Day: March 19, 2024

Save A Soul Initiative Gives Humanitarian Award To Yahya

LAGOS- Save A Soul Initiative, a non-governmental organization, has given an award to Mr. Babatunde Yahya in recognition of his humanitarian service to Lagos residents and other Nigerians.  Speaking at event at the event, the founder of the initiative, Mr James Nwakamma, said that the organisation gives out awards to people who have provided humanitarian service […]

Power Distribution Companies borrow N273.24 billion from CBN to purchase meters, others

The eleven Electricity Distribution Companies (DisCos) in Nigeria obtained a credit facility totalling N273.34 billion from the Central Bank of Nigeria which was allocated to purchase 414,000 meters and enhance their distribution capacity nationwide. This is contained in a report from CBN covering a detailed assessment of the N10.3 trillion developmental finance between 2015 to […]

Dangote says manufacturers must focus on consumers’ rights

In these days of artificial intelligence, AI, where consumers are faced with information overload on many products and services which may turn out to be false or less than what is promised, the Group Executive Director, Commercial Operations at Dangote Industries Limited (DIL), Hajia Fatima Aliko Dangote, has said the consumers have the right to know […]

Commuters decry ‘one-way driving’ on Lagos-Ibadan highway

Motorists and users of the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway have lamented the violation of traffic laws by drivers and motorcyclists driving against traffic on the highway. The road users told PUNCH Metro on Thursday that impatient motorcyclists and drivers were fond of using ‘one-way’ in order to beat traffic, endangering their lives and other commuters using the road. When […]

Cable cut: Telcos pledge 100% voice, data service today

The Association of Licensed Telecommunications Operators of Nigeria has said voice and data services affected by the cut in the undersea fibre optics along the coasts of Cote d’Ivoire and Senegal will be completely restored on Tuesday (today). The Chairman of ALTON, Gbenga Adebayo, made this disclosure in an exclusive interview with The PUNCH on Monday. Last […]

Lagos Police Demand N2m After ‘Kidnapping’ 3 at a Restaurant

GiftedHands_OFR, a user on X (formerly Twitter), has recounted how officers of the Special Tactical Team from the Ijegun Police Station unjustly arrested two of his friends and a dispatch rider at a restaurant located at the Iyana-School bus stop on Saturday. In a post on Sunday, the X user said that one of the […]

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