March 2026 – Page 80

Inuwa Yahaya Joins Shettima In Yola

24.03.2026

Gombe State Governor, Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya, on Monday, joined the Vice President, Kashim Shettima, the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Professor Nentawe Yilwatda, and other top party leaders in Yola, Adamawa State, for the grand reception of Governor Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri into the ruling APC. The event, held at the Ribadu Square,...

UNICEF, EU Treat 40,000 Malnourished Children In Yobe

24.03.2026

The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said EU-funded nutrition interventions have assisted more than 40,000 malnourished children in Yobe State, providing lifesaving treatment during critical lean seasons. UNICEF Malnutrition Manager, Joseph Senesie, said this during a media field visit and virtual dialogue in Damaturu yesterday, noting that the May-to-September lean season often exacerbated acute malnutrition...

Nigeria Sliding Into Authoritarian Rule –Atiku

24.03.2026

Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, has accused President Bola Tinubu of dismantling democratic institutions and pushing Nigeria toward authoritarian rule. Atiku, in a statement by his media office, warned of such implications for the West African sub-region. The former vice president who was reacting to Monday’s “state-sponsored siege by operatives of the Department of State...

PDP Crisis: Makinde Picked Fight He Knows He Cannot Win

24.03.2026

The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has berated the Governor of Oyo State, Seyi Makinde, over the continuous crisis in the People’s Democratic Party (PDP). Speaking at the National Executive Committee (NWC) meeting of the PDP faction, chaired by Abdulrahman Mohammed, on Monday, March 23, Wike said the Oyo governor picked...

In London, Mbah Ignites Investors’ Interest In Enugu

24.03.2026

Enugu State Governor, Dr Peter Mbah, has ignited foreign investors’ interest in the state with prospective investors expressing readiness to immediately key into opportunities across various sectors of the state’s economy. Mbah said investors should expect between 25 and 40 per cent return on their investments, noting that global manufacturers and international partners were already...

Uphold Bauchi Congress Results, Tinubu Support Groups Tell APC Leadership

24.03.2026

President Bola Tinubu’s support groups and All Progressives Congress (APC) loyalists in Bauchi State have urged the party’s national leadership to uphold the outcome of the state congress, saying attempts to alter it could affect APC’s prospects ahead of the 2027 elections. The group made this appeal on Monday at the Double Four Event Centre...

Container shortage at Lagos ports threatens Nigerian exports

24.03.2026

The Association of West African Exporters and Marine Professionals has warned that the worsening scarcity of shipping containers at Lagos ports is threatening the country’s export sector, which is valued at $44.06bn as of 2025. This is even as the group lamented the refusal of shipping lines to pick export cargoes, a development they said...

Nigeria Power Sector Debt: GenCos Await N501bn Payment

24.03.2026

Three months after the Federal Government issued a N501bn bond to kick-start the settlement of longstanding electricity debts, power generation companies have yet to receive any payment, raising fresh concerns over liquidity in Nigeria’s fragile power sector. The development comes despite the government’s announcement of the Presidential Power Sector Debt Reduction Programme aimed at clearing...

Jet Fuel Prices Surge, Forcing Airlines to Hike Airfares

24.03.2026

There are indications that airfares may jump in the coming weeks following the hike in the cost of aviation fuel, commonly referred to as Jet A1, a development that is already putting pressure on airline operations and signalling higher ticket costs for passengers. The spike in JetA1 price is largely due to the crisis in...

Dangote Refinery Threatens Fuel Exports Over Import Licences

24.03.2026

The Dangote Petroleum Refinery is planning to export all the petrol, diesel, and jet fuel produced at the 650,000-barrels-per-day facility located in Lekki, Lagos State, a plan that may plunge Nigeria into fuel scarcity. This comes amid reports that South Africa and other African countries were lobbying the Dangote refinery for improved fuel supplies. Impeccable...

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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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