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Plateau NUJ Congratulates New President, Alhassan, Deputy Oyetunde, Others

28.11.2024

The Plateau State Council of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) has congratulated Comrade Alhassan Yahya on his landslide victory as the new President of the union. The Plateau NUJ in a press statement issued by the Council Chairman Mr Ayuku Pwaspo, and Secretary, Mary Domtur, also congratulates other elected NUJ officials especially Dr. Mrs...

NAMA Resumes $300 Helicopter Landing Fee To Operators

28.11.2024

Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) has disclosed it will resume the collection of a $300 landing fee on helicopter operators across the country. The agency’s Director, Air Traffic Services, Tayo John, made this known during the ongoing 53rd Annual General Meeting of the Nigerian Air Traffic Controllers Association, in Kano State. Speaking during the event,...

Court Sacks Seven-Man Benue Caretaker C’ttee Of APC

28.11.2024

…We shall proceed to Appeal Court, says Omale’s faction A Makurdi High Court presided over by Honourable Justice T A Kume yesterday declared illegal the seven-man caretaker committee of the APC in Benue state. The action of the court followed a suit initiated by the Austin Agada-led faction challenging the dissolution of the State Working...

FG Flags Off REHAEPI In Jere, Distributes Food Items To 300 Households

28.11.2024

The Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Reduction, Prof Nentawe Goshwe Yilwatda, has flagged off the harvest of the Renewed Hope Empowerment Project (REHAEPI) in Jere, Borno State. The Minister performed the ceremony in the company of the Honourable Federal Commissioner, National Commission for Refugees Migrants and Internally Displaced Persons (NCFRMI), Tijani Aliyu Ahmed, and...

Nwifuru Presents N396.58 bn 2025 Budget To Ebonyi Assembly

28.11.2024

Ebonyi State Governor, Francis Nwifuru has presented a budget estimate of N396.58 billion for the 2025 fiscal year to the 24-member House of Assembly. The 2025 budget proposal is 0.98 per cent higher than the 2024 estimate of N392 billion. Presenting the “Budget of Economic and Social Development, Nwifuru said that the proposed estimate comprised...

7 Division Army Inaugurates Accommodation For RSMes, Soldiers In Frontline

28.11.2024

In its efforts to provide befitting accommodation to its troops, the 7 Division Nigerian Army has inaugurated a well-furnished accommodation for soldiers from the rank of corporal and below, as well as RSM quarters to ease the accommodation of troops in the Frontline. Inaugurating the houses at the Maimalari cantonment Maiduguri on Thursday, the Acting...

NAFDAC Seizes ₦300m Worth Of Fake Medicines In Lagos

28.11.2024

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has revealed it discovered ₦300m worth of counterfeit medicines during a raid at Tyre Village in the Trade Fair Complex in Lagos State. This was contained in a statement released on its official X handle on Thursday. The building where the illegal medicines were...

S’Eagles Drop Eight Places In Latest FIFA Ranking

28.11.2024

Nigeria’s Super Eagles have dropped eight places in the latest men’s ranking released by the Federation of International Football Association (FIFA). FIFA released the latest men’s ranking on its official website on Thursday, November 28. The three-time African champions, who were previously ranked 36th, now occupy 44th position. READ ALSO: The Super Eagles also dropped...

Nigeria Open Ready For Business, Tinubu Tells French Investors

28.11.2024

Amid his ongoing three-day trip to France, President Bola Tinubu has assured French investors that Nigeria is open and ready for business. Tinubu who made this known on Thursday during a joint briefing with the French President, Emmanuel Macron at the Elysee Palace, said his government is creating an enabling environment for them to thrive. The president...

Tinubu Pledges Return Of Out-of-School Children To Classroom

28.11.2024

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has reiterated his administration’s commitment to reducing the number of out-of-school children in Nigeria through innovative education and skills development programs. He disclosed this during a dialogue with French President, Emmanuel Macron at the Élysée Palace on Thursday. Tinubu emphasized the importance of equipping Nigerian children for the future by reintegrating...

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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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