The Minister of Works, David Umahi, on Wednesday said the Federal Government’s Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway project has begun attracting strong interest from international investors, with at least four companies offering to refund the entire cost of Section One in exchange…

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested five suspected herbalists for allegedly possessing counterfeit foreign currencies valued at $3.43 million and €280,000 in Osun and Lagos states. In a statement signed by its Head of Media and Publicity,…

The 2023 presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, has called for declaration of emergency on workers’ welfare and youth unemployment. Obi made this call in a statement posted on his verified X handle on Wednesday. He said that…

British sports data analytics company Opta has ranked the favourite countries for this year’s Africa Cup of Nations in Morocco, listing the hosts at the top of the pecking order, while Nigeria are fifth, PUNCH Sports Extra reports. With the…

President Bola Tinubu will on Friday present the 2026 Appropriation Bill to a joint sitting of the National Assembly, setting the stage for legislative scrutiny of the federal government’s fiscal proposals for the new year. According to internal arrangements communicated…

A Delta State High Court sitting in Orerokpe has issued an interim injunction stopping the Nigeria Police Force from enforcing the tinted glass permit policy scheduled to take effect on January 2, 2026. The ruling was delivered on Wednesday by…

Former Remo Stars player Olamilekan Adams and the media officer of Sporting Supreme FC of Abuja, Nelson Mobougwu, as well as one other player of the club, were assaulted by men of the Nigeria Police last Wednesday after Sporting Supreme’s…

The federal government economic team is expected to appear before the Senate Committee on Appropriations on Thursday to explain the rationale behind the proposed repeal and re-enactment of the 2024 Appropriation Act, which seeks to increase total expenditure from ₦28.7…

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says Kano has recorded the highest number of people who revalidated their voter cards in northern Nigeria. The Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) for Kano State, Ambassador Abdu Abdussamadu Zango, made the revelation during a…

Supporters of former Sokoto State governor, Alhaji Attahiru Bafarawa, operating under the banner of the Bafarawa Akida Movement, have formally defected from the Peoples Democratic Party to the ruling All Progressives Congress in the state. The decision was announced on…

The Federal Government has dispatched a high-level delegation to Burkina Faso to engage the country’s leadership over the continued detention of Nigerian Air Force (NAF) pilots and crew members. The delegation comprises senior officials from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs,…

The National Pension Commission has recovered over N4.04bn in unremitted pension contributions between January and November 2025, representing an increase of more than 180 per cent compared with the N1.44bn recovered in the entire 2024 financial year. The Director-General of…

A former Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, says his new book is aimed at correcting misconceptions, providing context, and sharing firsthand accounts of the Muhammadu Buhari administration. Mr Mohammed stated this in Abuja on Wednesday at the presentation…

President Bola Tinubu is expected to present the 2026 proposed Federal Budget to a joint session of the National Assembly on Friday, December 19, 2025, at 2:00 pm, barring any last-minute changes. This is according to a letter dated December…

Eleven Nigerian soldiers have been released, 10 days after being detained in Burkina Faso. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesperson, Kimiebi Ebienfa, confirmed the development to The PUNCH on Wednesday night. “The soldiers have been released. I just confirmed with…