LINKAGE Assurance Plc shareholders have lauded the Board and management of the company for recording outstanding performance in the 2023 financial year, leading to impressive returns on investment. They appreciated the over 5-kobo dividend and bonus issue of one for 10 declared at the ...

Minna-Former Military President, General Ibrahim Babangida has dissociated himself from a post associating him to have endorsed the virtues of military rule over democratic governance. In a statement from his media office signed by Mahmud Abdullahi in Minna, General Babangida reiterated his ...

Law Hub Development and Advocacy Centre has advocated massive reforms in the administration of criminal justice law to address insecurity and congestion in the country’s correctional centers. The appeal was made at the opening of a one-day assessment and capacity building workshop on the Kaduna ...

The Edo State Government has ordered security agencies to arrest members of #EndBadGovernance protesters found blocking major roads, obstructing vehicular traffic and extorting motorists. Chris Osa Nehikhare, the Commissioner for Communication and Orientation, made the call on Sunday in a ...

Former Presidential spokesperson, Laolu Akande, has voiced support for the #EndBadGovernance protests, acknowledging their legitimacy while urging protesters to engage in dialogue with the federal government. His comment, made on My Take segment of Channels Television’s Inside Sources with ...

Agency Some residents of Abuja living with diabetes are having a tough time staying on treatment as they lament over the persistent hike in the cost of medications, which they said increased from N70,000 to N180,000 per month. The patients expressed their worries in an interview with the News ...

Big Brother Naija Season 9 housemate, Rhuthee, has poured out her heart to fellow housemate, Mayor Frosh, about his relationship triangle with her and Nelly. In a chat after their Saturday night party, Rhuthee told the Mayor she was aware of his interest in another housemate, Nelly. She claimed ...

By Ochogwu Sunday President Bola Tinubu on Sunday addressed Nigerians on the ongoing nationwide protests against hardship. DAILY POST reports that Nigerians, particularly youths, commenced a nationwide protest from August 1 to demand an end to the lingering food crisis and other economic hardship ...

In Nigeria today, the citizens are currently navigating significant hardships due to economic challenges and policy deficiencies as paying bills or buying basic household needs like food, clothing and medical care have become a problem. Hakeem Gbadamosi reports on how residents of Akure in ...

By Christian Agadibe Nollywood movie, Nnewi the land of Gold, produced by Chinwe Eboh has received 14 nominations for the 2024 Toronto Film Festival to be held in Canada. film The nomination was as a result of the hard work and persistence of the actor and screenwriter, whose journey into the ...

Protesters in Kano State have reportedly taken to the streets waving Russian flags and calling for intervention from Russian President Vladimir Putin. They are seeking Putin’s intervention, suggesting their grievances are not being addressed by President Bola Tinubu’s administration. The ...

By Ogaga Ariemu President Bola Tinubu will address the nation in a broadcast on Sunday as the ongoing hunger protest continues in different parts of the country. Ajuri Ngelale, Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, disclosed this in a statement on Saturday. The broadcast is to ...

By Ogaga Ariemu The Minister of Budget and National Planning, Abubakar Bagudu has explained that Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, NNPCL, is using fuel subsidy savings to sustain the product’s current pump price. The minister made this known on Channels Television on Saturday, noting ...

The International Boxing Association has pledged to award prize money to Italy’s Angela Carini, whose 46-second Olympics defeat to an Algerian boxer at the centre of a gender eligibility row has left the sport on the ropes. Carini stopped her fight against Algeria’s Imane Khelif after receiving ...

A human rights activist and lawyer, Dele Farotimi, has suggested that President Bola Tinubu might be more loved in the Southeast. Farotimi said the conclusion was based on the evidence of the geographical spread of the ongoing protests. “On the evidence of the geographical spread of the ongoing ...

Former presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, has expressed his condolences to the families of those who have lost their lives in the ongoing #EndBadGovernanceInNigeria protests across the country while urging peace from the ...

Hannatu Musawa, Minister of  Art, Culture and  Creative Economy, says the ministry has unveiled the Creative Leap Accelerator Programme(CLAP), an initiative to drive economic growth, foster innovation and empower creative talents in Nigeria. According to news reports, the minister ...

