Новости за 18.04.2024

The Lagos State Police Command has rescued three toddlers allegedly locked up in a room at Agodo-Egbe in the Ikotun area of the state. PUNCH Online gathered that the children, which included a girl and two boys between the ages of two and four years, were locked inside for some time by one Fatimo Ganiyu

The Federal Government on Thursday inaugurated a compensation verification committee saddled with the responsibility of reviewing, evaluating, and compensating landowners affected by the construction of the N15tn Lagos-Calabar Coastal highway. The Minister of Works, Dave Umahi, also directed the committee to complete all verification and begin remuneration in 10 days, ending April 28. The move

The Edo State Commissioner for Arts, Culture, Tourism and Diaspora Affairs, Uyi Oduwa-Malaka, has been stripped of the honourary chieftaincy (Uzoyare of Ozalla Kingdom) conferred on her by the Onotare of Ozalla Kingdom in Owan West Local Government Area, Nathaniel Igelugbo Omogbai, the Okpamen IX. She was accused of misconduct and disrespect to the king

The Federal Government on Thursday, called on state governors to take ownership of the fight against the prevalence of child labour and forced labour at the state and local levels. The Minister of Labour and Employment, Nkeiruka Onyejeocha, who made the call at the official launch of the Nigeria Child Labour and Forced Labour Survey

Two loyalists of the Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, including the lawmaker representing the Aboada West Constituency of the state House of Assembly, Sokari Goodboy; have been arrested at the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. Also arrested by the police was a chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party in the state identified as Ezebunwo Ichemati. The duo

The Edo Zonal Command of the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons has arrested a fake Reverend sister over the alleged trafficking of 38 children in Delta State. It was gathered that the suspect, Ikejimba Maryvianney (alias Oluchi) 40 years old, and one Chidera, now at large, handed over the children to

The President of the Nigerian Bar Association, Yakubu Maikyau (SAN) has said the Director-General of the World Trade Organisation, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, will be delivering the lecture at the 2024 NBA Annual General Conference. The NBA president explained that Okonjo-Iweala was selected due to her achievements both in Nigeria and internationally. Maikayu stated that the

Kenya’s defence chief and nine other top brass died on Thursday in a military helicopter crash in a remote area of the country, President William Ruto said. “Today at 2:20 pm, our nation suffered a tragic air accident… I am deeply saddened to announce the passing of General Francis Omondi Ogolla,” Ruto told reporters. The

The AIDS Healthcare Foundation has trained women living with the Human Immunodeficiency Virus in the Federal Capital Territory on the prevention of transmission of the virus to infants. Speaking during the one-day workshop for participants across the six area councils of the FCT on Thursday, the organisation’s Country Director, Dr Echey Ijezie, said the initiative

In a significant move to enhance transparency, integrity, and accountability within public institutions, the Bureau of Public Service Reforms, in collaboration with the Center for Fiscal Transparency, has unveiled a comprehensive handbook. The handbook covers essential areas such as website integrity, fiscal transparency, open procurement, anti-corruption measures, citizen engagement, human resource practices, and inclusivity. This

The ruling All Progressives Congress has petitioned the Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, asking him to go after nine suspects believed to have masterminded the suspension of its National Chairman, Dr Abdullahi Ganduje, at the ward level in Kano State. The two-page petition, which was made available to PUNCH Online on Thursday, was written

The National Executive Committee of the Peoples Democratic Party on Thursday asked President Bola Tinubu to immediately rejig his economic team in order to salvage the country’s economy. “NEC demands that President Tinubu should immediately rejig his economic team to bring in persons of proven integrity and competence without bias and vested interest to assist

President Bola Tinubu has approved an extensive census of schools in Nigeria from primary to tertiary level, their conditions and live-in facilities, proximity to one another, and educational infrastructure among other data points. The stocktake would also include ascertaining the number of all teachers in Nigeria, their qualifications, training support received, and all pupils and

No fewer than 577 blind candidates are set to take the 2024 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination UTME in 11 centres nationwide. Chairman of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board Equal Opportunity Group, Emeritus Professor Peter Okebukola, made this known on Thursday while addressing newsmen in preparation for the 2024 UTME for blind candidates and others

Nigeria is moving to criminalise the destruction of broadband fibre cables in response to ongoing grievances from major telecommunications companies like MTN Nigeria Communications Plc. Sources familiar with the situation report that the Works Ministry, responsible for overseeing federal road constructors, is in the final stages of drafting regulations, according to a Bloomberg report on

A Professor of Haematology and Blood Transfusion at the College of Medicine, University of Lagos, Sulaimon Akanmu, has recommended that the Federal Ministry of Health and the National Agency for the Control of AIDS adopt fourth-generation screening kits for testing of Human Immunodeficiency Virus antibodies if the country must achieve epidemic control. Akanmu, who is

An Osun State High Court sitting in Osogbo, on Thursday sentenced Wasiu Afolayan (36) and Kola Adeyemi (34), to death by hanging for offences bordering on conspiracy and armed robbery. The presiding judge, Ayo Oyebiyi, passed a guilty verdict on the two men after it was established that they were serial robbers, who had engaged

A Chicago woman, Clarisa Figueroa, 51, accused of luring a pregnant teenager to her home and cutting her baby from her womb with a butcher knife nearly five years ago has been sentenced to 50 years in prison. According to Associated Press on Wednesday, Figueroa received the sentence in a Cook County courtroom Tuesday after

The Chairman of the Nigeria Electricity Regulatory Commission, Sanusi Garba, on Thursday, said the Federal Government of Nigeria will need about N3.2trn in 2024 to reverse the recent hike in electricity tariff. He added that if a total sectoral overhauling was not carried out, including fluctuation in foreign exchange, power supply in Nigeria would continue

The National Security Adviser to the president, Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, has said the Federal Government has freed many kidnapped victims in the country without paying any ransom. He also said since the coming of this administration, the country has not had any organised terrorist attacks, adding most of the roads hitherto unsafe for commuters are

The Chairman, House Committee on Renewable Energy, Afam Ogene, has called on Nigerian scientists managing the nation’s nuclear research centres to avoid any act of sabotage that could jeopardise the security of the country and its citizens. The lawmaker added that despite issues arising from non-payment of hazard and high-risk allowances, the scientists should continue

The 98th National Executive Committee meeting of the Peoples Democratic Party is currently in progress at the NEC Hall of the party’s national secretariat, Wadata Plaza, Abuja. Present at the NEC meeting is the party’s acting National Chairman, Umar Damagum, who also chairs the meeting; a former Vice President and PDP 2023 presidential candidate, Atiku

The Real Estate Developers Association of Nigeria, Oyo State Chapter, has announced Dr. Muibi Hammed as Chairman of the association. The association announced the appointment in a statement on Thursday. In his acceptance speech, the new chairman thanked the association’s national executives for ensuring a transparent, free, and fair election. He said their commitment to

The National Working Committee of the New Nigeria People’s Party has denied the alleged suspension of Kano State Governor, Abba Yusuf, from the party, stating that there are no grounds for such action. On Tuesday, a faction of the NNPP led by Major Agbo announced the suspension of the governor for six months. This decision

The Director-General, Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, Dr. Jide Idris, held an emergency meeting with the Commissioners for Health from Sokoto, Kaduna and Zamfara states to unravel the cause and control the ongoing unknown illness in Sokoto and Zamfara states. A press statement signed by Idris obtained from the NCDC’s website on Thursday