…Everything inside burnt down, says security personnel …Dangote Group refutes link with incident Kogi State House of Assembly Speaker Mathew Kolawole has expressed shock over the fire that occurred at the assembly’s complex yesterday in Lokoja, the state capital. The ...
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Buhari Confers Infrastructure Award On Wike Oct. 21
Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike has been nominated for the “Distinguished Award in Infrastructure Delivery” at the forthcoming Nigeria Excellence in Public Service Award by the Federal Government. President Muhammadu Buhari will on October 21 present the award to the ...
Read More »Flooding: IMF Seeks Assistance For Farmers, Infrastructure
… To Curb Food Insecurity In Nigeria With many farmlands under water due to the flooding in Benue, Kogi, Anambra and some other States in Nigeria, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has warned that the country could be facing higher ...
Read More »ValueJet Begins Inaugural Flight Operations In Nigeria
The management of Value Jet Airline has commenced maiden commercial local flight operations. The inaugural flights took off on Monday 10, October 2022 at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport (MMIA) Terminal 2, Ikeja, to Abuja, Port Harcourt, Asaba and Jos. ...
Read More »LG Invites Guests To Experience Home Appliances Line-up In Style
LG Electronics recently hosted its first Independence Time Out experiential event where it unveiled vision of customisable design with flexible features and smart connectivity. According to the company, at the ‘Independence Time Out’ 2022 experiential event, it celebrated the global ...
Read More »Eight-month ASUU Strike Ends Soon – Gbajabiamila
…ASUU considering out-of-court settlement – Falana The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila and the Academic Staff Union of Universities, on Monday, said the eight-month strike by university lecturers will soon be called off. While Gbajabiamila said most ...
Read More »2023: Buhari, Osinbajo, Ors To Spend N14bn On Internet
The Presidential Villa plans to spend N14.8bn on Internet access, stationery and telephone charges, among others, under the Federal Government’s planned expenditure captured in the 2023 budget. In the budget, N67.1m was budgeted for Internet access to the Villa, while ...
Read More »Lagos Seeks Partnership With World Bank On Housing
The Lagos State Government has sought increased collaboration with the World Bank for the development of mass housing schemes in the state. The state Commissioner for Housing, Mr Moruf Akinderu-Fatai, made the appeal, according to a statement on Monday, during ...
Read More »Navy Destroys Vessel Arrested By Tompolo’s Men
Operatives of the Nigerian Navy in Delta State on Monday destroyed an illegal oil bunkering vessel arrested with stolen crude oil aboard Niger Delta creeks. The PUNCH gathered that operatives of the newly-contracted private oil pipeline surveillance team, Tantita Security ...
Read More »Boat Accidents Claim 701 Lives In 34 Months
No fewer than 701 persons have lost their lives in 53 boat accidents in the country between January 2020 and October 2022, The PUNCH has learnt. The fatalities, which involved the passengers and the boat operators, were attributed to overloading, ...
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