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The National Agency for Food and Drugs Administration and Control has notified the public that the recalled G Fuel brand Energy Drinks by T&E Imports and GPAE Trading Corp contains high levels of caffeine. The notification of this product is contained in a public alert with No. 034/2023, issued to newsmen in Abuja on Thursday

The African Export-Import Bank has been announced as the main sponsor of the upcoming Freestyle Connect Africa 2023 freestyle football tournament in Cairo on November 14. The event is organised by Feet ‘N’ Tricks, promoters of the sport in Africa, and will feature 16 top athletes from across the continent. It is being held alongside

The Peoples Democratic Party in Akwa Ibom State has dragged President Bola Tinubu to court for allegedly appointing a member of his party, the All Progressives Congress as Resident Electoral Commissioner of the Independent National Electoral Commission. The suit was filed by the Chairman and Secretary of the state PDP, Aniekan Akpan and  Harrison Ekpo,

Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, is set to tackle infrastructural deficit in the state but the opposition parties warn the governor against debt trap, BOLA BAMIGBOLA writes Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, in his voluminous bright-colour Ankara agbada dress that sits well on his sturdy frame, certainly knew what his audience did not know that

Former Super Falcons captain, Desire Oparanozie, who retired from football recently, talks about her most memorable moment playing for Nigeria, plans on retirement, her best World Cup outing and more, in this interview with EBENEZER BAJELA Your retirement came as a big surprise with many saying you left the game too early. Do you agree?

Students of the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife have demanded an apology from the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission following the arrest of 69 suspects by the commission in a raid of outside campus hostels in the wee-hours of Wednesday. The Students’ Union of the university had said the arrested persons were students of the university.

The Federal Government through the Central Bank of Nigeria, has commenced payment of outstanding matured FX forwards owed to various creditors, the PUNCH can report. A source familiar with the development confirmed the payment on Thursday. Meanwhile, unconfirmed sources said three banks received full payment of debts owed. The banks are Citi Bank, Stanbic IBTC

The Nigeria Customs Service has said that its export terminal, Lilypond Terminal in Lagos, exported 12,438 containers with a free onboard value of, $519m between January and September 2023.  In a statement on Thursday by the National Public Relations Officer of the service, Abdullahi Maiwada, the Customs Area Controller in charge of the terminal, Ajibola

Executive Secretary, Lagos State Scholarship Board, Mr Abdur-Rahman Lekki, in this interview with GRACE EDEMA, says the board plans to partner with the private sector so as to assist more Lagos indigenes in accessing scholarships Tell us about the Lagos State Scholarship Board Lagos State Scholarship Board was established in 1968 and since then, we

Nigeria has sought assistance from the United States government to address critical issues affecting the country’s agricultural sector. Vice President Kashim Shettima initiated discussions during a meeting with the US Special Envoy for Global Food Security, Cary Fowler, as part of his diplomatic engagements in the United States of America recently. “We seek the support

A Lagos State High Court sitting in Tafawa Balewa Square on Thursday sentenced a 24-year-old motorcycle (Okada) rider, Idris Agunbiade, to 21 years imprisonment for armed robbery. Justice Sherifat Sonaike sentenced Agunbiade after she found him guilty of the offence of conspiracy to commit robbery and armed robbery. The judge said that the sentence should

The House of Representatives, on Thursday, said declaring a state of emergency on malaria could be a step in the right direction given the spate of the bacterial disease across the country. To this end, the House called on the Federal Government to subsidise malaria drugs if it cannot make them free at all government-owned

The Agriculture Development Farmers Association of Oyo State has urged the Central Bank of Nigeria to reduce the lending rate to boost food production. The Chairman of the association, Salihu Imam, in an interview with The PUNCH, said a significant reduction in lending costs would catalyse agricultural expansion and enhance food security in the nation.

The new South-West Zonal Director of the National Examination Council, Deborah Fukop, on Thursday, attributed the problem of examination malpractices in Nigeria to the supervisors. She said the supervisors, (teachers), were the ones who compromised on integrity and not the council. Fukop made this known during a courtesy visit to the Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba

Farmers in Edo State have lost over N2 billion to flooding incidences this year, according to the Chairman of the Edo State chapter of the Farmers Association of Nigeria, FAN, Alhaji Bako Dogwo. Dogwo said that Ilushi and Anegbete communities and their environs were at the receiving end of the flood, with rice farmers the

The focal person for YIAGA Africa in Rivers State, Mr Obinna Ebogidi, has recounted his near-death encounter with kidnappers along the East-West Road while returning to the state after a trip. Egbogidi told South South Punch in an exclusive interview on Wednesday that the incident occurred on October 7, 2023, while returning from Bayelsa State,

The Federal Government through its Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority, on Thursday, advised pilots and airline operators to exercise caution over hazardous weather in dry season. It stated that based on this, flights were bound to be delayed, diverted or cancelled where terminal visibility falls below the prescribed aerodrome operating minima. The regulator said the warning

A final year student of Petroleum Training Institute, Effurun, Delta State has been electrocuted while installing solar panels on a one-storey building. PUNCH Metro gathered that the gory incident occurred in a business location close to a commercial bank at the Warri Garage Area on Thursday, October 19, 2023. Witnesses told journalists that the aluminium

Out of the 76 persons arrested by the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, Gombe State, about 21 have been confirmed as homosexuals. The 76 persons were arrested by operatives of the corps at Duwa Plaza along the Bauchi-Gombe Expressway, where it allegedly botched a same-sex marriage. Disclosing this on Thursday in an interview with

Two persons were on Thursday confirmed dead while six others were rescued after operatives of the Plateau State Police Command engaged suspected kidnappers in a gun battle. It was learnt that the kidnappers had earlier invaded Gwalada village in the neighbouring Toro LGA of Bauchi State and kidnapped some residents. Some police operatives who were

The Benson Idahosa University has collaborated with an international technological institution, Montana Technological University to reshape the future of education and research. According to a statement made available to our correspondent on Thursday, the partnership of these two institutions promises a world of benefits, especially for the nursing and engineering students and faculties. The statement

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, on Thursday, said it was set to provide six million barrels of crude oil to the Dangote Refinery. On Thursday, The PUNCH exclusively reported that crude oil shortage was delaying the take-off of Dangote refinery and five others, as the Federal Government admitted that the lack of supply to

President Bola Tinubu, on Thursday, appealed to all candidates participating in the November 11 governorship elections in Bayelsa, Imo and Kogi states, as well as the electorate to ensure free and fair elections. The President made the appeal in Abuja during the presentation of the All Progressives Congress’ flags to the standard-bearers in the upcoming

The Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, on Thursday, said the recent surge in the price of natural gas has profoundly impacted the country’s capacity to generate enough power. He revealed this at the closing session of the African Natural Resource and Energy Investment Summit held on Thursday in Abuja. The minister speaking on challenges in

A yet-to-be-identified man has died under mysterious circumstances in the Ojodu Berger area of Lagos State. It was gathered the corpse of the man whose identity remains unknown, was found in the early morning of Tuesday, October 31, at a truck garage in the Berger area of Lagos. PUNCH Metro gathered from an eyewitness, who