By Musa Ubandawaki, Sokoto The Sultan of Sokoto and President-General of the Nigeria Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA), Alhaji Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar, has called on Muslims across the country to begin preparations for the sighting of the new crescent moon of Jumadal Ula 1448 AH on Sund...
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Nigerian universities have been urged to move away from dependence on government allocations and embrace capital formation, investment and ownership through the capital market. The call was made at the University of Ibadan Alumni Association Annual Public Service Lecture held on ...
safety
AAC presidential candidate Omoyele Sowore has called for an independent investigation into the Nigerian Air Force aircraft crash in Igbokoda, Ondo State. Read More: https://punchng.com/sowore-visits-ondo-crash-site-demands-independent-probe/...
business
In an exclusive interview with Nairametrics, Sanni Faruq, Lead Consultant at Senior Homes and Properties, a real estate company specialising in long-lease arrangements, discussed changing buyer preferences in the Lagos property market. He also shared insights into how demand for ...
schools
Universities in the United Kingdom are withdrawing admission offers to international applicants, including Nigerians and Pakistanis, amid fears that rising student visa refusals could lead to a ban on recruiting overseas students. According to an analysis of Home Office data by t...
government
The Director-General of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Dr Emomotimi Agama, has proposed the establishment of investment funds to finance student hostel construction in Nigerian universities, as institutions struggle with inadequate accommodation facilities. The pos...
Local
The available contractual documents and recent court proceedings in the dispute over No. 68 Molade Okoya Thomas Street, Victoria Island, Lagos, appear to lend significant weight to the position of the original property owner, Dr (Mrs) Maryam Sani Abacha, that the property was ent...
News
The Federal Government has trained 700 youths in Oyo State with vocational skills and starter kits as part of its plan to lift five million Nigerians from Read More: https://punchng.com/fg-trains-700-oyo-youths-targets-five-million-nigerians-for-poverty-reduction/...
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Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, has commiserated with the Balogun of Ibadanland, Oba Tajudeen Ajibola, over the death of his wife, Olori Basirat Ajibola. Read More: https://punchng.com/makinde-mourns-balogun-of-ibadanlands-wife/...
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A power outage at Maitama District Hospital in Abuja on Saturday left patients waiting as computer-based operations and access to records were disrupted. Read More: https://punchng.com/power-outage-disrupts-services-at-abuja-hospital/...
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Nigerian ambassador-designate to Mexico, Reno Omokri, has asked the African Democratic Congress, ADC, presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, to apologise to President Bola Tinubu for addressing the President by his first name. In a post on his verified X handle, Omokri charged A...
business
OHO Group of Companies: Building Success, One Business at a Time A new Nigerian business story is taking shape with the emergence of OHO Group of Companies, a diversified business group bringing together three already established enterprises; HO Farms Ltd, Xasu Entertainment Ltd ...
business
As President Tinubu offers relief at the pumps, the opposition cries foul, electoral battle lines harden, and fresh questions emerge over who controls Nigeria’s democratic process. The road to 2027 is becoming a contest between economic survival, political organisation and ...
