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Nigeria Construction Boom: State-Backed Growth Fuels $108Bn

08.09.2025

Rising government expenditure on housing and infrastructure is spurring growth in Nigeria’s $108bn construction industry, with the Big 5 exhibition spotlighting investment opportunities in the construction sector. In a statement, it was noted that Big 5 Construct Nigeria will run in Lagos from September 23 to 25, supporting the country’s $108 bn construction market. It...

Factional Edo NLC To Join NUPENG’s Protest Against Dangote

08.09.2025

A faction of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Edo State Council yesterday said it was fully prepared to join one of its affiliates in the state, Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas (NUPENG) in their proposed nationwide protest scheduled for Monday over alleged monopolistic agenda in the oil sector. A terse statement issued by...

Tafawa Balewa Square to Unveil Remembrance Arcade, Garden

08.09.2025

The Tafawa Balewa Square Management Board has disclosed that it will inaugurate the Remembrance Arcade and Independence Garden in October as part of efforts to preserve national heritage and provide a befitting venue for civic events. While speaking with The PUNCH, the Managing Director of the Tafawa Balewa Square Management Board, Lucia Shittu, explained that...

CSOs To FG: Publicly Disclose Terms, Conditions Of Oil Firms’ Divestments

08.09.2025

Civil society organisations have called on the Nigerian Government to publicly disclose the terms and conditions of all oil companies’ divestments. They added that they should reveal the funding allocated for environmental remediation and compare it to independent estimates of actual clean-up costs. They also called for the establishment and enforcement of clear standards for...

APGA Accuses Obidient Movement Of Instability

08.09.2025

The All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) says the defections which has hit the Obidient Movement have exposed the instability in the party. Spokesman for APGA Ejimofor Opara said the developments had raised moral questions about Peter Obi’s following. He challenged members of Obidient Movement to show proof of their loyalty to Obi, the candidate of...

Russian Vaccine For Colon Cancer Ready For Use- Report

08.09.2025

Russia’s Federal Medical Biological Agency (FMBA) has announced that a domestically developed personalised mRNA cancer vaccine targeting colorectal cancer, also known as colon cancer, will be rolled out this year. The vaccine, initially targeting colorectal cancer, showed significant reductions in tumour size and improved survival rates. Further advancements are being made in developing vaccines for...

CBN Forbearance: Banks’ Non-Performing Loans To Rise, Says S&P

08.09.2025

The world’s largest credit rating agency, S&P Global Ratings (S&P), has predicted that the lifting of forbearance by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) from June 2025 will likely lead to higher Non-Performing Loans (NPLs) for banks this year. In a report released over the weekend, the credit rating agency said that while it projects...

IHR Announces 2025 Post-Hajj Lecture, Recognition Event

08.09.2025

Independent Hajj Reporters (IHR) is pleased to announce its Annual Post-Hajj Lecture and Recognition Event, scheduled to be held on Thursday, 11th September 2025, at the Auditorium, National Mosque, Central Area, Abuja, beginning at 10:00 am prompt. This year’s event, themed “For the Interest of Pilgrims: Nigeria and the Quest for Best Hajj Operational Practices,”...

United Nigeria Seals Boeing 737-800 Delivery Deal With Southwest Airlines

08.09.2025

United Nigeria Airlines, one of Africa’s fastest-growing carriers, has signed a landmark aircraft sales and purchase agreement with Southwest Airlines, the world’s largest operator of Boeing 737 and a global leader in affordable and reliable air travel, for the delivery of six Boeing 737-800 aircraft within the year. Also, the airline will acquire an additional...

Analyst Celebrates Health Minister, Pate, At 57

08.09.2025

In celebration of his 57th birthday, a public affairs analyst, Ibrahim Yahaya Muye, has described the Minister of Health, Prof Mohammed Ali Pate, as a global health genius, whose impacts in health sector goes beyond Nigeria. Muye in a statement said Pate has travelled to more than 100 countries across the world, proffering solutions to...

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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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