Новости за 07.06.2023

Allied Integrated Promotion and Management Limited has said it is set to host the African brand innovators’ summit. According to the organisers, the annual event is a three-tier event comprising of a conference, strategic sales and marketing deliveries, and premium brand presentation, and themed, ‘Overcoming brand pitfalls in African market’. It said the summit was

The All Progressives Congress in Oyo State, on Tuesday, said the decision of Governor Seyi Makinde to sack the Chairman of the Park Management System, Mukaila Lamidi, fondly called Auxillary, and the discovery of arms and ammunition by the police in his hideout were enough grounds to hold the governor responsible for all the atrocities

The Nigeria Customs Service , Ogun 1 Area Command,  has debunked the claim that the Idiroko land border in the state has been reopened for business. The Controller of the state command, Bamidele Makinde, cleared the air while reacting to a viral video showing some Customs officers opening the border. Makinde,  while fielding questions from

Nigeria faces the second-highest number of cyberattacks in Africa according to a report by Kaspersky. Nigeria, which ranked 50th globally for online threats, was only behind Kenya which was ranked 35th globally. South Africa completed the top three, ranking 82nd globally. According to Kaspersky Security Network, these countries were increasingly becoming focal points for cyber

Nigerian athletes have said the postponement of the second AFN Golden League will afford them more time to train and prepare for the championship. The Athletics Federation of Nigeria recently postponed the Golden League — which was initially scheduled to hold June 7 and 8, at the Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium, Benin City — to June

The National Assembly, on Tuesday, approved a request by President Bola Tinubu to appoint 20 special advisers. The President’s request letter was read by Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, and the Deputy Speaker, Ahmed Wase, to lawmakers on the floor of the Assembly. Lawan said the President’s request was of  “utmost urgency” as he needed a

Ondo State commissioner for Youth and Sports Development, Bamidele Ologun, says the state’s female football team, Sunshine Queens, has not been abandoned by the state government, The PUNCH reports. He said why much has not been heard about the team in recent times was because they were relegated last season. Sunshine Queens were relegated to

The Africa Insurance Women Association has announced Nigeria’s Margaret Moore as its pioneer president. The association disclosed in a statement that Moore, the Managing Director of Mega Trust Insurance Brokers Limited, also serves as the President of the Professional Insurance Ladies Association in Nigeria. In her acceptance speech, she expressed gratitude to the Professional Insurance

The Christian Association of Nigeria, on Tuesday, urged President Bola Tinubu to ensure religious and ethnic balance in the appointment of security chiefs and other top political positions that would assist in stabilising his government. According to CAN, it will be crucial for the appointments to reflect the diversity of Nigeria, adding that the President

A conservative US think tank urged a federal judge on Tuesday to order the release of the immigration records of Britain’s Prince Harry, who was awarded a visa despite the admission in his memoir that he had used illegal drugs. Lawyers for the Washington-based Heritage Foundation are seeking the release of the records from the

The Nigerian Navy, Delta State Command on Tuesday handed over a merchant tanker vessel, MT NELI, to its owner, three years after the ship was arrested for allegedly engaging in crude oil theft and illegal bunkering, among other crimes. PUNCH Metro gathered that the release of the vessel followed the directive of the Naval Headquarters,

United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday in New York elected Sierra Leone, Algeria, Guyana, the Republic of Korea and Slovenia as non-permanent members of its Security Council. The five newly elected countries join Ecuador, Japan, Malta, Mozambique and Switzerland as non-permanent members of the Council. The five new members will take up seats currently occupied