Новости за 19.05.2023

The leadership of the Joint Labour Movement in Osun State has rejected the staff audit proposed by the state government, demanding proper briefing on the excercise. The position of the labour leaders was sequel to circulation of forms among workers by a consulting firm hired by the state government for the purpose of counting the

The Lagos State Government, on Thursday, said it had embarked on an all-year-round drainage maintenance programme for effective and efficient flood control in the state. This was as the government reiterated its commitment to providing essential weather advisories to stakeholders, planners, decision-makers, and operators in socioeconomic sectors across the state to ensure a flood-free state.

Eni, a multinational energy company headquartered in Rome, has reiterated its commitment to giving top priority to its decarbonisation process in order to boost growth. The company, which stated this in its 2022 report, said it recognised the commitment had brought about opportunities to convert existing activities and foster the development of new production chains

•Stay away from inauguration venue if you don’t have business there – SGF •Buhari hands over transition documents to incoming President Thursday About 65 world leaders, including Heads of State, have been invited to grace the inauguration of the President-elect, Bola Tinubu, who will be sworn in as the 16th President of Nigeria on May 29.

FC Vaduz striker, Franklin Sasere, is relishing the prospect of playing in the UEFA Europa Conference League next season after clinching a 4-0 win over FC Balzers in the Liechtenstein Cup on Wednesday, PUNCH Sports Extra reports. Cedric Gasser, Tunahan Çiçek, Lars Traber and Tim Väyrynen were the goals scorers for Vaduz, as they booked

Tragedy recently struck in the Albarkawa area of Zamfara State when eight people died in a boat accident. Residents of the community explain to MAIHARAJ ALTINE how the young women and children died while searching for potable water Gusau,  the Zamfara State, capital has recorded several boat accidents as a result of the struggle by

The assertion that men are separated from boys has been regularly made by some after each crucial phase in the election season that began about a year ago. May 2022 actually marked the beginning of an eight-part series that I wrote in Elrufai News Magazine, focusing on the possible scenarios that would play out during

ON its way out, like the Executive Branch, the Ninth National Assembly under the leadership of Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, and Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, has come under public scrutiny over its performance. Overwhelmingly, the verdict is damning: the parliament accomplished very little and became almost an extension of the Presidency.

Nigeria’s Flying Eagles have had their first training session in the city of Mendoza, Argentina after arriving on Wednesday evening, before their opening match of the FIFA U-20 World Cup against the Dominican Republic on Sunday. The team, led by head coach, Ladan Bosso, touched down at the Aero Puerto International Airport, Mendoza and was

Doma United’s Top 3 pursuit in Group B of the abridged 2022/23 Nigeria Professional Football League suffered a huge blow on Thursday, no thanks to a 2-0 defeat in the hands of Rivers United in a rescheduled match-day 16 game in Port Harcourt. Nwagua Nyima opened the scoring for the reigning champions with his fifth

Stanbic IBTC Holdings Plc said it has commenced operations of its wholly owned financial technology subsidiary. A statement said, having received all required regulatory approvals and licences to commence operations, the subsidiary would operate under the name, Stanbic IBTC Financial Services Limited. It said, “It will function primarily as a Payment Solutions Provider, focusing on

Efforts by the Federal Government and the United Nations Population Fund to get funding for the 2023 population and housing census are yet to yield any result, The PUNCH has learnt. Earlier in March this year, the Minister of State for Budget and National Planning, Clem Agba, disclosed that the Federal Government was planning to

WACOT Rice Limited, a member of the Tropical General Investments Group, has said its expansion project began in 2021 and was 95 per cent complete. It said full milling operations would begin in August 2023, which would boost Nigeria’s food security and Kebbi State’s economy. A statement said the group disclosed this when it hosted

Deal Source Africa, a programme designed to address the funding gap for African Small and Medium-scale Enterprises in Africa, has been launched at the West Africa Deal Summit in Accra. A statement said the programme aimed to connect African businesses with investors and transaction advisors, as well as facilitate interactions between African impact funds and

The combined bank lending to oil firms operating in the downstream and upstream subsectors of the Nigerian oil and gas industry was N6.62tn as of December 2022, according to data from the Central Bank of Nigeria. While operators in the downstream, natural gas and crude oil refining subsector owed banks N4.71tn, operators in the upstream

Security is one crucial issue to we need to pay attention to due to the unsafe environments we live in. Most people have had their phones stolen at some point. And those stolen phones had their bank apps and the SIM cards that they used for banking transactions. Consequently, many people have had their bank

Chief Anthony Nchekwube, a chairmanship aspirant in the All Progressives Grand Alliance Congress in Anambra, says party supremacy and inclusiveness would be the hallmark of his executive team if elected. Nchekwube, popularly known as Dunga, said this in his 11-point agenda manifesto, entitled “Soludo of the People’s Manifesto” which he unveiled on Thursday ahead of

The National Institute for Sports is set to churn out an unprecedented 530 students, comprising four sets during its eighth convocation ceremony, which holds May 25 at the institution’s multipurpose hall in Surulere, Lagos, The PUNCH reports. Director-General and Chief Executive Officer of the institute, Prof. Olawale Moronkola, stated this during the pre-convocation press briefing

Aruna Quadri has been drawn against Romanian, Ovidiu Ionescu, in the preliminary round of the men’s singles of the 2023 ITTF World Championships Finals billed for Durban, South Africa, The PUNCH reports. The 2023 World Championships Finals holds from May 20 to 28. It’s been 84 years since the World Championships Finals were held in

Former Super Eagles defender Ifeanyi Udeze has warned the Nigeria Football Federation against renewing the contract of the men’s national team head coach, Jose Peseiro, The PUNCH reports. The Portuguese coach’s one-year contract with the federation expired on Monday. The NFF announced the appointment of Peseiro as the new coach of the Eagles May 15,

Udinese defender and Super Eagles hopeful, Kingsley Ehizibue, has been ruled out for six months after undergoing surgery for the ligament reconstruction of his right knee and has thus been ruled out of Nigeria’s Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Sierra Leone. Ehizibue was born in Germany to Nigerian parents and raised in the Netherlands,

US-based former Super Falcons star, Patience Avre, in this interview with EBENEZER BAJELA, talks about life after retirement from football, the joy of motherhood, her World Cup experiences and more How is life after retirement like? Life right now is good and I try to take it one step at a time to do some

The National Youth Service Corps has nominated Imo for the “Most Friendly State” Award. The Chief Press Secretary to Gov Hope Uzodinma, Mr Oguwike Nwachuku, disclosed this in a statement made available to newsmen in Owerri, on Thursday. Oguwike said the nomination was contained in a letter addressed to the governor by the NYSC. He

A  Yaba Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday remanded a man, Wisdom Emmanuel, for allegedly sexually violating his daughter’s friend in his office. The 34-year-old was remanded by Magistrate Patrick Nwaka on two counts of sexual violation preferred against him by the Lagos State Police Command. The defendant was said to have carried out the act in

The programme of events for the inauguration of President-Elect, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, as the 16th President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria on May 29, has been released by the Federal Government. The event, expected to be graced by top dignitaries, foreign Leaders, and Heads of Govts, will be celebrating the 7th consecutive democratic