8+ hour, 57+ min ago   (526+ words) The Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Customs Service, Adewale Adeniyi, on Friday disclosed that 22 per cent of the Republic of Benin’s informal exports are destined for Nigeria. He also said women constitute about 70 per cent of informal cross-border trade. Adeniyi disclosed…...

1+ hour, 35+ min ago   (545+ words) The Nigerians in Diaspora Commission has defended its handling of cases involving Nigerians detained in a deportation camp in New Delhi, India, saying the country’s authorities had earlier granted an amnesty that some of the detainees failed to take advantage…...

2+ hour, 3+ min ago   (565+ words) A former President of the Chartered Institute of Stockbrokers, Olatunde Amolegbe, has advised Nigerians seeking to participate in the N2.15tn Dangote Petroleum Refinery initial public offering to consider investing through licensed stockbrokers, citing access to professional advice, portfolio management and support…...

19+ hour, 1+ min ago   (687+ words) FILE: President of Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote President of Dangote Industries Limited, Aliko Dangote, has said shares of the Dangote Petroleum Refinery, currently offered at N525, could rise to N10,000 in the future. Dangote also assured small-scale investors seeking to participate in…...

10+ hour, 6+ min ago   (1106+ words) Lagos’ street crackdown has seen teenagers arrested by law-enforcement and environmental agencies and packed into overcrowded “Black Maria” vans, raising concerns about their safety, dignity, due process and child-protection safeguards, VICTOR AYENI writes “Abeg, comot!” two men wearing the green…...

2+ hour, 23+ min ago   (356+ words) The Independent National Electoral Commission in Ondo State has released the final list of 122 National Assembly candidates and their political parties for the 2027 general elections. INEC’s Head of the Voter Education and Publicity Department in the state, Ogunseye Olayinka, made…...

3+ hour, 44+ min ago   (420+ words) Nigerian author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie has said she no longer feels the same way about Nigeria following the death of her 21-month-old son, Nkanu. Adichie, in an interview with The New York Times sighted by PUNCH Online on Sunday, said…...

9+ hour, 48+ min ago   (1128+ words) LASSA fever and diphtheria are, again, wreaking havoc across many homes in Nigeria. This is unfortunate. As of September 11, the diphtheria death toll in Plateau State had risen to 27, most of which were in Jos North Local Government Area. The…...

12+ hour, 8+ min ago   (803+ words) The Department of State Services has alerted Muslim and Christian leaders in Osun State to an alleged plan by terrorists to attack places of worship and other public gathering centres as part of efforts to frustrate the 2027 general elections, Sunday…...

8+ hour, 28+ min ago   (442+ words) Architect, youth advocate and political figure, Zulkifilu Yahuza, has been inducted as an ambassador of peace following a diplomatic recognition honour conferred by multiple international institutions. The recognition marks another milestone in Yahuza’s public service and advocacy career, with the…...