Nigeria’s external earnings rose to $20.08bn in Q2 2026, as higher crude oil and gas exports widened the country’s current account surplus to $7.54bn. Read More: https://punchng.com/oil-exports-lift-nigerias-external-earnings-in-q2/
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Thales Alenia Space has signed a contract with Nigeria’s NIGCOMSAT Ltd to build NigComSat-2A, a new satellite to boost digital connectivity across Africa. Read More: https://punchng.com/thales-to-develop-nigerias-new-satellite/...
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NRM presidential candidate, Dr Esther Okereke, has promised to rescue Nigeria from insecurity, hunger, and unemployment if elected in the 2027 elections. Read More: https://punchng.com/2027-nrms-okereke-targets-hunger-insecurity/...
safety
The Ogun State Commissioner of Police, Bode Ojajuni, has honoured 39 officers for their distinguished service, describing the policing job as stressful. Read More: https://punchng.com/ogun-cp-honours-39-officers-says-policing-stressful/...
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By Elizabeth Adegbesan The Naira yesterday appreciated to N1,370 per dollar from N1,375 in the parallel market on Wednesday. But, the naira depreciated to N1,329 per dollar in the Nigerian Foreign Exchange Market, NFEM. Data from the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, showed that the ...
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The Benue State Government is considering the formal recognition of public relations as a career structure in the state public service, the Chief Press Secretary to Governor Hyacinth Alia, Tersoo Kula, has said. Kula disclosed this on Tuesday when the leadership of the Nigerian I...
Local
By Enitan Abdultawab President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has returned to Nigeria after spending about four weeks in Europe, declaring that he is hale, healthy and ready to resume work. Tinubu made the remarks on Tuesday evening after arriving in Lagos from Paris, where he had spent the l...
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The Sickle Cell Foundation Nigeria has called for the country to lead in developing home-grown solutions to the disease at the launch of a new global partn Read More: https://punchng.com/nigeria-should-drive-home-grown-sickle-cell-solutions-foundation/...
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AIICO Insurance Plc has unveiled its new Learning and Conference Centre in Victoria Island, Lagos, to boost employee development and professional events. Read More: https://punchng.com/aiico-learning-conference-centre-represents-workplace-infrastructure-expansion/...
Local
Skit maker Carter Efe and rapper Speed Darlington traded threats at a chaotic press conference ahead of their October 1 boxing match in Lagos. Read More: https://punchng.com/chaos-as-carter-efe-speed-darlington-face-off-ahead-clash/...
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Lagos governor’s aide, Akintayo Sanwo-Olu, has called for stronger financial structures to connect capital with real-world assets in Africa. Read More: https://punchng.com/sanwo-olu-seeks-stronger-structures-for-africas-capital-markets/...
News
An analysis of why fixing Nigeria’s politics, often characterised by primitive accumulation and self-aggrandisement, is crucial for national development. Read More: https://punchng.com/how-to-fix-nigerias-politics-for-development/...
Local
A new Christian art exhibition in Lagos themed “Creation Speaks” aims to create a market for nearly 200 artists to showcase and sell their work. Read More: https://punchng.com/lagos-exhibition-creates-market-for-artists/...
