New minimum wage must reflect economic realities – NLC
Ahead of next year’s negotiation of a new minimum wage for workers in the country, the Nigeria Labour Congress has said only an amount reflective of the current economic realities will be accepted. The NLC President, Mr Joe Ajaero, stated this on Tuesday in Abuja at the 19th edition of the NLC 2023 Harmattan School. […]
Retired police superintendent turns beggar in Niger
Standing tall at over six feet with a bulky build which gave away his years as a Two-Star Traffic Warden police officer, Sunday Ogwo Okpalle, now slightly bent, having lost the ramrod gait which accompanied his strides to ageing and perhaps lack of his regular routine as an officer of the law. When Arewa PUNCH […]
NPA clamps down on illegal container stripping
The Nigerian Ports Authority has issued a stern warning against the illegal stripping of containers along the port access road. The Managing Director of NPA, Mr. Mohammed Bello-Koko, in a statement in Lagos on Sunday, noted that the authority would deal with perpetrators of the unwholesome practice. Bello-Koko made this known when he paid an […]
Emirates to resume flight in Nigeria soon, says Keyamo
The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo has revealed that Emirates Airlines is on the verge of announcing the long-awaited date for the resumption of its flights. The minister shared this information through his official Twitter handle on Sunday. Emirates has since suspended flight operations into Nigeria because they were not able to […]
AfDB invested over $10bn in Nigeria in 52 years
The African Development Bank Group has invested over $10bn in Nigeria since 1971. The development bank made this disclosure in a statement, during the visit of the seven newly elected North West state governors, to strengthen cooperation and unlock the country’s vast agricultural potential. According to the AfDB, its active portfolio in Nigeria includes 48 […]
177 deported Nigerians violated S’Arabia visa rules – Embassy
The Embassy of Saudi Arabia, on Wednesday, said the visas of 177 Air Peace passengers from Nigeria upon Arrival in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia were cancelled for violating the country’s entry rules. The Federal Government had on Tuesday noted that according to reports it received from the Nigerian Consulate in Jeddah, Air Peace Flight No. P4-752 […]
How B’Haram was prevented from recruiting UNIMAID students – VC
The Vice Chancellor, University of Maiduguri, Prof. Aliyu Shugaba, has said he made deliberate efforts to deny Boko Haram an opportunity to recruit students from the school by refusing to shut down the university at the height of insurgency in the North-East between 2014 and 2018. Shugaba said had he succumbed to pressure and shut […]
Tinubu inherited a bankrupt country – NSA
The National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu, has lamented that the current administration inherited a bankrupt country from the previous administration of former President Muhammadu Buhari. According to him, the revenue generated by the Bola Tinubu-led administration is being used to repay what was taken from the country. The NSA stated this on Monday in Abuja […]
CBN, NBET others owe FG N190bn for electricity supply
Federal Government owned power firm, the Niger Delta Power Holding Company has said that the Central Bank of Nigeria, the Nigerian Bulk Electricity Trading Plc, and the Nigerian Electricity Liability Management Company owe the sum of N190bn for electricity supply. Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, NDPHC, Chiedu Ugbo, revealed this to The PUNCH on […]
KogiDecides2023: No election but allocation of votes – Dino Melaye
The candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in the November 11 governorship election in Kogi State, Senator Dino Melaye, claims that some opposition parties planned for his third position in Saturday’s governorship poll. He said what transpired on Saturday was not an election but an allocation of votes. Ododo won with 446,237 votes, defeating his […]