Eniola Akinkuotu and Okechukwu Nnodim A Federal High Court in Lagos State has barred the Federal Government from blocking SIM cards not linked to National Identity Numbers next month.The Ministry of Communications and Digital Economy had, through the Nigerian Communications Commission, asked operators to block all SIM cards not linked to NIN by April 6, […]
Continue ReadingLeke Baiyewu The House of Representatives’ Committee on Customs and Excise has proposed a revenue target of N1.56tn for the Nigeria Customs Service in 2021, up from the original N1.4tn proposition. The amount was set for the NCS in 2020 before the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic that led to a downward review of the […]
Continue ReadingEniola Akinkuotu The Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, says he personally travelled to Niger Republic to beg the country to allow the Nigerian government to construct the $1.95bn railway from Kano State into Maradi in Niger Republic.Amaechi said this on Channels Television’s ‘News Night’ programme on Monday which was monitored by our correspondent. The railway […]
Continue ReadingHon. Tolu Babaleye has commended the good representation provided by the lawmaker representing Akoko North East and North West Federal Constituency, Hon. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo. This he stated after plying several roads within the region which according to him had taken a huge positive facelift which was made possible as a result of the commitment and […]
Continue ReadingSTAKEHOLDERS MEET TO REVIVE ONDO FOOTBALL CLUBS; ISSUES RESOLUTION Important Stakeholder in the Ondo State Football which is made up of technocrats and managers, referees and coaches both active and retired, football veterans or ex internationals, representatives of private and State clubs including former commissioners for sports, former Chairmen and Board members of Ondo State […]
Continue Reading‘Tana Aiyejina As part of its determination to ensure the National Sports Festival holds, the Federal Ministry of Youth and Sports Development has swung into action to use Abuja as an alternative venue for the 20th edition of the National Sports Festival, should the need arise, The PUNCH has exclusively learnt.The festival, which has suffered […]
Continue ReadingAdeyinka Adedipe The Edo State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal on Monday affirmed the victory of the state governor, Godwin Obaseki, in the September 19, 2020 governorship poll in the state by dismissing of all petitions filed against him and his party, the Peoples Democratic Party. Five political parties had filed petitions against the declaration of […]
Continue ReadingOlalekan Adetayo, Eniola Akinkuotu and Friday Olokor President to spend two weeks in United Kingdom for routine checkup Residents doctors fault FG, say it failed to implement agreement The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors on Monday insisted on its plan to begin a nationwide strike on Thursday, saying the Federal Government was not sincere in […]
Continue ReadingNigerians tired of fasting, introduce stimulus, Tinubu tells FG A national leader of the All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, says Nigerians are tired of fasting, adding that the Federal Government must introduce a stimulus package rather than preaching austerity.Tinubu said this at the 12th Bola Tinubu Colloquium held in commemoration of his 69th birthday […]
Continue ReadingJohn Charles, Makurdi Some assailants, on Sunday, stabbed a 55-year-old woman, identified as Mrs Eunice Omaye Odoba, to death in Otukpo, Benue State. The mother of three, whose husband is a pastor of the Lord’s Chosen Church but is on faith mission to Equatorial Guinea, was said to have been stabbed in the chest. Her […]
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