Director General, National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Brigadier General YD Ahmed, has pleaded with corps members to accept their postings to serve at different communities and various places of primary assignments in good faith. General Ahmed equally begged them to adjust quickly and settle down to the task of nation building and development in their…
The National Publicity Director of the ruling All Progressives Congress, Bala Ibrahim, has said APC is not behind a large billboard in Abuja promoting President Bola Tinubu for the 2027 presidential election. The bold billboard that was spotted on Monday along area one axis of the Federal capital Territory hints at Tinubu’s potential re-election bid, instigating discussions among…
Oil marketers have raised concern about the delay in announcing the price of Premium Motor Spirit, popularly known as petrol, by Dangote Petroleum Refinery, as they announced that the landing cost of imported Premium Motor Spirit is now about N1,120/litre. The landing cost is the price at which the commodity lands on Nigeria’s shores Dealers stated that high cost of…
A prison break has occurred at the Custodial facility in Maiduguri, the Borno State capital on Tuesday,as a result of severe flooding and unconfirmed number of inmates have escaped from the correctional centre. Rising waters have breached security barriers and weakened structural supports, allowing inmates to break free from their confinement. Authorities have confirmed that the escapees…
A pro-democracy group, Kwara Must Change, has called on the Federal Government to collaborate with the Dangote Group to sell its products, particularly petroleum, to African countries in naira. In a statement made available to PUNCH on Sunday, the Convener of Kwara Must Change, Abdulrazaq Hamzat, emphasised the need for Nigeria to leverage the Dangote…
Fintech companies, including OPay, Moniepoint and others, have announced plans to begin deduction of N50 Electronic Money Transfer Levy (EMTL) from transactions of N10,000 and above with effect from tomorrow, September 9th .This deduction followed a directive by the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS).The mandatory deduction will bring an end to the era of free banking services provided by fintechs, though the…
A fuel tanker explosion has claimed 30 lives along Agaie-Bida Road in Niger State on Sunday morning. The Niger State Emergency Management Agency (NSEMA) director-general, Mallam Arah, confirmed the incident.
President Bola Tinubu on Friday in Beijing rounded off his official engagements in People’s Republic of China with a meeting with Nigerians living in the country, assuring them that his administration will replicate quality infrastructure available in China in Nigeria. Addressing members of Nigerians in Diaspora Organization in China (NIDO China) and the Nigerian community…
The Federal Government of Nigeria has said only buyers with National Identification Numbers would be considered as it commenced the sale of 30, 000 metric tonnes of milled rice to citizens at a subsidised rate of N40,000 per 50kg bag. The President who was represented by the Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Abubakar Kyari, stated this during…
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has stated that he is happy working for President Bola Tinubu and the All Progressives Congress government. Wike, a chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party and the only opposition member in Tinubu’s cabinet, made this remark on Saturday during the PDP Congress in Port Harcourt, the…
