Tokyo has logged 34 straight days of rain, marking the longest streak on record, Japan’s weather agency said on Tuesday. Climate change fuelled by fossil fuel emissions increases moisture in the atmosphere, making heavy rain more likely. The weather globally is also being shaped this year by the El Nino phenomenon, whi…
The Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri, has pledged government support for the newly developed Ijaw Language App, known as Dayama Demo, as part of efforts to preserve and revive the Ijaw language. Diri made the commitment on Monday while speaking at the Ijaw Language Awareness Summit held at the DSP Alamieyesei…
Asa Asika confirmed that he and Davido jointly own a Nigerian football club called Inter LagosAsika revealed the club on a podcast, noting it had just earned promotion from the National LeagueThe music executive described their football investment as part of a broader long-term business strategyPAY ATTENTION: Mark Legi…
The naira stayed outside Africa’s 10 highest nominal exchange rates per dollar in September 2026, despite years of volatilitySão Tomé and Príncipe, Sierra Leone, Guinea and Madagascar topped the ranking by local currency units per US dollarUganda’s shilling and Ghana’s cedi faced pressure, while depreciation risks rais…
Troops of Sector 2, Operation Fansan Yamma, have rescued 41 travellers abducted by bandits after their commercial vehicle broke down along a highway in Tsafe Local Government Area of Zamfara State. The victims comprised “24 males, 10 females and seven children.” A statement by the operation on Tuesday said the vehicle,…
Resident doctors at the Ladoke Akintola University of Technology Teaching Hospital, Ogbomoso, Oyo State, have entered the 32nd day of their industrial action over welfare-related issues. The Association of Resident Doctors, LAUTECH Teaching Hospital, Ogbomoso, said its demands included the implementation of the Profess…
To reduce the risk of cross-contamination and foodborne infections, registered dietician-nutritionists have urged Nigerians to desist from boiling unpeeled and unwashed eggs and rice together in the same pot. The food experts explained that bacteria, such as Salmonella and E. coli, may be present on eggshells and could…
JUSTICE OKAMGBA follows 10-year-old Ojo Ibukun and explores how poverty, migration, and informal apprenticeship can take children from neigbouring Republic of Benin to Lagos construction sites, where work replaces school and protection becomes harder to enforce In Nigeria, one of Africa’s biggest economies, childhood c…
Crude oil prices rose to $107 per barrel on Monday from $104, before retreating to $105 as Qatar planned fresh talks between the United States and Iran in a renewed effort to end the war and reopen the Strait of Hormuz. According to Reuters, the proposed diplomatic engagement comes amid continued disruptions to oil shi…
Former Catholic Archbishop of Abuja, John Cardinal Onaiyekan, has, again, asked the Independent National Electoral Commission and political actors to ensure that Nigerians are allowed to freely choose their leaders in a free, fair and credible 2027 election. Cardinal Onaiyekan stated this on Monday in Abuja when he rec…
Banking and financial technology applications have reached 88 per cent of smartphone users in Nigeria as consumers increasingly turn to mobile devices for payments, transfers and other financial transactions, a new report has revealed. The Nigeria Smartphone Study 2025, conducted by KPMG Nigeria and Orange Group, found…
The Aviation Ground Handlers Association of Nigeria has directed its members to stop providing services to XEJET Airline over an outstanding debt estimated at N300m. The association announced the directive on Monday, accusing the airline of repeatedly failing to honour payment arrangements reached with ground handling …
By Innocent Anaba Pastor Evelyn Joshua, leader of the Synagogue, Church Of All Nations, SCOAN, rounded off her evangelical visit to Brazil with a charity outreach to Colinas do Oeste, an Osasco community in the São Paulo metropolitan region, where she and the Emmanuel TV team distributed food items, clothing and toilet…
The Office of the Auditor-General for the Federation has flagged at least N3.62bn in financial irregularities at the National Power Training Institute of Nigeria, Abuja, including N2.77bn in unremitted tender fees, questionable contract payments and purchases of store items without evidence of delivery. The findings, c…
The Bauchi State Police Command has arrested a 33-year-old housewife, Hauwa’u Haruna, for allegedly killing her co-wife, Jamila Adamu, during a domestic incident at Tafawa Balewa Housing Estate, Bauchi. The command’s Police Public Relations Officer, SP Nafiu Habib, disclosed this in a statement issued on Monday. Habib …
A 26-year-old security man, Godwin Dauda, has been arrested by the Police authorities following an allegation that he raped an 11-year-old girl Christabel Albert to death, and dumped her corpse inside a church well. The incident, Arewa PUNCH gathered happened in Suleja, Niger State after Dauda, who was attached to the …
The candidate of the All Progressives Congress in the last Osun State governorship election, Bola Oyebamiji, has congratulated the Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Adegboyega Oyetola, on the occasion of his 72nd birthday celebrations. Oyebamiji, in a birthday message to Oyetola, which he personally signed and made …
Michael Olise’s magnificent late strike gave France a 1-0 victory in Belgium in the UEFA Nations League on Monday as Zinedine Zidane made it two wins out of two since being named coach. Bayern Munich star Olise, who was one of the outstanding players at the World Cup in which France reached the semi-finals, came off th…
Ghana’s President, John Mahama, has described the conditions attached to a proposed United States health compact as “humiliating”, explaining why Ghana rejected the agreement, Graphic Online reports on Monday. Mahama made the remarks during a conversation at the Council on Foreign Relations in New York on Friday, Septe…
Secondary school principals in Ondo State have called on the state government to deploy more security personnel around schools to protect students, teachers and school facilities. The principals, under the All Nigeria Confederation of Principals of Secondary Schools, Ondo State branch, identified inadequate security pe…
The United Kingdom Government has announced plans to “require councils and social housing providers to give eight weeks’ notice before selling social homes outside the sector.” The measure is part of new amendments to the Social Housing Bill announced by the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government on Mond…
— NLC: We did not embark on strike By Egufe Yafugborhi & Ochuko Akuopha ASABA — The family of Mr Unity Ekwevugbe Adeda, a Deputy Director in the Delta State Ministry of Secondary Education, has rejected the administrative panel constituted by the state government to investigate circumstances surrounding his death. The …
The Minister of Budget and Economic Planning, Senator Abubakar Bagudu, on Monday said Nigeria has one of the smallest national budgets among the world’s 10 most populous countries, despite its huge population and development needs. Bagudu, who called for a broader national conversation on revenue mobilisation, said the…
There was palpable tension in Osogbo, Osun State, on Monday following the disappearance of operators of a cheap food initiative called Global Food Initiative, as residents who had deposited various sums to buy cheaper food items rued their losses. Our correspondent, who observed the situation from close range, reports …
The National Health Insurance Authority has called for a locally led health financing research agenda to guide reforms, expand health insurance coverage and improve financial protection for Nigerians. The Director-General of the NHIA, Dr Kelechi Ohiri, made the call on Monday in Abuja at the inaugural Nigeria Health Fi…