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Shipowners urge Dangote to support local fleet

Indigenous shipowners have called on the Dangote Group to support local fleet development by offering long-term contracts for petroleum and other cargoes. Read More:…

The Punch · just now

Ogun begins N6bn fund disbursement to 3,855 women groups

The Ogun State Government, with the Federal Government and World Bank, has begun disbursing a N6bn fund to 3,855 women groups to expand businesses. Read More:…

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Suspected bandit informant arrested in Sokoto

Police in Sokoto State have arrested a suspected bandit informant, Ashiru Abubakar, accused of supplying information to criminals in Tambuwal LGA. Read More:…

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Body of missing Anambra schoolboy recovered

The body of six-year-old Success Ezenwafor, a pupil swept away by floodwater in Anambra State on Tuesday, has been recovered by search teams. Read More:…

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Bauchi farmer hacked to death over witchcraft allegation

Police in Bauchi State have arrested four men for allegedly hacking a 45-year-old farmer, Garba Abdullahi, to death over a witchcraft allegation. Read More:…

The Punch · just now

Stocks hit record high as market cap reaches N163tn

The Nigerian equities market hit a record high as the All-Share Index advanced, lifting total market capitalisation by over N374bn to close at N163.06tn. Read More:…

The Punch · 36 min ago

Court seizes Lagos, Abuja firm’s assets over $40m oil debt

A Federal High Court has begun seizing assets in Lagos and Abuja linked to Rahamaniyya Group’s chairman over an alleged $40m oil debt owed to Petrichor Ene Read More:…

The Punch · 36 min ago

EFCC tasks pastors, imams on anti-corruption preaching

The EFCC Chairman, Ola Olukoyede, has urged religious leaders to use their pulpits and mosques to preach against corruption at a NIREC meeting in Abuja. Read More:…

The Punch · 36 min ago

Flood sweeps Delta undergraduate into canal, body found

A university undergraduate has been swept away by floodwater in Asaba, Delta State, while in a car with her father. Her body was recovered two days later. Read More:…

The Punch · 36 min ago

Ex-LASU VC’s N1m fee remark misinterpreted – Spokesperson

Aide to ex-LASU VC, Ibiyemi Olatunji-Bello, says her remark on N1m fee was misinterpreted and referred to the cost of quality education, not student fees. Read More:…

The Punch · 37 min ago

FCT truck driver, two others held for vandalising NNPC pipeline

The NSCDC in the FCT has arrested three suspects, including a truck driver, for allegedly vandalising an NNPC petroleum pipeline in Kwali Area Council. Read More:…

The Punch · 2 hrs ago

Power generation hits 5,403MW, nears record peak

Nigeria’s total available electricity generation rose to 5,403.3 megawatts, nearing the country’s all-time peak of 5,801.84MW recorded in March 2025. Read More:…

The Punch · 2 hrs ago

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