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  Vice President Kashim Shettima has criticised the newly elected UK Conservative Party leader, Kemi Badenoch, for making disparaging remarks about Nigeria. Speaking at the 10th Annual Migration Dialogue at the State House in Abuja on Monday, Shettima emphasized that migrants are a ...

  Justice Maryann Anenih of the Federal Capital Territory High Court has declined a bail application by Yahaya Bello, former Governor of Kogi State, ruling that the application was prematurely filed. Delivering her decision, Justice Anenih stated that the application, ...

  German President, Frank-Walter Steinmeier is set to arrive in Nigeria today, Tuesday, December 10, 2024 and stay until December 12, 2024. The German Embassy announced this in a statement. “While in Abuja, President Steinmeier will meet with the President ...

  The Academic Staff Union of Universities at Bayelsa State Government-owned Niger Delta University has declared an indefinite strike over the government’s alleged failure to honour agreements reached with the union.   The strike action was announced on Tuesday following ...

  The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) is ready to sanction any airlines that delay ticket fees refund to passengers. Mr Michael Achimugu, NCAA Director of Public Affairs and Consumer Protection, made this known in a statement on Tuesday in Abuja. ...

  The Ikeja S3xual Offences and Domestic Violence Court presided over by Justice Ramon Oshodi, on Monday, sentenced 23-year-old John Osifo to life imprisonment for def!ling his eight-year-old student. Punch Metro learnt that the defendant was initially arraigned on January ...

  A Lagos-based man identified as Sunday has been taken into custody by the state Police Command for allegedly beating his wife, Habibat Bakare, to de.ath in the Ipaja area of the state. Punch Metro gathered in a telephone conversation ...

  The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has issued a warning to bakeries across the country, advising against the use of saccharin and bromate in bread production. The agency’s Director-General, Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, shared the ...

  A trigger-happy policeman has reportedly gunned down a 17-year-old boy, Emeka Odogwu, in Ozoro community, Isoko North Local Government Area of Delta State. The gory incident was said to have occurred on Saturday night when policemen stormed the area ...

  An accomplished 90-year-old Nigerian pharmacist, Alhaji Adegoke Ogunyemi, has stated that he won’t leave his children an inheritance after providing them with a good education. The co-founder of Jolliters Chemists from Ogun State disclosed this in an interview with Punch. ...

  The authorities in Borno, Yobe and Adamawa states have warned private school proprietors against arbitrary fee hikes and non-compliance with educational regulations. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that most private schools in the affected states have continued ...

  Pastor Bolaji Idowu, the Lead Pastor of Harvesters International Christian Centre (HICC), has addressed recent allegations regarding his supposed arrest by the Nigerian Police. It was previously reported that Pastor Idowu was detained in connection with real estate fraud ...

  The Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare has confirmed that there is no evidence of the newly detected COVID-19 variant XEC in Nigeria. This clarification comes as the variant, first reported in Australia, has spread to 29 countries, ...

  Moniepoint has been named the “Overall Best Fintech in Digital Banking Solution Delivery” in the OFI Category at the NEXUS 2024 awards, organised by Qore. The recognition, disclosed in a statement on Wednesday, underscores the company’s contributions to transforming ...

  Stanbic IBTC Pension Managers Limited has announced the early closure of some branches and a temporary disruption of its digital services due to a planned system maintenance exercise. The company disclosed in an E-mail sent to its customers on ...

  FCMB Group Plc reported a profit after tax of N82.4bn for the nine months ending September 30, 2024, reflecting a 68 per cent growth compared to N49.2bn in the same period last year. This was disclosed in the bank’s ...

  The Federal Government has set aside N700bn from the federation account for the implementation of the distribution of free electricity meters under the Presidential Metering Initiative, according to the Special Adviser to the Minister of Power on Strategic Communications and ...

  Magistrates in Cross River State have resolved to embark on an indefinite strike from Monday, citing the government’s failure to address their long-standing demands on welfare, promotions, and working conditions. The decision was announced in Bulletin Number 2, issued ...

  United States President-elect Donald Trump has announced plans to deport all immigrants in the United States illegally over his upcoming four-year term. In an interview aired Sunday on NBC’s Meet the Press, Trump detailed his vision for a broad ...

  No fewer than 17,000 ad-hoc staff employed by the Independent National Electoral Commission for the November 16 governorship election in Ondo State, on Sunday, have alleged the commission of not paying their allowances. The workers who expressed their grievances ...

  President Bola Tinubu has expressed confidence in the transformative changes underway in Nigeria, particularly in the areas of security and the economy. Acknowledging the tough challenges the nation faces, Tinubu emphasised that progress was being made. The President, who ...

  The Labour Party has announced plans to take legal action against four of its House of Representatives members who recently defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC). The defecting lawmakers—Chinedu Okere, Mathew Donatus, Akiba Bassey, and Esosa Iyawe—were announced ...

  The Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service has confirmed a chemical explosion at 291 Old Abeokuta Motor Road, opposite Vetland Secondary School in the Agege area of the state. According to Daily Post, the explosion occurred around 6pm on ...

  The Nigerian Police Force has said many cases of missing girls and rituals are linked to h00kup culture in the country. The Public Relations Officer of the Ogun State Command, Omolola Odutola, revealed this on Wednesday when she was ...

  Reno Omokri has shared a thought-provoking message on his X page, emphasizing the importance of maintaining personal boundaries and discretion on social media. Omokri noted that many individuals mistakenly attribute their misfortunes to external factors, such as “village people” ...