The National Pension Commission has barred pension fund administrators from investing in the bonds of nine states that have yet to amend their state pension laws and join the Contributory Pension Scheme. Findings also revealed that this restriction might be…
Supreme Court adjourns hearing on Rivers APC appeals (Punch)
The Supreme Court on Thursday adjourned till April 8 and 11 hearing in the four appeals on Rivers State All Progressives Congress’ primary elections for nomination of candidates for the 2019 general elections. The News Agency of Nigeria reported that…
Why Buhari hasn’t signed N30,000 minimum wage bill – Presidency (Punch)
The Presidency said on Wednesday that President Muhammadu Buhari had yet to sign the National Minimum Wage Bill just passed by the National Assembly into law, contrary to reports last week that he had done so. The Senate had on…
Gridlock: Motorists sleep on Lagos-Ibadan Expressway (Punch)
Following an accident, which led to a petrol tanker spilling its content on the Ibafo end of the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway on Tuesday, many motorists have recounted their ordeal in the resultant gridlock, which lasted till Wednesday afternoon. Punch Metro had…
Court jails man for Internet scam after FBI petitioned EFCC (Punch)
Justice Mojisola Dada of the Lagos State Special Offences Court, on Wednesday, sentenced one Joseph Ekemezie to one-year imprisonment for involvement in fraudulent Internet activities. Ekemezie was arrested following a petition written by the United States’ Federal Bureau of Investigation…
Woman allegedly kills friend, attempts poisoning husband (Punch)
A 38-year-old mother of two, Esther Irawo, who is a resident of No. 6 Sule Street, Wera Estate, Ikorodu, Lagos State, has allegedly killed her friend, Femi Afolabi, 38, in order to conceal her adulterous life. Irawo was said to…
Camp opens for Africa Athletics Championships on April 2 – AFN (Punch)
The Athletics Federation of Nigeria on Saturday has said the 86 athletes listed for the Confederation of African Athletics championships are to resume camp on April 2. In a statement signed by Elijah Ademu, AFN’s secretary said that the athletes…
Illegal shares sale: SEC to sanction erring company secretaries (Punch)
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has said it will sanction company secretaries involved in selling or aiding the trade of shares of unlisted companies on platforms that are not recognised by the commission. The acting Director-General, SEC, Ms Mary…
We almost killed Success, now her video has changed our lives – Parents (Punch)
Theophilus Onojeghen writes about how a video of the innocent outburst of Success Adegor, went viral, elevated the family and exposed problems in the educational system in Delta State Finding Success Adegor’s home within the Urban Area of Sapele wasn’t…
Many pupils feared dead as school building collapses in Lagos (Punch)
Many primary school pupils were feared dead on Wednesday after a three-storeyed building at Ita Faji, Lagos Island, collapsed around 10am. The school was said to be on the last floor. A resident of the area, Prince Adams, who alerted…
