The newly elected National President of Macjob Grammar School Old Student Association ( MAGSOSA), Mr. Babajide Abiodun has promise to initiate more developmental project in the School to complement the various existing project of the outgoing executives. The president made this known at the Annual General Meeting (AGM)/ Election of the new executives held at…
The apex Igbo socio-cultural organiation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide, has thrown its weight behind President Bola Tinubu’s action to suspend the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Dr Betta Edu, over alleged N585 million fraud. Ohanaeze also berated the Acting National Youth Leader of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Mr. Chukwuma Okpalaezeukwu for asking Tinubu, to give Edu…
Africa’s Global Bank, United Bank for Africa Plc says it has continued to elevate its global standing, coveting several prestigious international awards, signaling the Bank’s continuous contributions to the economic development of Africa. The bank in a statement said the recognition of its outstanding performance reaffirmed its status as a leading player in the financial…
Femi Adesina, the former Special Adviser on Media and Publicity to the immediate past President Muhammadu Buhari has described the rumour of a clone – Jubril of Sudan – of his ex-principal as ridiculous. Adesina revealed this in his book, titled ‘Working with Buhari: Reflections of a Special Adviser, Media and Publicity (2015 – 2023)….
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, on Sunday, said it would prepay future royalties and taxes to the Federal Government from the $3.3bn financing deal it got from African Export-Import Bank last year. NNPCL disclosed this in a document titled, ‘Frequently Asked Questions – Project Gazelle’, released by its Chief Corporate Communications Officer, Olufemi Soneye,…
The Dangote Petroleum Refinery is to supply fuel to about 150,000 retail outlets operated by the Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria following a meeting between the management of the refinery and executives of IPMAN. Last week Monday, The PUNCH exclusively reported that IPMAN had scheduled a meeting with the management of Dangote refinery as…
Clothing goods worth millions of naira were on Sunday destroyed when fire gutted the popular Mandilas building on Broad Street, Lagos Island Local Government Area of Lagos State. PUNCH Metro gathered that the fire, which started around 1pm on Sunday, engulfed four floors of the 10-storey building, destroying goods worth millions of naira A video…
A fire has ripped through a dormitory in a boarding school in central China, killing 13 students, state media reported. One student was injured in the blaze at Yingcai School in Henan province’s Yanshanpu village, the Xinhua news agency reported on Saturday. The victims were identified as third-grade elementary school students. A teacher told the…
The Democratic Republic of the Congo’s President Felix Tshisekedi has been sworn in for a second five-year term following highly contested elections in December. “I am taking back the baton of command that you entrusted to me. We want a more united, stronger and prosperous Congo,” Tshisekedi, 60, said during the inauguration ceremony in the…
