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Standard Chartered adopts ICC’s sustainable finance principles

28.02.2025

Standard Chartered has adopted the International Chamber of Commerce’s Industry Principles for Sustainable Trade Finance, making it the first international bank to confirm the alignment of its Sustainable Trade Finance solutions. This was disclosed in a statement made available to The PUNCH on Wednesday. In October 2024, ICC published a set of principles aimed at...

Cleric Distributes Writing Materials To Pupils Of Alma Mater

28.02.2025

The General Overseer of Great Tabernacle Miracle Church of God (Mountain of Change), Ido Osun, Egbedore Local Government Area of Osun State, Prophet Adeniran Adeyemi, popularly known as Baba Lesekese), has donated writing materials worth thousands of naira to pupils of United Missionary School, Esa-Oke, in Obokun Local Government Area of the state. Some of...

FG wants NNPCL, Dangote refinery listed on NGX

28.02.2025

The Federal Government has reiterated its commitment to deepening Nigeria’s capital market by encouraging major state-owned and private enterprises, including the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited and Dangote Petroleum Refinery, to list their stocks on the Nigerian Exchange. This move, aimed at boosting investor participation and fostering economic growth, was disclosed by Vice President Kashim...

BOIRS Generates N28bn In 2024, Surpasses Target With N9bn

28.02.2025

The Borno State Internally Revenue Service (BOIRS) has generated over N28 billion in the year 2o24, which surpasses its targeted revenue generation of N19 billion with over N9 billion. Briefing journalists at the end of the 2024 Revenue Generation at the Service conference Hall, Maiduguri on Thursday, the Executive Chairman of the BOIRS, Prof Bello...

Plug revenue leakages, accountant-general urges states

28.02.2025

The Accountant-General of the Federation, Dr Oluwatoyin Madein, has called on states to halt financial leakages and embrace prudent financial management practices to enhance revenue generation. She made this appeal during a working visit to the Federal Pay Office in Kano, where she engaged with Federal Pay Officers as part of her nationwide tour. In...

Lekki Corridor Sets For Economic Boom

28.02.2025

…as Lagos State Seals Landmark Partnership to Attract Global Investments In a bold move to drive industrial transformation and economic prosperity, the Lagos State Government has brokered a game-changing partnership between Lekki Worldwide Investment Limited (LWIL) and the Lagos Free Zone Development Company. Facilitated by the Ministry of Commerce, Cooperatives, Trade and Investment (MCCTI), this...

FG Inaugurates Special Committee To Address Boat Mishaps

28.02.2025

Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Adegboyega Oyetola, has inaugurated a Special Committee on the Prevention of boat accidents in Nigeria (SCPBMN) to evaluate the root causes of boat accidents and recommend lasting solutions and operational standards. The committee, which was given six weeks to complete its assignment and submit its recommendations, is chaired by...

Police Restore Meranda’s Security Detail

28.02.2025

…Obasa applies for protection, says CP The Lagos State Commissioner of Police, CP Moshood Jimoh, has said the command has restored the security detail of the Speaker of the Lagos House of Assembly, Mojisola Meranda. CP Jimoh stated this on Thursday while addressing a press briefing at the command’s headquarters in Ikeja, Lagos. According to the...

Makinde Approves School’s Upgrade, Airport Expansion

28.02.2025

The Oyo State executive council under the leadership of Governor Seyi Makinde has approved immediate construction and rehabilitation of schools across the state. The move, which is coming one month after the implementation of the ₦80,000 minimum wage, is aimed at providing a more conducive environment for students and teachers alike to foster educational development....

PDP Rejects Report Of Wike Backed S’South Zonal Congress

28.02.2025

The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has rejected the report of the South-South zonal congress held in Calabar, Cross River State, last Saturday. The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nysom Wike, who attended the zonal congress where Chief Dan Orbih was returned as National Vice Chairman of the zone, made a statement justifying 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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