Borno State governor, Babagana Umara Zulum has raised the number of households being targeted for palliatives from 300,000 to 400,000 households. Each household will be made up of six family members to be multiplied by 400,000 which, by implication, moves ...
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Society for Adolescent and Young Person Health In Nigeria (SAYPHIN) has stressed the need to create more awareness about mental health, saying its members are committed to promoting optimal well-being and mental health development of adolescents and young people in ...
Read More »NSIA Commits $500m To Boost Infrastructure Devt
The Managing Director & Chief Executive Office, Nigeria Sovereign Investment Authority (NSIA), Mr Aminu Umar-Sadiq, has disclosed that the Authority has committed $500 million to domestic infrastructure, while also enabling third-party investments of over $1billion. He said this at an ...
Read More »African Union Slams Suspension On Niger Over Coup
The African Union (AU) has joined the international community to impose more pressure on the military junta in Niger Republic. In a communique issued on Tuesday, AU announced the suspension of Niger Republic over the military coup that toppled the ...
Read More »COPDEM Condemns Arrest Of Political Activist Chigozie, Demands His Immediate Release
Coalition for the Protection of Democracy (COPDEM) has condemned the arrest of Mr. Chigozie Ifeanyichukwu who is the Convener of “UpNorth Ambassadors for Peter Obi” by security agents in Abuja. In a statement signed by Spokesman of COPDEM, Danjuma Garba, ...
Read More »World Photography Day: Who, Where, How, Why, When It Started!
World Photography Day is celebrated annually on August 19, offering an unofficial occasion for individuals to pay tribute to the art of photography. According to the World Photography Day website, the theme for this year is, “Landscapes”. The origin of this ...
Read More »Parents, Teachers Bemoan Poor Facilities In Ogun School
Parents and teachers in Community Primary School Owode in Ijako-Ota in Ogun State have lamented about the poor condition of infrastructure in the school. When PUNCH Metro visited the school on Thursday, it was observed that the facilities in the ...
Read More »Drivers Lament Rising Levies, Union Officials’ Harassment
Some commercial drivers in Ogun and Lagos states have lamented the alleged increase in the daily levies they pay through the purchase of tickets in various motor parks across the states. Investigations by PUNCH Metro at Mowe Motor Park in ...
Read More »Leaked Memo: DSS Arrests Abuja-Kaduna Train Manager
The Department of State Services has arrested the Manager, Abuja-Kaduna Kaduna Train Services, Pascal Nnorli, following the leak of a memo warning of the possible terror attack on the Abuja-Kaduna railway. A reliable source in the Nigerian Railway Corporation told ...
Read More »45 Ministers-designate Conclude Documentation Ahead Today’s Inauguration
In readiness for their inauguration today, August 21, 2023, 45 Ministers-designate have successfully completed their documentation process. The crucial step was finalised at the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (OSGF) in Abuja on Sunday. The documentation ...
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