Akwa Ibom government announced a special declaration ahead of the 2026 World Teachers' Day celebration on October 5The state government set aside October 5 as a teaching-free day as part of efforts to honour teachers across the stateThe declaration signals Akwa Ibom's commitment to recognising the contributions of teac…
The European Union (EU) has officially designated seven third countries as safe countries of origin at the Union level in 2026The list covers nations across Africa, Asia, and Latin America, with one designation carrying a special legal noteIt is noteworthy that asylum seekers from the listed countries may face a differ…
Alhaji Kabir Bature Sarkin Alhazai, chairman of the Katsina State Pilgrims Welfare Board, resigned from his positionSarkin Alhazai addressed his resignation letter to the Secretary to the Katsina State Government but gave no reason for leavingHis exit makes him the third political appointee under Governor Dikko Radda t…
Ikeja Electric issued a public notice on October 2, 2026, admitting that five Band A feeders in Lagos failed to meet the 20-hour daily power supply minimumThe affected feeders cover areas including Oshodi and Shomolu, with faults on IE's 33KV and 11KV lines cited alongside grid instability from TCNThe worst-performing …
Cecilia Ejike, a Lagos State Polytechnic graduate, announced her new role as an Electrical Technician at Dangote Petroleum Refinery & Petrochemical FZEEjike earned a Higher National Diploma in Electrical Engineering before securing the position at one of Africa's largest refineriesShe shared her excitement and gratitud…
Madonna University's PRO confirmed the expulsion of nursing students who filmed and posted a viral video inside the institution's teaching hospitalThe students captioned the video 'No sick oo, nah Gen Z full hospital,' drawing widespread reactions across social mediaNANS has appealed to the university management to rec…
Donald Trump called on Congress to pass legislation imposing mandatory minimum sentences on 'Yahoo Boys' and other people who steal from government benefit programmesThe proposal would eliminate probation as a sentencing option and double prison terms for repeat offendersState and local politicians who knowingly ignore…
Naira Marley invited music promoter Sam Larry onto the stage during his performance at the 10th Supremacy Concert in LagosSam Larry's energetic dance moves quickly went viral, with fans dubbing his signature moves 'legwork' onlineThe stage appearance marked one of Sam Larry's first major public outings since surviving …
Pastor Odumeje publicly challenged the idea that Nigeria's primary calling is spiritual, questioning what that means for the country's futureThe clergyman reacted to remarks by Apostle Arome about Nigerians and productivity, pushing back on how pastors frame the nation's purposeOdumeje urged young Nigerians to pursue t…
FCCPC proposes requiring businesses to register AI marketing tools and clearly label automated promotional contentCompanies would remain liable for misleading AI-generated claims, while consumers could opt out of automated marketingDraft rules propose corporate penalties up to ₦100 million or 1% of annual turnover as N…
VDM issued a dramatic ultimatum to Apostle Arome Osayi and other Nigerian pastors, daring them to pray against him before MondayThe online critic's challenge came amid a growing controversy over Osayi's sermon at the International Eagles Conference 2026VDM also pushed back against Osayi's message by pointing to the apo…
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency has warned commercial drivers and the public against conveying parcels whose contents they do not know, after a bus driver was nearly charged over a package containing cocaine and methamphetamine. The Director, Media and Advocacy of the agency, Femi Babafemi, said in a post on h…
CNG and electric buses are cutting fares on selected routes in the FCT, Lagos and EnuguBorno offers bus rides for ₦50, while Kaduna’s free CNG services have carried about 3.2 million passengersSeveral proposed fare cuts remain unimplemented, and reported savings apply to specific routes—not nationwidePAY ATTENTIO…
Madonna University, Elele Campus, Rivers State, has expelled a final-year nursing student, simply identified as Mercy, and suspended 14 other 500-level students over a viral TikTok video. The video showed a group of nursing students dancing in a hospital waiting area, staircase, and bus. Mercy, who featured in the open…
GistReel Spain maintained their perfect start to the Nations League with a 3-1 win over the Czech Republic in Oviedo, extending their winning run to 10 matches. Lamine Yamal set the world champions on their way early before Rodri added a second in the first half. The Czech Republic pulled one back after the break, but …
The Minister of Tourism, Arts, Culture and Creative Economy, Hannatu Musawa, has presented President Bola Tinubu with a hand-drawn portrait of him and his late mother. Musawa disclosed this in a post on Saturday on X after paying a courtesy visit to Tinubu following his return and the national premiere of the MKO Abiol…
Ambassador Olufemi Ajadi Oguntoyinbo of the APM called on President Tinubu to resign over what he described as worsening insecurity nationwideAjadi's remarks followed the abduction of 19 prospective NYSC members travelling to orientation camps in Abia and Akwa Ibom statesKidnappers reportedly demanded N50 million each …
A moving truck struck and killed a police officer, Corporal Blessing Omene, while she was on duty along a major road in Yenagoa, Bayelsa StateOmene was part of the Safer Highway Patrol team and was on assignment along Glory Land Drive on the East–West Road when the incident happenedBayelsa Commissioner of Police Ajao S…
Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq announced a ₦50,000 support grant for all corps members serving in the stateThe governor made the announcement at the swearing-in ceremony for Batch C Stream 1 corps members at NYSC Temporary Orientation Camp in IlorinThe grant is meant to help corps members cope with the p…
Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq approved a work-free day for teachers to mark World Teachers' DayThe holiday falls on Monday, October 5, 2026, which is the official date of the global celebrationThe governor's office released a statement acknowledging teachers' contributions to human capital development in …
Popular Ivorian influencer and spa manager Fatim Bakayoko died in Nigeria on Friday, 2 September 2026, sending shockwaves across West AfricaInitial reports pointed to complications from a cosmetic procedure, but Fatim Bakayoko's husband firmly denied she had undergone any plastic surgeryThe exact circumstances surround…
See more Punch stories on Google.Add Punch on Google The management also prayed for strength and comfort for Odey’s family, colleagues and associates. The remains of The PUNCH Akwa Ibom Correspondent, Patrick Odey, were laid to rest in Mbube, Cross River State, on Saturday. In his condolence message, Akwa Ibom State Go…
Moniepoint CEO Tosin Eniolorunda has joined TIME100 Next 2026 as the only African honouree in business, technology and AIMoniepoint serves more than 20 million customers and powers about eight in ten in-person digital payment transactions in NigeriaTony Elumelu praised Eniolorunda’s journey as the founder, credited his…
Tragedy hit the Nigerian Christian community after a pastor collapsed mid-sermon at a funeral in Aleto, Rivers StateThe pastor was preaching to over 300 mourners when he suddenly fell about 15 minutes into his messageEyewitnesses said some mourners initially thought the collapse was part of the pastor's dramatic illust…
Parents of 20 kidnapped prospective NYSC corps members said abductors contacted them, demanding N50m per victimThe families visited Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Rashidi Ladoja, alongside the Oyo State Commissioner of Police to seek interventionImo State police said drones located the suspected camp, but a rescue operati…