The Transmission Company of Nigeria has faulted Ikeja Electric over its attribution of recent electricity supply interruptions to grid instability. Read More: https://punchng.com/tcn-faults-ikeja-electric-blames-outages-on-low-generation/
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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) says it has secured the final forfeiture of $163,592 obtained through an alleged fraud involving a United States-based law firm and a Nigerian businessman, Akpasi Oziegbe. Trial judge M. S. Liman of the Federal High Court in Abu...
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By Elizabeth Adegbesan The naira today appreciated to N1,375 per dollar from N1,380 in the parallel market on Thursday. Similarly, the naira appreciated to N1,349 per dollar in the Nigerian Foreign Exchange Market, NFEM. Data from the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, showed that the...
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Corruption and wasteful spending are killing development in Nigeria, the Ekiti Council of Elders has warned, calling on political leaders across the country to embrace integrity, accountability and responsible governance. Speaking in Ado-Ekiti on Friday at a news conference heral...
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The naira appreciated against the dollar at the official foreign exchange market on Friday, ending the first week of November 2026 on a positive note. Data from the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, showed that the naira strengthened slightly to N1,346.79 per dollar on Friday, compar...
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Plateau State Governor, Caleb Mutfwang, has urged Nigerian graduates to resist the temptation to completely abandon the country in search of better opportunities abroad, encouraging those who migrate… Read More: https://punchng.com/stay-and-build-nigeria-mutfwang-urges-graduates/...
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The presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Peter Obi, and his running mate, Rabiu Kwankwaso, are in Lagos for a town hall meeting and engagements with stakeholders as the party intensifies its mobilisation. Ahead of the engagements, Kwankwaso visited the...
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Nollywood actress and babymama of Nigerian singer, Portable, Ashabi Simple, has begun her National Youth Service Corps programme at the Ogun State orientation camp in Sagamu. Read More: https://punchng.com/portables-baby-mama-ashabi-simple-begins-nysc-programme/...
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The Federal Government on Friday converted an abandoned petrol filling station at the State House, Abuja, into a Compressed Natural Gas refuelling facility. Read More: https://punchng.com/fg-converts-abandoned-state-house-petrol-station-to-cng-facility/...
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…accuses him of anti-party activities, INEC portal interference … orders immediate audit of party accounts By Henry Umoru ABUJA — The National Working Committee (NWC) of the Action Democratic Party (ADP) has suspended its National Chairman, Engr. Yabagi Yusuf Sani, over allegatio...
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Two Mexican nationals and four Nigerians have been arraigned before a Federal High Court in Ibadan over an alleged attempt to establish a methamphetamine manufacturing operation in Oyo State. The six defendants appeared before Justice Nkeonye Evelyn Maha following their arrest in...
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Kelechi Iheanacho was on target in Bursaspor's 1-1 draw against Antalyaspor in their TFF 1. Lig encounter on Friday night. Iheanacho previously scored in 12 consecutive league games for Bursaspor but the impressive scoring streak was halted against Bandırmaspor last weekend. The ...
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The Nigeria Democratic Congress on Friday congratulated the national Under-17 women’s football team, the Flamingos, on their historic qualification for the final of the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup… Read More: https://punchng.com/u-17-world-cup-ndc-urges-flamingos-to-beat-japan/...
