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The Lagos State Police Command has said it is looking into the case of a suspected kidnap of a yet-to-be-identified female adult on Monday, January 1, on the Victoria Island area of the state. The state Police Public Relations Officer, Benjamin Hundeyin, made this known while speaking to PUNCH Metro on Tuesday. An X (formerly Twitter) user, […]
Despite the Federal Government’s 50 per cent fare rebate, passengers have lamented that the anticipated relief has yet to materialise, with transport costs remaining high. President Bola Tinubu announced that the discount effective from December 21 to January 4, 2024, was to alleviate the sufferings of Nigerians. To implement the directive, the government partnered with […]
The Force Public Relations Officer of the Nigeria Police, Muyiwa Adejobi, on Tuesday, reiterated that the demolition of the Police Officers’ Wives Association Shopping Complex in the Computer Village, Ikeja area of Lagos, was duly approved. PUNCH Metro reported on Monday that shop owners counted their losses following the demolition of the complex in the early […]
A Mobile Police officer attached to the 43 PMF of the Lagos State Police Command has been murdered on New Year’s Day in Adamawa State. PUNCH Metro exclusively gathered that the officer, identified as Inspector Richard Felix, was attacked at Sangamu Hotel, Yola South Local Government Area of Adamawa by some men at about 12:10 a.m. […]
A visually impaired mother, Agnes Forte, has appealed to the Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Fayoade Adegoke, to intervene in the search for her missing one-year-old baby, Excel. Agnes had raised the alarm over the disappearance of Excel on Tuesday, November 28, in the Akowonjo area of Lagos State. Speaking with our PUNCH Metro on […]
Two children, Amirat Adeniji and Kadijat have reportedly gone missing in the Ajegunle area of Lagos State with the family suspecting kidnap. Amirat’s father, Rasheed Adeniji, who spoke with PUNCH Metro on Monday said the children went missing on New Year’s Eve at their residence at Mobil Road, Ajegunle-Apapa, Lagos. He said the children were last seen […]
The Federal Government, on Monday, announced that it was currently reviewing the implementation process for a cost reflective electricity tariff, but stated that it would continue to subsidise power supply for vulnerable citizens in Nigeria. It also announced that it would unbundle the Transmission Company of Nigeria by separating Transmission services from System and Market […]
The Home Office of the United Kingdom on Monday announced that it had commenced the implementation of its policy banning Nigerian students and other overseas students from bringing in dependants via the study visa route. In a post on X (formerly Twitter), the Home Office reiterated that only those on postgraduate research or government-sponsored scholarship […]
The Lagos State Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Mr. Gbenga Omotoso, has said that the state government will focus on completing ongoing projects across the state in the new year. Omotoso, who spoke exclusively to The PUNCH in a telephone interview on Sunday, said Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu’s “ambitious N2.2tn budget” would be utilised judiciously for infrastructure development […]
The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has officially cleared the air, dismissing widespread rumours of an increase in electricity tariffs starting January 1st, 2024. Reports have been rife that Nigeria’s electricity distribution companies (DisCos) are planning to increase electricity tariffs nationwide with effect from January 1, 2024. According to the reports, “All has been perfected […]
