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NRC To Expand LNG, Diesel Locomotive Tech Beyond Abuja –Kaduna

16.12.2024

The Nigeria Railway Corporation (NRC) has said it will expand its Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG)-diesel locomotive technology beyond the Abuja-Kaduna rail corridor to other regions of the country. The Acting Managing Director, Engr. Ben Iloanusi, stated this during a visit by the California State Transport Agency delegation to the Minister of Transportation, Saidu Alkali, in...

Q3’24: 37 Firms Invest N286bn Across Nigeria’s Economic Sectors

16.12.2024

Thirty seven firms made investments worth N286 billion across various sectors of the country’s economy in the third quarter of 2024. The Head of Incentive Administration Department, Nigerian Investment Promotion Commission (NIPC), Lovina Kayode, confirmed the figure over the weekend in Abuja. During the same period, NIPC generated 5,559 jobs from pioneer status incentives. The...

Group Backs Afe Babalola Over Dele Farotimi

16.12.2024

The Justice for Afe Babalola Legacy (JABL) has praised elder statesman and founder of Afe Babalola University (ABUAD) Aare Afe Babalola for his move to protect his reputation. According to the group, Babalola was right to have reported Dele Farotimi to the police. Addressing a press conference in Ado Ekiti at the weekend, spokesman Rotimi...

Tax Relief, Property Levy Crucial For Affordable Housing Delivery —Stakeholders

16.12.2024

Stakeholders in the housing sector have called for reforms like property tax to address the growing issue of unoccupied houses, and tax relief to encourage developers to build more houses. The stakeholders said this at the 6th Edition of the African Housing Awards organised by the Housing Development Advocacy Network (HDAN) in Abuja. They said...

DigiGap Programme: Foundation Equips Young Nigerians With Digital Skills

16.12.2024

NerdzFactory Foundation, in partnership with Access corporation, has successfully concluded the 6th edition of its transformative DIGIGAP Program. This impactful initiative ran for four weeks, empowering young Nigerians with the essential skills in Digital Marketing and Product Design to thrive in today’s dynamic digital economy. The DIGIGAP Program 6.0 brought together an enthusiastic cohort of...

Alia Repositioning LG Service Commission Hijacked By Stakeholders — Ivever

16.12.2024

Chairman of the the Benue State Local Government Civil Service Commission (LGCSC), James Ivever, has said Governor Hyacinth Alia is turning around the commission which in the last administration was hijacked by stakeholders. Ivever, who disclosed this to journalists at Katsina-Ala Local Government Area, commended the governor for restoring the Commission’s mandate to its original...

Emir Emotional Over Plan To Reconstruct Collapsed 188-Year-Old Mosque

16.12.2024

The Emir of Zazzau Mallam Ahmed Bamalli has described as painful the plan to demolish 188-year old Malam Abdulkarim Central Mosque Zaria, noting that it weighs heavily upon the Emirate Council. The royal father said this during the groundbreaking ceremony for the reconstruction of the mosque in Zaria on Sunday. On August 11, 2023, the...

Borno Police Organise Workshop To Enhance Professionalism

16.12.2024

Police in Borno State at the weekend ended a training programme aimed at equipping police officers. The programme organised in collaboration with the British High Commission focused on Sexual Gender-Based Violence (SGBV), intelligence and information handling, and fundamental human rights. The Commissioner of Police Lawan Yusuf hailed the training. The one-day workshop was attended by...

Land Dispute: Anambra Community Elders Warn ‘Saboteurs’

16.12.2024

Elders of Obinagu village of Enugu-Agidi in the Njikoka Local Government Area of Anambra State have threatened to report those behind the land dispute between the community and Ezinano to the shrines of their deities if they failed to embrace peace. The group alleged that some influential members of the village have been gaining bountifully...

Harmattan: Tea, Akara Patronage Surge In Kano

16.12.2024

Tea, noodle and bean cake (akara or kosai) sellers in Kano State have reported a surge in their businesses as the harmattan season intensifies, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports. A visit to some parts of the city on Sunday showed that many residents are opting for hot tea, noodles, akara, pap (koko), and...

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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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