Summary by The Lagos Editorial Desk · Byline on the source page: Punch Newspapers, as published by The Punch · · 1 min read
Education experts warn that outdated curricula in Nigerian universities could leave graduates unprepared for an AI-driven world, urging for immediate refor Read More: https://punchng.com/outdated-curricula-may-leave-nigerian-graduates-behind-in-ai-era/
Local
Table water producers in Lagos State have denied reports of a strike, assuring residents of water availability during a sanitation exercise in some zones. Read More: https://punchng.com/lagos-sachet-water-producers-deny-strike/...
The Punch · Oct 13, 2026
News
A new report by the UNDP shows 17.9 million Nigerians fell into multidimensional poverty between 2021 and 2024, the world’s largest increase. Read More: https://punchng.com/17-9m-nigerians-fall-into-poverty-in-three-years-report/...
The Punch · Oct 13, 2026
News
The Nigeria Inter-Bank Settlement System has partnered with Transactility to build the National Payment Stack, a next-gen platform for Nigeria’s ecosystem. Read More: https://punchng.com/nibss-transactility-to-power-nigerias-next-gen-national-payment-stack/...
The Punch · Oct 13, 2026
News
The Nigerian equities market closed lower on Monday, with total market capitalisation falling to N160.85tn as the CBN held the monetary policy rate. Read More: https://punchng.com/equities-dip-as-market-value-falls-to-n160tn-on-ngx/...
The Punch · Oct 13, 2026
News
The US has placed Nigeria on its Child Soldiers Prevention Act blacklist, threatening to cut military aid over the use of child soldiers by terror groups. Read More: https://punchng.com/child-soldier-us-threatens-to-cut-military-aid-to-nigeria/...
The Punch · Oct 13, 2026
schools
Trinity University, Yaba, is set to graduate 323 students, with 79 achieving First Class honours, including two who earned a perfect 5.00 CGPA. Read More: https://punchng.com/trinity-varsity-to-graduate-79-first-class-students/...
The Punch · Oct 13, 2026
schools
Experts warn that the Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) risks collapse without an effective loan recovery system before repayments begin. Read More: https://punchng.com/nelfund-risks-collapse-without-recovery-reforms-experts/...
The Punch · Oct 13, 2026
schools
Yaba College of Technology has partnered with Threatremeter Nigeria to establish a film training centre for students and the public in acting and directing Read More: https://punchng.com/yabatech-to-establish-film-training-centre/...
The Punch · Oct 13, 2026
safety
The Lagos Waste Management Authority has sealed over 25 buildings in Okota for illegal waste dumping and arrested several cart pushers in a major operation Read More: https://punchng.com/lawma-seals-25-buildings-arrests-cart-pushers/...
The Punch · Oct 13, 2026
News
Health workers at the Federal Medical Centre, Abeokuta, have begun a 72-hour warning strike after a lab scientist was allegedly stabbed by a patient’s rela Read More: https://punchng.com/colleagues-stabbing-ogun-health-workers-begin-72-hour-warning-strike/...
The Punch · Oct 13, 2026
government
A Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Olisa Agbakoba, has urged INEC to guarantee citizens the right to publish and analyse election results from polling units. Read More: https://punchng.com/2027-agbakoba-backs-citizens-right-to-publish-election-results/...
The Punch · Oct 13, 2026
library
Nigerian epidemiologists have warned against unsafe corpse handling during burial rites, citing the risk of spreading infectious diseases through body flui Read More: https://punchng.com/burial-rites-epidemiologists-warn-nigerians-against-unsafe-corpse-handling/...
The Punch · Oct 13, 2026