…from Lafia LGA; Hon. Mohammed Baba Shehu from Keffi LGA; Hon. Mohammed Iyimoga from Obi LGA; Adamu Rabecca Kpadji from Wamba LGA; Nawani Aboki from Doma LGA; Jibril Abdullahi Ibrahim, FCNA, from Nasarawa LGA; and Ashefo Daniel Paul, PhD, from Lafia LGA. The Speaker directed the Clerk of the House to communicate the dev…
…camera lens preserves direct eye contact with your viewers. Set up free teleprompter mobile apps Download free scrolling applications like Teleprompter Premium or CapCut on your phone. Adjust the scrolling speed so the words move at your natural talking pace. This trick eliminates the need for manual scrolling, allowin…
The Osun State Government has disbursed another round of palliative payments to civil servants across the state as part of efforts to improve workers’ welfare and cushion the impact of prevailing economic challenges. The spokesperson to Governor Ademola Adeleke, Olawale Rasheed, announced the disbursement in a statemen…
The Transmission Company of Nigeria has confirmed the destruction of six transmission towers along the Yola-Jalingo 330kV Transmission Line, with the Nigeria Police Force arresting a principal suspect linked to the incident. The affected towers, T995, T998, T999, T1002, T1003 and T1004, were discovered to have been van…
…interception of suspected Boko Haram family members, recovery of suspected hard drugs, mobile phones and other items linked to terrorist activities. In the North-East, it revealed troops of 222 Battalion intercepted 20 suspected family members of Boko Haram insurgents comprising nine women, two men and nine children al…
The United States Embassy in Abuja and the Consulate General in Lagos have released their remaining public holiday schedule for 2026, with both missions set to close on eight occasions between August and December in observance of Nigerian and American holidays. According to the schedule on the US Embassy and Consulate …
The Nigerian Meteorological Agency has predicted cloudiness and thunderstorms across the country from Wednesday to Friday. In its weather outlook released in Abuja on Wednesday, NiMet forecast patches of clouds over the northern region, with prospects of thunderstorms accompanied by moderate rainfall over parts of Soko…
'You pay for your flight, wash your kit' - Alex Iwobi speaks on playing for Nigeria Alex Iwobi says Super Eagles players occasionally have to book their own flights whenever they are called to represent Nigeria.Iwobi gave the account of his experiences playing for the Eagles in a chat with Adebayo Akinfenwa on the 'Bea…
The Jigawa State Executive Council has approved ₦586.26 million for the renovation of facilities at the Maigatari Border Free Zone and the neighbouring Government Guest House in Gumel, in a move aimed at boosting cross-border trade, investment and economic activities in the state. The Commissioner for Information, Yout…
…checks exposed her real identity, features prominently in the complaint.3. Vivian Chike ObichereVivian Chike Obichere, 72, faces a four-count action filed on 30 July in the Northern District of California. The DOJ says she made multiple false declarations during her 2013 naturalisation, including denying she had commit…
…Thanks Tinubu By Kingsley Omonobi By Kingsley Omonobi The Minister of Defence, General Christopher Gwabin Musa (Rtd), has expressed gratitude to President Bola Tinubu for approving a salary increase of between 30 and 80 per cent for personnel of the Armed Forces of Nigeria, describing the move as a major boost to troo…
Fulham’s summer signings of two players from Real Madrid have revived a long-standing transfer route between the Spanish giants and the Premier League, with several high-profile players making the switch over the past three decades. From Premier League title winners to players whose English careers fell short of expect…
…so far,” Salako said. According to him, the committee approved a financing framework to mobilise investments for healthcare electrification and another framework on facility energy management to ensure participating hospitals establish systems for managing energy infrastructure sustainably. He disclosed that Energy Man…
…facilities and poor public awareness could undermine the Federal Government’s clean mobility agenda. The Standards Organisation of Nigeria warned that unless urgent measures are taken to strengthen standards enforcement and eliminate uncertified products from the market, safety incidents could erode public confidence a…
…that no nation can achieve greatness without security. We therefore remain resolute in mobilising all military and law enforcement assets to eliminate security threats and protect the lives and property of all Nigerians.” To the benefiting personnel, he said, “I urge our servicemen to take our gesture as a sign of our…
…to pay N400 million to demonstrate his company’s financial capacity and facilitate the mobilisation of the contract. “He gave me the contract award letter, the scope of work and the agreement with my company to execute the refurbishment project. “I had to pay N400 million for the facilitation of that project to show my…
The Defence Headquarters has expanded its surrender policy for non-state actors nationwide. Previously limited largely to terrorists and bandits operating in the North-East, North-West and North-Central, the policy now extends to armed groups in the South-East, South-South and South-West. The Director of Defence Media …
Former Postmaster-General of the Federation, Bisi Adegbuyi, has called on the Federal Government to use the recent partnership between the National Identity Management Commission and the Nigerian Postal Service to build a national address system that links every National Identification Number to a verified physical loc…
A yet-to-be-identified graduate of the Lagos State University is battling for his life after he was shot by suspected armed robbers who trailed a Point of Sale operator to her residence in the Igando area of Lagos State. PUNCH Metro learnt on Tuesday that the incident occurred on Sunday on Kayode Onafuye Street in the …
…different calibres, 170 counterfeit US dollar notes, 83 packs of hard drugs, 32 stolen mobile phones, two plasma television sets, a stolen Toyota Sienna vehicle and more than 400 rustled cattle. Addressing journalists at the Command Headquarters in Kaduna on Tuesday, the Commissioner of Police, Rabiu Muhammad, said the…
Rising pump prices forced Nigerian consumers to cut petrol, diesel and cooking gas consumption during the first half of 2026 as higher energy costs squeezed household incomes and raised transportation and production costs. An analysis of the H1 2026 Downstream Industry Analysis Report by the Major Energy Marketers Asso…
…duplicity. It is maturity. We have demonstrated this in recent weeks. We condemned Afrophobic attacks in South Africa because the dignity of Nigerians abroad is non-negotiable. We pushed the agenda at the recent ECOWAS Summit in Freetown Sierra Leone where President Tinubu’s voice was clear and unambiguous. At the same…
…cities and state capitals. Without doubt, this is but a very small fraction of the mobile penetration in the country, not to talk of the overall population. There is bullish optimism in some quarters that 5G penetration can grow exponentially in Nigeria to enable the sector to earn a fair share from global 5G projectio…
The Imo State Government has validated its Women, Peace and Security State Action Plan. The government added that the state is the first state in the South-East to join other states across the country. The Commissioner for Women Affairs and Social Welfare, Nkechinyere Ugwu on Monday explained that Action Plan is a poli…
The NDC vice-presidential candidate for the 2027 general elections, Rabi’u Musa Kwankwaso, has commended the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Nigeria for speaking out on the economic hardship and insecurity facing the country. Kwankwaso made the commendation in a statement posted on his social media accounts, including …