The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has advised Nigerians to vote their conscience in the 2023 presidential poll.CAN President, Archbishop Daniel Okoh, gave the advice while commending presidential candidates at the just-concluded interactive session at the Ecumenical Centre, Abuja.Okoh emphasised the engagement with the 2023 presidential candidates was neither a campaign programme nor an endorsement event.He…
Oil marketers, on Thursday, issued a stern warning to the public, asking them to expect to buy petrol at ‘any price’. Marketers, under the aegis of the Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria, told The PUNCH that the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited refused to give its members products, and that they bought at N205 from…
Police in India have blamed rats for destroying nearly 200kg (440lb) of cannabis seized from dealers and kept in police stations.“Rats are tiny animals and they have no fear of the police. It’s difficult to protect the drug from them,” a court in Uttar Pradesh state has said.The court had asked the police to produce…
Fresh data from the Nigeria Upstream Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) has shown Nigeria’s monthly oil production has increased by 11 percent to 38.141 million barrels of Crude Oil in the month of October, a development expected to bring relief for Nigeria’s cash-strapped federal, state and local governments in the coming months.The bulk of the revenue shared at…
Thousands of Nigerians angry at MultiChoice GOTV for failing to show World Cup matches. Frustrated Nigerians are pouring out their anger at GOTV owned by MULTICHOICE Company and DSTV. Subscribers feel scammed as the Promise to show all 64 live matches was a major draw. Nigerians Angry At Multichoice GOTV For Failing To Show World…
Gov Umahi’s Son, Osborn, Bags Degree From UK Varsity Osborn, the son of Ebonyi State Governor, Dave Umahi, has bagged a Master’s degree in Finance and Investment management from the University of Aberdeen, United Kingdom. He shared a video from the graduation ceremony via his Instagram account on Thursday. Gov Umahi’s Son, Osborn Bags Degree…
The federal government has launched the first phase of a teacher training programme to reintroduce history in the basic education curriculum.The development was announced on Thursday at an inauguration ceremony held in Abuja. History was removed from the basic school curriculum during the 2009/2010 session — a development which has elicited sharp criticism. However, in March…
The camp of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, has slammed the All Progressives Congress, APC, National Chairman, Adamu Abdullahi, over his concerns about using Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) for the 2023 general election. Dele Momodu, the PDP Director of Strategic Communications, said Adamu is jittery over using BVAS in the…
Nigeria’s indigenous vehicle manufacturing company, IVM has delivered the first set of vehicles manufactured for the Government of Sierra Leone as ordered by the Sierra Leonean Ministry of Defence.This comes as the fulfilment of a promise made during a working visit to Innoson Vehicles by top hierarchy of the Sierra Leone Defence Ministry led by Mr…
The Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Olukayode Ariwoola, appeared to have delved into the political arena yesterday, expressing joy that the Governor of his state, Mr Seyi Makinde, had continued to support Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers in the coalition of five governors, now known as the Integrity Group. The group of five include Governors Wike, Makinde…