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The Lagos State Government, through its Ministry of Agriculture and Food Systems, has selected 50 local chefs to participate in the maiden edition of its Eko Flavours Competition. The Eko Flavours Project is a culinary platform for food vendors and chefs to showcase their talents and interact with food enthusiasts, starting with the shopping process

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited says it is seeking to engage reputable and credible Operations and Maintenance companies to operate and maintain the Warri Refining and Petrochemical Company and the Kaduna Refining and Petrochemical Company.

South Africa’s Udeme Okon won gold in the 400m final at the 2024 World Athletics U20 Championships in Lima, Peru, with a remarkable comeback, clocking in at 45.69 seconds. The victory, shared on social media, highlighted Okon’s dual ties to Nigeria and South Africa, sparking reactions from both nations. While the recent controversy involving Miss

Asian and European markets rose Friday after a record day on Wall Street, boosted by a strong round of United State data that reassured investors over the health of the world’s top economy, while focus turns to the release of key inflation figures. With the much-hyped earnings report from bellwether chip titan, Nvidia, now in

The Ministry of Agriculture and Irrigation Development in collaboration with the Food and Agriculture Organisation Project and SOLIDARIDAD have trained enumerators for profiling oil palm farmers in Cross River State. The Commissioner for Agriculture and Irrigation of the State, Johnson Ebokpo, while addressing the enumerators during the official unveiling of the training workshop held on

Fire gutted part of a three-storey building at the Lagos State Government Staff Quarters in Odunsanmi Street, off Wempco Road in the Ogba area of the state. The Permanent Secretary, Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, Dr Oluwafemi Oke-Osanyintolu, confirmed this in a statement on Friday. Oke-Osanyintolu said that LASEMA received distress calls through the 767

In a bid to restore sanity and cleanliness to the streets of Lagos, operatives of the Lagos State Environmental Sanitation Corps have arrested 12 miscreants following surveillance operations in several areas of Lagos state. The move comes after concerned citizens reported the menace and nuisance caused by miscreants and destitute. This was made known by

UEFA has announced the new Champions League format, which will come into effect starting from the 2024-25 season. The football governing body in Europe highlighted that the revised format prioritises selection based on playing “merit,” leading to top teams facing each other more often. According to a statement released on UEFA’s website on Monday, UEFA

The Federal Government is intensifying efforts to enhance infrastructure and manpower in the healthcare sector. The Minister of State for Health and Social Welfare, Dr Tunji Alausa, announced this during the 65th Anniversary and Gala Night of the Nigeria Society of Physiotherapy (NSP) in Abuja on Thursday. Alausa, who was represented by the Chief Medical

A 32-year-old man named Olúwaṣeun Shorinola has taken his life in the Kémta area of Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital, PUNCH Online reports. The Ogun State Police Command, through its spokesperson, Omolola Odutola, confirmed this to our correspondent via electronic message on Thursday. PUNCH Online gathered that the incident occurred at about 10 pm on

Troops of Operation Whirl Punch on Thursday killed eight bandits in Birnin Gwari Local Government Area of Kaduna State during a fighting patrol. The Kaduna’s overseeing Commissioner of Internal Security and Home Affairs, Samuel Aruwan, in a statement, said the operation resulted in the recovery of arms, ammunition, and motorcycles. Specifically, Aruwan said the troops

The presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 elections, Peter Obi, has condemned the threat made by a Canada-based woman, Amaka Sunnberger, against Nigerians of Yoruba and Benin descent. In a video clip which started trending on X.com on Tuesday, the woman’s voice was heard making anti-Yoruba and Benin comments during a virtual meeting on

The World Health Organisation has raised concerns over a significant decline in condom use among sexually active adolescents since 2014, leading to an increase in unprotected sex and associated risks. In a statement released on Thursday, the WHO’s Regional Office for Europe highlighted a troubling trend revealed by a new report, which showed a decrease

The Ondo State Independent Electoral Commission has again shifted the local government election in the state to January 18, 2025. ODIEC Chairman, Dr Joseph Aremo, disclosed this during a stakeholders’ meeting held at the commission’s headquarters in Akure, the state capital, on Thursday. The election, which was to be conducted on December 16, 2023, was

Students at the University of Ibadan in Oyo State have commenced a fresh protest after the university governing council endorsed a recent fee hike. The demonstrations, which began at midnight on Friday, were said to have been triggered by a circular issued Thursday by the council’s secretary, G.O. Saliu. The circular, obtained by The PUNCH,

A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party in Ogun State, Segun Showunmi, has urged the Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, to shun distractions and focus on his deliberate plans to serve the state’s people. Showunmi also challenged other state governors to use the huge resources at their disposal to develop their states. He disclosed this

Despite the efforts of President Bola Tinubu’s administration to achieve nationwide electrification and boost economic development, the nefarious activities of vandals are sabotaging progress, plunging the masses into darkness, reports DARE OLAWIN The deliberate destruction of power infrastructure, including transmission lines, substations, and distribution equipment, is hindering the country’s ability to provide reliable electricity to

As Nigeria continues to wage war against insecurity, no fewer than 55,910 persons were killed while 21,000 others were abducted by terror groups operating in different parts of the country in the past four years, according to a new study that looked at terror attacks since 2019. More Nigerians were kidnapped in 2022 than previous

The Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Taoreed Lagbaja, on Thursday, assured Nigerians that the Army was on a victory path in the ongoing war against banditry, terrorism and kidnapping in the country. This was as the Defence Headquarters said a total of 1,166 terrorists were killed in the operations conducted in August. Lagbaja, speaking

The Parents Teachers’ Association has said it is in support of the Federal Government’s decision to ban under-18 candidates from sitting for the West African Senior School Certificate Examination and the National Examination Council. The Minister of Education, Prof. Tahir Mamman, announced on Channels Television’s ‘Sunday Politics’ programme that the Federal Government had instituted a

Germany announced that it carried out its first deportation of Afghan nationals back to their home country on Friday since the Taliban took power in August 2021, as Berlin faces pressure to crack down on migration. “These were Afghan nationals, all of whom were convicted offenders who had no right to stay in Germany and

The king of New Zealand’s Indigenous Maori people died Friday while recovering from heart surgery at age 69, with aides saying he had “passed to the great beyond”. King Tuheitia passed away peacefully surrounded by family, a spokesperson said, just days after celebrating the 18th anniversary of his coronation.  He had been in hospital recovering

The National Youth Service Corps has said polytechnic graduates or holders of the Higher National Diploma without evidence of undertaking the mandatory 12-month industrial training will not be registered at the NYSC orientation camp to participate in the national youth service. The acting Director of Press and Public Relations, NYSC, Mrs Caroline Lembu, who spoke

About 74.2 per cent of respondents to the inflation expectations survey conducted by the Statistics Department of the CBN believed that the apex bank should have reduced the interest rate in July. This is in contrast to 12.4 per cent who thought that the interest rate should be raised, while 13.4 per cent preferred that

The Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, on Thursday, disclosed plans by his administration to embark on electricity generation for the state, using available river and solar assets. Adeleke, who spoke in Ilesa during the flag-off of the construction of the 33KV feeder line, said his vision was for Osun to be self-sufficient in power supply