Why foreign coach can’t help Nigeria –Izilein
Former coach of the Super Falcons Godwin Izilein has warned against appointing a foreign coach for the Super Eagles. The former Golden Eaglets manager says Nigeria may not qualify for the 2018...
View ArticleAthletics coach urges associations
Lagos athletics coach Isaac Ikhaobomeh has urged state associations to enhance to develop athletics at the grassroots. Ikhaobomeh told the News Agency of Nigeria during the week that the...
View ArticleHow to identify fraudulent bank emails
With Nike Popoola Internet fraudsters are desperately devising different techniques to confuse customers of banks who make use of electronic system in order to have access to their funds and swindle...
View ArticleFG must adopt cost-cutting strategies —ICAN
The Federal Government needs to adopt more cost-reduction strategies as it steps up efforts to move the country out of the challenging economic situation, the newly-elected Chairman of the Lagos...
View ArticleNECA clarifies retrenchment in banks
Ife Ogunfuwa The Nigeria Employers’ Consultative Association has clarified the alleged retrenchment of workers by some Deposit Money Banks in the country. The representative of employers’ in the...
View ArticleIndex drops by 1.02%, 31 firms lose
Stanley Opara The Nigerian Stock Exchange market capitalisation has dropped again from the N10tn mark as the prices of 31 stocks plummeted causing the NSE All-Share Index to drop by 1.02 per cent. The...
View ArticlePENGASSAN to withdraw members from oil locations
‘Femi Asu and Ife Ogunfuwa The Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria has ordered its members to leave their duty posts in all oil installations and offices throughout the...
View ArticleNCC should lead crusade to cut spectrum cost – Jemdahl
The Country Manager, Ericsson Nigeria, Johan Jemdahl, speaks to OZIOMA UBABUKOH on how the high cost of the 2.6GHz spectrum discourages telecoms operators, among other issues Only one operator...
View ArticleMeasles attack: Otodogbame waits for succour
Folashade Adebayo Life has returned to normal four months after scores of children succumbed to complications of measles in Otodogbame, a community in the Ibeju-Lekki Local Government Area. Nothing has...
View ArticleSaraki, Ekweremadu, Mark preach peace, condemn violence
Sunday Aborisade, Abuja Senate President, Bukola Saraki; his deputy, Ike Ekweremadu; and his predecessor, David Mark, on Monday urged Muslim faithful to sustain the values and virtues which the Holy...
View ArticleSultan, APC advise Muslims on economy, call for prayers
Bayo Akinloye and Godwin Isenyo The Sultan of Sokoto and President-General of the Jama’atu Nasril Islam, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar III, on Monday called on the Muslim community to pray fervently against...
View ArticleLETTERS
IKEDC and Igando electricity Chukwudi Iheanacho, Prestige Community, Igando, Lagos State. +2348033000371: The pitiable electricity situation in the Igando area of Lagos State is a disgrace to all...
View ArticleFG to extend maternity leave to 18 weeks
Friday Olokor, Abuja The Federal Government has set in motion the process to extend the maternity leave period of nursing mothers from 16 to 18 weeks. The decision was part of the government’s efforts...
View ArticleNigerians spend 20% on health —Survey
Bukola Adebayo An average household in Nigeria spends not more than 20 per cent on health bills, a new survey by the Health Finance and Governance project has revealed. The survey, inaugurated by the...
View ArticleNo committee on new minimum wage, NLC insists
Ife Ogunfuwa The Nigeria Labour Congress has denied a media report (not The PUNCH) that the committee on the new national minimum wage had started meeting to deliberate on a new minimum wage. The...
View ArticleNew forex policy raises import duty by 43%
Comfort Oseghale Following the commencement of the implementation of the new foreign exchange policy, which moves the naira to dollar exchange rate from 197 to a minimum of 280, customs duties on...
View ArticleNigerians deserve better explanation on Skye Bank – Analysts
Oyetunji Abioye Economic and financial experts on Tuesday asked the Central Bank of Nigeria to disclose more details about why it appointed new members to the Board of Directors and management of Skye...
View ArticleVandalism: NNPC halts petrol supply to depots
Okechukwu Nnodim, Abuja The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation has stopped pumping Premium Motor Spirit (petrol) to its depots in a bid to avoid losses that arise from the incessant rupturing of...
View ArticleViolence in children as sign of mental illness
Adeoye Oyewole, Consultant Psychiatrist, adeoyewole2000@yahoo.com Many caregivers deal with stubborn children each day. If care is not taken, the manner in which they handle the situation may further...
View ArticleAbuja transformer explodes, kills pregnant woman, five others
Adelani Adepegba, Abuja There was pandemonium at the Tundunwada area of Lugbe, a satellite town in the Federal Capital Territory when a transformer exploded and electrocuted six persons, including a...
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