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Oluremi Tinubu To Champion TCI Campaigns

11.03.2026

The First Lady, Oluremi Tinubu, has been nominated to champion the Technology Commercialisation Initiative (TCI) campaigns across the country. The Minister of Innovation, Science and Technology, Dr Kingsley Tochukwu Udeh, made this disclosure at the Presidential Villa while on a visit to the Wife of the President, where he announced that the Ministry was to...

FG, World Bank Vow To Sustain Irrigation, Food Security Projects

11.03.2026

The Federal Government and the World Bank have pledged continued support to the ongoing collaboration to sustain irrigation, power generation and food security projects across the country. This disclosure was made in Abuja at the official flag-off and the second meeting of the project’s Steering Committee held in Abuja on Tuesday, March 10. Speaking at...

Tinubu’s Policies Repositioning Nigeria For Long-Term Economic Growth –Group

11.03.2026

A group, the Centre for a Better Society in Nigeria, has commended some of the policies introduced by President Bola Tinubu’s administration, saying such policies represented bold structural shifts capable of repositioning Nigeria for long-term economic growth. In a statement after a recent conference held at its headquarters, the organisation’s president, Vincent Ibhaze expressed strong...

NAWOJ Urges Nass, N’Central Govs To Fast-Track Special Seats Bill

11.03.2026

The Nigeria Association of Women Journalists (NAWOJ), Zone D (North Central) has called on the National Assembly, governors of the six North Central states, and the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) to urgently support and fast-track the passage of the Special Seats bill aimed at increasing women’s representation in governance. The call was...

UNILORIN VC Seeks Stronger Partnership With Media

11.03.2026

The Vice Chancellor of the University of Ilorin (UNILORIN), Prof. Wahab Olasupo Egbewole, has called for sustained collaboration between the institution and the media, describing journalists as vital partners in projecting the university’s achievements and strengthening its reputation. Egbewole made this call on Tuesday evening while hosting members of the press and other stakeholders to...

Lagos, MRH Collective Train Health Educators To Strengthen Community Engagement

11.03.2026

The Lagos State Primary Health Care Board, in conjunction with Maternal and Reproductive Health Collective (MRH Collective), has organised a two-day capacity-building workshop for health educators across the state as part of efforts to strengthen community engagement, improve health literacy, and increase the utilisation of primary healthcare services, particularly in maternal and reproductive health. The...

Adeleke Tackles APC Over Alleged N300bn Loan Plan

11.03.2026

Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke yesterday dismissed the All Progressives Congress (APC)’s allegation that his government is planning to secure a N300 billion loan using the 30 local government areas as collateral. In a statement, the APC claimed that the state government met with council bosses at the State Secretariat in Abere, where the alleged...

Lagos Assembly Urges Sanwo-Olu To Relocate Makoko, Oko-Agbon, Sogunro To Epe

11.03.2026

The Lagos State House of Assembly has adopted the recommendations of its standing Committee on Rules and Business concerning the demolition exercise carried out in Makoko, Oko-Agbon and Sogunro communities, making them the official resolution of the House. The House resolution followed a petition addressed to the Speaker, Mudashiru Obasa, titled: “Urgent Appeal Regarding Ongoing...

Court Strikes Out Oil Firm’s Objection In Opu Nembe Oil Spill Suit

11.03.2026

The Federal High Court sitting in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, on Monday struck out a preliminary objection filed by Aiteo in a suit instituted by the Opu Nembe Kingdom over oil spills that impacted the community. The objection was brought by the company on grounds that the community had misspelt its name in the suit as...

MOWAA, Radisson Blu Hotel Probe Not To Victimise Obaseki, Says Edo Assembly

11.03.2026

The Edo State House of Assembly Ad hoc Committees on the Musuem for West Africa Arts (MOWAA) and the Radisson Blu Hotel has said the probe into ownership of the two projects is not to victimise former Governor Godwin Obaseki. The committees said Obaseki did not inform the Assembly when he wanted to transfer ownership...

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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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