Newscenter Media News President Bola Tinubu will again meet with labour leaders on Thursday to reach a consensus on a new minimum wage just as the Association of Local Government of Nigeria demanded …
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Drama as suspect requests Niger judge, registrar as witnesses
A mild drama occurred in a Niger State Court when a suspect requested the trial judge and the court registrar to stand as his witnesses. The suspect, Murtala Musa, a …
Read More »NMA, MDCAN fault bribery report, insist doctors have integrity
Presidents of the Nigerian Medical Association and the Medical and Dental Consultants Association of Nigeria, have faulted the report by a media organisation (not PUNCH) that two-thirds of Nigerian doctors …
Read More »NLC opposes Abure’s move to conduct LP convention
The Transition Committee set up by the Nigeria Labour Congress to oversee the national and state congresses of the Labour Party has described plans by the embattled National Chairman of …
Read More »Excitement as UAE lifts visa ban on Nigerians
The Federal Government has signed an agreement with the government of the United Arab Emirates to resume visa issuance to Nigerians who wish to travel to the Middle Eastern country. …
Read More »Elite frustrating efforts to stop foreign illegal miners — Military
The Chief of Defence Staff, Gen. Christopher Musa, said on Monday that elites in the country are frustrating the efforts of security agencies to arrest illegal miners. This was as …
Read More »Pro-Wike lawmakers bar Fubara from state revenue, warn against violation
The Rivers State House of Assembly, led by Martin Amaewhule, on Monday, wrote to Governor Siminalayi Fubara, stopping him from spending funds from the state Consolidated Revenue Fund. The development …
Read More »NFF debunks Renard’s Eagles rumours
President of the Nigeria Football Federation, Ibrahim Gusau, has dismissed reports (not The PUNCH and PUNCH Sports Extra) that France women’s national team coach, Hervé Renard, is being considered for …
Read More »Ogun to probe Lipede market fire
The Ogun State Government has vowed to carry out a thorough investigation to ascertain the root cause of the fire incident which destroyed 15 shops and goods worth millions of …
Read More »Driver, 18 passengers abducted in Rivers-bound bus
The driver and 18 passengers of a Port Harcourt-bound Akwa Ibom State Transport Corporation bus were on Wednesday, last week, abducted by yet-to-be-identified gunmen, PUNCH Metro learnt on Monday. The …
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