Month: February 2024

Five killed, 12 injured in Lagos-Ibadan Expressway crash

Five persons died while 12 others were injured in an accident which occurred on Tuesday around the Foursquare Church, Ajebo on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway. The accident which occurred around 1:07pm involved a Mazda bus with registration number SMK685YG and Howo truck with registration number ZE-1210G. PUNCH Metro learnt that the driver of the Mazda bus reportedly […]

Buhari’s signature forged to move $6.2m from CBN – Ex-SGF

The immediate-past Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Boss Mustapha, said on Tuesday that $6.2m was released from the Central Bank of Nigeria in February 2023 using a forged document. The money, he said, was released for foreign observers ahead of the 2023 general elections. Mustapha stated this when he appeared as the fourth […]

Nurses protest move to stop career opportunities abroad

Nurses, under the aegis of the National Association of Nigeria Nurses and Midwives (NANNM), Abuja chapter, have protested against the recently issued verification of certification guidelines by the Nursing and Midwifery Council of Nigeria (NMCN), alleging that it was meant to kill their training and career opportunities abroad. The nurses and midwives, who gathered at the […]

Family seeks whereabouts of missing furniture maker in Lagos

A 24-year-old man, Omoosumi Samuel, also known as Toby Woods, has been reported missing by his family in the Gbagada area of Lagos State. PUNCH Metro gathered that the furniture maker, who lives with his elder brother, had been missing since last Wednesday, and his whereabouts had since remained unknown till date. PUNCH Metro  learnt that efforts […]

Naira reaches all-time low at official market

The naira fell to a new all-time-low of N1,534/$ on the official Nigerian Autonomous Foreign Exchange Market on Monday. This indicates a loss of 3.93 per cent fall or N58 from the N1,476.13/$ the national currency closed last week Friday, according to FMDQ Exchange, a platform that publishes official foreign exchange trading in the country. […]

HARDSHIP… Families Struggling To Meet Daily Needs

With food inflation now at 33.98 per cent, food prices have escalated in recent months as most food items have soared between 70 percent and N80 percent in the last six months, LEADERSHIP learnt.This increase, coupled with low disposable income of the people, findings show, have pushed some food items out of the reach of […]

Hardship: Students now trade property to survive

The woes of hunger, triggered by the increasing cost of living, have stretched their claws to the lives of students in tertiary institutions. Gone are the days when undergraduates return to class with cash and other home appliances depicting their high standard of living. Today many parents or guardians can no longer afford a standard […]

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