The old Lokoja water works premises has been invaded by vandals who carted away electric cables, some pumping machines, and other valuables, Arewa PUNCH reports. This has escalated the water scartcity being experienced in the state capital in the last three months due to the maintenance works going on at the Greater Lokoja water works. Our correspondent…
The Christian Association of Nigeria has demanded a public apology from the Federal Inland Revenue Service over an Easter post, which the Christian body said it deemed offensive to adherents of the faith. The FIRS, in a post on X (formerly Twitter), #FIRSNigeria, had shared a picture with the caption “Jesus paid your debts, not…
The paramount ruler of the Tiv Nation, the Tor Tiv, His Royal Majesty, Prof. James Ayatse, has brokered peace between the Benue State Governor, Rev Fr Hyacinth Alia, and the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Senator George Akume. A lingering feud between Alia and Akume, who are both chieftains of the All Progressives…
The Governor of Ogun State, Dapo Abiodun, on Tuesday, mourned the death of his former Special Adviser on Vocational and Technical Education, Prof. Joseph Odemuyiwa, describing it as a great loss to the state and the education sector. Odemuyiwa reportedly died in an auto crash on Tuesday. The 66-year-old don was said to be travelling…
Foreign capital inflow to the Nigerian exchange in the first two months of 2024 rose to about N40.71bn. This was revealed in the February 2024 Domestic & Foreign Portfolio Investment Report of Nigerian Exchange Limited. It was indicated that foreign capital inflow for January and Feburary 2024 surpassed N13.52bn which was the figure for the…
Health workers, under the umbrella of the Joint Health Workers Unions, have written to the Ministry of Labour and Employment, the Ministry of Health and Social Welfare, and the Ministry of Finance, demanding an upward adjustment of the Consolidated Health Salary Structure. JOHESU is a coalition of four registered trade unions in the health sector….
Muslim faithful across the country have been admonished to emulate the lifestyle of the Holy Prophet Muhammad if they crave to live a meaningful and successful life. A renowned Islamic scholar and don, Professor Muhammad Sani Umar Rijiyar Lemo made the call at a Ramadan Special Lecture with the theme: “Role Model on Muslim Life”…
The Sokoto State Governor, Ahmed Aliyu Sokoto, has denied taking any foreign loan to executive developmental projects for the state. He made this known while reacting to a BBC Hausa Service report aired earlier today, which listed Sokoto among the northern states that have taken loans to execute developmental projects. The governor, who expressed dismay…
The United States Agency for International Development State2State Accountability, Transparency and Effectiveness Activity has called for increased collaboration among implementation partners in its core sectors. Arewa PUNCH reports that the core sectors include health, education and water, sanitation, and hygiene. The Gombe State Team Lead, Muhammad Abubakar, in his welcome remarks during a two-day governance orientation…
Latest Arewa PUNCH findings have indicated that a good fraction of the total number of suspects paraded by the Gombe State Police Command are allegedly engaged in criminal activities bordering on the highways, especially around the pothole-ridden Trunk A roads in the state. At a recent outing, our correspondent gathered that no fewer than two persons out…
Transporters and other trade unions in Plateau State, under the auspices of Plateau State Joint Transport, Traders and Marketers Association, on Tuesday, announced that there would be sit-at-home across the state from today (Wednesday). The spokesman for the group, Abubakar Garba, who disclosed this at a press conference in Jos on Tuesday, said their action…
The Nigeria Governors’ Forum has said it will collaborate with the National Youth Service Corps and may consider establishing a trust fund to reduce the number out-of-school children in the country, estimated at about 20 million. Despite the Universal Basic Education Board Act of 2004 stipulating that basic education is both free and compulsory for…
