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Ex-power minister arraigned for collecting N148m bribe Oluwatosin Omojuyigbe A former Minister of State for Power, Muhammed Wakil, was on Monday arraigned before the Federal High Court in Abuja for alleged bribery. Wakil was arraigned alongside two companies, Corozzeria Nigeria Limited and Pikat Properties Nigeria Limited, by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission before Justice S. B. Belgore on two counts of corruption and abuse of office. The EFCC, in a statement on Monday, alleged that...

Punch Newspapers Sections Joseph Olaoluwa The Nigerian Stock Exchange has vowed to prioritise the inclusion of women on the board positions of its demutualised entities. Chief Executive Officer of the NSE, Oscar Onyema, made the vow on Monday during the commemoration of the International Women’s Day 2021 hosted virtually in collaboration with United Nations Global Compact, UN Women, Sustainable Stock Exchanges Initiative, International Finance Corporation, World Federation of Exchanges and Wo...

Court adjourns El-Zakzaky’s trial till March 31 Godwin Isenyo, Kaduna The Kaduna State Court on Monday adjourned the trial of the leader of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria, also known as Shi’ite, Sheikh Ibraheem El-Zakzaky; and wife, Zeenat to March 31, 2021 At  the resumed hearing of the trial on Monday, the presiding judge, Justice Gideon Kurada, adjourned  to allow the prosecution to close its case. Chris Umar, leader of the prosecution team and Solicitor General and Permanent Secretar...

Temiloluwa O’Peters The Lagos State Head of Service, Mr Hakeem Muri-Okunola, the Commissioner for Education, Mrs Folashade Adefisayo and the Tutor...

Dennis Naku, Port HarcourtGovernors of the South-South States have demanded an upward review of the provision of 2.5 percent as host community ...

Punch Newspapers Sections Temiloluwa O’Peters Xerox Nigeria (XHS Nigeria Limited) has emphasised the importance of Electronic Document Management System in accessing and processing official documents without geographical limitations. In a statement issued on Monday titled ‘The new world of work: A case for electronic document management system’, the company noted that more people have had to work from remote locations and offered EDMS as a solution to working from home. According to the f...

Punch Newspapers Sections Adelani Adepegba, Abuja The Nigerian Army has cautioned  Islamic scholar, Sheikh Ahmed Gumi, against making divisive and disparaging  utterances against the military institutions. It stated that the army did not deploy its troops along ethnic or religious lines as stated by the cleric during his interaction with bandits. The army spokesman, Brig. Gen. Mohammed Yerima, mentioned this in a statement in reaction to a video in which Gumi accused non-Muslim soldiers of a...

Punch Newspapers Sections Kindly share this story: Michael Aromolaran Olajide Sanyaolu, tweeting from @JaySanya on Monday, announced his graduation from Afe Babalola University with first-class honours, and thanked Nigerian pop star, Davido, for helping him with money. In Sanyaolu’s words: – mentor sets up a gofundme for uni – @davido dropped funds to support my fundraiser (thanks to Twitter folk) – Resumed abuad and survived Nigerian education – first class EEE Davido acknowledged Sa...

Punch Newspapers Sections Our Reporters Women in the Federal Capital Territory,  Abuja on Monday,  staged a protest  against hunger, hardship and insecurity in the country to mark on this year’s International Women’s Day. They also called for the immediate resignation of the President, Major-General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), for incompetence. Addressing journalists on behalf of the women, Mrs Stell Ajadi, lamented the lack of basic amenities in their community. Ajadi rebuked the Presiden...

Punch Newspapers Sections Published 9 March 2021 As the US President Joe Biden seeks a review of the Taiwan policy, he is being advised by a top American think tank to ensure that in case of China deciding to use force to unify Taiwan with the mainland, America should “continue to stand by Taiwan to support a fellow democracy and to maintain US credibility and influence in the Indo-Pacific”. The advice is contained in the February 2021 report of the Rand Corporation, titled, “US Allied an...