The Lagos State Government has distanced itself from the rumoured upcoming Oro festival scheduled for August 1 to 15, coinciding with the #EndBadGovernance protest. The government likened it to other religious activities held across the country. Speaking in a telephone conversation with PUNCH Online, Gboyega Akosile, the Special Adviser on Media and Publicity to the…
The State APC is really overwhelmed by the overall superlative performance of Governor Ademola Adeleke. The opposition has reached a point of rudderlessness that it has in recent days embarked on concoction of data and muddling up of statistics to blackmail the state government. All such plots failed to gain traction as the public are…
….procurement of aiding equipment. In fulfillment of Governor Adeleke’s campaign promise to operate an all inclusive government irrespective of class, religion or political divide and his determination to deliver qualitative healthcare without hindrance to the people of Osun State, the Executive Governor of Osun State, Senator Ademola Jackson Nurudeen Adeleke has directed the Osun Health…
The Nigerian Institute of Public Relations has rated Governor Ademola Adeleke and eight other Governors excellently in its just released reputation performance Index on Nigerian Political Governance 2024. The rating scored Governor Adeleke 83.6% to be included among top 9 Nigerian Governors demonstrating exceptional leadership and performance in state governance. The rating body, the NIPR,…
Kayode Lawal Nigeria’s former first lady, Hajia Mariam Sani Abacha and her son, Mohammed Sani Abacha have dragged the President, Minister of the Federal Capital Territory and two others before the Court of Appeal in Abuja seeking recovery of the alleged unlawfully revoked property of the late Head of State, General Sani Abacha, The property…
The Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company Plc has announced the completion of a major enhancement of its electricity infrastructure serving the Sango/Ota area in Ogun State, Nigeria. In a statement made available to PUNCH Online by IBEDC’s spokesperson, Busolami Tunwase, on Wednesday, the company said this upgrade is set to significantly improve power supply reliability for…
Meta Platforms Inc., the parent company of Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp, has removed 63,000 accounts associated with the notorious “Yahoo Boys” scam group, the company announced in its Q1 2024 Adversarial Threat Report on Wednesday. The accounts, deleted over the past few weeks, were used for financial sextortion scams and distributing blackmail scripts. Meta reported…
Senate President Godswill Akpabio has announced that the newly approved minimum wage applies to all workers across both public and private sectors, including maids and other domestic staff. Akpabio stated this during the plenary session on Tuesday. The bill was speedily passed by both chambers of the National Assembly just after it was transmitted by…
In a landmark visit to Jigawa State, Vice President Senator Kashim Shettima, GCON, arrived in Dutse on Tuesday, where he spearheaded the commissioning and launch of various developmental projects executed in the state. Governor Malam Umar Namadi and the people of Jigawa warmly welcomed the VP, with large crowds lining the streets and attending various…
Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, Chairman of the Senate Committee on Local Content, met with representatives from the Industrial Training Fund (ITF) and Bank of Industry (BoI) on Tuesday, July 9, to strengthen capacity building and collaboration. The meeting aimed to enhance synergy between government agencies and maximise impact on Nigerian beneficiaries. Senator Akpoti-Uduaghan emphasised the importance…
