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Rep. Sam Onuigbo Congratulates Rt. Rev. Nkulo On Enthronement As Methodist Bishop
Rep Sam Onuigbo, the member representing Ikwuano/Umuahia North and Umuahia South Federal Constituency at the National Assembly, has congratulated the newly enthroned the Bishop Of Methodist Church Umuahia East Diocese, Rt. Rev. Ikechukwu Emezi Nkulo on the elevation, praying for God's grace upon him in his new assignment. Onuigbo who is also the Senatorial Candidate of the All Progressives Congress...
Gov Uba Sani Approves N3.1bn For Payment Of Gratuity, Death Benefits
Governor Uba Sani of Kaduna State has approved the release of N3.1 billion for the payment of gratuity to retirees and death benefits for families of the deceased under the Defined Benefit Scheme and the Contributory Pension Scheme. This was contained in a statement by Muhammad Lawal Shehu, Chief Press Secretary to the governor. It said Governor Sani remained committed to...
NEMA Receives 139 Nigerian Migrants From Niger Republic
The National Emergency Management Agency has received 139 Nigerian returnees from Agadez, Niger Republic in its continued efforts to ensure the safe and dignified return of Nigerian migrants. The returnees arrived at the Malam Aminu Kano International Airport in Kano on Tuesday, July 29, 2025, aboard a Sky Mali flight which landed at approximately 7:57 p.m. NEMA made this known on...
FG Withdraws Money Laundering Charges Against Binance Executive Gambaryan
FG, on Wednesday, has withdrawn the money laundering charges preferred against Binance Holdings Limited executive, Tigran Gambaryan. Binance, its U.S. head of financial crime compliance, Gambaryan, and the exchange British-Kenyan regional manager for Africa, Nadeem Anjarwalla, were facing money laundering charges to the tune of $35 million brought against them by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission. Gambaryan and Anjarwalla were...
We Are Only In Challenging Times, Nigerian Economy Not In Distress, Says President Tinubu
President Bola Tinubu has said the nation’s economy is not in distress as widely assumed by many in various quarters of the country. Tinubu stated this at the Leadership Conference and Awards on Tuesday in Abuja. The President, represented by the Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, said the country is only facing challenging times marked with “unprecedented opportunities...
May 29: With God’s Help, Tinubu Will Fix Nigeria – Pastor Adeboye
Bola Tinubu, the next president, can fix Nigeria with God's help, according to Pastor Enoch Adeboye, the RCCG's general overseer. Nigeria would prosper under Tinubu's leadership, according to Adeboye. The cleric asked Tinubu to realize Nigerians' desire for a new country. At the RCCG Headquarters in Ebute-Metta, Adeboye delivered a speech in his special assistant's place, Pastor Dele Balogun. According to Adeboye: "Let...
PDP Convention Destabilize Over Wike-Makinde Camps Tension
Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde and Federal Capital Territory Minister Mr. Nyesom Wike are engaged in a struggle for the People's Democratic Party's soul. The two political gladiators used to be good friends and played a key role in the victory of President Bola Tinubu in 2023, following their resolve to work against the PDP candidate, Atiku Abubakar. The duo, alongside...
Abbas Idriss Resigns As FEMA DG
Abbas Garba Idriss, the director-general of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), has announced his resignation. Idriss, who has been the director general of FEMA since its inception in 2013, announced the news yesterday at FEMA’s 22nd management meeting, describing it as his final as the agency’s DG. According to him, as the first director general, he ensured...
NIWA Rescue Two Sand Miners In Calabar As Boat Capsizes
Two sand miners were rescued by the Calabar Area Office of the National Inland Waterways Authority after their boat overturned while in transit. Mr. Bola Oyebamij, Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer, NIWA, said this in a statement on Thursday in Lagos. Oyebamij noted that NIWA, while on routine water patrol at about 5.00 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 4, received a distress call...
“N70,000 No Longer Sustainable” – NLC Demand Minimum Wage Review
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and federal government workers have demanded an urgent review of the national minimum wage, insisting that the current ₦70,000 is no longer sustainable. They made the demand, following the bold steps taken by several states across the country, to increase the minimum wage of their workers above the N70,000 benchmark, in response to the prevailing...
