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Nigeria Needs Alternative Funding To Fix 360,000km Of Roads

18.02.2025

The Minister of State Works, Muhammad Bello Goronyo has said over 360 thousand kilometres of road network in Nigeria cannot be fixed with the Nigeria Budget except through other sources of funding. Goronyo made this known during a one-day working visit to Kogi State, where he inspected various projects undertaken by FERMA. The Minister was...

Community Commends Edo Govt For Reclaiming Site

18.02.2025

The residents of Upper Tenboga-Ekiuwa University of Benin road in Ikpoba Okha Local Government Area of Edo State, who were displaced by gully erosion, have commended the state government for its reclamation efforts. Mr Edward Ugboyobi, a landlord in the community, expressed his gratitude to the government while speaking to journalists in Benin. “The community...

Youth Leaders Condemn CDS’ Visa Denial By Canadian Embassy

18.02.2025

…Describe action as an affront to Nigeria The Coalition Of Nigerian Youth Leaders (CONYL), on Monday, vehemently condemned the recent visa denial to the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Gen. Christopher Miss and his team by the Canadian Embassy In Nigeria. The Nigerian Youth Leaders made the condemnation during a Press Conference in Abuja, titled”...

Query your Chairman For Anti-Party, Osadolor Tells PDP BoT

18.02.2025

The Deputy National Youth Leader of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Timothy Odadolor, wants the Board of Trustees (BoT) of the parry to query its Chairman Senator Adolphus Wabara, for anti-party activities. Wabara who was suspended by the Abia State chapter of the party last week for endorsing the state governor Dr Alex Otti, a...

Tinubu Departs Ethiopia For Nigeria

18.02.2025

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, on Friday, departs Ethiopia for Nigeria following a successful engagement at the 38th Ordinary Session of the African Union (AU) Assembly. New Telegraph recalls that on Sunday, February 16, President Tinubu participated in the 38th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of the African Union (AU) Heads of State and Government in...

CDS’ Participation Would Have Boosted Troops’ Mental Strength – DHQ

18.02.2025

The Defence Headquarters (DHQ), on Monday, participation of the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Christopher Musa, in the just-concluded Invictus Games in Canada would have added significant mental strength to Nigerian troops. Mixed reactions have continued to trail Canada’s decision to deny the Defence Chief a visa to attend the international multi-sport event for...

NCS To Tackle Smuggling Through Technology

18.02.2025

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has said it will deploy modern technology to reduce the activities of smugglers across the country to the barest minimum. The Comptroller-General of Customs, Bashir Adeniyi, made this known on Monday in Ilorin, the Kwara State capital, during his familiarization tour of the Kwara Area Command. According to the Comptroller-General,...

Prices Of Essential Commodities Crash In Kano

18.02.2025

Prices of essential commodities, including rice, flour, milk, beans, and spaghetti, have crashed by over 40% in Kano following the Federal Government’s intervention, the Chairman of Singer Market, Junaidu Muhammad Zakari has said. Speaking to newsmen on Monday, the Chairman explained that the government’s opportunity for importers to bring in essential commodities such as rice,...

FUOYE Lauds Tinubu Over Realization Of NELFUND

18.02.2025

The Vice Chancellor of the Federal University, Oye-Ekiti (FUOYE), Professor Abayomi Fasina, has commended President Bola Tinubu for the actualization of the Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND), which has benefited Nigerian students. Fasina who spoke on Monday with NELFUND, Nigerian students can access loans to fund their education, adding that many students at FUOYE have successfully...

FG Eyes Non-Oil Revenues For Economic Bailout

18.02.2025

Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Mr Wale Edun has disclosed that the Federal Government (FG) is relying on non-oil revenue-generating agencies to meet its budgetary obligations. To this end, the Minister has tasked the heads of these non-oil revenue agencies to deploy information technology tools to block leakages and waste within...

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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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