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2 weeks 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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3 weeks ago | 
punchng.com | Patrick Odey
Founder, of TutorTech Initiative, Hannah Graham has urged young Nigerian entrepreneurs to leverage technological advancements and Artificial Intelligence to create sustainable livelihoods for themselves. This was as she has provided free technology training to over 2,000 women and youths since 2022, to boost their digital skills and enable them to thrive in the modern workforce. […]
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2 months ago | 
punchng.com | Dirisu Yakubu |Deborah Musa |Patrick Odey
The Senate, on Monday, ruled out a reversal of the six-month suspension imposed on Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, who represents Kogi Central. Senate spokesman, Yemi Adaramodu, speaking exclusively with The PUNCH on Monday, dismissed any pressure to reinstate Akpoti-Uduaghan, emphasising that the legislative body would adhere strictly to its rules. He said, “There is no pressure anywhere that can take our eyes away from our noble statutes.
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2 months ago | 
punchng.com | Oluwakemi Abimbola |Stephen Angbulu |Solomon Odeniyi |Muhammed Lawal |Patrick Odey
The Federal Government on Friday said it would intervene in the leadership crisis of the National Assembly after the suspension of the senator representing Kogi Central Senatorial District, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan. “We’re engaging all the stakeholders to ensure that they temper justice with mercy,” the Minister of Women Affairs, Mrs Iman Suleiman-Ibrahim, told State House correspondents during the Meet-the-Press Programme at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.
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2 months ago | 
punchng.com | Dirisu Yakubu |Solomon Odeniyi |Patrick Odey |Olufemi Adediran |Dele Ogunyemi
The allegation of sexual harassment levelled against the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, took another turn on Saturday when High Chief Emmanuel Uduaghan, the husband of Kogi lawmaker, Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, said he was aware of the claims by his wife. He noted that he had spoken to Akpabio about the matter before and resolved with him, until his wife complained that the alleged harassment did not stop. Uduaghan asked the Senate President to treat his wife with respect and dignity.
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Jan 15, 2025 | 
punchng.com | Stephen Angbulu |Bankole Taiwo |Faith Awa Maji |Matthew Ochei |Peter Ajayi Dada |Abiodun Nejo | +8 more
President Bola Tinubu, on Wednesday, hailed the sacrifices of the men and women of the Armed Forces who laid down and continue to lay down their lives to ensure Nigeria’s territorial integrity. In a tweet posted on his official X handle to mark the 2025 Armed Forces Remembrance Day, the President said, “Let us eschew violence and divisive tendencies for a peaceful and prosperous nation.
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Jan 15, 2025 | 
punchng.com | Patrick Odey
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Jan 15, 2025 | 
punchng.com | Patrick Odey
A pressure group in Ekid nation under the aegis of Ikpaisong Akoiyak has vowed to demolish the Landmark Beach Resort, which it noted is being falsely labelled as Ibeno Beach. The group argued that the beach is Eket Beach, located behind ExxonMobil Qua Iboe Terminal in Eket Local Government Area of the state, adding that some corrupt officials of government had chosen to call it Ibeno Beach.
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Jan 15, 2025 | 
punchng.com | Patrick Odey
Gunmen have shot dead a final-year student of the Akwa Ibom State Polytechnic, Ikot Osura, in the early hours of Wednesday in the Ikot Ekpene Local Government Area. The victim, identified as Prince, a Computer Science student awaiting mobilisation for the compulsory National Youth Service Corps, was killed in front of his girlfriend in his room along Abuja Street, Ikot Osurua community.
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Jan 15, 2025 | 
punchng.com | Patrick Odey
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