…and education officers to report to work and continue their normal duties. The directive followed an emergency meeting of the ASUSS State Executive Council (SEC) to review the NUT’s decision to withdraw services across the territory. In a statement issued on Wednesday, ASUSS described the strike as premature, warning t…

…For payment instructions for this, please contact your relevant Stanbic IBTC representative, Relationship Manager, Wealth Adviser or Stockbroker. All applications must be accompanied by full payment. Investors should have the required identification and account information, including their NIN and BVN where applicable.…

…lost contact with it at about 9:13am. Search and rescue operations were subsequently activated, while efforts to recover the victims and wreckage continued in the difficult terrain. President Bola Tinubu declared three days of national mourning over the deaths and ordered a thorough investigation into the circumstances…

…the twin pressures of insecurity and rising living costs required faster and more effective government action, while acknowledging efforts to revamp the economy. The position was contained in a communiqué issued at the end of the NSCIA General Assembly in Abuja and signed by the Sultan of Sokoto and President-General,…

…File; Calvin Bassey Victor Osimhen (Galatasaray) Osimhen has made one of the most productive starts to the season of any Nigerian in Europe, as the Turkish champions again built their attack around him. He found the net in each of Galatasaray’s opening matches and scored six goals in his first four Süper Lig games, inc…

…to the right side of her head had been inflicted, also an injury that could be suggestive of compression of the neck". "There were children present in the property at the time," she said. District judge Matthew Bone told Cain: "I send your case to the King's Lynn Crown Court where you will appear tomorrow (Thursday) in…

…is its statutory chairman.Before the June 26 judgment, appeals against rulings and directives of the LPDC were lodged directly with the Supreme Court.This time, the appellant was a Warri-based lawyer whom the NBA had brought before the LPDC for allegedly obtaining money by false pretence as the purchase price for land…

…Foundation has commenced the implementation of its share subscription grant initiative for Nigerian women, with the programme extending to eligible policewomen and military women. The Dangote Group confirmed to The PUNCH that eligible female personnel in the police and military are among the beneficiaries covered by th…

…Nigeria has regulations and agencies responsible for enforcing them, but how effectively are those rules being implemented? New push for forensic probe The Federal Government has also begun a new effort aimed at improving the investigation of engineering failures, including building collapses. The Certified Forensic En…

…State had already recognised the massacre. “An official acknowledgement by the respective governments is critical. Delta State has acknowledged the tragedy. Nigeria will acknowledge it, and we believe the world will also acknowledge it,” he said. The governor added, “A formal reconciliation declaration will be made by…

The 20 prospective National Youth Service Corps members kidnapped while travelling from Oyo State to the orientation camp in Abia State have regained their freedom. They were freed seven days after they were abducted along the Owerri-Onitsha road in Umunoha, Imo State. The details of the rescue operation were unavailab…

…welfare concerns, promote industrial harmony and minimise disruptions to academic activities nationwide. “The administration will continue to strengthen institutions responsible for developing Nigeria’s human capital. A stable tertiary education system is essential to the country’s socio-economic development,” he said.…

…the growth of the illicit trade. The company’s Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, George Onafowokan, made the call while responding to questions from journalists after a media tour of Coleman’s factories in Sagamu, Ogun State, recently. Onafowokan said the Standard Organisation of Nigeria needed to strength…

…Kasimpasa is not guaranteed. While his participation in some training sessions is a positive sign, the medical team has made clear that no decision will be made until additional assessments are completed.Osimhen has been one of Galatasaray's most important players this season, and the club appears unwilling to risk a s…

…President of the Nigerian Medical Association, will bring a broader healthcare perspective. The addiction discussion will feature Dr. Daniel Ikpechukwu, a US-based substance abuse and behavioural health counsellor, and Dr. Ayantunde Kayode Ayankola, Senior Consultant Psychiatrist in Drug and Addiction Treatment and Reh…

…the applicants had provided no specific evidence of undisclosed accounts and were effectively asking the court to embark on a fishing expedition. In his ruling, Justice Dipeolu disagreed with the position of the CBN, noting that the PSC, as a federal government agency, receives budgetary and operational funds. The judg…

…restrictions on evictions and the automatic renewal of tenant contracts. But the conservative and far-right opposition voted down the minority government’s decrees in parliament, prompting Sanchez to bring forward to November 29 a general election initially scheduled for 2027.See more Punch stories on Google.Add Punch…

Governor Seyi Makinde has expressed joy over the release of prospective National Youth Service Corps members of Oyo State origin who were abducted in Imo State last Thursday. The government’s position was contained in a statement by the Commissioner for Information, Prince Dotun Oyelade, made available to journalists i…

…at them— I mean, it’s sad, very, very sad. So the government has taken the right initiative. It’s quite unfortunate, because this is the highest so far in military crashes of a number of casualties that were just recent, which is very sad,” he lamented. The October 5 crash killed all 25 people on board, comprising 20 p…

…The Commissioner for Basic and Secondary Education, Prof. Ahmad Ladan Ala, gave the directive during the ministry’s Week Four, Day One morning briefing at the Sultan Muhammadu Maccido Institute of Qur’an and General Studies in Sokoto. The meeting featured a review of reports from two monitoring teams that visited schoo…

…and necessary action, while security agencies are expected to investigate his activities, movements and possible links with terrorist networks operating around the Lake Chad basin,” he said. Troops arrest high-profile terrorist hiding in Borno community

…at about 11:20 pm on Monday, October 5, 2026, following credible intelligence on the activities of a suspected terrorist collaboration network operating within the Damaturu metropolis. He explained that the troops apprehended the alleged syndicate leader alongside eight other members during the operation. According to…

…bit of what I would call liveliness but he is bringing a bit of fake news, populism narrative that is not necessarily, innuendo, and falsehood. “For example, one of the falsehood he peddled was that the economic policies of the President killed his mother, even the madman who used to advise Peter Obi would not believe…

…from the source, which prosecutors said he planned to use in an attack targeting a festival at the Mall of America, according to newly unsealed court records. Mohamud had been under FBI investigation since December 2024, when a confidential source began exchanging messages with him about either travelling to Somalia to…

…National President of ASSBIFI, Fanimokun Adesina, said the current minimum wage was effectively a poverty sentence for workers and their families.PAY ATTENTION: From breaking news to viral moments. Follow Legit.ng on Instagram!"We demand an end to indecent work. The worker deserves living wages, not the N70,000 stipend…