Nigeria’s women’s volleyball team showed incredible resilience, coming back from two sets down to defeat DR Congo 3-2. Coach Elam hails the team’s spirit. Read More: https://punchng.com/vball-nigeria-coach-hails-team-spirit-after-dr-congo-comeback/...
Nigerian record holder Kayinsola Ajayi is set to compete in the men’s 100m at the Wanda Diamond League Final in Brussels as a global wildcard. Learn more. Read More: https://punchng.com/ajayi-confirmed-for-diamond-league-final/...
Coach Moses Aduku declares Falconets ready for the U-20 Women’s World Cup after final warm-up games. Get updates on Nigeria’s readiness and group stage. Read More: https://punchng.com/aduku-declares-falconets-ready-for-u-20-world-cup/...
Nigeria international Femi Azeez is undergoing a medical ahead of a £15m move to Brighton & Hove Albion from Millwall. Get details on the transfer. Read More: https://punchng.com/azeez-undergoes-brighton-medical-ahead-15m-move/...
A Nigerian-British taxi driver, Kolawole Erunkulu has been jailed for six years after falling asleep at the wheel and causing a crash that killed a 59-year-old man in Surrey, UK. Surrey Police said Erunkulu of Bexleyheath, pleaded guilty to causing death by dangerous driving afte...
*** State records 1,437 child protection cases and 5,708 interventions *** Residents and of-and 5,708 interventions By Olasunkanmi Akoni ON a rainy Tuesday morning in Ikeja, sanitation workers made a grim discovery. Tucked inside a carton by a roadside drain was a newborn, still ...
By Soni Daniel, Northern Region Editor ABUJA—The presidential candidate of Peoples Redemption Party, Mr. Donald Duke, said yesterday he joined the presidential race to solve Nigeria’s mounting problems and give Nigerians a new lease of life. Duke, who spoke to journalists in Abuj...
…Suspends renal transplant services By Chidinma Chukwu ABUJA — Wellington Clinics, Abuja, has denied involvement in any financial transaction linked to a controversial kidney transplant performed at its facility, saying its role was limited to providing an equipped theatre and a ...
Nigerian striker Sadiq Umar faces up to eight weeks out due to a hamstring injury with Valencia, potentially missing 2027 AFCON qualifiers. Read More: https://punchng.com/sadiq-suffers-hamstring-injury/...
EKO 2026, the National Intermediate Games, aims to develop school sports and nurture young talents in Lagos. Discover how this event will boost grassroots Read More: https://punchng.com/eko-2026-to-drive-school-sports-development-loc/...
FIFA has accepted the mass resignations of NFF officers and pledged support for comprehensive NFF reforms, engaging with the Nigerian government. Read More: https://punchng.com/fifa-accepts-nff-mass-resignations-backs-nsc-led-reform/...
***Amnesty Int’l faults security agencies’ silence on threat against opposition ***Threat unacceptable —CISLAC ***Democracy is persuasion not intimidation— ActionAid, IPC By Gabriel Ewepu ABUJA—Outrage, yesterday, trailed threats by Borno State Youth and Sports Development Commis...
Mr Reno Omokri, Nigeria’s Ambassador-designate to Mexico, says no criminal FBI record links President Bola Tinubu to criminality. Omokri reiterated this during the City Boy Movement Podcast, anchored by Mr O’tega Ogra, on Tuesday in Abuja. He dismissed claims that FBI records rel...
Former presidential candidate Yahaya Ndu advocates for legalising cottage refineries in the Niger Delta to end Nigeria’s energy crisis and boost local refi Read More: https://punchng.com/ex-presidential-candidate-seeks-legal-status-for-cottage-refineries/...
Discover how high charges, port congestion, and delays are undermining Nigeria’s ambition to become a regional maritime hub, increasing shipping costs for Read More: https://punchng.com/high-charges-delays-undermine-nigerias-maritime-hub-ambition-alabi/...
Police and Abdulsalami panel intensify efforts to curb rising political tension and inciting comments ahead of the 2027 elections in Nigeria. Read More: https://punchng.com/2027-campaigns-police-abdulsalami-panel-move-to-curb-rising-tension/...
By Patrick Omorodion The visit of a combined team of the National Sports Commission, NSC, and the Nigeria Football Federation, NFF, to FIFA Headquarters in Zurich, Switzerland Tuesday has yielded positive dividends as the FIFA president, Gianni Infantino has pledge the world b...
President Tinubu defends his administration’s economic reforms, aiming for a $1tn economy by 2030, as Atiku Abubakar faults the policies’ impact on Nigeria Read More: https://punchng.com/tinubu-defends-reforms-as-atiku-faults-economic-policies/...
Nigeria’s Minister of Power emphasizes power grid resilience as crucial for energy security, advocating for strategic attention to electricity infrastructu Read More: https://punchng.com/power-grid-resilience-key-to-energy-security-fg/...
