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Commuters heading towards the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway area are lamenting the sudden hike in transport fares by commercial drivers plying Berger, Arepo, Magboro, Mowe, Ibafo, and other areas along the road.  PUNCH Metro learnt that bus drivers have increased fares blaming the removal of fuel subsidy and increased movement towards Lagos-Ibadan Expressway.  A passenger simply identified

The man who jumped into the lagoon at the Lekki-Ikoyi Link Bridge area of Lagos on Tuesday has been identified as Buka Abana. This is just as rescue workers succeeded in retrieving Abana’s corpse on Thursday after days of searching. PUNCH Metro learnt that the 30-year-old, believed to be a drug addict, had left his

The Deputy Governor of Edo State, PhilipShuaibu, on Thursday, debunked the claim that he is planning to leave the Peoples Democratic Party to join the All Progressives Congress. His Chief Press Secretary,  Musa Ebomhiana, in a statement on Thursday, described the claim as the handiwork of mischief makers who are bent on widening the rift

The Federal High Court in Lagos, on Thursday, fixed August 15 to hear an application by the suspended Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele, seeking to halt his trial by the Federal Government through the Department of State Services. The court will also hear an application by the DSS seeking to appeal

The South-East Governors Forum rose from a maiden meeting on Thursday and ordered security agencies to deal ruthlessly with perpetrators of insecurity in the region and their sponsors. The governors said criminals should not be seen as legitimate pro-Biafran agitators. The Chairman of the South-East Governors Forum and Governor of Imo State, Senator Hope Uzodimma,

The zonal chairmen of the Social Democratic Party in the three senatorial districts of Kogi State, on Thursday, officially dumped the party for the All Progressives Congress, along with all the party’s chairmen in the 21 local government areas of the state. The SDP top executives, who made their decision to join the ruling party

Moove says it has successfully secured $76m financing which will boost Nigeria’s mobility and logistics sector. It said it got a total of $334m in funding across 14 rounds. Its most recent funding, obtained through a private equity round, was secured on Wednesday. The company boasted of backings from 31 investors, with notable names like

The United Nations and Lagos state have urged the private sector to drive change in Africa. They spoke at the Africa Social Impact Summit 2023, themed, ‘Global vision, local action: Repositioning the African development ecosystem for sustainable outcomes’, in Lagos on Thursday. At the event, the United Nations Resident & Humanitarian Coordinator,  Matthais Schmale, said

Beauty and brain don’t come in a better embodiment. Tall, slim and vivacious, Diaso Vwaere was an awesome medic, fresh from medical school. She ordered food from a restaurant nearby to quench her hunger though hunger was the least in her list of worries. As a physician forged in the crucible of Nigeria’s inefficiency, the

Motorists are currently having a harrowing experience plying some bad portions of the Lagos-Abeokuta Expressway. Our correspondent who visited the Ile-Epo end of the road near Abule-Egba, Lagos, reported that the spot had become an eyesore with stagnant water and waste seen in the numerous potholes noticed at that section of the road. Some motorists

Super Eagles defender Ola Aina has thrown a cheeky jab at England player of Nigerian descent Fikayo Tomori over his decision to represent the Three Lions ahead of Nigeria. The Calgary-born defender was also eligible to represent Canada, England, and Nigeria at international level but opted to play for the English side and was invited

To curb rural/urban migration of teachers in the rural areas, the Deputy Governor of Delta State, Monday Onyeme, has tasked Chairmen of Local Government councils to recruit teachers to communities where their services are required. Onyeme gave the charge when members of the Ossissa Traditional Council of Chiefs, paid him a congratulatory visit at his

Mastercard Foundation in partnership with Co-Creation Hub has advised educators on the use of technology to improve learning among disadvantaged children and those with disabilities. A statement attributed to the July edition of EdTech Mondays said that with the growing interest in the adoption of technology in Nigeria’s education sector, the use of technology for

School owners across the country have lamented the low turnouts for the ongoing summer coaching. Schools in Nigeria ended the 2022/2023 session towards the last week of July 2023, while they began summer coaching in the second week of August. Summer coaching is another learning experience for learners during the holidays to keep them busy

Increased video streaming and talk time raised the amount spent on telecom services to N3.86tn in 2022. The Nigerian Communications Commission disclosed this in its newly released ‘2022 Subscriber/Network Data Annual Report.’ It noted that this was 18.74 per cent increase from the N3.25tn that was spent in 2021; an indication of sustained growth in

BUA Cement has disclosed that it is building factories in Sokoto and Okpella to boost production in the country. This was disclosed on Thursday in Abuja by the Managing Director, BUA Cement, Yusuf Binji, who was represented by the Chief Financial Officer, Jacques Piekarski. Binji said with the two new production lines starting operation by

It has been noted by a designable mind that evil prevails when good men do nothing and again that when men repeat a lie severally without it being refuted, it becomes accepted as the truth and the author will begin to convince other people to accept it. Military rule, as it has often been said,

AS the global community celebrates this year’s International Youth Day, themed, “Green Skills for Youth: Towards a Sustainable World,” on Saturday, stakeholders have been strategising on the shift towards an environmentally sustainable and climate-friendly world and highlighting youths as the leading agents of change. With Nigeria estimated to have one of the highest youth populations

It is an understatement that times in our nation are very challenging for many Nigerians as they are for President Bola Tinubu. While Nigerians are strapping on a heavy cross of hunger, hopelessness, and poverty; the president is swamped with, and engulfed in, strategising how to navigate the treacherous terrain of government bequeathed to him

A comment someone made in the social media about PhD holders made me ask the question and it is of interest to me because I hold the qualification. I don’t pretend I understand all that the person has in mind by stating what he did but I offer my perspective here nonetheless. I infer from

The Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has charged accountants in the state to be value-driven in discharging their functions as accountants. This, according to the governor, will “ensure that the limited resources at the disposal of the government are effectively and efficiently utilised to better the lives of the majority of the citizenry.” Sanwo-Olu

The Deputy Governor of Lagos State, Dr Obafemi Hamzat, says the state will be building more stadiums as a strategy to stimulate the interest of youths in sports. This was as he assured the Confederation of African Football of Lagos State’s preparedness to provide good sporting facilities and an enabling environment to boost the interest

In today’s difficult economy and especially after the numerous global economic upheavals, corporate players are devising creative ways to keep their businesses afloat. Employees and other stakeholders are, in like term, looking for ways to keep their jobs alive and active.  Wading through the storm includes developing new abilities to connect with new productive ideas. Government

Two years ago, Shell named Mrs Elohor Aiboni to superintend its deep-water subsidiary in Nigeria, an appointment that not only shattered the proverbial glass ceiling but also recognised the repertoire of Nigerian talent in the oil and gas industry. Elohor became Managing Director of Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production Company on August 1, 2021, the

Super Falcons defender, Ashleigh Plumptre, says she is proud to represent Nigeria, the country of her father, over England, where she was born, saying she feels incredibly grateful to have the opportunity to learn what it feels like to be a Nigerian. The 25-year-old defender had represented England’s U-23 team but in 2022 got the