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Nephrologists Condemn Exclusion Of Children From Dialysis Cost Reduction

29.08.2025

The Nigerian Association of Nephrology yesterday expressed concern over the noticeable disparity in dialysis costs for children and adults following the Federal Government’s recent initiative to reduce dialysis costs. President Olugbenga Awobusuyi emphasized the importance of equitable pricing to ensure all patients have access to affordable treatment, according to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)....

KGIRS Grows Kogi’s IGR By 300%

29.08.2025

Kogi State‘s Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) has seen a significant boost, growing from N750 million to over N3 billion monthly, according to Salihu Enehe, Executive Chairman of the Kogi State Internal Revenue Service. Speaking at the Stewardship and Accountability Forum organised by the Correspondents Chapel of the Nigeria Union of Journalists, Kogi State council, Enehe...

Dangote Group To Build $2.5bn Fertiliser Plant In Ethiopia

29.08.2025

…to maintain 60% ownership Ethiopian Investment Holdings (EIH), the strategic investment arm of the Government of Ethiopia, and Dangote Group have signed a comprehensive shareholder agreement to develop, construct, and operate a world-class urea fertilizer production complex in Gode, Ethiopia. Under the partnership structure, EIH will hold a 40 per cent equity stake while Dangote...

Group Backs FG On Nigeria’s Shea Nut Export Ban

29.08.2025

A group, Alliance For Economic Research & Ethics Ltd/Gte, has commended the Federal Government for its recent policy direction on Nigerian shea nut industrialisation. In a statement signed by the Chairman of the group, Hon. Dele Kelvin Oye, yesterday, it said the decision would encourage local processing and value addition to a potential $6.6 billion...

LG Charts New Course In Peace, Security At 34th Anniversary

29.08.2025

The people of Akpabuyo Local Government Area in Cross River State have rolled out the drums to celebrate the 34th anniversary of the council’s creation, marking the milestone with cultural displays, communal festivities, and renewed optimism for peace, security, and prosperity. Speaking at the event, which was held at the Council headquarters, former PDP Deputy...

Clean Energy: 1.2m Nigerians Benefit As Shell Subsidiary Commits $40m

29.08.2025

Managing Director of Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production Company Ltd (SNEPCo), Ronald Adams, has said that All On, which was established by Shell in 2016, has achieved over 50 direct investments, committed over $40 million and supported ventures that have brought clean energy to over 1.2 million Nigerians across 190 underserved communities across the country....

Falz Sets To Tie Knot, Unveils Pre-Wedding Photos

29.08.2025

Nigerian rapper and human rights activist, Folarin Falana, popularly known as Falz, has taken to his social media page to officially announce he will be getting married soon. The award-winning artist made this revelation on Thursday through a heartfelt Instagram post, where he shared his pre-wedding photos with his soon-to-be wife. Captioning the photos, Falz...

Police Arrest Kidnapping Suspect, Rescue 7-Year-Old Victim

29.08.2025

A 32-year-old suspected kidnapper has been arrested for allegedly kidnapping a seven-year-old child at the Alapere area of Lagos State. The suspect, identified as one Chigozie Michael, was arrested by the operatives of the Lagos State Police Command, Special Squad I, at the Ijegun area of the State. The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), CSP...

Defence Industry Association Tasks Military On Made In Nigeria Equipment

29.08.2025

The Defence Industry Association of Nigeria (DIAN) has charged the Armed Forces of Nigeria to patronise locally-made equipment and other military hardware, to bolster the ongoing counterterrorism and counterinsurgency operations. The appeal was made by the Secretary General of DIAN, Engr. Kola Balogun, on the sidelines of the African Chiefs of Defence Staff Summit in...

Oborevwori Courts Brazilian Investors, Showcases Delta’s Economic Potentials In São Paulo

29.08.2025

Delta State Governor, Sheriff Oborevwori, yesterday urged the Brazilian business community to seize the vast investment opportunities available in the state and maintained that Delta is strategically positioned to become a hub for trade, agriculture, energy, and industrial development in Nigeria and West Africa. The governor made the call while delivering his remarks at the...

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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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