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Zulum Urges Tinubu To Revist Tax Reform Bill

29.11.2024

Governor Babagana Zulum of Borno State has urged President Bola Tinubu to revisit his proposed Tax Reform bills, saying it will cause backwardness across the country, especially in Northern states. Zulum who made this remark on Friday argued that only Lagos State would benefit from the tax reform bill. The Governor urged President Tinubu to...

Appeal Court Acquits Dr Olaleye, Cites Unreliable Evidence

29.11.2024

The Court of Appeal sitting in Lagos has overturned the conviction and life sentence of Dr Olufemi Olaleye, the Medical Director of Optimal Cancer Care Foundation. Dr Olaleye had been found guilty of defilement and sexual assault by penetration involving his wife’s niece, but the appellate court, in a unanimous decision, acquitted him after determining...

Tinubu Launchers Renewed Hope Agric Empowerment For IDPs In Borno

29.11.2024

In his efforts to shift from short-term to durable and sustainable solutions, President Bola Tinubu has flagged off the Renewed Hope Agric Empowerment Project for the Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) as part of his efforts in ensuring they became self-reliant. The Federal Government through the Ministry for Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation and the National...

Nigeria, France Sign Critical Infrastructure Agreements As Zenith Bank Launches Paris Branch

29.11.2024

President Bola Tinubu and French President, Emmanuel Macron on Friday signed two strategic agreements aimed at bolstering critical infrastructure development, agriculture, and food security in Nigeria amid the ongoing state visit to Franch. New Telegraph reports that the signing took place at the Palais des Élysée, Paris, during an economic forum attended by top business...

FG To Spend N2.4trn On Electricity Subsidy By 2024

29.11.2024

The Federal Government through the Ministry of Power on Friday announced that it will spend a cumulative total of ₦24 trillion on electricity subsidies to maintain stability across the country by the end of 2024. The Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu who made this disclosure regretted constant attacks on transmission lines costing the government ₦10...

APGA Defends Soludo Over Claims Of Unfulfilled Electoral Promises

29.11.2024

The All Progressives Congress (APGA) National Chairman, Sylvester Ezeokenwa has refuted claims that Anambra State Governor, Charles Soludo has failed to fulfil his electoral promises. Speaking in an interview on Friday, Ezeokenwa emphasized that the Governor is APGA’s greatest asset, adding that it is a misconception to say Soludo’s administration has failed. The APGA Chairman...

OCF Partners Key Stakeholders To Drive Educational Transformation In Nigeria

29.11.2024

Okachi Charity Foundation (OCF) is closing the year with a groundbreaking initiative aimed at fostering collaborations with notable stakeholders in Nigeria, including the Commissioner of Education, (Rivers State) the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Education (Abuja), the Directors of UBEC (Abuja and Rivers) and the region’s monarchs. This initiative is part of OCF’s unwavering commitment to...

Vote Buying Won’t Be A Threat To Osun Council Poll — OSSIEC Chairman

29.11.2024

The Chairman of the Osun State Independent Electoral Commission (OSSIEC), Barrister Hashim Abioye, has declared that vote buying will not pose a significant threat during the upcoming local government elections in the state. He made this assertion while speaking to journalists yesterday in Osogbo, during a one-day workshop organised for OSSIEC board members and staff....

Providing Jobs Not My Ministry’s Responsibility, Says Labour Minister

29.11.2024

On Thursday, the Minister of Labour and Employment, Muhammadu Dingyadi disclosed that it’s not the responsibility of the Labour Ministry to create jobs for Nigerians. Dingyadi who spoke at the annual conference of the Federal Capital Territory chapter of the Nigerian Institute of Public Relations (NIPR) in Abuja, explained that the role of his ministry...

Port Harcourt Refinery To Sell PMS At N1,030 Per Litre

29.11.2024

…Insists old PH refinery up and running The Petroleum Products Retail Outlets Owners Association of Nigeria (PETROAN), has said the Port Harcourt refinery would sell Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) also known as petrol, for N1,030 per litre. PETROAN in a statement signed by its spokesperson, Dr Joseph Obele and made available to newsmen on Friday...

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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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