Good morning! Here is today’s summary from Nigerian Newspapers: 1. The Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, has vowed to carry on with its planned two-day warning strike beginning tomorrow. The NLC said it was not aware of any meeting with the Federal Government on Monday (today). A top official of the ...

The Chairman, Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria, Rivers State Chapter, Joseph Obele, has enjoined the Federal Government to ensure that the nation’s refineries are fixed as planned. He stated that the cost of Petroleum Motor Spirit, also known as petrol, would crash below N200 ...

Commercial bus drivers in Lagos State have failed to comply with the government’s directive to reduce transport charges by 25 per cent. Commuters have lamented that they did not notice any reduction in prices, with fares fluctuating depending on the availability of passengers and level of traffic. ...

By Tony Nwankwo, Henry Umoru & Ibrahim Hassan-Wuyo The Senate and the Jama’atu Nasril Islam, JNI, led by the Sultan of Sokoto, Muhammadu Sa’ad Abubakar, have asked the Chairman of the Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS, and President of Nigeria, Bola Tinubu, and other leaders ...

By Emma Ujah, Abuja Bureau Chief The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has directed International Money Transfer Operators (IMTOs) to commence remittances pay-out in both Naira and foreign exchange to beneficiaries. It has also directed that the Investors and Exporters’ (I&E) window foreign ...

By Mike Oyebola The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has launched the official Mascot of the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations. The official launch of the mascot was done in conjunction with the Organizing Committee (COCAN) and the Government of Cote d’Ivoire. The official ...

By Don Silas Chelsea boss, Mauricio Pochettino has revealed he has spoken to Noni Madueke and Levi Colwill about their roles at the Blues amid suggestions the latter could still leave the club. Madueke and Colwill are both in Georgia with England’s young lions for the European Under-21 ...

The Lagos State Government, on Wednesday, read the Riot Act to street traders in the state, especially on the Third Mainland Bridge and Eko Bridge. The Permanent Secretary, Office of Environmental Services, Gaji Omobolaji, in a statement, declared zero tolerance for street trading in the areas. ...

There are indications that banks are ignoring the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, directive that they should grant their customers unfettered withdrawal of foreign currencies from domiciliary accounts. Meanwhile, Nigeria’s foreign exchange market has recorded a drastic change following the market ...

Rachel Ayodele Popular American rapper Milton Powell, professionally known as Big Pokey, is dead. The 45-year-old singer collapsed on stage while performing at a bar in Beaumont, Texas, on Saturday night. Footage from the event showed the Houston-born rapper with a mic in his hand, ...

Don Silas France captain, Kylian Mbappe, on Monday, made history after scoring in his side’s Euro 2024 qualifiers against Greece. Mbappe scored the only goal of the encounter as France defeated Greece 1-0 at the Stade de France. His goal against Greece means the Paris Saint-Germain forward ...

By Elizabeth Adegbesan Investment analysts have predicted that headline inflation rate will rise above 23 percent on account of recent government policies including removal of fuel subsidy and naira depreciation in the forex market. Meanwhile, the National Bureau of Statistics, NBS, Consumer ...

Agency Report The management of the Premier League has announced the opening-day fixtures for the 2023/2024 season. Manchester City will kick off their bid for a record fourth straight Premier League title away to Burnley, managed by their former captain Vincent Kompany. The fixture list ...

By Dickson Omobola Tomorrow, it will be exactly 30 years since the June 12, 1993, presidential election generally believed to have been won by the late Bashorun MKO Abiola but annulled by the then-military government. Abiola died in the ensuing attempt to reclaim his mandate in 1998, about ...

Agency Report Europe’s top five leagues have now all concluded for the 2022/23 season. Manchester City, Barcelona, Bayern Munich, Napoli and Paris Saint-Germain all celebrated title wins in their respective countries. After the end of another thrilling domestic campaign, we take a look at ...

Inter Miami’s official social media account experienced an extraordinary surge, from 2.1 to 4.5 million followers in 12 hours, more than doubling its follower count accumulated over the previous five years. However, the impact of the ‘Lionel Messi effect’ extends beyond Inter Miami. The ...

By  Stephen Angbulu he Director-General, National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons, Prof Fatima Waziri-Azi, speaks with STEPHEN ANGBULU on the agency’s achievements in its 20 years existence, its challenges and why culpable Nigerians should shun trafficking of any kind ...

