Dehydration, major killer of cholera patients, says NCDC boss

For weeks now, Nigeria has been under the chokehold of an aggressive strain of cholera, with various health authorities grappling to bring the disease, which has claimed the lives of…

Ojude Oba: Realising Nigeria’s tourism potential

THE Ojude Oba, an annual festival performed at the pavilion of the Awujale of Ijebuland, Ijebu Ode, Ogun State, can go places. The 2024 edition saw the Ijebu at home,…

Otedola raises stake in FBN Holdings by 4.63%

The Chairman of FBN Holdings, Femi Otedola, has acquired 4.63 per cent of the banking group’s shares in two trading sessions to emerge as the majority shareholder of the group.…

BDCs operators delay compliance with CBN recapitalisation order

Bureau De Change operators in the country have yet to comply with the new guidelines for the operations of their operations released by the Central Bank of Nigeria three weeks…

Business registration possible in 24 hours, says CAC ambassador

The ambassador for the Corporate Affairs Commission, Michael Nwabufo, said business registration can now be completed within 24 hours through the new special registration portal. Speaking to newsmen in Lagos…

NDLEA recovers 3.33 tonnes of cannabis, others in Ogun

The Ogun State Command of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency said it recovered 3.33 tonnes of cannabis sativa and 10.949kg psychotropic substances between January and May of this year.…

Missing three-year-old boy found after PUNCH report

A boy named Abdul-Muqsit Willoughby, who was reported missing shortly after the Eid-el-Adha prayer on Sunday, June 16, 2024, has been found after a PUNCH Metro report. The toddler’s father,…

Bamise: Defendant’s injury in prison delays trial

The trial of a Bus Rapid Transit driver, Andrew Ominnikoron, accused of raping and murdering 22-year-old fashion designer, Oluwabamise Ayanwole, was stalled on Monday due to the defendant’s leg injury…

Rising food prices and insecurity

ECONOMIC hardship is not subsiding. According to a fresh note by the Abuja Chamber of Commerce and Industry, the persistent hike in food prices is worsening poverty levels. ACCI President,…

Senate writes AGF, meets Cardoso over N30tn loan probe

The Senate through its Ad – hoc Committee investigating how N30 trillion Ways and Means facility was obtained and spent by the President Muhammadu Buhari-led administration has written the Office…

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