LAGOS – The Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway construction will be completed in January 2026, the Minister of Works, Dave Umahi, has said. Mr Umahi made the disclosure during an inspection tour of the highway on Wednesday. “We came to review the project with the financial promoters – Dutch Bank and Development Bank of Southern Africa,” he…
LAGOS – Despite an ongoing investigation into a massive N1.2 trillion digital trading fraud that reportedly affected over 600,000 Nigerians, embattled investment platform Crypto Bridge Exchange (CBEX) has resumed operations—reigniting concerns among regulators and financial watchdogs. Two traders told to The PUNCH on Wednesday that the digital trading firm, which abruptly collapsed on April 14,…
ABUJA – As Nigeria joins the rest of the world to celebrate International Workers’ Day, the Peoples Redemption Party (PRP) has paid glowing tribute to the nation’s workers, praising their unwavering resilience and indispensable role in national development. In a statement signed by Comrade Muhammed Ishaq, the party’s National Publicity Secretary, the PRP marked the…
CALABAR – The University of Cross River State (UNICROSS), in collaboration with the Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND), has hosted a one-day awareness workshop aimed at promoting understanding of the Federal Government’s student loan initiative among students.
CALABAR — The Court of Appeal sitting in Calabar on Wednesday affirmed the conviction and three-year jail sentence handed to Professor Peter Ogban, a former INEC returning officer who manipulated the outcome of the 2019 senatorial election in favour of Godswill Akpabio, now President of the Nigerian Senate.
