31 m. ago Shettima, Atiku, Governors, Others Attend Sheikh Dahiru Bauchi’s Funeral Funeral

Thousands of Muslims from across Nigeria and several African countries were in Bauchi yesterday for the funeral of renowned Islamic scholar, Sheikh Dahiru Usman Bauchi, who passed away on Thursday at the age of 98. The funeral prayer held at the Filin Idi (Eid Ground) in Bauchi at 4:30pm was led by the deceased’s longtime […]

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73 m. ago Electricity Distribution Companies Achieve 86% Billing Efficiency, Collects N241.54bn In September

Nigeria’s power sector recorded an improvement in commercial performance in September 2025, as electricity Distribution Companies (DisCos) achieved 86 per cent billing efficiency for the month. This is according to the latest Commercial Performance Factsheet released by the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC). The report provides a detailed snapshot of how DisCos managed energy billing, […]

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74 m. ago Caverton Partners Shenzhen University To Boost Nigeria’s Drone Devt, Standards

Caverton Offshore Support Group has entered a strategic partnership with Shenzhen University of Information Technology (SUIT) of China to advance drone research, development, and production in Nigeria. The collaboration, marked by the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), aims to drive technology innovation in the Nigerian Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) sector, focusing on meeting […]

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79 m. ago Lagos Lawyers Honour Shippers Council Boss At Badagry Law Week

The executive secretary of the Nigerian Shippers’ Council (NSC), Dr. Pius Akutah, was honoured by the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Badagry Branch, during the public presentation of the 2nd edition of the Heritage Bar Journal, where he urged Nigerians in public service to pursue excellence regardless of recognition. Speaking at the 10th Annual Law Week […]

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2 h. ago [ICYMI] Nigerian Army promotes 28 Brigadier Generals, 77 colonels 

The Nigerian Army announces the promotion of 28 Brigadier Generals to Major General and 77 Colonels to Brigadier General in a major leadership update. Read More: https://punchng.com/nigerian-army-promotes-28-brigadier-generals-77-colonels/

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5 h. ago Ekiti NUJ decorates Oyebanji’s wife as grand patron, honours others

The State Information Chapel of the Nigerian Union of Journalists (NUJ), Ekiti State Council, has decorated the wife of the

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9 h. ago Osimhen, Onuachu among top five record headers, bicycle kick goals

Discover where Nigerian stars Osimhen and Onuachu rank among the top football goal records for highest jumps, headers, and spectacular bicycle kicks. Read More: https://punchng.com/osimhen-onuachu-among-top-five-record-headers-bicycle-kick-goals/

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10 h. ago How Nigerian farmers can leverage tech to improve soil health, boost food security — Victor Ugwuegbu, soil scientist, doctoral researcher

Victor Izuchukwu Ugwuegbu is a Nigerian United States-based soil scientist, award-winning doctoral researcher, and Erasmus Mundus scholar. With a speciality in soil spectroscopy and physics-informed machine learning, he is a graduate assistant at the University of Kentucky in the US. In this interview by KINGSLEY ALUMONA, he speaks about his life and studies in the […]

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10 h. ago Growing up in underrepresented northern community shaped my poetry — Havfy

Award-winning Havfy poet Hafsat Abdullahi shares how her northern Nigerian upbringing shaped her advocacy and powerful poetry on social justice and women’s Read More: https://punchng.com/growing-up-in-underrepresented-northern-community-shaped-my-poetry-havfy/

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12 h. ago Remi Tinubu Rallies NASS For Passage Of Reserved Seats For Women Bill

First Lady Remi Tinubu has called on the leadership of the National Assembly to deliver a historic breakthrough for women’s political representation by passing the Women’s Special Seats Bill now before the legislature. She made the appeal on Friday night at a dinner she hosted for Senate President Godswill Akpabio, Speaker of the House of […]

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13 h. ago Domestic Petrol Consumption Hits 56.74m Litres In October — Regulator

The Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) has reported that the daily domestic Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) consumed in the country reached 56.74 million litres in October, 2025. According to a Factsheet released on Friday by the NMDPRA, 27.6 million litres of the consumption were imported while 17.08million litres were produced by local […]

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16 h. ago NUPRC to offer 50 oil, gas blocks in December licensing round

The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) is set to auction 50 oil and gas blocks spanning multiple basins and read more NUPRC to offer 50 oil, gas blocks in December licensing round

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17 h. ago FG to unveil digital single travel emergency passport January

Nigeria’s Federal Government will launch the Single Travel Emergency Passport (STEP) in 2026, a digital solution for citizens abroad who lose their passpor Read More: https://punchng.com/fg-to-unveil-digital-single-travel-emergency-passport-january/

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17 h. ago FG pushes for swift passage of 30% value addition bill to drive industrial growth

The Federal Government has intensified moves to fast-track the passage and implementation of the 30% Value Addition Bill,  declaring that the legislation will “end the era of exporting national wealth and importing unemployment.

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17 h. ago Continental Re drives insurance sector resilience, competitiveness for growth

Continental Reinsurance Plc (Continental Re) has thrown its weight in strengthening the Nigerian insurance market for resilience and competitiveness towards read more Continental Re drives insurance sector resilience, competitiveness for growth

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18 h. ago Using UAV ‘Drone’ in talent cultivation, technology research and development in Nigeria, Caverton Signs MoU with Chinese University

Aviation expert, Captain Akinsete Olushina, of UAV Integration Unit, Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), has commended Caverton Offshore Support Group read more Using UAV ‘Drone’ in talent cultivation, technology research and development in Nigeria, Caverton Signs MoU with Chinese University

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18 h. ago Kano: Traffic advisory issued ahead of Police Academy’s passing out parade

The Kano State Police Command has issued a traffic advisory to motorists and road users ahead of the Passing Out Parade (POP) of the 7th Regular Cadets of the Nigeria Police Academy, Wudil, scheduled for Saturday, 29 November 2025.

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19 h. ago 2027: “If Tinubu Doesn’t Win Edo With 3.5m Votes, I’ll Resign As Edo Governor” – Okpebholo

Governor Monday Okpebholo has vowed to resign from office if President Bola Ahmed Tinubu fails to secure victory in Edo State during the 2027 presidential election. The governor made the declaration during a sit-down with veteran journalist Babajide Otitoju, insisting that the political climate in Edo has swung decisively in Tinubu’s favour. According to Governor Okpebholo, “Asiwaju […] The post 2027: “If Tinubu Doesn’t Win Edo With 3.5m Votes, I’ll Resign As Edo Governor” – Okpebholo appeared first on Information Nigeria.

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20 h. ago Gwarzo Mourns Sheikh Dahiru Bauchi, Condoles Family, Bauchi Government

Founder of the MAAUN Group of Universities, Prof. Adamu Abubakar Gwarzo, has expressed condolence over the death of renowned Islamic scholar, Sheikh Dahiru Bauchi, who passed away on Thursday, November 27, 2025. In a condolence message issued to journalists in Kano on Friday, Prof. Gwarzo described the cleric’s passing as a monumental loss to his […]

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22 h. ago NAE faults FG’s cancellation of mother tongue policy, urges restoration

The Nigerian Academy of Education (NAE) has strongly criticised the Federal Government’s decision to scrap the National Language Policy, urging the Minister of Education, Maruf Alausa, to reverse the move and restore the use of mother tongue as the language of instruction at the foundational levels of schooling.

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