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FG Free 1600 Women Of Obstetric Fistula Burden, Says NHIA

16.09.2025

No fewer than 1600 women with obstetric fistula have undergone surgeries to resolve the conditions under the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) Fistula-Free Programme (FFP) initiative of the Federal Government. Head, Standards and Quality Assurance Unit of the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA), Dr Saka Agboola, stated this in an interview with the News Agency...

Resumption: NNPP Stalwart Seeks End To Frequent Change Of Textbooks

16.09.2025

As schools resume across most states yesterday, a South West stalwart of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), Ambassador Olufemi Ajadi, has cautioned both government and private schools operators against the frequent and unnecessary change of textbooks every academic session. Ajadi, who is also a businessman and philanthropist, expressed concern over the economic strain on...

Top 15 News Roundup For Latest Nigeria News September 16

16.09.2025

Here is New Telegraph’s roundup of the top 15 latest Nigerian news making headlines today, Tuesday, September 16th, 2025. Economy: You’re Out Of Touch With Unfolding Positive Dev’t, Presidency Tells Atiku The Presidency has said that the former Vice President Atiku Abubakar must be out of touch with unfolding economic realities for him to have...

H1’25: Nigeria’s Export Surplus Surges 54.6% To N12.64trn

16.09.2025

Nigeria has extended its streak of positive trade balances to an unprecedented 11 consecutive quarters, underscoring both the resilience and vulnerabilities of Africa’s largest economy in the face of global and domestic headwinds. To this end, exports outpaced imports by a wide margin, yielding a surplus of N12.64 trillion in the six month period—54.63 per...

I’ll Tackle Infrastructural Deficits, NIWA Boss Tells Osun Residents

16.09.2025

The Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA) and governorship aspirant on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for the 2026 election in Osun State, Bola Oyebamiji, has assured residents that addressing infrastructural deficits across the state would top his agenda if given the mandate in...

Customs Creates Special Desks To Speed Up Govt, Diplomatic Imports

16.09.2025

The Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Bashir Adewale Adeniyi, said on Monday that special desks have been set up in headquarters and key commands to fast-track the clearance of imports for government projects, manufacturers, embassies, and international agencies. He noted that the goods were vital for power, road, health, and education projects, saying...

UniLag Alumni Urges FG To Settle Dispute With ASUU

16.09.2025

The President of the University of Lagos Alumni Association, Engineer Ifeoluwa Oyedele, has urged the Federal Government to settle with the Academic Staff Union of the Universities (ASUU). The Alumni President speaking with journalists yesterday in Lagos on their 55th Anniversary Dinner and Award coming up on October 17, 2025, said the issue of the...

Edo NDLEA Arrests Four, Destroys 18,000kg Of Cannabis

16.09.2025

The officers of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) Edo State Command have destroyed over 18,000 kg of cannabis sativa in a raid targeted at cultivators in the state. Speaking at a press briefing on the onslaught, which took place on September 11, 2025, at Ugbogui Forest, Ovia South West Local Government Area of...

Group Commends Tinubu’s Fight Against Insecurity In Northern Nigeria

16.09.2025

…Demands action on alleged security sponsor Concerned Citizens of Zamfara State have commended President Bola Tinubu for his administration’s commitment to combating banditry and kidnapping in Northern Nigeria. The group, in a statement issued by its Director of Public Affairs, Dr Yazidu Muhammad Namoriki, highlighted the president’s efforts to restore peace and security in the...

NMA Lagos Seeks Single 5-Year Tenure For CMDs, MDs Of Tertiary Hospitals

16.09.2025

…Demands Restoration of Lagos Doctors’ Salaries The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA), Lagos State Branch, has called for a single five-year tenure for Chief Medical Directors (CMDs) and Medical Directors (MDs) of tertiary hospitals. Also, the NMA has rejected the deduction and reduction of salaries of Lagos State-employed doctors, calling on the Lagos State Governor, Babajide...

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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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