A decisive enforcement action has resulted in the arrest of two suspects. The operation was carried out by a specialised unit. Preliminary investigations have raised concerns over regulatory violations. Mining activities were allegedly being conducted outside approved boundaries.
Further details of the operation are available. The action followed credible intelligence and a petition.
The suspects were apprehended at an active extraction site, where unlawful mining activities were allegedly taking place.
Leading African business, finance and investment leaders joined current and former members of the World Economic Forum’s Young Global Leaders community at Access Tower, Lagos, for the Finance and Investment segment of the Aliko Dangote Foundation/World Economic Forum Young Global...
The Kano State Council for Prerogative of Mercy Committee, in partnership with the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS), has begun visits to selected custodial centres across the state as part of efforts to decongest correctional facilities and improve inmates’ welfare. The...
The Federal Government has launched a Digital Training Academy to equip 32,000 Nigerians with free digital skills and professional certifications. Read More: https://punchng.com/32000-nigerians-to-get-free-tech-skills-certifications-from-fg-academy/...
By Kingsley Omonobi The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) said on Tuesday that its operatives have dismantled yet another industrial-scale methamphetamine laboratory and arrested a Mexican drug kingpin who was attempting to flee the country through the Lagos airport. T...
Nurses at the Federal Neuropsychiatric Hospital, Yaba, Lagos, have called on the Federal Government to improve their welfare, working conditions and access to resources. The nurses made the call during the 2026 Nurses’ Week celebration organised by the hospital’s Department of Nu...
Take your place in the Dangote Petroleum IPO through MorganCapital Securities Limited—a leading Trading Licence Holder of the Nigerian Exchange Limited and an appointed market intermediary for the offer. With MorganCapital, investors enjoy a simple and seamless digital investment...
The Ogun State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has unveiled its campaign council for the 2027 general election, signalling the commencement of a coordinated statewide mobilisation for the party’s presidential, governorship and other electoral contests. The party, i...
The 2027 presidential candidate of the Nigerian Democratic Congress, NDC, Peter Obi has addressed an allegation by Nigeria’s ambassador-designate to Mexico and former presidential spokesman, Reno Omokri on FBI records. Omokri while responding to questions during an interview on t...
By Ozioruva Aliu BENIN CITY – FORMER Chief Whip of the Senate, Sir Rowland Owie on Tuesday carpeted President Bola Tinubu over the concession of Kings College Lagos to the old boys association of the school, a decision that has resulted into a national strike by staff of unity sc...
Aliko Dangote attributes the high price of petrol in Nigeria to smuggling, stating that prices in neighbouring countries are 30 to 50 per cent higher. Read More: https://punchng.com/why-petrol-remains-expensive-in-nigeria-dangote/...
Young Nigerians between the ages of 18 and 35 living in the South-South region of now have an opportunity to gain practical digital and creative skills, access job placement support and explore enterprise financing opportunities through the iDICE South-South Skills-to-Jobs Progra...
The President-General of the Charismatic Bishops’ Conference of Nigeria, Archbishop Leonard Bature Kawas, has alleged that some individuals are sponsoring banditry, kidnapping and terrorism in the country in an attempt to discredit President Bola Tinubu’s administration. Kawas ma...
