By Bilyaminu Kong-kol The objective of communication is, indisputably to attain a desired result; definitely for it to serve the purpose for which it is ...
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ASUU condemns new anti-rape bill
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has condemned the recently passed bill on sexual harassment and rape, alleging that it was targeted at male ...
Read More »Fire guts World Trade Centre, Abuja
Fire on Monday gutted a section of the World Trade Centre building located in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. An eyewitness told The PUNCH that the fire ...
Read More »Corruption: I saved billions of dollars as finance minister, says Okonjo-Iweala
Nigeria’s former Finance Minister, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has advised governments across the world to be more transparent and accountable amid the coronavirus pandemic. She observed that ...
Read More »P&ID: FG appears in British court to fight $9.8bn case
The federal government has appeared in the English High Court for a scheduled procedural hearing, to decide if its fraud challenge against the Process & ...
Read More »Return of Mathew Onwuasoanya: ALeP commends release, applauds ANPC, NUJ, security agencies
The Awba-Ofemili League of Professionals (ALeP) has received the good news of the release of one of their own, a lawyer and journalist, Barr. Mathew ...
Read More »Economy: Record fall in employment as activity continues to decline – Stanbic Bank PMI report
The Nigerian private sector has remained in decline at the end of the second quarter of the year, with the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and ...
Read More »Local content development & Gov. Ugwuanyi’s commitment to quality infrastructural delivery
By Emmanuel Ike-Jonathan, JP. Worried by the many challenges facing the Nigerian state in her developmental strides in various sectors of the economy, the Federal ...
Read More »Presidency defends revised 2020 budget despite low revenue
The Presidency at the weekend explained the reason behind the upward review of the 2020 budget, saying it was premised on the need to tailor funds to address critical infrastructure gap and the consequences of the coronavirus
Read More »Lagos, Ebonyi lead as Nigeria records 571 new COVID-19 cases, 16 deaths
Nigeria, on Sunday recorded 571 new cases of Coronavirus and 16 deaths, with Lagos and Ebonyi taking huge lead.
Read More »Lagos doctors begin 3-day warning strike today
Doctors under the aegis of the Medical Guild in Lagos State are set to begin a three-day warning strike from today (Monday) over issues of safety and welfare.
Read More »Army raises alarm over fake recruitment advert
The Nigerian Army has called on members of the public to ignore an advert purportedly seeking to enlist young Nigerians into the army.
Read More »2023: Igbo clamour for presidency justified – Nnamani
Former Senate President, Ken Nnamani, has said the demand for a president of Igbo extraction in 2023 was justified as they had shown more commitment to Nigeria than any other ethnic group.
Read More »Fed Govt to review air agreements with UK, others after Air Peace snub
The Federal Government said it would review its air agreements with various countries as a result of the unacceptable treatment of Nigerian carriers.
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