Новости за 29.07.2024

Ndinne pair of the Big Brother Naija Season Nine show has emerged winner of the first custodian challenge. The duo won the challenge held on Sunday night when 14 pairs of 28 housemates got into the house. With this, the pair are automatically exempted from possible eviction in the first week of the “No Loose

Emerging Markets Telecommunication Services Limited, operating as 9mobile, is ushering in a new era of leadership following a significant equity investment by LH Telecommunication Limited. With the endorsement from key regulatory bodies—the Nigerian Communications Commission and the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission—this investment has reshaped the company’s governance structure. Approved by the African Export-Import

China has congratulated Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on his re-election, after a vote whose official results were immediately rejected by the country’s opposition and key regional nations. “China congratulates Venezuela for smoothly holding its presidential election and congratulates President Maduro on his successful re-election,” the spokesman of the Foreign Ministry, Lin Jian, told a regular

The Lagos State Task Force said its officials arrested 124 suspects during multiple raids of criminal hideouts across the state as part of its efforts to restore sanity across the state. The raid, according to a statement made available to PUNCH Metro on Sunday by the Director of Press and Public Affairs of the agency,

Washington has “serious concerns” that the Venezuelan election result declaring President Nicolas Maduro the winner is not accurate, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Monday. “We have serious concerns that the result announced does not reflect the will or the votes of the Venezuelan people,” Blinken said in Japan. Shortly before he spoke, Venezuela’s

Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro won re-election with 51.2 percent of votes cast Sunday, the electoral council announced, after a campaign tainted by claims of opposition intimidation and fears of fraud. The President of the CNE electoral body, Elvis Amoroso, in its majority loyal to the government, told reporters 44.2 percent of votes had gone to

Bangladeshi students called new street protests for Monday after Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s government ignored an ultimatum to release their leaders and apologise for those killed in deadly unrest. Student rallies against civil service job quotas this month sparked days of violence that killed at least 205 people including several police officers, according to an

Sudan’s warring parties have committed widespread sexual violence against women and girls aged between nine and 60, and prevented survivors from accessing healthcare in the capital, Human Rights Watch said on Monday. In a new report titled ‘Khartoum is Not Safe for Women’, the rights watchdog recorded testimonies from 42 healthcare workers and first responders

Nigeria’s leading beverage manufacturer, Seven Up Bottling Company, has launched a new consumer-centric TV commercial for its vibrant and award winning innovative energy drink brand, Supa Komando. The commercial themed ‘Fire On Naija’, was unveiled during the Big Brother Naija season 9 premiere on Sunday, 28th July 2024 featuring OAP and hype man, Do2tun ‘The

Peaceful demonstrations to convey felt needs are rights enshrined in our nation’s constitution, which also highlights ways and means by which such rights and dissents are disposed. But are protests and demonstrations necessary at the time our national ecosystem is recovering from a grievous pandemic and the worst economic crisis since the great depression? I

No oil marketer is going to buy Premium Motor Spirit, popularly called petrol, from the Dangote Petroleum Refinery and sell at the prevalent pump prices at filling stations in Nigeria except the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, operators in the downstream oil sector have declared. On July 15, 2024, The PUNCH reported that the President

The Asiwaju Mandate Group has appealed to the people of Ondo State and its youths in particular to be more patient with President Bola Tinubu in his efforts at repositioning the country and making it our place of pride. In a late Sunday statement signed by its Director General, Olumuyiwa Asagunla, the AMG expressed concern

A planned nationwide protest, scheduled to commence on August 1, 2024, has sparked concerns among economic experts, who warn of devastating consequences if not properly managed. The Centre for the Promotion of Private Enterprise has cautioned that the protests could inflict an estimated daily loss of N400bn, with severe consequences for the country and its

The Ogun State Police Command has arrested a 25-year-old woman, identified as Yetunde Gbadebo, for attempting to sell her three-year-old daughter on Aladiye Street in Sagamu. Our correspondent gathered on Sunday that the incident occurred at about 10:00 on July 25, 2024.  PUNCH Metro learnt from a police source at the command that the suspect

Telecommunication companies in Nigeria have commenced the final phase of disconnecting Subscriber Identity Module numbers (telephone lines) not linked to National Identification Numbers. Two senior officials from the telcos who were not in a position to speak publicly on the matter confirmed this development to The PUNCH on Sunday. The disconnection was initially scheduled for

The Federal Government has raised about N4.13tn from bonds in the first half of 2024. This was revealed in the FMDQ Exchange Financial Markets Monthly Report for June 2024. The value of new issuance of FBN bonds for June, which was N297.01bn, was the lowest in six months and the highest was N1.49tn in February.

Co-founder and CEO of Verto, Ola Oyetayo, with a background in finance, consulting, and entrepreneurship, discusses the potential role of fintech in the ongoing bank recapitalisation with FELIX OLOYEDE How will you assess Nigeria’s fintech ecosystem? Nigeria’s fintech ecosystem is evolving rapidly, largely due to increasing mobile penetration and demand for digital financial services. Over

The fourth leg of the first season of the X-Kart Race Series in Nigeria returns to the Work and Play Arena on Abeokuta Express Way, Ogun State, on Saturday, August 3, with a new team joining the challenge. Team Larry was announced as the 12th team for the season, and they believe that joining the

Nigerian boxing fans have expressed shock and disappointment over lightweight boxer Cynthia Ogunsemilore testing positive for a banned substance ahead of her opening fight at the Paris Olympics, PUNCH Sports Extra reports. The 2022 Commonwealth Games bronze medalist and African Games champion was provisionally suspended by the International Testing Agency on Saturday after testing positive

Nigerian table tennis player Offiong Edem says Nigerians should offer more support and not criticisms to athletes representing the country at the ongoing Paris Olympic Games, following the exits of Quadri Aruna and Omotayo Olajide in the men’s singles on Saturday, PUNCH Sports Extra reports. Nigeria had a bad start in the table tennis event

The Super Falcons lost 1-0 to world champions Spain in their second Group C match of the 2024 Olympics Women’s Football Tournament at Stade de la Beaujoire – Louis Fonteneau, Nantes, on Sunday, leaving the African giants on the brink of elimination, PUNCH Sports Extra reports. Coach Randy Waldrum made two changes to the Super

Nigerian forward Kelechi Iheanacho is on the cusp of completing a move to Sevilla after agreeing personal terms with the La Liga club. The 27-year-old striker is set to join the Rojiblancos on a free transfer after his contract with Leicester City expired last month. According to Sky Sports reporter Florian Plettenberg, the former UEFA

Landlord biases in Lagos are decreasing the housing occupancy rate among women, according to a report by BuyLetLive. It stated that the restrictions and bias of state Lagos landlords against single women significantly contributed to the lower percentage of female residential respondents compared to men. “The young population, typically between the ages of 25-30, dominates

International rating agency, Fitch Ratings has revised its Long-Term Issuer Default Ratings of both FBN Holdings and its banking subsidiary, FirstBank, to positive from stable. In a rating action commentary on its website on Thursday, Fitch said that the upgrade mirrored the recent revision done on Nigeria’s outlook, which moved from stable to positive and

Wema Bank has unveiled a payment gateway for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises in the country. The platform named ALATPay, which offers a secure end-to-end shopping experience for customers and instant settlement for merchants, all via the merchant’s unique ALATPay link was unveiled in Lagos recently. According to a statement from the bank on Sunday,