WAFU U20 Women Tourney: Super Falconets trounce Benin Republic 3-0 to reach Final
Nigeria strolled to a 3-0 win over Benin Republic in the second semi-final of the WAFU B U20 Women Championship in Kumasi on Wednesday, easily picking their ticket to the Final match to be decided on Saturday at the same Baba Yara Stadium. Expectedly, the World Cup quarter-finalists didn’t have to break much sweat on […]
Transition to Holdco will boost shareholder value – Sterling Bank
The chairman of Sterling Bank, Asue Ighodalo, has said that the transition of the financial institution into a Holding Company will provide more value for shareholders. Ighodalo said this on Wednesday at the 61st Annual General Meeting of the bank held in Lagos, where shareholders approved the dividends of 15 kobo per ordinary share; a […]
ICPC arraigns senior fire service official for job racketeering
A Deputy Superintendent of the Federal Fire Service, Augustine Abah, has been docked by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission over allegations bordering on fraud and employment racketeering. The ICPC in charge No: CR/283/2023, brought before Justice F.A. Aliyu of the Federal Capital Territory High Court 57, sitting in Apo, Abuja, accused […]
Saudi-bound Max Air makes emergency landing
A Max Air plane conveying Hajj pilgrims from Dutse, Jigawa State capital, on Wednesday evening made an emergency landing at the Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport. The PUNCH learnt that the Boeing 747 aircraft which departed the airport had to discontinue the flight to Saudi Arabia when it was struck by lightning, which affected the […]
Certificate racketeering responsible for DE crisis – NANS
The National Association of Nigerian Students has said the sale of Ordinary National Diploma certificates by some institutions to students is the cause of the recent crisis reported during the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board 2023 Direct Entry registration process. NANS Vice-President, External Affairs, Mr Babatunde Akinteye, made this known in a statement. The PUNCH […]
Aviation college bags global award
The Nigerian College of Aviation Technology has emerged as the best aviation training institution in the world with the highest number of trained instructors, the PUNCH reports. According to a statement by the Head, Press and Public Relations, Federal Ministry of Aviation, Odutayo Oluseyi, on Wednesday, NCAT received the award at the ongoing 2023 International […]
Snake Island eyes $5.2bn revenue in 45 years
The Manager of the Snake Island Free Trade Zone, Nigerdock, has said that the expansion approval given to the zone by former President, Muhammadu Buhari will generate $5.2bn as revenue to the Federal Government in 45 years. The firm said this in a statement in Lagos on Wednesday. The statement read in part, “It is […]
Ex-London police constable arraigned for raping woman
A former Metropolitan Police constable, Jade Ebanks, 29, on Wednesday, appeared before District Judge Briony Clarke of the Westminster Magistrates’ Court for raping a woman five times in London. Ebanks is charged with five counts of rape against a yet-to-be-identified woman, an act he allegedly carried out two years before he joined the force. The […]
Abuja residents lament as motorists hike transport fares
Residents in the Federal Capital Territory are lamenting the increase in transportation fares across the territory. Our correspondent conducted a survey on Wednesday and discovered that transportation costs have increased significantly in certain areas. For instance, the fare from Kuje to Area One, which used to be N400, has risen to N600, while the fare […]
Aircraft skids off runway in Lagos airport
An aircraft of the United Nigeria Airlines, on Wednesday, skidded off runway 18L at the Murtala Muhammed Airport terminal two in the Ikeja area of Lagos State. No fewer than 50 passengers were said to be aboard the aircraft that flew in from the Ebonyi Airport in the Abakaliki area of the state. The Head, […]