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Paraguayans on Sunday elected a president from the rightwing party in power for nearly eight decades, rejecting a center-left challenger who had railed against endemic institutional corruption. Economist and former finance minister Santiago Pena, 44, took the election with more than 42 percent of the vote to continue the hegemony of the conservative Colorado Party,

The Federal Mortgage Bank of Nigeria has reiterated its commitment to addressing challenges facing the mortgage industry in the country. The FMBN Managing Director, Madu Hamman, stated this during a Q1 Mortgage Sector Virtual Forum, organised by the Central Bank of Nigeria Financial System Strategy, tagged “Navigating Current Challenges in the Nigerian Mortgage Market”. In

Gent manager, Hein Vanhaezebrouck, has responded to Gift Orban’s bench role outburst after the player said he deserved to play regularly. Orban has been confined to the bench by Vanhezebrouk after he failed to score in three consecutive matches. The 20-year-old was brought in the game against KVV Westerlo on Friday and he netted the

Facility managers have called on professionals in the real estate sector to comply with global best practices to curb infrastructural delay. They made the call at a Facility Management and Maintenance Certification training organised by the Nigerian Institution of Builders in Facilities Management in Lagos recently. A Senior Lecturer of the Department of Building, University

National Identification Number enrollment declined by 41.63 per cent year-on-year in the first four months of 2023 to 4.67 million from 8 million in the corresponding period of 2022. This is as the total number of NIN enrollments rose by 22.31 per cent to 98.7 million in April this year from 80.7 million as of

Operators in the built industry have decried the incessant building collapse in the industry, describing it as an embarrassment. The immediate past President of the Building Collapse Prevention Guild, Kunle Awobodu said the frequency of building collapses was a cause for concern. He said, “The frequency of building collapse is high, embarrassing, and can no

After just a season in the Dutch League with Ajax, Nigeria international Calvin Bassey is set to leave the club after a report that the Eredivisie champions have received an offer of €23m for the defender from a Premier League club. The 23-year-old left Ibrox in the summer, with the Gers striking a reported £23m

The Housing Development Advocacy Network has urged the Federal Government to disburse the N200 billion intervention approved by the Central Bank of Nigeria for low-cost housing, which has been pending for three years. The Executive Director of the group, Festus Adebayo, stated that the release for the housing sector intervention loan was signed in 2020.

Tai Sodje made history with Manchester City as the Club claimed the Premier League 2 champions for the third time in their history, PUNCH Extra reports. Manchester City U-21s won the Division 1 title after their nearest challengers, Chelsea U-21s, finished the season with 43 points, 13 points less than the Manchester side. It means

Armed attackers kill 10 in Ecuador port  At least 10 people were killed overnight when heavily armed assailants opened fire outside a shop in Guayaquil, Ecuador’s main port city and economic hub that is under a state of emergency due to rising drug violence, police said Sunday.The gruesome attack occurred at a mechanic shop in

The Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has reiterated his administration’s commitment to a private sector-driven economy through the provision of policies and infrastructure towards the growth of private enterprises. According to a statement issued by the state government, Sanwo-Olu made this known while speaking at the release of “The World Ahead 2023,” a publication

The Governor of Lagos State, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has called for support for the Ojomu of Lakowe Kingdom, His Royal Majesty, Oba Hakeem Ojomu. Sanwo-Olu made the call at the final coronation ceremony of the monarch held at Iwerekun Community Secondary School, Lakowe, Ibeju Lekki. This was disclosed in a  statement issued by the state

Remo Stars are back in contention for a Super 6 spot in the abridged 2022/23 Nigeria Professional Football League, after a 1-0 win over Akwa United in a keenly contested match-day 16 encounter in Ikenne on Sunday, PUNCH Sports Extra reports. Captain Junior Nduka slotted home from the spot on the stroke of half-time to

According to a report by French newspaper L’Equipe, Paris Saint-Germain are reportedly interested in adding on-loan Reims striker Folarin Balogun to their summer shortlist, following the player’s impressive campaign in the French Ligue 1 this season. Since moving to Stade de Reims in the summer of 2022, the 21-year-old has established himself as the best

The Governor of Lagos State, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has said the state will in the near future establish an assembly plant for electric buses. He said this while announcing the arrival of the first set of electric buses newly added to the Lagos Mass Transit Master Plan aimed to “reduce carbon emissions in the state.”

Victor Osimhen will have to wait to etch his name his Napoli’s history book after Boulaye Dia’s sensational equaliser earned a 1-1 draw for Salernitana to deny the Partenopei their Serie A title in 33 years, PUNCH Sports Extra reports. It was a difficult day for Osimhen, who had five shots but could not find

Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp could face disciplinary action after accusing the referee in Sunday’s dramatic 4-3 win over Tottenham of bearing a grudge against his team.   Diogo Jota’s stoppage-time strike sealed victory at Anfield, just 99 seconds after Spurs thought Richarlison’s first Premier League goal for the club had rescued a point after the

The Board of Trustees, Aliko Dangote Foundation, has expressed its willingness to evacuate and resettle Nigerians stranded in Sudan. This was disclosed by the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Aliko Dangote Foundation, Zouera Youssoufou, as contained in a statement made available to newsmen. According to Youssoufou, the orgnaisation has been in contact with

The Federal Government has again postponed the reopening of the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, saying the April 30 date earlier stated will no longer be feasible. The Minister of Works and Housing, Mr Babatunde Fashola, who dropped the hint, said the development was due to heavy traffic being experienced from toll gate to the Kara Bridge section

The Rivers State governorship candidate of the Social Democratic Party, Senator Magnus Abe, has faulted decision of the Federal Government to shift the date for the removal of fuel subsidy. This was as he disclosed that he would withdraw the petition he filed at the election tribunal to challenge the results of the election. Abe

The Senate has indicted the Bank of Agriculture in Kaduna over a N3.2bn loan disbursed to 10 vendors to purchase tractors and other equipment for allocation to end users. The indictment was sequel to the 2016 report of the Auditor General of the Federation considered by the Senate Public Accounts Committee chaired by Senator Mathew

A Lagos-based farmer, Ezenwa Ikenna, is currently nursing the wounds he sustained in the hands of some hoodlums suspected to be land grabbers shop stormed his polity located in the FESTAC area of Lagos State last Sunday. PUNCH Metro gathered on Sunday that the machete-wielding assailants stormed Ikenna’s poultry located at Sixth Avenue, FESTAC town,

Despite the adoption of the Contributory Pension Scheme by some states, lack of funding by the governments has continued to drag its implementation, NIKE POPOOLA reports About 19 years after the Contributory Pension Scheme commenced in the country, many states have yet to adopt it for their workers. States that have adopted it have also

A yet-to-be-identified truck driver has been rescued unconscious after his truck fell on a Toyota Camry car around the Cele-Egbe Bridge, inward Ikotun, Lagos State.  The Director of Public Affairs and Enlightenment Department of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority, Taofiq Adebayo, who confirmed the development in a statement on Sunday, said the agency’s officials

A former Governor of Zamfara State and senator-elect, Abdul’Aziz Yari, on Sunday evening, in Abuja, urged the governing All Progressives Congress to “reward performance” and not consider ethnicity or religion when zoning key offices in the 10th National Assembly. “I’m advising the party, that they should reward performance, not religion, because religion is not in