Grammy Award winner, Burna Boy said he has never received any gift from a politician. He also said that the promises of money and landed property made to him by Minister of Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, were not fulfilled. Burna Boy said this in an X post on Thursday. In 2021, ...

By Ogaga Ariemu The Minister of Steel Development, Prince Shuaibu Abubakar Audu, has appealed to Nigerians to suspend the nationwide protest against President Bola Tinubu’s administration. Audu made the appeal in a statement issued by his Special Assistant on Media, Lizzy Okoji, on Friday in ...

The Governor of Oyo State, Seyi Makinde on Friday released funds for the burial of late Pa Michael Taiwo Akinkunmi, the designer of Nigeria’s flag. Akinkunmi, a native of Abeokuta in Ogun State, lived in Ibadan, Oyo State until he died on 29th August 2023. It would be recalled that ...

  By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – a Borno State Security Council has reviewed the ongoing curfew imposed to prevent infiltration of Boko Haram/ISWAP elements following credible intelligence sources and an IED attack on Kawuri village Wednesday and parts of Maiduguri on Thursday that claimed ...

The Ministry of Women Affairs and Social Development with the Ogun state government has empowered 300 women with various vocational skills and tools for financial security. The empowerment was held at the Women Development Centre, Oke-Ilewo, Abeokuta on Tuesday. According to a statement, the ...

As protests kicked off nationwide on Thursday, the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, was spotted at the Presidential Villa in Abuja on Thursday afternoon. Our correspondent spotted the former Rivers State governor alighting from a black Toyota Prado Sports Utility Vehicle and ...

By Ifreke Inyang The Minister of Digital Economy, Bosun Tijani, has denied directing telecom companies in the country to tamper with networks as the nationwide protests began on Thursday. Nigerians using MTN, Airtel and other networks began to complain on social media about the unusual slow ...

With Big Brother Nigeria (BBNaija) Season 9 ‘No Loose Guard’ now live, fans have more to look forward to than just the live-action in the House. Showmax has premiered the highly anticipated talk show ‘The Buzz’, hosted by the charismatic Toke Makinwa. Friday Treat presents five  reasons fans ...

IN the early 1960s, after Nigeria became independent under the British colonialist, the Nigeria political system was a tangible manifestation of the nation’s virtuous democracy. Today, the modern elements of the national state are generally non-existence or weak by design, and even the most ...

Residents of Umuahia and Owerri, the capital cities of Abia and Imo shunned the nationwide hunger protest scheduled for Thursday, August 1, and went about their lawful daily activities. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) correspondents, who monitored the situation, reported a palpable quiet and ...

Collins Agwam The Nasarawa State Government says it has activated a provider-initiated testing approach to increase access to screening services and integrated Hepatitis B and C diagnosis in the state. The government, however, expressed concern over the rising cases of viral Hepatitis B in the ...

The Nigerian Bar Association has set up free legal support services, as a result of the ongoing hunger protest for anyone whose fundamental human rights may be violated. Yakubu Maikyau, the association’s president, in a statement issued on Thursday by the NBA National Publicity Secretary, ...

The Lagos State Police Command said it had arrested three domestic workers of Justice Rita Ofili-Ajumogobia following the discovery of the judge’s daughter, Aribemchukwu’s dead body outside the gate of their Park View Estate home in the Ikoyi area ...

The Lagos State Police Command has confirmed the death of Justice Offili-Ajumogobia’s daughter, Chukwu. Chukwu’s father, Mr. Soboma Ajumogobia, is the younger brother of Odein Ajumogobia, a former Minister of State for Petroleum Resources. The command’s spokesman, Benjamin Hundeyin, told ...

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) and the World Health Organisation (WHO) have called for urgent evacuation of 85 sick and severely injured Palestinians to Abu Dhabi. The evacuations also include cancer patients in need of extensive treatment accompanied by 63 family members from Ramon airport ...

By Matthew Atungwu The Senate on Wednesday appealed to Nigerians and promoters of the nationwide protest to shelve their plans in the interest of the nation. Senate President Godswill Akpabio made the appeal during plenary after a closed-door session. The #EndBadGovernance protest is scheduled ...

