Новости за 22.05.2023

A priest with Okigwe Catholic Diocese in Imo State, Rev Fr Jude Maduka, has been kidnapped. The priest was kidnapped on Sunday morning while preparing for the Sunday’s eucharistic mass celebration, our correspondent gathered on Sunday morning. Rev Fr Maduka is the Parish priest of Christ the King Catholic parish Ezinachi/ Ugwuago in the Okigwe

The housing deficit in Nigeria has grown significantly over the past eight years, mainly due to the forex crisis and the rapid increase in inflation rates, Josephine Ogundeji writes The President, Maj. Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), made categorical promises concerning housing ahead of the 2015 presidential elections. His manifesto read in part, “Amend the Constitution

No fewer than five people were said to have lost their lives in a gas cylinder explosion that rocked Isa, in the Isa Local Government Area of Sokoto State on Sunday. An eyewitness, Usman Muhammad, who spoke with our correspondent on the telephone, confirmed the explosion. Muhammad said the explosion occurred in a welder’s shop.

Motorists plying the Onitsha-Owerri Road in Anambra State had a hectic time navigating their ways on Sunday following a gridlock caused by a truck conveying a 40-ft container which fell on the Mgbaemene axis of the road. PUNCH Metro learnt that the truck, which was on its way to Onitsha, fell and crossed a part

A real estate firm, Pelican Valley, has recently entered into a Memorandum of Understanding with the representatives of the Ijeun Ariobiologbo and Arowa communities in Ogun State. In a statement, the firm said the objective of the agreement was to provide electricity access to the residents by utilising the nearby transformer that currently serves Pelican

Members of the Building Collapse Prevention Guild have proposed the prosecution of people who break government seals. They made this call at a recent Building Collapse Prevention Guild, Ikeja Cell meeting themed “Professional Ethics and Codes of Conduct”. The Lagos State Government had earlier sealed for the second time  12 buildings where the occupants removed

Sovereign Trust Insurance Plc has said its gross premium written rose by N20 per cent in 2022 financial period. The Deputy General Manager/Head, Corporate Communications & Investor Relations, STI, Olusegun Bankole, disclosed this in a statement on the company’s 2022 audited financials approved by the industry’s regulator, National Insurance Commission. In spite of the challenging

The Chairman, NEM Insurance Plc, Dr. Fidelis Ayebae, has said the underwriting company paid N12.3bn to its claimants in 2022 financial year. He disclosed this during the 53rd annual general meeting of the company in Lagos. The chairman said, “The gross claims incurred during the year was N12.3bn; an increase of 7.9 per cent over

The Nigerian Airspace Management Agency has installed surface radar system at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, and the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja. The Acting Managing Director, NAMA, Matthew Lawrence Pwajok, made the disclosure during his speech at an event in Abuja. The NAMA boss said the site acceptance tests for the facilities had

The International Monetary Fund has disclosed that 98.5 per cent of eNaira wallets have been unused one year after the launch of the central bank digital currency. This disclosure was contained in a report titled, ‘Nigeria’s eNaira, One Year After.’ Which was published on the IMF’s website. The report stated that there had been no

AFOS-NIG INGO, a German non-governmental organisation providing technical support to small and medium enterprises and agribusiness owners in Nigeria, has met with institutions and chambers of commerce responsible for the German Vocational Education and Training to enhance the technical and operational capacities of farmers and agribusiness owners in the country. A statement said the meetings

Experts believe that Nigeria can overcome its socioeconomic obstacles through technological advancements and the creative skills of its youth. They claimed it was crucial to leverage those resources to accelerate the country’s recovery and development. This was the fallout of a Hi-Tech Level Discussion with the theme ‘A New Nigeria: Leadership Imperatives for Radical Growth

This month, African ministers and private sector leaders will gather in Marrakech, Morocco for a cross-continental forum. According to the organisers, Kaoun International, the purpose of the forum is to promote digital transformation alliances in a world that is reorganising itself after the global digital upheaval. It stated in a statement that the meeting would

The trillion-dollar industry of crypto which runs on mining software may become vulnerable to cyberattacks and lead to higher electrical and cooling costs, a report by Sophos has revealed. According to its latest report on threats, it explained that cryptocurrency mining software consumes computing power to perform cryptographic work in hopes of earning new “coins”

The Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Friday, inaugurated the Senator Abiru Innovation Lab in the Ikorodu area of the state. The SAIL is a dedicated innovation and tech lab that is providing relevant technology, business, and digital skills to tech enthusiasts and young entrepreneurs across the Lagos East Senatorial District, which is located