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We’ll Support MOFI To Recover Govt Assets, Investments – Reps

14.11.2024

The House of Representatives Committee on Finance, has assured of its commitment in supporting the Ministry of Finance Incorporated (MOFI) to be fully established to recover all Federal Government assets and investments. The Chairman of the committee, Hon. James Faleke gave the assurance on Thursday during an oversight visit to the headquarters of MOFI in...

Lagos Fire Service Douses Ikeja Factory Blaze

14.11.2024

The Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service has demonstrated its effectiveness in combating fires, extinguishing a factory fire at Imperio International in Ikeja on Wednesday night. Goods affected include body spray, perfumes, and creams; partial damage to twin warehouse block. However, the fire confined to affected area, preventing spread to production warehouse. Director of Lagos...

WTO DG: UN Chief Hails Okonjo-Iweala For Second Term

14.11.2024

….Says Okonjo-Iweala serves as a model to all women in Nigeria, Africa, globally The Country President of the United-Nations Positive Livelihood Award Centre (UN-POLAC), Prof Funmilayo Adesanya-Davies has said the expected emergence of Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala as the Director-General of the World Trade Organization (WTO) is well deserved. She also stated that the WTO DG...

Consumers In Dilemma Over 369 Tariff Plans By Telcos

14.11.2024

Proliferation of tariff plans by mobile networks have been giving subscribers headaches, keeping them in dilemma on which to choose to get value for their money. It was discovered that the four major mobile network operators in Nigeria has about 267 different tariff plans for both voice and data tied to promotion on their platforms....

Gov Idris Moves Yo Secure Sokoto-Badagry Super Highway Project Amid Lakurawa Concerns

14.11.2024

In addition to the troops deployed to Kebbi State to counter the Lakurawa terrorist, Governor Nasir Idris has requested a comprehensive security survey of the state portion of the Sokoto to Badagry Super highway to ensure uninterrupted execution of the project. To this end, the Federal Ministry of Works has sent a high-powered security reconnaissance...

Ondo Poll: Yiaga Urges Stakeholders On Meaningful Collaboration

14.11.2024

…Says Guber poll a model for off-cycle elections in Nigeria A Civil Society Organization (CSO), Yiaga Africa has called on all stakeholders in Ondo State gubernatorial election coming up on Saturday, November 16 to work together with the aim of making the governorship poll an exemplary model for other off-cycle elections in the country by...

Mustapha Flags Off Capacity-Building Programme For Constituents

14.11.2024

…As NIHORT hails Senator’s empowerment initiative The lawmaker representing Kwara Central in the National Assembly, Senator Saliu Mustapha, has flagged off a multi-million naira capacity-building and empowerment workshop that is focused on dry season farming and horticultural value chain for youth and women in his constituency. The training, which was kicked off on Thursday at...

EU Inaugurates Second Cohort Of Youth Sounding Board

14.11.2024

The European Union (EU) has inaugurated the second cohort of the Youth Sounding Board (YSB) Nigeria, comprising of 25 young people drawn from across the country. Through the YSB Nigeria, the European Union provides a platform for young people to have an influence on the policies and programmes by the EU Delegation in Nigeria. In...

Weak Naira Impacts MTN Group’s Revenue By 18%

14.11.2024

Weak Nigerian currency has impacted MTN Group’s service revenue, which triggered a 18.5 per cent fall to 127.37 billion rands in the first nine months of 2024 from 156.29 billion rands in the corresponding period of 2023. MTN’s Group President and Chief Executive Officer, Ralph Mupita, noted that the naira’s depreciation had a material impact...

Sego Inaugurated As Lagos NURTW Chairman

14.11.2024

…Sues For Peace Alhaji Mustapha Adekunle Adio, better known as Sego has been inaugurated as the substantive Chairman of the Lagos State Council of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW). Sego had acted as the Chairman of the Caretaker Committee of the council for few months after the dissolution of the executive committee...

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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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