Новости за 17.05.2023

Stakeholders in the e-commerce industry have said that a high incidence of fraud has negatively affected the growth of the sector. The industry players aired their views in a statement that was made available to The PUNCH. The Country Manager for DPO Pay, pan-African payment service provider-Henry Owolabi, noted that fraud has become a complex

The Federal Government, on Tuesday, advised the incoming administration of the President-elect, Bola Tinubu, to strengthen anti-corruption and reform-minded agencies to effectively contribute to robust economic and public finance. Speaking in Abuja at the unveiling of the Gender and Environmental Reporting Frameworks for Nigeria’s oil, gas and mining sectors, the Minister of Finance, Budget and

The Senate, on Tuesday, directed the Clerk of the National Assembly to transmit to the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari ( retd.),  a bill seeking to provide for independent candidacy in elections from local government to the national level. The bill proposes that for any Nigerian national to contest presidential election as independent candidate, he

Motorists and commuters plying the Asaba-Kwale-Warri Road in Delta State are currently having a hectic time connecting their destinations following the collapse of the bridge on the road. PUNCH Metro learnt that the collapse left motorists and commuters stranded along the Ogwashi-Uku-Kwale axis. Our correspondent gathered that the bridge, which was under construction, was almost

Pan-Yoruba sociopolitical organisation, Afenifere, has commended the recent move made by some Yoruba elders to reconcile a chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party, Bode George, and the President-elect, Bola Tinubu, by paying a visit to the former. It was reported that some Yoruba elders,  including retired Justice Isola Olorunmibe and the leader of the Governance

The Federal High Court, Abuja on Tuesday barred journalists from the trial of suspended Deputy Commissioner of Police, Abba Kyari, who is being tried for drug offences. The embattled former Head of the Intelligence Response Team of the Nigerian Police Force is being prosecuted alongside four others. His co-defendants are ACP Sunday Ubia, ASP Bawa

The Ogun State Government has threatened to close down some eateries and food outlets in the highbrow Oke-Ilewo axis of Abeokuta, the state capital, for poor hygiene. It also said the promoters of the food outlets might face prosecution if they did not change. The government has, therefore, issued a seven-day ultimatum to the affected

The Ogun State Commissioner of Police, Olanrewaju Oladimeji, on Tuesday, paraded 40 suspected cultists said to be members of the Eiye and Aiye Confraternities for a series of crimes ranging from armed robbery to killings within the state. Oladimeji, who paraded them at the state police headquarters in Abeokuta, the state capital, said the suspects

Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, on Monday, arrested 85 drug suspects at a nightclub in Kano, Kano State. The News Agency of Nigeria reported that the spokesman for the NDLEA in the state, Sadiq Muhammad-Maigatari, disclosed this in a statement made available to journalists on Tuesday. Muhammad-Maigatari quoted the state commander of

The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), has arrived in Abuja from London, the United Kingdom, where he had been undergoing dental treatment in the past week. The Gulfstream jet conveying Buhari taxied to the Presidential wing of the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja at 04:45pm, local time. On April 30, _The PUNCH_ earlier reported

The National Population Commission has said it is collaborating with stakeholders in the health sector in the digitisation of birth registration in Nigeria. The Director, Vital Registration, Mathew Sunday, disclosed this to our correspondent on Tuesday. It would be recalled that the United Nations Children’s Fund, on Friday said  only 33 per cent of children

No fewer than 15 persons, including a staff member of the Federal Capital Territory Administration, were abducted by gunmen at the 1,000 Housing Estate along Pegi community in the Kuje Area Council of the FCT, Abuja on Sunday. The chairman of Pegi Residents Association, Taiwo Aderibigbe, disclosed the development to journalists in Abuja on Tuesday.

Chuba Akpom, the 2022/23 Championship Player of The Season, says he almost quit football after several setbacks during his early career days, PUNCH Sports Extra reports. In an interview with Daily Mail, the 27-year-old added that six loans spells away from Arsenal in search of first-team football — four of those short-term moves ending with

Gunmen suspected to be herders  have killed nine  people in separate attacks on  communities in Apa and Gwer West Local Government Areas of Benue State. Six people were reportedly killed at Uchen  community in Gwer West while three  people were said to have died in Apa. The National Chairman of Apa Development Association, Mr Eche

Nigerian goalkeeper, Adebayo Adeleye, has been nomintated for the best goalkeeper award in Israel, PUNCH Sports Extra reports. Adeleye is vying for the award along side five other goalkeepers Omri Glazer of Hapoel Be’er Sheva, Daniel Peretz of Maccabi Tel Aviv, FC Ashdod’s Yoav Gerafi, John Cohen of Maccabi Haifa and Maccabi Netanya’s Itamar Nitzan

A former Governor of Ekiti State, Kayode Fayemi, has pleaded with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission to allow him present a book in honour of the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), on May 19, before honouring the agency’s invitation for questioning over money laundering allegations. In a letter dated May 12, the commission

The Bayelsa State Government has told the Federal Government to stop paying lip-service to the issue of flood mitigation and control in states that would be adversely affected by the menace this year as forecasted by the Nigeria Hydrological Services Agency. The state Deputy Governor, Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo, made the call when a joint delegation from

The Ijaw Youth Council said on Tuesday that the forthcoming governorship election in Bayelsa, Imo and Kogi States scheduled for November 11 will be a litmus test for the administration of Bola Tinubu after he is sworn in as President of Nigeria on May 29. Spokesman for the IYC, Ebilade Ekerefe, stated this during a

The Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Idris Wase, has said governors from the North-Central geopolitical zone did not reject the All Progressives Congress zoning arrangements for the 10th leadership positions as published in the media which was contrary to the statement he released yesterday. Wase, who doubles as the Chairman North-Central Caucus of

The Presidency has explained that the high inflation in the country is a world-wide problem which no nation is immune to following the global economic downturn and the COVID-19 pandemic. Thee President’s spokesman, Malam Garba Shehu, stated this while reacting to a media report (not The PUNCH) tying the rise in inflation to the  Muhammadu

The Federal Government has warned members of the National Association of Resident Doctors to shelve their planned five-day warning strike, describing it as illegal. The Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige, issued the warning today shortly after receiving a letter from the NARD executive notifying him of the impending industrial action, billed to commence

Four staff members of the United States Embassy in Nigeria on a humanitarian mission in Anambra State have been shot dead following an attack on their vehicle on Tuesday. The incident happened late on Tuesday in the Amiyi/Eke Ochuche communities in Ogbaru Local Government Area of the state. No reason has yet been ascertained, but