The Federal Government has reaffirmed its commitment to building a $1 trillion economy by 2036, positioning large-scale mining investments as critical drivers of industrial growth and economic diversification. Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dele Alake, said the Dukia–Arinola Polymetallic Mine-to-Market Project represents the type of private-sector-led initiative required to accelerate GDP expansion, boost export capacity […]
Fresh questions, concerns, and uncertainty have deepened at the oil and gas agencies affected in the wake of President Bola Tinubu’s new executive order directing immediate reallocation of oil and gas revenues to the Federation Account for onward distribution among the three tiers of government. The PUNCH gathered on Sunday that the directive, which effectively […]
The Lagos State Government, through its Anti-Open Defecation Squad, has apprehended 46 male and female offenders during coordinated early morning operations across Lagos Island. Managing Director of LAWMA, Dr Muyiwa Gbadegesin, disclosed this in a statement on Monday in Lagos. He noted that the arrests were made between February 20 and 22, during routine monitoring […]
The Council of Palm Oil Producing Countries (CPOPC) has urged Nigeria to transition from observer status to full membership ahead of the expiration of its observership in November 2026. Secretary-General of the Council Izzanah Salleh made the call on Friday during a courtesy visit to the Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Senator Abubakar Kyari, […]
The Transmission Company of Nigeria has successfully commissioned a new 300MVA power transformer at its 330/132/33kV Egbin Transmission Substation in Lagos State on February 22, 2025. The addition increases the substation’s total capacity from 300MVA to 450MVA, significantly improving the availability of bulk electricity for Ikeja Electricity Distribution Company. The Egbin Transmission Substation, located in […]
The National Assembly on Tuesday approved the electronic transmission of election results but retained manual collation as a backup, triggering protests, a walkout by opposition lawmakers and heated debates in both chambers ahead of the 2027 general elections. What should have been a routine legislative correction to the Electoral Act Amendment Bill instead degenerated into […]
The Federal Ministry of Health has ordered an immediate disengagement of Directors who have spent at least eight years in the directorate cadre with immediate effect. The directors affected include those in the ministry, federal hospitals, agencies, among others, according to a memo sighted by our correspondent in Abuja on Tuesday morning. On Monday, The […]
The House of Representatives on Tuesday descended into a rowdy session after it moved to rescind its earlier decision on the Electoral Act (Amendment) Bill, 2025, following a controversial voice vote presided over by Speaker Abbas Tajudeen. The resolution followed a motion moved by Hon. Francis E. Waive pursuant to Order Nine, Rule 1 (6) […]
The West African Examinations Council has launched its Digital Certificate Services System, known as WAEC DigiCert, across its five member countries — Nigeria, Ghana, The Gambia, Liberia and Sierra Leone. The announcement was contained in a statement issued on Monday and signed by the Head of Public Affairs at WAEC Headquarters, Accra, Ghana, Demianus Ojijeogu, […]
Former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, was detained at the headquarters of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission in Abuja on Monday night after hours of interrogation over an alleged N432 billion corruption probe. El-Rufai, a chieftain of the African Democratic Congress, is also expected to face criminal prosecution over the alleged bugging of the […]
