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LAUTECH Grieves Over Death Of Student

14.08.2025

…Commiserates with family The Management of Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH), Ogbomoso, has expressed deep sadness over the death of one of its students who was last Wednesday shot dead at the Ultramodern Wazo Market in Ogbomoso. According to a statement signed by Mrs Olayinka O. Balogun,Registrar of the Institution, made available to New...

FG Places 7-Year Ban On Establishment Of New Federal Tertiary Institutions

14.08.2025

…to extend ban on registration of private varsities soon In a move to address declining quality and infrastructure in the nation’s tertiary education sector, the Federal Government has announced a seven-year moratorium on the establishment of new federal universities, polytechnics, and colleges of education across the country. The Minister of State for Education, Dr Tunji...

UNILAG, Segun Ajayi Host Photo Walk, Contest For World Photography Day

14.08.2025

The University of Lagos (UNILAG) came alive during the week as photographers and photography lovers converged on the campus to celebrate World Photography Day with a colourful street photo walk and competitions. The event, which commenced on Tuesday, August 12, and end on Tuesday, 26, has a global theme “My Favourite Photo” and is being...

NNPC Ltd Secures Landmark Court Victory, Avoids ₦5bn Damages

14.08.2025

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd) has claimed that on August 8, 2025, the Court of Appeal, Abuja Division, upheld NNPC Ltd.’s appeal against the Federal High Court’s April 2023 judgement that annulled Senator Ifeanyi Araraume’s removal as non-executive Chairman of the NNPC Board and awarded him₦5 billion in damages. In a statement...

Tinubu To Depart Abuja For Japan, Brazil On Thursday

14.08.2025

President Bola Tinubu will on Thursday, August 14 embark on a two-nation trip to Japan and Brazil. The President will stop over in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, before proceeding to Japan. This is contained in a press statement issued on Wednesday by Tinubu’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga. According to the statement,...

Reps Begin Probe Of N1.06trn NG-CARES Social Intervention

13.08.2025

…Says Nigerians Not Feeling Impact of Palliatives The House of Representatives Committee on NG-CARES, on Wednesday, begun investigation into the implementation of the $696 million (N1.06trillion) Nigeria Community Action for Resilience and Economic Stimulus (NG-CARES) social intervention programme of the Federal Government. The Chairman of the committee, Hon. Abubakar Kusada, who disclosed this at a...

FEC Approves ₦13bn, $34m For Transmission Project, Transformer Upgrade

13.08.2025

The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved ₦13 billion for right-of-way compensation under the Lagos Industrial Transmission Project, as well as $34 million for the procurement and installation of high-capacity transformers to upgrade Nigeria’s national electricity grid. The Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, disclosed this to State House correspondents after the FEC meeting chaired by...

Anambra Police Arrest Six Recover Arms, Illicit Drugs

13.08.2025

Six suspected cultists were on Wednesday arrested by the Anambra Police Command at Ogidi in Idemili North Local Government Area. The raid which was carried out by the anti-cultism squad in Enugu Ukwu Njikoka Local Government Area saw the recovery of arms and substances suspected to be illicit drugs in the area. According to the...

Davido Speaks On Collaboration With Omah Lay, ‘With You’

13.08.2025

Nigerian Afrobeats superstar, David Adedeji Adeleke, popularly known as Davido, has revealed that “With You”, his smash-hit collaboration with Omah Lay, almost didn’t make it onto his latest album, 5Ive. Speaking in an interview with ABC News, the Unavailable crooner admitted that he seriously considered cutting the track from the project. “It almost didn’t make...

NISO To Resolve Tariff Adjustment By Enugu Regulatory Agency

13.08.2025

The Nigerian Independent System Operator, NISO, has intervened in the tariff adjustment carried out by Enugu State Electricity Regulatory Commission (ESERC), with a view to finding a common ground to resolve the crisis amicably. Speaking at the stakeholders meeting convened by NISO on Wednesday in Abuja, the Managing Director/CEO of the agency, Engr. A. B....

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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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