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Olatunde-Badmus Charges FG On Salary Earners’ Welfare

30.09.2025

As Nigeria marks its 65th Independence Anniversary, the Asiwaju Musulumi of Yorubaland, Edo and Delta States, Dr. Khamis Olatunde-Badmus, has urged the Federal Government to urgently review the welfare of salary earners, noting that their income has not kept pace with the realities of the nation’s evolving economy. Speaking in Iragbiji, Osun State, during a...

NUPRC Condoles With Arise TV Over Reporter’s Death

30.09.2025

The Management of the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) has commiserated with Arise Television over the painful loss of its news anchor and producer, Miss Somtochukwu Christelle Maduagwu. In a condolence letter, the Commission Chief Executive (CCE) of NUPRC, Gbenga Komolafe, prayed that God grants her family and colleagues the strength to bear the...

Lawal Commiserates, Urges Unity Against Menace

30.09.2025

The Governorship Candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) in the last general election in Kwara State, Mallam Hakeem Oladimeji Lawal, has commiserated with the people of Oke-Ode in Ifelodun Local Government Area over the recent attacks by suspected militants. In a statement issued on Tuesday by his media office, Mallam Lawal called on relevant...

Osun Govt Urges Parents To Prioritize Children’s Education Over Frivolities

30.09.2025

The Osun State Government has urged parents to prioritize their children’s education above frivolous spending, emphasizing that education remains the surest path to a brighter future. The Senior Special Assistant to the Governor on Rural Development and Community Affairs, Adetunji Ajala, made the appeal on Tuesday in Erin-Osun, Irepodun Local Government Area of the state,...

Yinka Adebayo Appointed First Chairman Of TPP Fest 2025

30.09.2025

The Peak Performer Africa (TPP Africa) has appointed Yinka Adebayo, Group Executive Director for West & Central Africa at Omnicom Media Group, as the inaugural Chairman of TPP Fest 2025. Adebayo, a two-time honouree on the TPP Africa platform, is widely regarded as one of the continent’s leading figures in media and marketing. With over...

NNPCL Delegation Visits New Telegraph, Affirms Commitment To Transparency

30.09.2025

A delegation of the Nigeria National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd), yesterday visited the corporate office of the New Telegraph Newspaper in Lagos with an assurance that it would be transparent in all its dealings with Nigerians. The new Chief Corporate Communications Officer of NNPCL, Mr. Andy Odeh, who led the delegation, said the company...

Blame PDP If Mbah Defects, Says Ex-Enugu Party Chair

30.09.2025

A chief of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and former Chairman of the Enugu State chapter of the party, Chief Augustine Nnamani, has said the PDP should be blamed should the Enugu State Governor, Dr Peter Mbah, ultimately dumps the party. Reports have been rife over Mbah’s plan to defect from the PDP to the...

Market Capitalization Rises By N155bn As BUA, Others Rally

30.09.2025

Equities market opened the week on a positive note yesterday, as gains recorded in BUA Cement Plc and 23 other stocks lifted investors’ wealth by N155 billion. The All-Share Index (ASI) rose by 244.53 points, or 0.17 per cent, to close at 142,377.56 points, while market capitalisation advanced to N90.115 trillion. The rally was driven...

Bankers’ Committee: Tinubu To Inaugurate National Arts Theatre On Oct 1

30.09.2025

As part of activities commemorating Nigeria’s 65th Independence Anniversary, President Bola Tinubu will tomorrow officially inaugurate the newly renovated National Arts Theatre, Iganmu, Lagos. The historic project, executed by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and the Bankers’ Committee as part of their commitment to giving back to the nation, marks a bold investment in...

Anxiety As Chinese, Lebanese Corner Nigeria’s N15trn Freight Forwarding Sector

30.09.2025

Anxiety is currently brewing in the maritime sector following the sudden takeover of over 90 per cent of Nigeria’s freight forwarding business by foreigners. Findings revealed that the sector with an annual market value of $10 billion (N15trn) has been largely cornered by Asians, especially Chinese, Lebanese and Indians. Nigerians, who play in the sector,...

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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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