The Minister of Transportation, Mu’azu Sambo, has said the Federal Government will borrow money to facilitate the completion of rail projects in the country.   Sambo disclosed this yesterday while delivering the ministry’s scorecard in Abuja.   “We don’t have the money. We are going to borrow anyway. So, …

Midfielder Oghenekaro Etebo is poised to be recalled back to the Super Eagles squad for the forthcoming friendly against Portugal in Lisbon, our correspondent has reliably gathered. Etebo last played and scored in the Eagles record 10-0 win over Sao Tome & Principe in June but missed the friendly against …

The Management of Arik Air has advised the public to be wary of unscrupulous elements parading themselves as representatives of the airline. According to the airline, the fraudsters are duping unsuspecting customers seeking to buy or modify the airline’s ticket. It further noted that the fraudsters pose as representatives of …

Property worth millions of naira have been destroyed following a fire outbreak at the POWA Plaza, Jos road, Lafia, Nasarawa State.   An eye witness told our correspondent that the fire outbreak was caused by an electricity spark in one of the shops around 1am on Tuesday morning.   He …

The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, has indicated that the Federal Government may not fully pay university lecturers for the eighth months that the Academic Staff Union of Universities was on strike.   Gbajabiamila, in a statement issued on Monday, said the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari …

ABUJA—The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission, ICPC, is to begin investigation of 712 constituency projects in 20 states. The tracking of the constituency projects was part of the commencement of Phase 5 of Constituency and Executive Projects Tracking Exercise, following the successful completion of the 4th phase earlier …

MTN, Airtel, as well as money deposit banks in Nigeria have been appointed by the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) to withhold Value Added Tax (VAT) charged on all taxable supplies made to them, and remit to the Service. This is contained in a Public Notice the FIRS issued on …

Although the Federal Government may have changed its plan to terminate the Presidential Amnesty Program, the delisting of about 3,000 beneficiaries would stoke the fire and destroy the fragile peace in the Niger Delta region, the Pan-Niger Delta Development Forum has warned. The organisation said that the planned winding of …

THE prestigious All Africa Music Awards will hold its eighth edition in Senagal from January 12-15, 2023. A statement sent to The PUNCH noted that the government of Senegal had accepted and undertaken to host the 8th edition of AFRIMA at a joint world media conference held at the Hotel King Fahd …

Multiple award-winning Kenyan singer and songwriter, Nikita Kering, has emerged ‘Spotify EQUAL Africa Artiste’ for November. Spotify’s Head of Music, Sub-Saharan Africa, Phiona Okumu, disclosed this in a statement on Monday. Okumu said Kering had joined the group of featured female artistes from the continent who exude confidence, compassion and …