…Says: Sanctions await corrupt officials …Orders release of development commissions funds …20-year NCDC plan must outlive administrations – Minister By Luminous Jannamike ABUJA — President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Monday warned that the era of white-elephant projects and waste of pub...
JPMorgan has announced the inclusion of selected Federal Government of Nigeria, FGN, bonds in its newly introduced Government Bond Index–Emerging Markets Edge (GBI-EM Edge). The Minister of Finance, Taiwo Oyedele, disclosed this in a statement on Monday. Oyedele said the move ref...
The Federal Government has raised ₦728.9 billion through the Series 2 issuance under its ₦4 trillion Power Sector Multi-Instrument Issuance Programme, bringing the total raised under the debt reduction programme to more than ₦1.1 trillion. The post Nigerian government raises ₦729...
The Court of Appeal in Abuja has dismissed a request by Major Hamza Al-Mustapha for an extension of time to appeal a judgment over a property in Asokoro. Read More: https://punchng.com/court-rejects-al-mustaphas-bid-to-appeal-asokoro-property-case/...
A former Nigerian President, Olusegun Obasanjo, has said the country has no reason to remain poor. Obasanjo stated this during interview on C-Suite Cafe, hosted by Ikem Okuhu, where he said Nigeria has enough natural and human resources to produce what its people need and build a...
Company unveils eNvoice.ng to support businesses with smart tax invoicing and seamless compliance under the NRS e-Invoicing regime Vi-M Professional Solutions Limited has announced its accreditation as both a System Integrator and an Access Point Provider under Nigeria’s National...
By Kingsley Omonobi ABUJA — The Chief of Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Idi Abass, has directed naval commands, formations, establishments and bases to organise seminars to educate officers and personnel on their roles and code of conduct during the 2027 general elections. Commander, ...
I wager that more than half of Nigeria’s economic problems have been solved by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. Walk with me. Now, it is important to understand Nigeria’s economic problems, especially from a historical perspective. Anyone who’s not interested in the history of how we...
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in Zamfara State has arrested a 58-year-old man accused of selling illegal drugs in the state for more than 20 years. The command also arrested nine other suspects over alleged vandalism and theft of government infrastructure. ...
Education Minister, Dr Tunji Alausa, has assured King’s College workers of their job security amid proposed administrative changes and concessioning fears. Read More: https://punchng.com/kings-college-alausa-assures-workers-of-job-security/...
Vice President Kashim Shettima has urged Nigerian leaders to build lasting institutions and policies that will serve the people beyond their tenure in offi Read More: https://punchng.com/build-institutions-beyond-elections-shettima-urges-leaders/...
Nigerian dancer Poco Lee has been granted bail in the UK ahead of his September 15 hearing at Snaresbrook Crown Court on sexual offence charges. Read More: https://punchng.com/uk-court-grants-poco-lee-bail-ahead-of-september-15-hearing/...
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, NAFDAC, has destroyed expired donated medicines valued at N59 million at the Igwuruta dumpsite along the Eneka-Igwuruta Road in Rivers State. NAFDAC said the medicines were brought into Nigeria from the United Stat...
Nigeria’s inclusion in a J.P. Morgan global bond index is expected to attract about $17.5 billion into the country’s debt market and lower bond yields by up to 200 basis points. The post Nigeria rejoins J.P. Morgan Global Bond Index after 11 years appeared first on Premium Times ...
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, NAFDAC, has alerted Nigerians to the circulation of a suspected counterfeit toothpaste, ORACIRE+ Toothpaste, being distributed in the country under the guise of the registered ORACARE+ Toothpaste. The agency said t...
On Monday morning, Nigerians rushing to own a part of Dangote Petroleum Refinery could not access the initial public offering (IPO) as Cowrywise and Bamboo, two of Nigeria’s biggest investment fintechs, struggled under the weight of traffic built up by months of marketing. Users ...
The WHO Representative in Nigeria, Pavel Ursu, said the incentives could encourage families to seek essential maternal and newborn services, but stressed that increased attendance must be matched by quality care. The post Stakeholders seek stronger investment to reduce maternal, ...
