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Crude prices rise over Trump’s tariffs on Venezuelan buyers

27.03.2025

The prices of crude oil reacted to the threat by United States President Donald Trump to impose sanctions on any country buying Venezuela’s oil, sparking some bullishness in oil markets this week. The prices of crude surged on Tuesday following the announcement as traders speculated a possible shrink in crude supply. Trump has been concurrently...

NGO Tasks Parents On Children’s Online Safety

27.03.2025

Amid growing concerns over the dangers children face in digital spaces, a Kwara-based nonprofit organisation, Pristine SACC Education and Technology Initiative, has called on parents to take a more active role in safeguarding their children from online threats. The organisation’s Executive Director, Aisha Umar, made the call during an engagement session with parents in Ilorin,...

Climate Crisis No Excuse To Privatise Public Water – OWORAC

27.03.2025

As the world marks World Water Day 2025, the Our Water Our Right Africa Coalition (OWORAC) has called for urgent action to safeguard Africa’s water resources from what it describes as the twin threats of climate change and water privatisation. In a statement, the coalition urged African governments to protect water as a public good,...

Lagos Intensifies Efforts To Boost Health Insurance Enrollment

27.03.2025

The Lagos State Government has reaffirmed its commitment to providing affordable, quality, and equitable healthcare to all residents. At its first quarter 2025 media parley held at the Lagos State Health Management Agency (LASHMA) headquarters, Permanent Secretary Emmanuella Zamba emphasized the importance of public awareness in driving health insurance enrollment. Zamba explained the agency’s initiatives...

Adeleke Inspects Ilesa Road Dualisation Project

27.03.2025

…Tasks Contractor On Timely Completion Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, on Wednesday inspected the ongoing dualisation of the Palace-Brewery Junction road in Ilesa, directing the contractors to ensure high-quality work and timely completion of the project. During the impromptu inspection, the governor urged the contractor to accelerate the pace of work to meet the expected...

Court Remands Bus Driver Who Allegedly Killed UNIOSUN Students

27.03.2025

A Magistrate Court sitting in Osogbo, the Osun State capital, has ordered the remand of a luxury bus driver, Ibrahim Muntari, over his alleged involvement in a tragic accident that claimed the lives of five students of Osun State University (UNIOSUN) and others in Ikire. The incident, involving a luxury bus belonging to Silver Luxury...

Naira-For-Crude Policy Poses Risks To FDIs – DAPPMAN

27.03.2025

The Depot and Petroleum Products Marketers Association of Nigeria (DAPPMAN) has warned that the proposed Naira-for-crude oil transaction framework presents significant risks that could undermine Nigeria’s foreign exchange stability and deter Foreign Direct Investment (FDI). The DAPPMAN’s Executive Secretary, Olufemi Adewole, in a statement issued on Wednesday, expressed concerns over the volatility of the Naira....

Members Attending Nocturnal Meetings Will Be Deregistered – Okaba

27.03.2025

The National President of the Ijaw National Congress (INC), Benjamin Okaba, has warned that any Ijaw person who attends a purported meeting organized by those he described as “Enemies of the Ijaw nation” will be deregistered, with their names publicly listed as betrayers of the Ijaw cause. Speaking on Wednesday in Yenagoa during a stakeholders’...

FG Launches Nat’l Guideline To Reduce High Sodium Intake

27.03.2025

The Federal Government has launched the National Guideline for Sodium Reduction with the tagline “Let Your Health Guide Your Taste,” aimed at curbing the rising burden of cardiovascular diseases, particularly hypertension, in Nigeria. The guideline sets clear limits for sodium content in processed and packaged foods, promotes public education and behavior change campaigns, and establishes...

Poet Osarenren Marks World Poetry Day With Naija Poetry Fest

26.03.2025

As the world celebrates World Poetry Day, Convener of the Naija Poetry Fest, Godson Osarenren, has said the idea behind the festival is to increase literary sphere, make literary works more recognisable, promote literacy and contribute to the well-being of the society and also contribute to the politics of our nation. According to Osarenren, Naija...

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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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