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GDP: Combined Fiscal Balance Of States Up 3% To N7.1trn –Edun

15.08.2025

…says targeted vulnerable Nigerians being reached …economy on positive trajectory Following the progress made in the economy since the emergence of the current administration, the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Mr. Wale Edun, has said that the combined fiscal balance of states with regard to Gross Domestic Product (GDP) has grown...

Suicide: OAU VC, Varsity Condole With Late Student’s Parents

15.08.2025

The Vice-Chancellor, Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Prof Adebayo Bamire, has commiserated with parents and family of a Part Two, Faculty of Dentistry of the university, who committed suicide yesterday. The Vice-Chancellor, who was disturbed and saddened over the death of the student appealed to parents and guardians to instil in their children and wards the...

WMA Urges Hungary To End Pressure On Medical Chamber

15.08.2025

The World Medical Association (WMA) has called on theHungarian Prime Minister, Viktor Orbán to halt what it described as a political and legal campaign against the Hungarian Medical Chamber (MOK). In a formal letter to Mr. Orbán, WMA President Dr. Ashok Philip condemned recent government actions that include removing MOK’s compulsory membership requirement and transferring...

Top 15 News Roundup For Latest Nigerian News August 15

15.08.2025

Here is New Telegraph’s news roundup of the top 15 latest Nigerian news making headlines today, Friday, August 15, 2025. Shettima Chairs UNICEF GenU 9JA Board Meeting, Accelerating Opportunities For Youths Marking the International Youth Day 2025 under the theme “Youth Innovation for a Sustainable Future”, Nigeria reaffirmed its commitment to empowering young people at...

Kwara Gov Presents Staff Of Office To Three Traditional Rulers

15.08.2025

…Urges monarchs to promote peace, unity in their domains Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has presented the Staff of Office to the new Alagunjin of Agunjin, Oba Isiaka Malik, the Olowo of Ita-Olowo, Oba AbdulRazaq Adekola Salau, and the Elepe of Epe-Opin, Oba Afolabi Odeniyi Gabriel. While Alagunjin is a 3rd Class monarch from Ifelodun...

NSCDC Boss Orders Deployment Of 20,850 Officers

15.08.2025

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has said that a total of 20,850 officers and men will be deployed to ensure hitch-free by-elections to be conducted by the Independent National Election Commission (INEC) on Saturday, August 16. The Commandant General of the Corps, Abubakar Audi, who gave the directive, said it was necessitated...

Lagos Unveils First Forensic Interview Protocol For Sexually Abused Children In Nigeria

15.08.2025

The Lagos State Government has launched the Child Sexual Abuse Investigative and Interview Protocol, a pioneering platform aimed at ensuring justice for children who have suffered sexual abuse, making Lagos the first state in Nigeria to adopt such a system. The protocol, unveiled on Thursday, seeks to standardise how investigators and interviewers engage with child...

Plateau Assembly Pledges Stronger Legislation To Drive Mutfwang’s Devt Vision

15.08.2025

The Plateau State House of Assembly has resolved to leverage the knowledge gained from a three-day capacity-building retreat to enact laws that align with Governor Caleb Mutfwang’s vision of spreading developmental projects across the state. “This will be achieved through effective legislation that has a direct impact on the lives and livelihoods of citizens. The...

Ebonyi Govt Disburses N101.895m To Victims

15.08.2025

Governor Francis Nwifuru of Ebonyi State has disbursed the sum of N101.895 million to victims and families of herder attacks in Nkalaha Ishielu Local Government Area of Ebonyi State. The official flag-off of payment of compensation by the Ebonyi State Government to the victims of the attack on Thursday, August 14. The beneficiaries were victims...

FCTA Gets Four CNG Buses From PCNGi

15.08.2025

The Federal Capital Territory Administration ( FCTA) on Thursday received delivery of four 50-seater hybrid buses powered by Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) and Automotive Gas Oil (AGO) from the Presidential CNG Initiative. The Mandate Secretary, FCTA Transport Secretariat, Chinedu Elechi, who received the keys, said the gesture would aid the efforts that FCT is making...

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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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