File photo: Waste By Dennis Naku The Nigeria Maritime Administration and Safety Agency has said at least 10,000 jobs will be created following an offshore waste management agreement signed with a private firm, XPO Marine Services Limited. The agreement is for the collection of offshore waste generated in the eastern zone. Speaking on Friday in Port…
FILE PHOTO: Shanty. By Samuel Bolaji The Lagos State Government on Sunday issued a four-day relocation notice to all squatters occupying illegal shanties around the Lagos Coastal Road in Mayegun, in the Lekki area of the state. Speaking with newsmen after an inspection tour to Jakande, Elegushi Itedo, System 156 and 44 on Orchid Road, the…
Nigeria Army By Solomon Odeniyi Personnel of the Nigerian Army have killed an Indigenous People of Biafra’s fighter during a fierce gunbattle in the Orsu Local Government Area of Imo State. The troops after overpowering the fighters conducted a clearance operation on their hideout. According to a statement on Sunday by the Director, Army Public Relations,…
Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun By Taiwo Bankole Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun, has said the presence of limestone in large quantities in the Ewekoro Local Government is responsible for the state contributing 36 percent out of the 38 percent revenue generation in the non-oil sector to the coffers of the Federal Government. Abiodun made this…
Graphic illustration taxation / Credit: Internet By Samuel Bolaji The Lagos State Internal Revenue Service has issued a formal notification to all individual taxpayers, including self-employed individuals and employees under the Pay As You Earn Scheme, to file their Annual Tax Returns on or before March 31, 2024. The Executive Chairman, LIRS, Mr Ayodele Subair, announced…
Daniel Ayantoye and Muhammed Lawal Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has congratulated the management of PUNCH Newspaper for sustaining the legacy of its founder, the late Chief James Aboderin. The ex-President spoke on Saturday at PUNCH’s 50th anniversary black-tie dinner held at the Eko Hotel & Suites, Victoria Island, Lagos. Obasanjo, who recounted how his path…
Minister of State for Health, Dr. Tunji Alausa By Uthman Salami The Minister of State for Health and Social Welfare, Dr Tunji Alausa, says the Federal Government plans to send some medical personnel abroad for training in certain specialties with a view to checking medical tourism and enhancing research, Alausa said the Federal Ministry of Health…
Spokesman, Katsina State Police Command, ASP Aliyu Abubakar By Olaide Oyelude The Katsina State Police Command said on Sunday that it was impressed with the response it was receiving from residents over its request for information on two bandits kingpins, namely Modi Modi and Jan Kare. Its spokesman, ASP Abubakar Aliyu, told PUNCH that residents had…
Nigerian gospel singer, Moses Bliss, was left in awe after seeing his Ghanaian bride, Marie Wiseborn, at their church wedding. Naija News reports that the couple is currently having their wedding ceremony in Ghana. A video shared online showed the groom beaming with joy as his bride walked down the aisle alongside her father. The couple is…
The remains of Nollywood actor, Quadri Oyebamiji, popularly known as Sisi Quadri, who died on Friday, March 1, 2024, have finally been laid to rest at Iwo in Osun State. Naija News reported that the town was enveloped in a somber atmosphere as mourners gathered in the Agbowo area, home of the late Sisi Quadri, to partake…
Nigerian skit maker, Promise Kelvin Anagbogu, popularly known as lord lamba, has clarified his action, which generated outrage on social media, following the engagement of his babymama cum reality TV star, Queen Atang. Naija News recalls that the reality TV star made headlines in 2022 after welcoming a baby, and it was rumoured that Nigerian skitmaker, Lord Lamba,…
Nollywood actress, Doris Ogala, has claimed the negligence of Stella Maris Okofor, the wife of Nollywood actor, Mr Ibu, led to her husband’s demise. Naija News reports that Mr Ibu, who was known for his comic roles in Nollywood, died of a cardiac arrest on Saturday, March 2, 2024. In a series of posts on her Instagram…