Новости за 17.07.2024

The Manager of Navo Pharmacy on Ogundele Street, Oko Oba, Orile Agege area of Lagos State has recounted the moment residents prevented some gunmen from abducting his boss at the store on Monday night. PUNCH Metro gathered that there was pandemonium in the area when four gun and cutlass-wielding men, after robbing the store, also

The International Monetary Fund has downgraded the growth rate in sub-Saharan Africa to 3.7 per cent in 2024. This was indicated in the latest World Economic Outlook Update, which was released on Tuesday. The IMF said the downward review of the growth outlook was on the back of the weaker-than-expected growth in Nigeria. “The forecast

Odu’a Investment Company Limited and the Nigerian Office for Philanthropy and Impact Investing have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to strengthen funding for MSMEs in the South-West states in critical sectors, including agriculture, renewable energy, fashion, and furniture manufacturing. The MoU was signed on Monday by officials of both organisations at the Job Creation and

Wema Bank and the Small and Medium Enterprise Development Agency of Nigeria have collaborated to host the Naija Brand Chick trade fair in a move to empower micro, small, and medium enterprises, with a special focus on women-led businesses. The NBC trade fair, scheduled for August at The Intercontinental, London, aims to offer MSMEs opportunities

The condition of roads in Ogun State has been a prominent public concern. BANKOLE TAIWO, in this article, notes Governor Dapo Abiodun’s efforts to address the issue, highlighted by his direct inspection of several critical roads in the past weeks One issue that has generated so much interest and discussion in the media space as

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, on Tuesday, said it has recorded 3,623 suspected Cholera cases and 103 deaths across 34 states and the Federal Capital Territory as of July 15, 2024. The Director General of the NCDC, Dr. Jide Idris, who disclosed this at a press briefing in Abuja, stated that the

Former Nigeria Tornadoes winger Clinton Jephter Degol is delighted at his move to Nigerian champions Enugu Rangers, PUNCH Sports Extra reports. In a voice note made available to PUNCH Sports Extra by the club’s media department on Tuesday, the youngster said he showed no hesitation in choosing the Flying Antelopes over a litany of suitors

A group of former players and officials of Kwara United has issued a seven-day ultimatum to the management of the club to pay their outstanding N196m, which they claim is their collective sign-on fees owed from the 2014/2015 season. The ultimatum was communicated to the club management by the group’s legal counsel, Exact Legal Associates,

Ayomide Bello and Beauty Otudeo will represent Nigeria in the canoeing event of the 2024 Olympic Games, starting in Paris on July 26. PUNCH Sports Extra reports. They qualified for the C1 (200 m) and C2 (500 m) events, respectively, and will be paddling their boats in Paris as the country continues to gain ground

THE outlook for basic education in Nigeria is alarming, compounded by the shortage of teachers in the states. As the foundation of the country’s education architecture, issues at the primary level have far-reaching impacts on the secondary and tertiary levels and the overall human capital development in the country. State governors must take up the

Nigeria’s oldest airline, Aero Contractors, has upgraded its clinic after Paelon Memorial Hospital donated medical equipment to the facility. Speaking recently at the unveiling of the rehabilitated clinic, the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of the airline, Captain Ado Sanusi, said that the upgrade of the clinic was historical. He also commended the Paelon

In a move to enhance transparency and accountability in the aviation sector, the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority has announced plans to launch its consumer protection portal in August. This announcement follows efforts by the NCAA to address widespread consumer complaints within the aviation sector. According to the regulator, the portal will allow passengers to log

Super Falcons head coach Randy Waldrum agrees injured Ashleigh Plumptre and Halimatu Ayinde will be sore misses for the team at the Olympics, describing them as top-quality players, PUNCH Sports Extra reports. The American tactician bared his mind on the sad development ahead of today’s international friendly against Olympic champions Canada, starting at 6.30 p.m.

The lawmaker representing Chikun/Kajuru Federal Constituency of Kaduna State in the House of Representatives, Abubakar Adams, is dead. Adams, an ex-football player, won the federal parliamentary seat on the platform of the Labour Party in the 2023 National Assembly elections. His death was announced in a statement on Tuesday by the  House spokesman, Akin Rotimi.

At least one person was killed in fresh anti-government protests across Kenya on Tuesday, Reuters reported, as police clashed with demonstrators demanding that President William Ruto step down. Youth-led protests that broke out a month ago against proposed tax hikes have continued even after Ruto withdrew the legislation and fired almost all of his cabinet.

The Lagos State Domestic and Sexual Violence Agency has assured that it is monitoring the case of the police officer who allegedly defiled a 17-year-old girl. PUNCH Metro gathered that the victim alleged that she was raped inside the Ogudu Police Station in the Ojota area of the state, after the officer had promised to

The Chief Magistrate Court sitting in Makurdi, Benue State has remanded 98 persons in the correctional centre over the violent protest that rocked  the Ukum Local Goverment Area of the state two weeks ago. Though 99 suspects were arraigned in court, one of the suspects, a nursing mother, was granted bail. The accused persons were

Former Super Eagles assistant coach, Usman Abdallah, shockingly stated that no Nigerian coach is good enough for the managerial role of the country’s senior men’s national team, PUNCH Sports Extra reports. Abdallah’s assertion comes after the Nigeria Football Federation announced it was considering hiring a foreign coach following the resignation of Finidi George last month.

The Olu of Warri, Ogiame Atuwatse III, won the Leadership & Community Development Awards category presented to him by Rt Hon. Baroness Verma, member of the House of Lords, London. The monarch said at the 14th African Achievers Awards recently at the Parliament House United Kingdom that, as the king of the Warri Kingdom, he

Reigning Nigeria Premier Football League champions Enugu Rangers will begin their quest in the 2024/25 season against newly-promoted side and President Federation Cup champions El-Kanemi Warriors in the first game of the season on Saturday, August 31, PUNCH Sports Extra reports. Match-day one fixtures for the incoming season were made on Tuesday during the Annual

The Kano State government has filed fresh charges against immediate-past governor, Abdullahi Ganduje, accusing him of spending N240m belonging to the state to pursue a personal legal matter. In the charge, marked K/143c/24, filed before the state high court, Musa Abdullahi, who served as the state’s Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice under Ganduje, was

The faction of the Rivers State House of Assembly loyal to Governor Siminalayi Fubara, on Tuesday, called on the Independent National Electoral Commission to conduct by-elections to replace members of the Assembly faction loyal to ex-governor, Nyesom Wike. The pro-Fubara lawmakers, led by Victor Oko-Jumbo as Speakers, insisted that the 27 pro-Wike lawmakers, led by

The Kano State government, on Tuesday, created three second-class emirates, subject to the authority of the Emir of Kano. The new emirates, as contained in the Kano State Emirates Council Bill 2024, signed into law on Tuesday by Governor Abba Yusuf, were Rano, Gaya and Karaye. The Kano State House of Assembly, in 2019, removed

Businesses in the Amje/Estaport community in the Àgbàdo/Oke-Odo area of Lagos State have been grounded as residents express frustration at finding alternate routes to access the Lagos-Abeokuta Motorway and other surrounding communities following the community’s bridge that collapsed due to recent flooding. The residents expressed fear over the deplorable condition of the collapsed bridge, despite

The Permanent Secretary of Lagos State Health District III, Dr. Monsurat Adeleke, on behalf of the state government, launched the newly built Iraye-Oke Primary Health Centre, facilitated by Hon. Wale Raji representing Epe Federal Constituency at the Federal House of Representatives. A Tuesday statement noted that the health centre, which was completed in 2023, became