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Senate Considers N1trn Capital For NEXIM Bank, Special Tribunal For Insurance Disputes

12.11.2025

The Senate, on Wednesday, took further legislative steps to increase the capital base of the Nigerian Export-Import Bank, NEXIM, to N1 trillion, the establishment of an Export Development Trust Fund, and the creation of a special tribunal to resolve insurance disputes. The Senate Committee on Banking, Insurance and Other Financial Institutions organised a public hearing...

Oluwo Asks Tinubu To Set Up Unbiased Committee

12.11.2025

The Oluwo of Iwoland, Oba Abdulrosheed Adewale Akanbi, has called on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to constitute an unbiased, independent committee of enquiry on the Iwo axis of the Osun and Oyo boundary dispute. Oluwo disclosed that there are indicators of compromise to cede part of Osun State in the Iwo axis to Lagelu of...

FG Seeks Veterans Support To Fight Insecurity

12.11.2025

The Federal Government is seeking veterans’ support to restore security and promote economic development in previously insurgent-occupied areas. According to the statement on Wednesday by the Minister of Defence, Mohammed Badaru, the veterans will be engaged under a new programme titled “Reclaiming the Ungoverned Space for Economic Benefits Programme (RUSEB-P).” The Minister noted that the...

RMAFC Pledges Support For Oil & Gas Host Communities

12.11.2025

The Chairman of the Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC), Dr Mohammed Bello Shehu, has reaffirmed the Commission’s commitment to ensuring that host communities in Nigeria’s oil and gas-producing areas receive fair and transparent benefits in line with constitutional provisions. Dr Shehu stated this when he received a delegation from the Host Communities of...

FG Commended By NSE For Achievements In Digital Empowerment

12.11.2025

The President of the Nigerian Society of Engineers (NSE), Engr. Margaret Aina Oguntala, FNSE, has commended the Federal Government for its remarkable efforts in shaping the future of Nigeria through digital empowerment. Speaking at the NITDA 2025 Digital Nigeria International Conference held on Wednesday in Abuja, she praised the government’s ongoing commitment to advancing digital...

TFA Charges Govt To Bolster Morale Of Security Personnel

12.11.2025

Tilova For Africa (TFA), a non-profit and advocacy organisation, has charged the governments at all levels to improve the welfare package of security personnel to bolster their morale and enhance security in the country. The group, which is based in the United States, stated that there is an urgent need to improve safety and support...

Tacha Gives Vote Of Thanks After Securing Double GWR

12.11.2025

Former Big Brother Naija (BBNaija) reality star and beauty influencer, Natasha Akide, better known as Symply Tacha, has expressed gratitude after Guinness World Records (GWR) confirmed that she broke two titles in a single attempt. The BBNaija star became the first Nigerian to achieve two Guinness World Records in one sitting, completing 82 makeovers in...

Abia Targets Local Economy Boost In Abia -Turkiye Investment Summit

12.11.2025

The Abia-Turkiye Investment Summit and Product Exhibition is being organised with an eye on stimulating and boosting the local economy, Special Adviser to the Governor on Investment Promotion and Public Private Partnership (PPP), Chief Jerome Green-Amakwe, has said. Chief Green-Amakwe was speaking during a meeting he held with the speaker and members of the Abia...

Police Train 325 Officers In Counter-Terrorism, Explosive Handling

12.11.2025

The Nigeria Police Force has strengthened its counter-terrorism and national security capabilities with the graduation of 325 officers from the Explosive Ordnance Disposal–Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear (EOD-CBRN) Basic Course 20/2025. The intensive four-week training, which took place between October 12 and November 7, 2025, at the Police Mobile Force Training College, Ende Hills, Nasarawa...

Ajadi Rescue Movement In Taraba Vows Total Loyalty Ahead Of 2027

12.11.2025

The Ajadi Rescue Movement, Taraba State Chapter, has applauded the recent decision of Ambassador Olufemi Ajadi Oguntoyinbo to officially join the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), describing it as a bold and visionary step towards national renewal and sustainable development. Speaking in Jalingo on Monday, the State Coordinator of the movement, Comrade D. N. Muhammad, said...

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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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