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Environmentalists Advocate Wildlife Conservation, Waste-To-Wealth Initiative

01.04.2025

Environmentalists across Nigeria have called on the African Union (AU) to adopt a robust policy for African wildlife conservation, prevent the extinction of African elephants, and promote the waste-to-wealth initiative through art. Former Ondo State Commissioner for Environment, Funso Esan, and the State’s Goodwill Ambassador for Environment, Olayemi Olapeju, alongside other environmentalists, made the appeal...

TCI Lauds Media Team As Sokoto Tops Family Planning Users

01.04.2025

The Challenge Initiative (TCI) and Devcom Network State Manager, Bello Abubakar Kilgori, has congratulated the media team for their outstanding performance in promoting family planning methods in Sokoto State. Their efforts have significantly increased the number of people seeking family planning and contraceptive services, making Sokoto the top-performing State among the ten States implementing child...

Lagos Reaffirms Legality Of Speed Limit Rules

01.04.2025

On Tuesday, the Lagos State Government reaffirmed the legality of the speed limit regulations, emphasizing the need for motorists to comply in the interest of safety. The State Commissioner for Transportation, Mr Oluwaseun Osiyemi, who made this known, cited Section 28(2)(a) of the Lagos State Transport Sector Reform Law (2018) as the legal foundation for...

Sen Moro Decries Rising Insecurity In Otukpo, Calls For Urgent Action

01.04.2025

The Senate Minority Leader and Senator representing Benue South Senatorial District in the 10th National Assembly, Sen. Abba Moro, has expressed deep concern over the escalating insecurity in Otukpo. The lawmaker, while reacting to the recent wave of killings and kidnappings in the town, condemned the heinous attacks, describing them as a serious threat to...

Over 60,000 Entrepreneurs Apply For 2025 MSMEs Award – Presidency

01.04.2025

The Job Creation and Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) Secretariat (Office of the VicePresident) says over 60, 000 small business enterprenuers across the country have so far applied for the 2025 MSMEs award. Mr Temitola AdekunleJohnson, Special Adviser to the President on Job Creation and MSMEs, said this in a statement on Monday in...

Save Pensioners From Poverty, APC Chieftain Begs Tinubu

01.04.2025

Hon. Olatunbosun Oyintiloye, a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Osun State, has appealed to President Bola Tinubu to look into the plights of contributory pensioners in the country. Oyintiloye made this appeal while speaking with newsmen on Tuesday in Osogbo, Osun State Capital. The former lawmaker noted that delayed or non-payment of...

Ekiti Smart School Receives Support From Korea Int’l Cooperation Agency

01.04.2025

The Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) is set to commence the second phase of its educational intervention at the Ekiti Smart School, Ijan-Ekiti. The Executive Chairman of the Ekiti State Universal Basic Education Board (EKSUBEB), Femi Akinwumi, disclosed this while receiving a delegation from the South Korean agency. The team embarked on an in-depth survey...

NSIA Nets N1.86trn Profit In 2024 Fiscal Operations

01.04.2025

Despite the global economic headwinds, Nigeria Sovereign Investment Authority’s (NSIA) total profit (excluding share of profits from associates and Joint Venture entities) grew from N1.17 trillion in 2023 to N1.86 trillion in 2024 , showing a consecutive 12 year profit since its operations. It posted cumulative retained earnings of N3.74 trillion at the end of...

Green Africa Suspends Operations Over Airline, Lessor’s Disagreement

01.04.2025

Green Africa Airways said it had suspended its operations until after the Eid-Al-Fitr holidays as a result of a sudden and unexpected development with its aircraft lessors. The airline that prides itself as a true version of low-cost airline in Nigeria said the issues it has with its aircraft lessors had prevented them from operating...

S&P: Global Govt Borrowing To Hit $12.3trn This Year

01.04.2025

S&P Global has projected that global government borrowing will hit a record $12.3 trillion in 2025, pushing the stock of long-term debt to $76.9 trillion, primarily due to high fiscal deficits and spending pressures, including on defense. According to S&P Global, the research arm of S&P Ratings, the US will account for 40 per cent...

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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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