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- by Punch NewspapersEkiti’s quantity surveyors urge the state government to create affordable financing paths to boost investment in Public-Private Partnership (PPP) projects. Read More: https://punchng.com/ekiti-quantity-surveyors-seek-affordable-financing-to-boost-investment/
- by Punch NewspapersLagos State assures residents that COVID-19 infection prevention and control measures remain active in all primary health centres across the state. Read More: https://punchng.com/new-covid-19-report-infection-control-still-active-in-lagos-agency-assures/
- by Punch NewspapersThe NDLEA announces a major drug seizure, intercepting Captagon pills in Kwara and arresting a businessman who excreted 45 pellets of cocaine in Oyo. Read More: https://punchng.com/ndlea-seizes-captagon-drug-in-kwara-arrests-businessman-who-excreted-cocaine/
- by Punch NewspapersThe Oyo APC describes attendees of the Ibadan opposition summit, hosted by Gov. Makinde, as ‘clownish characters’ and states President Tinubu is unthreaten Read More: https://punchng.com/oyo-apc-slams-makinde-atiku-others-over-ibadan-opposition-summit/
- by Punch NewspapersSERAP and the Nigerian Guild of Editors have filed a lawsuit against the NBC, calling its threat to sanction broadcasters unconstitutional and unlawful. Read More: https://punchng.com/serap-nge-sue-nbc-over-threats-to-sanction-broadcasters/
- by Punch NewspapersAbia Governor Alex Otti reaffirms his commitment to merit-based Abia appointments, stating competence is key, not political or state affiliations. Read More: https://punchng.com/political-party-affiliation-state-of-origin-irrelevant-in-abia-appointments-otti/
- by Punch NewspapersNigeria’s NDLEA reveals a new trend where traffickers swallow drugs for a dangerous overland journey through the Sahara to Europe, bypassing airports. Read More: https://punchng.com/video-traffickers-now-swallow-drugs-for-sahara-road-route-says-ndlea/
- by Punch NewspapersRead how world leaders reacted to the shooting at a gala attended by Donald Trump in Washington. A suspect was detained with no casualties reported. Read More: https://punchng.com/world-leaders-react-to-shooting-at-trump-attended-us-gala/
- by Punch NewspapersCBN Deputy Governor Emem Usoro explains how the bank’s ongoing reforms and policies have saved Nigeria’s economy from disaster, ensuring stability and grow Read More: https://punchng.com/how-our-policies-saved-nigeria-from-economic-disaster-cbn-deputy-governor/
- by Punch NewspapersNollywood actress Funke Adesiyan has withdrawn from the House of Reps race for Ibadan South-East/North-East, citing personal and deliberate reasons. Read More: https://punchng.com/nollywood-actress-funke-adesiyan-withdraws-from-reps-race/
- by Punch NewspapersExperts at a conference urged women to embrace leadership and financial independence, highlighting women’s empowerment as key to personal and national grow Read More: https://punchng.com/experts-urge-women-to-embrace-leadership-financial-independence/
- by Punch NewspapersLearn how Lagos State is committed to a flood-free Lagos by ordering the swift evacuation of sanitation waste and clearing drains ahead of the rainy season Read More: https://punchng.com/lagos-pledges-flood-free-state-orders-swift-evacuation-of-sanitation-waste/
- by Punch NewspapersThe Kebbi State Youth Council calls for greater inclusion of youths in politics, urging government support for young people to run for elective office in 2 Read More: https://punchng.com/kebbi-youth-council-seeks-more-youth-in-elective-offices/
- by Punch NewspapersA former aide to President Tinubu, Nasir Ja’oji, has declared his intention to contest the Tarauni Federal Constituency House of Reps seat in 2027. Read More: https://punchng.com/2027-tinubus-ex-aide-declares-bid-for-reps-seat/
- by Punch NewspapersUnited Nations chief Antonio Guterres on Saturday condemned “acts of violence” in Mali after jihadists and Tuareg rebels claimed attacks against the army across the junta-ruled Sahel state. “The Secretary‑General is deeply concerned by reports of attacks in several locations across Mali,” his spokesman said in a statement. “The Secretary-General calls for coordinated international support to Read More: https://punchng.com/un-chief-condemns-mali-attacks-calls-for-coordinated-international-response/
- by Punch NewspapersStakeholders of the All Progressives Congress in the Southern Senatorial Zone of the state have urged a former Executive Director/Chief Executive Officer of the National Primary Health Care Development Agency, Faisal Shuaib, not to abandon his 2027 governorship ambition. This call is coming despite the endorsement of Senator Ahmed Wadada by Governor Abdullahi Sule as Read More: https://punchng.com/2027-nasarawa-southern-apc-leaders-back-ex-nphcda-boss-for-governor/
- by Punch NewspapersBishop Matthew Kukah of Sokoto Diocese urges Nigerians to stop addressing him as a Hausa man, clarifying his ethnicity and origin from Kaduna State. Read More: https://punchng.com/stop-addressing-me-as-hausa-man-kukah-tells-nigerians/
- by Punch NewspapersBayern Munich have shut down any Michael Olise transfer speculation, with sporting director Max Eberl calling the French winger ‘untouchable’ for the club. Read More: https://punchng.com/bayern-sporting-director-rules-out-olise-transfer-says-winger-untouchable/
- by Punch NewspapersPDP governorship candidate for Ekiti State, Dr. Oluwole Oluyede, outlines his vision for inclusive governance, transparency, and sustainable development. Read More: https://punchng.com/2026-ekiti-pdp-candidate-promises-inclusive-governance/
- by Punch NewspapersPresident Trump cancels US-Iran talks set to be held in Pakistan, citing a poor proposal from Tehran, while tensions rise over the Strait of Hormuz. Read More: https://punchng.com/trump-cancels-pakistan-talks-trip-says-iran-war-on-hold/
