The Edo State Government on Tuesday empathized with the citizens over the removal of fuel subsidy which has led to an increase in the price of goods and services.
The state governor, Godwin Obaseki, who stated said that civil and public servants would work three days a week as against five days due to the rise in transportation.
The Senator-elect representing Ondo South, Jimoh Ibrahim, has expressed confidence that Nigeria can pay back debts owed to other countries in 90 days if the government is ready to tap into his wealth of knowledge.
According to the billionaire businessman, the nation’s debts of N77tn shouldn’t be a cause for worry c
The PUNCH reports that the Debt management office has declared that Nigeria is currently owing
The Peoples Democratic Party and its presidential candidate in the last election Abubakar Atiku on Tuesday complained to the Presidential Election Petition Court that the Independent National Electoral Commission refused to provide them with some documents which they requested.
This the party and Atiku told the court during the hearing of their petitions challenging the presidential election wherein Bola Tinubu of the ruling All Progressives Congress emerged as the winner.
An undergraduate of the University of Lagos, identified simply as Adekunle, was on Saturday shot dead by armed robbers at Harvey Road, Moore Road Junction, in the Yaba area of the state.
PUNCH Metro gathered that Adekunle and his school mate identified simply as Opeyemi boarded a shuttle bus from Yaba to UNILAG and while in the vehicle, a man, who was hanging at the back of the bus, dispossessed Opeyemi of her iPhone 7 plus.
The trial judge, S.O Benson, in his judgement said the evidence and confessional statements from the pastor showed that he committed the crime.
Chidiebere Okoroafor, the General Overseer of the Altar of Solution and Healing Assembly based in Oyigbo, Rivers State, has been sentenced to death by hanging for multiple murders, by a High Court sitting in Port Harcourt.
The actress was given a seven-day deadline to make good on her debt or face penalties.
The Lagos state government has told Nollywood actress, Iyabo Ojo, to pay a total sum of N18,640,092.00 as personal income tax within seven days.
Iyabo Ojo, according to the Lagos government, owes N7,376,000.00 in taxes for the year 2022 and N11,264,092 in back taxes for the 2021 tax year.
The Joint Health Sector Unions and Assembly of Healthcare Professional Associations have suspended its indefinite strike for 21 days.
The suspension was announced after the leadership of the unions held a meeting with President Bola Tinubu on Monday.
The meeting which is coming 48 hours ahead of the commencement of the proposed nationwide strike by the NLC over the removal of subsidy is the second to hold in less than a week.
The leadership of the Trade Union Congress (TUC) had yesterday (Sunday) met with the FG committee and presented a list of demands before the government, the top of which is an increase in the minimum wage and a reversal to the old pump price while negotiations are ongoing.
Following the clash of interest that ensued between the former Chairman of disciplinary committee of the Park Management System in Oyo state, Alhaji Mukaila Lamidi, aka Auxiliary and Governor Seyi Makinde, the governor, has broken silence on why he sacked PMS boss, saying there can’t be two governments in a state.
Superstar singer, David Adeleke aka Davido, has received his Maybach in the country.
Davido revealed this feat in a post on his Instagram story on Saturday.
The ‘Unavailable’ crooner received his Maybach S-Class S680 V12. 2023 car valued at $600,000 (N447,000,000).
The leader of INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church, Primate Elijah Ayodele has cautioned Nigerians from referring to Bishop Oyedepo, Pastor Paul Enenche, and other pastors that supported the candidate of the Labour Party in the last presidential election, Peter Obi, as “fake”.
In a statement signed by his media aide, Osho Oluwatosin, Primate Ayodele asked Nigerians not to blame the pastors because they want a change in the country.
He made it known that they didn’t give any prophecies; rather, what they did to support Peter Obi were declarations and prayers.
Activities resume at various motor parks barely 24 hours after inauguration of new PMS management.
Normal activities have resumed at the various motor parks across Oyo.
This is coming barely 24 hours after the inauguration of the new management of the Park Management System.
The Federal Operations Unit, Zone A of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) on Monday said that it intercepted and seized 9,857 parcels (5,338kg) of Cannabis Sativa brought into Nigeria from Ghana through the creeks around Ajah area of Lagos.
Addressing the media in Lagos, acting Controller of the Unit, Hussein Ejibunu explained that upon investigation, the Cannabis Sativa was found to have a Duty Paid Value of over N400.
