No fewer than 42.69 million poor Nigerians were excluded from the Federal Government’s N5,000 monthly cash transfer since its inception in 2016, according to findings by The PUNCH. In June 2023 edition of the Nigeria Development Update, the World Bank disclosed that only 19.4 per cent of Nigerians benefitted from the programme. With an estimated population…
Nigerian Union of Practitioners of Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NUPCAM), Lagos is taking a bold step at repositioning natural medicine in Nigeria. To this end, it is collaborating with Nigerian Natural Medicine Development Agency (NNMDA) to advocate for its place as a veritable partner in health care delivery in Nigeria. NUPCAM Lagos visited the newly…
The Nigerian Union of Practitioners of Complementary and Alternative Medicine, NUPCAM, has elected the chief medical director of Ayodele Psychotherapy Centre, Dr. Isaac Ayodele as the chairman of its Lagos chapter. Dr. Ayodele, a renowned naturopath who is also the chief medical consultant at Ayodele Herbals, Lagos, Psychometric Hub International and a member of NUPCAM’s…
By Henry Umoru ABUJA- THE President of the Senate, Senator Godswill Akpabio has announced Senator Opeyemi Bamidele, APC, Ekiti Central as the Senate Majority leader and former Senate Leader, Senator Ali Ndume, APC, Borno Soutg as the Senate Chief Whip. Reading the letter from the All Progressives Congress, APC, Akpabio also announced Senator Dave Umahi,…
The Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has reappointed Mr. Gboyega Akosile, as his Chief Press Secretary (CPS). The appointment was announced in a statement issued on Monday by the Head of Service, Mr. Hakeem Muri-Okunola. The appointment according to the Head of Service takes immediate effect. Before his reappointment, Akosile had served as the…
In preparation for the forthcoming governorship elections in Ondo State, the quest for a transformative leader capable of propelling the state towards progress and prosperity has gained momentum. A group, the Ondo Youth Solidarity Movement (OYSM) has endorsed Engineer Funmi Ayinke Waheed Adekojo, affectionately known as FunmiAyinke for the governorship position. The group urges the…
Zenith Bank Plc has retained its ranking as the Number One Bank in Nigeria by Tier-1 Capital in the 2023 Top 1000 World Banks’ Rankings, published by The Banker Magazine. For the fourteenth year in a row, the Bank has held its position as the number one Tier-1 bank in Nigeria, emerging as the 467th…
Africa’s Global Bank, United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, on Monday, signed an agreement with the Africa Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Secretariat to provide financing for up to US$6.0bn over the next 3 years to eligible SME across Africa. L-R: Group Deputy Managing Director, United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, Muyiwa Akinyemi, and Secretary…
Oil marketers have projected that the pump price of petrol could rise above N700 per litre in Northern Nigeria starting from July. The National Controller Operations, Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria, Mike Osatuyi, told The PUNCH on Wednesday that prices could rise to above N700 in the north once independent marketers start importing products from July….
More international manufacturing companies may leave Nigeria and site their factories in other countries should power distributors implement the planned hike in the tariff payable by consumers from July 1, 2023, the Manufacturers Association of Nigeria has said. It stated that some international manufacturing firms had already exited Nigeria as a result of the power…
