The AIDS Healthcare Foundation has called for increased budgetary allocation to the health sector, particularly for HIV/AIDS and TB treatment, amid significant reductions in international donor funding. Senior Advocacy and Marketing Manager, AHF-Nigeria, Steve Aborisade, made the call during an advocacy meeting with the Kogi State House of Assembly on Wednesday in Lokoja. Aborisade highlighted […]
Security officials and peacebuilding actors from Benue, Kaduna, Katsina, and Plateau states have pledged to strengthen inter-state collaboration to tackle insecurity during a high-level consultative dialogue held in Jos, Plateau State. The event, convened on March 17, 2026, by the Office for Strategic Preparedness and Resilience in partnership with the UK-funded Strengthening Peace and Resilience […]
A Federal High Court sitting in Kaduna has adjourned the hearing of the bail application filed by former Kaduna State governor, Nasir El-Rufai, to March 31. El-Rufai was arraigned before the court on Tuesday on a 10-count charge bordering on alleged conversion of public property and money laundering brought against him by the Independent Corrupt […]
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has expressed his administration’s commitment to deepening a stronger collaboration with the Japanese government to fast-track the transformation of Abuja in line with its master plan. He gave the assurance in Abuja during the courtesy visit of the Japanese Ambassador to Nigeria, Suzuki Hideo, alongside officials […]
The ambitious deal between the Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited is facing challenges, as the refinery experienced a crude oil supply shortfall of approximately 79.53 million barrels between October 2025 and mid-March 2026, according to findings by The PUNCH. Data obtained from an impeccable senior management source within the refinery indicated […]
Gulf countries called for Iran to immediately halt its strikes on their territory and provide full reparations, in a rare, urgent debate at the UN Human Rights Council on Wednesday. The six Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries and Jordan called the session at the UN’s top rights body, which focused exclusively on Iran’s strikes on […]
The Federal Government has reiterated its commitment to addressing the security challenges in Zamfara State as Governor Dauda Lawal officially defected to the All Progressives Congress. Vice President Kashim Shettima made the pledge on Tuesday in Gusau while formally receiving the governor into the APC. Shettima said the Federal Government would deploy adequate security personnel […]
The Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) has announced the successful disbursement of institutional loans to students of Osun State University (UNIOSUN) and Kashim Ibrahim University (KIU) for the 2025/2026 Academic Session. In an announcement on its official X account on Wednesday, NELFUND said a combined total of ₦2,109,980,200 has been disbursed to support 7,382 UNIOSUN […]
The Nigerian Bar Association has condemned the conduct of former presidential candidate and human rights activist Omoyele Sowore at the Federal High Court, Abuja, on Tuesday, describing it as a disruption of courtroom decorum. According to reports from Daily Post, drama unfolded at the Federal High Court in Abuja when Sowore clashed with a Senior […]
Former Minister of Justice and Attorney General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami, has expressed concern over what he called politically motivated actions after his properties were raided by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission. PUNCH Online reports that EFCC operatives, on Monday, marked an Abuja property linked to the former minister following an interim forfeiture […]