Don Silas Following Nigeria’s Flying Eagles’ defeat to Brazil at the ongoing 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup, there have been concerns over their chances in the knockout stage. The Flying Eagles lost 2-0 against Brazil in their last Group D FIFA U-20 World Cup fixture in La Plata on Saturday night. ...

By Ogaga Ariemu Barely 48 hours to May 29 inauguration of the incoming administration, the federal government on Friday unveiled the long awaited Nigeria Air, five years after its launch in London. Haidi Sirika, the outgoing Minister of Aviation, speaking at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International ...

The Central Bank of Nigeria has revoked the operating licenses of 132 Microfinance banks, four primary mortgage banks and three finance companies in Nigeria. The Official Gazette of Nigeria, obtained from CBN’s website, disclosed this on Tuesday. The publication stated that the ...

By Don Silas Arsenal manager, Mikel Arteta’s squad to face Chelsea in tonight’s Premier League London derby has been revealed. According to Football London, Arteta has 25 players to face Chelsea at Emirates Stadium. Arsenal head to the game after losing 4-1 against Manchester ...

Child sex selection refers to the process of intentionally choosing the sex of a child before conception or during pregnancy. While there are several medical and technological methods available for this purpose, such as in vitro fertilization (IVF) with pre-implantation genetic diagnosis (PGD), ...

By Ochogwu Sunday A consumer body, the Cooking Gas Consumers Association of Nigeria (CGCAN) has reacted to the lingering issue of high cost of the ex-depot price of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) popularly called cooking gas. It said the role played by middle men in the gas industry was the major ...

President Muhammadu Buhari’s Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, yesterday, disclosed that the presidency is deeply worried over thousands of Nigerian citizens trapped in troubled Sudan owing to the dangers associated with air travel in the North African country, just as ...

By  Sunny Green Itodo Leke, son of the General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, RCCG, Pastor Enoch Adeboye, has revealed how he made his first one million naira. According to him, he made his first million naira from selling wristbands, popularly known as rubber bands in local ...

Affiliate Marketing is how many people are earning online today. The way it works is straightforward. You help market a product or service online for other people, and you get rewarded when somebody purchases due to your màrketing effort. To make it more simplistic, If you have a product or ...

My dear job seekers, we just have to be extra careful and cautious this period as scammers have devised new and improved means of carrying out their trade. I just got home from a semi successful job search where I was given a one kind offer, to work for sometime without pay with the option of full ...

Saudi Arabia announced the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Fitr, which marks the end of the holy month of Ramadan, will begin on Friday in the kingdom. “Tomorrow, Friday, is the first day of Eid al-Fitr for this year,” with Thursday the last day of Ramadan, the official Saudi Press Agency said on its ...

As more Nigerians embrace electronic transactions, Point of Sale terminals recorded N1.15 trillion transactions in March 2023. The Nigeria Inter-Bank Settlement System, NIBSS, disclosed this in its latest report on Monday. According to the report, the total value from e-payments in March 2023 was ...

The ability to reverse a transaction depends on the payment method used and the terms and conditions of the transaction. Here are some general guidelines for reversing different types of transactions: Credit card transactions: If you made a purchase with a credit card and wish to ...

By Ikechukwu Nnochiri, ABUJA The All Progressives Congress, APC, has opened up on circumstances that led its candidate and President-elect, Bola Tinubu, to forfeit the sum of $460,000 to the government of the United States of America, USA, in 1993. The ruling party, in processes it filed to ...

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has prayed the Presidential Election Petitions Court (PEPC) in Abuja to dismiss petitions filed by three opposition parties challenging the victory of its presidential candidate, Sen. Bola Tinubu, in the Feb. 25 election. The APC urged the tribunal to ...

Abiodun Sanusi, Victor Ayeni and Dele Ogunyemi Seventeen state governors will hand over to their successors on May 29, 2023 and retire into lives of luxury with generous benefits for their services to their respective states even amidst economic crises, mounting debts and unhappy and underpaid ...

By  Segun Adewole The candidate of the Labour Party in the February 25 presidential election, Peter Obi, has said leaked audio of an alleged conversation between him and the founder of Living Faith Church Worldwide, Bishop David Oyedepo, is fake. The audio allegedly had Obi telling Oyedepo ...

