Новости за 17.03.2024

Visiting a newborn baby is an exciting and joyous occasion for friends and family members. Among my native Esan tribe, the arrival of a newborn is greeted with dancing and the application of native white chalk around the face and limbs. It is especially noteworthy when the newborn subject is male. This is a reflection

Producers of sachet water in Effurun, Jeddo and Warri in Delta State, have embarked on a three-day strike which commenced on Friday, 15th March 2024. They claimed that the strike became imperative “as the cost of production continues to bite harder on small business owners across the country.” This was contained in a statement signed

In a display of sheer determination and skill, four Nigerian boxers have advanced to their respective next stages of the ongoing 2023 African Games in Accra, Ghana, signaling Nigeria’s strong presence in the boxing arena, PUNCH Sports Extra reports. Three pugilists advanced to the quarter-finals while one of the Nigerian boxers progressed to the round

CEO of Autogig International Resources Limited, Tope Ojo, tells JUSTICE OKAMGBA that the new auto policy, which is yet to be passed into law, must prioritise local production of car parts How would you assess the current state of the Nigerian automotive industry? The industry is loaded with lots of potential but dealing with a

Seventy-six-year-old retired soldier and former Chairman of the Nigerian Legion in Oyo State, Alhaji Adetunji Lasisi, who was recently called to the bar, speaks to AJIBADE OMAPE on his life in the military service and new life as a lawyer What motivated you to join the military, and can you describe your experience while in

A Nigerian-American artiste, Kanwulia, has said that the city of Lagos holds a special place in her heart. In a statement sent to Sunday Scoop, the artiste who is set to hold a music tour of Lagos later in March, said, “Lagos holds a special place in my heart, and I can’t wait to feel

Analysts at Cowry Asset Management Limited have stated that the country’s trade will improve if the government can upgrade transportation networks, ports, and streamline export procedures to ease logistics costs. They said the firm’s review of the country’s Foreign Trade Statistics for the fourth quarter of 2023 by the National Bureau of Statistics penultimate Friday.

Endocrinologists and Infectious Disease experts have warned that skipping medications due to fasting may cause disease relapse, treatment failure and multi-drug resistance. The specialists cautioned that at no point should a patient skip medications for a long fast, especially if such a patient is on hourly medications or treating infections that would require antibiotics four

No fewer than 17 out of the existing 24 Deposit Money Banks may be unable to meet the Central Bank of Nigeria’s capital requirement if it is increased from its current N25bn, according to a report by Ernst and Young. The new report, titled “Navigating the Horizon: Charting the Course for Banks amid Plans for

Background I attended Glory Academy for my primary and secondary education. I went on to bag a degree in Adult Education/Political Science from the University of Ibadan. To be honest, the course I studied was not by choice. The plan was to transfer to another department in my second year but after starting the course,

Society of Gynaecology and Obstetrics of Nigeria, and the Association for Fertility and Reproductive Health have raised concerns over the proliferation of fertility clinics by unregistered practitioners. They noted that such can inflict irreversible damage on women, especially the elderly who might fall victim. Recent findings by PUNCH Healthwise showed that due to increased demand

The number of functional oil drilling rigs across the country increased marginally to 16 in February, data from the latest March 2024 Monthly Oil Market Report of the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries has shown. Figures released by OPEC indicated that the country’s oil rigs increased from 15 in January to 16 in February, a

Terrorists, in the early hours of Saturday, launched a fresh attack on the Dogon-noma community, Kajuru Local Government Area of Kaduna State, and abducted 15 women and a man. The attack came barely three days after one person was killed, and eight women were kidnapped in the Banono Angwaku community of the same local government

Mobility fintech platform, Moove, has launched ‘Moove Cares’ programme, introducing a substantial support package aimed at mitigating the adverse effects of ongoing inflationary prices in Nigeria. The initiative, according to the startup, is in response to the challenges posed by rising fuel prices for its customers managing their businesses and the additional burden of inflationary

SODIQ OJUROUNGBE writes on how alleged ill-treatment and unpaid accumulated salaries of doctors, nurses, and Community Health Extension Workers under the Expanded Midwives Service Scheme, implemented by the Federal Government to improve maternal and child indices in rural areas, have turned a nightmare of impoverishment, unfulfilled dreams and penury When in 2023, the Federal Government

Nigerian startup, Egoras Technology, has announced plans to roll out blockchain-powered electric vehicle charging stations in the second quarter of the year. The Chief Executive Officer at Egoras, Ugoji Harry, confirmed this development to Saturday PUNCH on a telephone call. He said that it would leverage Egoras’ cutting-edge Egochain technology to incentivise station ownership and

Cryptocurrency exchange Binance has said it invested $213m in its compliance programme in 2023 to tackle fraud and bolster security. The information was revealed in a statement sent to Sunday PUNCH by Romaana Sutton, the Conversation Architect at JNPR, the public relations agency representing the exchange. The exchange noted that significant funding allocation underscored its

Lately, awareness of the risk of high sodium (salt) intake has heightened due to its ability to increase blood pressure and raise the risk for heart disease, and stroke, among other noncommunicable diseases. However, Nutritionists and cardiovascular experts say consuming potassium salt substitutes instead of dietary salt (sodium chloride) may reduce such risks.  The specialists

Many residents of the Okuama in the Ughelli South Local Government Area and Okolaba in the Bomadi Local Government Area of Delta State, on Friday, fled the communities as soldiers took over the area and reportedly set some houses ablaze in reaction to the killing of 16 soldiers, including senior officers. Channels Television reported late

The Nigerian Navy Ship Beecroft has appointed Commodore Rafiu Oladejo as its 23rd Commander. This was disclosed in a statement signed by the NNS BEECROFT Base Information Officer, Lieutenant Hussaini Ibrahim on Saturday. According to the statement, the handing and takeover ceremony of the command between Commodore Kolawole Oguntuga and Oladejo was held on Thursday

Niger’s government announced on Saturday that it was breaking off “with immediate effect” its military cooperation agreement with the United States. The declaration came just a day after a senior US delegation left Niger, following a three-day visit to renew contact with the military junta that ousted the president and moved closer to Russia. The

The Federal Government has ruled out paying the ransom demanded by the bandits who abducted over 300 students from Kaduna and Sokoto states. The lauch of the much-anticipated Students Loan Scheme did not hold as scheduled on Thursday, and internet outages in Nigeria and other countries have been attributed to a cut in underwater cables.

Gunmen suspected to be soldiers have reportedly abducted the editor of FirstNews newspaper, Segun Olatunji, from his home in Lagos State. Olatunji, a former Kaduna State correspondent of The PUNCH, was reportedly kidnapped on Friday by gunmen from his home in the Iyana Odo, Abule Egba area of the state. In a statement on Saturday,

Digital infrastructure company, MainOne, has announced the successful restoration of services for a portion of its customers. The company said it was making moves to restore services for others by utilising capacity acquired on available cable systems. The company disclosed this in an update shared with PUNCH Online on Saturday. “We have restored services to