Nigerian billionaire Dangote launches oil refinery IPO, Africa’s biggest share sale CNBC Africa
ANEEJ warns that illicit financial flows are draining Nigeria’s public resources and urges the media and civil society to intensify investigations, asset tracing and accountability efforts. The post Group tasks media, CSOs to intensify checks on illicit financial flows appeared f...
President of Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote, has urged billionaires with private aircraft worth $900 million to put their wealth into production in Nigeria. He made the disclosure on Monday in his remarks as Dangote Refinery’s Initial Public Offering officially went live on the Nig...
The Nasarawa State Emergency Management Agency has distributed relief materials worth millions of naira to victims of various disasters in three Local Government Areas of the state. The beneficiaries were affected by bandit attacks, communal and land clashes, floods, fires and ot...
The Nigerian Police Force High Command has placed formations nationwide on red alert over alleged planned terror attacks on worship centres, schools, National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, orientation camps and other public places across the country. According to Premium Times, the ...
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The Nigerian Army has urged the Vigilante Group of Nigeria to share timely and credible intelligence to help tackle insecurity and threats ahead of 2027. Read More: https://punchng.com/army-urges-vigilante-group-to-share-timely-intelligence/...
We are not a car dealership, nor do we operate a showroom for displaying vehicles. Instead, we act as intermediaries between buyers and the Copart and IAAI auctions in the United States, facilitating the purchase of clean, used cars with minor cosmetic damage. In Nigeria, many ca...
A Federal High Court in Abuja has adjourned a suit seeking to stop the David Mark-led leadership of the African Democratic Congress till September 28. Read More: https://punchng.com/court-adjourns-suit-challenging-david-marks-adc-leadership/...
India’s PM Narendra Modi has requested renewed purchases of Nigerian crude oil to help rebuild bilateral trade towards its previous high of nearly $15 bill Read More: https://punchng.com/indian-pm-seeks-renewed-nigerian-crude-purchases-broader-trade/...
Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, on Monday, said it was impossible to build a new Nigeria while people are still dying due to a weak Primary Healthcare system. Obi charged the Nigerian government to invest more money into the primary ...
Fifty years after its establishment, Omoluorogbo Grammar School (OGSA) is set to celebrate its Golden Jubilee with a three-day programme that will bring together generations of old students, serving and former teachers, parents, friends and other stakeholders from Nigeria and the...
Prince Adewole Adebayo, the presidential candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP), has declared that his mission in the upcoming election is to govern Nigeria through service and accountability, unlike his competitors whose sole ambition is to rule over the people. Speaking...
The SDP candidate, Adedayo Alade, announced the decision to withdraw his petition through his lawyer but did not disclose the reason for doing so. The post Ekiti Poll: Like PDP, SDP candidate withdraws petition against Gov Oyebanji’s re-election, party kicks appeared first on Pre...
By Sebastine Obasi Former governor of old Anambra State, Jim Nwobodo has filed a libel suit before an Enugu High Court, against against Basil Ogbuanu, a Lagos businessman. The suit filed by Chuma Oguejiofor, was accompanied by a 20-paragraph affidavit, another 20-paragraph statem...
Nigeria’s Dangote says secondary listing of his oil refinery could be in the US cnbcafrica.com
The confusion that followed the Abuja event also reveals the fragility of religious representation. The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Nigeria reportedly moved to distinguish itself from the similarly named charismatic body. The clarification mattered because public authority of...
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo says Nigeria has no business with poverty, blaming policy inconsistency, corruption and oil theft for its economic woes. Read More: https://punchng.com/nigeria-has-no-business-with-poverty-says-obasanjo/...
Private Capital Takes Centre Stage in Lagos Housing Strategy nigeriahousingmarket.com
The two investment platforms confirmed the disruptions in separate posts on X on Monday. The post Bamboo, Cowrywise down due to Dangote Refinery IPO subscription traffic appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria ....
Nigerian streamer, Carter Efe has claimed that his song ‘Machala’ helped boost Wizkid’s career while challenging the singer to a free boxing match. Carter Efe made the statement during an interview with Yanga FM. He said he would not demand any money to fight Wizkid, adding that ...
The Medical and Dental Consultants Association of Nigeria has urged the Federal Government to strengthen manpower and infrastructure in teaching hospitals. Read More: https://punchng.com/strengthen-manpower-infrastructure-in-teaching-hospitals-mdcn-urges-fg/...
