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Court Orders LAUTECH Lecturer To Repay N34m Scholarship Bond

19.01.2026

Justice Yakubu Hassan of the Ibadan Judicial Division of the National Industrial Court has ordered a university lecturer, Ola, and his surety to refund a total sum of N34.1 million to Ladoke Akintola University of Technology for breaching a scholarship bond agreement. The court held that Ola’s refusal to resume duty after completing his PhD...

EFCC Operative Narrates How Over 600 Youths Were Trained In Cyber Fraud

19.01.2026

A operative of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Rasheeda Chindaya, has narrated how over 600 Nigerian youths were trained in cyber fraud without legitimate employment. Chindaya made the narration before Justice Rahman Oshodi of a Lagos Special Offences Court in Ikeja while testifying in the trial of one, Friday Audu, accused of coordinating...

DPPF Pledges Relentless Prosecution Over Death Of Fallen Troops

19.01.2026

The Director of Public Prosecutions of the Federation (DPPF), Rotimi Oyedepo (SAN) has paid glowing tribute to fallen members of Nigeria’s Armed Forces, describing their death as a supreme sacrifice made in defence of the nation and pledging that justice will be pursued relentlessly against those responsible for acts of terror and violent crime. In...

Govt Unveils Framework for Public Assets Maintenance

19.01.2026

The Federal Government has unveiled a comprehensive framework aimed at strengthening the maintenance and preservation of public assets across the country. In a post on its website recently, the Federal Ministry of Housing and Urban Development explained that it is driving the initiative through the Department of Federal Public Assets Maintenance. It added that FPAM...

New NSE President Ali Rabiu Backs ‘Nigeria First’ Policy

19.01.2026

The Nigerian Society of Engineers has inaugurated Ali Alimasuya Rabiu, FNSE, as its 35th President. The investiture ceremony took place on January 17, 2026, in Abuja, where he formally took the oath of office. A statement from the society on Sunday stated that Rabiu, in his inaugural address, applauded President Bola Tinubu for the “Buy...

Champion Breweries Acquires Bullet, Raises N42bn in Offer

19.01.2026

Champion Breweries Plc has said it is raising N42bn through a public offer of ordinary shares to fund the acquisition of the Bullet brand portfolio and strengthen its growth strategy, according to a statement made available to our correspondent on Sunday. The company said the public offer, priced at N16 per share, forms the second...

Nigeria Asset Valuations to Rise in 2026, Report Says

19.01.2026

Asset valuations in Nigeria will begin to rise in response to the improved environment, indicating that acquisition pricing seen in 2024 and 2025 will be the lowest entry point over the next 10-year real estate cycle, a recent report by Estate Intel has stated. The report, referenced by The PUNCH on Wednesday, stated that if...

Meristem projects sustained equities rally, robust returns

19.01.2026

Meristem Stockbrokers has projected a sustained rally in the equities market, saying strong fundamentals, easing inflationary pressures and improving macroeconomic stability will continue to support robust returns for investors. The Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Meristem Stockbrokers, Saheed Bashir, disclosed this at the firm’s annual economic outlook in Lagos, themed From Stability to...

Lands council boosts intergovernmental collaboration for hou

19.01.2026

The Permanent Secretary of the Federal Ministry of Housing and Urban Development, Dr Shuaib Belgore, has stated that the National Council on Lands, Housing and Urban Development is a forum that provides a strategic platform for aligning federal and state policies and accelerating reforms in the housing and urban development sector. According to a statement...

LASPPPA Denies Ethnic Bias in Enforcement Actions

19.01.2026

The Lagos State Physical Planning Permit Authority has dismissed allegations that its enforcement activities are driven by ethnic bias, insisting that all actions are strictly based on violations of approved building permits and are guided by the provisions of the state’s building laws. The Authority, through its Monitoring and Compliance Unit, stated that its ongoing...

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I apologise for saying no heaven without tithe – Adeboye

04.10.2024

The General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Pastor Enoch Adeboye, has apologised for saying that Christians who don’t pay tithe might not make it to heaven. Adeboye who had previously said that paying tithe was one of the prerequisites for going to heaven, apologised for the comment while addressing his congregation Thursday...

Protesters storm Rivers electoral commission, insist election must hold

04.10.2024

Angry protesters on Friday stormed the office of the Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission, singing and chanting ‘Election must hold’. They defied the heavy rainfall spreading canopies, while singing and drumming, with one side of the road blocked. The protest came after the Rivers State governor stormed the RSIEC in the early hours of Friday...

Man who asked Tinubu to resign admitted in psychiatric hospital

04.10.2024

The Adamawa State Police Command has disclosed that the 30-year-old Abdullahi Mohammed who climbed a 33 kv high tension electricity pole in Mayo-Belwa last Friday has been admitted at the Yola Psychiatric hospital for mental examination. The Police Public Relations Officer of the command SP Suleiman Nguroje, told Arewa PUNCH on Friday in an exclusive...

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