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Ballon d’Or: Barcelona wonder kid Yamal claims 2024 Kopa Trophy

28.10.2024

Barcelona’s 17-year-old forward Lamine Yamal has been crowned the winner of the prestigious 2024 Kopa Trophy, establishing himself as the world’s top young footballer. “LAMINE YAMAL IS THE 2024 KOPA TROPHY! The 17-year-old Spanish wonder boy can’t be stopped!” Ballon d’Or organisers announced via X, celebrating the Spanish international’s achievement. The teenage sensation topped an...

Expert calls for investment in Biotech to achieve SDGs

28.10.2024

A China-based Nigerian scientist, Dr. Arome Odiba, has called for significant investment in biotechnology to help Nigeria achieve its Sustainable Development Goals. He made the call in a statement made available to PUNCH Online on Monday, noting that modern biotechnology, combined with indigenous practices, could play a crucial role in addressing Nigeria’s pressing issues of...

Olubadan again warns Mogajis against negative conduct

28.10.2024

The Olubadan of Ibadanland, Owolabi Olakulehin, on Monday, warned the newly installed Mogajis and Baales not to involve in negative conduct that could tarnish their images. He gave the warning during the installation of nine Mogajis and five Baales in Ibadanland, held at his palace, in Oke Aremo, Ibadan North Local Government Area of Oyo...

Ribadu raises the alarm over attacks on telecommunication system, others

28.10.2024

The National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu has said the telecommunication system of the country is currently witnessing a lot of attacks. This, and other attacks on the military networks, national database, and digital system, among others, he said have had a ripple effect on the nation’s economy. He spoke at the National Cybersecurity Coordination Centre’s...

CBN plans to raise fines on erring banks

28.10.2024

The Central Bank of Nigeria is preparing to impose stricter fines on banks that fail to comply with regulatory standards. This move, according to the Deputy Director of CBN’s Consumer Protection Department, Jamiu Rabiu, is in response to banks’ lacklustre compliance with consumer protection standards. Speaking on Monday at a high-level policy roundtable on financial...

Nigeria loses $2.5bn to non-implementation of ICTN- Shippers council

28.10.2024

Nigeria lost about $2.5bn in five years, and $500m annually due to the non-implementation of the International Cargo Tracking Notes, the Executive Secretary of Nigerian Shippers Council, Pius Akutah, said on Monday. The Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Gboyega Oyetola, who was represented by the Director of Maritime Services, Mr Babatunde Sule, said that...

Nigeria to get Africa’s first entrepreneurship university

28.10.2024

The Senate’s legislative push for the establishment of the Federal University of Agriculture and Entrepreneurship in Bama, Borno State, received enthusiastic backing from stakeholders during a public hearing held on Monday. At the hearing, Senator Kaka Shehu Lawan (APC, Borno Central), the bill’s sponsor, highlighted that the proposed university would be the first of its...

Clerics urge cooperation to combat climate change challenges

28.10.2024

Religious leaders from various faiths called on Monday for collaboration among relevant stakeholders to address the challenges of climate change and its environmental impact. They also pledged support for transitioning from fossil fuels to clean energy sources to combat global warming. The leaders made their commitment at a conference held in Abuja, the nation’s capital....

Blackout: FG promises outage compensation for band A users

28.10.2024

The Federal Government, on Monday, stated that talks are underway with the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission and power distribution companies to compensate high-paying Band A users for the days of blackout in the north. “They will be exempt from billing for those periods,” the Minister of Power, Mr Adebayo Adelabu, told journalists after briefing President...

Speaker Abbas urges enhanced women’s inclusion in governance

28.10.2024

The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas, has called on relevant stakeholders in the country to make deliberate efforts to involve more women in critical decision-making, particularly in elective offices across the various tiers of government. Abbas made this statement on Monday at the international legislative dialogue on women and the constitutional amendment...

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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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