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IPOB only making noise, Nnamdi Kanu will never...

The Leader Of INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church, Primate Elijah Ayodele said leader of IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu will never actualize Biafra Republic. On this note, the cleric urged President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to release him from the detention of DSS. Primate Ayodele, via a statement issued on Sunday, explained that...

PmNews - 16 July 2023

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10th NASS to create constitutional roles for traditional...

The Speaker of House of the Representatives, Tajudeen Abbass, said on Saturday in Zaria, Kaduna State, that the 10th National Assembly would create a constitutional role for traditional rulers in the country. The Speaker stated this when he paid homage to the Emir of Zazzau, Ambassador Ahmed Bamali. Abbas...

PunchNews - 16 July 2023

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Loan sharks dangerous to economy – Expert

A financial expert, Mr. Okechukwu Unegbu, has decried the proliferation of ‘loan sharks in the Nigerian financial system, describing them as dangerous to the economy. Unegbu, a past president of the Chattered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria, said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria, on...

PunchNews - 16 July 2023

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How sit-at-home cost Ebonyi, Anambra, others 144 days...

The sit-at-home observed every Monday by residents in the Southeastern states of Ebonyi, Anambra, Imo and Abia reportedly cost the hapless region a whopping 144 days between January and June 2023. The sit-at-home order was declared in the five south-eastern states by a splinter group of the proscribed Indigenous People...

PmNews - 16 July 2023

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APC women leaders pass vote of no confidence...

APC members under the aegis of ‘Elected Female National APC Officers and Zonal Women Leaders’ have passed a ‘vote of no confidence’ in the party’s national women leader, Dr Beta Edu for allegedly abusing her office. The rejection of the ministerial hopeful was contained in a petition written to...

PunchNews - 16 July 2023

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NCAA issues alerts to airline operators over fuel...

The Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has issued an All Operator’s Letter (AOL) alerting airline operators over fuel contamination incidents in the aviation industry. This followed a recent discovery of a huge volume of water in the fuel tank of one of the aircraft belonging to Max Air, which...

PmNews - 16 July 2023

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Sit-at-home costs Ebonyi, Anambra, others 144 days in...

Residents of Ebonyi, Anambra, Imo, and Abia states have observed the sit-at-home for not less than 144 days from January till date, investigations by have revealed. This was in spite of the directive by governors in the region that people should ignore the directive. The sit-at-home was declared in...

PunchNews - 16 July 2023

Others

Intermittent fasting (2) – Punch Newspapers

Last week’s article on intermittent fasting got me another invitation to discuss the same topic on a TV breakfast show. Although I have not honoured the invitation due to my busy schedule, I will still do so. It gives me joy that the awareness about intermittent fasting will spread...

PunchNews - 16 July 2023

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Tinubu: Courting old allies, outcasts and misfits

On Wednesday evening, I heard ex-governor of Enugu State Chimaroke Nnamani toss a question at Saminu Turaki, his erstwhile colleague from Jigawa, “Why did Okonkwo kill Ikemefuna? Let me see if you can still remember.” Both men and other surviving members of the “Class of 1999” governors were at...

PunchNews - 16 July 2023

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Kanu’s release will end tension in S’East, says...

apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, has said that there would be an end to the tension in the South-Eastern part of the country if the leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, is released. This is coming barely a few days after the dismissal of...

PunchNews - 16 July 2023

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Business

N130bn pension fund invested in infrastructure – PenCom

Pension Fund Administrators invested N130.18 billion funds under the Contributory Pension Scheme in infrastructure as of the end of September 2023. Figures obtained from the National Pension Commission on ‘Unaudited report on pension funds industry portfolio for the period ended 30 September 2023- Approved Existing Schemes, Closed Pension Fund...

27 November 2023

Politics

PDP believed in bigwigs who couldn’t win elections–...

Ambassador Desmond Akawor is the immediate past chairman of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party in Rivers State. The former Nigerian Ambassador to South Korea speaks with and , about the political crisis in the state and the intervention of the elders, among other salient issues Well, when you...

27 November 2023

Business

Cement industry generates 7% of global emissions –...

The cement industry is responsible for seven per cent of global carbon emissions, according to Arvind Pathak, Group Managing Director of Dangote Cement Plc. He said this at the 12th Africa Cement Trade Summit in Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire, recently. He said, “The cement industry, which provides a vital material...

27 November 2023

Headlines

Mega banks boast N10tn capital base, others seek...

As the Central Bank of Nigeria’s proposal to initiate a new banking sector consolidation raises concerns among some industry operators, findings by The PUNCH indicate that major banks with foreign subsidiaries currently control N9.6 trillion capital base. This is just data compiled by the papers showing that five key banks...

27 November 2023

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House holds retreat for committees’ chair

A one-day retreat for chairpersons and deputy chairpersons of House of Representatives Committees is billed to be held in Abuja on Monday. Centred on the 10th House of Representatives legislative agenda, the retreat is expected to dwell on the theme, ‘Improving Legislative Performance through Effective Committee Management.’ House spokesman, Akin Rotimi,...

27 November 2023

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