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NIMASA Accredits 27 Shipyards For Operations Across Nigeria

02.11.2025

The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) has accredited 27 shipyards for operations across the country in line with its statutory mandate to regulate and enforce standards in shipbuilding and repair facilities. According to a statement by the agency’s Deputy Director and Head of Public Relations, Osagie Edward, on Sunday, the accreditation exercise was...

2027: No Hope For PDP Without Unity

02.11.2025

Following the wave of suspension among the top leadership of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), the former Governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose, has said the recent developments within the party indicate there is no hope of the party returning to power for now. This was as the former Governor described the PDP as being...

Oyo Govt, SON To Address Substandard Steel Production

02.11.2025

In a renewed effort to safeguard lives and property, the Oyo State Government has expressed its readiness to deepen collaboration with the Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON) to curb the proliferation of substandard steel and iron rods in the market. The Commissioner for Investment, Trade, Cooperatives and Industry, Adeniyi Adebisi, made this known while receiving...

Oyo, UNICEF Champion Sustainable Fashion

02.11.2025

The Oyo State Government, through the Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources, in partnership with the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), has reaffirmed its commitment to making environmental protection a cornerstone of sustainable development in the state. This assurance was given by the Commissioner for Environment and Natural Resources, Barrister Seun Ashamu, during the commemoration...

Wolves Sacks Coach After Horrendous Start to Season

02.11.2025

Wolves’ have sacked their head coach, Vitor Pereira, after failing to win any of their first 10 Premier League games this season. Pereira’s sacking comes only 45 days after he signed a new three-year contract at Wolves despite them being bottom at the time, having lost their first four league games. The Premier League’s bottom...

Rivers Contributory Health Programme Begins Free Healthcare For Pensioners

02.11.2025

The Rivers State Contributory Health Protection Programme (RIVCHPP) has announced the commencement of free healthcare services for all pensioners under the Rivers State Civil Service, beginning in November 2025. The Executive Secretary of RIVCHPP, Dr. Vetty Agala, disclosed this during the agency’s management meeting, noting that the initiative has received approval from the State Commissioner...

Customs, Netherlands Deepen Cooperation On Trade Facilitation, Compliance Mgt

02.11.2025

The Comptroller-General of Customs (CGC), Adewale Adeniyi, has led a delegation from the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) to the Netherlands for a two-day bilateral working visit aimed at strengthening cooperation on trade facilitation, port efficiency, and border management between both countries. The visit, held between October 29 and 31, featured a series of high-level technical...

Customs Boss Adeniyi Emerges President, Nigeria Wrestling Federation

02.11.2025

The Comptroller-General of Customs (CGC), Adewale Adeniyi, has emerged as the President of the Nigeria Wrestling Federation (NWF) following an election held last Saturday at the Moshood Abiola National Stadium, Abuja. According to a statement issued by the Customs Service spokesperson, Dr. Abdullahi Maiwada, the election was supervised by the National Sports Commission. The exercise...

Over 41,000 Nigerian Youths Undergoing Skills Training

02.11.2025

The National Directorate of Employment (NDE) has revealed that about 41,307 Nigerian youths are currently undergoing various skill acquisition programmes across the 36 states of the federation and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). Director-General of the NDE, Silas Agara, made this known in Abuja, noting that the ongoing training forms part of the second phase...

Stop Pull-Down Syndrome, Ex-Agitators Tell Niger Deltans

02.11.2025

Ex-agitators from the Niger Delta region and other critical stakeholders have called on residents to put an end to what they described as a “pull-down syndrome,” warning that the ongoing smear campaign against the Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Dr. Samuel Ogbuku, would only set the region back. The appeal was...

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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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