It is important to state that President Bola Tinubu is known for making men. People close to him have confirmed that he does not turn down any requests for help. He is said to be a giver; perhaps he learnt that from Chief MKO Abiola. For over 30 years, he has had his eyes on the seat he is currently occupying. He worked towards it with all his energy and he built bridges all over the country to achieve that aim. That implies that the preparation and building of bridges across the country are not cheap. You need money and…
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President Bola Tinubu, on Monday, approved the National Policy on Health Workforce Migration to address the continued exodus of Nigerian doctors abroad. The policy, announced by the Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Prof Muhammad Pate, on his X handle on Tuesday, aims to woo an estimated 12,400 Nigerian-trained doctors practising abroad According to Pate, who also appeared on Channels TV on Tuesday evening, 67 per cent of Nigerian-trained doctors are practising in the United Kingdom alone. “The recruitment countries, that recruit our professionals, should they not have some responsibilities to help us expand the training? Because the strain…
Over 11,000 out-of-school children in the Federal Capital Territory will be enrolled in schools by September 2024, the Minister of Education, Tahir Mamman, said on Tuesday. Recall that the National Commission for Almajiri and Out-of-School Children Education in partnership with Commissioners of Education of some northern states, had earlier pledged to visit the six area councils in the nation’s capital, to identify and enroll not less than 10,000 out-of-school children before September. Speaking in Abuja while taking a tour of the FCT Smart School in Karshi alongside the Minister of State for Education, Tanko Sununu, Mamman reiterated the government’s commitment…
The three aides of the caretaker chairman of Kabba Bunu Local Government Area of Kogi State, Zacchaeus Dare, kidnapped two weeks ago, have regained their freedom. The council chairman, alongside his aides and two students of Kogi State University, Kabba were kidnapped on the Okene/Kabba road. The chairman, however, escaped after a few hours, as he was abandoned by the kidnappers when he could no longer walk at their pace. The three kidnapped aides were released alongside four others held in captivity for the last 12 days. Those released were Omonisaiye Andrew, Mr Olorundare Ojo, a councillorship candidate for Egbeda…
The Lagos State Government on Tuesday commenced the cleaning of the Ojodu-Berger median that has been defaced by open defecation. The government also warned against the unhygienic practice. Video shared by the state Commissioner for Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab, on X showed officials of the ministry cleaning up the Ojodu-Berger median. “Lagos State commences clean-up of Ojodu-Berger median, warns against defecating on the road,” the commissioner wrote. The median along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway has been an eyesore due to open defection. The PUNCH reported in January that the trend had become rampant as miscreants defaced the road median…
The National Chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress, Dr Abdullahi Ganduje, will officially summon the long-awaited meetings of the National Caucus and National Executive Committee in September, The PUNCH gathered. The development comes barely 24 hours after President Bola Tinubu gave his consent in a phone chat with the party leadership. The planned gathering of the APC bigwigs and party stakeholders will be the first since the former Kano governor took over the leadership of the APC National Working Committee. The PUNCH reported that the appointments of both Ganduje and the National Secretary of the party, Senator Ajibola Basiru,…
Osaretin Samuel’s journey into the world of basketball began in a way she never imagined. Despite showing no initial interest in sports, she was drawn to the game through the influence of her classmates at Dom Domingos College in Edjeba, Warri, Delta State. Standing at 5’11”, she tells PUNCH Sports Extra of the unexpected path that led to her falling in love with basketball—a journey inspired by courage and persistence and marked by family challenges and eventual triumphs. “I was 13 when I started playing basketball. I was in JSS1,” Samuel said. “How I started playing was a funny one…
After steering Sunshine Stars to survive the Nigeria Premier Football League relegation battle last season, Kennedy Boboye has said the club’s ambition in the 2024/25 campaign is to win the title, PUNCH Sports Extra reports. Boboye, a two-time NPFL-winning coach at Plateau United (2017) and Akwa United (2021), returned to Sunshine Stars for a second stint before the start of the second stanza of last season and turned their fortunes around by finishing 10th in the table with 52 points despite their stuttering start. The Owena Babes are currently in Bayelsa for the Governor Douye Diri Pre-Season tournament, which they…
No fewer than five terrorists have been killed by troops deployed for counter-terrorism operations in the Bama Local Government Area of Borno State. The troops of the Nigerian Army in the operation conducted on August 12, 2024, in addition to killing the terrorists, recovered bombs, two rocket-propelled guns and six motorcycles, among others. The Army, in a statement on Tuesday on X.com, also said 44 Boko Haram terrorists and their families surrendered to troops deployed at Bama, Dikwa and Gwoza Local Government Areas of Borno State. “On August 12, 2024, troops conducted a raid operation on an Islamic West Africa…
The Federal Government, through the Ministry of Women Affairs and Social Development, has partnered with the City of Atlanta in the United States to cultivate and export Sunflower and Jatropha Curcas. According to a statement signed by the Ministry’s Head of Information and Public Relations, Grace Njoku, on Tuesday, the partnership, spearheaded by the Minister, Uju Kennedy-Ohanenye, is aimed at raising capital for small-scale women-owned businesses, as well as alleviating poverty, create job opportunities, and contribute to Nigeria’s Gross Domestic Product. The minister made the disclosure at a two-day capacity-building workshop for Commissioners of Women Affairs, organized by the Maryam…