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Tinubu Arrives Nigeria After State Visit To France, S’Africa

05.12.2024

President Bola Tinubu has arrived in the country after a state visit to France and Cape Town, South Africa for the 11th session of the Nigeria-South Africa Bi-National Commission (BNC) This is contained in a statement issued by Tinubu Special Adviser Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga in the early hours of Thursday, December 5. According...

…Unveils Lagos Shopping Festival – New Telegraph

05.12.2024

Lagos State Governor Babatunde Sanwo-Olu has officially unveiled the Lagos Shopping Festival (LSF) symbol. Sanwo-Olu unveiled the LSF symbol at a brief ceremony, during a courtesy visit to his office in Lagos House, Ikeja, by the organisers and corporate sponsors of the festival. Set to run from December 23 to 25, the Lagos Shopping Festival...

Lagos Will Support FG On Road Infrastructure, Says Sanwo-Olu

05.12.2024

Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has promised to continuously collaborate with the Federal Government through the Federal Ministry of Works to improve road infrastructure in the state. Sanwo-Olu made the promise during a courtesy visit by the Minister of State for Works, Bello Goronyo, at the Lagos House, Alausa, Ikeja. Goronyo was accompanied by the...

Senate Buckles, Suspends Hearing On Controversial Tax Reforms Bills

05.12.2024

The Senate, yesterday, resolved to suspend its proposed public hearing on the controversial Tax Reform Bills till further notice, with a view to embarking on wider consultations with various stakeholders. It’s pertinent to note that the apex legislative chamber had mandated its Committee on Finance six weeks to organise a public hearing on the bills...

How Ex-Kwara Gov Misused N5bn UBEC Fund –EFCC Witness

05.12.2024

The trial of the immediate past Governor of Kwara State, Alhaji Abdulfatah Ahmed, and his Finance Commissioner, Ademola Banu, over alleged stealing and mismanagement of public funds to the tune of N5.78 billion got underway on Wednesday before Justice Mahmud Abdulgafar of a Kwara State High Court in Ilorin. At the resumed hearing of the...

S’Africa Targets Nigeria’s Lithium For Electric Vehicles

05.12.2024

South Africa has expressed interest in investing in Nigeria’s lithium. President Cyril Ramaphosa said at the NigeriaSouth Africa Business Roundtable in Cape Town on Tuesday his nation wants to collaborate with Nigeria to drive the green energy transition and support the development of electric vehicle (EV) batteries. He also proposed leveraging Nigeria’s vast lithium reserves...

2027: Group Asks Ex-Minister To Join Abia Guber Race

05.12.2024

A Civil Society Organization advocating for credible good governance in Abia State, Abia -17, has called on Chief Henry Ikechukwu Ikoh to contest the Abia State governorship election in 2027. The group expressed its confidence in Ikoh’s ability to provide good governance for the people of Abia State, having aspired to contest for the position...

Ariaria Market Traders Refute Allegations Of Denial Of Remodelled Shops

05.12.2024

The allegations that original shop owners in the remodelled A-line lock up shops in in the Ariaria International Market, Aba, Abia State, were denied allocation has been refuted by members of the Ariaria Allottees Traders Association. The traders dismissed the allegations in a communique issued at the end of their meeting held at the Aline...

ACF Resolves Leadership Crisis, Reinstates Osuman

05.12.2024

The Northern sociocultural and political organisation, Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF), has resolved its internal leadership crisis and lifted the suspension slammed on the Chairman of the National Executive Council (NEC), Chief Mamman Mike Osuman (SAN). Last month the Forum suspended Osuman, over what they said was an unauthorised statement on the 2027 elections. The Chairman...

Visa Hosts Demo Day For Second Cohort Of Africa Fintech Accelerator

05.12.2024

Visa, a global leader in digital payments, has concluded its Demo Day for the second cohort of the Visa Africa Fintech Accelerator program. The event, which took place in Cape Town, South Africa, provided a platform for 23 innovative fintech startups to present their groundbreaking solutions to an audience of venture capitalists, angel investors, ecosystem...

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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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