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NEITI Clarifies FG’s Revocation Of 1,263 Solid Minerals Licenses

23.09.2025

The Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (NEITI), shas said the Federal Government’s revocation of 1,263 solid minerals operational licences aims to sanitise and boost investment in the sector. The development is sequel to the validation of the findings of the NEITI annual sector audit report. A statement from the Presidency on Monday declared the licences...

FG Wades Into Disputed Gas Fields, Oil Wells

23.09.2025

The Federal Government, through the Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC), has commenced verification of disputed and newly drilled crude oil wells and gas fields in the Niger Delta region. The exercise, which began yesterday in Asaba Delta State, according to RMAFC statement, is being carried out by a technical team with officers drawn...

Sukubo Re-Elected As NYCN President, Pledges Stronger Push For Youth Devt

23.09.2025

Ambassador Sukubo Sara-Igbe Sukubo has been re-elected as President of the National Youth Council of Nigeria (NYCN), securing another four-year term at the council’s elective congress held on Monday in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State. Sukubo, who hails from Rivers State, polled 756 votes to defeat Elizabeth Olawande from the South-West, who scored 32 votes, and Usaini...

Nigeria Joins Global Draw The Line Campaign For Climate Action

23.09.2025

Nigeria has joined millions of people across the world in commemorating the “Draw the Line Day of Global Climate Action,” a campaign demanding climate justice for people and the planet. The March for the Future event held in Abuja drew attention to the urgent need for climate action and an end to climate injustice, poverty,...

Burna Boy Agrees To Dance With Wiegman

23.09.2025

Sarina Wiegman, English Women’s National Team Coach, has comically requested a dance with Nigerian Afrobeat singer, Burna Boy, whose real name is Damini Ogulu. Wiegman’s request is coming days after she was named Coach of the Year (Women) at the 2025 Ballon d’Or ceremony in Paris. Speaking in gratitude, Wiegman, who led the Lionesses to...

FG Pledges To Ensure Safe Mgt Of Emerging Biological Threats

23.09.2025

The Federal Government, through the National Biosafety Management Agency (NBMA), has reaffirmed its commitment to safeguarding human, animal, and plant health as well as the environment by regulating modern biotechnology and ensuring the safe management of emerging biological threats. This was contained in a statement signed by NBMA Director-General, Dr. Agnes Yemisi Asagbra, and made...

ARCN Executive Secretary Reassures Staff Of Tinubu’s Support

23.09.2025

The Executive Secretary of the Agricultural Research Council of Nigeria (ARCN), Dr. Abubakar Adamu Dabban, has reassured staff of President Bola Tinubu’s commitment to repositioning the agricultural research sector. Dabban gave the assurance during oversight visits to the National Institute for Oceanography and Marine Research (NIOMR) and the Federal College of Fisheries and Marine Technology,...

Edo PDP Kicks As Elected Councilors Get Certificates Of Return

23.09.2025

Despite protests in some quarters, including from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), the 63 elected councilors in the bye-election conducted by the Edo State Independent Electoral Commission (EDSIEC) last Saturday were ysterday issued Certificates of Return The main opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) had earlier gone to court to stop the bye-election maintaining that the...

UNICEF Donates 285 Vaccine Carriers, 81 Cold Chain Boxes To Kebbi Govt

23.09.2025

The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has launched two critical documents in Kebbi State, the Guidelines for Alternative Care for Children and the Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) for Coordinated Response to Sudden Onset Emergencies. The launch took place during a courtesy visit by the UNICEF representative to the state’s Deputy Governor, Senator Umar Abubakar, where...

Utsev Empowers Benue Youths, Women With Cars, Motorcycles, Other Items

23.09.2025

Minister of Water Resources and Sanitation, Prof. Joseph Utsev, at the weekend, empowered many women and youths in Benue State with cars, motorcycles, sewing machines and other items. A list of the other items included 150 irrigation pumps to boost irrigation farming, 120 grinding machines, 120 sewing machines, 120 motorcycles and 5 cars and communication...

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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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