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Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Nyesom Wike has blamed Africa’s slow development on what he described as a culture of transactional and mediocre leadership that prioritises personal gain over public service. Speaking at the 2025 Innovate Africa Conference held…
The minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Abubakar Kyari, has emphasised that empowering young entrepreneurs with access to finance remains critical to transforming agricultural sector. Speaking at the World Food Forum (WFF) in Rome, the minister said that young…
In collaboration with Agro-Climate Resilience in Semi-Arid Landscape (ACReSAL), the federal Ministry of Environment has reviewed and validated the National Erosion and Flood Control Policy (NEFCOP). The permanent secretary of the ministry, Mr Mahmud A. Kambari, in a keynote…
Over 50 children dubbed as street – connected children are enjoying free education – courtesy of Kwara State government. The commissioner for Social Development, Dr Mariam Imam said the hitherto street children “are currently benefiting from the state’s tuition-free education…
The Nigerian Army said its troops have arrested a wanted notorious insurgent leader identified as Idris Idris (aka Babawo Badoo), alongside 37 other criminal suspects. A Nigerian Army Headquarters Source yesterday said troops during the coordinated operations across the…
Bingham University, Karu Nassarawa State has achieved a historic milestone with the official commissioning of a multipurpose laboratory and office complex at the Institution’s College of Medical Sciences . Our correspondent reports that the complex was named after the…
The executive chairman of the Bauchi State Agency for the Control of HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (BACATMA), Dr. Adamu Umar Sambo, has revealed that malaria cases in the state have dropped from 70 per cent to about 20 per cent. Sambo disclosed this while speaking with…
Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ola Olukoyede, has revealed that under his leadership, the agency has made progress in the fight against economic and financial crimes in the last two years by recovering over N566 billion alongside other…
The federal government has verified over 960,000 Nigerian youths for technical and vocational skills training under the Federal Ministry of Education’s Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) initiative. The minister of Education, Dr Maruf Tunji Alausa,…
Troops of Operation HADIN KAI (OPHK) repelled terrorist attacks on multiple locations across the Joint Operations Area in the early hours of yesterday. The media information officer, Joint Task Force North East Operation HADIN KAI. Lt-Col Sani Uba, said terrorists between…
Senator Rabi’u Musa Kwankwaso, the presidential candidate of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) in the 2023 elections, has stated that his party is open to forming alliances with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Peter Obi of the Labour Party, or any other prominent politician…
The House of Representatives has passed through second reading, a bill seeking to amend the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (Establishment) Act, 2004, to guarantee greater institutional independence, operational efficiency and accountability of the anti-graft agency.…
Daughter of Kenyan opposition figure Raila Odinga has urged Africans to draw strength from her father by hoping when the odds are insurmountable and believing in Africa. Rosemary Odinga stated this in a tribute to her late father Raila Odinga who passed away on 15 October…
Niger State Governor Mohammed Umaru Bago has declared tuition-free education for the 809 newly admitted students of the Abdulkadir Kure University, Minna (AKUM). During the Matriculation of 809 university students, the governor declared that the 2024/2025 academic session…
Putting it nicely, Aparutu is the Yoruba word for a joker, a clown. In August 1986, when I first arrived at the wooden, fabricated office of PUNCH in Kudeti, Ikeja, Lagos, for a vacation job, that was how the editor then, Alhaji Najeem Jimoh, referred to me: Aparutu. He…
A civil rights activist, Dr. Thompson Udenwa, has urged all faith leaders to resist the temptation of selective criticism and to maintain integrity in speaking truth to power, regardless of changing political climates. Udenwa disclosed this in a press statement on Thursday.…
The Minister of Works, Engr. David Umahi, has deployed emergency committee to Niger State, working with the contractor handling the project, CGC Nigeria Limited, to ensure palliative rehabilitation is carried out on the Lambata-Lapai-Bida road. He gave the directive on…
The House of Representatives has passed through to second reading, a bill seeking to amend the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (Establishment) Act, 2004, to guarantee greater institutional independence, operational efficiency and accountability of the anti-graft…
