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Lagos Is The Safest In Nigeria – Reno Omokri

31.07.2025

Frontline social critic and presidential aide has sympathized with one Dr. Okafor, whose car was allegedly vandalized in the Lekki area of Lagos State. He however condemned the bias reporting and feasting on the unfortunate incident by some people who labelled the state as unsafe on the account of the incident. He opined that a...

Wild Africa Calls For Greater Support For Wildlife Defenders

31.07.2025

Wildlife conservation NGO, Wild Africa, has honoured the extraordinary commitment of nearly 60,000 African rangers who risk their lives daily to protect the continent’s wildlife and ecosystems. Marking 2025 World Ranger Day with the theme “Rangers, Powering Transformative Conservation,” the organisation underscored the critical role rangers play in safeguarding biodiversity and commemorated those who have...

Baro Port: Oyetola Reaffirms Commitment To Transparency, Collaboration

31.07.2025

The Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, His Excellency Adegboyega Oyetola, has reiterated his dedication to openness, collaboration, and responsible governance, following the participation of the Federal Ministry of Marine and Blue Economy in a stakeholders’ engagement convened by the Ad-hoc Committee on National Stakeholders Engagement on the Challenges and Prospects of the Baro Inland...

Air Travel: IATA Raises Red Flag Over Africa’s Air Safety Rating

31.07.2025

…lags behind global average The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has urged African governments to prioritise aviation safety as well as see it as a catalyst for economic growth, job creation, connectivity, and social development. According to IATA, on average, the effective implementation rate for ICAO SARPS is 59.49 per cent across 46 of 48...

‘Demands Must Be Met’, Nurses Vow To Continue Strike

31.07.2025

The National Association of Nurses and Midwives, Federal Health Institutions Sector, has vowed to continue with its ongoing strike until key aspects of their demands are addressed. The National Chairman, Morakinyo-Olajide Rilwan, made this statement on Thursday during an interview on Channels Television. Rilwan said that the striking nurses will ignore calls by the government...

UACN To Acquire Chivita | Hollandia (CHI Limited) from The Coca-Cola Company

31.07.2025

UAC of Nigeria PLC (UAC) has entered into an agreement to acquire Chivita|Hollandia (CHI Limited) from The Coca-Cola Company. Chivita|Hollandia (CHI Limited) is a leading food and beverage player in Nigeria, with a portfolio across value added dairy products, juices, nectars, still drinks, and snacks. The Hollandia brand is the market leader in evaporated milk...

Seplat Energy Declares $4.6 Interim Dividend Amid N2.17trn Revenue Surg

31.07.2025

Seplat Energy Plc, Nigeria’s leading independent energy company dual-listed on the Nigerian Exchange and the London Stock Exchange, has declared an interim dividend of $4.6 cents per share for the half-year ended June 30, 2025, on the back of stellar unaudited financial results that underscore its resilience and strategic execution in a volatile macroeconomic environment....

Dangote Set To Commission 3MTA Grinding Plant In Côte D’ivoire

31.07.2025

The management of Dangote Cement has announced that it will commission the 3Mta grinding plant in Côte d’Ivoire by the third quarter of this year, which is expected to strengthen the company’s position in Africa and contribute significantly to its exports. Chief Executive of Dangote Cement, Arvind Pathak, in a note to the Nigerian Stock...

PETROAN’s Spokesman Counters NNPC Over Non-Sale Of PH Refinery

31.07.2025

The National Public Relations Officer of Petroleum Products Retail Outlet Owners Association of Nigeria (PETROAN), Dr Joseph Obele, has disagreed with the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd) over its announcement that it will not sell the Port Harcourt Refinery. In a statement yesterday, he called for the privatization of the refinery, adding that...

Tinubu Has Kept His Promise To Provide Security

31.07.2025

The Special Adviser to the President on Policy Communication, Daniel Bwala, on Wednesday, said that President Tinubu’s administration has kept its promise to Nigerians to provide security in the country. Bwala who made the remark during an interview on Channels Television said insecurity had been degraded to a large extent. According to him, what Nigerians...

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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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