African leaders have pledged to take immediate action to integrate recommendations from the newly released Africa’s Macro-Economic Performance and Outlook report into their national development plans. The leaders made the pledge at the on-going 36th African Union (AU) Summit in…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has recovered an additional sum of nine hundred million Naira for the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS). The spokesman for the commission, Mr Wilson Uwujaren, made the disclosure in a statement on Saturday.…
The remains of former Ghana international footballer Christian Atsu who died in a devastating earthquake in Turkey were being flown home on Sunday, the country’s foreign ministry said. Atsu, 31, was caught up in a 7.8-magnitude quake that rocked Turkey…
The All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential Campaign Council (PCC) has expressed confidence that the use of Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) will help to eliminate money politics from the Nigeria elections. Festus Keyamo, spokesperson for APC PCC, stated this when…
Ahead of the 2023 general elections, the Police Service Commission, has approved the participation of over 360 of its staff to monitor the conduct of police officers on election duties in the 36 states of the federation and the Federal…
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project has filed a lawsuit against the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), over “the unlawful directive banning the use of old N500 and N1,000 banknotes, contrary to the interim injunction granted by the Supreme…
The Anambra State governor, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo, has commended the Inspector-General of Police, Usman Baba, for setting up a special investigation panel to investigate the allegations against some senior police officers serving at the Zone 13 Command, Ukpo-Dunukofia, and the…
The International Monetary Fund has called for a review of the Central Bank of Nigeria Act 2007 to strengthen the bank’s autonomy and governance. IMF made the call in the latest report titled ‘Nigeria: 2022 Article IV Consultation-Press Release; Staff…
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited has completed the rehabilitation of the pipeline at the Satellites depots area, The PUNCH has learnt. The repairs were carried out through the NNPCL subsidiary, NNPCL Pipeline and Marketing. Chairman, of Satellite Depots, Akin…
As we come up to the one-year mark since the full-scale war began, Ukrainian businesses are facing challenges created by the conflict, including a serious decline in the workforce with the millions of refugees, recurring blackouts, and a fall in…
