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PenCom Maps Strategy To Capture 75m Informal Sector Workers

10.02.2026

In order to reach over 75 million workers in the informal sector and capture them into the pension net, the National Pension Commission (PenCom) is relying on the services of digital platforms and accredited pension agents. The Director-General of PenCom, Omolola Oloworaran, stated this in Abuja yesterday at the presentation of a licensed accredited pension...

Shehu Sani Slams Critics, Backs Remi Tinubu Over US Air Strikes

10.02.2026

Senator Shehu Sani, a former lawmaker who represented Kaduna Central in the 8th National Assembly, has thrown his weight behind Nigeria’s First Lady, Sen. Oluremi Tinubu, for supporting the United States’ airstrikes against terrorists operating in Sokoto State. Senator Sani, who spoke via his verified X handle on Tuesday, described the backlash against the First...

Engineers Challenge Senate, Back Real-Time Election Results Transmission

10.02.2026

The Nigerian Society of Engineers (NSE) has publicly opposed the Senate’s recent rejection of mandatory real-time electronic transmission of election results. The Senate had earlier voted against the proposal, citing poor network coverage, cybersecurity risks, infrastructure deficiencies, and the potential for legal disputes. The NSE, in a statement signed by its President, Engr. Ali Alimasyua...

DSS Probes Humiliation Of Pedro Obaseki In Benin

10.02.2026

The Department of State Services (DSS) has formally taken over investigation into the humiliation of Pedro Obaseki in Benin on December 28, 2025. The Nollywood filmmaker was seen in a viral video being assaulted by some youths, who accused him of disrespecting the Oba of Benin Oba Ewuare II. In a statement issued by his...

ARCN Trains 200 Youths On Sustainable Aquaculture

10.02.2026

The Agricultural Research Council of Nigeria (ARCN), in collaboration with the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), has commenced the 2026 Training of West African Youth on Aquaculture, with emphasis on sustainable fish farming using Black Soldier Fly Larvae (BSFL). Speaking at the opening ceremony held in Abuja, the ARCN Executive Secretary, Abubakar Adamu...

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10.02.2026

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Former Foreign Affairs Minister, Idi Hong, Resigns From PDP

10.02.2026

Dr Aliyu Idi Hong, former Minister of Foreign Affairs, has formally resigned his membership of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Shangui Ward, Hong Local Government Area of Adamawa State. In a resignation letter dated 9 February 2026 and addressed to the Chairman of the PDP in Shangui Ward, Dr Hong announced that his decision...

INEC Should Not Be Given Discretion On Transmission Of Election Results –Abaribe

10.02.2026

Enyinnaya Abaribe is the Senator representing Abia South Senatorial District at the National Assembly. In this interview, he speaks on the controversy over amendment of the Electoral Act, 2022, particularly as it concerns electronic transmission of election results and other issues, ANAYO EZUGWU reports In clear language, did the Senate approve real-time electronic transmission of...

Malami Reported To CCB Over Alleged Abuse Of Office

10.02.2026

The Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB) has been petitioned to investigate former Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, SAN, over his alleged role in the removal of former Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Walter Onnoghen, and other allegations of abuse of office. A group of legislative lawyers, operating under...

NAFDAC Debunks Claim On Ban Of Amoxicillin In Nigeria

10.02.2026

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has debunked a video circulating on social media alleging that the Agency secretly banned the sale and use of Amoxicillin in the country. The Director-General of NAFDAC, Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, in a statement yesterday said the claim was false and devoid of any factual...

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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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