Author: Olumide Akinrinlola

By Miracle Ogunde The deplorable condition of roads in Ose Local Government Area of Ondo State is a pressing issue that cannot be ignored. The roads have become a death trap for commuters, posing serious risks to their safety. The current administration, led by Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa, has made little progress in terms of infrastructural…

Vice President Kashim Shettima will no longer represent Nigeria at the 2024 Commonwealth Heads of Government Summit in Samoa as planned. The trip was cancelled after “a foreign object hit his plane during a stopover at JFK Airport in New York,” the Presidency revealed in a statement Thursday night. Therefore, a delegation led by the…

Binance’s Head of Financial Crime Compliance, Tigran Gambaryan, has departed Nigeria after eight months of detention. The world’s biggest cryptocurrency exchange made the disclosure in a statement shared with The PUNCH on Thursday. “Today, American citizen Tigran Gambaryan left Nigeria to return home to his family after eight months of unlawful detention. “Gambaryan was allowed…

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has dismissed reports suggesting that the old N200, N500, and N1,000 banknotes will cease to be legal tender on December 31, 2024. In an official statement issued on October 24, 2024, and signed by Sidi Ali Hakama, the Acting Director of Corporate Communications, the CBN clarified that these claims…

President Bola Tinubu has discharged five ministers and changed the designations of ten other ministers. The appointments were announced in a statement issued by the presidency after the Federal Executive Council meeting on Wednesday. The discharged ministers are: Minister of Women Affairs, Uju-Ken Ohanenye; Minister of Tourism, Lola Ade-John; Minister of Education, Prof. Tahir Mamman…

The Nigerian Air Force has announced the death of five of its personnel in a road accident. The Director Public Relations and Information of the Air Force, Olusola Akinboyewa, made the announcement in a statement posted on the official X handle of the force. Premium Times reports that Mr Akinboyewa, an air commodore, said the…

President Bola Tinubu has told Nigerian motorists to either buy petrol at N1000 or the compressed Natural Gas (CNG) at N200. The President said this during a meeting with the company’s executive on Tuesday at the State House, Abuja. He also praised NIPCO’s contributions to the nation’s energy transition efforts, particularly its support for the…

The Federal Government has proposed a five per cent excise duty on telecommunications services, gaming, and betting activities as part of a new bill to overhaul Nigeria’s tax framework. The bill, titled, “A Bill for an Act to Repeal Certain Acts on Taxation and Consolidate the Legal Frameworks relating to Taxation and Enact the Nigeria…