Yinka Kolawole & Nkiru Nnorom, LAGOS The Debt Management Office, DMO, yesterday attributed Nigeria’s growing debt stock to budget deficits, continuous issuance of promissory notes and other borrowings as well as low revenue generation. On the way out of the debt quagmire, the Lagos ...

Spotify, a global online streaming platform, says Davido’s music is most streamed in the United Kingdom, Nigeria, Canada and France. Victor Okpala, Spotify’s Artiste and Label Partnerships Manager for West Africa, in a statement on Tuesday, said songs by Davido featured on over 10 million ...

By Abdulmumin Murtala, Kano Kano State Executive Council has approved the appointment of Oba  Moshood Aliiwo, the Olubadan of Ibadano and Prof. Attahiru Jega, former Vice Chancellor and INEC chairman as Chancellor and Pro-Chancellor/Chairman of the Governing Council of the state owned Sa’adatu ...

By Egufe Yafugborhi, PORT HARCOURT Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers state has asked Sen Iyorcha Ayu to accept that his reign as National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has ended. Wike during the inauguration of the Trans-Kalabari Road at Degema Krakrama Bridge, Degema Local ...

The Director, New Media sub-committee of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential Campaign Council, Femi Fani-Kayode on Sunday reacted to the visa ban comment made by the British Deputy High Commissioner to Nigeria, Ben Llewellyn-Jones. Recall Vanguard had earlier reported that ...

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has confirmed the evacuation of banknotes from its vaults to commercial banks across the country as part of a coordinated effort to ease the circulation of banknotes of various denominations. The CBN has also directed all commercial banks to open for operation ...

By  Nike Popoola Lapo Microfinance Bank has rewarded its customers with cash prizes in its raffle draw promo. During the live draw that took place at its head office in Lagos, Lapo said it organised the event to encourage savings culture among Nigerians. At the promo, 170 winners got ...

Agency Report Kylian Mbappe has succeeded the retired Hugo Lloris as France captain, a source close to the team told AFP on Monday. Paris Saint-Germain forward Mbappe, 24, accepted the proposal after discussions with coach Didier Deschamps earlier in the day. Tottenham goalkeeper Lloris ...

By  Ademola Adegbite The governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress in Oyo State, Teslim Folarin, Thursday, narrowly escaped an assassination attempt in Ibadan, the state capital. Folarin’s special adviser on media and publicity, Yekeen Olaniyi, who disclosed this to The PUNCH in ...

By John Alechenu, Abuja The Presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the February 28th, Presidential and National Assembly Elections, Mr. Peter Obi, has said the manipulation of the rule of law and the suppression of the will of the people are potent tools used to destroy societies. He ...

By Francis Ugwu The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has arraigned Professor Uche Chigozie Edwin for an alleged fraud of N1.4bn at the Federal High Court in Lagos. Edwin was arraigned alongside two of his firms. This was disclosed in a statement issued via the ...

By Omeiza Ajayi The ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, is again enmeshed in another round of crisis, following recommendations by the National Vice Chairman, North-West, Salihu Mohammed Lukman, that the National Chairman, Senator Abdullahi Adamu and National Secretary, Senator Iyiola ...

Business owners, traders and transporters in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, are defying the Central Bank of Nigeria’s directive on accepting old N500 and N1000 notes as legal tenders 17 hours after the bank’s announcement. DAILY POST reported that the country’s apex bank on Monday bowed ...

Kaduna State Governor, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai has insisted that he did not syphon the State’s money to Dubai. El-Rufai also challenged his predecessors in the State to come out and swear that they have never pilfered the state’s treasury. The former FCT Minister stated this in an interview in ...

By  Gift Habib The ongoing reconfiguration of the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System machines used during the presidential and National Assembly elections on 25 February will end on Monday, The PUNCH has learnt. The Independent National Electoral Commission had postponed the governorship and ...

Do not be deceived. Not all the curvy hips and attractive backsides you see out there are natural. While some come by liposuction, others are through tireless fitness exercises. But the shocking revelation is that all these methods now appear outdated. A new syrup is in town. Just a mere sip and ...