Sunday, 06 October, 2024

Month: February 2024


Moscow’s plans to deploy new, advanced weaponry, first revealed in 2018, have been realized or are in completion phases, Russian President Vladimir Putin said during a keynote speech on Thursday. Russian troops have already used the Kinzhal and Tsirkon hypersonic Read more…


President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Thursday criticised the recent protest by the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), cautioning the Labour movement to know that it is not the only voice of Nigerians. The labour union, on Tuesday, embarked on a street Read more…


Nobel Laureate, Prof Wole Soyinka, on Thursday, said Nigeria needs to be decentralised for Nigerians to enjoy the country more. Soyinka made the case for decentralisation on Thursday at the PUNCH Newspapers’ 50th-anniversary lecture held at the Civic Centre, Ozumba Read more…


A nominee for membership of the Central Bank of Nigeria Board of Directors, Urum Kalu Eke has declined the offer stating that he was currently engaged in the World Bank. This came to the fore during the Thursday plenary when Read more…


President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has directed cement companies to go back to the status quo as regards to the price of the commodity. Minister of Works, Senator David Umahi, revealed this to newsmen shortly after inspecting BUA cement factory in Read more…


From Ifeoma Ejiofor Civil Rights Concern (CRC) on Wednesday took her campaign against increasing debt profile and increasing poverty to planning officers and civil societies in Anambra State. CRC actually engaged the Stakeholders including the media practitioners in a one Read more…


From Ifeoma Ejiofor Eight members of the Anambra State House of Assembly on the platform of the Labour Party(LP) have asked President Ahmed Bola Tinubu and Gov Charlse Soludo, to stop everything they are doing for six months and fashion Read more…


Air Peace on Wednesday,  announced N1.2 million and N4 million respectively on its London route for Economy and Business classes, effective March 30. This is contained in a statement in Lagos by the airline’s Corporate Communications Lead, Mr Stanley Olisa. Read more…


The Presidency said cryptocurrency trading website Binance will destroy the Nigerian economy if not stopped. Special Adviser to President Tinubu on Information and Strategy Bayo Onanuga stated this in an interview on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Wednesday. According to Read more…


The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has given reasons why it called off the two-day planned nationwide protest to avoid inflicting more stress on the suffering workers in the country Briefing journalists at the NLC state secretariat in Owerri on Wednesday, Read more…


MTN telecommunications network is currently down as subscribers of the telecommunication service find it impossible to make or receive calls while others are not able to make use of their internet through the network. This is a result of its Read more…


A Pastor of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Emmanuel Orekoya, was on Tuesday, Feb. 27, arraigned before the Ikeja Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court for allegedly raping and impregnating his 17- year-old daughter. The defendant is facing two Read more…