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As South Koreaâs world-beating stock market surged in January, authorities saw a chance to attract more capital and bolster the won by offering high-risk products for notoriously adrenaline-loving retail investors. Now that gamble is backfiring on President Lee Jae Myung.
Ebere Nwoji The National Pension Commission (PenCom), has said that as at March 2026, uncredited pension contributions stood at approximately N99.28 billion. PenCom said having made efforts to identify the
Sunday Ehigiator VFS Global has reiterated that it plays no role in deciding whether visa applications are approved or rejected, while unveiling a range of anti-fraud measures designed to protect
The Kalabari Renaissance Foundation, organisers of the Kalabari New Year Festival, has formally endorsed the Minama Community in the Asari-Toru Local Government of Rivers State as the host of the 2027 edition of the festival. A statement signed by the Chairman and Secretary of the Foundation, Mr. Harry Awolayeofori Mcmorrison and Ibiba Don-Pedro, respectively, states [âŚ]
The Chief Judge of Rivers State, Hon. Justice Simeon Chibuzor Amadi, has said the Rivers State Multi-Door Courthouse (RSMDC) was primarily established to decongest the High Courts and bring justice administration closer to the people. Speaking last recently while declaring open the 2026 RSMDC Second Statewide Settlement Week at the High Court Complex in Port [âŚ]
A regional environmental regulator in Australia has recommended tougher license conditions for two liquefied natural gas export facilities operated by Inpex Corp. and Santos Ltd.
As part of activities to mark Streamsowers and KĂśhnâs 20th anniversary last Thursday in Lagos, Nigeria, the Director General of the World Trade Organisation, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, during a fireside chat, amongst other topical issues, addressed concerns around the impact of geopolitics and global conflicts on trade, key factors that would aid the successful operation of the Africa Continental Free Trade Agreement and her vision for women and youth-led businesses. Esther Oluku brings the excerpts How has the recent convergence of geopolitics, geo-conflicts, escalations in the Middle East and Red Sea,
Nigeriaâs ambassador-designate, Reno Omokri, has described President Bola Tinubu as the Catholic communityâs best friend, saying he was the only Nigerian president to ever attend the inauguration Mass of the
Chioma Ajunwa, Nigeriaâs sole individual Olympic gold medalist, laments the countryâs 30-year Olympic gold drought, blaming poor sports structures. Read he Read More: https://punchng.com/ajunwa-decries-30-year-individual-olympic-gold-drought/
Nigeriaâs economic policy needs a shift from revenue generation to boosting production, productivity, and employment. Discover how this change can transfor Read More: https://punchng.com/refocusing-economic-policy-toward-production-productivity-and-employment/
Sunday EhigiatorBrigham Young University (BYU)-Pathway Worldwide, Idaho, United States, has secured accreditation from the National Universities Commission (NUC) to operate as a transnational higher education institution in Nigeria, marking a
FRANK HAVILAND Piddington in Oxfordshire is the sort of village which once graced our Christmas Quality Street tins (pre-shrinkflation, naturally). A rural idyll home to approximately 350 carefree souls. No shops, no village pub even (although, as an alcoholic, I am pleased to learn via the parish newsletter that there is a âpop-up pubâ held in... This article Piddington: Britain in Miniature was originally created by Converseer.
