Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akniwunmi Ambode, has said that Nigerians are being traumatised by the adverse economic situation in the country. Ambode made this observation in an address at the 2016 edition of the African Product Forum and Awards, which held in Lagos on Saturday. The governor, who was represented by the Permanent Secretary, Ministry […]
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Coming to power on the mantra of change, President Muhammadu Buhari and his party, the All Progressives Congress, made a lot of promises. As they mark one year in office, Nigerians expresses themselves and voice out their opinion over the present administration, written and piled up by Punchng. It has been one year of excuses -Spokesperson, […]
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NIGERIA Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo on Tuesday said the President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration is purely for the Nigerian people and is always open to dialogue on any issue. He made the remark when a delegation of the Trade Union Congress (TUC) visited him at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Osinbajo, in a statement issued by his […]
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PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari on Friday challenged the nation’s military on the requisite intelligence to find and rescue the missing girls of Government Secondary, School, Chibok. The President said that the nation was relying on the military on the intelligence and the right strategy from the ground forces to rescue the abducted girls from the captivity […]
Read More LESS than one per cent of Nigerians voluntarily subscribe to life insurance due to a general apathy for the business by the government and the citizens. According to the National Insurance Commission and the Nigerian Insurers Association, less than one per cent of Nigerians have taken life insurance cover. The Director-General, NIA, Mr. Sunday Thomas, […]
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There are 500 Nigerians in various prisons across the United Kingdom, the British High Commission in Nigeria has said. British High Commissioner to Nigeria, Paul Arkwright, told SUNDAY PUNCH. Arkwright said, “As of September 2015, there were approximately 500 Nigerians across UK prisons, and transfers are made following consent by both countries. There are something […]
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The Christian Association of Nigeria has congratulated Nigerians on the occasions of Christmas and Eid-el-Maulud celebrations, with a call on them to see the season as “a great opportunity to reflect on the challenges confronting our nation.” The President of CAN, Pastor Ayo Oritsejafor, in a message obtained by The PUNCH on Thursday in Abuja, […]
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Nigerians in the Diaspora returning to the country for the Yuletide and the New Year festivities have advised the Federal Government to improve infrastructural facilities across the country. They told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Badagry yesterday while returning to the country for the celebrations. Mr. Adeyinka Yusuf, who was returning from Ghana, […]
Read More The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has asked Nigerians to use this year’s Eid-El-Maulud and Christmas celebrations to pray for divine intervention in the face of the hardship facing the country. The party in a statement on Thursday by its National Publicity Secretary, Chief Olisa Metuh, said the two important celebrations, coming at this trying time, […]
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