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Nigeria Earned $100b From Gas Revenue – NLNG

29.07.2025

Manager, Energy Transition at the Nigeria LNG Limited (NLNG), Mr. Temitope Ogendengbe, has disclosed that Nigeria has earned over $100 billion in revenue from natural gas at various times, underscoring gas as a critical resource for national growth, energy stability, and economic development. Speaking at the Oriental News Nigeria 2025 Conference in Lagos, themed “Integrating...

Reps, UNDP, Civil Society Drum Support For Women

29.07.2025

The Chairman of the House of Representatives Committee on Women Affairs and Social Development, Hon. Kafilat Ogbara, has called on lawmakers and Nigerians from all walks of life to support the gender equality bill seeking to create 182 special seats for women in the National and State Assemblies. Ogbara made the appeal on Tuesday at...

UNICEF Applauds Kano For Leading With N500m Child Nutrition Fund Contribution

29.07.2025

The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has commended the Kano State Government for being the first in Nigeria to contribute a record ₦500 million to the Child Nutrition Fund (CNF), describing it as the largest single donation by any state in the country. Speaking during a health-focused event in Kano, the Chief of UNICEF Field...

UNICEF Nigeria Appoints Wafaa Saeed Abdelatef As New Country Representative

29.07.2025

UNICEF Nigeria has announced the appointment of Ms. Wafaa Saeed Abdelatef as its new Country Representative. Wafaa brings to the role more than 20 years of experience in international humanitarian and development work, with a strong track record of leadership in advancing the rights and well-being of children and vulnerable communities. Before her posting to...

Jonathan, West African Elders Converge On Banjul For Sahel Summit

29.07.2025

Former President Goodluck Jonathan, ex-president of Mali Dioncounda Traore and some members of the West African Elders Forum (WAEF) will be arriving in Banjul today to join more than 200 political leaders, policymakers, civil society representatives and development partners from across the world, for the first-ever Sahel Governance Forum, billed for July 30-31 2025. The...

US State Of Georgia Awards Gospel Musician, Lilian Nneji, Honorary Citizenship

29.07.2025

The United States of Georgia has awarded gospel musician, Lilian Nneji, with honorary citizenship. The award which was presented to her during her Lilian Nneji Live in Concert Program in Lagos was signed by the State of Georgia’s Secretary of State, Brad Raffensperger. The honorary citizenship award letter which was seen by New Telegraph yesterday...

Jigawa Loses 30 Doctors To Poor Remuneration In 5 Months

29.07.2025

The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) has expressed concern about the exodus of 300 medical doctors from Jigawa State due to poor remuneration. NMA Chairman Usman Haruna said this at a news conference on Monday in Dutse doctors had been exiting the state service at an alarming rate since February. He said: “Jigawa State is losing...

Journalists’ Attacks Intensifying Under Tinubu’s Govt, Says MRA

29.07.2025

In a midterm assessment report on the first two years of President Bola Tinubu’s administration in office released yesterday, Media Rights Agenda (MRA) decried an alarming escalation of attacks on media freedom, civic expression, and human rights, particularly through the misuse of the Cybercrime Act by law enforcement agencies to silence or punish journalists and...

Lagos APC Members Protest At Assembly, Demand Ojelabi’s Removal

29.07.2025

Some aggrieved members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Lagos State have protested at the House of Assembly, calling for the removal of the party’s chairman in the state, Pastor Cornelius Ojelabi. The members, believed to be representatives across the Local Government Areas of the state, were seen carrying placards with inscriptions such as...

PMAWCA Pushes For Data Integration In Port Management

29.07.2025

The Port Management Association of West and Central Africa (PMAWCA) has emphasized the critical role of data in driving effective decision-making across port operations on the continent. Speaking during the Board of Directors and Ports Statisticians Network Meetings in Luanda, Angola, the association’s President, Dr. Abubakar Dantsoho, stressed the urgent need for African countries to...

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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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