The Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, has said that Nigerian passport is one of the fastest to get in the world.  The minister, stated this during an interview on Channel TV’s Politics Today on Thursday while discussing some of the innovations the ministry had introduced. He said that ...

Our reporter Fresh fears have been raised over looming hunger as the World Food Price has projected that 31.8 million Nigerians (16 per cent of the population analysed) are projected to face crisis or worse levels of acute food insecurity between June and August 2024. This was indicated in the ...

Academic and commercial activities within Ambrose Alli University, AAU, Ekpoma, were crippled on Thursday following a protest by students over inability to register for their courses. DAILY POST reports that the students, in thousands, as early as 6:30 am blocked the entrance gate to the main ...

Written by Femi Akinyemi At least 150 people are feared dead in a massacre in a village in central Sudan blamed on the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), the paramilitary group fighting the army. The rivals have been battling over control of the country for more than 13 months. The RSF has not ...

Nigerian singer and songwriter, Adedamola Adefolahan, popularly known as Fireboy DML, has started the new month with a music video for his hit single ‘Everyday’. The renowned singer, who took to his social media platforms to announce the release of his hit song, attributed the glory to God for ...

Chijioke Iremeka The Standard Organisation of Nigeria, says checkmating the influx of fake, substandard products is possible with its presence at the nation’s seaport. SON also stressed that commencing operation at one of the largest seaports in West Africa will ensure a more impactful, ...

Boxing promoter, Eddie Hearn, has said Anthony Joshua will fight the winner between Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk, if he defeats Daniel Dubois in September. Joshua’s last bout came in March, when he knocked out former UFC champions, Francis Ngannou, in the second round. In an interview with ...

Failure of the Federal Government negotiating team to present a fresh offer beyond the N60,000 it offered last week has stalled further negotiation. Recall that President Bola Tinubu had on Tuesday, given a marching order to the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Mr Wale ...

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu Wednesday said his administration will continue to prioritise infrastructure development in the coming months and years as a cornerstone of the Renewed Hope Agenda. He also stated his commitment to deliver on promises made to empower the people and build a ...

Remittances comprise a significant portion of African Gross Domestic Product (GDP), with the total value of remittances across the continent reaching nearly $100 billion in 2022 − $20 billion of which was intra-African flows.Despite the importance of remittances to the African economy, the cost ...

The Senate on Wednesday passed a bill seeking to increase the salaries, allowances and benefits of Nigerian judicial officers.The Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, announced the passage of the bill after most senators supported it through voice votes. The bill was considered and approved by ...

Popular Nigerian music producer, Don Jazzy has opened up on how Nigerians made him stop doing giveaways to fans. New Telegraph reports that tDon Jazzy’s comment is coming weeks after Wizkid branded him an influencer. In a new update, a netizen identified as Temi had taken to X page ...

 Governor of Cross River State, Bassey Otu, has extended warm birthday wishes to Senator John Owan Enoh, the Minister for Sports Development, on his 58th birthday.  In a heartfelt message, the governor ...

  It was barely weeks ago when Professor Chukwuma Soludo’s term as Anambra State’s governor turned two. The government listed 100 noteworthy accomplishments that cut across all areas of growth, sound governance, and the provision of democratic dividends when it was celebrated on March 17 in ...

The recent Keynote 2 from BlockDAG, delivered “from the moon,” has sparked significant interest, driving its presale earnings to $41.6 million. This surge positions BlockDAG ahead of the ongoing bullish trends and predictions surrounding XRP and BNB. BlockDAG’s latest updates and product ...

Worldwide Organization for Women Africa Incorporated (WOW Africa), Saturday, held the third edition of the WOW Conversation, tagged ‘The WOW Conversation 003’ at Hilton Leisure Hotel, Awka, Anambra State. The annual conference with the theme, ‘Building Equitable Futures: Women Capacities and ...

Super Eagles most in-form player, Ademola Lookman, Alex Iwobi and Maduka Okoye will this morning arrive in Uyo where the three-time African champions are camping for the crunch World Cup qualifiers against South Africa and Benin Republic. Daily Trust gathered from a top official of the Nigeria ...

