Barely 48 hours after the expulsion of 83 members of the All Progressive Congress (APC) from the party for alleged anti-party activities, the leadership of the party again, on Thursday, suspended another 26 of its members for the same offence. Out of the suspended members were the former SpeakerContinue Reading
Dr (Mrs) Doris Uzoka-Anite, Minister of Industry, Trade & Investment flagged by Prof. Adesoji Adesugba MD/CEO NEPZA (Left), Mr Toyin Elegbede, Executive-Secretary, Nigeria Economic Zones Association (NEZA) and other Industry stakeholders after paying her a courtesy visit on Wednesday in Abuja.Continue Reading
Health care services at the University College Hospital, Ibadan on Thursday were again disrupted when doctors under the aegis of the Association of Resident Doctors (ARD), at the hospital, staged a peaceful protest to register their displeasure over the assault on a female doctor. The protesters, who moved through differentContinue Reading
At least 110 top bank executives and junior staff members have been sacked for fraud-related cases in the past two years, findings by The PUNCH have shown. These were contained in the ‘Reports of Fraud and Forgeries in Nigerian Banks’’ released by the Financial Institutions Training Centre between theContinue Reading
Rectors of Federal Polytechnics across the country on Thursday refuted allegations that they were asked to give bribes by members of the House of Representatives ad-hoc committee investigating alleged job racketeering and mismanagement of the Integrated Personnel Payment Information System (IPPIS) by Federal Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs).Chairman of theContinue Reading
The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, has directed all international airlines to vacate the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, MMIA, from October 1, 2023. This became necessary, according to him, to give room for total maintenance work at the airport. The minister disclosed this during a tour atContinue Reading
Niger’s new military rulers have withdrawn the French ambassador’s diplomatic immunity and ordered police to expel him, according to a letter seen Thursday by AFP. The envoy “no longer enjoys the privileges and immunities attached to his status as member of the diplomatic personnel in the French embassy,” accordingContinue Reading
The social media platform X will begin offering video and audio calling, owner Elon Musk announced on Thursday, a step towards turning the former Twitter into an “everything app.” “Video & audio calls coming to X,” Musk wrote in a post on the platform, without specifying when the newContinue Reading
The Legislative Council of Ijebu East local government area of Ogun State, has suspended the Council Chairman, Mr. Wale Adedayo for a period of three months over what it described as ‘financial maladministration’. The LG lawmakers, in a letter titled, “Financial Maladministration of Hon. Wale Adedayo as Chairman of IjebuContinue Reading
