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M&P Exits Seplat Energy; Heirs Group Increases Stake

07.01.2026

Seplat Energy Plc has announced that founding shareholder Etablissements Maurel & Prom S.A. has completely exited its shareholding in the company. The sale involved 120,400,000 ordinary shares, acquired by Heirs Energies Limited (86,639,377 shares) and Heirs Holdings Limited (33,760,623 shares). Following the transaction, M&P no longer holds any stake in Seplat Energy, while the Heirs...

Customs Generates N15.59bn At Seme Border

07.01.2026

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Seme Area Command has recorded 117 per cent increase in revenue generation by collecting N15.59 billion in 2025 at Seme as against the ₦7.17 billion collected in 2024. Also, in December 2025, the command generated ₦3.63 billion, making it the highest monthly revenue on record. The command’s Public Relations Officer,...

Wike Blows Hot, Says Fubara Sacked 10, 000 Youths I Employed

07.01.2026

The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has accused the Governor of Rivers State, Sir Siminalayi Fubara, of terminating the employment of 10,000 youths that his administration employed towards the end of his administration. Wike, who made this allegation on Wednesday at Ahoada main town, when he led the Renewed Hope Family...

AB InBev to Reacquire US Can Plant Stake for $3bn

07.01.2026

Anheuser-Busch InBev, the world’s largest brewer, has announced plans to buy back a 49.9 per cent stake in its U.S. metal container plants for approximately $3 bn, according to Reuters. The deal covers seven plants across six U.S. states, previously sold in 2020 to a group of investors led by Apollo Global Management. AB InBev...

Atlantic standoff As U.S. Seeks To Impound Russia-Flagged

07.01.2026

Following claims that the vessel bypassed a limited maritime blockade linked to Venezuela, the United States (US) has launched efforts to take control of a Russia-flagged oil tanker in the North Atlantic. According to several U.S. media on Wednesday, January 7, the American authorities alleged that the tanker belongs to a clandestine “Shadow fleet” used to...

NAHCO Signs New Ground Handling Deals with Major Airlines

07.01.2026

The Nigerian Aviation Handling Company Plc has announced the signing of a chain of contracts with major airlines for the provision of total handling solutions. In a statement made available to The PUNCH on Tuesday, the company announced the signing of contract renewals with Air France, KLM and Virgin Atlantic, as well as the African...

Stakeholders Urge Sokoto Govt To Scale Up Funding To Consolidate Gains

07.01.2026

Sokoto State has intensified efforts to eliminate zero-dose children as the number of health facilities benefiting from government-backed interventions rises to 384, following what officials and experts described as strong health sector performance in 2025. The Acting Executive Secretary of the Sokoto State Primary Health Care Development Agency, said the state recorded significant progress in...

Information Minister Disowns ‘Malagi 2027’ Write-Up, Suspends Aide

07.01.2026

The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, has disclaimed a political write-up titled “Malagi 2027”, which discussed permutations for the 2027 Niger State governorship election. In a disclaimer issued on Wednesday by his Special Assistant on Media, Rabiu Ibrahim, the Minister stated that the write-up, authored by an aide, Sa’idu Enagi, was published...

Why Hospitality Staff Communication Protocols Must Be Reasse

07.01.2026

The Lead Hospitality Consultant at Murphy’s Pro, Omoruan Murphy, has warned that declining workplace etiquette, particularly overly informal staff interactions with vendors and contractors, could damage professional relationships and weaken the industry’s reputation. According to the consultant, the Nigerian hospitality sector must reassess its staff training programmes to ensure that employees maintain professional communication standards...

ADC Welcomes Ken Pela, Says New Era of Inclusive Politics

07.01.2026

The political landscape in Delta State shifted as former Labour Party (LP), governorship candidate, Ken Pela, alongside other candidates of the party, State and Local Government officials, as well as members, officially defected to the African Democratic Congress (ADC). Speaking on the defection, the former Labour Party candidate praised the ADC as a credible platform for...

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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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