousin of the Director-General of the Ebonyi

The Peoples Democratic Party, Ebonyi Chapter, has challenged Governor David Umahi to explain to the residents why he “waged hunger war” against them. This was as the party observed that the alleged sharing of public funds among select residents by the governor ahead of the March 18 governorship polls, would not save his party, the

The Ondo State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party, on Monday,  blasted its former Publicity Secretary, Mr. Banji Okunomo, and other chieftains who dumped the party, saying the development did not shake the PDP. Okunomo resigned his membership of the party on Monday, attributing his resignation to the internal crisis that had been rocking the

The Nigerian Army has dismissed a report that some of its senior officers were partisan during the February 25 presidential and National Assembly polls. A media report (not by The PUNCH) had claimed that the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele, conspired with a military General who ordered the deployment of troops

Seven governorship candidates and nine political parties have endorsed Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, for second term. The endorsement came from the Alliance of Registered Political Parties and was announced at a press conference in Lagos on Monday. The nine parties are the All Peoples Party; Action Democratic Party; Allied Peoples Movement; National Rescue Movement;

The National Assembly on Monday postponed the resumption of plenary to March 21 over governorship and state Houses of Assembly elections scheduled to hold on Saturday, March 18. A notice issued on Monday by the Clerk of the House of Representatives, Dr Yahaya Danzaria,  read: “This is to inform all honourable members and the general

Acting Vice-Chancellor of Tai Solarin University of Education, Ogun State,  Prof. Oluwole  Banjo,  has been installed as the fifth Vice-Chancellor of the institution. Two years after his appointment into the office as the acting VC, Banjo’s appointment as the VC was confirmed and approved. Speaking at the investiture ceremony, which was held at the institution,

The 2023 mock Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, earlier scheduled for Thursday, March 16, 2023, has been shifted to Thursday, March 30, 2023, The PUNCH reports. The shift in date is partly due to the change in date for the gubernatorial and state Houses of Assembly elections, which were earlier scheduled to hold on Saturday, March

The Governing Council of the Federal Polytechnic, Ile Oluji, Ondo State, has approved the appointment of Mr Samson Omogbehiin, as the rector of the polytechnic in an acting capacity. This followed the expiration of the two-term tenure of the pioneering rector, Prof. Emmanuel Fasakin, whose tenure ended on March 10, 2023. The development was contained

Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta State says he has no regret for establishing three universities in the state. Okowa stated this on Monday in Asaba while replying to his critic, the Deputy Senate President, Senator Ovie Omo-Agege on the establishment of the universities. He said, “I do not regret establishing three new universities. As of

The University of Lagos has said the nation’s healthcare is heavily financed by donor agencies. Professor of Paediatrics, Temiye Edamisan made this disclosure while delivering the 13th Inaugural Lecture, titled, ‘Catastrophic Diseases of Children – The Despair, The Struggle, The Hope for the Future’ in the 2021/2022 Academic Session of UNILAG. Edamisan explained that Nigeria

Over the years, equipment in most laboratories across the nation’s universities is obsolete and poorly equipped. Visits to many laboratories in the universities revealed how both lecturers and students improvise during practical or avoid practical learning completely due to a lack of required apparatus. While suggesting solutions to the deteriorating state of public universities’ laboratories,

Oil marketers, on Monday, insisted that they were no more interested in the old naira notes and would not collect them from the public, despite claims that the Central Bank of Nigeria had cleared the bills for the transaction. It was also gathered that Deposit Money Banks had yet to communicate any directive to oil

EDIDIONG IKPOTO examines the possible repercussions an adverse ruling in the ongoing P&ID trial could have on Nigeria’s already strained economy Judgment on the protracted legal tussle between Nigeria and hedge fund-backed Process & Industrial Development Ltd isn’t expected for at least several weeks; nonetheless, given the multiple beatings the Nigerian economy has suffered in

Residents of the Ilara Mokin community, in the Ifedore Local Government Area of Ondo State, on Monday, urged the state government to help them following the destruction of their property by a rainstorm. PUNCH Metro gathered that the rainstorm in the community last Friday destroyed property worth millions of naira. A resident, who gave his

The Managing Director of Nigerian Export and Import Bank, Abubakar Bello, has emphasised the need for gender equity and women’s empowerment to improve access to health, education, economic and political opportunities in the country. Bello also stated the need to ensure women had access to opportunities that would harness their potentials for the development of

Some residents of Ayetoro Community in the Ilaje Local Government Area of Ondo State on Monday staged a protest against the leadership of the town over the alleged refusal of the latter to remit the money paid to the community as compensation for the oil spillage that occurred in the community. Mobil Nigeria Limited was