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Recruitment Of New Personnel Based On Merit

14.03.2025

The Board Chairman of Osun State Amotekun Corps, Wale Abass has refuted speculations that the selection process of the newly recruited officers was politically influenced, insisting that the recruitment was based purely on merit. Abass has also dismissed claims that three recruits died during the ongoing training exercise, describing the allegations as baseless and an...

FG Inaugurates NSITF Governing Board, Preaches Team Work

14.03.2025

The Federal Government has called on the newly inaugurated Chairman and members of the governing board of the Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF) to work together as a team to reshape the agency and make a positive impact on the welfare and protection of Nigerian workers. The Minister of Labour and Employment, Muhammad Maigari...

A’Ibom Committed To Blue Economy, Maritime Devt, Ememobong Tells Oil, Gas Professionals

14.03.2025

Akwa Ibom Oil and Gas Professionals have been assured of the state government’s commitment to harnessing the potentials of the blue economy and the extensive maritime development. The Commissioner for Special Duties and Ibom Deep Sea Port, Comrade Ini Ememobong, reiterated the commitment of the state government to harnessing the potentials when he hosted members...

FG Desirous To Increase Investment In Oil, Gas Sector

14.03.2025

The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, (Oil) Senator Heineken Lokpobiri, has said the Federal Government is very desirous to increase investment in the oil and gas sector to boost the nation’s production level. He called on stakeholders to collaborate more with the FG to improve the sector. He spoke when he toured TotalEnergies’ offshore...

Plang Distributes Pumping Machines To Constituents

14.03.2025

The Chairman of the Senate Committee on Labour, Employment, and Productivity, Senator Diket Plang, has distributed pumping machines and other farming implements to promote dry season farming in his senatorial district. The Senator, representing the Plateau Central Senatorial District, while speaking in Jos on Friday with Journalists at the venue of the distribution said the...

Borno Govt Distributes Vehicles, Motorcycles, Houses To Police, Military

14.03.2025

Borno State Government has distributed 110 brand new operational vehicles, 500 motorcycles and 280 houses to the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) and other security agencies in the state to enhance their operational capacity. While receiving the 110 vehicles and 500 motorcycles from Governor Babagana Zulum on Friday at the Government House, Maiduguri, the Inspector-General of...

Contractor To Train 200 Displaced Residents

14.03.2025

The Contractor handling the Lagos-Calabar Expressway, Hitech Construction Company, has screened 200 displaced residents of Section 1 of the 700-kilometre Lagos-Calabar Expressway for vocational skill training. This is just as the company has expressed assurance that it would carry residents living in the right of way where the project is located along in the implementation...

Natasha – Akpabio Saga: Senate Passes Vote Of Confidence In Akpabio

14.03.2025

The Senate, yesterday, passed a vote of confidence in the Godswill Akpabio-led administration, expressing satisfaction with his performance and general conduct so far. The apex legislative Assembly passed the vote of confidence in their leader, following a motion moved by the Senate Majority Leader, Opeyemi Bamidele. Bamidele, who cited Orders 40 and 51 to move...

Stop Floodgate Of New Varsities, Education Minister Tells NASS

14.03.2025

The Minister of Education, Dr. Maruf Olatunji Alausa, has asked members of the National Assembly to put an end to the approval of new universities in the country, and focus on how existing universities would be better equipped to offer quality learning with the view of producing competent graduates. This was as the minister said...

Poor Sleep Could Be Bad For Brain Health –Study

14.03.2025

A new study from the Australian National University (ANU) has found that poor sleep could have an impact on brain health. Findings of the study are published in the journal ‘Sleep Medicine’. The research, a review of over 100 existing studies, found that sleep characteristics like poor quality or lack of sleep, as well as...

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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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