•How EFCC ordered 52 firms to submit forex allocation forms from 2014 to 2023 Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on Thursday stormed the headquarters of Dangote Industries Limited in Ikoyi, Lagos, in furtherance of the ongoing investigation into the alleged abuse of the foreign exchange allocations by the immediate past Governor of…
The National Association of Nigerian Students President for Benin Republic, Ugochukwu Favour, has called for the arrest of the reporter, Umar Audu, who went undercover to expose corruption in the issuance of certificates in the country. Speaking in an interview on Thursday on the Channels TV programme Sunrise Daily, Favour slammed the reporter for having…
The noblest and greatest duty of man is to serve God and humanity. An embodiment of humility and service. Service to his constituents and Nigerians of all works of life has been the fulcrum on which Otunba Gbenga Daniel’s private public and political engagements revolve. An astute and impactful leader is discernable by his footprints…
The organised Labour on Monday said President Bola Tinubu’s administration must not fail to fulfill its promises to Nigerian workers in 2024. The Nigeria Labour Congress and the Trade Union Congress, which gave the warning in separate interviews with one of our correspondents in Abuja, said the President must “walk the talk’’ in the New…
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited has commenced the supply of crude oil for the test-running of the Port Harcourt Refining Company Limited, the NNPCL officials told The PUNCH on Sunday. Oil marketers confirmed the development and stated that the plant would supply refined Premium Motor Spirit, popularly called petrol, Automotive Gas Oil, otherwise known…
Dr Tosan Erhabor, Registrar, Medical Laboratory Science Council of Nigeria (MLSCN), has said more than 4,504 medical laboratory scientists left the country in 2023. He said so far a total of 10,697 medical laboratory scientists had left the country. Erhabor told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that the Federal Ministry of Health is putting…
• Experts seek deliberate actions to tackle FX crisis, insecurity, corporate failure • Workers demand timely closure of new minimum wage negotiation • Safety, infrastructure development, vessel building top maritime agenda • Telcos to reap from rising content consumption • Controversial USSD debt carried into 2024 Against the backdrop of tougher projections for the New Year,…
Two yet-to-be identified car drivers have reportedly knocked down two policemen on stop-and-search duties around Oshodi, Lagos State. PUNCH Metro gathered that the incident happened at about 7:30 p.m. on Friday, while the officers were on patrol at 7/8 Bus Stop, Oshodi, Lagos. A source disclosed that the attack on the police officers was carried out…
Nigeria witnessed another collapse of its national grid on Monday, leading to a crash in power generation from 4,032.8 megawatts around 1pm to 43.5MW at about 2pm the same day. Power generation figures obtained from the Transmission Company of Nigeria showed that electricity on the system moved up to 115.4MW around 3pm, before rising further…
Universities across the country may witness strikes in 2024 due to the small budget allotted to the education sector and poor remuneration, the Academic Staff Union of Universities has said. Speaking in an interview with The PUNCH on Monday, Prof. Emmanuel Oshodeke, explained that during the campaign and election earlier this year, President Bola Tinubu promised to…
