October 2024 – Page 85

Senate to review TETFUND inclusion for monotechnics

24.10.2024

A senator representing Oyo Central Senatorial District in the National Assembly, Yunus Akintunde, said on Thursday that the Senate has promised to look into the issue of the non-inclusion of monotechnics as beneficiaries of the Tertiary Education Trust Fund and other related matters. He gave the assurance in response to the requests of the Provost...

Aiyedatiwa promises to prioritise healthcare, infrastructure

24.10.2024

Ondo State Governor, Mr Lucky Aiyedatiwa, has committed to prioritising the delivery of quality healthcare services and infrastructure should he be re-elected. He stated this as he continued his campaign ahead of the forthcoming governorship election in the state. Aiyedatiwa, who visited some towns and villages in the Ifedore Local Government Area of the state...

Reps threaten arrest of perm sec over N1.46bn abandoned road project

24.10.2024

The Public Accounts Committee of the House of Representatives, on Thursday, issued a five-day ultimatum to the Permanent Secretary of the Federal Ministry of Works, Mr. Yakubu Adam Kofarmata. The committee seeks his appearance to provide clarification regarding the alleged abandonment of a federal road construction project in Kaduna State, valued at over N1.46bn. Chairman...

Senators divided over new regional development commissions’ funding

24.10.2024

Lawmakers in the Red Chamber were divided on Thursday over the source of funding for the newly created Zonal Development Commissions. The argument unfolded as the Senate and House of Representatives moved forward with legislation to establish these commissions, which were also stripped of operational immunity for their boards and executives. The disagreement emerged during...

Why 37 LCDAs can’t have same status as LGs – Lagos Assembly

24.10.2024

The Lagos State House of Assembly on Thursday said it would require a constitutional amendment for the 37 Local Council Development Areas in the state to have the same status as the 20 old councils. The Speaker of the House, Mudashiru Obasa, said this at the second public hearing on the Local Government Administration Bill...

Tinubu pledges to transform livestock sector

24.10.2024

President Bola Tinubu, on Thursday, assured Nigerians that his administration would avoid repeating the past failures of previous governments that overlooked livestock farming. He also stated that his government will avoid dependence on dairy imports. Tinubu made this commitment when he declared open a two-day Consultative Workshop on Livestock Reforms at the State House Conference...

Abia Assembly dismisses rumours of LG fund seizure

24.10.2024

The Abia State House of Assembly has debunked rumours claiming that the state intends to seize funds meant for the local governments. Addressing the press on Thursday, Deputy Speaker Austin Nmeregini clarified the situation following speculations that the House passed a law to tamper with local government funds. He stressed that the media briefing aimed...

Binance executive Gambaryan departs Nigeria after eight months in detention

24.10.2024

Binance’s Head of Financial Crime Compliance, Tigran Gambaryan, has departed Nigeria after eight months of detention. The world’s biggest cryptocurrency exchange made this disclosure in a statement shared with The PUNCH on Thursday. “Today, American citizen Tigran Gambaryan left Nigeria to return home to his family after eight months of unlawful detention. Gambaryan was allowed...

Get me bandits’ leader Turji dead or alive, defence minister orders military

24.10.2024

The Minister of Defence, Badaru Abubakar, has directed the troops of Operation Fansar Yamma to immediately apprehend notorious bandits’ leader, Turji, without further delay. The minister issued the order in Gusau, the Zamfara State capital, on Thursday while addressing troops at the One Brigade Headquarters. He was in the state to receive briefings on the...

Nigerian youngsters miss out as CAF unveils Young Player of the Year nominees

24.10.2024

The Confederation of African Football has announced its Young Player of the Year nominees for 2024, with no Nigerian making the prestigious ten-man shortlist. The list is dominated by emerging talents from across the continent, with Ivory Coast showing particularly strong representation through Oumar Diakite and Karim Konate. Cameroon’s Carlos Baleba and Ghana’s Abdul Aziz...

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I apologise for saying no heaven without tithe – Adeboye

04.10.2024

The General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Pastor Enoch Adeboye, has apologised for saying that Christians who don’t pay tithe might not make it to heaven. Adeboye who had previously said that paying tithe was one of the prerequisites for going to heaven, apologised for the comment while addressing his congregation Thursday...

Protesters storm Rivers electoral commission, insist election must hold

04.10.2024

Angry protesters on Friday stormed the office of the Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission, singing and chanting ‘Election must hold’. They defied the heavy rainfall spreading canopies, while singing and drumming, with one side of the road blocked. The protest came after the Rivers State governor stormed the RSIEC in the early hours of Friday...

Man who asked Tinubu to resign admitted in psychiatric hospital

04.10.2024

The Adamawa State Police Command has disclosed that the 30-year-old Abdullahi Mohammed who climbed a 33 kv high tension electricity pole in Mayo-Belwa last Friday has been admitted at the Yola Psychiatric hospital for mental examination. The Police Public Relations Officer of the command SP Suleiman Nguroje, told Arewa PUNCH on Friday in an exclusive...

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