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FG Will Save N11trn From Subsidy Removal, Says World Bank
The World Bank has disclosed that Nigeria’s government will save a total of N11 trillion from the recent petrol subsidy removal policy. The financial body also added that more people would be pushed into poverty in Nigeria if the government does not provide palliatives to alleviate the effect of the recently implemented reforms. In its latest report Nigeria Development Update (NDU) released on Tuesday,...
Return Seized Food Items To Owners, Tinubu Orders Customs
The Comptroller-General of Customs (CGC), Bashir Adewale Adeniyi, has said that President Bola Tinubu has directed the Nigerian Customs Service to return all seized grains to their owners for onward retailing in the Nigerian markets. The CGC disclosed this during a stakeholder meeting at Kwangwalam, a border town in the Maiadua Local Government Area of Katsina State on Saturday. He said...
Rev Dr. Uma Ukpai Is Dead
Rev. Dr. Uma Ukpai, an international evangelist who is the founder and president of Uma Ukpai Evangelistic Association, is dead. The Christian community in Nigeria and beyond has been thrown into deep reflection and gratitude following the passing of a renowned evangelist, Rev. Dr. Uma Ukpai, who went to be with the Lord on October 6, 2025, at the age...
Air Peace Applauds Tinubu’s Support Over Crashed London Fares To $3,000
The Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Air Peace Limited, Allen Onyema, has praised President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for providing the policy support that made possible the airline’s historic Abuja–London Heathrow flight. He said the president’s intervention helped slash international airfares from as high as $13,000 to about $3,000. Speaking in an interview on ARISE News on Wednesday, Onyema described the...
Finally, Buhari Signs Electoral Act Amendment Bill
President Muhammadu Buhari has commenced the process of signing into law the re-worked Electoral Act Amendment Bill at the Council Chamber of the Presidential Villa in Abuja. The ceremony is ongoing at the Council Chamber of the Presidential Villa in Abuja. Those present at the ceremony include Vice President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo; President of the Senate, Ahmed Lawan, and Speaker of...
INEC, States Reject Proposals To Abolish State Electoral Commissions
Delegates attending the 13th National Delegates Conference of the Forum of State Independent Electoral Commissions of Nigeria (FOSIECON) in Jos have firmly rejected growing calls for the scrapping of State Independent Electoral Commissions (SIECs). Instead, they advocated for meaningful reforms to strengthen the institutions responsible for conducting local government elections. According to a statement released by the European Union on...
FG Orders 3,598 Workers For Fresh Verification Against Dismissal
The Federal Civil Service Commission has ordered 3,598 civil servants who missed the 2021 verification exercise to appear for a re-verification, warning that failure to do so will be taken as evidence of holding fake appointment letters. The exercise will run from Monday, August 18 to Thursday, August 28, 2025, across various ministries and government agencies, including the Federal Ministries...
Truck Driver Killed Over Land Crisis In Ebonyi
According to reports, suspected warlords shot and killed a truck driver along the Ishiagu/Okigwe Expressway in Ebonyi State as the ongoing land dispute between the communities of Ogwor, Ishiagu, and Umuobor, Akaeze, in the Ivo Local Government Area, gets more intense. The decades-long feud over fertile land has led to repeated clashes, resulting in loss of lives and destruction of...
Reps Demand Increased Budget Allocation For NIMC, NYSC, Other Agencies
The House of Representatives is advocating for more funding for certain government agencies than what is suggested in the budget estimates for 2025. The Deputy Spokesman of the House, Mr. Philip Agbese, said on Monday. Ahead of the possible passage of the N49.70 trillion 2025 budget proposal this week by the National Assembly, Agbese told The PUNCH that some agencies considered...
Education Minister Seeks Extension Of NYSC To Two Years
The Minister of Education, Olatunji Alausa, has advocated for the extension of the mandatory National Youth Service Corps program from one to two years. Alausa stated this on Friday when the Director-General of NYSC, Brigadier General Olakunle Nafiu, paid him a courtesy visit in his office in Abuja. According to a statement posted on NYSC’s official Facebook page, the minister also...
