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FG Committed To Revitalizing All Critical Infrastructures In N’Delta

06.02.2025

The Honourable Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Oil), Heineken Lokpobiri has reaffirmed Federal Government’s commitment to revitalizing all the critical oil and gas infrastructure in the Niger Delta. This was as Lokpobiri emphasized that the completion of ongoing projects in the region is a key mandate of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration. Although he...

Saudi Opposes Trump’s Plan To Take Over Gaza Strip

06.02.2025

Saudi Arabia yesterday rejected the United States’ plan to “take over” the Gaza Strip. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday the US would take over the war-ravaged area after Palestinians are resettled elsewhere. He said rather than struggling to rebuild their destroyed cities, the Palestinians should “resettle permanently” in “nice homes” somewhere else. But in...

Arts Ministry Partners MADhouse By Tikera Africa

06.02.2025

The Federal Ministry of Art, Culture, Tourism, and the Creative Economy, in collaboration with MADhouse, is proud to announce the launch of the Reimagining Hope Residency. This transformative program is set to bring together 20 exceptional creatives from across Nigeria for a 4-week residency focused on addressing societal challenges and inspiring cultural pride through artistic...

Group Tasks Edo Guber Tribunal On Fairness, Transparency

06.02.2025

A group, Unique Minds of Edo Heritage Organization (UMEHO), has called on judges at the ongoing Edo State Governorship Election Tribunal sitting in Abuja to be fair and transparent in handling all election cases brought before them. National coordinator of the group, Apostle Jerry Oshodin, who made the call in a news conference yesterday in...

Kidnapped Anambra Lawmaker, Azuka Found Dead Along 2nd Niger Bridge

06.02.2025

The kidnapped Anambra State House of Assembly member Justice Azuka’s body was discovered on the 2nd Niger Bridge on Wednesday, February 5. New Telegraph recalls that the lawmaker representing Onitsha North Constituency 1 was kidnapped on December 24, 2024, along Ugwunabankpa Road, Inland Town, Onitsha. According to the spokesman of the Anambra State Police Command,...

Prioritise Safety Standards In All Sectors, Catholic Church Tells FG

06.02.2025

Following the fire incident that claimed the lives of 17 children and left several others injured at an Islamic school in Kauran Namoda, Zamfara State, the Catholic Secretariat of Nigeria (CSN) has called on the Federal Government to prioritise safety standards by enforcing stringent safety standards not just in schools, but across all sectors. CSN...

Regular Blood Donors Live Five Years Extra–Haematologist

06.02.2025

Prof. Titi Adeyemo of the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LUTH) says regular blood donors stand the chance of living five years extra than people who are not regular blood donors. The Head of Department of Haematology and Blood Transfusion gave the assertion on Wednesday during a voluntary blood donation at the News Agency of...

50% Telecom Tariffs: Centre Lauds NCC, NLC Over Meeting

06.02.2025

The Centre for Good Governance (CGG) has praised the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) for meeting to discuss the 50 per cent increase in telecommunication tariffs. The meeting w convened by Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF) George Akume resulted in the suspension of the NLC’s proposed protests scheduled...

Firm Empowers Realtors With Skills To Succeed In 2025

06.02.2025

A leading people empowerment and enterprise development company, Pertinence Group, has reinforced its commitment to empowering real estate actors. The company hosts its first retreat for its sales affiliates tagged ‘Elevate 2025’ in Lagos. The company brought together over 300 sales professionals for a dynamic and impactful programme designed to equip them with the skills,...

Forex: CBN Restricts BDCs to One Bank for Weekly $25,000 Purchase

06.02.2025

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), yesterday, issued a fresh circular with respect to the temporary access it granted eligible Bureau De Change (BDC) operators to purchase foreign exchange (FX) from Authorised Dealer Banks, (ADBs) via the Nigerian Foreign Exchange Market (NFEM), subject to a weekly cap of $25,000. According to the new circular, which...

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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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