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NLC To Meet Tinubu On 65-Year Retirement Age

The Nigeria Labour Congress is set to engage President Bola Tinubu on the agitation for extension of civil servants’ retirement age to  65 years. The National President, NLC, Joe Ajaero, told The PUNCH on Sunday  that labour was not relenting on the agitation, which started under the administration of former President Muhammadu Buhari. The PUNCH reports that the NLC had during the 2023 May Day celebrations appealed to Buhari to extend the retirement […]

todayJuly 3, 2023 41

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Speaker Refutes Unsuitable Comments By His Aide

The Speaker of the House of Representives, Mr. Tajudeen Abbas has dissociated himself from some unsuitable comments made by one of his aides who granted an interview to a national daily. In a statement in Abuja signed by the Speaker's Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Musa Abdullahi Kirshi, the Speaker explains that the said Aide, Mr. Godfrey Gaiya, did not have the official permission to grant such an interview. […]

todayJuly 2, 2023 15

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Aderogba Emerges President Rotary Club Abuja Garki Neighborhood

As the Rotary Club Of Abuja Garki Neighborhood commences a new calendar year today, the new President of the club, Rotarian Ade Aderogba has promised to execute key projects that will impact humanity positively within the next 12 months. Rotarian Aderogba made the promise at a media conference while unveiling the 2023/2024 Rotary Calender year in Abuja. He explained that the club, in line with the theme of the year […]

todayJuly 1, 2023 61

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Foreign

US Supreme Court Strikes Down Student Loan Forgiveness Plan

The US Supreme Court has struck down US President Joe Biden's proposal to wipe out billions in student debt. The 6-3 ruling effectively cancels the plan, which would have forgiven about $10,000 (£7,800) per borrower - and up to $20,000 in some cases. The decision affects the loans of more than 40 million Americans. It has left the US public "angry," Mr Biden said. He pledged to put in place […]

todayJuly 1, 2023 6

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IG Summons Edo Policemen For Crushing Handcuffed Suspect

The acting Inspector-General of Police, Olukayode Egbetokun, has ordered a team of policemen attached to the Edo State Police Command to report to the force headquarters for running over a handcuffed middle-aged man with a police vehicle on Thursday. In a video that circulated online on Friday, the handcuffed man was seen lying down in front of the police van. Reacting to the incident in a statement on Friday, the […]

todayJuly 1, 2023 10

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Business

Consumers, Traders Lament As Tomato, Pepper Scarcity Hits Markets

There is a rising anxiety over the worsening scarcity of tomatoes and peppers in most parts of the country, with consumers and sellers adducing different reasons for the scarcity. While traders lament low patronage, consumers lament the scarcity and high prices. Farmers and traders who spoke with Saturday PUNCH highlighted the ravaging Tuta Absoluta, popularly known as tomato ebola; fuel subsidy removal and its effect on transportation; and the rainy season as […]

todayJuly 1, 2023 10

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Abuja Customer Absconds With N55m Benz During Test Drive

A car dealer, Mohammed Manga, has been thrown into confusion after a customer, one Henry, absconded with one of his cars, a Mercedes Benz GLB 250 in the Abuja area of the Federal Capital Territory. PUNCH Metro gathered from Manga that a yet-to-be-identified friend who is also into the business of selling cars visited his office in Abuja requesting to take the vehicle worth over N55m to a potential customer interested […]

todayJune 30, 2023 38

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Oyo Husband Rapes Wife’s Apprentice, Victim Commits Suicide

Sixteen-year-old Olayemi Agbeloba has died by suicide after the husband of her boss whose name could only be confirmed as Ajibode, allegedly raped her at their residence in the Eruwa community, in the Ibarapa Local Government Area of Oyo State. After perpetrating the crime, Ajibode, who is a welder, was said to have threatened to kill the minor if she revealed what happened to anyone. PUNCH Metro gathered that until her […]

todayJune 30, 2023 9

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11 Passengers Die In Edo Crash, Eight Injured

No fewer than 11 passengers died in a crash that injured eight others around the Ovia Bridge on the Edo State end of the Benin-Lagos Expressway on Thursday. PUNCH Metro gathered that the crash which occurred around 11am involved a Toyota Hiace 18-seater bus and a truck belonging to the Dangote truck. The driver of the truck was said to be heading towards Benin, Edo State when he rammed into the […]

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