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Peter Dada, AkureThe Ondo State Governor, Mr Rotimi Akeredolu has approved the appointment of 19 Permanent Secretaries, three Tutors-General, a...

PTF chairman, others take COVID-19 vaccine Olalekan Adetayo, Abuja The chairman of the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19, Boss Mustapha, on Monday led other members of the task force and journalists covering its activities to take the COVID-19 vaccine publicly. They took the vaccine during the weekly press briefing of the task force in Abuja. Shortly after the SGF was vaccinated, the Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, took his turn. Subsequently, the Ministers of Health, Envir...

Mahamadou Issoufou, who is stepping down as president of coup-prone Niger after two terms in office, on Monday won Africa\s top prize for leadershi...

Punch Newspapers Sections Sunday Aborisade, Abuja The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation has explained that it spent N966bn to repair pipelines between 2010 and 2015. NNPC stated this in response to the query raised in the 2016 report of the Auditor General for the Federation The Chairman of the Senate Public Account Committee, Senator Mathew Urhoghide, is currently scrutinising the AuGF report. The Senate panel insisted that the NNPC had a case to answer on why it allegedly failed to remi...

Adelani Adepegba, AbujaThe United Kingdom Government has announced that international students who want to work in England following the succes...

Punch Newspapers Sections Published 8 March 2021 THE move by the House of Representatives to amend the provisions of the 1999 Constitution by removing matters relating to wages from the Exclusive Legislative List to the Concurrent Legislative List is a welcome development and long overdue. The bill, when assented to by the President after its passage by the lawmakers, will ensure that the respective 36 states and 774 local government areas in the country will determine different wages for their...

Punch Newspapers Sections Nigerian Twitter users have taken to the social media platform to compare the situation Prince Harry and Meghan Markle faced in the royal family with the marriage between Peter Okoye and his wife, Lola. In an explosive interview with talkshow host, Oprah Winfrey, Markle noted that she faced hostility from royals while she lived in the palace due to her race. This prompted her husband, Prince Harry, to take sides with her and they decided to step down from royal duties...

Punch Newspapers Sections Published 7 March 2021 Ligue 1 leaders Lille eased into the French Cup last 16 on Sunday with a 3-1 victory at fourth-tier Gazelec Ajaccio. Christophe Galtier’s men eased to a straightforward win, with Portuguese centre-back Xeka and the in-form Jonathan David both finding the net. Lille, who lead Paris Saint-Germain by two points in the Ligue 1 title race, are bidding for a first major trophy since winning the league and cup double in 2011. They kept their hopes of ...

Okechukwu Nnodim, Abuja  Between January 1 and March 6, 2021 Nigeria’s power sector lost N59.33bn but posted its highest ever peak generation of 5...

Sodiq OyelekeWife of the President, Aisha Buhari, has urged governments at all levels and other stakeholders to bring an end to the abductions ...