The management of the University College Hospital, Ibadan, has debunked allegations that its premises were being used as armoury by the Yoruba Nation agitators. The hospital through its Public Relations Officer, Mrs Funmi Adetuyibi, in a statement in Ibadan on Tuesday, reiterated its commitment to health care delivery, adding that it would not engage in…
The Kebbi State Governor, Comrade Nasir Idris, has reiterated his administration’s commitment to uplifting the standard of sport in the state. Idris made this promise on Sunday at the closing ceremony of the Kebbi State Youth Parliament Cup Tournament, which was held at the FIFA mini stadium in Birnin Kebbi. He also assured of his…
The Adara Development Association has disclosed to that in the first quarter of 2024, 35 security breaches were reported between Adara land in Kaduna and Niger State with over 29 villages attacked, 41 persons killed, 24 injured, and 222 people kidnapped. The reported also noted that many of the kidnapped have yet to regain their…
The All Progressives Congress announced on Tuesday that it had petitioned the Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, to probe the purported suspension of its National Chairman, Dr Abdulahi Ganduje, orchestrated by some impostors allegedly affiliated to the New Nigeria People’s Party-led government in Kano State. The National Publicity Secretary of the party, Felix Morka,…
The National Working Committee of the Peoples Democratic Party will on Thursday present a report naming members involved in anti-party activities during the 2023 general elections to the National Executive Committee. The national leadership of the PDP had on March 26 directed the chairmen of the 36 state chapters and the Federal Capital Territory to…
Gunmen have killed the secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party in the Tsafe Local Government Area of Zamfara State, Musa Ille. Ille was killed in his residence at about 8:30 pm on Monday by gunmen suspected to be bandits. A resident of the area, Iliyasu Samaila, told The PUNCH that Ille had just returned from the night…
TWENTY-SEVEN states of the federation and the Federal Capital Territory, have failed to access the sum of N54.9bn basic education fund provided by the Universal Basic Education Commission. The funds are lying fallow, despite the growing number of out-of-school children in the country. The N54.9bn figure is obtained from a document prepared by UBEC in…
A new kind of mosquito net delivered across sub-Saharan Africa averted an estimated 13 million malaria cases and nearly 25,000 deaths over three years. The project’s backers said this on Wednesday. There were 249 million recorded malaria cases and 608,000 deaths in 2022, according to the latest figures from the World Health Organization, with…
The Federal Capital Territory chapter of the National Association of Nigerian Students has emphasised an urgent need to reform the Independent National Electoral Commission and other relevant bodies involved in the country’s electoral process to foster transparency and credibility in future polls. The appeal was made by the General Secretary of NANS, FCT Joint Campus…
A former chairman of the Manufacturers Association of Nigeria, Ogun Chapter, Dr Wale Adegbite, has lauded Dangote Petroleum Refinery for reducing the price of diesel from N1,200 to N1,000 per litre across the country. He also expressed his hope that this price reduction would be maintained, without resorting to predatory pricing tactics. Adegbite gave the…
A gender-lens impact investing enterprise, eha Impact Ventures, has received a $1.9m grant from eHealth Africa, a global health organisation, to support women entrepreneurs in Africa. According to a press statement by EIV made available to newsmen on Wednesday, this grant marks a major milestone in its effort to provide catalytic capital for its portfolio…
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has celebrated the achievements and contributions of people of African descent from across the world. Guterres, in a video message on Tuesday, called for more action to end racism and discrimination against blacks. The UN chief, who made the call while addressing the Permanent Forum of African Descent, acknowledged existing racial discrimination…
