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KNSG Sets To Tackle Housing Deficit

01.05.2025

The Kano State Government has reaffirmed its commitment to addressing the persistent housing deficit affecting the State. The Commissioner for Housing and Urban Development, Ibrahim Yakubu Adamu, made this known during his maiden meeting with the management staff of the ministry. According to a statement issued by Adamu Abdullahi, Director of Public Enlightenment, Adamu expressed...

FCT Workers Converge At Eagle Square

01.05.2025

On Thursday, the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) workers joined their counterparts across the country to mark the 2025 May Day celebration. New Telegraph gathered that the workers dressed in colorful attire, showcasing their different professions and vocations, are converging on Eagle Square where the May Day celebration will take place. READ ALSO There is a...

Okpebholo Lauds Edo Workers Contribution To State Devt

01.05.2025

The Edo State governor, Monday Okpebholo, on Thursday commended Edo workers for their hard work, resilience, and invaluable contributions to the development of the state. According to his May Day message, which was issued by his Chief Press Secretary, Fred Itua, the governor said the workers are the pillars of society. In line with the...

Sanwo-Olu Urges Lagos Youths To Join Nigerian Army

01.05.2025

Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has urged young residents across the state to take advantage of the ongoing recruitment exercise into the Nigerian Army, describing it as a pathway to national service and diverse career opportunities. The governor’s call was conveyed in a statement released Tuesday by Olumuyiwa Ojelabi from the Office of the Secretary...

Fubara Hails Resilience Of Rivers Workforce

01.05.2025

Suspended Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, on Thursday commended the resilience and dedication of the state’s workforce, calling for greater protection of workers’ rights and improved working conditions across sectors. New Telegraph reports that Fubara gave the charge in a solidarity message to mark the 2025 Workers’ Day. He stressed that workers remain the backbone...

Tinubu Okays Panel To Organise 4th AU MSMEs In Nigeria

01.05.2025

President Bola Tinubu has approved the composition of an Oversight Committee to organise the 4th African Union Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) Forum, which Nigeria is hosting. It’s scheduled to hold between June 23 and 27 in Abuja. The theme of the 2025 edition of the Forum is “Building Resilient MSMEs through Digital Innovation,...

Labour To Tinubu: We’re Asking For Living Wage, Not Luxury

01.05.2025

As Nigerian workers lament their inability to survive the current economic hardship with their take-home pay, the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has said Nigerians are hungry and spend more on transportation and electricity. President of the NLC, Comrade Joe Ajaero, who spoke to newsmen ahead of the May Day celebration, noted that even if the...

FG’s Unequal, Discriminatory Policies Enabling Hostilities –ACF

01.05.2025

The Arewa Consultative Forum, (ACF) has raised the alarm over what it called discriminatory policies of the Federal Government, saying it is contributing to hostilities against northerners in other parts of the country. Speaking through Alhaji Bashir Dalhatu, Chairman, ACF BoT at its meeting in Kaduna yesterday, the apex Northern socio-political body said while the...

Soludo Urges S’East Monarchs To Unite To Reclaim Region

01.05.2025

Governor Charles Soludo has extended warm felicitations to traditional rulers in the Southeast, stressing that collaboration is vital to the region’s development. The governor made this submission at a recent meeting of the South East Traditional Rulers Council, where he stated that it is necessary to foster unity and dwell on each stakeholder’s pivotal role...

Delta LP Chief Downplays Oborevwori, Okowa’s Defection To APC

01.05.2025

The candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the 2023 Delta State governorship poll Kennedy Pela yesterday downplayed Governor Sheriff Oborevwori and his immediate past predecessor Ifeanyi Okowa’s defection from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) at the centre. In a letter written to Deltans, Pela claimed that Oborevwori...

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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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