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Politics

Soludo leads 1,573-man APGA PCC

The All Progressives Grand Alliance on Friday released its Presidential Campaign Council ahead the 2023 general election. This was contained in a release jointly signed by the party’s National Chairman, Dr Victor Oye and National Organizing Secretary, Ifenayi Mbaeri. The 1,573-man committee has Abubakar Adamu as the Director General of the...

PunchNews - 17 December 2022

Headlines

Institute has no business with budgetary allocations –...

The Federal Government has said the Nigerian Institute of Transport Technology, Zaria, has no business going cap in hand to the National Assembly every year for appropriation. A statement quoted the Minister of Transportation, Mu’azu Sambo, to have said this on Thursday in Zaria during a familiarisation tour of...

PunchNews - 17 December 2022

Entertainment

How my marriage crashed — Actress

An actress, Charity Nnaji, is of the view that intimacy is compulsory in relationships. She told , “If a guy loves a girl, I don’t see why they should not be intimate with each other. Inasmuch as I am not cheating on my guy and he is not getting intimate with...

PunchNews - 17 December 2022

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Sanwo-Olu launches LASWA data centre to enhance safety,...

Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Friday, commissioned the newly installed Waterways Monitoring and Data Management Centre (WMDMC) at the Five Cowrie Terminal – the headquarters of the Lagos State Waterways Authority (LASWA) in Falomo, Ikoyi. The Data Management Centre, which is first of its kind in the country, is a...

PmNews - 16 December 2022

Headlines

Nestlé Nigeria, Switzerland empower 20 graduates

Nestlé Nigeria and the Switzerland Government have reiterated their resolve to boost industrialisation in Nigeria through support for technical education and skills among the youth. Speaking at the sixth graduation ceremony of the Nestlé Technical Training Programme in Agbara, Ogun State, the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Nestlé...

PunchNews - 16 December 2022

Headlines

Currency hawkers, partygoers, VIPs mop up new notes

Twenty-four hours after the Central Bank of Nigeria directed deposit money banks to start giving the redesigned naira notes to customers, partygoers, high net worth customers and currency traffickers are mopping up the new notes from the banks even as the notes are being rationed to the majority of...

PunchNews - 16 December 2022

Features

Fake vendors fleece customers with online shopping scams

An online shopper, Davina Afara, couldn’t hide her disappointment when she saw the mess that a clothier made of the clothing that was supposed to be her wedding dress. Afara said she sourced a tailor online after the ones she knew offline could not assure her of sewing her...

PunchNews - 16 December 2022

Headlines

Algeria to partner Kano Emirate on trade, others

The Algerian President, Abdulmadjid Tebboune, has expressed his readiness to collaborate with the Emir of Kano, Alhaji Aminu Ado Bayero, on the promotion of bilateral relations, through trade and educational exchange. Tebboune stated this while receiving the Kano monarch at the Presidential Palace in Algiers, shortly after arriving in Algeria...

PunchNews - 16 December 2022

Headlines

North gets lion’s share as Nigeria, US sign...

At least 360 rural communities and 16 others have been earmarked nationwide for the construction of 5,000MW of solar power generation and 2,500MWh of battery energy storage power plants. This followed the signing of an agreement on clean and reliable energy between the Nigerian Ministry of Industry, Trade and...

PunchNews - 16 December 2022

Headlines

Gombe govt debunks N432bn debt profile

Gombe State Commissioner for Finance, Muhammad Magaji, has denied owing over N432 billion, adding that instead, the administration of Governor Muhammadu Yahaya reduced the state’s debt profile from N124 billion inherited from the past government. Magaji made this disclosure Friday evening while answering questions shortly after giving the breakdown of...

PunchNews - 16 December 2022

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NAMA conducts validation flights in international airports

By Oladele Eniola The Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) has conducted validation flights on instrument flight procedures in international airports across the country. This is contained in a statement issued by Mr. Tayib Odunowo, Managing Director of NAMA, on Sunday in Lagos. Odunowo said that the exercise was conducted ahead...

21 August 2023

Sports

In Wimbledon revenge, Djokovic edges out Alcaraz in...

Novak Djokovic has revenged his loss last month to world number one Carlos Alcaraz, as he beat him in a nail-biting final in Cincinnati Open final Sunday, winning 5-7 7-6(7) 7-6(4). The win delivered Djokovic his 95th career title and 39th Masters 1000 crown. Djokovic collapsed on his back...

21 August 2023

Sports

Djokovic survives ‘toughest match’ against Alcaraz to win...

Novak Djokovic needed five match points and nearly four hours to pull off a gritty victory over Carlos Alcaraz and claim a third ATP Cincinnati Open title on Sunday. A titanic struggle between the world’s top two players saw Djokovic — who looked out on his feet in the...

21 August 2023

Headlines

What we expect of new minister — Labour...

Two labour leaders on Sunday said the incoming Minister of Labour needed to empathise with workers, especially at a critical time when the economy is faced with challenges affecting them. The leaders spoke in separate interviews with the News Agency of Nigeria in Lagos, ahead of President Bola Tinubu’s...

21 August 2023

Business

NEMA to begin rice distribution in states

The National Emergency Management Agency, on Sunday, said it had commenced arrangements for the distribution of 180 trucks of rice to various states as recommended by the National Economic Council. On Thursday the Federal Government announced a N5bn palliative for each state of the federation and 180 trucks of...

21 August 2023

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