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NAHCON Announces 2025 Hajj Fare For Intending Pilgrims

20.01.2025

…Southern states intending pilgrims to pay N8.7M …Borno, Adamawa zone, intending pilgrims to pay N8.3m The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) has announced the fare for the 2025 Hajj for intended prospective pilgrims planning to perform this year’s Holy pilgrimage to Mecca and Medina, in Saudi Arabia. In a statement signed by Fatima Sanda...

Nigeria Seeks Global Mining Partnerships to Boost Economy

20.01.2025

The Federal Government is seeking partnership with global players in the mining sector to unlock the country’s potential in the sector. Minister of State Finance, Dr. Doris Uzoka-Anite, who led the government team to the Future Minerals Forum (FMF) in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, used the occasion to showcase Nigeria’s vast resource wealth. She underscored the...

Tanker Explosion: We’ve Complied With Presidential Directive – FG

20.01.2025

Tanker Explosion: We’ve Complied With Presidential Directive – FG

Bid Round: Nigerian Oil Firm Wins Major Block In Angola

20.01.2025

The Angolan upstream petroleum regulator, National Agency for Petroleum, Gas and Biofuels (ANPG), has announced the result of the Limited Public Tender for Block KON 13, located in the Kwanza Onshore Basin. In the statement, the ANPG reports that Oando Energy is the designated operator of the block, with 45 per cent. According to africaoikgasreport,...

Tanker Explosion Victims Transferred To Abuja Tertiary Hospitals

20.01.2025

In response to the directive of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, victims of the recent fuel tanker explosion in Suleja have been transferred to tertiary medical centres for specialized treatment. The Special Assistant on Media to the Minister of Information and National Orientation, Rabiu Ibrahim gave this update on Monday while speaking on the tanker explosion....

US Inauguration: A Disruptor Takes Power

20.01.2025

As Donald J. Trump prepares for his swearing-in as the 47th President of the United States (US) on Monday, January 20, Nigerian former Senator, Shehu Sani has shared his perspective on the event and its potential global implications. Sani in a statement issued on Monday via his verifed X handle described Trump as a “Disruptor”...

We’re Currently Experiencing Shortage Of Personnel

20.01.2025

The Director General of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), Mojisola Adeyeye, has said the agency has been understaffed affecting its regulatory duties. Professor Adeyeye who spoke at a press briefing on Monday in Lagos said this while unveiling the agency’s strategic plan for 2025. Adeyeye highlighted the urgent need...

Ondo SDP Rejects Results As APC Clears Chairmanship, Councillorship Seats

20.01.2025

The Ondo State Chapter of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) has rejected the outcome of Saturday’s Local Government elections, alleging widespread manipulation by the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). New Telegraph recalls that the Chairman of the Ondo State Independent Electoral (ODIEC) Commission, Dr Joseph Aremo, announced on Sunday that the APC won all chairmanship...

Onasanya Denies Allegations, Vows To Defend Reputation

20.01.2025

A former Group Managing Director of First Bank, Dr. Bisi Onasanya, has dismissed allegations circulating on social media, suggesting his involvement in a purported commercial loan facility transaction controversy carried out 12 years ago at First Bank. In a statement released to the press over the weekend, Onasanya, who spoke through his Communication Advisor, Mr....

Niger Tanker Explosion Death Toll Hits 86, 80 Buried in Mass Grave

20.01.2025

The death toll from Saturday’s fuel tanker explosion at Dikko junction on the Abuja-Kaduna Expressway has risen to 86, the Niger State Emergency Management Agency (NSEMA) said yesterday. It said 80 of the victims had been buried in a mass grave on the premises of the Dikko Primary Healthcare (PHC). NSEMA Director-General Abdullahi Baba-Arah said...

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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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