Over 13,543 terrorists and other criminal elements have been neutralised across Nigeria since May 2023. The National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu, disclosed on Thursday at the All Progressives Congress National Policy and Development Summit held at the State House Banquet Hall in Abuja. Ribadu said the military and intelligence agencies had made gains in ongoing […]

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, NNPC Ltd., has equipped 531 National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members with business starter packs and financial grants. The 531 beneficiaries were empowered with equipment ranging from furniture-making kits, laptops, fashion design tools, and beauty care kits in a ceremony held in Abuja on Thursday. Besides, the 531 recipients […]

US President Donald Trump hosted a closed-door dinner for hundreds of top investors in his crypto memecoin on Thursday, as sign-holding protesters outside and Democratic opponents decried the event as blatant “corruption.” The unprecedented melding of US presidential power and personal business took place at Trump’s golf club outside Washington, where Trump flew by helicopter […]

Former governor of Kogi State, Alhaji Yahaya Bello on Friday said he won’t contest against President Bola Tinubu in 2027 because he has no presidential ambition. In a statement signed by Michael Ohiare, his Media Director, Bello expressed surprise and shock over a video post of his 2022 rally,  claiming he had started campaigning against […]

Real Madrid’s Croatian midfielder Luka Modric said Thursday he would leave the Spanish giants after the Club World Cup this summer. “Everything in life has a start and an end… on Saturday I will play my last match at the Santiago Bernabeu,” said Modric, 39, in a post on Instagram, as he reaches the end […]

The Dangote Petroleum Refinery has announced a fresh reduction in the pump price of Premium Motor Spirit (petrol) across the country, with new rates now ranging from N875 to N905 per litre, depending on location. The new price regime, which marks a N15 reduction per litre across all regions and partner retail outlets, was posted […]

Public sector workers across the UK, including nurses, doctors, teachers, and armed forces personnel, have been offered pay rises ranging from 3.6 percent to 4.5 percent, BBC reported on Thursday. The decision followed the government’s acceptance of recommendations from independent pay review bodies—exceeding the 2.8 percent initially budgeted by the Treasury. Under the new proposals, […]

The Nigeria Deposit Insurance Commission (NDIC) has stopped the employment of staff members with family relatives in the Corporation. NDIC, which stated this in a circular, issued to staff members yesterday, said this has become necessary to promote transparency and guide against conflict of interest. The circular dated May 21, 2025, reads: “This is to […]

Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals FZE has announced an exclusive partnership with Premier Product Marketing LLC, a Vinmar company, to take Dangote Polypropylene to global markets outside Nigeria and Africa. This strategic agreement coincides with the launch of polypropylene production at Dangote’s world-class refinery and petrochemical complex in Lekki. The state-of-the-art plant utilises INEOS’s proven […]

Japanese police said Thursday they arrested a former taxi driver on suspicion of drugging and raping a woman passenger, with media reporting there could be dozens more victims. The Yomiuri Shimbun daily and Jiji Press reported that police found about 3,000 videos and images of him sexually assaulting around 50 women in his taxi or […]

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 […]