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Mental Health: Obasa Advocates Collective Responsibility, Synergy With Lawmakers

03.07.2025

Given the grimness and prevalence of mental health issues across the country, the Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Mudashiru Obasa, has advocated inter-sectoral collaboration with the assembly and collective responsibility by agencies, individuals, and institutions. Speaking in his capacity as Chairman at the Seventh Public Lecture of the Board of Fellows, Pharmaceutical...

2027: Coalition Is To Prevent Nigeria’s Descent Into One-Party State –Mark

03.07.2025

The Interim National Chairman of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Senator David Mark, said the decision of opposition leaders to form a coalition, is to prevent Nigeria from descending into a one-party state. Mark, who spoke yesterday, however stated that the coalition is beyond just gaining political power. “It is a concerted effort to rebuild...

People Who Can’t See Tinubu’s Good Works Are Blind

03.07.2025

Nyesom Wike, Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), on Wednesday criticized critics who insist the President Tinubu administration is underperforming, saying such people are “politically expired” and blind to ongoing progress. The former Rivers governor made the disclosure while speaking during the flag-off and commissioning of road projects in the Ushafa-Bwari area of Abuja....

Reps Step Down Senate Bills, Protest Delay Of 146 House Bills

03.07.2025

The House of Representatives yesterday stepped down all the bills transmitted from the Senate for concurrence in the Green Chamber. The Reps protested against the Upper House’s delay of 146 bills they had sent to them. The resolution was taken after heated debates on what was termed undue delay of bills transmitted to the Senate...

IMF Projects Nigeria’s GDP Growth At 3.4% On Strong Reforms

03.07.2025

…lauds CBN Country positioned to resist external shocks –Edun The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has projected Nigeria’s real GDP growth at 3.4 per cent in 2025. It attributed the growth to new domestic refinery, higher oil production, and a strong services sector. Against the backdrop of complex and uncertain external environment, medium-term growth is expected...

Nigerian Vessel Berths In Lagos Port To Service AfCFTA Market

03.07.2025

A Nigerian-owned container vessel, Clarion MV Ocean Dragon has berthed at Tin Can Island Port to lift cargoes across Nigerian ports and West African trade corridors to deepen trade under the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA). The Panama-flagged vessel, acquired by Clarion Shipping West Africa Limited was built in 2014, with a capacity of...

Gombe Ranks 4th In Nigeria’s Digital Tax Administration

03.07.2025

Gombe State has once again affirmed its status as one of Nigeria’s most reform-driven sub national governments by emerging 4th nationwide in the latest national assessment of digital maturity in tax administration. The ranking was unveiled during a high-level validation workshop on Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI) and Intelligence Revenue Authority (IRA) Index Tools, organised by...

Senate Passes Bill Renaming Agricultural College In Benue

03.07.2025

The Senate yesterday passed the Agricultural Research Council of Nigeria (Amendment) Bill, 2025 (SB.864), officially renaming the Federal College of Agricultural Technology, Opialu Ojapo, Benue State to the Federal College of Agriculture and Technology, Opialu Ojapo, Benue State. The passage of the bill followed the presentation of the report on the legislation by the Senate...

Wema Bank Gives Out N3m Grants To 3 MSMES’s At Lagos Leather Fair

03.07.2025

Wema Bank has disbursed business grants totalling N3 million to the top three Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) who emerged winners in a business pitch competition at the Lagos Leather Fair 2025. The top three winners of the business grants are EwaOluwa Morenikeji of House of Ewa Limited, Joy Fache James of Paciencia, and...

Plateau Assembly Elects New Speaker

03.07.2025

The Plateau State House of Assembly yesterday elected Nanloong Daniel as new Speaker following Gabriel Dewan’s resignation from the position. Daniel representing Mikang was unanimously chosen by his colleagues to lead the 24-man Assembly. Dewan representing Pankshin North comes from the same senatorial zone with as Governor Caleb Mutfwang, and this has been affecting the...

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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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