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NELFUND disburses over N10bn student loan

24.10.2024

The Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Education Loan Fund, Mr Akintunde Sawyerr, on Wednesday, said the fund has disbursed over N10bn to successful applicants since the commencement of the scheme in August 2024. This is just as he dismissed the fears in some quarters that the student loan scheme may be...

Korean Ambassador pledges support to NTF

24.10.2024

The Korean Ambassador to Nigeria, His Excellency, Kim Pankyu, has promised continued support for taekwondo development in Nigeria, following the successful conclusion of the 12th Korean Ambassador’s Cup Taekwondo Tournament in Abuja. Speaking at the event, which featured over 200 competitors, Pankyu expressed satisfaction with the growth of the sport in Nigeria. “As you know,...

Canadian lady jailed 11 years for importing 35.20kg cannabis

24.10.2024

The Federal High Court in Lagos on Wednesday convicted and sentenced a 41-year-old Canadian lady, Adrienne Munju, to 11 years imprisonment for importing 35.20 kilogrammes of Canadian Loud (Cannabis Sativa) into Nigeria. Justice Dehinde Dipeolu who handed down the verdict also gave her an option of N100m fine on the two counts preferred against her...

Oyan Dam: Ogun communities reject Abiodun’s relocation advisory

24.10.2024

The Ogun State Government, on Wednesday, urged residents of flooded areas and communities across the state to relocate immediately just as they had been advised about four months ago. This is as the residents expressed their displeasure at the advisory while calling on the government to proffer a solution to the problem. Some of the...

INEC seeks media collaboration for Ondo election

24.10.2024

The Independent National Electoral Commission has called on media organisations to collaborate with it in ensuring the smooth conduct of the November 16 election. The commission also said it would commence the issuance of Permanent Voter Cards in the state today (Thursday), as the PVCs will be available for collection in its 18 local government...

Makinde rallies support for Ajayi, says election will shock APC

24.10.2024

Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, has declared that the Peoples Democratic Party will win the November 16 governorship election in Ondo State. Makinde’s remarks came against the backdrop of the statement credited to the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, Abdullahi Ganduje, that South West states would soon be taken over by the APC,...

Abia workers reject N70,000 minimum wage, demand consequential adjustment

24.10.2024

The Organised Labour in Abia State has rejected the implementation of the minimum wage of N70,000. The workers, however, demanded ‘consequential adjustment’ in the implementation of the package. Addressing the press after a meeting with the state government which ended around 7.45 pm on Wednesday, the state Chairman of Nigeria Labour Congress, Ogbonnaya Okoro, said,...

Fury vows to knock out Usyk in heavyweight rematch

24.10.2024

Tyson Fury said he will knock out Oleksandr Usyk in a rematch of their undisputed heavyweight champion of the world bout after losing his undefeated record to the Ukrainian. Usyk won a split decision on points when the pair first met in May and will battle again for the WBA, WBC and WBO titles in...

Labour demands adjustment of N70,000 minimum wage in Abia

24.10.2024

Organised Labour in Abia State has demanded what it calls a “consequential adjustment” in the implementation of the new minimum wage. Addressing the press after an inconclusive meeting with the state government on Wednesday, the state chairman of the Nigeria Labour Congress, Ogbonnaya Okoro, said, “The organised Labour, comprising the NLC, TUC, and JNC, was...

Police vow crackdown on scavengers destroying govt infrastructure in Abuja

24.10.2024

The Commissioner of Police for the Federal Capital Territory, Tunji Disu, has warned scavengers, popularly known as Baba Bola, to desist from destroying government infrastructure or face the full wrath of the law. In addition to targeting residents’ properties made of iron, scavengers have damaged many streetlights and removed manholes, among other government assets across...

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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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