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The Federal Government has unveiled plans to increase the contribution of Nigeria’s livestock sub-sector to the nation’s Gross Domestic Product from $32bn to over $74bn within the next 10 years. The Minister of Livestock Development, Idi Mukhtar Maiha, disclosed this on Tuesday in Ilorin during a livestock stakeholders’ engagement organised by the Kwara State Government, which brought together more than 250 players across the livestock value chain. Represented at the event by his Special Adviser, Mr Mark Mbaram, the minister said the Federal Government was committed to repositioning the livestock sector as a major driver of food security, job creation,…
A 300-level student of Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida University, Lapai, Niger State, Kelvin Danlami, has been found hanging from a ceiling fan in his room in what was suspected to be suicide. This is just as the management of the institution said it was working with the police to ensure a transparent investigation into the incident. PUNCH Metro learnt on Tuesday from the spokesperson for the Niger State Police Command, Wasiu Abiodun, that the incident occurred at about 10:30 a.m. on Monday. According to Abiodun, a neighbour of the deceased student found him hanging and raised the alarm. He noted that…
Healthcare systems are often evaluated by how much they deliver. How many patients are seen, how many tests are conducted, how many facilities are built, and how many programmes are launched. These measures are visible, measurable, and politically attractive. Yet they rarely explain why some health systems improve steadily over time while others appear to struggle endlessly despite sustained effort. The difference is not activity. It is memory. A health system without memory cannot learn. It can function, it can deliver services, and it can even expand access, but it cannot accumulate understanding. Without the ability to carry lessons forward,…
Human resource professionals and health experts are set to converge in Lagos on Thursday to deliberate on workplace wellness, wellbeing and employee welfare at a one-day conference on Employee Assistance Programmes. The conference is being sponsored by Chevron Nigeria Limited in collaboration with Sages and Scribes Consultants. The organisers said the event would focus on how Employee Assistance Programmes could be deployed to improve staff wellbeing and boost workplace productivity. According to a statement on Tuesday, the mini conference will bring together HR professionals, workplace counsellors and wellness experts to examine the role of EAPs in addressing employee wellness, wellbeing…
The Nigeria Aquatics Federation has unveiled its 2026 programme of activities, presenting a detailed calendar of swimming competitions, development programmes, coaching certification courses and international engagements across the year, PUNCH Sports Extra reports. The schedule opens in January with a coaches training programme in Lagos, designed to bolster technical capacity at both grassroots and elite levels. In February, swimming will feature prominently at the second Niger Delta Games, scheduled from February 20 to 27 in Benin. March promises a busy month for youth and regional competitions as the Swim to Future Swimming Championship for ages 8 to 14 will take…
US President Donald Trump’s media company has advanced plans for its “first-of-its-kind” shareholder token airdrop, setting Feb. 2 as the record date used to determine eligibility. The record date, or “snapshot” date, means that anyone with at least one share in Trump Media and is a “beneficial owner” or “registered holder” as of Feb. 2 is eligible for the non-tradable digital rewards token, the company announced on Tuesday. Following the record date, Trump Media will use crypto exchange Crypto.com to mint the tokens, display them on the blockchain, and custody them until they are distributed to shareholders, the company said. Token could…
Court documents suggest that Tommy Lee Jones’ daughter, Victoria, may have been pregnant just three months before her death, Us Weekly can exclusively report. “Counsel is informed and does believe that Ms. Jones is pregnant,” court documents obtained by Us dated October 1, 2025, read. The documents filed in Santa Cruz County were related to Victoria’s public intoxication arrest last year. Victoria was facing misdemeanor charges of public intoxication and resisting a peace officer before her tragic death earlier this month. According to court documents, she pleaded not guilty to the charges. In the paperwork, Victoria’s legal team also indicated “possible…
The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has commenced the distribution of 128,396 Permanent Voter Cards, PVCs, at the ward level across the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, ahead of the 2026 Area Council Election scheduled for Saturday, February 21, 2026. The Resident Electoral Commissioner, REC, for the FCT, Malam Aminu Kasimu Idris, disclosed this on Tuesday, January 20, 2026, during a media briefing at the INEC FCT Conference Hall in Abuja, where he briefed journalists on PVC collection and the Commission’s preparedness for the election. According to the REC, the in-person PVC collection exercise will run from Thursday, January 22, to…
A former member of the House of Representatives and chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Francis Ottah Agbo, has faulted the recent endorsement of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) by the Benue Rebirth Movement (BRM) National Cordinatio, AVM Monday Morgan (rtd), as the preferred political platform for Idoma and Igede people ahead of the 2027 general elections. Ottah Agbo was reacting to a declaration by the former Chief of Defence Intelligence and leader of the BRM, Air Vice Marshal Monday Morgan (rtd), who urged the Idoma and Igede to rally behind the ADC in their political quest. While expressing…
Former Premier League player Danny Murphy has said that only Paris Saint-Germain can stop Arsenal from winning the Champions League this season. Mikel Arteta’s team have started the competition perfectly, winning all six of their games so far, and they now face a big challenge tonight when they play Inter at the San Siro. Atlético Madrid and Bayern Munich were both heavily defeated at the Emirates Stadium by Arteta’s side. Meanwhile, the Gunners scored 11 goals in their away games against Sparta Prague, Athletic Bilbao, and Club Brugge. Arsenal are leading the Premier League race, but Murphy does not think…