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, Osun State Command, has arrested three men over the alleged theft and sale of electrical cables removed temporarily during road construction activities in Agbona Village, Iwo. The suspects were identified as Taliatu Olunlade, 6...
IPO 'for the people' is out of reach for many in Nigeria DW.com
The Chairman of Dangote Petroleum and Petrochemical Limited, Aliko Dangote, has revealed that the jet fuel from its facility has been sold out in Europe from August to September. The post Dangote Refinery sells out jet fuel supply to Europe, reserves Nigeria stock appeared first ...
Dangote Refinery: Dangote rings opening bell as N525 public offer begins The Sun Nigeria
Pete Vowles has arrived in Abuja to take up his appointment as the new British High Commissioner to Nigeria. Vowles succeeds Dr Richard Montgomery CMG, who previously headed the United Kingdom’s diplomatic mission in Nigeria. His appointment was announced by the British governmen...
NNPC says it is pursuing multiple pathways to expand Nigeria’s gas production, boost domestic utilisation and strengthen its position as a major global LNG supplier. The post NNPC activates multiple pathways to transform Nigeria into global gas hub —Official appeared first on Pre...
Dangote Refinery Opens N2.15tn IPO on Nigerian Stock Exchange Nigeria Info FM
By Idris Salisu, Gusau GUSAU — The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Zamfara State Command, has arrested nine suspects over alleged criminal conspiracy, vandalism, mischief and theft of roofing sheets from Tsageru Primary School in Tsafe Local Government Area of t...
The British High Commissioner-designate to Nigeria, Pete Vowles, has arrived in Abuja to take up his new diplomatic assignment, succeeding Richard Montgome Read More: https://punchng.com/british-high-commissioner-designate-arrives-nigeria/...
For many Nigerians planning to study in foreign countries on a student visa, the opportunity to study and work at the same time can be an important consideration when choosing a destination. Working part-time can help international students gain valuable experience, build profess...
By Dickson Omobola Nigerian Airspace Management Agency, NAMA, has dismissed a report that it wasted N7.58 billion on Instrument Landing Systems, ILS, for Lagos and Abuja airports, saying the approved contract for the supply and installation of CAT III-capable ILS and Distance Mea...
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has condemned xenophobic attacks in South Africa, recalling Nigeria’s key role in the anti-apartheid struggle. Read More: https://punchng.com/obasanjo-condemns-xenophobia-in-south-africa-recalls-nigerias-anti-apartheid-role/...
Workers and trade union leaders in the Federal Ministry of Education on Monday in Abuja protested the proposed concession of Federal Unity Colleges. The protesters gathered at the ministry’s headquarters displaying placards, chanting solidarity songs and demanding an immediate re...
President Bola Tinubu has approved the allocation of a property recovered by the EFCC to the Nigeria Data Protection Commission as its new headquarters in Read More: https://punchng.com/tinubu-allocates-efcc-recovered-property-as-new-ndpc-headquarters/...
By Juliet Umeh LAGOS — Leadership and public policy expert, Dakuku Peterside, has identified weak institutions, poor management and inconsistent policy implementation as major factors preventing Nigeria from translating its vast natural and human resources into widespread prosper...
Lagos Set to Host Ghana, Sierra Leone as Nigeria Launches New T20 Cricket Series Nigerian Voice
The Nigeria Football Federation, NFF, has suspended assistant referee Aliyu Yakubu Bana indefinitely following a controversial offside decision in a matchday three encounter involving Doma United and Enyimba. The decision was reached in a letter signed by Mohammed Ameenu, Secreta...
The NNPC has unveiled plans to increase Nigeria’s gas reserves to over 600tcf and raise national production to 12 billion cubic feet per day by 2030. Read More: https://punchng.com/nnpc-targets-600tcf-gas-reserves-12bcf-d-output-by-2030/...
The Zamfara Ministry of Health says it has recorded 44 deaths following an outbreak of diphtheria in parts of the state. The State Director of Public Health in the ministry, Dr Yusuf Haske, gave the update to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in a telephone interview in Gusau on M...
PHOTONEWS: BoI, RMB Nigeria executives at N274.18bn bond issuance ceremony in Lagos Punch Newspapers
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