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The Cross River State Police Command has arrested a teenage schoolgirl for allegedly attempting to attack her teacher with a firearm after he disciplined her for violating school rules. The student, whose identity is withheld due to her age, was found in possession of a pistol, which she claimed belonged to her “boyfriend”, a married […] More

The federal government has distributed farm equipment and supplies valued at N5 billion to enhance agricultural activities in Jigawa. The Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Abubakar Kyari, also announced that 10,000 water pumps, knapsack sprayers, herbicides, pesticides, and organic fertilizers would be provided to farmers in Jigawa State. He said, “Yesterday, at the Green […] More

Microsoft has announced a $1 million investment to train one million Nigerians in artificial intelligence (AI) and digital skills over the next two years. The training program will be conducted in partnership with organisations such as Tech4Dev and Data Science Nigeria, focusing on enhancing the employability of Nigerian youth through AI and cybersecurity education Watch […] More

The Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) has announced a ban on 60,000-litre fuel tankers from operating on Nigerian roads, effective March 1, 2025 to mitigate truck-in-transit incidents. Speaking to journalists on Wednesday in Abuja, Ogbugo Ukoha, NMDPRA Executive Director, Distribution Systems, Storage, and Retailing Infrastructure, said the decision was made in response […] More

The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) says it has introduced several measures to address the menace of petrol tanker crashes on Nigeria highways. The Corps Public Education Officer (CPEO), Assistant Corps Marshal (ACM) Olusegun Ogungbemide, said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday in Abuja. Ogungbemide said that the […] More

The Federal Government has urged retailers to reflect the reduction in food prices and shun exploiting consumers. Abubakar Kyari, the Minister of Agriculture and Natural Resources, stated this on Tuesday during the 2025 Wheat Farmers Green Field Day, at Dabi village in Ringim Local Government Area of Jigawa. He decried the nonchalant attitude of retailers […] More

A 2024 video of President Bola Tinubu promising to reduce Nigeria’s inflation rate and economic challenges has re-emerged, a year after he gave the assurance. Tinubu, in the video that went viral at the time, was addressing the All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential Campaign Council at Ramadan Iftar at the State House in Abuja. At […] More

At least 450 foreign service officers in 109 Nigerian missions abroad have yet to receive their salaries for the past five to six months, The PUNCH can report. The officials, serving under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, are in financial distress and cannot pay rent and children’s school fees or meet other family and social […] More

Mele Kyari, group chief executive officer (GCEO) of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited, has said legal and security measures have been taken against individuals spreading misinformation about the company. Recently, a video posted on TikTok showed a man using two small tiger generators, popularly called ‘I better pass my neighbour’ in Nigeria, to […] More

The Lagos State Chapter of the National Association of Nigerian Students Joint Campus Committee has vowed to stage a mass protest at MTN Nigeria’s headquarters, accusing the telecom giant of failing to reverse its recent data tariff hike fully. PUNCH Metro recalls that MTN initially raised the cost of its 15GB weekly data plan from […] More