4+ hour, 1+ min ago   (634+ words) Dangote Petroleum Refinery & Petrochemicals FZE has announced the commencement of its Initial Public Offering, marking a milestone in Nigeria’s economic development and the evolution of Africa’s capital markets. The offer will be formally launched at a ceremony on the trading…...

3+ hour, 30+ min ago   (477+ words) The Nigeria Police Force arrested 262 suspects and rescued 27 kidnapped victims during various operations across the country between September 5 and 11, 2026. The Force also recovered 34 firearms, 375 rounds of live ammunition and 11 vehicles, while 11 armed suspects were neutralised during the operations. The figures…...

3+ hour, 34+ min ago   (489+ words) File: NSC chair, Shehu Dikko Chairman of the National Sports Commission, Shehu Dikko, has rejected calls for the Nigeria Basketball Federation board to resign following D’Tigress’ disappointing campaign at the 2026 FIBA Women’s Basketball World Cup in Germany. D’Tigress lost all…...

2+ hour, 38+ min ago   (1554+ words) File: Director-General of the Budget Office of the Federation, Tanimu Yakubu The Federal Government plans to submit the 2027 budget proposal to the National Assembly in September, in an attempt to advance the budget cycle amid persistent implementation challenges and overlapping…...

3+ hour, 11+ min ago   (416+ words) The Coca-Cola System in Nigeria says more than 70,000 young Nigerians have benefited from its empowerment programmes through training in life skills, entrepreneurship and access to internship opportunities. The company, in statements made available to The PUNCH on Sunday, said its…...

4+ hour, 2+ min ago   (539+ words) The Centre for the Promotion of Private Enterprise has warned that a return to universal petrol subsidy could cost the government about N19.16tn annually. The think tank said such a huge expenditure would impose an enormous opportunity cost on Nigeria’s already…...

2+ hour, 57+ min ago   (397+ words) A man identified simply as Opeyemi has drowned after he allegedly jumped into a river while being chased by suspected cultists in the Agility area of Mile 12, Lagos State. A police source told PUNCH Metro on Sunday that the incident…...

3+ hour, 3+ min ago   (147+ words) King’s College was not established merely to produce respectable examination results. It was built to produce excellence. Once a society forgets what excellence looks like, mediocrity begins to appear perfectly acceptable. We must respond to these different realities. Which brings…...

3+ hour, 26+ min ago   (469+ words) The Lagos Waste Management Authority has embraced youth sanitation advocacy by launching an initiative tagged ‘LAWMA Cares and Lagos Youth Initiative’. Speaking during the launch of the initiative recently at LAWMA Headquarters, Ijora-Olopa, the Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of…...

3+ hour, 10+ min ago   (388+ words) Benue State Governor, Hyacinth Alia The commentary by the former Chief Press Secretary to Mr Samuel Ortom, and now Media Consultant to Mr Michael Aondoakaa, SAN, Dr Terver Akase, titled “Alia’s Attacks on Ortom, Aondoakaa Cannot Mask His Failure”, is…...