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Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has condemned what he described as the Tinubu administration’s characteristically sluggish and underwhelming response to the renewed anti-immigrant tensions in South Africa. In a statement by his spokesperson, Phrank Shaibu, Atiku said it is both embarrassing and unacceptable that Nigeria, Africa’s most populous nation and self-acclaimed giant, had to be shamed into action while smaller nations such as Ghana moved swiftly to protect their citizens. Atiku noted that the government of Ghana demonstrated urgency and leadership by approving the immediate evacuation of over 300 distressed citizens following the latest wave of xenophobic threats, while the…
The ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, in Niger State conducted its primaries across the 25 local government areas ahead of the 2027 general elections last Saturday, but the exercise was marred in several constituencies by allegations of candidate imposition, irregularities and protests by aggrieved party members. In Chanchaga Local Government Area, three aspirants initially contested for the party’s House of Representatives ticket before the incumbent lawmaker, Abubakar Audu Buba, stepped down from the race in what supporters described as a move to promote unity within the party. In Bosso Local Government Area, six aspirants contested for the APC ticket to…
A motorist narrowly escaped death after a vehicle reportedly plunged into a bush canal at the Mowo axis inward Badagry along the Lagos-Badagry Expressway following an alleged distraction caused by mobile phone use while driving. The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority, LASTMA, disclosed that the lone accident involved a Lexus Jeep bearing registration number JJJ 19 KK. According to preliminary investigations, the driver allegedly became distracted while operating a mobile phone behind the wheel, leading to a loss of control before the vehicle veered off the expressway and somersaulted into the canal. LASTMA stated that excessive speeding also contributed to…
The Chairman of Unilever Nigeria Plc, Bolaji Balogun, has attributed the growth of the company in the 2025 financial year to operational resilience. This followed the shareholders’ approval of dividends at the company’s Annual General Meeting held in Lagos on Friday, 15 May 2026. During the AGM, Balogun revealed that each shareholder would receive a final dividend of N3.25 per share, in addition to the interim dividend of 50 kobo per share received earlier in the year. Consequently, the total dividend payout per share for the 2025 financial year amounted to N3.75. Financial results indicated that the company achieved a…
A yet-to-be-identified man was shot dead while several others sustained injuries during a violent clash that erupted at the All Progressives Congress primary election in the Ikotun area of Lagos State on Saturday. PUNCH Metro learnt on Sunday that the incident occurred during the party’s primary election held at a primary school in the Ile-Iwe, Egbe area of the community. The APC on Saturday conducted primary elections for aspirants vying for seats in the House of Representatives across the country. It was gathered that the exercise was ongoing peacefully before an argument allegedly broke out among rival supporters at the…
The aviation business is the most regulated sector in the whole world, and the reason is not far-fetched: safety considerations. Like a one-time Director General, Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority, Dr Harold Demuren would say, “If a passenger knows that the aircraft he or she is to fly in is not safe, he or she will not board such an airplane’. The stringent regulatory measures put in place by regulators, therefore, are to give passengers peace of mind and confidence about their safety and security. In Nigeria, like in other countries of the world, NCAA existed primarily to ensure the safety…
Ahead of the governorship primary election of the All Progressives Congress, a leading governorship aspirant in Nasarawa State and Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Hassan Liman, has said he will not step down for any other aspirant, even if approached by Governor Abdullahi Sule or other stakeholders in the state. Liman stated this on Sunday in Lafia, the Nasarawa State capital, while responding to questions from journalists on his possible withdrawal from the race, following moves by some aspirants who have stepped down to support Governor Sule’s preferred aspirant, Senator Ahmed Aliyu Wadada. The Senior Advocate of Nigeria was at the…
With the July 31 deadline firmly in place, several insurance companies are intensifying efforts to raise fresh capital through rights issues, private placements, mergers, and acquisitions in a bid to avoid regulatory sanctions and possible licence withdrawal, reports JIDE AJIA Across Lagos, Abuja, and other commercial centres, anxiety is rising within the Nigerian insurance industry as operators confront one of the sector’s most defining transitions in decades. Inside corporate boardrooms, executives are spending long hours reviewing financial records, holding discussions with potential investors, and considering merger opportunities as they battle to comply with new regulatory capital requirements. The urgency follows…
Moniepoint Inc. has expanded its talent development push with a women-focused technology programme aimed at deepening participation in Nigeria’s fast-growing digital economy as competition for skilled software and product talent intensifies across Africa’s largest market. The initiative, held in Lagos as part of International Women’s Day activities recently, brought together women working across different levels of the technology ecosystem for leadership development, product training and applied engineering experience. The event was hosted at Moniepoint’s headquarters in partnership with Women Techmakers Lagos and Google Developer Group Lagos. The programme, themed ‘Break the Pattern’, combined keynote sessions, panel discussions and a hands-on…
