Dozens of residents were seen scrambling to scoop fuel from a leaking tanker along the City Gate area of Asaba, Delta State, despite the danger of a possible explosion. Videos circulating on X on Thursday showed men and women carrying buckets, jerrycans and other containers as they rushed to collect the spilling fuel f…
A high-powered delegation of Kano business leaders and senior government officials has met with the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Senator George Akume, to press for the immediate release of the ₦5 billion relief fund promised by the Federal Government for victims of the Singer Market fire disaster. T…
Brazil head coach, Carlo Ancelotti. has admitted that his tactical decisions during the hydration break may have cost his side in their 2026 FIFA World Cup defeat to Norway. Reflecting on the match in an interview with ESPN monitored by PUNCH Online on Thursday, the Italian said Brazil were in control before the schedu…
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board will on Friday formally usher in a new era in its leadership as its outgoing Registrar, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, hands over to his successor, Prof. Segun Aina. The board announced that the official handover ceremony would hold on Friday, July 31, 2026, by 10am with a live broadc…
A 32-year-old dispatch rider, Emmanuel Jegede, has lost his life after suspected hoodlums allegedly pushed him off his motorcycle while attempting to extort him along the Ikotun-Idimu Road in the Alimosho Local Government Area of Lagos State. PUNCH Metro learnt that the incident occurred on Wednesday around 10am after …
Former Vice President and presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress, Atiku Abubakar, has launched a scathing attack on President Bola Tinubu, urging him to abandon what he described as political grandstanding and focus instead on addressing Nigeria’s worsening economic and security challenges. Reacting …
The United States has begun arresting foreign nationals with expired visas at airports across the country, marking an expansion of the President Donald Trump administration’s immigration enforcement campaign. According to a report by The New York Times published on Wednesday, officers from the U.S. Immigration and Cust…
Also, the Office of the Accountant-General of the Federation blamed one of its officials for diverting an official letter that allegedly helped sustain the scheme. The ongoing probe centres on allegations that Prince Adeyemi Adeniyi, who presented himself as the Director-General of the PFIPC, secured official recogniti…
Nigeria must sustain its macroeconomic reforms and ensure they translate into jobs and improved living standards if it is to benefit from shifts in global trade, according to the Director-General of the World Trade Organisation, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala. Speaking at the opening of the 7th Africa Emerging Markets Forum in Ab…
Ecobank Nigeria has launched ‘Scaling Up!!!’, a flagship business storytelling podcast designed to inspire, educate, and empower entrepreneurs, founders, and the next generation of African innovators through authentic conversations with accomplished business personalities across the continent. The bank said on Wednesda…
Dangote Refinery is expected to consume about 2.5 per cent of globally traded crude oil at full capacity, its President and Chief Executive Officer, Aliko Dangote, has disclosed. Dangote made the disclosure while receiving the Minister of State for Industry, Senator John Owan Enoh, who led a high-level delegation from …
Dangote Cement Plc, Africa’s largest cement manufacturer and the most capitalised industrial firm on the Nigerian Exchange Limited, has reported a group revenue of N2.514tn for the half-year ended 30 June 2026. According to unaudited financial statements submitted to the NGX on Wednesday, the figure represents a 21.35 …
Hammer thrower Oyesade Olatoye has expressed disappointment after missing out on a medal in the women’s hammer throw at the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow on Tuesday, but insists she remains motivated to return stronger after the setback, PUNCH Sports Extra reports. Olatoye finished eighth with a best throw of 63.2…
Katie Van is an American internet personality, horse breeder, and cattle farmer. She is famous for uploading videos and photos of herself while hunting and horse riding in Running Springs. Her husband, Jonathan Mabry, always helps her manage operations on their farm. He also runs his construction business. Katie and Jo…
The Nigeria Customs Service, Port & Terminal Multiservices Limited Area Command, on Tuesday, held a sensitisation workshop on the deployment of the Electronic Cargo Tracking System at the command’s conference hall. The Command’s Public Relations Officer, Abdullahi Abubakar, disclosed this in a statement obtained by The…
Nigeria and other developing countries risk missing the artificial intelligence revolution unless they urgently embrace and adapt the technology to their local realities, the World Bank Group’s Chief Economist and Senior Vice-President for Development Economics, Indermit Gill, warned on Wednesday. Gill gave the warning…
Authorities have dismantled what they say is the largest methamphetamine laboratory ever found in Nigeria. Aerial view of the meth lab in Ogun forest... AFP The lab was taken down following a court order, as 10 suspects including three Mexicans face trial over an alleged international drug operation in Ogun State. ....…
The Controller-General of the Nigerian Correctional Service, Sylvester Nwakuche, has disclosed that discussions are at an advanced stage to secure the enrolment of inmates into the National Health Insurance Scheme as part of efforts to improve healthcare delivery across custodial centres nationwide. Nwakuche stated thi…
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo on Wednesday described the January 15, 1966 coup, the July 29, 1966 counter-coup and the annulment of the June 12, 1993 presidential election as some of Nigeria’s “black days.” This is as he urged Nigerians to learn from those painful episodes to foster unity and national development.…
Vice President Kashim Shettima on Wednesday urged the newly constituted South-West Development Commission to measure its success not by the volume of its internal processes but by the quality of roads built, jobs created, businesses supported and communities transformed. Shettima made the remarks when he received the c…
The Nasarawa State Government has warned residents that the ban on the felling of trees and the production and sale of charcoal remains in force across the state’s 13 local government areas, stressing that violators would face stiff penalties. The government said the warning was part of efforts to combat the effects of…
The Nigeria Customs Service, Port Harcourt Area I Command, has handed over a consignment of expired pharmaceutical products with a Cost, Insurance and Freight (CIF) value of more than ₦59 million to the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, saying the seizure prevented dangerous medicines from…
The United States has begun arresting foreign nationals with expired visas at airports across the country, marking an expansion of the Trump administration's immigration enforcement campaign. According to a report by The New York Times published on Wednesday, officers from the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (…
The Federal Capital Territory Emergency Management Agency has identified flood-prone communities and launched a preparedness campaign to reduce anticipated flooding across the territory. The exercise followed directives by the FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, to mitigate predicted disasters through early intervention, public…
Chiletam Nwadiuto Amadi, a Nigerian author based in Canada, opened her first Canadian bank account with only $131 (over N178k at the current exchange rate) after relocatingChiletam revealed she was not scrimping or overworking herself while managing rent, bills, debt repayments, childcare, and remittances homeHer Faceb…