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Inuwa Leads Northern Govs To Restore Land, Boost Food Security

19.12.2024

The Chairman of the Northern States Governors’ Forum and Governor of Gombe State, Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya, CON, has led his counterparts in endorsing the first phase of the Strategic Catchment Management Plan (SCMP), developed by the Agro-Climatic Resilience in Semi-Arid Landscapes (ACReSAL) stakeholders. The validation event, held in Abuja, is part of a decisive step...

NUPRC Announces 25 Winners, 10 Reserve Bidders For 2022/2023, 2024 Nigeria’s Oil Licensing Round

18.12.2024

The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) has announced 25 winners and 10 Reserve Bidders,’ for the 2022/2023, 2024 Nigeria’s Oil Licensing Round. According to NUPRC document seen by New Telegraph on Wednesday, there were six winners for the 2022/2023 deep shore licensing round and four reserved bidders. The document showed that there are 19...

NIWA Warns Boat Operators On Overloading Beyond Approved Limits

18.12.2024

…issues safety, security alert The National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA) has warned boat operators to avoid overloading beyond the approved limits. It stressed that they must provide life jackets to passengers free of charge during their voyage to their destinations. Also, authority has issued a safety and security alert, urging Nigerians to prioritise safety while...

No 2025 Budget For Labour Ministry, NECO, UI, 21 Others, Reps Insist

18.12.2024

The House of Representatives Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has recommended the delisting of the National Examination Council (NECO), University of Ibadan (UI), Federal Ministry of Labour and Employment, and 21 other Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) from the 2025 budget. The Chairman of the Committee, Bamidele Salam said the recommendations was due to the repeated...

You Can’t Suspend Us, Edo Chairmen Dare Assembly

18.12.2024

The embattled 18 Local Government Chairmen in Edo State have dared the State House of Assembly over its suspension, declaring that the Assembly has no power to suspend them. New Telegraph recalls that Governor Monday Okpebholo had written to the House over the refusal of the State Chairmen to submit the council’s financial record to...

Kebbi Gov Presents ₦580.32bn 2025 Budget

18.12.2024

Governor Nasir Idris Kebbi State has presented a proposed budget of ₦580.32 billion for the 2025 fiscal year to the State House of Assembly. Describing the budget as the “Budget of Economic and Infrastructural Consolidation,” Governor Idris emphasised his focus on driving economic growth and improving infrastructure across the state. According to the budget, ₦453 billion...

CAPPA Trains Borno Journalists On Peaceful,l Non Violent Elections

18.12.2024

A Non-Government Organisation (NGO) Cooperate Accountability and Public Participation in Africa (CAPPA), has trained journalists in Bormo on peaceful and non-violent elections in preparation for the 2027 election. The workshop which was organized by the CAPPA and powered by the European Union (EU) brought together journalists from different media organisations and practicing journalists in the...

Prepare To Defend Your Allocations, Akpabio Tasks MDAs

18.12.2024

...Cautions against refusal to honour invitations The President of the Senate, Senator Godswill Akpabio, on Wednesday, implored Ministers and Heads of various Agencies and Departments (MDAs) of the Federal Government to prepare to defend their sectoral allocations in the 2025 Appropriation Bill. Akpabio made this call when President Bola Tinubu presented the 2025 budget proposal...

Plea Bargain Not Rooted In Nigerian Laws, Only Applies To Lagos

18.12.2024

Although the concept of the plea bargain option has become popular in Nigeria in recent years, a report by Tope Adebayo LP, a leading law firm based in Lagos State, has stated that plea bargain is not rooted in Nigerian laws. According to a report titled The Legality of The Use of Plea Bargain in...

Makinde Reacts To Stampede At Islamic High School In Ibadan

18.12.2024

Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has expressed deep sorrow following a tragic stampede at Islamic High School, Basorun, Ibadan, during a family-oriented event. New Telegraph reports that the unfortunate incident resulted in multiple deaths and several injuries, casting a pall of grief over the state. Reacting to the tragic incident in his official statement, Governor Makinde...

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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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