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Pope Francis is improving after suffering from flu symptoms at the weekend, the Vatican said Monday, noting that the 86-year-old pontiff was postponing some appointments during his recovery. “The pope’s condition is good and stable, he has no fever and his respiratory situation is clearly improving,” Vatican spokesman Matteo Bruni said in a statement. On Saturday, Francis cancelled his scheduled …

Analysis: Possibility of war raging again still remains in Gaza as US pushes for extension of pause Palestinians walk among the rubble as they inspect houses destroyed by Israeli strikes, amid the temporary truce between Hamas and Israel, in Khan Younis, Gaza, on November 27. Mohammed Salem/Reuters The fragile pause in Israel’s onslaught against Hamas in Gaza, which has enabled the release …

• Cardoso takes ownership of ‘housecleaning’, embarks on broad staff audit• Prepare for new era of supervision, bank chiefs told• Most operators ahead of recapitalisation plan• Don’t burden banks with long-term funding risk, Adonri warns Beyond his public address at the Bankers’ Night in Lagos at the weekend, Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Olayemi Cardoso, has kick-started …

The ECOWAS Court of Justice in Abuja has ruled that that some sections of the Nigerian Press Council Act constitute a violation of citizens’ rights, including their right to freedom of expression, and must be immediately amended to align them with international best practices. The court made the pronouncement in its judgement on a suit filed by two Nigerian journalists, …

The 294th meeting of the policy committee of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), scheduled for Monday, 20 November, did not hold. Neither did the 293rd edition of the meeting. In September, when the latter edition was due, the CBN was going through an unprecedented change in its leadership. Until the CBN governor’s address to the Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria’s …

Edo state deputy governor, Philip Shuaibu has thrown his hat into the ring to contest the governorship of the state in the election scheduled to hold in September 2024. Shuaibu is seeking to govern the state on the ticket of the People’s Democratic Party  PDP. His aspiration had created a wide gulf between him and his principal, the governor. The …

Universities in Nigeria are battling a severe shortage of staff as thousands of lecturers leave the tertiary institutions to seek greener pastures in foreign lands amid the high number of retirements at the varsities. The Academic Staff Union of Universities branches in separate interviews with The PUNCH on Sunday confirmed this, adding that the shortage was due to the surge …

We’re pausing our live coverage for the next hour or so, so here’s a quick recap on where things stand in the Israel-Gaza war. Fourteen Israeli and three foreign nationals were released from Gaza today. Among them was Abigail Idan, a four-year-old girl with joint Israeli and US citizenship. Both her parents were killed in the 7 October attack by Hamas …

Edo State’s Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) will grow in excess of N70 billion by 2024, Governor Godwin Obaseki, has said. According to his Adviser on Media Project, Mr. Crusoe Osagie, the governor, while speaking to journalists in Benin City, said the State’s monthly IGR collection, since 2016, has consistently increased as a result of the conscious investments made by his …

BY MIKE OSAROGIAGBON Operatives of Edo State Police Command have recovered a fully loaded  military service pistol from a civilian in Edo State. The civilian, Abubakar Abdulrahman, 28 was arrested at his residence in Bieneja Community, South-Ibie in Etsako Local Government Area of Edo State on November 5, 2023. Police said one Para Pistol with breach No. TH10518 and 13 …