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ITF Targets 100,000 Artisans For Global Upgrade In 2025

02.09.2025

The Industrial Training Fund (ITF) has announced plans to train and upgrade 100,000 artisans across Nigeria in 2025 under its flagship “Skill-Up Artisan Super” programme, as part of efforts to close the nation’s skills gap and elevate vocational training to global standards. Speaking during an inspection tour of ITF training centres in Jos, the ITF...

Group Targets High-Impact Sectors For Economic Diversification

02.09.2025

AA&R Investment Group has announced plans to invest heavily in high-impact sectors to drive Nigeria’s economic diversification and reduce dependence on oil revenue. The move aligns with the International Monetary Fund’s projection of a 3.4% GDP growth for Nigeria in 2025, creating opportunities for private-sector players to address key gaps in the economy. Founded in...

COSEYL Backs Kalu For Continuity

02.09.2025

The Coalition of South East Youth Leaders (COSEYL), the apex sociopolitical youth group in the South East, has declared unwavering support for the reelection of Abia North Senator, Dr. Orji Uzor Kalu, in 2027. The group made this known in a statement jointly signed by its President General, Comrade Goodluck Ibem, and Publicity Secretary, Comrade...

I Didn’t Inherit Wealth From My Father – Dangote

02.09.2025

Africa’s richest man, Aliko Dangote, has revealed that his success was not built on inherited wealth but on personal effort and determination. Speaking in an interview originally published by Bloomberg on January 8, 2020, and now resurfacing online, the billionaire industrialist spoke about his family history and entrepreneurial journey. In the interview, Dangote explained that...

Alli Mourns Asiwaju Of Igboora, Celebrates Muraina On Birthday

02.09.2025

Senator Sharafadeen Alli (APC-Oyo South) has paid tribute to the late Chief (Dr) Amos Adepoju, the Asiwaju of Igboora, while also celebrating Ajibola Muraina on his birthday. In a condolence message, Senator Alli described Chief Adepoju’s death as a monumental loss, calling him “a gem, a father, and a patriotic leader whose life of service...

Peller Seeks Forgiveness, Promises Good Conduct

02.09.2025

Nigerian social media personality, Habeeb Hamzat better known as Peller, has tendered a heartfelt apology to his followers and critics, pledging to turn a new leaf in his online conduct. Taking to his verified X handle, Peller admitted that some of his past actions and statements may have offended people, stressing that he did not...

African Leaders Must Invest In AI Deployment, Says Tijani

02.09.2025

African Leaders Must Invest In AI Deployment, Says Tijani

NOA Targets 3M Persons Per-State For Security, Flooding, Rapid Response

02.09.2025

NOA Targets 3M Persons Per-State For Security, Flooding, Rapid Response

2027: Your Lies Won’t Stop Tinubu From Landslide Win, APC Chief Tells El-Rufai

02.09.2025

A leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kano State Musa Illiyasu Kwankwaso yesterday accused Nasir El-Rufai of lying against President Bola Tinubu in his bid to frustrate his reelection in 2027. However, Kwankwaso told the immediate past Kaduna State governor that Tinubu would win a landslide. The politician, who described El-Rufai as an...

Namibia Defeats Nigeria In Cricket World Cup Qualifiers

02.09.2025

With an eight-wicket score, Namibia defeated Nigeria’s Female Yellow Greens in their second group game of the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup Africa Division 1 Qualifier in Windhoek. The Female Yellow Greens opened their campaign with a commanding 96-run victory over Sierra Leone on Sunday but stumbled against the hosts, who secured their first win of...

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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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