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FG Secures €300M Development Partnership Deal From France

30.11.2024

The Federal Government has secured a €300million development partnership with France in critical sectors of the nation’s economy such as healthcare, transportation, and renewable energy. Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Mr. Wale Edun led the Federal Government’s delegation in signing two transformative agreements with the French Government and its development agency,...

Current Economic Reforms Will Improve Africa’s Economic Prospects –Tinubu

30.11.2024

…assures Macron’s efforts on continent won’t be in vain President Bola Tinubu has assured that ongoing reforms in the country would improve Africa’s economic prospects. The President, who is currently on a 3-day state visit to France, assured his host, President Emmanuel Macron that his efforts in the continent of Africa would not be in...

Alleged Graft: Court Rejects EFCC’s Request to Arraign Bello Without His Counsel

30.11.2024

…adjourns case till Dec 13 A Federal High Court, sitting in Abuja, the nation’s capital yesterday adjourned sitting on the alleged N80bn fraud charge brought against the immediate past Governor of Kogi State, Alhaji Yahaya Bello, to December 13, 2024 for the motion for abridgment and possible arraignment. Trial Judge, Justice Emeka Nwite adjourned the...

CBN hikes Interest Rate on Deposits from Banks to 26.5%

30.11.2024

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has announced an adjustment to the remuneration structure for deposits placed with it by commercial banks, raising the interest rate on the Standing Deposit Facility (SDF) to 26.5%. This represents a sharp increase from the previous 19% applied to large deposits exceeding N3 billion. The policy shift, which...

Awori Indigenes Lauds Tinubu Over P’Harcourt Refinery’s Resuscitation

29.11.2024

The members of the Awori Welfare Association of Nigeria (AWAN) have lauded President Bola Tinubu for resuscitating the moribund Port Harcourt Refinery. In a press release issued on Wednesday, the President of Pan-Awori umbrella cultural body, Asiwaju Muhammed Ajibola Olagbaye, commended the President for breaking the age-long jinx, which has prevented the facility from functioning....

Adamawa Raises Monthly Allowance Of NYSC Members To N20,000

29.11.2024

Adamawa State Governor, Ahmadu Fintiri has increased the monthly allowance of National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members, posted to the state from N10,000 to N20,000 per month. Governor Fintiri announced the increment on Friday during the opening ceremony of the NYSC Batch C Stream 1 orientation course at the Damare NYSC camp in the Girei...

Peter Obi Pays Private Visit To APC Chieftain, AA Zaura

29.11.2024

Peter Obi, the 2023 presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), on Friday, paid a private visit to the Abuja residence of Abdulsalam Abdulkarim Zaura, better known as AA Zaura, a prominent member of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) who hails from Kano State. The former Governor of Anambra State and AA Zuara held...

Oyo Govt Cancels N4,000 Retirement Form Fee For Civil Servants

29.11.2024

The Oyo State Government has cancelled the existing collection of N4,000 administrative fees for retirees in the state as a way of alleviating financial burdens on civil servants. This was contained in a statement made available to newsmen by the Commissioner for Establishments and Training, Hon. Olusegun Olayiwola, citing Governor Seyi Makinde’s commitment to enhancing...

Bauchi Varsity Begins Indefinite Strike

29.11.2024

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Bauchi State-owned Sa’adu Zungur University (SAZU) on Friday declared an indefinite strike. Confirming the development, the ASUU, SAZU Chairperson, Auwal Nuhu, noted several reasons for the industrial action during a press conference held at the university’s Yuli campus. According to him, the strike is as a result of...

Gov. Aliyu Receives C’ttee’s Report, Vows To Retrieve Missing Funds

29.11.2024

Governor Ahmed Aliyu has vowed to retrieve the misappropriated N30,000 Sallah gifts meant for Local Government and Local Government Education Authority (LGEA) staff in the state. He made this disclosure when he received the report from the committee set up to investigate the allegations of non-payment of the N30,000 to Local Government and LGEA staff...

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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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Awori Indigenes Lauds Tinubu Over P’Harcourt Refinery’s Resuscitation

Adamawa Raises Monthly Allowance Of NYSC Members To N20,000

Peter Obi Pays Private Visit To APC Chieftain, AA Zaura

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