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French investors eye Ogun airport, seaport

23.01.2025

French investors have expressed interest in investing in Ogun State’s transport sector, particularly the Gateway Agro-Cargo Airport, the Olokola Sea Port, and the state’s railway system. According to a statement, former French Minister of Transport, Djebbari Jean-Baptiste, disclosed this during a visit to Governor Dapo Abiodun at his office in Oke-Mosan, Abeokuta, Speaking to journalists...

Traffic Pollution Linked To Women’s Mental Health –Study

23.01.2025

A new study has found an association between traffic-related air pollution (TRAP) and depression in women. Results of the study are published online today in the journal ‘Menopause’. Thanks to population growth and urbanisation, nearly one-quarter of the US population now live in proximity to high-volume roadways, exposing these persons to hazardous TRAP, which includes...

LP Legal Adviser Opens Up On Peter Obi Stances In The Party

23.01.2025

Amid the ongoing crisis in the leadership of the Labour Party (LP), the Party’s Legal Adviser, Kehinde Edun, on Wednesday said the party’s presidential candidate in the 2023 general elections, Peter Obi, is still with the camp of the party leader, Julius Abure. New Telegraph recalls that in September 2024, the former Minister of Finance,...

Tech expert advocates women empowerment

23.01.2025

Nigerian technology expert Erica Arubayi-Ifeka has unveiled plans to empower more women in the technology sector, drawing from her 12-year experience across energy, banking, retail, education and investment management. The Delta State-born professional, who has worked with global organisations including Shell International, GTBank, among others, emphasised the importance of mentorship and storytelling in preparing women...

Zone Senatorial Ticket To Igueben LG, Edo Group Tells PDP Leadership

23.01.2025

The leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Edo State, particularly at the Central Senatorial District, have been asked to zone the Edo Central Senatorial District ticket of the party for the 2025 bye-election in the district to Igueben Local Government Area. In a statement issued in Benin City, the Edo State capital, the...

Sowore Speaks On Nigeria Police Plot To Arrest Him

23.01.2025

Omoyele Sowore, a two-term presidential candidate of the African Action Congress, (AAC) and Publisher of Sahara Reporters has claimed that the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) launched a manhunt for his arrest. Sowore who made this claim on Wednesday shared a video he recorded during an altercation with officers of the Nigeria Police on Murtala Muhammed...

Zenith Bank. restructures operations, lays off 66, promotes others,

23.01.2025

Zenith Bank, one of Nigeria’s largest lenders, has laid off several senior staff members as part of a significant organisational restructuring, inside sources said on Monday. The reorganisation also included internal promotions and role adjustments, which benefitted mostly junior staff members, an internal memo dated Wednesday, January 15, 2025, seen by The PUNCH revealed. Although...

How US’ Withdrawal From WHO Could Affect Nigeria –Stakeholders

23.01.2025

Health experts and stakeholders in Nigeria yesterday warned that the United States’ withdrawal from the World Health Organisation (WHO) could significantly affect Nigeria’s health sector and global health security. The stakeholders, who spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), bemoaned the development. Dr Daniel Adakole, a public health expert, described the decision as a...

Nasara Foundation appoints new CEO

23.01.2025

Nasara Foundation has announced the appointment of Bilkisu Nasir as its new Chief Executive Officer to lead its next stage of development and growth. In a statement, the A l non-governmental organisation committed to empowering women and girls and creating a brighter future for youths disclosed that the foundation founded two years ago by the...

Group Urges NASS to Increase Tobacco Control Budget to N300M

23.01.2025

As the National Assembly continues its review of the N49.7 trillion 2025 Appropriation Bill presented by President Bola Tinubu on December 18, 2024, the Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA) has called on the Senate and House of Representatives to raise the budgetary allocation for Tobacco Control in the 2025 National Budget from the...

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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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