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4 days ago | 
punchng.com | Aina Damilola |Dare Olawin |Abiodun Nejo |Peter Ajayi Dada
Power sector operators and experts have raised concerns, expressed fears and projected opportunities as some states assumed responsibilities for regulating electricity markets within their various domains. This follows the recent revelation by the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission that seven states now control their electricity markets in accordance with the Electricity Act 2023. The states are Enugu, Ondo, Ekiti, Imo, Oyo, Edo, and Kogi.
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2 weeks ago | 
punchng.com | Tunde Oyekola |Adeyinka Adedipe |Godwin Isenyo |Bankole Taiwo |Peter Ajayi Dada |Gbenga Odogun | +3 more
Nigerian governors, on Thursday, charged Nigerians to make democracy thrive in the country. They also sought due honour for those they described as heroes of the democracy the country has been enjoying for 26 years. The Nigeria Governors’ Forum, in a statement signed by its chairman, Mallam AbdulRaman AbdulRazaq, made available to the press in Ilorin, on Thursday, described June 12 as a watershed in national history.
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3 weeks ago | 
punchng.com | Okechukwu Nnodim |Arinze Nwafor |Deborah Tolu-Kolawole |Abiodun Nejo |Chika Otuchikere |Wale Akinselure
The National Emergency Management Agency says it has deployed its officials in 15 high-risk states to further enlighten residents on the impending floods and the need to relocate from flood-prone areas, saying victims of the tragedy in Mokwa, Niger State lived in gully areas and were caught unawares by the recent flooding disaster in the state despite official warnings.
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1 month ago | 
punchng.com | Abiodun Nejo |Peter Ajayi Dada |Adeyinka Adedipe |Tunde Oyekola |Dennis Naku |Ademola Adegbite | +2 more
President Bola Tinubu, his wife, Oluremi Tinubu, governors, and other prominent personalities in the country have reaffirmed their commitment to nurturing and protecting children from abuse, especially bullying. In their speeches to mark the Children’s Day on Tuesday, they described the children as Nigeria’s future leaders, innovators and changemakers.
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1 month ago | 
punchng.com | Wale Akinselure |Abiodun Nejo
National Universities Commission Logo The Ekiti State University, Ado-Ekiti; Ajayi Crowther University, Oyo; and the Federal Polytechnic, Ayede, Oyo State, have secured full accreditation for several academic programmes. While EKSU received the National Universities Commission’s nod for 18 programmes, ACU secured full accreditation for nine, and the Ayede Polytechnic got the National Board for Technical Education’s approval for four National Diploma programmes.
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1 month ago | 
punchng.com | Deborah Tolu-Kolawole |Lara Adejoro |John Charles |Chima Azubuike |Abiodun Nejo |Umar Sani
Twelve states of the Federation currently have less than 200 qualified trained doctors. This is according to the data obtained from the state of health of the nation report found on the website of the Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare by our correspondents on Tuesday in Abuja. Since 2021, Nigeria has continued to witness a huge trend in the migration of doctors and other categories of health workers to other countries, leaving behind a huge shortage back home.
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1 month ago | 
punchng.com | Stephen Angbulu |Deborah Tolu-Kolawole |Solomon Odeniyi |Tunde Oyekola |Peter Ajayi Dada |Animasahun Salman | +10 more
Organised Labour on Thursday presented a 20-point demand to the Federal Government as Nigerian workers commemorated the 2025 May Day at Eagles Square, Abuja and across the country.
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2 months ago | 
punchng.com | Olufemi Adediran |Godwin Isenyo |Dennis Naku |Abiodun Nejo
As Christians across the world celebrate Easter, former President Goodluck Jonathan, several state governors, and ex-Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, have called on Nigerians to embrace unity, peace, and national reconciliation. In separate Easter messages, the leaders urged citizens to draw inspiration from the sacrifices and resurrection of Jesus Christ, stressing that the season presents a renewed opportunity to foster love, heal divisions, and recommit to the nation’s progress.
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2 months ago | 
punchng.com | Abiodun Nejo |Wale Akinselure
The Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, has lauded Ekiti State’s love for education, asserting that indigenes of the state are not likely to take to crimes and end up in jail, given the state’s love for and investment in education.
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2 months ago | 
punchng.com | Solomon Odeniyi |Stephen Angbulu |Adebayo Folorunsho-Francis |Animasahun Salman |Chika Otuchikere |Adeyinka Adedipe | +15 more
Eminent Nigerians, including President Bola Tinubu, the leadership of the National Assembly, governors, the Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar, among others, have preached unity and called for prayers as Muslims mark the end of the Ramadan fasting. Muslims in Nigeria, on Sunday, joined their counterparts across the globe to celebrate Eid-el-Fitr, marking the end of the Ramadan fasting.
