Workers of the Federal Ministry of Education on Wednesday morning blocked the entrance to the ministry’s headquarters, preventing the Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa, and the Acting Permanent Secretary, Dr Folake Olatunji-David, from entering their offices. A video circulating on X showed...
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In 2025, Biodun Ogunleye, the Lagos State Commissioner for Energy and Mineral Resources, said that about 30,000 deaths occur annually in the state due to exposure to carbon monoxide. Growing up, Deborah Fadeyi had seen how generators became part of everyday life, even when their ...
business
Stablecoins are giving African businesses an alternative way to pay overseas suppliers, but costs, security concerns and fragmented blockchain networks remain obstacles to wider use, industry executives told Moonshot by TechCabal in Lagos. Speaking on a panel titled, “Where Are S...
safety
President Bola Tinubu has commended the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) following a letter from the Director of the United States Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Kash Patel, praising the Commission’s role in apprehending and extraditing suspects invol...
News
OPay Limited has explained why its planned initial public offering (IPO) on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) was halted, citing a regulatory inquiry involving a foreign jurisdiction. The post Why OPay IPO sale was halted after debut on NYSE appeared first on Nairametrics ....
business
President Bola Tinubu has congratulated Frank Aigbogun, the publisher of BusinessDay newspaper, on his 70th birthday, praising his contributions to journal Read More: https://punchng.com/tinubu-congratulates-businessday-publisher-aigbogun-at-70/...
Local
Chiamaka Anusilem is nearing a move to Nigeria Women Football League, NWFL, side Heartland Queens, DAILY POST reports. Anusilem is reported to have agreed on a loan move with the Owerri-based club. She featured for Dannaz Ladies in the NWFL last season. Anusilem helped the Lagos-...
safety
The FBI has offered a $5,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of Emuobosan Emanuella Hall, a Nigerian woman wanted for a romance scam. Read More: https://punchng.com/fbi-offers-5000-reward-for-wanted-nigerian-woman/...
parks
Konga has officially launched its highly anticipated Yakata Black Friday 2026 campaign, bringing Nigerians a month of incredible deals, exclusive brand offers, exciting giveaways and a chance to win a brand-new SUV simply by shopping on the Konga app. Running from November 1 to 3...
News
The former Celtic forward joined Bursaspor as a free agent during the summer, but even he admits his early impact has surpassed his expectations The post Iheanacho targets Bursaspor legendary status after record-breaking start in Turkey appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria ....
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For many taxpayers, the true measure of an effective tax system is not the complexity of its laws or the sophistication of its technology, but a much simpler question: how easy is it to comply? This question is central to the Nigeria Revenue Service’s (NRS) ongoing transformation...
safety
The Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA) and the Department of State Services (DSS), in collaboration with the Nigeria Police Force, have rescued three Islamic clerics kidnapped while travelling to attend a special prayer session for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in Zamfa...
Local
Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State has declared that the state will witness a change of governors without a quarrel. Sanwo-Olu said the change is something that he will be proud of as a governor of the state. He spoke during the unveiling of the All Progressives Congress,...
