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• Stop inflammatory statements, Benue governor advises Nigerians• With full-scale banditry, nobody will think of 2023 elections –Akeredolu The Benue State Governor, Mr Samuel Ortom, on Tuesday visited the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, three days after he was attacked by herdsmen.At the end of the meeting held behind […]

The Federal Government on Tuesday issued a notice for the commencement of the procurement process for the 12 federal highways mapped for concession under the Highway Development Management Initiative.Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, issued the notice in Abuja and unveiled the portal that was developed to ensure that the procurement process was seamless. […]

The Federal Government has pleaded with the organised labour not to embark on strike over the minimum wage bill in the National Assembly.The Minister of Labour and Employment, Senator Chris Ngige, made the appeal Tuesday at the inauguration of the National Labour Advisory Council in Owerri, Imo State.The event was virtually declared open by the […]

The National President of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, Prof. Biodun Ogunyemi, has said the Office of the Accountant General of the Federation is frustrating members of the group because they discredited the Integrated Personnel and Payroll Information System.Ogunyemi, in an interview with The PUNCH, urged the OAGF not to cause another crisis in […]

An apprentice, Chinemremu Ogbu, has died in the custody of policemen attached to the Trade Fair Division of the Lagos State Police Command.However, controversy is surrounding the circumstances of the 23-year-old’s death on Saturday.While family members and other traders alleged that Ogbu was tortured to death for stealing goods worth millions of naira from his […]

Senator Tolu Odebiyi, Federal lawmaker representing Ogun West Senatorial district, has supported a bill seeking to abolish the existing dichotomy between Polytechnic Higher National Diploma and the Bachelor of Science degree awarded by the Nigerian universities. The bill was originally sponsored by Sen Ayo Akinyelure, but was presented by the Ogun born senator who filled […]

Catering services, hitherto suspended at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic are to resume on domestic flights immediately, the Federal Government declared on Monday.Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, disclosed this at the briefing of the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 in Abuja.He said the decision was taken in consideration of the businesses involved in the […]

Amotekun may prosecute herdsmen for destroying 50-hectare farm, causing crashPeter Dada3:46 amKindly share this story:ADVERTISEMENTNo fewer than 100 cows have seized by the men of the Ondo State Western Nigeria Security Network, aka Amotekun, along Akure-ilesa Expressway for violating the order of Governor Rotimi Akeredolu, which banned grazing on highways in the state.The State Commander […]

The national convention of the All Progressives Congress earlier projected to hold in June, may no longer hold, The PUNCH can confirm.A top-ranking member of the national caucus of the party confirmed this to our correspondent in Abuja on Monday.The source, who spoke to our correspondent on condition of anonymity, explained that party leaders at […]

The President, Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria, Bishop Wale Oke, has warned the Kwara State Governor, Alhaji Abdul-Raman Abdulrasaq, against engaging in actions that could set the country on fire, saying that the hijab crisis may degenerate if not handled with caution.The PFN president also decried the tenure extension approved for the Inspector General of Police, […]