The presidential candidate of the Young Progressives Party (YPP), Arch. Peter Agada, has called on the National Assembly to summon the Minister of Works, David Umahi, to explain the ₦15.6 trillion cost of the 770-kilometre Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway. Agada, who spoke in Abuja on Tuesday, quest...
safety
The Commissioner of Police in Ogun State, CP Bode Ojajuni, has said the classroom remains the first line of defence in the fight against cultism and youth crime. Ojajuni spoke on Tuesday at Eleweran, Abeokuta, while hosting the Provost of the Federal College of Education, FCE, Ab...
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A brace each from Uchenna Kanu and Toni Payne and another strike from Christy Ucheibe handed Nigeria’s Super Falcons a 5–0 victory over Comoros in the second leg of the 2028 Olympic qualifiers. The victory means the Super Falcons have reached the third round of the Af...
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inDrive, a global mobility and delivery services platform, and other stakeholders in Nigeria’s mobility sector have called for stronger collaboration to promote safe driving practices and improve the safety of drivers and riders. The call was made at the third edition of the inDr...
schools
expands monitoring committee to cover academic, non-teaching unions By Joseph Erunke, Abuja The federal government has pledged to honour its agreements with tertiary institution workers, declaring that Nigerian students must no longer lose precious academic years to strikes trigg...
safety
One man was injured while rescuing a 75-year-old from a fire that destroyed an eight-room bungalow on Onitire Road, Itire, Lagos State. Read More: https://punchng.com/one-injured-as-fire-destroys-bungalow-in-lagos/...
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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Lagos State has introduced QR codes to help eligible voters locate designated Permanent Voter Card (PVC) collection centres ahead of the 2027 general elections. The Commission said the codes could be scanned through its offi...
business
The Ogun State House of Assembly has ordered an immediate halt to the issuance of illegal tickets at quarries across the state over allegations of extortion and criminal intimidation of truck drivers. The House directed that drivers in the haulage business, including those convey...
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The Working People United, WoPU, a coalition of workers, professionals, and artisans across Nigeria, has extended heartfelt congratulations to Mr Seyi Tinubu, son of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, on the occasion of his 41st birthday. In a statement personally signed and released t...
schools
By Henry Umoru President Bola Tinubu has written the Senate, transmitting a series of bills for consideration and the bills include proposed legislation to amend the Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau Act, establish a National School of Government and reform the legal framework...
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By Obas Esiedesa, Abuja The Nigerian National Petroleum Company, NNPC, Limited recorded cumulative revenue of N28.54 trillion in the first eight months of 2026, with revenue rising by 21.1 per cent month-on-month to N3.74 trillion in August. Read Also: NAF Plane Crash: Igbokoda r...
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The Miners Association of Nigeria says insecurity and regulatory confusion are major obstacles to attracting investment into the country’s solid minerals s Read More: https://punchng.com/miners-seek-improved-security-to-attract-investment/...
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Nigeria has met its OPEC crude oil production quota for the fifth consecutive month, with daily production peaking at 1.84 million barrels in September 2026. Data from the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) showed that the country produced an average of mor...
