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The private sector is stepping up efforts to promote ethical leadership and responsible citizenship among young Nigerians, with a growing focus on embedding values such as integrity, accountability and social responsibility into the education system. The push was on display on Thursday at the grand finale of the 2026 Ethical Living Initiative Competition in Lagos, a youth-focused programme organised by the African Capital Alliance Foundation in partnership with Enactus Nigeria. The initiative brought together students from 40 secondary schools across the state after six weeks of ethics workshops and mentorship sessions. According to the organisers, the programme has engaged more…

A two-storey building under construction on Gospel Avenue, off Adesuwa Road, in Oredo Local Government Area of Edo State, collapsed in the early hours of Thursday, raising fresh concerns over building standards and regulatory compliance in the state. A resident, Jonathan Bitrus, told PUNCH Metro that the structure caved in at about 2:00 a.m., attributing the collapse to a weak foundation that was incapable of supporting a two-storey building. According to him, a major tragedy was averted because no workers were on site when the incident occurred. “The building collapsed at about 2:00 a.m. or 2:15 a.m. on Thursday. I…

For many years, Nigeria had its troubles, but kidnapping was not the defining feature of our national life. Our country wrestled with military coups, communal clashes, armed robberies, and periodic ethno-religious violence. Travelling from Lagos to Kano, Enugu to Sokoto, or Ibadan to Maiduguri carried risks, but the average Nigerian did not routinely fear being seized and held for ransom. Highway robbers were dreaded, and road accidents were common. However, kidnapping had not evolved into the sprawling criminal economy that now casts a shadow over everyday existence. That reality began to change with the rise of Boko Haram. Founded in…

The Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry, in collaboration with NASD Plc, has hosted a stakeholders’ forum in a bid to expose Small and Medium Enterprises to alternative sources of medium- and long-term financing in Lagos. The forum, themed ‘Financing Growth: Propelling the Real Sector Through the Capital Market,’ brought together entrepreneurs, regulators, and other stakeholders to discuss strategies for improving SMEs’ access to capital market funding. Participants identified key requirements for attracting investment, including a clear business model, a well-defined growth strategy, sound corporate governance, audited financial statements, and transparent cash flow records. Speaking at the event, the Managing…

As the 2026 FIFA World Cup gets underway in Mexico, Canada and the United States, African players are backing the continent’s representatives to challenge the rest of the world, inspired by Morocco’s historic achievement at the last edition in Qatar, PUNCH Sports Extra reports. With the tournament expanded to 48 teams, Africa will be represented by 10 countries — Algeria, Cape Verde, Côte d’Ivoire, DR Congo, Egypt, Ghana, Morocco, Senegal, South Africa and Tunisia. Since the first edition of the global showpiece in 1930, no African nation has won the World Cup. Cameroon (1990), Senegal (2002) and Ghana (2010) all…

The Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities has expressed concern over the prolonged delay in concluding the renegotiation of the 2009 agreement between university unions and the Federal Government, warning that its members are becoming increasingly agitated as the process drags on. National Vice President and Chairman of SSANU, Western Zone, Dr Abdussobour Salaam, said the union had exercised considerable patience over the years but cautioned that members’ tolerance was rapidly wearing thin. Speaking at the 79th Zonal Executive Council meeting of the union held at Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ago-Iwoye, Ogun State, on Thursday, Salaam said the meeting brought together…

Former Deputy Director-General of the State Security Service and ex-Chairman of the Oyo State Amotekun Corps, Brig.-Gen. Kunle Togun (retd.), speaks with WALE AKINSELURE on rising insecurity in the South-West, the effectiveness of regional security efforts, and his controversial views on the forces driving banditry and insurgency in the region Tou have repeatedly warned about the infiltration of Yoruba land by terrorists, bandits and insurgents. Recently, there was the abduction of teachers and students in Oyo State. As a former Director of Military Intelligence and ex-Chairman of Amotekun in Oyo State, how serious is the security threat in the South-West…

Archax has introduced real-time yield payments on Hedera, enabling interest generated by tokenized securities to be distributed continuously in USDC.The system allows interest payments to update automatically as tokenized securities move between wallets. According to Archax, cash flows are transferred alongside the underlying asset, allowing yield to follow ownership in real time.Most tokenized securities continue to distribute interest through periodic payments, similar to traditional financial products. Archax said its system allows cash flows to accrue and settle continuously, supporting applications such as real-time coupon payments and revenue-sharing arrangements.The launch builds on Archax’s earlier work on tokenized investment products. In September,…

Influencer Abby Howard revealed she and husband Matt Howard had an autopsy performed following their pregnancy loss last year. “So, we had never done genetic testing prior to this pregnancy,” Abby, 27, said during her appearance on the Wednesday, June 10, episode of Taylor and Tay Lautner’s “The Squeeze” podcast. “So the initial thought was that there was a genetic something wrong that we didn’t know about. And then, as we got along the process more, the more I had to come to terms with [the fact] that I may never have an actual why for why this happened.” Abby…

Leaders of the Ijaw and Urhobo ethnic nationalities in Delta State’s Warri Federal Constituency have called on protesters occupying oil and gas facilities and blocking waterways in the area to withdraw following the intervention of President Bola Tinubu immediately. The leaders made the appeal in a statement issued on Thursday, following a series of high-level meetings involving the federal government, Delta State Governor Sheriff Oborevwori, and former Niger Delta militant leader Government Ekpemupolo, popularly known as Tompolo. The protests, which began on Monday, were triggered by grievances arising from the implementation of the fresh ward and polling unit delineation exercise…