Summary by The Lagos Editorial Desk · Byline on the source page: Punch Newspapers, as published by The Punch · · 1 min read
The US has placed Nigeria on its Child Soldiers Prevention Act blacklist, threatening to cut military aid over the use of child soldiers by terror groups. Read More: https://punchng.com/child-soldier-us-threatens-to-cut-military-aid-to-nigeria/
Local
Table water producers in Lagos State have denied reports of a strike, assuring residents of water availability during a sanitation exercise in some zones. Read More: https://punchng.com/lagos-sachet-water-producers-deny-strike/...
The Punch · Oct 13, 2026
News
A new report by the UNDP shows 17.9 million Nigerians fell into multidimensional poverty between 2021 and 2024, the world’s largest increase. Read More: https://punchng.com/17-9m-nigerians-fall-into-poverty-in-three-years-report/...
The Punch · Oct 13, 2026
News
The Nigeria Inter-Bank Settlement System has partnered with Transactility to build the National Payment Stack, a next-gen platform for Nigeria’s ecosystem. Read More: https://punchng.com/nibss-transactility-to-power-nigerias-next-gen-national-payment-stack/...
The Punch · Oct 13, 2026
News
The Nigerian equities market closed lower on Monday, with total market capitalisation falling to N160.85tn as the CBN held the monetary policy rate. Read More: https://punchng.com/equities-dip-as-market-value-falls-to-n160tn-on-ngx/...
The Punch · Oct 13, 2026
schools
Trinity University, Yaba, is set to graduate 323 students, with 79 achieving First Class honours, including two who earned a perfect 5.00 CGPA. Read More: https://punchng.com/trinity-varsity-to-graduate-79-first-class-students/...
The Punch · Oct 13, 2026
schools
Education experts warn that outdated curricula in Nigerian universities could leave graduates unprepared for an AI-driven world, urging for immediate refor Read More: https://punchng.com/outdated-curricula-may-leave-nigerian-graduates-behind-in-ai-era/...
The Punch · Oct 13, 2026
schools
Experts warn that the Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) risks collapse without an effective loan recovery system before repayments begin. Read More: https://punchng.com/nelfund-risks-collapse-without-recovery-reforms-experts/...
The Punch · Oct 13, 2026
schools
Yaba College of Technology has partnered with Threatremeter Nigeria to establish a film training centre for students and the public in acting and directing Read More: https://punchng.com/yabatech-to-establish-film-training-centre/...
The Punch · Oct 13, 2026
safety
The Lagos Waste Management Authority has sealed over 25 buildings in Okota for illegal waste dumping and arrested several cart pushers in a major operation Read More: https://punchng.com/lawma-seals-25-buildings-arrests-cart-pushers/...
The Punch · Oct 13, 2026
News
Health workers at the Federal Medical Centre, Abeokuta, have begun a 72-hour warning strike after a lab scientist was allegedly stabbed by a patient’s rela Read More: https://punchng.com/colleagues-stabbing-ogun-health-workers-begin-72-hour-warning-strike/...
The Punch · Oct 13, 2026
government
A Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Olisa Agbakoba, has urged INEC to guarantee citizens the right to publish and analyse election results from polling units. Read More: https://punchng.com/2027-agbakoba-backs-citizens-right-to-publish-election-results/...
The Punch · Oct 13, 2026
library
Nigerian epidemiologists have warned against unsafe corpse handling during burial rites, citing the risk of spreading infectious diseases through body flui Read More: https://punchng.com/burial-rites-epidemiologists-warn-nigerians-against-unsafe-corpse-handling/...
The Punch · Oct 13, 2026