The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control has seized alcoholic beverages worth an estimated N300m packaged in sachets and PET bottles below 200ml during enforcement operations in Lagos State. NAFDAC disclosed this in a statement shared on its Facebook page on Sunday, adding that some distributors and retailers involved in the sale […]
Former Vice President and African Democratic Congress (ADC) presidential candidate Atiku Abubakar has praised Nigerian teachers for their contribution to national development while criticising the Tinubu administration over the rising cost of living and its impact on their welfare. In a statement issued by Phrank Shaibu, Director of Strategic Communication of the ADC Presidential Campaign […]
The Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) has given the federal government a 14-day ultimatum to release funds for the implementation of its 2026 agreement and pay outstanding salary arrears. The union threatened to embark on a total and indefinite strike if the demand is not met. The ultimatum was issued at the end […]
Many people were feared killed after a helicopter crashed in Igbokoda, the headquarters of Ilaje Local Government Area of Ondo State, on Monday. According to a source, the helicopter reportedly crashed in a swampy area of Igbokoda. However, the number of casualties could not be ascertained as of the time of filing this report, but […]
The West African Examinations Council has officially announced the appointment of 56-year-old Suleiman Kum as the Head of the Nigeria National Office. Before his appointment, Kum was Deputy Registrar in the HNO’s office and served as Senior Deputy Registrar, Test Administration, WAEC, until the end of August. The PUNCH reported on Friday that Kum had […]
Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd) incurred about N27.76 trillion in cost of sales, distribution expenses, and general and administrative expenses in 2025. The amount, which puts the company ahead of its peers in operating cost, is about 80.4 per cent of the N34.52 trillion revenue reported by the group in the financial year. […]
Akwa Ibom State chapter of the Nigeria Democratic Congress has expressed anger over the police cancellation of a two-million-man march organised by “Obidient Movement” scheduled for the presidential candidate of the party, Peter Obi and his running mate, Rabiu Kwankwaso, in Uyo. It was gathered that the state Commissioner of Police, Baba Azare, had issued […]
Opposition voices yesterday challenged President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s Independence Day declaration that Nigeria has entered an “age of prosperity”, arguing that rising prices, insecurity and declining household purchasing power tell a different story. Presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Atiku Abubakar, accused the Tinubu administration of worsening the cost-of-living crisis and failing to […]
The Oyo State Rule of Law Enforcement Authority, in collaboration with security operatives, has impounded 20 cows in two separate enforcement operations in Ibadan over alleged open grazing, residential rearing and destruction of farm crops. OYRLEA, Justice Aderonke Aderemi (retd.) on X on Thursday, said the first operation was carried out at dawn on Wednesday, […]
Despite President Bola Tinubu’s directive that transportation fares should begin to fall from October 1 through the deployment of Compressed Natural Gas-powered buses, commuters across several states have continued to pay the same, and in some cases higher, fares. While some state governments have introduced subsidised or free CNG-powered transportation schemes, the initiatives remain limited […]
