Nigeria

Union Bank has offered a five-month maternity leave to support working mothers and an on-site crèche facility to support working parents—male and female full-time employees. This was disclosed in a …

No fewer than 1,000 militias are currently occupying forests in the Ukum Local Government Area of Benue State. Chairman of Ukum LGA, Jonathan Modi, disclosed this to journalists in Makurdi, …

The Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport Authority confirmed that the Blue Line Rail resumed operation on Sunday after a fire engulfed a section of the rail track on Saturday. The PUNCH …

Edo State Governor-Elect, Monday Okpebholo, has dismissed rumours that he intends to secure a $45m loan from a Chinese agency to fund the construction of three flyovers in Benin City, …

To commemorate 40 years of its graduation, the 1984 set of the College of Medicine, University of Lagos, has inaugurated a $2m endowment fund to support academic excellence and infrastructure …

A non-governmental organisation, Good Home Better Society Foundation, dedicated to family support and youth empowerment, at the weekend, provided free eyeglasses to over 120 people in Lagos. The foundation also …

Motorists and commuters were on Sunday trapped in the traffic on the Lagos Ibadan Expressway which lasted for hours. PUNCH Metro learnt that the gridlock stretches along the section of …

The All Progressives Congress transition committee in Edo State and the state government, on Sunday, traded words over the recent recruitment of 4,000 teachers by the outgoing administration of Governor …

The Mining Marshal of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps has cracked down on illegal mining sites in Nasarawa State. In a bid to intensify the war against economic …

A coalition of freedom fighters and ex-agitators in the Niger Delta have threatened to blow up oil installations in the region if allocations meant for the 23 local government areas …