archiveApril 19, 2023

  The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has said that the death toll of Lassa fever in Nigeria so far this year has risen to 151 from the previous 148. In its 14th-week Lassa fever situation report, the NCDC said there had been a total of 869...

    The Federal Government of Nigerian has declared Friday, April 21 and Monday, April 24, as holidays to celebrate the 2023 Eid el-Fitr celebration. The Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola made this disclosure through a statement issued by the permanent secretary, Shuaib Belgor, on Wednesday, April 19 Aregbesola,...

The National Vice Chairman (North West) of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Salihu Mohammed Lukman has given the party’s national chairman, Abdullahi Adamu one week to commence the process of convening the National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting. In an open letter addressed to Adamu and dated April 19, 2023,...

In its quest to curb road crashes, and unnecessary traffic gridlocks on the highways, the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has mobilized adequate logistics and personnel for the 2023 Eid-El-Fitri celebration to enhance visibility and guarantee safe travels for all road users before, during and after the celebration in Nigeria,...

The management of Ladoke Akintola University (LAUTECH) Ogbomoso has banned students from driving or bringing cars to the campus. The Registrar of the institution, Dr. K.A. Ogunleye, in a memo, said the decision was reached at a management meeting on Wednesday, March 22, 2023. It reads: “Vehicles owned by students...

Policemen have arrested a Point of Sale operator who reportedly went on a spending spree after N280m was erroneously transferred to his account by a commercial bank. The POS operator identified as Alfa Rafiu was arrested by the police on Monday in Ilorin, Kwara State capital. PUNCH Metro gathered that...

  The All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate in Adamawa State, Senator Aishatu Dahiru, better known as Binani, has denied allegations that she paid some staff of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), including Hudu Yunusa Ari, a Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) in the poll, to declare her winner of...

President Muhammadu Buhari is being expected to return to Abuja after an eight-day official visit to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, where he also performed the Umrah (Lesser Hajj). He departed Saudi Arabia via the King Abdulaziz International Airport Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, on Wednesday. Buhari’s aircraft is expected to land...

The Chief Executive Officer, Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX), Mr Temi Popoola, has said that the market would see a renewal in Exchange Traded Fund (ETF) listings as four new ETFs were in the pipeline. This was echoed by Popoola at the completed ETFs conference themed “ETFs in the Nigerian Capital...

President Muhammadu Buhari has retired the acting Comptroller-General (CG) of the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), Isah Jere Idris. This is sequel to the expiration of his initial extended one-year tenure as well as the dust raised by several Civil Society Organisations (CSOs), who warned the Presidency against another consideration for...