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Bauchi, UNICEF Push For Improved Women’s Health, Education

07.03.2026

The Bauchi State Government and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) have renewed calls for improved access to education and healthcare for women as part of activities marking the 2026 International Women’s Day (IWD). The Chairman of the Bauchi State Primary Healthcare Development Board, Dr. Rilwanu Muhammad, said empowering women through education and quality healthcare...

Bauchi Govt Seeks Legislative Backing For Six-Month Maternity Leave

07.03.2026

The Bauchi State Government has disclosed that its proposed six-month maternity leave policy for nursing mothers is awaiting ratification by the State House of Assembly. The Chairman of the Bauchi State Primary Healthcare Development Board, Dr Rilwanu Muhammad, made this disclosure during the commemoration of the 2026 International Women’s Day (IWD) organized in collaboration with...

Umahi Mourns Slain Ebonyi Monarch, Sympathises With Ex-Deputy Gov

07.03.2026

The Minister of Works, David Umahi, has expressed deep sorrow over the death of a traditional ruler in Ebonyi State, Eze Francis Igwe, describing the development as shocking and heartbreaking. The monarch, who was the father of former Deputy Governor of the state, Kelechi Igwe, reportedly died in captivity after being abducted by unknown persons...

Customs Canvasses Stakeholders’ Support For NSW Implementation

07.03.2026

As Nigeria gears up for the implementation of the National Single Window (NSW) project, the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has reaffirmed its role in advancing Nigeria’s trade modernisation and digital transformation agenda. Speaking during a stakeholder engagement with airline and shipping line operators in Abuja, the Comptroller-General of Customs emphasised the importance of collaboration in...

NRC Flags Off Extra Abuja-Kaduna Trip

07.03.2026

The managing Director of the Nigeria Railway Corporation (NRC), Kayode Opeifa on Friday, 7 March, 2026 joined passengers on board the Abuja-Kaduna Train Service to officially flag off the newly introduced additional trip on the route. The additional trip reflects the Corporation efforts to improve service delivery and respond to the growing demand for rail...

Humanitarian Ministry Unveils Comprehensive Support Package For Vulnerable

07.03.2026

The Federal Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Reduction has said it is planning to conduct the grand finale of its National Comprehensive Support Package for Vulnerable Communities campaign in Jos, the capital of Plateau State. According to a statement from the office of the Minister, Dr Bernard Doro, the package has not been designed...

Road To Healing Streams Broadcast Ignites Global Anticipation Ahead Of 16th Live Healing Services

07.03.2026

The world’s largest healing crusade, the Healing Streams Live Healing Services with Chris Oyakhilome, returns for its 16th edition next weekend, from March 13–15 at 2:00 PM (GMT+1) daily. In the lead-up to this highly anticipated global event, preparations have intensified through the premier of Road to Healing Streams Live Healing Services 16, a special...

Nigeria Still Far From Achieving Justice For Women, Girls

07.03.2026

The Osun State Coordinator of Amnesty International, Nigeria Supporters Group, has said the country remains far from achieving justice for women and girls due to systematic failures. He made this remark at a community outreach marking International Women’s Day (IWD) in Ile-Ife, Osun State. Speaking at the outreach held in the Aba-Gboro community in Ile-Ife...

NCC Re-Arrests, Arraigns Suspected Book Pirates In Owerri

07.03.2026

The Nigerian Copyright Commission (NCC) has re-arrested and arraigned two suspected book pirates in Owerri, Imo State, following their failure to appear before the Federal High Court despite having been duly served with court processes in 2024. According to NCC, the suspects, Mr Martins Ikechukwu Nwokorie and Mr Ikenna Nwosu, were apprehended following intensified surveillance...

Kwara North 2027 Governorship Ambition Receives Boost

07.03.2026

There is hope on the horizon for the 2027 governorship aspiration of the marginalised people of Kwara North Senatorial District following the staunch support they received from a vibrant political association that cuts across the 16 local government areas of Kwara State. In the interest of equity, justice and fair play for the people of...

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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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