Author: Ifetayo Adeniyi

For Educational Transformation, Otunba Gbenga Daniel Recognized with Public Service Excellence Award Senator Otunba Gbenga Daniel Senator Otunba Gbenga Daniel, former Governor of Ogun State and current representative of Ogun East Senatorial District, has been honoured with a Public Service Excellence Award for his transformative involvement in Nigeria’s educational sector and public service. The prestigious award was presented by the Association of Nigerian University Professional Administrators (ANUPA) – Eminent Personality Forum, Tai Solarin University of Education (TASUED) Chapter, during a ceremony held at Ijagun, Ogun State. Senator Daniel was specifically honoured for his pivotal role in upgrading the former Tai…

Akindele Gives Marital Wisdom Nuggets For Ladies Funke Akindele Let’s stop sugarcoating. You can marry beauty. You can marry brains. You can marry potential. But if she’s stubborn, difficult, and disrespectful? You didn’t marry a partner—you married a problem. Because marriage doesn’t collapse from outside enemies. It collapses when the war lives in your house. Let’s break it down: 1. Stubborn Women Don’t Grow—They Repeat Try to correct her? She digs in. Try to show her a better way? She doubles down. She’d rather sink the ship than admit she’s steering it wrong. And the worst part? Her pride becomes…

Dangote Recertifies All Truck Drivers, Installing Cameras On CNG Trucks To enforce zero tolerance for auto crashes, the Dangote Articulated Trucks Drivers Training School (DATDTS), in collaboration with the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), is implementing stricter entry requirements for aspiring drivers. This development comes as Dangote Cement Plc undertakes the recertification and screening of all its truck drivers at the company’s Obajana plant in Kogi State. Speaking to newsmen at the Obajana Plant, Head of Transport, Dangote Cement Plc, Mr. Murilo Silva, said as part of efforts to promote safe driving and achieve zero road crashes, the company has…

Omolola Wins Team Nigeria’s First Gold at C’Wealth Weightlifting In India The National Sports Commission (NSC) has praised Didih Onome Omolola for shining as winner of Nigeria’s first gold medal in the women’s 53kg at the ongoing Commonwealth Weightlifting Championships in Ahmedabad, India on Tuesday. This follows Ruth Nyong Asuquo’s silver medal victory in the 48kg junior women category on Monday. NSC chairman, Mallam Shehu Dikko, said he believed that with Onome’s golden lift, the floodgate of medals for Team Nigeria has been opened. “This championship will serve as qualifiers for the Commonwealth Games next year, meaning that it’s imperative…

NECO lists hall requirements as CBT exams commences November 2025 The National Examinations Council has confirmed it will phase out the traditional paper-pencil method. Beginning with the November/December 2025 SSCE External, all examinations will now be conducted using a full computer-based system. The Federal Government in July revealed that privately-owned CBT centres and others belonging to public institutions would be fully deployed in the conduct of the school-based SSCE by 2026. https://punchng.com/fg-to-shift-all-waec-neco-exams-to-cbt-by-2026/ In a statement shared with PUNCH Online on Wednesday, the Council said, “The National Examinations Council (NECO) has concluded arrangements to migrate from paper pencil to computer-based examination,…

African Film Press to launch Critics Prize at Lagos Surreal16 festival Tambay Obenson (Akoroko), Jennifer Ochieng (Sinema Focus), Ikeade Oriade (What Kept Me Up). Photo: African Film Press / David Wambula African Film Press, an alliance of independent film platforms across the continent, has announced the unveil of the AFP Critics Prize, a new award designed to spotlight African critical voices in film festivals. The prize, inspired by the prestigious FIPRESCI Prize, will debut at the Surreal16 Film Festival (S16) scheduled to hold in Lagos in December 2025. According to AFP, in a statement made available to PUNCH Online on…

Int’l Youth Day: Dangote Reiterates Commitment to Empowerment Youths at Dangote Cement celebration of International Youth Day at Obajana Cement plant The Dangote Cement Plc has marked the International Youth Day at its Obajana plant, Kogi State with commitment to empowerment of the youths. This was disclosed in a press release by the company. Speaking at the event, the Plant Director Nawabuddin Azad, who was represented by the General Manager, Social Performance, Ademola Adeyemi, said the company’s policy is in alignment with the United Nations’ ideals of empowering the youth to enable them to play significant roles in social and…

Over tariffs, 25 countries halt postal services to US – UN About 25 countries have decided to halt package deliveries to the United States, as concern grows over the impact of President Donald Trump’s looming tariffs, a UN body said Tuesday. The Trump administration said late last month that it would abolish a tax exemption on small packages entering the United States from August 29. The move has sparked a flurry of announcements from postal services, including in France, Britain, Germany, Italy, India, Australia and Japan, that most US-bound packages would no longer be accepted. The United Nations’ Universal Postal…

BUA Foods hits new 52-week high, retains highest valuation Consumer goods producer BUA Foods Plc hit a fresh 52-week high on the Nigerian Exchange (NGX) due to a sustained rally in the consumer goods sector. The company also retained its highest valuation rating, surpassing MTN Nigeria, Airtel Africa, and other members of trillion valuation gang in the local bourse. Trading data on BUA Foods showed its price was relatively stable until Friday. BUA Foods’ share price opened the week at N588 on moderate trading activities. The stock picked up on Friday, settling at N590 as buy-side actors placed bets. Data…

Over 70% of S/Africa oil comes from Nigeria Bobby Moroe * Both countries could lead the continent’s push for industrialization. South Africa imports more than 70 per cent of its oil from Nigeria, Acting High Commissioner and Consul General of the Republic of South Africa, Bobby Moroe, has said. Speaking at the Outward Selling Mission Programme in Lagos, Moroe said Nigeria leverages South Africa’s strategic geographic location as a hub to distribute oil and other products across the Southern African region, including Botswana, Mozambique, and Lesotho. “This initiative is about more than trade—it is about building on our shared…