The United States Mission in Nigeria has announced that the country will receive $27 million as part of a broader $536 million humanitarian aid package directed toward Sub-Saharan Africa by the U.S. Government. This assistance is part of ongoing efforts by the United States to provide life-saving support to vulnerable populations and host communities across the continent. In a statement made available to PUNCH Online on Tuesday, U.S. Ambassador to Nigeria, Richard Mills, highlighted the significance of the aid, stating, “This assistance will make a real difference in the lives of those most in need in Nigeria and across the…
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Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun, has expressed sorrow over the death of the state Resident Electoral Commissioner for the Independent National Electoral Commission, Olaniyi Ijalaye. Ijalaye died on Monday evening in Abuja, shortly after attending a meeting at INEC’s headquarters. He reportedly died after collapsing shortly after attending the meeting. The PUNCH gathered that Ijalaye appeared in good spirits throughout the meeting before returning to his hotel room at the Bon Octagon Hotel in the Federal Capital Territory, where he suddenly collapsed. Reacting to his death, Abiodun described Ijalaye’s death as both devastating and a profound shock. The governor’s condolence…
The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria has raised concerns over the shortage of Premium Motor Spirit also known as petrol, affecting its members across the country amidst widespread scarcity. The umbrella body, which boasts over 3,000 members and controls a significant share of Nigeria’s filling stations, also accused the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited of failing to supply adequate products to its members. The Chairman of IPMAN, Ore Depot, Shina Amoo, claimed that the NNPCL, as the sole importer of petroleum products, has not provided sufficient supplies to IPMAN for the past three years, leading to a dire situation…
The Rivers State Government has warned religious bodies and organisations against carrying out any form of medical outreach without the approval of the State Ministry of Health. The State Commissioner for Health, Dr Adaeze Oreh, handed down the warning during a media briefing in Port Harcourt on Monday. This is as Dr Oreh disclosed that two hospitals and a spa in the state have been sealed for operating without registration and unprofessional conduct. She expressed dismay that despite previous calls on any group or organisation planning medical outreach anywhere. (In health facilities or communities) to notify the ministry for written…
Sweden’s central bank on Tuesday lowered its policy rate for the second time this year and said more cuts could be forthcoming in the coming months if inflation remains under control. The Riksbank made its first rate cut in eight years in May but left it unchanged a month later. The central bank said Tuesday it was reducing the rate by 0.25 percentage points to 3.5 per cent as “inflation has developed as expected and economic activity is weak.” Various indicators reinforced “the picture of inflation stabilising” close to the Riskbank’s two-percent target, it added. The Riksbank added it was…
To end banditry in the Tureta Local Government Area and other adjoining villages, the Sokoto State Government has approved the construction of the Tureta-Gidan Kare road to make bandits’ dens more accessible. Governor Ahmed Aliyu revealed this during his visit to Tureta Local Government on Monday as part of his state-wide tour of the 23 local governments of the state. According to him, the road, when completed, will provide security agencies with easy access to the forests that serve as hideouts for bandits in the area. “As a government, we are committed to providing all that is necessary to make…
Kogi State Governor, Alhaji Usman Ododo, has approved the appointment of 1,192 additional aides. This was contained in a statement issued on Monday by the Secretary to the State Government, Dr Folashade Ayoade. “The aides include Yakubu Abdulhakeem who is to serve as the Executive Secretary, Kogi State Office for Disability, 165 Senior Special Assistants, and 36 Special Assistants. “Others on the list approved by the governor are 574 Ward Special Assistants and 290 Local Government Special Assistants,” the statement read. Similarly, Ododo also approved the appointment of Alhaji Ibrahim Abdulsadiq as the Director of Protocol, First Lady Office, in…
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited has confirmed that the Federal Government is paying subsidies on the petrol it imports into the country. Though the NNPCL denied paying fuel subsidies to marketers in the last nine months, it said the government allows it to sell at a price below the landing cost The company’s Chief Financial Officer, Alhaji Umar Ajiya, made the clarifications on Monday in Abuja. Ajiya said the company was only handling petrol importation shortfalls between it and the federation. “In the last eight to nine months, NNPCL has not paid anybody a dime as a subsidy; no…
Former US Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton, says the Democratic Party’s presidential candidate, Kamala Harris, will “defend” the democracy and constitution of the United States. Clinton, who was welcomed on the stage with applause from the cheering crowd that reportedly lasted for a minute uninterrupted, stated this during the Democratic National Convention in Chicago, on Tuesday. “She will lower costs for hard-working families, open the doors wide for good paying jobs and she will restore abortion rights nationwide. “She will defend democracy and our constitution and will protect America from enemies foreign and domestic,” Clinton said of Harris. “There is…
Electricity distribution companies in Nigeria have lamented that no fewer than 20 of the 36 state governments in the country have refused to pay their electricity bills. The Discos said some states owe electricity bills consumed by the state house or the secretariat. The Executive Director of Research and Advocacy, Association of Nigerian Electricity Distributors, Sunday Oduntan, while speaking with our correspondent in a telephone conversation on Monday, said most government agencies were used to free electricity before privatisation, saying they have refused to adjust since the sector was privatised. Oduntan, the spokesman of the Discos, recalled that the Aso…