The stark reality of hunger and poverty in our land has been laid bare. The middle class has all but disappeared, leaving only the rich and the poorest. The consequences are devastating. Tragedy struck yesterday at a charity event, where a staggering 20,000 or more children arrived for free meals and gifts, overwhelming the initial…
In a sign of stability in the downstream sector, the Major Energy Marketers Association of Nigeria, MEMAN, has said that the landing cost of Premium Motor Spirit, PMS, also known as petrol declined marginally to N970 in December 2024, from N971 per litre in November 2024. This comes against the backdrop of a similar drop…
The Oyo State Police Command says it is investigating the circumstances surrounding the alleged death of 32 children during a stampede at a funfair in Ibadan, the state capital, on Wednesday. PUNCH Metro gathered from multiple eyewitness accounts that the stampede occurred when participants rushed to gain access to the venue of the event reportedly organised…
By Henry Umou The Senate has initiated steps to restore Nigeria’s monetary sovereignty by outlawing the use of foreign currencies for payments and transactions within the country. The proposed legislation, aimed at ensuring all payments—including salaries and transactions—are conducted in Naira, seeks to eliminate discriminatory practices and strengthen confidence in the local currency. This includes…
Captions to Images: Donation to Lagos State Security Fund 1: l-r: Group Deputy Managing Director, United Bank for Africa (UBA), Muyiwa Akinyemi; Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu; and Group Chairman, UBA, Mr. Tony Elumelu, during the presentation of N500m to Lagos State Security Fund by UBA Foundation, the corporate social responsibility arm of UBA, held…
L-R: UBA XMAS LIGHTING 3:  l-r: CEO, UBA America, Sola Yomi Ajayi; Executive Director, Alex Alozie; Group Deputy Managing Director, Chukwuma Nweke; GMD/CEO, Oliver Alawuba; CEO, UBA Africa, Abiola Bawuah; Executive Director, Ugo Nwaghodoh; and Regional Director, East Bank, Chioma Mang, during the Christmas Light Up, to herald yuletide at the UBA Foundation Garden in Marina on…
Kemi Badenoch British Conservative Party leader, Kemi Badenoch, who has been in the eye of the storm over controversial statements about Nigeria, once sought the help of people from the West African country to secure her parliamentary seat. Badenoch (nee Adegoke) had in 2010 sought the support of the Nigerian community in the United Kingdom…
Remanded leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Simon Ekpa, is being held at the Kylmäkoski vankila (Kylmäkoski prison), one of the world’s toughest prisons, findings by Saturday PUNCH have shown. The high security prison is in Vanhamaantie, Akaa, Finland. The Finnish government had announced the arrest of Ekpa alongside four others on suspicion of terror-related activities,…
