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  Flour Mills of Nigeria Plc has announced plans to invest up to $1bn over the next four years to expand its operations. According to a statement, the company’s chairman, John Coumantaros, disclosed this during a recent interview. He emphasised ...

  The gross earnings of United Bank for Africa Plc appreciated by 83.2 per cent year-on-year to N2.39tn at the end of the third quarter from N1.31tn in the same period of 2023. This was disclosed in its unaudited results ...

  Ecobank Nigeria is set to host its inaugural Design & Build Expo, aimed at highlighting the latest trends, innovations, and sustainable practices in architecture, construction, building materials, household appliances, engineering, and interior design. A statement from the bank said ...

  The House of Representatives has resolved to summon the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, and the Director General of the Department of State Services, Oluwatosin Ajayi, along with the FCT Commissioner of Police, Peter Opara, and ...

  Pastor William Kumuyi, the General Superintendent of Deeper Life Christian Life Ministry, has strongly condemned the practice of financial exploitation in churches. He urged fellow clergymen to stop taking advantage of their members under the pretense of “sowing seeds” ...

  In Masvingo, a shocking event unfolded when an 18-year-old student was arrested for kidnapping his 10-year-old neighbor with the intention of using him for a money ritual. The young boy, Tawana, went missing for three days before being found ...

  A man was left devastated after losing his N50,000 investment in a bet that could have earned him N1 billion. The man, identified as @surmasantavious on X, shared his emotional ordeal, gaining widespread attention and sympathy online. Before placing ...

  A man has taken to social media to express his frustration after being banned from officiating at a church for not contributing money towards his pastor’s birthday celebration. The man, identified as @Ayibatonye01 on X shared his experience, explaining that ...

  Cameroonian President Paul Biya today landed at Yaounde’s international airport, after several weeks out of the country amid rumours about his health, state broadcaster CRTV showed. The West African nation’s 91-year-old leader appeared on television after the presidential plane ...

  A woman has ended her five-month marriage after discovering that her husband had been unfaithful. The devastating news came just two months into her pregnancy, leaving the woman heartbroken. Her husband, feeling remorseful, shared the story on social media ...

  Police authorities in Yobe have apprehended a 54-year-old woman Hamsatu Modu of Morami Village in Jakana, Konduga Local Government Area of Borno State for suspected trafficking of ammunition from Buniyadi to Damaturu in Yobe State. According to the spokesman ...

  Hassan Taiwo Soweto, Youth Rights Campaign spokesperson, and 17 #EndBadGovernance movement members were arrested by Lagos police at Lekki Tollgate during a protest commemorating the #EndSARS victims. The peaceful protest, held on Sunday, turned violent after police intervention with ...

  Federal Government has proposed a new tax bill aimed at transforming the country’s tax framework. Dated October 4, 2024, the legislation introduces a 5% excise duty on various sectors. The new excise duty applies to telecommunications services, including postpaid ...

  Nigerians have expressed concerns over the safety of the Compressed Natural Gas converted vehicles following recent explosions involving some vehicles. They raised questions about the safety standards and regulatory oversight of the conversions. In May, the Minister of State ...

  President Bola Tinubu has returned to Abuja from the United Kingdom after a two-week vacation. The president arrived at the presidential wing of the Nnamdi Azikwe International Airport in Abuja at about 7:20 pm Saturday. Tinubu was received by ...

  The Presidency on Wednesday said that the absence of President Tinubu and Vice President Kashim Shettima in the country does not create any leadership vacuum. While Tinubu departed for the country on October 2, 2024, for a two-week working leave, Shettima left ...

  Operatives of the Enugu Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC have arrested 36 suspected internet fraudsters at different locations of Onitsha, Anambra State. The suspects were arrested on October 11, 2024 following actionable intelligence linking ...

  The family of a journalist and human rights activist, Oluwatosin Oshibanjo, is in a panic mood after some yet-to-be-identified persons reportedly kidnapped him in his Ijebu-Ode home in Ogun State on Tuesday. Punch Metro gathered from the mother of Oluwatosin, ...

  There are strong indications that the nation’s university system may be crippled at any moment as members of the Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational and Other Associated Institutions, NASU, have threatened to resume their suspended strike over four withheld ...

  Adebayo Adelabu, Minister of Power, has attributed the frequent system failure at the national grid to Nigeria’s outdated power infrastructure. Speaking at the unveiling of Hexing Livoltek, a new electricity meter manufacturing company in Lagos, Adelabu emphasized the importance ...

  A labourer, Monday Koja, working on the premises of a private university located in the Ajebo area of Ogun State, lost his life on Wednesday following a wrongful wire connection that led to his electrocution. Punch Metro gathered from ...

  The Lagos State Bus Rapid Transport (BRT) driver, Andrew Nice Ominikoron, who is standing trial for the r*pe and murd3r of one of his passengers, Bamise Ayanwola, has denied the offence, insisting instead that it was carried out by three others. ...

  The Nigerian government has officially ended fuel and foreign exchange subsidies, a policy that has been debated for years. Minister of Finance Wale Edun announced the decision at the World Bank’s Nigeria Development Update presentation in Abuja. According to ...

  Senator Orji Kalu, representing Abia North Senatorial District, has revealed that President Bola Tinubu is deeply aware of the hardships faced by Nigerians. In an appearance on Channels Television’s Politics Today, Kalu stated that the President has firsthand knowledge ...

  A member of the Yoruba Nation agitator has d!ed in custody. Officials of Nigeria Correctional Services told the court on Wednesday when the suspects were arraigned. The deceased, Adejumo Lateef was the 18th defendant in a suit between the State ...