News at its Zenith
News at its Zenith
Tinubu Tinubu receives four new envoys, promises open-door policy. President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday, exchanged views with the Belgian Ambassador to Nigeria, Pieter Leenknegt, on the potential dredging of Calabar port to make it more viable for revenue generation. This was after acknowledging the active participation of Belgian companies in Nigeria’s maritime industry and expressing […]
NACA logo NACA plans HIV prevention in Africa. The National Agency for the Control of AIDS has said it is sharing knowledge with the West and Central African stakeholders on HIV prevention. Speaking in Lagos on Monday, NACA Director-General, Dr Gambo Aliyu, during a Regional Technical Meeting of West and Central Africa Champions aimed at […]
Some of the people NEMA receives 113 Nigerians repatriated from Niger Republic. The National Emergency Management Agency said it has received another batch of Nigerians stranded in the Niger Republic into the country on Monday, 30 October. In a press statement by the Lagos Territorial Office coordinator of NEMA, Ibrahim Farinloye, The PUNCH gathered that […]
Ekiti State Governor 368 Ekiti workers get N136m car loan. Ekiti State Governor, Biodun Oyebanji, has approved the disbursement of another tranche of N136.26m as car loan to 368 civil servants in the state. The state Commissioner for Finance, Akin Oyebode, said that amounts ranging from N80,000 to N1.5m would be disbursed to the beneficiaries […]
President Bola Tinubu Nigeria still crawling, I’ll change it -Tinubu. President Bola Tinubu has said he was determined to change the narrative of the country which he described as ‘a crawling country in the committee of thriving economies, especially in terms of development indices relating to green energy and the environment. Tinubu assured that he […]
Prof. Stella Effah-Attoe PDP loses National Woman Leader. The Peoples Democratic Party has announced the death of its National Woman Leader, Prof. Stella Effah-Attoe. Effah-Attoe, a member of the PDP National Working Committee, according to the family, died on Sunday after a brief illness. PDP in a statement by its National Publicity Secretary, Debo Ologunagba, […]
FUTMINNA lecturer Dr. Adefolalu Sherifat FUTMINNA lecturer found dead. A female lecturer at the Department of Biochemistry, School of Life Sciences, Federal University of Technology, Minna, Niger State, Dr. Adefolalu Sherifat has been found dead in her residence. Sherifat was seen lying in a pool of blood in her residence in the Gbaiko Area of the […]
Mercy chinwo Mercy Chinwo, husband welcome first child. Popular gospel singer, Mercy Chinwo-Blessed, and her husband, Blessed Uzochikwa, announced the arrival of their first child on Friday. On Instagram, the ‘Wonder’ crooner posted pictures of her baby bump, and her husband, with the caption, “Our heart is filled with joy and gratitude.” Hours earlier, she […]
Prof Toyin Falola Toyin Falola bags honourary degree. A Distinguished African historian and scholar, Prof Toyin Falola, was on Saturday honoured with an honorary degree by the University of Mktar, Benue State. Falola, the university’s convocation guest lecturer, was awarded the title of Doctor of Letters (D. Litt) during the ceremony that brought together academics, […]
Oba Rilwan Akinolu Tinubu celebrates Oba of Lagos at 80. President Bola Tinubu has extolled the virtues of the Oba of Lagos, Oba Rilwan Akinolu, on his 80th birthday today, October 28, 2023. Tinubu congratulated the traditional ruler in a statement made available to PUNCH Online on Saturday by his Special Adviser on Media and […]
