…pointed in a similar direction, albeit through digital infrastructure rather than industrial infrastructure. The telco highlighted My One App, which gives customers a single place to manage services across Safaricom’s platforms, and Daraja, the APIs that allow developers to build directly on top of M-PESA’s payments in…
…Federal High Court, Abuja Judicial Division. According to the letter, Adeyemi is facing trial in Charge No. FHC/ABJ/CR/652/2026, FRN v. Prince Adeniyi Adeyemi Matthew & Ors, over allegations bordering on forgery, including the alleged forgery of an appointment letter and presidential letter-headed papers purportedly sh…
…said Adeyemi, who had presented himself as Director-General of the council, is standing trial on charges bordering on alleged forgery, impersonation and related offences. According to the Presidency, the matter was uncovered in October 2025 after the Nigerian Investment Promotion Commission, NIPC, raised concerns that…
…June 16, ordered a stay of execution of the High Court judgment, even as it slammed the trial judge for disregarding the judicial hierarchy. The panel berated Justice Peter Lifu of the Federal High Court in Abuja for disobeying an order it had made on May 22, which directed him to stay proceedings in the case, pending…
…difficult, alleging that attempts to discipline them are often met with threats of industrial action. "Anytime the government wants to take action, they threaten to stop lifting fuel, and the government does not want a fuel crisis. They are taking advantage of that position," he said. Onyemechara also disclosed that so…
…therefore, advocates for immediate adoption of innovative housing finance and industrialized housing construction models such as prefabricated housing, precast concrete system and modular construction with replicable and standardized designs for faster delivery and cost efficiency housing for the people, " the communiq…
…Government attaches to housing as a catalyst for economic growth, job creation, industrial development, infrastructure expansion and national prosperity. According to the organiser of the show, the choice of Oyedele as the keynote speaker reflects the growing recognition that sustainable housing delivery requires sound…
…the nation at the UN? Imagine the list of VIPs, some of whom are said to be undergoing trial, bagging exalted appointments and chieftaincy titles to further massage their roguish egos. This huge joke is not on Adeyemi, if you ask me. It is a national embarrassment that exposes our romance with a parlous governance stru…
…the state’s fruit concentrate factory during the anniversary, while two other industrial projects - a beer factory and a fruit juice processing plant - await commissioning. He also said First Lady Senator Oluremi Tinubu commissioned 10 urban renewal roads executed by his administration during her visit. Alia said the m…
…practices. Last year, Trump’s administration hit Brazil with steep tariffs over a coup trial against the now-jailed Jair Bolsonaro, 71. However, the duties were lifted after a meeting between Lula and Trump. Last month Lula warned Trump should “not meddle” in the upcoming election. AFP
…the area for some time after the operation. Prince Adeyemi Adeniyi is currently standing trial over allegations of forgery, impersonation and related offences arising from claims linked to the purported Presidential Fiscal and Infrastructure Projects Council. The case is pending before the court. As of the time of fili…
…project. In October 2025, GSX partnered with Diacente Group, a Uganda-based green industrial zones developer, on a proposed $5.5 billion project to build digital infrastructure linking the country’s farms, mines, power projects, and factories, including a pilot for a digital shilling. In April 2026, it acquired a major…
…a “massive strike” using missiles and drones against what it described as “military-industrial enterprises,” fuel and energy complex facilities in several Ukrainian regions. Around 30 residential buildings in Kyiv were hit, with rescuers still sifting through the rubble hours after the attack, officials said. Zelensky…
…stressed that the prevailing exchange rate remains too high to support competitive industrial production. Ajayi-Kadir warned that although AfCFTA offers Nigerian manufacturers access to a wider continental market, the country risks losing out to competitors operating in lower-cost economies unless structural impediment…
…they culminate in accountability under the rule of law. The Federal Government's Mass Trial Programme has now secured 1,721 terrorism-related convictions since its commencement in 2017, with more than half of those convictions recorded in 2026 alone. Equally significant is the fact that defendants against whom sufficie…
…handled by the appropriate authorities, there was a need to avoid what he described as "trial by media" and misinformation. "We strongly reject the growing culture of trial by media, misinformation, and deliberate attempts to distract public officials from their constitutional responsibilities," he said. Ajimati praise…
…among others. "Building these projects is not just to move people; it is to industrialise our country and to connect the people," he said. He said improved transport and infrastructure connectivity would promote commerce, strengthen national integration and stimulate sustainable economic growth. Hamzat said Tinubu's ab…
By Victor Ahiuma-Young ABUJA - Industrial unrest may be brewing in the Federal Public Service following a reported demolition order threatening the Federal Integrated Staff Housing (FISH) Programme, a government-backed housing scheme into which thousands of federal workers have invested billions of naira. The demolitio…
…Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Prof. Ali Pate, has inaugurated a Clinical Trial Centre at the Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University Teaching Hospital, Bauchi, to strengthen clinical research, innovation and evidence-based healthcare in Nigeria. According to a statement made available to PUNCH Online on Sunday by th…
…barriers to agricultural productivity and transform our land resources into agro-industrial output. We can overcome hunger and poverty if we urgently shift our focus from consumption to production. "A new Nigeria, devoid of hunger and mass poverty - a Nigeria where we transform our arable land into productive acreage -…
…than gas flaring specifically, it added to the broader body of evidence linking industrial air pollution with adverse maternal and child health outcomes. The United States Environmental Protection Agency has likewise associated exposure to fine particulate matter and toxic air pollutants with aggravated asthma, chronic…
…In his paper presentation titled, "Driving Private Sector Investment and Industrialisation in Nigeria's Marine and Blue Economy: Opportunities for Sustainable Economic Growth," Dangote, who was represented by the Managing Director of Dangote Port Operations, Simeon Omole, said, "This is not merely a food security chall…
…economic policies aimed at expanding cultivated land and increasing agro-industrial output. According to him, Nigeria possesses the resources and agricultural potential to substantially reduce hunger and poverty if the appropriate measures are implemented. He maintained that a Nigeria free from widespread hunger and ma…
…the Central Bank of Nigeria," he said. He insisted the issue is bigger than the man on trial: "If this is a conman that can con the Presidency into issuing a letter of appointment, con the Central Bank into opening accounts, con the National Assembly into inserting the agency into the budget, I think the government is…
…League 2 fixtures before joining West Brom on a one-year deal last summer, following a trial period with the club's Under-21 side. The 20-year-old goalkeeper impressed during his time with the youth team, making 17 appearances across all competitions and playing a pivotal role in helping West Brom's Under-21 side reach…