…providing stable and reliable electricity to Lagos under the proposed 24/7 Energy Zones pilot programme.The agreement was reached during a high-level technical meeting between the Minister of Power, Joseph Tegbe, and Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu at the Lagos House, Marina.

…Sithandiwe Jessie, with 30 parcels of Thai Loud, a strain of cannabis, weighing 32.74 kilogrammes. Babafemi said the drugs were concealed in two travelling bags. He added that the suspect had travelled from Thailand through Doha aboard Qatar Airways flight QR1431.Make PUNCH part of your everyday experience.Add us to yo…

…in the week on King Khalid International Airport that killed three Saudis, including a pilot. The surge in attacks, including against other Saudi airports, military facilities and oil infrastructure, has come in the week since a Saudi-led coalition launched a major military offensive against the Houthis.The airport had…

Chief Elijah Olorunsuwa, a lecturer in the Department of Political Science, University of Ilorin, tells DARE AKOGUN how he was arrested by policemen who, he alleges, initially told him they were taking him to the Kwara State Police Command but instead drove him to Kogi State You said in an interview with an online medi…

…in trouble long before it crashed. They were unanimous in their belief that, had the pilot not struggled to control it, Igbokoda could have been counting hundreds of dead. “Honestly, the pilot should be commended,” said Jomiloju, a resident. “Many lives would have been lost. It would have been a national tragedy if he…

Lord of Ajasa recently announced that he had become a US citizen, joining other Nigerian entertainers who have acquired American citizenshipActress Laide Bakare disclosed that she pursued US citizenship partly because she travelled frequently and wanted to avoid repeatedly applying for visasOther Nigerian celebrities, …

…Iliasu, over the substitution of his name. Iliasu approached the Federal High Court in Ilorin, claiming that he won the PDP senatorial primary conducted on May 20, 2026, and that INEC initially published his name as the party’s candidate on August 1. According to a report published by Ilorin.info on September 13, the f…

…— echoing an advisory sent on Thursday, when attacks killed three people including a pilot for Saudia, the national airline. “Please contact your airline directly and confirm your flight status before heading to the airport,” read a statement posted on the airport’s official X account on Saturday. Thursday’s Houthi-cla…

…Adamu Sabi, disclosed this in a statement made available to The PUNCH on Friday in Ilorin. The statement said the initiative would improve administrative efficiency, strengthen patient information management and advance digital transformation across the state’s public healthcare system. “The rollout builds on an earlie…

…my brother and his wife in the crash, and we are still mourning,” Sunday’s sister, Damilola, told Saturday PUNCH on Friday. Damilola explained that the couple had been living together for a while without formalising their relationship. She said the family’s immediate concern was no longer the wedding plans that had pro…

…drove in the opposite direction of the children's home and travelled approximately 23 kilometres to Bainskloof Pass, passing several traffic control points along the way. He argued that she intended to kill both herself and the children by driving off a cliff. The court heard that, upon reaching the summit, De Villiers…

…said in a statement signed by its National Public Relations Officer, Sanni Damilola.NUDGOSA's National President, Hon. Fasiu Bakenne, extended congratulations to Adebayo, the school's management and staff, and the Ogun State Teaching Service Commission. The association said her win was an inspiration to current student…

…at Legit.ng! A preliminary investigation by UAE authorities has found that the co-pilot who allegedly attempted to hijack a Flydubai flight last month had intended to crash the aircraft into the passenger terminal at Ben Gurion Airport near Tel Aviv, targeting the busiest point of entry into Israel to cause "the greate…

The co-pilot who attacked the captain of a flydubai jet last week had planned to crash the plane into Tel Aviv’s international airport, the United Arab Emirates’ top prosecutor said on Friday. In the aftermath of the incident, people on board — the majority of whom were Israeli — described a sudden plunge in altitude a…

…significant. A 420-watt solar panel costing about $60 can generate approximately 550 kilowatt-hours of electricity annually, according to the figures provided by energy analysts. Generating the same amount of electricity with diesel could cost about $160 a year at current prices. Under that comparison, the cost of the…

…statement was signed by the association’s National Public Relations Officer, Sanni Damilola. Nigeria’s Overall Best Teacher for 2026 at the Federal Government’s President’s Teachers’ and Schools’ Excellence Awards, Mary Oluwaseun Adebayo Lawmaker Nasir Gboyega Isiaka also congratulated Adebayo, describing her emergence…

…of Training (Army), Major General Valentine Okoro, said the training programme was tailored to meet contemporary operational demands and incorporate lessons from ongoing military operations. Similarly, the Commandant of the Nigerian Army Special Forces School, Brigadier General Umar Abubakar, highlighted the rigorous p…

…ensure young people can access care without financial constraints. Professor Olayinka Atilola, Head of the Department of Behavioural Medicine at the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH), made the call while representing the NMA President, Prof. Afekhide Ernest Omoti, at the Vanguard Mental Health Summit 4.…

…a stakeholders’ meeting organised to commemorate the 2026 World Contraception Day in Ilorin. El-Imam reaffirmed the government’s commitment to expanding access to quality family planning information and services, saying the initiative was critical to improving maternal and child health across the state. The commissione…

…watched the full 2½-hour Agbara Nla: The Return alongside the Mount Zion film teamDamilola Mike Bamiloye shared photos of the encounter on Instagram, revealing it as the 'great announcement' he had earlier teasedThe classic Christian film, originally produced in 1993, is currently showing in cinemas and has pulled impr…

…demise of our dear sister and colleague Hon. Mrs Rosemary Aduku, the Honorable Councilor representing the good people of Ogugu Ward 3 in the 8 Olamaboro Legislative Council. “Hon. Rosella as she is profoundly called among her colleagues in the council and members of the Olamaboro Executive Council has been a wonderful…

…with a $25m investment from 2026 to 2030, shared equally by the two organisations. The pilot will also provide affordable devices and connectivity while testing AI applications designed to offer accurate and responsible health guidance before the intervention is scaled up. Read here: https://punchng.com/ai-tools-will-h…

…He said the state government had constructed or reconstructed more than 1,700 kilometres of roads and implemented a multimodal transport master plan. “For you transport unions, we have reconstructed or constructed over 1,700 kilometres of roads across the length and breadth of this state,” Abiodun said. “We have, by so…

…made. In some cases, an ambulance may need to be contacted. We will also evaluate the pilot to determine whether it delivers the intended results. We need to establish whether women can access the information, whether health workers can detect complications earlier, whether the intervention improves the time it takes t…

The Federal Government is set to deploy 90,000 kilometres of open-access fibre across the 36 states of the federation by 2028 under Project BRIDGE, a digital infrastructure initiative aimed at expanding broadband connectivity nationwide. The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, Prof. Nentawe Yilwatda, wh…