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UBA’s $100m vehicle scheme benefits Lagos ride-hail drivers

17.12.2025

United Bank for Africa has entered into a $100m partnership with the Lagos State Government and LagRide to finance vehicles for 3,500 ride-hailing drivers, a move aimed at transitioning drivers from renting cars to vehicle ownership. The Memorandum of Understanding was signed between UBA and LagRide on Tuesday in Ikeja, Lagos. Speaking at the ceremony,...

Tinubu’s Economic Policies Drive Port Boom As NPA Cargo Throughput Hits 33.5m Tonnes

17.12.2025

The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) has posted one of its strongest quarterly performances in recent years, recording a dramatic 1,085 per cent surge in export-laden containers as total cargo throughput rose to 33.52 million metric tonnes in the third quarter (Q3) of 2025. Operational data released by the Authority yesterday showed that cargo handled during...

Tinubu Meets Labour Leaders Over Proposed Protest

17.12.2025

President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday night held a meeting with leadership of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) as concerns continue to mount over a planned nationwide protest by organised labour. The meeting, which took place at the State House, Abuja, brought together key government and labour stakeholders to discuss the issues underpinning the proposed demonstration...

JUSUN Suspends 3-Month Strike In Osun After Stakeholders’ Intervention

17.12.2025

Three months after shutting down judicial activities across the state, the Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria (JUSUN), Osun State Branch, has announced the suspension of its industrial action following progress recorded in a meeting with key stakeholders. New Telegraph reports that the meeting, convened by the Director, Department of State Security Service, Osun State, brought...

Ohanaeze Affirms Support For Matawalle, Urges NANS To Abandon Protests

17.12.2025

The apex Igbo sociocultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, has expressed support for the Minister of State for Defence, Bello Matawalle, describing him as a key asset of President Bola Tinubu’s administration. In a statement jointly signed by its Deputy President General, Mazi Okechukwu Isiguzoro, and National Spokesman, Chief Chinenyeze Ohia, Ohanaeze urged the National Association of...

N600m Goods Lost As Fire Razes Gombe Timber

17.12.2025

Timber Sellers Association, Gombe State chapter, said yesterday some of their members lost goods worth over N600 million to Monday’s fire outbreak that destroyed several shops at Kasuwa Katako Market, Gombe. Chairman Mohammed Ahmadu said this when Deputy Governor Manassah Jatau visited the market to commiserate with them. He said no fewer than 60 shop...

Infinix Rewards Customers with Davido at Abuja Flagship Stor

17.12.2025

Infinix Nigeria has rewarded customers with discounts, cashbacks, and raffle prizes as it hosted Afrobeats star Davido at its flagship store in Jabi Lake Mall, Abuja, recently. The event attracted large crowds to the store, with customers taking advantage of price reductions on selected devices, cashback offers on premium models, and a raffle draw for...

Customs Hands EFCC N2.28bn in Undeclared Airport Cash

17.12.2025

The Nigeria Customs Service, Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, on Tuesday handed over the sum of €651,505 and $800,575, equivalent to N2.281bn, to operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission. Addressing journalists during the handover ceremony at the command, the Customs Area Controller in charge of the command, Chidi Nwokorie, stated that the move...

Nigerian stock exchange gains N13bn on industrial rally

17.12.2025

The Nigerian Stock Exchange gained N13bn at the close of trading on Tuesday, driven by performances in consumer and industrial stocks. The market capitalisation of the exchange now stands at N95.3tn. The All-Share Index inched up by 21.23 points to close at 149,459.11, representing a one-week gain of 1.71 per cent, a four-week gain of...

FG raises N596bn from medium-term FGN bond auction

17.12.2025

The Federal Government of Nigeria has issued N596bn in medium-term bonds, comprising a five-year 17.945 per cent FGN bond maturing in August 2030 and a seven-year 17.95 per cent FGN bond maturing in June 2032. The bonds were offered at an auction held on 15 December 2025, with settlement scheduled for 17 December 2025. Investors...

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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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