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Drivers to benefit from Lagos fare adjustments — Bolt

05.02.2025

Ride-hailing company Bolt has dismissed claims that it implemented a 50 per cent price slash in Lagos, clarifying that recent fare adjustments were made to optimise driver earnings and create a more sustainable marketplace. The platform responded to concerns raised by its drivers over recent changes in fare pricing, clarifying that it did not implement...

Sokoto Govt Cracks Down On Illegal Miners In Lambara Town

05.02.2025

Sokoto State Commissioner for Solid Minerals Development, Yusuf Muhammad Maccido, has reiterated the importance of adhering to due process for individuals and companies wishing to engage in mining activities within the state. His remarks followed an assessment visit to Lambara town in Shagari Local Government, where a mining company, Al-ikhlas Consult, was found operating without...

Ministry confirms Air Peace reapplication for Heathrow Airport slot

05.02.2025

The Ministry of Aviation and Aerospace Development has confirmed that Air Peace has reapplied for a landing slot at Heathrow Airport after missing the initial application process. Tunde Moshood, the Special Adviser on Media and Communications to the Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, clarified the reason Air Peace was not initially included...

Female Lawyers Pay Solidarity Visit To Lagos Speaker, Meranda

05.02.2025

A group of female lawyers, under the auspices of Female lawyers in politics, yesterday, paid a solidarity visit to the Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Mojisola Lasbat Meranda. The group, which was formed in 2018, comprises professional female lawyers who mentor and encourage female lawyers who are interested in politics to run...

Single-window on trade aligns with N1tn economy target — FAAN

05.02.2025

The Managing Director of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria, Mrs. Olubunmi Kuku, says the Single Window Initiative aligns with the federal government’s goal of expanding the national economy to $1tn. She urged stakeholders to embrace the vision aimed at streamlining trade processes, reducing bottlenecks, and increasing transparency, positioning Nigeria for unprecedented economic growth. Kuku,...

FEC Approves N287.725bn For 14 Road Projects Nationwide

05.02.2025

The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved a total sum of N287.725 billion for fourteen road projects across the country. The Council chaired by President Bola Tinubu also okayed N80 billion for the rehabilitation of the Lau Dam in Maiduguri, Borno State. Briefing journalists after the Council meeting chaired by President Bola Tinubu at the...

Firm counters Sterling Bank over alleged police, NASS exploitation

05.02.2025

Lawyers to the Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of Miden Systems Limited, Dr Brendan Usoro, and Miden Systems Limited have denied claims that it exploited the police and the National Assembly in a debt matter involving Sterling Bank. In a letter to The PUNCH, which was signed by Mary Warribo of M.C. Chambers in Abuja, the...

Oborevwori, Swedish Investors Strike Investment Diplomacy

05.02.2025

Delta State Governor Sheriff Oborevwori has struck diplomatic relations with Swedish investors to explore investment opportunities in the state for profit maximisation. The governor, who received the Swedish Ambassador to Nigeria, Annika Hahn-Englund, and her team in Asaba, yesterday said the state was blessed with abundant crude oil and gas deposits, assured them of high...

Appraisal of Tinubu can only be done with 2025 Budget –Mogaji

05.02.2025

High Chief Wale Mogaji is a former chairman of the Lagos State House of Assembly Service Commission and a chieftain of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). In this interview with OLAOLU OLADIPO, he talked about several issues relating to the state of the nation as well as politics in Lagos State. Excerpts: I had...

Equity market sustains bullish trend with N99bn gain

05.02.2025

The Nigerian Exchange sustained its bullish momentum on Tuesday, as the market closed with a gain of N99bn. At the close of trading, the All-Share Index inched up by 158.05 points, or 0.15 per cent to settle at 104,788.35 points. This represented a one-week gain of 0.8 per cent, a four-week gain of 1.34 per...

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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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