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Bola Tinubu, a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and presidential hopeful, says he has the necessary experience to represent Nigeria well if elected. He spoke on Wednesday at an event featuring current and […]

The Peoples Democratic Party presidential aspirants are facing a tough battle in agreeing on a consensus arrangement among them, The PUNCH has learnt. It was gathered on Tuesday that the consensus moves by some top […]

Some Kano residents have decried the acute water scarcity being experienced in the metropolitan areas of the state during the ongoing Ramadan fasting. An investigation conducted by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) revealed that […]

Crowds have continued to besiege service outlets belonging to telecoms operators and designated National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) centres to register for the National Identification Number (NIN), link their NIN to their Subscriber Identification Module […]

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has informed telecoms consumers, whose subscriber identity module (SIM) cards are barred from making calls, that affected SIMs will not be unbarred by the service providers until they are linked […]

Few hours after Vice President Yemi Osinbajo declared his interest in the 2023 presidential election, his erstwhile political godfather, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu is currently locked in a meeting with governors of the ruling All […]

Nigeria’s Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has finally declared to run for president, ending months of speculations and tepid denials. “I formally declare my intention to run for the office of the President, Federal Republic of […]

The Federal Government has inaugurated a 10-man steering committee for the implementation of the Programme for Integrated Development and Adaptation to Climate Change in the Niger Basin (PIDACC/NB) project. The Minister of Water Resources, Mr […]

Nigerians have condemned comments allegedly made by Leke Adeboye, the last son and Senior Personal Assistant of the General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Pastor Enoch Adeboye. Leke, according to TheCable had […]

Former Nigerian President, Dr Goodluck Ebele Jonathan has, Wednesday, escaped death when his convoy got involved in an accident earlier today in the vicinity of the Abuja airport, while on his way out of the […]

Nobel laureate, Prof Wole Soyinka, on Thursday, expressed willingness to be involved in legal proceedings to unravel the killers of a former Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Chief Bola Ige. Soyinka […]

President Vladimir Putin has signed a decree to introduce visa restrictions for citizens of nations that Russia considers “unfriendly” in response to sanctions over Ukraine. The decree, signed on Monday, will suspend Russia’s simplified visa […]

25-year old Kwara State Television will begin a 24-hour live broadcast from its broadcasting station in Ilorin, the state capital, on Monday, with local content. The state Commissioner for Communication, Mr Olabode Towoju, who disclosed […]

In Nigeria, pharmaceutical stores are the first point of contact for many people. It has become a norm for many Nigerians to think it is appropriate to consider the pharmacist’s prescription before going to a […]

The federal government has directed telecommunication companies to bar outgoing calls on all unlinked lines. Unlinked lines are subscriber identity module (SIM) cards not yet linked with the National Identification Number (NIN). In December 2020, […]

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo says the regime of the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), has been overwhelmed by insecurity as evidenced by the bomb attack on a Kaduna-bound train last week. The former President […]