Many trapped as building collapses in Abuja
Many people have been trapped after a building collapsed on Saturday in the Sabon Lugbe area of Abuja. Social media videos show residents on the rubble in attempts to…
Shirley Botchwey, Ghana foreign minister, named Commonwealth secretary-general
The Commonwealth has named Shirley Botchwey, Ghana’s minister of foreign affairs, as its secretary-general. Botchwey’s appointment was announced on Friday at the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in…
Fire outbreak at section of Lagos blue line rail track
A fire outbreak has occurred on a section of the Lagos blue line track opposite the NEPA station, near the Eko bridge in the Apogbon area of Lagos. Gboyega…
AFCON qualifiers: CAF awards 3-0 win to Nigeria, fines Libya $50k over airport incident
The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has awarded Nigeria a win and the full three points in the 2025 African Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifier with Libya that was…
FG flags off Sokoto-Badagry superhighway with Hitech handling construction
The Federal Government has launched the construction of Section I, Phase 1A of the Sokoto-Badagry Superhighway, with Hitech Construction (Nig.) Ltd leading the project. The 120-kilometer section’s flag-off ceremony was…
Dangote Refinery ships first 79.4 Million litres of Petrol by sea to domestic market — Report
Dangote Refinery has supplied about 79.4 million litres of petrol by sea to the local market, marking a significant boost to Nigeria’s domestic fuel supply. The vessel, Sabaek, recently carried…
Bandits retreating after people began defending themselves – Gov Radda
Governor Dikko Umar Radda of Katsina says many communities in the state are no longer accessible to bandits because the locals are taking measures to defend themselves against attacks.…
Helicopter crash victims named as NEMA seeks help to find more bodies
The identities of the six Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited employees who lost their lives in a helicopter crash on Thursday have been disclosed, Saturday PUNCH can confirm. Our…
Court invites DSS DG over ‘contempt’ in Nnamdi Kanu’s case
A federal high court in Abuja has invited Adeola Ajayi, director-general of the department of state services (DSS), to explain why he should not be imprisoned for contempt. A…
IMF applauds Nigeria’s economic reforms, says they’ll unlock investments, growth
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has applauded the economic reforms implemented by President Bola Tinubu’s administration. Abebe Selassie, director of the African department at the IMF, spoke during a…
