The federal government yesterday put the number of Nigerians that have obtained the National Identification Number (NIN) as of Wednesday at 51 million, warning that those without NIN risk 14 years’ imprisonment. Minister of Communication and Digital Economy, Dr. Isa Pantami, said at a ministerial briefing in Abuja, coordinated by the presidential media team, that […]

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) yesterday announced dates for the resumption of the Continuous Voters Registration (CVR), which was suspended in 2017. The commission, however, ruled out making the National Identity Number (NIN) mandatory for the registration of voters. It also reiterated its determination to prosecute the Kogi State Governor, Mr. Yahaya Bello, for […]

The National Youth Service Corps has appealed for increased deployment of troops in its orientation camps across the country to protect corps members from bandits, kidnappers and other criminal elements. The Chairman of the NYSC Governing Council, Amb. Fatima Abubakar, made the request at the Army Headquarters in Abuja on Thursday, when she led other […]

The National Association of Resident Doctors’ strike hit tertiary hospitals in the country hard on Thursday as they were overwhelmed by a large number of patients, many of whom were not attended to. The PUNCH correspondents, who monitored the strike, which began on Thursday, observed that although the health institutions deployed consultants in attending to patients, […]

 A former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Dimeji Bankole, on Wednesday formally registered as a member of the All Progressives Congress in Ogun State. Joined by scores of his supporters, Bankole registered at his Ward 10, Iporo-Sodeke Unit in Abeokuta South Local Government Area of the state. The National Caretaker Chairman of the APC, […]

Benson Agadaga, Chief of Staff, Bayelsa State Government House sues for peace from political opponents of Governor Douye Diri and urges them to stop distracting him from the important job of providing good governance for the people What began as simple measured steps in engagement with citizens in Bayelsa State, to develop awareness on how […]

Heads of Advertising Sectoral Groups (HASG), an umbrella body comprising advertising, media, marketing activation and out-of-home media agencies as well as broadcasting company groups, yesterday called for more consultations on the planned imposition of an N100,000 fine on adverts played on foreign media channels. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, had stated […]

The World Trade Organisation (WTO) has forecasted that Africa’s share of the volume of the world’s merchandise export and import will increase by 8.1 per cent and 5.5 per cent respectively in 2021. It also projected a 2.6 per cent Gross Domestic Product (GDP) for the continent in 2021 and 3.8 per cent for 2022. […]

The leadership of the National Association of Resident Doctors on Wednesday met with the Joint Senate and House of Representatives Committees on Health behind closed doors to discuss the impending strike by the health workers. This is just as the strike called by NARD commences today. Officials of the Federal Ministry of Health, Finance, Budget […]

A former Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Prof. Chukwuma Soludo, escaped death by a whisker yesterday as gunmen attacked him in his hometown, Isuofia in Aguata Local Government Area of Anambra State. However, they killed three policemen attached to Soludo, a governorship aspirant on the platform of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), and abducted […]