Taiwo Oyedele, the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, has admitted that Nigerian households spend as much as 120 per cent of their income on food amid soaring prices. Oyedele, who spoke recently at Chatham House in London, said monthly incomes could no longer sustain ma...
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The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has further extended its Special Passport Intervention Exercise in the United Kingdom until November 27, 2026, following sustained demand from Nigerians seeking passport services. The post Nigeria Immigration Service extends UK passport inter...
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The Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority is investigating an airline after a passenger reported bleeding due to excessive heat and poor ventilation on a flight Read More: https://punchng.com/ncaa-probes-airline-over-poor-ventilation-after-passenger-bleeds/...
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As the nation approaches another election season, the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun, has urged judges, particularly heads of courts, to be vigilant against practices that undermine the integrity of judicial proceedings. Justice Kekere-Ekun identified...
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MTN Nigeria explains that rapid data depletion is due to high-res video streaming, auto-downloads, and background apps, not deliberate deductions by operat Read More: https://punchng.com/why-nigerians-data-finishes-fast-mtn/...
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By Steve Oko Former Minister of State for Science and Technology and Abia State Coordinator of Renewed Hope Ambassadors, Chief Henry Ikechukwu Ikoh, has said Nigeria’s economic crisis predates President Bola Tinubu’s administration, urging Nigerians to assess the government’s ref...
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Nigeria’s commercial paper market has grown beyond N1.9 trillion, with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) positioning the short-term debt market as a pipeline for companies seeking to raise capital through public offerings. The post Nigeria’s Commercial Paper market has...
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The new spokesperson for the NDC’s 2027 presidential campaign, Dr Chiogo Ikokwu, says the party will focus on issues affecting Nigerians like governance an Read More: https://punchng.com/2027-ndc-will-put-nigerians-first-says-campaign-spokesperson/...
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Paul Ibe, media aide to the presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, Atiku Abubakar, has questioned the Tinubu administration’s planning and funding of the 750km Lagos-Calabar coastal highway, asking why construction began without a single engineering desig...
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By Ayobami Okerinde Barcelona and Spain forward Vicky López has paid an emotional tribute to her late Nigerian mother, Joy Felix, after winning the Women’s Young Player of the Year award at the 2026 Ballon d’Or ceremony on Monday. The 20-year-old attacking midfielder dedicated th...
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In today’s Nigerian newspapers review programme, Today in the News, Vanguard leads with President Bola Tinubu saying at the 32nd Nigerian Economic Summit Group (NESG) in Abuja that his administration is rewriting Nigeria’s decades-long story of economic underperformance through f...
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Nigeria’s Environment Minister, Balarabe Lawal, has arrived in Yerevan, Armenia, for the high-level segment of the UN Biodiversity Conference, where ministers are expected to address funding gaps and accelerate implementation of global biodiversity targets. The post CBD COP17: Ni...
