A total budget of N1,390,000,000,000 (One Trillion, Three Hundred and Ninety Billion Naira) has been proposed for the 2026 Financial Year in Akwa Ibom State. Of this amount, N354.867 billion, or 25 per cent of the total budget, is allocated for Recurrent Expenditure. In contrast, N1.035 trillion, which represents 75 per cent of the budget, […]

Nestlé has denied claims that its baby food products sold in African countries contain higher levels of added sugar, despite offering sugar-free versions in Europe. Over 90% of Cerelac products sold in 20 African countries are reported to contain added sugar, “often exceeding levels found in products marketed in Europe”. A spokesperson for the company […]

Marcus Rashford is thriving at Barcelona and Hansi Flick has been speaking about why the Manchester United loanee has settled so quickly in Spain following his summer move Marcus Rashford is benefitting from the ‘atmosphere’ at Barcelona and a new style of play following his loan move from Manchester United in the summer, according to […]

There is an outbreak of deadly Congo Fever in Namibia. This comes after a patient who was admitted at a health facility in Windhoek with symptoms consistent with the Crimean-Congo Haemorrhagic Fever (CCHF) tested positive for the disease. No vaccine or specific treatment exists for CCHF. Health Minister Esperance Luvindao said even a single case […]

The Federal Government of Nigeria has abolished the open grazing of cattle in the country. Speaking in Yola Adamawa State during the 1st National Council on Livestock Development the Minister Mallam Idi Muktar Maiha said open grazing has caused unnecessary hiccups in the past years creating crisis and loss of needless lives across the country. […]

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd.) has declared a Profit After Tax (PAT) of N5.4 trillion on a revenue of N45.1 trillion for its financial performance for 2024. This represents a 64 per cent increase from N3.3 trillion PAT recorded in 2023. Mr Bashir Ojulari, Group Chief Executive Officer, NNPC Ltd. disclosed this […]

The South-East Caucus in the House of Representatives has appealed to President Bola Tinubu to grant clemency to Nnamdi Kanu, the convicted leader of the proscribed Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB), who was last week sentenced to life imprisonment after being found guilty of terrorism. The 42 members of the caucus resolved to make a […]

Former Edo State governor, Senator Adams Oshiomhole, and the Deputy National Organising Secretary of the All Progressives Congress, Nze Duru, on Monday, took a swipe at former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, describing him as a “serial loser” who has failed to reform or stabilise any political party he has joined. Oshiomhole and Duru made the […]

The National Executive Council of the Academic Staff Union of Universities will meet on Wednesday to decide the union’s next line of action following the conclusion of renegotiations undertaken by the Yayale Ahmed-led committee set up by the Federal Government, The PUNCH has learnt. In a last-minute effort to avert a fresh ASUU strike, the […]

In response to the escalating security crisis in the region, the 19 Northern governors have scheduled an emergency meeting for November 29, 2025, to be held in Kaduna State. The planned meeting is coming on the heels of a parley by the South-West governors, which took place at the Oyo State Governor’s Office in Ibadan, […]

The Federal Government has announced a significant policy initiative to digitise the cooperative sector, which is set to be a cornerstone of the Cooperative Reform Programme for 2026. Minister of State for Agriculture and Food Security and the Coordinating Minister for Cooperative Reform, Dr. Aliyu Abdullahi, made this known during a national symposium in Abuja. […]

The Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, has defended the administration’s handling of ongoing insecurity across northern Nigeria while criticising opposition figure Peter Obi over comments interpreted as welcoming potential United States military action in the country. Speaking on Monday during an interview on ARISE News’s programme Prime Time, […]