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Tinubu hails Jim Ovia after prestigious London honour

10.04.2025

The founder/chairman of Zenith Bank Plc, Jim Ovia, has been admitted to the prestigious Freedom of the City of London. According to a statement on Wednesday, the recognition was bestowed on him at a ceremony which was held at the Mansion House, City of London. The Freedom of the City of London, a time-honoured tradition...

Annual Leave; I’m Back With Double Dose Of Energy, Says Otu

10.04.2025

Cross River State Governor, Bassey Otu, has returned to Calabar after a three-week annual leave, declaring that he is back with “renewed vigor and a double dose of energy” to accelerate the transformation of the state. Addressing a jubilant crowd of supporters and government officials who thronged the Margaret Ekpo International Airport, Calabar, the Governor...

FUOYE Governing Council Exonerates VC Over Sexual Harassment Allegations

10.04.2025

The Governing Council of the Federal University Oye-Ekiti (FUOYE) has cleared the Vice Chancellor, Prof. Abayomi Fasina, of allegations of sexual harassment against a member of staff of the institution. The university in the last few months had been embroiled in a series of controversies over the reported allegations of sexual harassment against the VC...

FG to review $4bn spending on clothing imports

10.04.2025

The Federal Government, through the Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment, has reaffirmed its commitment to building a robust and responsive policy framework to support the growth of Nigeria’s Cotton, Textile and Garment sector and reduce the nation’s reliance on imported clothing. This initiative aims to localise up to $4bn in spending on textile imports,...

FG: Crude For Naira Sales Policy To Continue

10.04.2025

…to be sustained for as long as it aligns with public interest The crude and refined product sales in naira remains intact, the Federal Government has affirmed, putting paid to seeming confusion that trailed the policy. The government added that the policy would be sustained as long as it aligns with public interest and support...

Leverage NPA’s easy export processes, Dantsoho tells traders

10.04.2025

The Managing Director of the Nigerian Ports Authority, Dr. Abubakar Dantsoho, has urged traders and the general public to explore the tailor-made simplified export processes and other vistas of opportunity present at the agency. In a statement on Wednesday, Dantsoho stated that during the 36th Enugu International Trade Fair. The event was themed ‘Developing Nigeria’s...

Rivers NUJ Demands Apology From Police Over Attack On Journalists

10.04.2025

The Nigeria Union of Journalists NUJ, Rivers State council, has demanded for an apology from the state police command within 14 days over the recent attacks on its members who covered the “Bring it Back Movement” protest in Port Harcourt. The union said the police assaulted Charles Opu – rum of Channels Television, Allwell Ene...

Nigeria can overcome US 14% export policy – Traders

10.04.2025

The Vice President of the National and International Affairs and Coordinator of the Eastern Corridor of West African Cross Border Traders, Salami Nasiru Alasoadua, has stressed the need to reorganise the country, the region and the entire continent to mitigate the adverse effects of the new US 14 per cent export policy. Alasoadua made this...

Personal remittances hit $20.93bn in 2024 – CBN

10.04.2025

The Central Bank of Nigeria has said that personal remittance inflows rose to $20.93bn in 2024, reflecting an 8.9 per cent increase year-on-year. This was contained in a statement issued on Wednesday by the apex bank while announcing a balance of payments surplus of $6.83bn for the 2024 financial year. The statement was signed by...

NDIC to pay first tranche of liquidation dividends to Heritage Bank depositors

10.04.2025

The Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation has announced plans to pay the first tranche of liquidation dividends to depositors of Heritage Bank, whose operating licence was revoked by the Central Bank of Nigeria on June 3, 2024. According to the NDIC Managing Director/Chief Executive, Bello Hassan, the corporation has made significant progress in disposing of 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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