The Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, and the Speaker, House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abass, have assured Nigerian women that the gender equality bill, which suffered rejections in the past, would be revisited and supported by the 10th National Assembly. The presiding…
…We live in fear of being crushed – Resident Rock blasting activities carried out by a Chinese-owned quarry company have dealt heavy blows on residents of 13 communities in a town in Kwara State. SODIQ OJUROUNGBE writes on the painful…
Women groups in the country have urged President Bola Tinubu to fulfil his campaign promise to ensure women’s inclusion and gender equality in his administration. The groups under the Womanifesto Feminist Forum said there can be no meaningful development and…
It was an engaging week for the new set of journalists of PUNCH Newspapers as they converged at the headquarters of the media house, PUNCH Place, Magboro, Ogun State, for a two-week training beginning from Monday, 17 July 2023. The…
PUNCH Media Foundation, in solidarity with the United Nations Environment Programme and the global community, hosted another edition of its PUNCH Webinar Series on Wednesday, 21 June, to mark 2023 World Environment Day. The virtual event tagged Plastic Pollution in Nigeria:…
For about 40 years, a community in Ogun State has as its only source of water a stagnant stream infested with harmful bacteria and fungi. SODIQ OJUROUNGBE writes on the painful ordeals of the residents, whose clamour for access to…
To commemorate the 2023 World Press Freedom Day, PUNCH Media Foundation hosted a Twitter Spaces with the theme, Media Freedom and Freedom of Expression in Nigeria’s Democratic Space: Barriers and Way Forward, on Wednesday, May 3 at 11 am. In line…
Traders at Alayaibiiagba Model Market, popularly known as Boundary Market in Ajegunle, are worried that the poignant, nauseous smell that pervades the environment, caused by open defecation threatens their health. ANGELA ONWUZOO reports that the unsightly act, carried out with impunity…
Previous Next A lot has happened since January when we issued the last edition of our newsletter. Arguably, the much anticipated general elections stand out among these happenings. Of course, PMF was a part of this watershed event, and in…
The Training Directorate of PUNCH Media Foundation (PMF) organised a soft skill training for the Punch Nigeria Limited team across divisions on Monday, 27th March 2023 at its training centre, PUNCH Place, Magboro, Ogun State. Two insightful sessions on emotional…