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Over 5,000 Professionals Expected As Corporate Olympics Debuts

09.03.2026

No fewer than 5,000 professionals from various sectors are expected to participate in the maiden edition of the Corporate Olympics scheduled to be held in Lagos on May 1, 2026. This was disclosed by the organisers of the event, Work and Wellness Ltd, on Monday during a press conference in Lagos, where they unveiled activities...

STEM Startups Hold Key To Solving Africa’s Challenges — Tinubu’s Aide

09.03.2026

The Senior Special Assistant to President Bola Tinubu on Inter-Governmental Affairs, Dr Wasiu Olanrewaju-Smart, has said that startups driven by STEM possess the capacity to solve challenges facing Africa. Speaking in a webinar at the AfriVatech iResearch Fellowship Cohort One Grand Pitch for the top seven young research fellows from Nigeria, Olanrewaju-Smart commended the contestants...

Mustapha Seeks Prayers Amid Nigeria’s Security Challenges

09.03.2026

…Hosts Islamic clerics, others to Ramadan iftar The Senator representing Kwara Central in the National Assembly, Saliu Mustapha, has hosted over 200 Islamic clerics, teachers, and opinion leaders from across the local government areas of the Ilorin Emirate Council to a Ramadan Iftar at his residence in Ilorin, the Kwara State capital. Speaking at the...

NIM Celebrates 65 Years Of Management Excellence

09.03.2026

…Unveils Sapphire Jubilee Logo The Nigerian Institute of Management (Chartered) (NIM) has unveiled plans for its 65th anniversary celebration, with a focus on strengthening institutional governance and celebrating decades of professional management impact in Nigeria. Speaking at a press conference and logo unveiling in Lagos on Monday, the President and Chairman of Council of the...

Yahaya Bello’s Name Not Linked To Fresh Documents Tendered

09.03.2026

A prosecution witness, Mahmoud Abdulazeez, on Monday, stated that the name of former Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi State was not linked to the transactions in the fresh documents tendered by the commission in the ongoing money laundering trial. Abdulazeez, a staff of Dantata and Sawoe Construction Company Limited, told Justice Emeka Nwite of the...

Afe Babalola, Interior Minister, Sanwo-Olu, Lawal, Others For London Award

09.03.2026

The Publisher, Editorial Board and Management of Triangle International Magazine have announced the selection of several distinguished Nigerians for the 2026 Face of Africa Leadership Award for Governance and Public Service Excellence, scheduled to hold in London. New Telegraph reports that the event is scheduled to hold on Thursday, April 2, 2026, at King’s College...

NRC Seeks State, Police Support To Safeguard Rail Infrastructure

09.03.2026

The Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) has urged stronger collaboration between state governments and the railway police command to safeguard rail infrastructure nationwide. Managing Director Kayode Opeifa said in Lagos at the weekend the railway police command operates across 26 states and urged governments to recognise the unit as part of their security architecture. He stressed...

Oloyede Absolves JAMB From HND Graduates’ NYSC

09.03.2026

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has absolved the agency for the inability of some Higher National Diploma (HND) graduates to secure mobilisation for the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC). The Registrar of JAMB, Prof. Is-haq Oloyede, gave this clarification at a meeting with the leadership of the National Association of Polytechnic Students, led...

A’Court Affirms Conviction Of Ex-Army General, Gen. Mohammed

09.03.2026

…orders refund of stolen funds The Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja has affirmed the conviction and sentencing of former Group Managing Director of Nigerian Army Properties Limited (NAPL), Maj.-Gen. Umar Mohammed, for syphoning and mismanaging funds belonging to the company. In the ruling delivered on Monday, March 9, the appellate court struck out Mohammed’s...

NBA’s Push For National Policy On Mentorship In Lawyers’ Interest

09.03.2026

Dr. Olukayode Ajulo (SAN) is the inaugural Chairman of the Mentorship Committee of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), as well as the Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice in Ondo State. In this interview with BABATOPE OKEOWO, he speaks on the need for lawyers to embrace mentorship as a way of achieving excellence in legal...

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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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