Новости за 07.06.2023

Sages & Scribe, a leading consulting firm, would be organising a two-day summit on Employee Assistance Programmes (EAP), aimed at providing innovative solutions to boost workforce efficiency and performance. In a statement, the firm stated that the event would hold on August 2-3, 2023, in Lagos. It noted that the event, which had the theme

The cost of calls, data, and SMS may rise after the former president of Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari, signed a five per cent excise duty on telecommunication services into law despite protests against the move. As part of his last acts as president, Buhari signed the Finance Act 2023 into law on May 28, 2023. According

Politicians campaign in poetry, but they govern in prose – Mario Cuomo, 52nd Governor of New York President Bola Tinubu and 28 governors have been in office for barely one week and what a baptism of fire it has been for some of them. As predicted, there has been no honeymoon period for the newly inaugurated political

A music artiste, Ogbemudia Aganmwonyi, aka Spykida, has described the Nigerian music industry as a space where there are no friends but people who only look out for themselves. Spykida, a graduate of sociology and anthropology from the Ambrose Ali University, Ekpoma, Edo State spoke during an interview with Midweek Exclusive. He explained that for

The Chairman, National Population Commission, Nasir  Isa-Kwarra, will be meeting with President Bola Tinubu this week, The PUNCH has learnt. The meeting, our correspondent learnt, may not be unconnected with the updates for conducting the 2023 Population and Housing Census, which was earlier scheduled for May 3-7 but was postponed indefinitely. Former President Muhammadu Buhari

The National Emergency Management Agency, on Tuesday, confirmed receiving 109 stranded Libyan returnees at the Murtala Muhammad International Airport, Ikeja, Lagos State. The Lagos Territorial Office Coordinator, Ibrahim Farinloye, in a statement, said the victims were assisted back into the country through the special intervention of the International Organisation for Migration. He explained that the

The House of Representatives, on Tuesday, warned the Federal Government against terminating the contract signed with a private firm, Iris Smart Technologies Limited, for the production of electronic passports booklets. According to the House, procuring the equipment capable of putting the latest security features in the Nigerian e-passport will cost the government about N22bn. The

Following a disappointing first season in the English Premier League, Nigeria international, Joe Aribo, has been handed a lifeline to revive his career with Turkish giants, Galatasaray, interested in signing the midfielder, PUNCH Sports Extra reports. Aribo arrived in England last summer, following a transfer deal worth €6m that saw him leave Scottish Premiership giants

The West Africa Association of Customer Service Professionals the umbrella body for customer service practitioners in the ECOWAS region, has recently unveiled the Nigeria Customer Service Index. According to the association, the initiative involves the launch of a customer satisfaction survey portal with the primary goal of enhancing service delivery in Nigeria. The Nigeria Customer

Royal Foam Products Nigeria Limited has named health influencer, Chinonso Egemba (Aproko Doctor) as its brand ambassador. A statement by the firm said the partnership with Aproko Doctor was pertinent because his personal philosophy aligned with that of the company. “Aproko Doctor’s care and compassion for people’s well-being (both in Nigeria and beyond) really spoke

The Lagos State Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board has so far airlifted a total of 2,379 Hajj pilgrims to Saudi Arabia. The figure comprises 994 males and 1,385 females, according to a statement by the board on Tuesday. The immediate past Commissioner for Home Affairs,  Anofiu Elegushi, who disclosed this during the airlift of the seventh

A man, who gave his name simply as Omotayo, has expressed fear after some residents in the Mile 12 area of Lagos advised him not to return to the area soon, following his ordeal at the hands of some hoodlums who attacked him on Saturday.  The 27-year-old victim, in an interview with PUNCH Metro on

A 500-Level Mechanical Engineering student of the Afe Babalola University, Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State, Ayomide Oduntan, last Thursday, slumped and died on campus, throwing his family into mourning. PUNCH Metro gathered that Oduntan died on the day he sat for his last examination in the school. Our correspondent sighted a short video clip of the student

After her hope of representing Nigeria at the Youth Olympics (Dakar 2022, now Dakar 2026) was dashed by the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, up-and-coming badminton player, Damilola Oyedepo, finally has a shot at showcasing her talent at the world level, after qualifying to represent the country at the 2023 FISU Summer World University Games from

Suspected gunmen, on Monday, killed a Professor of Social and Environmental Forestry at the University of Ibadan, Ibadan in Oyo State, Opeyemi Ajewole. PUNCH Metro gathered on Tuesday that the 61-year-old was killed by yet-to-be-identified gunmen at the front of his house in the Orogun community in the Akinyele Local Government area of the state.

Operatives of the Rapid Response Squad of the Lagos State Police Command have arrested three suspects, all members of a gang that specialises in using vehicles to rob unsuspecting people, popularly called “One Chance,” operating along the Oshodi–Gbagada Expressway, Lagos.  The state Police Public Relations Officer, Benjamin Hundeyin, on Tuesday, confirmed that the suspects abandoned

A Catechist from St. Martins Parish, Mbape in Adikpo deanery, the Kwande Local Government Area of Benue State is said to be currently at large following the death of a lady suspected to be her lover.  The catechist, identified as Oliver Vershima, was said to have fled after he was caught with the corpse of

Operatives of the Ilorin Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission have arrested 20 suspects over offences bordering on cybercrime. The commission’s Head of Media and Publicity, Wilson Uwujaren, disclosed this in a statement made available to journalists on Tuesday.  Uwujaren said the arrest was the second operation within the last month in

Daikin Middle East and Africa FZE, a manufacturer of air conditioning, heating, ventilation, and refrigeration solutions, has announced the opening of its second training centre in Nigeria in partnership with Field of Skills and Dream, a vocational, technical, and entrepreneurship training institute, to empower artisans. It was disclosed that Field of Skills and Dream would

Super Eagles midfielder Frank Onyeka has named English Premier League champions, Manchester City, and the first runners-up, Arsenal, the two toughest clubs he has faced since moving to England. The midfielder joined the then newly promoted Brentford from Danish side, FC Midtjylland, on a five-year contract for an undisclosed fee two summers ago. Despite some

The Plateau State Governor, Caleb Mutfwang, on Tuesday, set up a task force to recover all looted public property in the state. The governor, who assumed office on May 29,  disclosed this in a statement issued on Tuesday by the Secretary to the State Government, Samuel Jatau. Recall that the Peoples Democratic Party in Plateau

The Federal Government has charged the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in Ogun State during the 2023 election, Oladipupo Adebutu, with money laundering and vote-buying. The government also dragged  Zenith Bank, its Managing Director, Ebenezer Onyeagwu, and the head of card services at the bank, Celestina Appeal, before the Federal High Court in

Villarreal forward Samuel Chukwueze has expressed delight after winning the African MVP Award for the just-concluded 2022/23 La Liga season. Over 30.000 fans from all across the continent and 26 African football journalists voted for the LaLiga African best player. The Super Eagles winger had a fantastic season for the Yellow Submarine, scoring 13 goals

The Labour Party and its presidential candidate, Peter Obi, on Tuesday, tendered in evidence the first batch of forms used in the collation of their results at the ward level for the February 25 presidential election. The documents, known as form EC8B, were presented as part of the evidence by the LP and Obi in

The Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, proclaimed and inaugurated the 10th Lagos State House of Assembly on Tuesday. The proclamation marked the commencement of the 10th Assembly’s legislative duties in the state. Proclaiming the 10th Assembly, Sanwo-Olu said, “Members-elect, ladies and gentlemen, in the exercise of the powers conferred on me, I hereby proclaim the