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Remove Excess Baggage in Your Govt, Mohammed Tells Tinubu

Bauchi State Governor and Chairman of the PDP Governors’ Forum, Bala Mohammed, has urged President Bola Tinubu to remove what he described as “excess baggage” within his administration. According to Mohammed, while governors have confidence in the President’s leadership, the actions of certain cabinet members are undermining his efforts. He said the President must “throw...
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Reps to Address Critical National Issues, says Abbas

Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas, has said the 10th Assembly was focused on addressing all the critical challenges confronting the nation. Abbas disclosed this yesterday while declaring open a training organised by his office with the support of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) for members of the House Press Corps. He...
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FG, states, LGs share N1.7tn November revenue

The Federation Accounts Allocation Committee has shared N1.727 trillion among the Federal Government, states, and local government areas for November. This is contained in a communiqué issued after the FAAC meeting on Thursday in Abuja. According to the communiqué, the N1.727 trillion total distributable revenue comprised statutory revenue of N455.354 billion. It also comprised distributable...
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Seplat to revive 400 oil blocks

Seplat Energy Plc has revealed plans to revive hundreds of idle Nigerian oil wells after completing its purchase of Exxon Mobil Corp’s onshore oil and gas assets in the West African nation. A report by Bloomberg on Friday stated that the oil company is revitalizing idle wells and bringing them back into production. The report...
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World Bank may approve $500m loan to Nigeria today

The Board of the World Bank Group is expected to meet and decide on approving a $500m loan to Nigeria today (Friday) to boost rural access and agricultural marketing in the country, The PUNCH reports. According to information obtained from the Washington-based institution on Thursday, the loan is for the Rural Access and Agricultural Marketing...
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I apologise for saying no heaven without tithe – Adeboye

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...

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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

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...