***Insists subsidy policy saved Nigeria from fatal hemorrhage ***ACF, MBF, Northern Christians disagree over Tinubu’s claim ***President doing better than Buhari, North benefiting from reforms — Northern Christians By Omeiza Ajayi, Peter Duru, Ibrahim Hassan & Luminous Jannamike ...
N Seven Nigeria Limited has significantly increased its stake in Guinness Nigeria, acquiring over 550,000 shares. This move follows Diageo’s sale to Tolara Read More: https://punchng.com/n-seven-acquires-550092-guinness-nigeria-shares/...
Nigerian manufacturers faced average interest rates of 32.1% in 2025, despite easing. Discover the high borrowing costs impacting industrial sectors. Read More: https://punchng.com/manufacturers-pay-32-interest-on-loans-amid-easing/...
VP Shettima emphasizes reliable financial reporting is crucial for Nigeria’s economic stability and investor confidence. Learn about FRC’s role in transpar Read More: https://punchng.com/reliable-financial-reporting-crucial-to-nigerias-economic-stability-vp/...
Nigerian stock market investors gained N26.5bn as FTN Cocoa and McNichols led Tuesday’s trading, driving positive sentiment in agricultural stocks. Read More: https://punchng.com/ftn-cocoa-mcnichols-drive-n26-5bn-gain-for-investors/...
The NGX ASI closed August up 1.20%, cementing a 56.93% YTD return. Learn how investor demand and Nigeria’s reclassification to Frontier Market status are i Read More: https://punchng.com/ngx-asi-rises-1-20-on-final-august-trading-day/...
Explore the alarming rise of sudden deaths in Nigeria, often linked to undiagnosed conditions like hypertension. Learn about causes, prevention, and the ne Read More: https://punchng.com/the-sudden-deaths-we-must-stop-ignoring/...
The NLC condemns the latest petrol price hike as unacceptable, demanding the Federal Government supply more Nigerian crude to local refineries to stabilize Read More: https://punchng.com/nlc-rejects-petrol-price-hike-demands-more-crude-for-refineries/...
… CFR rises to 24.4%, 87% of cases concentrated in five states By Chioma Obinna Nigeria’s Lassa fever outbreak on Tuesday continued to take a heavy toll, with the country recording 252 deaths from 1,035 confirmed cases as of epidemiological week 33, translating to a case fatality...
The Nigeria Customs Service begins physical screening for 3,852 successful candidates in Abuja. Learn about required documents and the rigorous recruitment Read More: https://punchng.com/customs-begin-physical-screening-for-3852-candidates/...
FESTAC residents threaten to protest at FHA headquarters in Abuja over the alleged demolition of a perimeter fence and gateway, raising concerns about publ Read More: https://punchng.com/festac-residents-threaten-fha-protest-over-demolished-fence/...
NAPTIP raises alarm as human traffickers pose as NGOs to exploit vulnerable communities and traffic children in Nigeria. Learn how to identify and report s Read More: https://punchng.com/traffickers-pose-as-ngos-to-traffic-children-naptip/...
Nigeria Police Force arrested 13 suspects for murder, child abuse, and gun violence in nationwide raids. Firearms recovered, abducted passengers rescued. Read More: https://punchng.com/police-arrest-13-suspects-for-murder-child-abuse-offences-in-nationwide-raids/...
Lagos Police deny teargassing pensioners protesting unpaid entitlements, calling reports false. CDHR demands probe into alleged incident and payment of ret Read More: https://punchng.com/police-deny-teargassing-lagos-pensioners-cdhr-demands-probe/...
By Emma Ujah, Abuja Bureau Chief The Nigeria Sovereign Investment Authority (NSIA) said yesterday that its investments in healthcare have saved Nigeria about $200 million in foreign exchange outflows associated with medical tourism. NSIA Managing Director, Aminu Umar-Sadiq, said ...
The Independent National Electoral Commission has rejected allegations by the Nigeria Democratic Congress that it removed the party’s nominated candidates from some State House of Assembly constituencies in Anambra and Benue states and replaced them with unauthorised names. INEC ...
Minister Bello Matawalle states the FG is intensifying efforts to end Nigeria’s insecurity with a new five-year defence strategy and stronger state collabo Read More: https://punchng.com/fg-targets-end-to-insecurity-with-new-five-year-defence-strategy-says-matawalle/...
Governor Lawal spoke on how states compete for increasingly selective private capital and what distinguishes an economic opportunity from an investable proposition. The post Gov Lawal speaks at 2026 CEO Forum on unlocking investments in Zamfara appeared first on Premium Times Nig...
The judge adjourned the eligibility suit against Mr Tinubu until a new date following the disagreement between the lawyers. The post Lawyers disagree on service of Atiku’s suit against Tinubu’s eligibility for 2027 poll appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria ....
A fire incident at Pumpum Nuri Water Site in Geidam, Yobe State, destroyed several shops, causing traders to lose millions of naira. Learn more about the Y Read More: https://punchng.com/fire-guts-shops-in-yobe/...
