Nigeria tops in the ranking of countries with the highest rate of unemployment in the world, according to the latest statistics released by the World of Statistics. Nigeria led with 33.3 per cent, followed by another African country, South Africa 32.9 per cent, and Iran 15.55 per cent. According to the report, the lowest rate…
Stakeholders in the energy industry have called for support for the renewable energy sector to enable it to contribute to Nigeria’s quest to end energy poverty. Speaking at a workshop organised by the Renewable Energy & Energy Efficiency Association (Alliance) in Abuja, they observed that if fully backed, the sector would play a greater role…
Eugenie Le Sommer scored twice as France eased to a 4-0 win over Morocco at the Women’s World Cup on Tuesday and set up a quarter-final with co-hosts Australia. Morocco had upset the odds to qualify for the last 16 at the expense of Germany in their debut appearance at the tournament but they never…
Lionesses forward, Lauren James has sent out an apology to Super Falcons; Michelle Alozie over her stamp of the Nigerian in Monday’s round of i6 Women’s World Cup match in Australia. The European champions got away with one on Monday in Brisbane as they stumbled into the quarter-finals 4-2 on penalties. Nigeria are ranked 40th…
England forward Lauren James has apologised to Super Falcons defender Michelle Alozie after she stamped on her in the round of 16 game between Nigeria and England. James was shown a red card in the 87th minute following a VAR review after a stamp on Alozie. Vanguard earlier reported that the 21-year-old was forced to…
Niger’s junta has appointed an economist, Ali Mahamane Lamine Zeine as the transitional prime minister on Monday. The coup plotters made this known according to a decree read on national television, more than a week after the military coup that toppled President Mohamed Bazoum. According to Anadolu Agency, the caretaker government, addressed itself as the…
The Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, on Monday, unveiled the chairmen of the 79 full-standing committees of the 10th Senate. The Senate committees were formed after hours of closed-door sessions. Some of the heavyweights, who were named committee chairmen include Housing and Urban Development, Aminu Tambuwal; Interior, Adams Oshiomole; Defence, Ahmed Lawan; Water Resources, Abdulaziz Yari;…
Despite crashing out of the ongoing 2023 Women’s World Cup in Australia and New Zealand, President Bola Tinubu and wife, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, have commended the Super Falcons, adding that the team will be hosted upon their arrival in the country. The Super Falcons dominated but fell short as England rode their luck after going…
Big Brother Naija (season two) star Gifty Powers has welcomed her third child, a boy. The reality TV star took to her Instagram page Tuesday to share the good news writing, “One year don waka!!! I am a mother again!! It’s a boy. A mother to two boys and a girl🥲. “After birth, there were…
A mob beat a yet-to-be-identified policeman to a stupor after a man identified simply as Yusuf was rammed by a BRT vehicle from the impact of being allegedly pushed by policemen in the Ketu area of Lagos State. The PUNCH gathered from eyewitnesses at the scene that the policeman and his colleagues were attempting to…
