Author: Ifetayo Adeniyi

Nigerian Copyright Commission logo The Nigerian Copyright Commission has seized several cartons of pirated literary works with a street value of N7 million at the popular Garki Market in the Federal Capital Territory. The commission’s Director of Public Affairs, Mrs Ijeoma Egbunike, disclosed this in a statement on Sunday in Abuja. According to the statement, Director of Operations of the NCC, Mr Femi Ajala, who led the enforcement team, said the raid was part of the commission’s renewed campaign against piracy. He said the team was able to achieve its goal with the support of armed police personnel from the…

The Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority has identified crude oil sourcing, single-source domestic refining, logistics and transportation costs among factors driving volatility in fuel pump prices. Head of Public Affairs, NMDPRA, Mr George Ene-Ita, made this known in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria in Abuja on Sunday. Ene-Ita described the issues surrounding continuous fuel price increases as knotty, adding that fuel prices had been completely deregulated and were, therefore, subject to market volatility. He said the sourcing of crude oil as feedstock and the time lag between crude procurement and arrival at refineries were factored…

File photo: Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun Ogun State Government has ruled out the reintroduction of the monthly environmental sanitation exercise, saying it will instead strengthen waste management operations through the provision of more equipment to ensure a cleaner, healthier and safer environment. The state Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, according to a statement made available to PUNCH Online on Sunday, stated this during the commissioning of waste management equipment, operational vehicles and an office block in Abeokuta to mark the first six months in office of the Special Adviser and Managing Director of the Ogun State Waste Management Authority, Farouk…

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, NAFDAC, on Sunday disclosed that its 5+5 policy and Ceiling List initiative have triggered a major shift in Nigeria’s pharmaceutical industry, cutting imports of affected medicines by 70 per cent and raising the ratio of locally manufactured pharmaceutical products from 30 per cent to 50 per cent. The Director-General of NAFDAC, Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, who disclosed this at the Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry, LCCI, Invest in Nigeria Conference and Expo 4.0, said the regulatory measures had also stimulated new investments, contract manufacturing and expansion of existing production facilities.…

Nigeria’s representative at the 2026 Miss World pageant, Tamunosoye Karibi-George, has finished among the Top 12, while Joheirry Mola Dominguez of the Dominican Republic emerged winner of the competition. Mola was crowned Miss World 2026 on Saturday at the grand finale of the 73rd edition of the pageant held at the April 2 Square in Nha Trang, Vietnam. The victory marked the second time the Dominican Republic has produced a Miss World, 44 years after Mariasela Álvarez won the title in 1982. Mola succeeded Thailand’s Suchata “Opal” Chuangsri, who won the 2025 edition and crowned her successor at the finale.…

Veteran actor Yinka Quadri is celebrating his birthday with prayers and a charity visit, choosing service over a conventional celebration. In a message shared on his social media page on Sunday, the actor said he dedicated the day to prayers, charity and gratitude. He expressed appreciation to God for life, protection and another year, and prayed for long life, sound health, peace, prosperity and a life of purpose. Quadri stated that he’d spend the morning hours at home in prayers before proceeding to a charity home to share with those in need. He noted that family, friends, fans and colleagues…

The Nigerian Education Loan Fund has labelled as “fake news” a circulating image claiming that President Bola Tinubu had announced life imprisonment for students who fail to repay their education loans after graduation. In a post on its official X account on Sunday, NELFUND shared the doctored image of what appeared to be the front page of The Daily Tribune, dated Thursday, May 27, 2027. The headline read in part, “Tinubu: All students who fail to repay their loan after graduation will go to jail for life.” The Fund, however, stamped the purported paper with a large red “FAKE” overlay,…

Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board Logo. Photo: JAMB The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has released the 2026 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination results of candidates who were below the prescribed admission age for viewing. However, the board clarified that viewing the results does not automatically qualify the candidates for admission into tertiary institutions. JAMB, in a statement by its Acting Director, Public Affairs and Protocols, Fabian Benjamin, on Saturday, said an underage candidate was any applicant who would be below 16 years by September 30, 2026. The board said the release was intended mainly to enable the candidates, parents and…

Political heavyweights of the African Democratic Congress, including its presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, and National Chairman, Senator David Mark, on Saturday attended the funeral service of the late mother of the party’s Vice Presidential Candidate, Rotimi Amaechi, in Ubima, Rivers State. The funeral service for Dame Mary Orduah Amaechi, 89, was held on Saturday at St. Theresa’s Catholic Church, Ubima, with former Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, former Attorney-General of the Federation Abubakar Malami, ADC National Secretary Rauf Aregbesola and other dignitaries in attendance. Rotimi Amaechi and Dame Judith Amaechi with Atiku Abubakar, former Vice President of Nigeria and presidential candidate…

File photo: Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa. The Federal Government has opened applications for the second cohort of its Student Venture Capital Grant, offering up to ₦50 million each to 50 outstanding student-led ventures across Nigeria. The initiative, also known as the Next Moonshot Initiative, is targeted at student entrepreneurs with Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM)-based business ideas. The National Coordinator, Special Programme Operations and Implementation Unit at the Federal Ministry of Education, Adebayo Onigbanjo, announced the opening of applications at a news conference in Abuja on Friday. Onigbanjo said the government was seeking quality applications from student…