Dangote Cement Plc says 171 millionaires across the nation have emerged in its ongoing ‘Bag of Goodies Promo season 2’. The company made this known in a statement signed by Mr Anthony Chiejina, Group Head, Corporate Communications, Dangote Industries Limited on Sunday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the promo, which kicked off […]
TikTok won a last-minute reprieve late Sunday as a US federal judge halted enforcement of a politically charged ban ordered by the Trump administration on downloads of the popular video app, hours before it was set to take effect. District Judge Carl Nichols issued a temporary injunction at the request of TikTok, which the White […]
Organized labour, in the early hours of Monday, suspended the proposed strike over increase in prices of petrol and electricity tariff. The suspension was contained in a communique jointly signed by labour leaders and the Federal Government representatives, and read by the Minister of Labour and Employment, Senator Chris Ngige, at the end of the […]
Olamilekan Agbeleshe has emerged winner of the Big Brother Naija Season 5. Fondly known as Laycon , the young lad beat 19 other housemates to be crowned the winner of this year ’ s reality television show . He led by 60 per cent votes followed by Dorathy with 21. 85 per cent votes . […]
The convoy of Borno State Governor , Prof. Babagana Zulum, was again attacked on Sunday morning . The latest attack , which recorded no death , occurred when the convoy was returning to Maiduguri . The PUNCH gathered that the attack happened around 10. 30 am on Sunday, about two kilometers away from Baga. The […]
A middle-aged man, Atanda Idowu Moses who sustained gunshot injury during a clash between men of the Nigerian Customs Service (NCS) and smugglers in Oja Odan in Yewa South local government area of Ogun State has died. A relation of the deceased, Olatunji Olaniran who confirmed this to newsmen on Sunday, disclosed that Atanda died […]
…. No going back on strike, labour insists after meeting Reps …..Govt Unveils Palliatives As Labour Insists On Strike Ibe Pascal Arogorn In a move to prevent Monday’s planned strike by the Nigeria Labour Congress(NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC), the Federal Government has scheduled a meeting with the leadership of Organised Labour for […]
One person died and three others sustained different degrees of injuries on Sunday following an accident involving two vehicles in front of Golden Gate, Ikoyi. Mr Nosa Okunbor, Head, Public Affairs, Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) confirmed this while speaking to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos. Okunbor said the accident was […]
Federal Government says it is considering a new National Policy for zero rating on educational websites to allow for consumption of contents without charges, to mitigate the impact of COVID-19, on education sector Dr Isa Pantami, Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, said this while delivering an address at a webinar organised by Lead Inspire […]
The renovation work on the Jos Airport is 95 per cent completed, the Airport’s Manager, Mr Ayinla Olufemi, has said. Olufemi told News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Jos that the project when completed would give the airport a face lift and attract more airlines and passengers to it. He said that the […]