By Ifreke Inyang President Bola Tinubu has given the Minister of Finance, Wale Edun, a 48-hour ultimatum to come up with the cost implications on the new minimum wage. This was revealed by the Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris. Idris stated this while briefing ...

Sodiq Ojuroungbe  The Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, United Kingdom in partnership with the Wellbeing Foundation Africa have initiated the second batch of the advanced training sessions for examiners affiliated with the National Postgraduate Medical College of Nigeria. This collaborative ...

The Nigeria Customs Service, Federal Operations Unit, FOU, Zone A has confirmed the accidental killing of a smuggler in the Badagry area of Lagos State. The Public Relations Officer, FOU Zone A, Theophilus Duniya, confirmed the development to the News Agency of Nigeria, NAN, on Tuesday in ...

By Matthew Atungwu The Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, and Trade Union Congress, TUC, have suspended the nationwide strike. This is to give room for uninterrupted meetings with the tripartite committee on the new national minimum wage. This was confirmed by TUC chairman, Festus Osifo on Tuesday. ...

The Federal Operations Unit Zone A (FOU A) of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), on Monday night, stated that it’s officers in collaboration with men of the Nigerian Army, have successfully repelled an attack from a smuggling gang, killing one in the ensuing melee while a Customs officer ...

Minister of Youth Development, Dr Jamila Bio Ibrahim, said weekend that his ministry  has developed new initiatives and restructured existing ones to meet the needs of youths as a result of the grave threat high unemployment rates pose to the nation. Speaking at the 12th Youth Summit on crime ...

There are indications that the landing cost of Premium Motor Spirit, PMS, otherwise known as petrol rose year-on-year, YoY, by 46.8 per cent to N1,026.71 per litre in May 2024, from N545.83 per litre, recorded in the corresponding period of 2023. The landing cost excludes other additional costs ...

The Federal Government said the Organized Labour’s demand for ₦494,000 as minimum wage is impossible because some states are yet to pay the ₦30,000. The Minister of Labour and Employment, Nkeiruka Onyejeocha stated this in an interview on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Monday. She, ...

If you ask an American, they are the world. Just check everything of theirs, it’s not only humongous, it is designed for immense things – the cars, the homes – even the concrete jungles called cities. On the political scene, no-one does it like America. They are the real democracy – forget the ...

The Federal Government and the Organised labour, on Monday night signed an agreement over the minimum wage controversy. The agreement was signed after a marathon meeting brokered by the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Senator George Akume. DAILY POST reports that the meeting was ...

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) announced on Monday the revocation of Heritage Bank Limited’s operating license with immediate effect. In a statement issued by Mrs. Hakama Sidi Ali, the CBN’s acting Director of Corporate Communications, the apex bank stated that the action was in line with ...

By Ogaga Ariemu The Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, has lifted its ban on onboarding new customers imposed on five prominent fintech startups: Paga, OPay, Kuda, Palmpay, and Moniepoint with immediate effect Opay in a statement on Monday through its official X handle announced that the apex bank has ...

By Ochogwu Sunday The Secretary to the Government of the Federation, SGF, George Akume has summoned organised labour to an emergency meeting following the ongoing indefinite nationwide strike. Comrade Festus Osifo, President of the Trade Union Congress of Nigeria confirmed the meeting to The ...

By Ifreke Inyang The Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, has joined the ongoing strike embarked up from Monday, by the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, and Trade Union Congress, TUC. Organized labour have begun the industrial action, after the federal government’s failure to meet the unions’ ...

Chelsea on Monday appointed Leicester boss Enzo Maresca as their new manager on a five-year deal to replace the departed Mauricio Pochettino. The Italian, 44, joined the Foxes in June 2023 and led them to the Championship title last season. “We are delighted to welcome Enzo to Chelsea,” said ...

