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NUPENG: Scarcity Looms As Filling Stations Shut Down In Sokoto

09.09.2025

The Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) Sokoto State branch commenced shutting down of filling stations across the state yesterday to comply with the union’s directive on its strike action nationwide. The decision poses untold hardship to commuters, especially within the state metropolis. Union officials were seen closing several petrol outlets and...

INEC Affirms Gabam-Led SDP As Authentic National Executives, Writes Police

09.09.2025

The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has affirmed Alhaji Shehu Gabam led National Executive Committee of the Social Democratic Party, SDP, as the authentic leadership of the party. This was contained in a correspondence by the INEC to the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Command of the Nigeria Police, following its request for the names of...

AI Adoption By Nigerian Firms Hits 93% –Zoho

09.09.2025

Zoho, a global technology company, says 93 per cent of Nigerian companies have adopted artificial intelligence (AI), while 84 per cent strengthened privacy measures. The Country Head of Zoho Nigeria, Mr Kehinde Ogundare, disclosed this during Zoho’s 2025 User Conference, Zoholics Nigeria, held in Lagos yesterday. He said a study conducted by Arion Research for...

UDUS VC Commends Tinubu’s Education Policies

09.09.2025

The Vice Chancellor of Usman Danfodiyo University (UDUS), Professor Bashir Garba, on Monday, applauded President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s education policies, describing them as impactful and transformative for the Nigerian education sector. Professor Garba gave this commendation while speaking at the university’s combined 50th anniversary and 42nd convocation ceremony. He said, “The Tinubu administration’s commitment to revitalising...

Crisis Rocks C’River PDP Over Ambition Of State Chairman

09.09.2025

There are palpable fears that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Cross River State may disintegrate if urgent steps are not taken to iron out the contentious issue of the ambition of the state chairman, Barr. Venatius Ikem. While Ikem has denied that there is no crisis in the party, the Southern Senatorial District of...

Thunderstorm Damages Otukpo-Nsukka Transmission Line –TCN

09.09.2025

The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) yesterday reported that a thunderstorm on September 3 caused the snapping of the 132kV Otukpo– Nsukka–New Haven transmission line. TCN General Manager of Public Affairs, Mrs Ndidi Mbah, said in a statement in Abuja that the cut conductor fell near Tower 97 along the line’s route. She said: “Although...

Telecom Giants Add N5.5tn In Market Value As Tariff Hike Fuels Optimism

09.09.2025

Nigeria’s telecommunications behemoths, MTN Nigeria Plc and Airtel Africa Plc, have staged a spectacular rally on the Nigerian Exchange (NGX), racking up a combined market capitalization gain of N5.51 trillion in the first eight months of 2025. The surge, which follows the federal government’s approval of a 50 per cent tariff adjustment for telecom operators,...

Naira Strengthens To N1,506.84/$1 On Official Market

09.09.2025

The naira maintained its recent upward trend on Monday, appreciating to N1,506.84/$1 on the Nigerian Foreign Exchange Market (NFEM), compared with N1,514.87 per dollar last Thursday, data released by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) shows. The local currency also appreciated on the parallel market yesterday as it strengthened to N1,528/$1, its highest level in...

Group Demands Recovery Of Smart Schools Money From Sujimoto

09.09.2025

The Enugu State Patriots, a group of leaders cutting across political and professional backgrounds, has thrown its weight behind the efforts by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and Enugu State Government to recover the total sum of N5.7 billion so far paid in tranches to Sujimoto Luxury Construction Limited for the construction of...

Ogun Remains Nigeria’s Top Investment Destination, Abiodun Tells AfCFTA Panel In Algiers

09.09.2025

Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun, has told the inter national community that Ogun State is actively breaking trade barriers through bold initiatives designed to attract investment and deepen trade. Abiodun stated this while participating in a high-level panel session titled “Investment Showcase: Unveiling Opportunities from Select African & Caribbean SubSovereigns” at the ongoing IATF25 in...

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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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