Ekiti State Government has begun the second phase of disbursement of over N400m grant to 922 Micro and Small Enterprises in the state to alleviate and mitigate financial constraints and other economic challenges brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic. The state Commissioner for Industry, Trade and Investment, Mrs Tayo Adeola, said in a statement in…
Data from the World Health Organisation has estimated that 138.9 million Nigerians require interventions against Neglected Tropical Diseases. This is according to the latest epidemiological and programmatic data for 2022, which were gathered, compiled, and analysed in 2023, and obtained from the WHO on Saturday. The body also said NTDs are endemic in Nigeria as…
The Nigerian Correctional Service has faced criticism for its delay in publishing the database containing information on the remaining 100 inmates who escaped from the Suleja Medium Security Custodial Centre in Niger State, 18 days later. The delay in publishing the database has drawn sharp rebuke from concerned stakeholders, who argued that timely dissemination of…
President Bola Tinubu, on Saturday, extended his congratulations to the National Leader of the Yoruba Socio-Cultural Organisation Afenifere, on his 98th birthday. In a statement signed by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mr Ajuri Ngelale, Tinubu poured encomiums on Pa Fasoranti, describing him as a “mouthpiece of the people.” The statement is titled…
Following weeks of aborted moves and protests to remove the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, Dr Abdullahi Ganduje, concerned chieftains of the party have explained the reason President Bola Tinubu steered clear of the drama. The embattled chairman was purportedly suspended by the APC executive of Ganduje ward in the Dawakin Tofa Local…
The rising cost of drugs caused by inflation has further hampered access to health services in the country with many sick Nigerians unable to afford medication, Sunday PUNCH has learnt. Amid the soaring costs of food, utilities, and other essentials, many find it difficult to afford the necessary prescriptions, forcing indigent patients to seek alternative herbal treatment. Nigeria’s…
Former National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, Prince Uche Secondus, has accused the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, of being the mastermind of the current charged political atmosphere in Rivers State. The former PDP national chairman made the accusation on the heels of Wike’s incessant feud with the Rivers State governor, Siminalayi…
A middle-aged woman, Abike Olonade, has been arrested for trafficking a 16-year-old student to Libya. It was reliably gathered that the victim, whose name is yet to be disclosed, is a student of Adeoye Lambo Secondary School in Obada Oko, Ewekoro Local Government Area of Ogun State. Confirming the arrest, the command’s spokesperson, Omolola Odutola,…
The Federal Government has described as blackmail, the allegation by the cryptocurrency exchange giant, Binance, that some officials demanded a $150m bribe to settle the criminal charge filed against the firm. The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, in a statement on Wednesday, dismissed the claims as baseless and part of a wider…
Senator Adams Oshiomhole has expressed concerns over the creation of new institutions and its impact on federal resources. He made his position known while contributing to the debate on a bill seeking to establish the National Institute for Educational Planning and Administration and additional agencies. The senator representing Edo North, on Tuesday, asserted that the…
A member of the House of Representatives from Borno State, Ahmed Jaha, has called on the Federal Government to recruit military mercenaries to address the security issues in the country. Jaha suggested that the government recall the mercenaries used during former President Goodluck Jonathan’s administration. The lawmaker, who represents the Chibok/Domboa/Gwoza Federal constituency, made this…
Former Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, alongside his daughter, Fatima have arrived at the Federal High Court in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja where they will be arraigned for an alleged N2.7bn fraud in connection with the botched Nigerian Air project. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has slammed six counts on the former minister,…