Several individuals hired to participate in a pro-government rally in Abuja have voiced their frustration after being left stranded without food, water, or payment. The protestors, who were part of the “Say No To Protest” demonstration organized to counter the upcoming #EndBadGovernance ...

The budget performance review of the Kogi State government expenditure has shown that the state spent N2.2 billion on “remodelling government house structure” between April and June, 2024 which represents the second quarter of the year.   This occurred under the Usman Ododo led Kogi ...

One of Nigeria’s prospect at the ongoing Paris Olympics, Favour Ofili would not be participating in the women’s 100m athletics event and has placed the blame on the shoulders of the country’s sport’s body. Ofili who competes in the 100m and 200m events was supposed to fly the ...

The Nigeria Medical Association (NMA) has said that only 650 medical doctors attend to over 3.6 million people in Kwara State. Kwara NMA Chairman Ola Ahmed stated this at a news conference in Ilorin ahead of the 2024 Annual General Meeting and Scientific Conference of the ...

Ehichioya Ezomon   The question isn’t, who did the attack, but who plotted and sponsored it? Aftermath of the deadly assault, Okpebholo’s legislative aide in charge of media and communication, Godswill Inegbe, allegedly fingered a former chieftain of the APC (names withheld) as leading ...

The Minister of Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, has rewarded a vigilante group in Kwali Area Council for rescuing four kidnapped victims. The reward included an operational vehicle and an undisclosed cash, to encourage the group to do more. The rescued victims were presented to ...

World number two Novak Djokovic has pulled out from next week’s ATP Canadian Open tournament in Montreal. The 24-time Grand Slam champion is prioritising his Olympic campaign, having recently defeated Rafael Nadal in the third round of the Paris 2024 Olympics. Djokovic, 37, has won 98 career ...

Former Leicester City forward Kelechi Iheanacho has officially joined Spanish La Liga side Sevilla FC. The 27-year-old Nigerian winger is reported to have signed a two-year deal after successfully undergoing medical examinations. Iheanacho arrives at the Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán Stadium as a free ...

Despite securing a staff-level agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on July 12 for a record 24th time, Pakistan’s economic woes have persisted. The new bailout, amounting to USD 7 billion over 37 months, followed the approval of a heavily taxed budget for the 2024-25 fiscal ...

President Bola Tinubu has approved the establishment of a youth secretariat for the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). FCT Minister Nyesom Wike announced this on Monday during a town hall meeting at the Bwari Area Council. The meeting aimed to mobilize youths in the territory against ...

The Coalition of Nigerian Youths Leaders (CONYL), the umbrella body of all the youth groups drawn across the six geopolitical zones has described the planned nationwide protest as a foreign conspiracy against President Bola Tinubu’s government. The group said that their discovery is based on ...

Enugu State Governor Peter Mbah says his government has a target of over N100 billion from livestock production and processing to boost the economy, raise the capacity of farmers in animal husbandry and strengthen value chain in the agricultural sector. He said this on Monday while hosting a ...

Chijioke Iremeka Public health and environmental and experts have said that the Lagos State Government must return to the mandatory monthly sanitation exercise to promote healthy living and a clean environment. They decried the indiscriminate and improper disposal of waste in drainages and by ...

Senate President Godswill Akpabio has warned those planning to stage protests across Nigeria that while they have the right to do so, they do not have the right to destabilize the country. Akpabio also accused politicians who lost out during the last general elections of being the brains ...

The United States Agency for International Development(USAID) in partnership with Development and Integrity Intervention Goal(DIG) Foundations has enlightened communities in Ebonyi state on budget preparation. This was as DiG through USAID scale Green-The-Red Cluster organized a ...

President Bola Tinubu yesterday signed the new N70,000 minimum wage bill into law. The president signed the bill in the council chamber of the State House, in the middle of the Federal Executive Council, FEC, meeting. The council suspended the meeting to allow the leadership of the National ...

By Ogaga Ariemu The Nigerian government said that the price of a 50kg bag of rice has been reduced by 50 per cent to N40, 000 across the country. The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, disclosed this in a statement at the end of Monday’s Federal Executive Council ...