Kwam 1 reconciles rival transport union leaders, MC Oluomo, Tafa Sego
The truce followed years of tension rooted in a struggle for control and influence within the Lagos transport union.
The truce followed years of tension rooted in a struggle for control and influence within the Lagos transport union.
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A 35-year-old Nigerian, Olamide Shanu, has pleaded guilty in the US to a $2.5m sextortion and romance fraud scheme that defrauded about 150 Americans. Read More: https://punchng.com/nigerian-pleads-guilty-to-defrauding-150-americans-in-2-5m-sextortion-scam/...
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Bendel Insurance technical adviser, Kennedy Boboye, has urged his players to aim for the maximum points in the Matchday 5 encounter against Ikorodu City. The Benin Arsenals will square up with Ikorodu City at the Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium, Benin City, on Wednesday. Boboye said tha...
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Niger State Governor, Mohammed Umaru Bago, has urged religious leaders in the state to use their sermons to discourage parents from allowing teenagers to engage in artisanal mining. Bago made the call on Tuesday when the leadership of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), N...
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Nigerian singer Davido joined Aliko Dangote in New York’s Times Square as the Dangote Petroleum Refinery’s IPO was advertised on a Nasdaq billboard. Read More: https://punchng.com/video-davido-joins-dangote-at-times-square-new-york-as-refinery-ipo-hits-nasdaq-billboard/...
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The naira extended its appreciation against the dollar across the foreign exchange market on Tuesday. Central Bank of Nigeria data showed that the naira further strengthened to N1,327.78 against the dollar on Tuesday, from N1,329.80 exchanged on Monday. Dollar to Naira exchange r...
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Senate President Godswill Akpabio has dismissed concerns over President Tinubu’s absence, insisting there is no vacancy as he is still running Nigeria. Read More: https://punchng.com/akpabio-defends-tinubus-absence-says-president-still-running-nigeria/...
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You’ve heard all about it. It’s been all over the news these past couple of weeks: the “Dangote IPO.” The Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals FZE IPO is now open, offering eligible Nigerians, both at home and abroad, an opportunity to apply for shares in the company. Th...
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Singer Peter Okoye has told a Federal High Court in Lagos that he received more than $800,000 in royalties from France-based music rights organisation SACEM for songs recorded by the former music group, P-Square. Peter made the disclosure while testifying virtually before Justice...
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Dr Obafemi Hamzat, Lagos State Deputy Governor and All Progressives Congress (APC) Governorship Candidate, has called on residents of the state to turn out en masse and vote for APC candidates in the 2027 general elections. Hamzat made the call on Tuesday during a visit by member...
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FAAN said passenger traffic and airline capacity are expanding, but infrastructure and operating costs continue to constrain Nigeria’s aviation potential. The post Nigeria hits 18.8 million flights, ranks Africa’s fourth-largest market appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria ....
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President Bola Tinubu has urged Nigeria’s 774 local government chairmen to translate his Renewed Hope Agenda into tangible development at the grassroots. Read More: https://punchng.com/deliver-grassroots-development-tinubu-tells-lg-chairmen/...
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With Nigerians grappling with rising petrol prices, the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Heineken Lokpobiri, has described the situation as a global issue, warning that it could worsen if the Middle East crisis persists. He said the difficulties Nigerians are facing wit...
