A member of the Peoples Democratic Party’s National Executive Committee, Timothy Osadolor, says the immediate-past governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike, is no longer a member of the party, given his conduct before, during and after the 2023 general elections. Osadolor, who gave the hint in a telephone conversation with The PUNCH on Tuesday, noted […]

For many years, Nigeria’s critics have trafficked the rumour that our nation will break apart, even perish. Yet here we are. We have stumbled at times, but our resilience and diversity have kept us going. Our burdens may make us bend at times, but they shall never break us. Instead, we stand forth as Africa’s […]

Investors on the Nigerian Exchange Limited gained N1.5tn on the first day of trading after the inauguration of  Bola Tinubu as Nigeria’s president, marking a three-month high for the market. The Market Capitalisation climbed to N30.349tn at the close of trading on Tuesday, a high it last reached on February 27, the first trading day […]

The road to next year’s Women’s Olympic Football Tournament for nine-time African champions Nigeria is haunted by Ghana and Cameroon, following the draw conducted in Cairo on Tuesday afternoon. After a probable meeting with Ethiopia in the second round of the campaign in October this year, the Falcons will have to confront the winners of […]

Newly promoted Ukrainian Premier League club FC Polissya Zhytomyr have announced the capture of Flying Eagles goalkeeper, Chijoke Aniagboso. Multiple reports say the 19-year-old goalkeeper has put pen to paper on a five-year deal that will keep him at Polissya Zhytomyr until the end of the 2027/28 season. Polissya Zhytomyr were crowned champions of the […]

The Mobolaji Johnson Arena in Lagos and Otunba Dipo Dina Stadium in Ijebu-Ode will be the host venues for the semi finals of men’s edition of this year’s NFF/TINGO Federation Cup competition. Bendel Insurance FC and Warri Wolves will lock horns at the MJA on Lagos Island, and whichever side is able to climb higher […]

TAKING office at a time of spiralling economic adversity, President Bola Tinubu certainly has a lot on his plate in the days ahead. From the debt crisis to the petrol subsidy debacle, the crashing naira to escalating inflation, receding foreign direct investment to food scarcity and unemployment, to a depressed electricity sub-sector, Tinubu has no […]

The Debt Management Office, in a tweet on Tuesday, stressed the need for Nigeria to boost revenue and manage spending like Indonesia, which is also an oil-producing country. The tweet read, “Indonesia, a fellow oil-producing country with a population size of 273 million people, is a prime example of how increased revenues and prudent spending […]

Less than 24 hours after President Bola Tinubu declared an end to fuel subsidy, the pump price of Premium Motor Spirit commonly known as petrol has skyrocketed to N600 per litre from N195/l in many parts of the country.  The development equally triggered a 100 per cent hike in transport fares, while long queues resurfaced […]

The new President of Nigeria, Bola Tinubu, has officially inherited over N16.29tn uncompleted projects from his predecessor, Muhammadu Buhari, according to findings by The PUNCH. The projects were identified through the national monitoring and evaluation platform, EYEMARK, which was launched by Buhari in December last year. The former President noted that the Federal Government could […]