Mr Tinubu departed Abuja on Sunday for London to begin his annual leave, while Mr Shettima was in Luanda, Angola, representing him at an African Union summit. The post What Nigerian law says about Tinubu’s vacation in Europe, transfer of power to Shettima appeared first on Premiu...
By Henry Umoru ABUJA- AHEAD of January 16 presidential election, the Candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC ahead of the election, Peter Obi has disclosed that he held talks with Canada’s High Commissioner to Nigeria, Mr Pasquale Salvaggio, as part of moves to deepen b...
Nigeria’s opposition has spent months calling for unity. Today, six opposition parties took the most concrete step yet towards making that unity possible: they began a structured, four-week process to negotiate a common platform for the 2027 election, including a roadmap to...
Ahead of the 2027 presidential election, a chieftain of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Ibrahim Abdulkarim, has highlighted what he described as a key difference between the party’s presidential candidate, Peter Obi, and his opponents. Speaking on Channels Television...
The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) says it has rescued more than 3,000 victims of sexual and gender-based violence in 2026. The Head, Press and Public Relations of NAPTIP, Mr Vincent Adekoye, disclosed this on Tuesday in Abuja at the Joint ...
Nigeria’s Lassa fever death toll reaches 252 with 1,035 confirmed cases. NCDC reports new infections in Ondo, Bauchi, Edo, and Benue states. Read More: https://punchng.com/lassa-fever-death-toll-hits-252-cases-rise-to-1035-ncdc/...
Justice Inyang Ekwo of the Federal High Court in Abuja has warned lawyers involved in the suit seeking the disqualification of President Bola Tinubu from the 2027 presidential election against discussing the matter in the media or on social media. Justice Ekwo gave the warning on...
JAMB and WAEC announce a one-time N4,000 fee for WASSCE O’Level result verification, simplifying the admission process for Nigerian candidates. Read More: https://punchng.com/jamb-waec-peg-wassce-result-verification-fee-at-n4000/...
The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has denied reports that FIFA is planning to sanction Nigeria over the recent resignation of some of its top officials. The federation also dismissed as fake a letter allegedly written by FIFA demanding an explanation for the mass resignations...
The Nigeria Police Force has launched the Vigilant App, allowing Nigerians to easily report financial fraud cases, upload evidence, and track progress. Read More: https://punchng.com/police-unveil-app-for-nigerians-to-report-fraud-cases/...
A Federal High Court in Abuja has warned lawyers involved in a case challenging President Bola Tinubu’s eligibility for the 2027 presidential election not to discuss the matter in the media or on social media. Justice Inyang Ekwo gave the warning on Tuesday while adjourning proce...
The Ogun State Government has issued a fresh flood alert ahead of the second phase of the 2026 rainy season, urging residents in vulnerable communities to remain vigilant and relocate to safer locations where necessary. The state Commissioner for Environment, Ola Oresanya, said t...
The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, has said President Bola Tinubu intends to end poverty in Nigeria through his economic policies. The Ooni said some of the policies implemented by Tinubu’s administration have helped to revamp Nigeria’s economy. The monarch spoke at his palac...
A coalition of Ogun State students has called on the next administration to sustain and expand investment in education, bursaries and infrastructure, warning that progress made under Governor Dapo Abiodun must not be discarded due to political transition. They insisted that educa...
A Professor of Accounting at Lead City University, Prof. Godwin Oyedokun, has explained the major challenge with Nigeria’s 4.43 percent Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth in the second quarter of 2026. Oyedokun, who spoke in an interview with DAILY POST, said the growth was evid...
Five suspects are in police custody in Bauchi after operatives of the Nigeria Police Force reportedly found two suspected human eyes and other items believed to be connected to money rituals in their possession. The Zone 12 Police Public Relations Officer, SP Jalige Mohammed, mad...
Presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Atiku Abubakar, has promised to review the Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) scheme and forgive the debts of qualifying students if elected. Atiku’s position was made known by his Senior Special Assistant...
Ajogbo Akia community in Ogun State petitions Governor Abiodun, seeking urgent relief for farmers whose farmlands were destroyed by alleged landgrabbers. Read More: https://punchng.com/ogun-community-petitions-abiodun-seeks-relief-over-farmland-destruction/...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has denied allegations by the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) that it replaced the names of the party’s validly nominated candidates with unauthorised names ahead of the 2027 general elections. INEC, in a statement issued on ...
Rivers State Governor Fubara pledges sustained partnership with the Nigerian Army to protect critical assets and curb economic sabotage in Rivers. Read More: https://punchng.com/fubara-pledges-sustained-partnership-with-army-to-tackle-economic-sabotage/...
Why does his death heavily cast a pall on the Nigerian media industry? It is not only because Dotun’s journalism career took him in turns to Newswatch, The PUNCH, The Sun, The Nigerian Tribune and The Compass, after which he established The Eagle Online. The incontestable testimo...
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