FG Declares Public Holidays For Christmas, New Year Celebrations

The Federal Government has declared Wednesday 25th, Thursday 26th of December 2024, and Wednesday 1st January, 2025 as public holidays to celebrate Christmas, Boxing Day and New Year respectively. The Minister of Interior, Dr Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, who made the declaration on behalf of the Federal Government in a statement signed by the Permanent Secretary, Dr […]

Nigeria’s Economy Grew In Q3 2024, Says CBN

The economy grew by 3.46 per cent in Q32024, with output reaching ₦20.115 trillion, up from 3.19 per cent (₦18.285 trillion) in Q2 2024, driven mainly by the non-oil sector. This was revealed in the Central Bank of Nigeria’s newly released Economic Report for the third quarter of 2024. The report said inflation moderated during […]

DAILIES TOP STORIES:: States list tough conditions for palliative distribution after stampede deaths

Monday 23 December 2024 Police deny killing hunger protesters, demand Amnesty’s apology Wife flees after setting Ogun cop ablaze during dispute Petrol to sell N935/litre from today – IPMAN How terrorists smuggled Libya gun truck into Zamfara — FG North not liability to Nigeria, Ndume says Lakurawa terrorists no longer in Nigeria — Defence minister […]

Men attack, kill 37-year-old Nigerian in South Africa

Four South Africans reportedly inflicted fatal injuries on a Nigerian national during an assault, leading to his death. Frank Onyekwelu, president-general of the Nigerian Citizens Association in South Africa (NICASA), narrated the victim’s ordeal in an interview with NAN on Saturday. The Nigerian identified as Julius Chukwunta, 37, was reportedly attacked on December 7, 2024, […]

Wife flees after setting Ogun cop ablaze during dispute

A wife, Sarah Ayinde, is on the run after setting her husband, a special constable with the Ogun State Police Command, Abidemi Ayinde, ablaze in the Iperu area of the state. PUNCH gathered from a source who pleaded anonymity that the incident occurred on December 12 after the couple had engaged in a minor dispute. […]

Police deny killing hunger protesters, demand Amnesty’s apology

The Nigeria Police Force has dismissed allegations made by Amnesty International in its report titled “Bloody August: Nigeria Government’s Violent Crackdown on #EndBadGovernance Protests,” describing the claims as false, misleading, and damaging to the image of the Force. The report, released on November 28, 2024, accused the police of extrajudicial killings during the August 1-10 […]

Cyclone Chido Death Toll Rises To 94 In Mozambique

Cyclone Chido killed at least 94 people in Mozambique in its deadly rampage through the Indian Ocean last week, the country’s disaster management agency said Sunday, raising a previous death toll of 76. The cyclone, which devastated the French island territory of Mayotte before hitting the African mainland, also destroyed 110,000 homes in Mozambique, officials […]

Fuel to sell at N935 per litre from Monday -IPMAN

The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN), says the price of petrol will drop to N935 per litre by Monday in view of Dangote Refinery’s new arrangement. IPMAN said the new price was necessitated by the reduction in Dangote Refinery’s fuel ex-depot price and uniform arrangement, which would enable marketers to sell at N935 […]