By Olakunle Oke & Gbenoba Kamsy Africa’s richest man, Aliko Dangote, will require about 2.1 million barrels of crude oil per day to supply his expanding refining operations, highlighting the growing feedstock requirements as Nigeria seeks to establish itself as a regional refining hub. Dangote, represented by the Chief…
President John Dramani Mahama’s address to the 81st United Nations General Assembly in New York was more than another presidential speech in the annual ritual of world leaders taking turns at the podium. It was an unusually broad statement of Africa’s grievances, ambitions and expectations of the international system. …
The real test of a United Nations speech begins on the journey home. The cameras are gone; the promises must find their way into decisions, budgets, and difficult conversations. Nigeria spoke at the 2026 General Assembly. What will it do with the words it carried to New York? On 22 September, António Guterres warned th…
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 Federal Ministry of Education released the final list of ranked and approved textbooks for Nigerian schools covering the 2026–2028 periodThe approved list covers Primary 1, Primary 4, JSS 1 and SS 1, with each textbook assigned a unique QR tracking code for monitoringA second phase of the ranking exercise will cove…
The US State Department on Monday announced it had revoked visas from various judges, prosecutors, lawmakers and businessmen in four South American nations run by right-wing allies of President Donald Trump. “This policy restricts visas for foreign nationals — and their immediate family members — who undermine a democr…
Lagos State University (LASU) has dismissed allegations that some members of its 2025 Law graduating class were left out of the mobilisation process for the Nigerian Law School. The university, in a statement released on Monday, maintained that all Law graduates who had completed their programmes and met the requiremen…
Ayomide Olubunmi, a Communication and Media Studies graduate of Lagos State University, announced her first class result on social mediaThe young woman revealed she sat for first-classacross 8 semesters, recording 60 As, 15 Bs and 1 C throughout her degreeAyomide shared her final CGPA of 4.77 out of 5.00 on her social …
A University of Ibadan economics professor challenged the widespread claim that Nigerian graduates are unemployable, pointing blame at employers insteadProf. Abiodun Bankole noted that Nigerian-trained graduates consistently perform well abroad, which he said exposes where the real problem liesSpeaking at a Forerunners…
An old video of Apostle Arome Osayi resurfaced online amid his ongoing clash with controversial activist VerydarkmanIn the recording, the cleric addressed bloggers and those he said were trying to silence him, referencing context and scriptureThe video was reportedly filmed at a programme in Ibadan just days before VDM…
Apala music legend Musiliu Haruna Ishola made a bold public request to the Ooni of Ife during the 2026 Olojo FestivalThe veteran musician explained that the jeep the Ooni gifted him six years ago had aged, prompting him to appeal for a replacementThe Ooni's reaction to the request has since gone viral, drawing widespre…
People who care for someone at least 35 hours a week may qualify for £86.45 weekly through the UK's Carer's Allowance schemeThe UK's Department for Work and Pensions is reassessing Carer's Allowance overpayments made between April 2015 and September 2026Eligible carers can also access National Insurance credits, Univer…
By Egufe Yafugborhi & Ochuko Akuopha Delta State Police Command says it has taken the Commissioner for Secondary Education, Dr. Kingsley Ashibogwu, and three other suspects into custody over the death of Mr Unity Ekpevbughe Adeda, Deputy Director in the state Ministry of Secondary Education. The development brings to f…
By Steve Oko Former Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Prof. Kingsley Moghalu, has challenged Ndigbo to stop producing “excellent reports” that end up gathering dust and begin converting their collective ideas into measurable economic, cultural and political power. Moghalu, who chaired the committee t…
By Johnbosco Agbakwuru The Federal Government has said its skills acquisition and empowerment programmes are designed to lift five million young Nigerians out of poverty and promote sustainable livelihoods. The initiative, implemented under the National Poverty Reduction with Growth Strategy (NPRGS), aims to equip youn…
A prolonged downpour on Monday submerged several houses and streets across Makurdi, the Benue State capital, leaving residents struggling with floodwaters and commuters stranded. The rainfall, which lasted for more than nine hours after beginning in the early hours of Monday, affected several parts of the city, includi…
The Benue State Government has spent about N7.1 billion on compensation for properties and other interests affected by federal road projects across the state. The Director of Civil Engineering in the state Ministry of Works, Engr. Tivfa Wombo, disclosed this during an inspection of ongoing road projects in Makurdi led …
The Federal High Court in Lafia, Nasarawa State, has convicted and sentenced 21 companies for allegedly operating financial investment businesses without valid licences from the Securities and Exchange Commission, SEC. Justice Anyalewa Onoja-Alapa convicted the companies after they were arraigned by the Abuja Zonal Dir…
Nigeria Customs seeks permanent forfeiture of three aircraft linked to Sayyu Dantata over alleged ₦2.31 billion unpaid import dutyDisputed duty implies aircraft worth about ₦46.3 billion, based on Customs’ five per cent rate, not an independent valuationFederal High Court hearing is scheduled to continue on October 22,…
Fidelity Bank promoted 433 employees under its 2026 Promotion and Notch Award Exercise, up from 376 in 2025The exercise came as Nigerian banks face rising competition for skilled professionals from fintech companiesAn analysis of four major banks showed their combined wages rose by 27.49% to N1.05 trillion in 2025PAY A…
A fan accused Omoni Oboli of having inappropriate motives after she announced BBNaija star Chimsom would appear in her upcoming filmThe troll claimed the actress uses a 'my son' approach to kiss good-looking actors seeking rolesThe talented filmmaker shot back at the accusation with a swift and dismissive responsePAY A…
Bishop Ibro Zion publicly called out VeryDarkMan over remarks he made about Apostle Arome Osayi, accusing the activist of crossing a lineThe clergyman defended Arome's background in Nigeria's petrochemical industry and his comments about Nigeria's role in end-time Christian revivalBishop Zion listed several Nigerian mi…
Tanzania's Immigration Services Department announced that Nigeria has been removed from the Referred Visa Category effective September 25, 2026Nigerians previously waited up to two months for visa approval before booking flights to Tanzania under the old categoryNigerian travellers will now apply through Tanzania's sta…