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Halima Zakari Constructs, Renovates School’s Hostel In Jigawa

22.10.2025

…Says Tinubu, Gov Namadi Will Get Second Terms A stalwart of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Jigawa State, Dr Halima Sulaiman Zakari has constructed and renovated hostel blocks atThe Federal Government College, Kiyawa. The cost of the projects is put at N120 million. The gesture, she said, was her own way of giving back...

FG Mulls Nat’l Public-Private Portal To Upscale Participation

22.10.2025

The Federal government has announced its plans to establish a “ National Public-Private Investment Portal” to upscale participation in the ongoing campaign for investment in the country’s agrifood systems. The Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Senator Abubakar Kyari, who disclosed this recently during a high-level Panel Discussion at the FAO Hand-in-Hand Sahel Regional Initiative...

Sokoto Govt Celebrates Brownfield Cultivation Of Reclaimed BUA Cement Factory

22.10.2025

The Sokoto State Government celebrated the successful brownfield cultivation of farmland reclaimed from BUA Cement’s mining site in the state on Wednesday. The event, organised by the Sokoto Agriculture and Rural Development Project (SADP) in collaboration with BUA Cement Plc, aimed to support host communities and boost agricultural activities across the state. Speaking at the...

IPOB Lead Council; Ejiofor Condemns Religious Killings In Nigeria

22.10.2025

Nigerian human rights lawyer and lead counsel to the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Sir Ifeanyi Ejiofor, has strongly condemned the ongoing killings in Nigeria carried out under the guise of religious belief. He stated that groups such as Boko Haram, Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP), Fulani militias, and various criminal bandits have increasingly...

Musawa, Kano Gov Commit To Growing Tourism As Key Driver Of Economy

22.10.2025

The Minister of Arts, Culture, Tourism and Creative Economy, Barrister Hannatu Musa Musawa and the Governor of Kano State, Alhaji Abba Kabir Yusuf, have both declared commitment to leveraging on tourism to grow the economy, noting its critical role as one of the key drivers of development. This resolution was made known at the ongoing...

IPPIS Software Not A Threat To October Salary

22.10.2025

The Office of the Accountant General of the Federation (OAGF) has refuted recent reports circulating on social media claiming that a software upgrade within the Integrated Personnel and Payroll Information System (IPPIS) will result in a delay of October salaries. For clarification, the OAGF, in a statement issued by the Director of Information in OAGF,...

NSE Partners MIDAS IT To Improve Engineering Education In Nigeria

22.10.2025

The Nigerian Society of Engineers (NSE) has launched a landmark partnership with MIDAS IT, India, to provide essential Engineering software to Nigerian universities. The collaboration, valued at over USD 17.4 million, will support 15 Nigerian universities in the areas of civil, structural, and geotechnical Engineering education and research. The initiative, according to a statement from...

Osimhen, Hakimi Make CAF Nominees For African Best Players

22.10.2025

The Confederation of African Football has unveiled the nominees in the men’s categories for the CAF Awards 2025, celebrating the continent’s top performers among players, coaches, clubs, and national teams. The awards recognise the impact of players and coaches on African and global football during the period from January 6 to October 15, 2025. The...

Okpebholo Sends 18 HOLGAs On Compulsory Leave

22.10.2025

The Governor of Edo State, Monday Okphebholo-led Government has asked the Head of Local Government Administration (HOLGA) in the 18 Local Government Areas to embark on compulsory leave. According to the reports sighted by New Telegraph, the compulsory leave is expected to last for 30 days. Announcing the development, the Chairman of the State Local Government...

Protesters Storm PSC To Demand Probe Of AIG Aina, Asabe Waziri

22.10.2025

The Chairman of the Police Service Commission (PSC), retired Deputy Inspector-General of Police, Hashimu Argungu, has been asked to probe allegations of abuse of office against Assistant Inspector General of Police, AIG, Emmanuel Aina. In a petition to the PSC chairman by a group of protesters, under the umbrella body of Centre for Human Rights...

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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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