The Independent National Electoral Commission has begun publishing the personal information and academic credentials of 2027 presidential candidates. According to the commission, officials launched this initiative so Nigerians can examine the documents and challenge any candidate’s qualification if they find…
UK-based businessman Charles Avwenagha has sparked widespread debate online after urging Nigerians living abroad to reconsider investing in Nigeria, following the demolition of his business premises by the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA). In a viral video circulating across social…
Sania Nishtar, CEO of the Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunisation (Gavi), has said that the organization’s vaccination programme in Nigeria will receive more than $500 million over the next five years to assist immunization programs in the country. Speaking…
More than 48,000 migrants have returned to Morocco from Spain’s North African enclave of Ceuta, after tens of thousands crossed the border in recent days. On Friday, Spain’s interior ministry informed AFP that 48,300 migrants had crossed back into Morocco.…
Italy has suspended its Schengen free-travel agreement with Spain after police reported that over 60,000 migrants crossed from Morocco into Ceuta, a Spanish autonomous enclave in North Africa. Italy’s foreign minister, Antonio Tajani, stated that the government introduced the temporary…
Hamas announced Friday that it has reached an agreement that includes surrendering its weaponry to a Palestinian governing committee and securing a gradual pullout of Israeli forces from the Gaza Strip. The pact aims to implement the long-stalled second phase…
The federal government has announced plans to phase out electricity subsidy starting in 2027. Minister of Power Joseph Tegbe stated the intention during a media briefing on Friday while discussing the power sector’s debt. He stated that the government would…
Tyla, a South African Grammy-winning artist, has pulled Lagos from her APOP World Tour schedule, just days after her planned December 22 concert in Nigeria sparked boycott demands following rising xenophobic tension against Nigerians in South Africa. PUNCH Online reviewed…
The United States Department of State has announced that it will issue 250,000 limited-edition commemorative passports as part of celebrations marking the country’s 250th anniversary. The Department of State, which previously issued the commemorative documents only to in-person applicants at…
Ghana’s cabinet on Thursday approved a proposal for a five-year presidential term and a decrease the minimum age for candidates to 35. Ghana, one of Africa’s leading producers of gold and cocoa, has maintained a stable democratic system since 1992.…
Madrid announced on Thursday that it would send soldiers to Ceuta, to maintain security after hundreds of migrants entered the Spanish North African exclave from Morocco, primarily by swimming. Officials have reported nine deaths. Migration from Morocco to Spain’s two…
President Bola Tinubu on Thursday officially approved the immediate dissolution of the Presidential privatisation Committee on the Alienation of Federal Government Properties, a 25-year-old body established under former President Olusegun Obasanjo. President Bola Tinubu also transferred all the committee’s powers…
The All Progressives Congress North-West Zone has announced intentions to embark on a mobilisation tour of the region’s seven states in an effort to solidify support for President Bola Tinubu’s re-election and strengthen the party ahead of the 2027 general…
Festus Keyamo, Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development has emphasized the Federal Government’s commitment to deepening aviation ties with Canada as the two nations open talks on establishing Nigeria-Canada direct flights . The Minister offered this assurance to David Sproule,…
The US military executed a heavy wave of strikes on Iran on Thursday in retaliation for Tehran’s bombing of American sites in Jordan, as hostilities resumed in the Middle East war after a nearly week-long pause. The renewed hostilities have…