January 2025 – Page 136

Enugu/Anambra Customs grow revenue to N50bn

13.01.2025

The Nigeria Customs Service, Enugu/Anambra/Ebonyi Command, says it collected N50.8bn as revenue in 2024. In a statement on Friday, the command said the figure represents over a 50 per cent revenue increase compared to the N27.9bn it collected in the same period in 2023. According to the Customs Area Controller in charge of the command,...

Edo Guber: We’ll Reclaim Our Mandate From Okpebholo – PDP

13.01.2025

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) yesterday expressed confidence in securing victory at the Election Petitions Tribunal sitting over the outcome of the September 21, 2024 Edo State governorship election. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) declared Governor Monday Okpebholo of the All Progressives Congress (APC) the winner of the exercise, but the candidate of the...

Police Invade PDP Headquarters As Factional Secretaries Set To Resume

13.01.2025

The operatives of the Nigeria Police Force (NPF), on Monday, stormed the party’s national headquarters as both the embattled National Secretary of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Samuel Anyanwu and Ude Okoye, whom the Court of Appeal declared as the authentic National Secretary of the party is set to resume work on Monday. New Telegraph...

Enugu gov signs executive order on new urban areas

13.01.2025

The Governor of Enugu State, Peter Mbah, has signed Executive Order No. 1, 2025, designating some areas in the state as urban areas. He also signed the Land Use Regulation 2025. The state government stated in a statement on its website on Friday that the entire Enugu East, Enugu North, and Enugu South Local Government...

We Didn’t Defend Well, Ancelotti Gives Reason For Defeat

13.01.2025

Real Madrid manager, Carlo Ancelotti has explained why his team was defeated by Barcelona in the Spanish Super Cup final on Sunday., January 12. Kylian Mbappe had given the Los Blancos an early lead in the 5th minute in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. But Barcelona bounced back to swing the match in their favour. Lamine Yamal...

NIMRA vows to provide alternative after NBS website hack

13.01.2025

The Nigerian Marketing Research Association has said it will provide a private sector alternative to economic data following the National Bureau of Statistics website hack. NIMRA President, Seyi Adeoye, in a telephone interview, told Saturday PUNCH the hack, resulting in the NBS website being inaccessible since December 18, 2024, showed the need for private sector...

Lead Protest Against Torture, Falana Tells NBA, NHRC

13.01.2025

Femi Falana, A Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) has called on the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) and National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) to sensitize citizens on the need to report torture by security agencies. Falana made this call on Sunday in reaction to the armed agents raiding markets in Lagos and brutalizing traders under the...

Nigeria Needs Reforms To Stabilize Economic Policies

13.01.2025

The 2023 Presidential candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP), Prince Adewole Adebayo, has said that Nigeria needs reforms that would stabilize economic policies in the country. Speaking as a keynote speaker at the J9C 13th anniversary lecture, Adebayo said it’s not every change in government policy that is reform, adding that reform must be...

Analysts advocate export of value-added agro commodities

13.01.2025

Industry experts have emphasised the need for Nigeria to shift from exporting raw agro commodities to value-added products, citing the significant economic benefits of processing and value addition. According to data from the International Trade Centre, Nigeria’s export of raw agro commodities such as cocoa, cashew nuts, and sesame seeds has left a substantial amount...

Prince Owoade Officially Installed As New Alaafin Of Oyo

13.01.2025

Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has officially presented the Staff of Office and Certificate of Appointment to Prince Akeem Abimbola Owoade as the new Alaafin of Oyo. New Telegraph reports that the historic and symbolic event took place on Monday, January 13, at the Government Secretariat in Ibadan, the state capital. The event, though brief,...

1 … 134 135 136 137 138 … 223

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...

Latest news

BPP To Boost Economy Through Procurement Reforms, Nigeria First Policy

Tinubu Support Group To Organize Two Million March Campaign In 36 States

My Return To Bayelsa Govt House Over Ewhrudjakpo’s Death Saddening –Dickson

APC: Yilwatda Appoints Aides To Strengthen Party Administration

Latest News

Enugu/Anambra Customs grow revenue to N50bn

Edo Guber: We’ll Reclaim Our Mandate From Okpebholo – PDP

Police Invade PDP Headquarters As Factional Secretaries Set To Resume

Enugu gov signs executive order on new urban areas

We Didn’t Defend Well, Ancelotti Gives Reason For Defeat

NIMRA vows to provide alternative after NBS website hack

Lead Protest Against Torture, Falana Tells NBA, NHRC

Nigeria Needs Reforms To Stabilize Economic Policies

Analysts advocate export of value-added agro commodities

Prince Owoade Officially Installed As New Alaafin Of Oyo

Must Read

The Battle for Africa

I apologise for saying no heaven without tithe – Adeboye

Protesters storm Rivers electoral commission, insist election must hold

Man who asked Tinubu to resign admitted in psychiatric hospital

Popular Posts

I apologise for saying no heaven without tithe – Adeboye

Protesters storm Rivers electoral commission, insist election must hold

Man who asked Tinubu to resign admitted in psychiatric hospital

You may have missed it

BPP To Boost Economy Through Procurement Reforms, Nigeria First Policy

Tinubu Support Group To Organize Two Million March Campaign In 36 States

My Return To Bayelsa Govt House Over Ewhrudjakpo’s Death Saddening –Dickson

APC: Yilwatda Appoints Aides To Strengthen Party Administration

Lagos Lawmaker Leads Badagry Fitness Walk To Promote Health, Unity

Kwara Gov Inaugurates 83 Newly Upgraded Healthcare Centres

Follow Us on Social Media

Themes