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Nigerians should be prepared to pay cost-reflective electricity tariffs in order to enjoy the benefits of the liberalisation of the power sector, the government-owned Transmission Company of Nigeria has said. The Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer, TCN, Mr Usman Mohammed, who said this on Thursday, noted that the government had continued to pump money into the […]

At least eight people have been killed in shootings in the German city of Hanau, according to a statement by the Southeast Hesse Police. The shootings occurred in two locations on Wednesday evening. Two hookah lounges reportedly were targeted. Authorities were searching for the perpetrators early Thursday, hours after the shootings at about 10 p.m. […]

Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, said its cashless policy was to cut down the volume of cash in circulation and to place Nigeria on the scoreboard of global best practices, disclosing that the policy has been put to test in five states in Nigeria including FCT. Noting that it would go nationwide on March 31, […]

The United States government has given the Nigerian government conditions under which the recent visa policy affecting six countries, including Nigeria, could be reviewed. The US government maintained that once Nigeria improves her data intelligence, such that it would be easy to investigate any immigrant wishing to visit the United States and meet information-sharing systems, […]

The European Union says it can impose restrictive visa implementation rules on Nigeria, if it fails to play its part in the return and readmission of its nationals staying illegally in the EU. The EU, which comprises Germany, Italy, Spain, France and 23 other countries, further stated that although it  would not  place a visa […]

The Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr Chris Ngige, has said that the US travel ban on Nigeria came as a rude shock to the country. The minister, who spoke during the visit of the United States Ambassador to Nigeria, Mary Leonard, to his office, stressed that owing to the impact Nigerian professionals have on […]

Queen Elizabeth II’s nephew, the Earl of Snowdon (second from left), has announced he is to divorce his wife (far left) after 26 years of marriage. David Armstrong-Jones — son of the late Princess Margaret — and his wife Serena have “amicably agreed” to separate, a spokesman for the couple confirmed in a statement to CNN on […]

A Kosovo female police officer on Tuesday committed suicide after she shot and killed four in-laws, in Gnjilan town 50 kilometers south-east of the capital Pristina. According to prosecutors, the killer, an officer with the local police precinct, shot her husband’s parents and two brothers. A spokesman for the prosecutors was quoted as saying all […]

The Acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Ibrahim Magu, has said corruption is worse than coronavirus. He said this on Tuesday in Kaduna during the Passing Out Parade of 281 Detective Inspectors of the EFCC, who were trained for 14 months at the NDA. According to him, corruption is a huge burden to Nigeria. […]

Angola’s ex-president has defended his son and a former central bank governor who are accused of embezzling $500 million from the country’s sovereign wealth fund, court documents showed on Tuesday. Jose Eduardo dos Santos’ family are in the spotlight after his billionaire daughter was indicted in Angola last month for a host of high-level financial […]

An Assistant Director attached to the State House, Abuja, Laetitia Naankang Dagan, has been killed by yet-to-be-identified assailants. Dagan was said to have been killed in her apartment in Galadimawa, Abuja, on Monday evening shortly after she returned from work. She was said to have left her office in the Presidential Villa, Abuja, about 8 […]

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Apple has warned that disruption in China from the coronavirus will mean revenues falling short of forecasts. The tech giant said production and sales were affected, and that “worldwide iPhone supply will be temporarily constrained”. The iPhone maker is the first major US company to say that the epidemic will hit its finances. Apple, which […]

The Spiritual Director of Adoration Ministry, Enugu Nigeria, Reverend Father Ejike Mbaka, on Monday, denied giving a prophesy on the newly sworn-in Governor of Bayelsa State, Diri Douye. Mbaka, who spoke through his media aide, Ike Maximus Ugwuoke, said this in a statement in Enugu, on Monday. The statement read in part, “Our attention has […]

The House of Representatives has resolved to acquire Toyota Camry 2020 model for members as official cars, otherwise called utility vehicles. The resolution was reached at an executive (closed-door) session held on February 5, 2020, The Punch reliably learnt on Friday. A source in the chamber, who spoke on condition of anonymity as members were […]

Rwandan gospel singer Kizito Mihigo, who was found guilty in 2015 of plotting to kill President Paul Kagame, has been found dead in a police cell, authorities confirmed on Monday. A police statement said Mihigo, 38, had committed suicide. Mihigo was sentenced to 10 years in prison for offences including the formation of a criminal […]

Former Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger says he has little sympathy for Manchester City over their ban from European competition, especially as he regularly lost some of his best players to their wealthy Premier League rivals. “The rules are what they are and people who don’t respect them… have to be punished,” said Wenger at the Laureus World Sports Awards […]