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NiMet, ACReSAL Partner On Digital Climate Data Platform For Northern Farmers

30.04.2025

The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) and the Agro-Climatic Resilience in Semi-Arid Landscapes (ACReSAL) Project are collaborating to develop a customized Digital Precision Agricultural Extension (DPAE) platform aimed at enhancing climate-smart agriculture for smallholder farmers in Northern Nigeria. At a strategic meeting held at NiMet’s headquarters in Abuja, Mukhtar Y. Tanko, the National Project Coordinator of...

Kwara Govt Reaffirms Commitment To Community Devt Through Strategic Infrastructure

30.04.2025

The Kwara State Government has reiterated its commitment to opening up more communities for development through deliberate and strategic infrastructure investments aimed at positioning the state for greater national and global relevance. The State Commissioner for Works, AbdulQuawiy Olododo, made this known on Wednesday while presenting the Ministry’s scorecard at the Q1 2025 Ministerial Press...

Wike Sympathises With FCT Minister Of State Over Father’s Death

30.04.2025

Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister, Nyesom Wike, on Wednesday expressed sympathy with the Minister of State, FCT, Mariya Mahmoud over the death of her father, Sani Baban Koko. An official statement by Wike’s Senior Special Assistant on Public Communications and Social Media, Lere Olayinka, said the Ministerprayed for the repose of the deceased. It was...

Sokoto First Lady Empowers Vulnerable Groups With Food Items, Cash

30.04.2025

In a continued effort to cushion the effects of economic hardship, the First Lady of Sokoto State, Fatima Ahmed Aliyu, has distributed food items and cash to 1,000 vulnerable individuals across the State. The initiative, carried out under the platform of the Nigerian Governors’ Wives Association (NGWA), provided each beneficiary with a 50kg sack of...

DBN Secures Shareholders’ Approval For $2.5m Equity Stake In Youth Entrepreneurship Bank

30.04.2025

The Development Bank of Nigeria (DBN) has secured approval from its institutional shareholders to invest $2.5 million in equity into the proposed Youth Entrepreneurship Investment Bank, a new initiative aimed at boosting youth-owned enterprises in Nigeria. The Managing Director/CEO of DBN, Mr. Tony Okpanachi, disclosed this on Wednesday in Abuja during the bank’s 8th Annual...

Sanwo-Olu Promises Continued Support For Devt Of Creative Industry

30.04.2025

Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to fostering the creative industry by endorsing the All-Africa Music Awards (AFRIMA) 2025, set to be hosted in Lagos. The announcement was made during a courtesy visit by members of AFRIMA’s International Committee and representatives of the African Union Commission (AUC) at Lagos House, Ikeja....

Ajadi Seeks Improved Workers’ Purchasing Power

30.04.2025

As Nigeria Workers celebrate their day on Thursday May 1, 2025, a member of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), Olufemi Ajadi, has called on governments at all levels to reduce inflation and improve workers’ purchasing power, economic growth and development. Ajadi said that increase of salaries of workers may not be the solution to...

Tottenham Looking To Salvage Season

30.04.2025

Tottenham have endured a miserable season in the Premier League but Europa League glory is a very real possibility. Spurs face surprise package Bodo/Glimt in the last four and are clear favourites to reach the final. Although even winning the trophy may not be enough to keep Ange Postecoglou in the job. Glimt, the first...

Amotekun Receives 500 Distress Calls In Three Months

30.04.2025

The Ondo State Security Network, codenamed Amotekun Corps, on Wednesday, disclosed that it has received 500 distress calls in the first quarter of the year 2025. The Commander of the security network, Adetunji Adeleye, who disclosed this, said the Command has profiled 750 suspected criminals and charged 175 among them to court. Some of the...

Dawn Commission Endorses South West Games, Pledges Support

30.04.2025

In a significant boost for the future of sports development and youth empowerment in the Southwest region, the Director General of the DAWN Commission, Seye Oyeleye, has formally endorsed the SouthWest Games, describing it as a transformative platform perfectly aligned with the region’s aspirations for sustainable growth and regional integration. Oyeleye made the declaration while...

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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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