December 2024 – Page 84

NYSC, 14 others plan N1.41bn insurance premiums

23.12.2024

The National Youth Service Corps and 14 other ministries, departments, and agencies of government have planned about N1.41bn as an insurance premium in the 2025 appropriation bill that was presented by President Bola Tinubu, an analysis by The PUNCH has found. According to a review of the estimates, several government establishments planned to pay insurance...

Fubara Mourns Passage Of Ex-Rivers MILAD, Abbe

23.12.2024

Rivers State Governor, Sir Siminalayi Fubara, has expressed deep shock and sadness over the passage of a former Military Administrator of the State, Major-General Godwin Osagie Abbe (rtd). Abbe, who hails from Edo State, was Military Administrator of Rivers State between August 1990 and January 1992. Fubara described late Abbe as one leader who dedicated...

NAICOM vows to ensure compliance with regulatory standards

23.12.2024

The National Insurance Commission has maintained that it will ensure that regulations in the industry are complied with by all and sundry. This was disclosed by the Commissioner for Insurance, Mr. Olusegun Omosehin at the Insurance Industry Consultative Council Media Retreat at the College of Insurance and Finance Management, Aseese, Ogun State, recently. Omosehin, who...

Multistream Expands Networking Opportunities At Jinja Summit

23.12.2024

As the January 11 Ikorodu Empowerment and Wellness Summit draws near, Multisteam Limited has expressed eagerness to inspire, Motivate and expand the networking opportunities of participants of the event. One of the trainers of Multistream, Mr. Friday Ibrahim, at the weekend noted that there were huge plans to ensure participants of the event expected to...

GNI interacts with retirees at forum

23.12.2024

Great Nigeria Insurance Plc recently held its annual Retirees Experience Forum where it interacted with retirees from both government and private establishments. The forum is a platform through which the insurance firm interfaces, entertains, and interacts with its annuitants on an annual basis. GNI is one of the pioneers of the insurance business in Nigeria...

Tinubu’s 50% transport reduction scheme may begin Tuesday

23.12.2024

The proposed 50 per cent interstate transport fare price slash by the Federal Government, initially planned to commence on December 20, 2024, may now begin on December 24, The PUNCH reports. The slash is targeted at cushioning high transport costs during the Yuletide. Recall that the Federal Government through the Ministry of Transportation last Thursday...

N’Assemby Appoints Atiku As New Deputy Clerk

23.12.2024

The National Assembly Service C o m m i s s i o n (NASC) has appointed Atiku Ibrahim as the substantive Deputy Clerk to the National Assembly. According to a statement yesterday, Executive Chairman Ahmed Amshi said the appointment is effective February 2. The letter stated that the appointment is in recognition of his...

Travellers battle unending price hikes ahead of Christmas

23.12.2024

As Christmas approaches, Nigerians are grappling with a record-high transport inflation rate of 30.54 per cent in November 2024, according to the Consumer Price Index report by the National Bureau of Statistics. This figure, the highest recorded this year, highlights the escalating cost of mobility for individuals and businesses alike. Throughout 2024, transport inflation remained...

FG Condoles With Families Of Stampede Victims, Issues Advisory On Public Events During Yuletide

23.12.2024

The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, deeply sympathises with the families and loved ones of those who lost their lives in the tragic stampedes that occurred during food distribution exercises in Ibadan, Abuja, and Okija. “Our thoughts and prayers are with the victims, their families, and all those affected by these unfortunate...

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Govt approves recruitment of 3,927 Customs officers

23.12.2024

The Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Mr Wale Edun has said that the contribution of the Nigeria Customs Service is crucial in actualising Nigeria’s proposed N48tn 2025 budget. Edun also revealed that the Federal Government has approved the recruitment of 3,927 Customs officers. In a statement on Sunday by the National...

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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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