The Lagos State Government has intensified its fight against violence and abuse of children as data from the Domestic and Sexual Violence Agency revealed that 3,215 children were subjected to various forms of abuse between January and December 2024. The figure, exclusively obtained by PUNCH Metro on Wednesday, showed that of the total 9,279 domestic violence cases […]
The Lagos State Government has so far disbursed N2.46bn to 8,690 residents through the Sanwo-Olu Listens Financial Assistance Programme. The Special Adviser to the Governor on Political, Legislative and Civic Engagement, Dr Afolabi Tajudeen, made this known at the 2025 Lagos State Ministerial Press Briefing in Ikeja on Thursday. The briefing is part of activities […]
The Debt Management Office (DMO) is offering the N300 billion May 2025 Federal Government of Nigeria (FGN) bond for subscription by auction. The DMO, in a statement on its official website on Thursday, said the bond auction, scheduled for May 26, 2025, features a combination of reopened bonds, designed to appeal to a diverse range […]
The Governor Monday Okpebholo-led administration in Edo State on Thursday said it has uncovered and sealed a brothel inside a primary school in Esan West Local Government Area of the state. The state coordinator for the Protection of Government Property, Eugene Okolosie, disclosed this at a press conference in Benin City, adding that over 2,000 […]
President Bola Tinubu has formally inaugurated the board of the newly constituted Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), appointing Engr. Bashir Bayo Ojulari as Group Chief Executive Officer and Ahmadu Musa Kida as Non-Executive Chairman. The swearing-in ceremony was held in his office at the State House in Abuja shortly before the President proceeded to […]
About 52,000 Nigerians immigrated to the United Kingdom in the year ending December 2024, even as overall net migration to the country dropped by nearly 50%, according to new data released by the UK Office for National Statistics (ONS). Nigerians were among the top non-EU+ nationals entering the UK last year, with most arrivals linked […]
Femi Otedola, Chairman of First Holdco Plc, has attributed his ₦320 billion personal investment in First Bank to the Federal Government’s economic reforms and the Central Bank of Nigeria’s policy measures. Speaking at the 13th Annual General Meeting of First Holdco Plc on Thursday, Otedola commended President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for his bold and visionary […]
President Bola Tinubu has granted regulatory approvals for the issuance of all critical licences required for the Kolmani Integrated Development Project, a multibillion-dollar oil exploration initiative located between Bauchi and Gombe states. The development was disclosed by the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Oil), Senator Heineken Lokpobiri, during the flag-off ceremony for the construction […]
Suspended Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan has petitioned the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi, to wade into the alleged attempt on her life by the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio. In a petition dated 15th May, 2025, Akpottl Uduaghan, who represents the Kogi Central Senatorial district, accused Akpabio of orchestrating a malicious […]
The Central Bank of Nigeria recorded a significant decline of N4.145tn in net loans and receivables in 2024, driven primarily by a reduction in its overdraft exposure to the Federal Government and changes across other loan categories. According to the apex bank’s audited financial statements, net loans and receivables at the bank level dropped from […]
