A 21-year-old butcher, Selim Ayodele, has been arrested by the Ogun State Police Command for allegedly stabbing his colleague to death following a disagreement over sweeping their workplace. The incident happened last Sunday at a cow meat-selling outlet in Alagbole area of the state. The deceased...
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The Central Bank of Nigeria has granted JPMorgan an approval-in-principle to establish a merchant bank, paving the way for the US giant to expand in Nigeri Read More: https://punchng.com/cbn-grants-jpmorgan-preliminary-approval-for-merchant-bank/...
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The Ogun State Police Command has arraigned seven men before the Ilaro Magistrate Court over alleged unlawful possession of firearms, abduction of Amotekun operatives and stealing of a locally made single barrel gun valued at N150,000. The defendants are Dosunmu Amos, 34, Abiseku...
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The NSCDC in Gombe has arrested a 22-year-old man for allegedly vandalizing an armoured cable supplying power to the NNPC depot in the state. Read More: https://punchng.com/nscdc-arrests-22-year-old-for-cable-vandalism-in-gombe/...
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The Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) Delta Governorship Candidate Mr Chris Iyovwaye, has pledged to drive industrialisation as vehicle for job creation and sustainable development in the state if elected in 2027. Iyovwaye made the pledge during a consultation with Chief Emmanuel...
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The commercial banking division of the group accounted for 94 per cent of turnover and 87.4 per cent of post-tax profit. The post First HoldCo’s nine-month profit leaps 63% to N744.5 billion appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria ....
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The fourth edition of Nigeria’s biggest grassroots football tournament is in full swing. The top four teams are battling for the title, while the best players continue their pursuit of individual awards. Who has stood out from the rest, made history at the 1xCup 2026, and caught ...
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The Nigeria Labour Congress has clarified that the Trade Union Congress was not part of its October 22 meeting with the Federal Government over workers’ de Read More: https://punchng.com/tuc-not-part-of-fg-talks-on-workers-demands-nlc/...
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Governor Hope Uzodimma of Imo State has said Nigerians no longer collect N1000 or N2000 to attend political rallies across the country. Uzodimma said such days when Nigerians are given peanuts to attend political rallies are gone. The governor spoke during the Association of All ...
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With Nigeria’s annual mining revenue up more than tenfold to above N70bn, Nigeria NOW! brings global investors to Abuja on 19 and 20 November, where the Minister of Solid Minerals Development is Chief Host. The post Nigeria NOW! opens its project boardrooms to global investors in...
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By Ikechukwu Nnochiri ABUJA – The Federal Government has secured a total of 653 convictions of persons arrested across the federation for their involvement in various acts of terrorism. The convicts, some of whom were found guilty of aiding insurgents or concealing information ab...
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1. Ebola: Investigators question source of infection as Nigeria maintains case is isolated A new Reuters investigation reports conflicting accounts of how Nigeria’s first confirmed Ebola patient in more than a decade contracted the virus. Swiss authorities say the patient, ...
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The Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, has granted JP Morgan approval-in-principle to establish a merchant bank in Nigeria after receiving a deposit of $38 million. CBN made this disclosure in a statement on Friday. The apex bank said the proposed lender, to be known as JPMorgan Merch...
