The Nigeria Police Service Commission has been advised to always demand for proof of good conduct and character from traditional and community leaders before recruiting police officers. The Kanwan Katsina District Head of Ketare Alhaji Usman Bello Kankara gave the advice in a goodwill message shortly after the election and inauguration of the executives of […]
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu will ring the Closing Bell of NASDAQ in New York, United States, as part of proceedings at the Executive Business Dialogue. It is being organised by United States Chamber of Commerce, Nigerian Exchange Group Plc (NGX Group) and Nigerian Investment Promotion Council (NIPC). Scheduled for September 20, 2023, the dialogue is […]
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has been invited to a meeting by the Federal Government on Monday, Sept 18, in continuation of their dialogue on palliatives on petrol subsidy removal. Olajide Oshundun, the Director Information, Ministry of Labour and Employment, said this in a statement on Sunday. “The Minister of Labour and Employment Simon Bako […]
Phone sellers and technicians at the popular Phone Hub located in Ibara Roundabout area of Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital, were on Friday, prevented from carrying out their daily commercial activities after armed policemen took over the space they use for their business. The policemen in their hundreds stormed the market with guns and barricaded […]
Visit visa to the United Kingdom for less than six months will now cost £115 (about N111,878.28 ) as opposed to £15 (14,592.70) effective October 4, the UK Home Office has announced. This translates to about 667 per cent increment, Saturday PUNCH can confirm. Student visa fee has also been increased from £127 (N123,537.58) to […]
An official of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) government has denied the country’s government lifted a visa ban it placed on Nigerian travellers in 2022. Earlier on Friday, a UAE official who asked not to be named told CNN: “There are no changes on the Nigeria/UAE travel status so far.” This contradicts the position of […]
There was mild drama on Friday when former President Olusegun Obasanjo, in a trending video on social media, ordered some Yoruba monarchs to stand up and greet him. Obasanjo who was in Oyo state on the invitation of governor Seyi Makinde made the remarks during the commissioning of a 34.85 km Oyo-Iseyin Road and the […]
A police officer, Inspector Godwin Ato, has narrated how a kidney of 17-year-old boy, who was lured to Abuja from Benue State, was harvested in the Federal Capital Territory. Ato told a Makurdi Chief Magistrate Court on Thursday that one Alexander Swati reported the case at Aliade Police Station in Benue on Aug. 27 Speaking […]
The President, National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW), Tajudeen Baruwa, and 21 others, including three national officers of the union are currently being detained by the police in Abuja, Punch reported. Those arrested have been charged with alleged criminal conspiracy, culpable homicide, public disturbance and conducts likely to cause breach of peace. They were […]
President Bola Tinubu will leave for New York, United States, on Sunday to attend the United Nations General Assembly. Ajuri Ngelale, the Presidential Spokesman, said on Friday. He said the president would use the opportunity of the visit to meet hold bilateral meetings with other heads of State and key economic stakeholders around the world. […]
