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Principal Clerk Of Presbyterian Church Of Nigeria Most. Rev. Miracle Ajah Ph.D Celebrates Birthday Today, Dedicates Official Residence(Details Inside)

Principal Clerk Of Presbyterian Church Of Nigeria Most. Rev. Miracle Ajah Ph.D Celebrates Birthday Today, Dedicates Official Residence(Details Inside)

Beloved in Christ, Today is my birthday—praise God! Join me on Saturday, September 7th, 2024, in Aba for the celebration and the dedication of the new Principal Clerk's residence by the Prelate and Moderator of the General Assembly. You are cordially invited!
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NNPC Ltd Speaks On Fuel Supply Situation

NNPC Ltd Speaks On Fuel Supply Situation

NNPC Ltd Speaks On Fuel Supply Situation The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd.) has breaks silence on fuel supply situation in the country. The NNPC Ltd in a statement released today says the organization regrets the tightness in fuel supply witnessed in some parts of Lagos and the FCT. The statement by Olufemi SoneyeChief Corporate Communications OfficerNNPC Ltd attributes the tightness to distribution challenges. NNPCLimited is urging motorists to shun panic buying stressing that it is working round the clock with relevant stakeholders to restore normalcy.
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FGN Plans New Taxes, Regulation For Cryptocurrency By September

FGN Plans New Taxes, Regulation For Cryptocurrency By September

FG Plans New Taxes, Regulation For Cryptocurrency By September The Executive Chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), Dr. Zacch Adedeji, announced that the Federal Government is set to introduce new tax laws by September, which will include regulations for the cryptocurrency industry. Speaking over the weekend at the FIRS 2024 Stakeholders Engagement with the Senate and House of Representatives Committees on Finance in Lagos, Dr. Adedeji highlighted the absence of current legal frameworks governing cryptocurrency in Nigeria, calling for the urgent need for regulation. Nigeria’s cryptocurrency industry is estimated to be worth up to $400 million and one…
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Love Wins As 95-Year-Old Man Weds 90-Year-Old Bride

Love Wins As 95-Year-Old Man Weds 90-Year-Old Bride

Love Wan Tintin: 95-Year-Old Man Weds 90-Year-Old Bride A 95-year-old Kenyan man married his 90-year-old long-time sweetheart at the weekend, six decades after they first met, local media reported on Monday. Ibrahim Mbogo walked down the aisle with Tabitha Wangui at a white wedding at a church on Sunday, private media outlet Citizen Digital reported. “We met and fell in love in 1960, do you hear?” Mbogo was quoted as saying outside the church in Mukurweini, a town about a three-hour drive northeast of the Kenyan capital Nairobi. “We deliberated together and decided it would be great if we did…
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NDLEA Proposes Mandatory Drug Tests For University Admissions

NDLEA Proposes Mandatory Drug Tests For University Admissions

NDLEA Proposes Mandatory Drug Tests For University Admissions The Commander of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Kwara State Command, Hajia Fatima Abiola-Popoola, has proposed that universities should require newly admitted students to undergo mandatory drug tests as part of their admission process. She explained that this would serve as a preventive measure while offering early intervention and counselling for those already using drugs to prevent them from becoming problematic users. Hajia Abiola-Popoola, who made this recommendation during an interactive session with journalists in Ilorin, expressed concern over the rising number of drug users in the country, particularly among…
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N29 Million Running Cost Not Enough For A Senator – Abbo

N29 Million Running Cost Not Enough For A Senator – Abbo

N29 Million Running Cost Not Enough For A Senator – Abbo Elisha Abbo, a former senator representing Adamawa north, says the over N20 million running cost for senators is not enough. Abbo said this on Sunday when he appeared on Arise Television. The former lawmaker said while he was at the senate, his salaries, allowances and running cost put together was N14.4 million. He said the sum was not enough to address the challenges being faced by his constituents in the north-eastern state of Nigeria. “Cumulatively, when I was in the senate, all the allowances put together was N14.4 million…
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Israeli Police Say Sunday Blast In Tel Aviv Was ‘Terror Attack’

Israeli Police Say Sunday Blast In Tel Aviv Was ‘Terror Attack’

Israel Police Say Sunday Blast In Tel Aviv Was ‘Terror Attack’ Israeli police said Monday that a “powerful” explosion the night before in Tel Aviv was a “terror attack” that wounded one person and prompted heightened alert. “This was a terror attack involving the explosion of a powerful explosive,” the force said in a statement. On Sunday authorities reported that the blast in the commercial hub of Tel Aviv had killed one person, who Israeli media said was the suspected assailant. “As a result of the explosion, a passerby was moderately injured,” the police said, adding that authorities had ordered…
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President Tinubu Appoints New National Hajj Commission Chairman

President Tinubu Appoints New National Hajj Commission Chairman

Tinubu Appoints New National Hajj Commission Chairman President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of Professor Abdullahi Saleh Usman as the Executive Chairman of the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON). The development was contained in a press statement by Ajuri Ngelale, the Special Adviser to the President Media and Publicity. Professor Usman appointment is coming amid probing of former agency Boss, Jalal Arabi, and the commission’s secretary, Abdullahi Kontagora by EFCC. Professor Usman is a renowned scholar with qualifications from two Islamic centres of excellence — the University of Madinah and Peshawar University, Pakistan. He is also well-grounded in…
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ASSU Gives FGN 21-Day Strike Notice

ASSU Gives FGN 21-Day Strike Notice

ASUU Gives FG 21-Day Strike Notice The Academic Staff Union of Universities has informed the Federal Government of its plans to embark on a nationwide strike by placing the government on a 21-day notice. Sources within the National Executive Council of ASUU confirmed the development to PUNCH correspondent in Abuja on Monday. The notice was issued at the end of the NEC meeting, which was held at the University of Ibadan, and a copy is expected to be transmitted to the Federal Ministries of Labour and Education. “It is not an ultimatum but a strike notice. We are giving them…
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What Reputation Or Goodwill Has APC To Think Of Occupying ABIA State Government House In 2027? – UAAP President Amb. Dr. Osita Offor (Ultimate Commander) Replies Hon. Benjamin Kalu

What Reputation Or Goodwill Has APC To Think Of Occupying ABIA State Government House In 2027? – UAAP President Amb. Dr. Osita Offor (Ultimate Commander) Replies Hon. Benjamin Kalu

The President of United ABIA Artists and Patriots Forum UAAP Amb. Dr. Osita Offor (Ultimate Commander), challenge Hon. Benjamin Kalu over his recent interview that APC will win next ABIA State election in 2027. Asking what Reputation or Goodwill they have on ground at the centre where they are presiding. He said listing Gov. Otti administration’s achievements across various sectors over the past 14 months would be an enormous task, it is crucial to highlight that the administration recently disbursed N1 billion to small-scale business owners to boost their enterprises and stimulate the state’s economy. One aspect that has been…
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