The Federal Government has fulfilled its 25-year old pledge to former Super Eagles coach Clemens Westerhof. The Federal Government had pledged to give the Dutchman a house for winning the 1994 AFCON, and it was redeemed on Monday at the Federal Ministry of Works, Power and
Many state governments have refused to employ teachers since 2015 despite an acute shortage of teaching personnel in public primary schools across the country, investigations by The PUNCH have shown. Findings showed that some schools, particularly the ones in the rural areas, had as few
The May 29 handing over and taking over ceremony will be low key in Plateau State, the state Deputy Governor Prof Sunni Tyoden has said. He also said the state government would tow the line of the Federal Government in making the event low key.
President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed disappointment over the postponement of the 2019 general elections which was supposed to commence today. The president made this known in a statement posted on his official Facebook page just before noon today. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) had shifted the date
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Saturday postponed the presidential and national assembly elections. The announcement by INEC chairman, Mahmood Yakubu, at the commission’s headquarters in Abuja came hours before Nigerians were slated to head to the polling units. The announcement was made at about 2:30
President Buhari has told Igbo leaders complaining about marginalisation not to do so as he has been fair in the appointments he has made so far in his administration. The president said this yesterday January 24th in Anambra state where he went for his presidential campaign.
Certified Canadian Immigration Consultant, MrTaiwo Roluga has once again dished out valuable visa application tips and relevant immigration guidelines to individuals who wish to study abroad with particular reference to Canada, Below are the 7 tips he outlines; 1. Ties
22-year-old Arsenal and Super Eagles midfielder Alex Iwobi is now the most valuable Nigerian footballer. Thanks to the CIES Football Observatory, an algorithm exists to help calculate the transfer values of players from the big 5 leagues, taking into consideration their age, the length of their contract, the influence
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) will on Tuesday hold a nationwide protest in a bid to raise the minimum wage from ₦18,000 to ₦30,000. Punch reports that the commission had through a statement released by its General Secretary, Peter Ozo-Eson, clarified that the protest does not translate to strike action. The
Imo State Governor Rochas Okorocha on Monday appointed 28 new commissioners in the state, Punch reports. Among the 28 was his biological sister, Ogechi Ololo (nee Okorocha), who was sworn in as the Commissioner for Happiness and Couple’s Fulfillment. Ololo had, according to Punch, previously served as Okorocha’s Deputy Chief
The premier of Living Cell a short film by legendary Mixer, took place yesterday at Mees Palace cinema. Watch and share the Official Trailer of my new short film “LIVING CELL” on youtube via: https://t.co/srpIFaMaxZ?amp=1
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has said it would abide by its rules in the choice of the 2019 presidential candidate – downplaying giving an automatic ticket to President Muhammadu Buhari. Governor Mohammed Abubakar of Bauchi disclosed this yesterday, in Abuja shortly after an expanded meeting of the National
The Pan-Yoruba socio-cultural organisation, Afenifere has said it is dangerous for the military to be deployed to tackle civil matters in some parts of the country. This was contained in a communiqué issued at the end of the monthly meeting of the group at the residence
Henceforth, newly recruited police constables are to be posted to their states of origin, the Inspector General of Police (IG) Ibrahim Idris disclosed in Minna, Niger State Friday. Idris said apart from posting the recruits to their states of origin, majority of them would also