Tribunal on competition, consumer protection unveils practise rules
The Competition and Consumer Protection Tribunal on Friday launched its practise rules and unveiled the hearing room in which appeals on competition and consumer protection-related issues will be...
View ArticleUPDATED: FG declares May 29 work-free day
The Federal Government has declared Monday, May 29, 2023, as a work-free day for all workers in the country. The Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, in a statement on Friday by the Permanent...
View ArticleUS varsity choir to visit Nigeria, fixes performances for Lagos, Ogun
The Morgan State University Choir, one of America’s most prestigious university choral ensembles, will travel to Nigeria from May 29 to May 31 to share their talents in a cultural exchange of song,...
View ArticleLet’s work to generate more revenue, new AGF tasks staff
The newly appointed Account-General of the Federation, Dr Oluwatoyin Madein, has urged the staff of the office to shun all forms of corruption in the discharge of their duties. The AGF made the call on...
View ArticleEnugu gov-elect Mbah declares assets, vows to uphold rule of law
Enugu State Governor-elect, Barr Peter Mbah, on Friday, shortly after the declaration of his assets before the Code of Conduct Bureau in Enugu, declared that his administration will be guided by the...
View ArticleNew AGF assumes office, vows corruption-free tenure
The new Accountant-General of the Federation, Oluwatoyin Madein, on Friday vowed to run a corruption-free administration. Madein who is the first female Accountant-General said this in Abuja when she...
View ArticleKwankwaso, Binani unveils projects in Kaduna
Former governor of Kano State, Dr Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, on Friday, commissioned the new Ungwan Rimi Market and the nearby School and Emir Roads in Kaduna.Chief Bisi Akande, former interim national...
View ArticleBlack boy shot by US cop suffers collapsed lung, lacerated liver
An 11-year-old boy, who was shot by a police officer in the US state of Mississippi., suffered a collapsed lung, fractured ribs and a lacerated liver. Nakala Murry, the boy’s mother, said her son,...
View ArticleFamily planning methods reduce cancer risks – Health expert
Mrs Ijeoma Onuorah, a reproductive health expert, says that the use of contraceptives for family planning does not cause cancer but reduces the risk of cancer. Onuorah said this at the 2023...
View ArticleJUST IN: FG, striking health workers’ meeting ends in deadlock
The meeting between the striking Joint Health Workers Union and the Federal Government ended in a deadlock, The PUNCH reports. The negotiation meeting which was held at the Federal Ministry of Health...
View ArticleDapo Abiodun promises people-oriented govt
Ogun State governor, Dapo Abiodun has promised that during his second term in office, he would ensure good governance and run a people-oriented government. Abiodun said this on Friday, during a special...
View ArticleGov Sani Bello pardons 24 convicts, frees 80 inmates
The Governor of Niger State, Alhaji Abubakar Sani Bello, has pardoned 24 convicts, some of whom had already been sentenced to death. He also paid N20m in fines for 80 other inmates to secure their...
View ArticleMan City ready to grab historic treble – Guardiola
Man City manager, Pep Guardiola, says his players are ready to take the chance to win a ‘once in a lifetime’ treble of the Premier League, FA Cup and Champions League. The English champions sealed...
View ArticleEFCC can invite me anytime, I’m not afraid – Ortom
The outgoing governor of Benue State, Samuel Ortom, has said that he is not going to run away from the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission anytime he is invited. Ortom made the declaration on...
View ArticleDrama as Oshiomhole, Okorocha, Oyofo clash at book launch
A former Governor of Edo State, Adam Oshiomhole, on Friday, shed light on his political differences with a former governor of Imo State, Owelle Rochas Okorocha, saying it was purely on issues of...
View ArticleBuhari directs all aides, officials to declare assets
The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), on Friday, in Abuja, directed all outgoing elected and appointed government officials under him to declare their assets. “Nobody is excluded from...
View ArticleI prepared my handover note last September but… — Fashola
Three days to the end of the regime of the President, Major-General Muhammadu Buhari’s (retd.), the outgoing Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, has said he would have stopped work as...
View ArticleNorth Central: Group begs APC to reconsider position
… argues Speaker, deputy Senate can’t come from one region Ahead of the June 13 election for the leadership of the 10th National Assembly, the All Progressives Congress Integrity Group has called on...
View ArticleTension in Anambra community as masked men terrorise residents
The people of Ogwuaniocha community in Ogbaru Local Government Area of Anambra State have accused the Anambra State Police Command and the men of the Nigerian Navy in the state command of conniving...
View ArticleJust In: Gombe Gov dissolves cabinet, inaugurates transition committee
Gombe State Governor, Muhammadu Yahaya, has dissolved his cabinet with a caveat that they would still remain handy till May 29 inauguration. Yahaya made this disclosure during a valedictory meeting at...
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