Новости за 15.10.2023

Stakeholders in the baking, catering and hospitality sectors have decried the constant rise in the price of liquefied petroleum gas, also known as cooking gas. Speaking with Sunday PUNCH, the Chairman of the Association of Master Bakers and Caterers, Abuja Unit, Ishaq Abdulraheem and the Executive Secretary of Nigeria Hotel Association, Rivers State, Napoleon Koko,

Following allegations that President Bola Tinubu forged his certificate from Chicago State University, United States of America, the Pan Niger Delta Forum, Ken Robinson, has described the claims as a distraction to the country. PANDEF’s spokesperson, Ken Robinson, added that since the case was already in the court, it was necessary for the people to

FORMER UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya has announced a sabbatical from fighting professionally a month after losing his belt but promised to return to the sport. The Kiwi fighter lost his middleweight championship to Sean Strickland by unanimous decision in Sydney in September in one of the biggest upsets MMA has ever seen. Now the

Nigerian goalkeeper Francis Uzoho commited a howler in the Super Eagles friendly match against the Saudi Arabia’s Green Falcons at the Estádio Municipal de Portimão in Portugal which ended in a 2-2 draw and his performance has left fans with concerns as the AFCON tournament approaches. Nigeria began the match on the front foot, with

Nigerian goalkeeper Francis Uzoho commited a howler in the Super Eagles friendly match against the Saudi Arabia’s Green Falcons at the Estádio Municipal de Portimão in Portugal which ended in a 2-2 draw and his performance has left fans with concerns as the AFCON tournament approaches. Nigeria began the match on the front foot, with

An afrobeats singer, Oluwatimilehin Olorunyomi, aka Bad Boy Timz, has recounted how he was forced to stop making for a period of one year when he had issues with his former record label. Speaking at a media parley during the week, the singer told Sunday Scoop, “The kind of bullying I faced included being arrested

Son of the late MKO Abiola, Jamiu, has said those responsible for his parents’ death should not bother seeking the family’s forgiveness since they have yet to admit any wrongdoing. The late MKO, who was the winner of the annulled June 12, 1993 presidential election, died on July 7, 1998, while Kudirat was assassinated in

The Lagos State Government has insisted that it will continue to demolish structures built over drainage channels across the state in a bid to ensure justice and fairness to all residents. The Commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab, made the promise, according to a statement on Saturday, shortly after assessing the demolition

The Board of Trustees of the Peoples Democratic Party has demanded the resignation of Senator Samuel Anyanwu as the party’s National Secretary since he’s the party’s governorship candidate in the November 11 election in Imo State. The BoT Chairman, Senator Adolphus Wabara, made the demand in a statement on Saturday, citing the constitutional provision of

A professor of Microbiology and Director of Research and Innovation at the Edo State University, Iyamho, has emerged as the number one among the top 500 African authors for scholarly outputs between 2020 and 2023. The rating was done by SciVal, an online tool that helps researchers and research institutions visualise their research performance, benchmark

Concerned by the poor remuneration of judges at all levels, the Nigerian Bar Association has met with the Minister of Justice and Attorney-General of the Federation, Lateef Fagbemi (SAN), over the need for the government to, without further delay, review the take-home pay of judicial officers. Sunday PUNCH gathered that the NBA’s committee on judiciary,

The Federal Government has approached the World Bank for a fresh loan of $400m for the conditional cash transfer to 15 million households as one of the measures to cushion the effects of petrol subsidy removal on Nigerians. The $400m will bring to $1.2bn the amount that the Federal Government is borrowing from the World

Bendel Insurance recorded their second win of the season defeating Plateau Uniter by a lone goal on Saturday at the Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium in Benin city to temporarily go top of the 2023/2024 Nigeria Premier Football League table with six points, PUNCH Sports Extra reports. Benjamin Tanimu’s 14th minute penalty goal ensured the Federation Cup

An actress, Yetunde Bakare, has said it is wrong and insensitive on the part of people calling for a DNA test to be conducted on Liam, the son of late singer, Ilerioluwa Aloba, aka Mohbad. In an interview with Sunday Scoop, Bakare said, “Despite the fact that I am a huge supporter of DNA tests

Salaries of federal civil servants who fail to verify their details or enlist their details on the Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information System will be suspended from November 2023, Sunday PUNCH has learnt. This followed a grace period of one month given by the Office of the Head of Civil Service of the Federation. Already,

The Ogun State Police Command on Saturday said its officers had arrested one Amusa Kazeem, Oke Oladipupo and Johnson Oluwole for allegedly stealing the royal crown and staff of office of the late Olu of Ogunmakin, Oba Olugbenga Shodiya, who died about two months ago In statement by the Police Public Relations Officer of the

The National Universities Commission, on Saturday, knocked the National Board for Technical Education over the introduction of a “top-up degree” scheme introduced for graduates of Nigerian polytechnics at the level of Higher National Diploma. The universities’ commission in a statement signed by its acting Executive Secretary, Chris Maiyaki, noted that the move by the NBTE

Four women who contested across four categories – the pitchers, marketplace oracles, storytellers and faith and inspirational angels – have emerged winners of the maiden edition of the SpeakHER annual speakathon competition. This year’s annual conference, which was held on Saturday in Lagos, was tagged ‘Roar! The Power of a Woman’s Voice to Change the

There was celebration in the air in Igboora, Oyo State, as chieftaincy titles were conferred on the Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, and a former rector of The Polytechnic Ibadan, Amos Adepoju, on Friday, October 13, 2023. The conferment of the titles were part of the activities to celebrate the annual Ibeji Festival in the

An actor, Wale Ojo, tells BLESSING ENENAITE about his career and other issues How would you describe your journey in the movie industry so far? I became a professional actor in the United Kingdom in 1986. However, I actually started as a child actor when I was eight years old. So, one can say my

A popular jazz singer, Yinka Davies, has said that male and female children should be treated equally. Speaking against the backdrop of the International Day of the Girl Child, which was marked on October 11, 2023, Davies told Sunday Scoop, “The government needs total overhauling (as regards helping boys and girls to be treated equally).

The Cooperative Rating and Award Society of Nigeria has urged the federal and state governments to adopt a sustainable cooperative economy model to stop the dwindling of naira in the country. The PUNCH had earlier reported that the naira was among the worst currencies in Africa, based on World Bank report. Commenting on the matter,

Governorship candidate of the Labour Party in the forthcoming election in Imo State, Senator Athan Achonu, tells CHIDIEBUBE OKEOMA about some of the challenges facing the state and his plans to tackle them if he wins the November 11 gov polls Why do you think Imo people should vote for you on November 11? Imo

Nigeria’s debt burden has been described as unsustainable, but this has not stopped the country from borrowing further, OKECHUWKU NNODIM writes The decision of the Federal Government to continue borrowing funds amid the rising and unsustainable debt burden of the country is raising concern among financial experts and other stakeholders. Nigeria’s total public debt, according

The Managing Director and CEO of Leading Edge Aviation Services Limited, Victor Mbachi, in this interview with Funmi Fabunmi, discusses challenges plaguing private charter firms in the aviation industry What’s your assessment of the private jet charter market in Africa and Nigeria? The private jet charter market is a huge one in Africa, but I’ll