Patients waiting for healthcare services Nathaniel Shaibu As the nationwide strike declared by the organised labour comprising Nigeria Labour Congress and Trade Union Congress enters its first day, patients at the Kubwa General Hospital have been left stranded as medical personnel have refused ...

The Nigeria Police Force, NPF, on Monday called on the organized labour to shelve its nationwide strike. Force Public Relations Officer, Olumuyiwa Adejobi, said strike could bring about tension and political instability in Nigeria. Adejobi urged the Nigerian Labour Congress and Trade Union ...

By Ogaga Ariemu The Maritime Workers Union of Nigeria, MWUN has revealed it will shut down ports, terminals and jetties in compliance with organized labour’s Monday indefinite strike action. The move follows the federal government’s failure to sign and implement a new minimum wage and ...

In less than a week, the Nigeria Football Federation  misled the media twice through its official communications department. ABIODUN ADEWALE reflects on some of the embarrassing goofs by the federation   Super Eagles World Cup camp On Wednesday ...

The Zamfara State chapters of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress (TUC) have directed all their affiliate unions in the state to comply with directives of the National leadership of the two labour centres to embark on a nationwide strike on Monday. The ...

The disparity in life expectancy between men and women is a well-documented phenomenon observed across various cultures and societies. Statistical evidence consistently shows that men, on average, die earlier than women. This intriguing yet troubling trend has prompted extensive ...

… Nigeria need $25bn annually- Avuru Once a vibrant hub for foreign investment, Nigeria’s oil sector has undergone a dramatic transformation, becoming a ghost town of lost opportunities as foreign direct investment (FDI) plummets from billions of dollars to mere trickles in recent days. The ...

The Chairman, Senate Committee on Agriculture, Production Services and Rural Development, Senator Saliu Mustapha has flagged off the distribution of 3,500 bags of 50kg fertilizer to smallholder farmers across the four local government areas of Kwara Central Senatorial District which he ...

By John Owen Nwachukwu The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, has said the sum of N494,000 national minimum wage being demanded by organised labour, which cumulatively amounts to the sum of N9.5 trillion, is capable of destabilising the economy and jeopardising the ...

There is a raging cold war in the All Progressives Congress over the seat of the National Chairman of the party currently occupied by former governor of Kano State, Abdullahi Umar Ganduje. Party chieftains of the ruling party from the North-Central geopolitical zone have insisted that giving ...

NOLLYWOOD actress and producer, Temitope Rukayat Aremu, is building a brand that is becoming synonymous with success and dedication in the industry, and she hopes to continue her impressive journey in the film industry. Since joining Nollywood in 2015/2016, Aremu has made significant strides ...

The Secretary to the Gombe State Government, Professor Ibrahim Abubakar Njodi, has congratulated the former Director General, Research and Documentation, Government House, Professor Mua’zu Shehu, over his appointment as Permanent Secretary into the Government of Gombe State Service by Governor ...

By Ogaga Ariemu Nationwide blackouts will commence across Nigeria as electricity workers reveal they will be withdrawing their services from Sunday midnight for the organized labour’s indefinite strike slated for Monday. The acting General Secretary of the National Union of Electricity Employees, ...

Vice-President Kashim Shettima has said what the country needs is good governance, not a change in the system of governance as being clamoured in some quarters. The Vice President spoke at the 30th anniversary of Yusuf Ali & Co (Ghalib chambers) in Ilọrin, Kwara State capital, on Saturday. ...

Ace Nigerian musician D’banj has spoken on the moral disparity between his generation of musicians and the present crop of musicians. The ‘Koko Master’ noted that there is a huge difference between the moral compass of the times his generation of musicians held sway and now. He disclosed that ...

The Governor of  Sokoto State, Ahmed Aliyu, has assured the people of the state that his administration will continue to prioritise their welfare. The governor said the essence of governance is to prioritise the welfare of the citizenry. The Governor made the assertion while inaugurating ...

By Williams Anuku The organized labour, comprising the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC), has declared an indefinite strike beginning on June 3, 2024. According to the organized labour, the strike has become necessary as the Federal Government appears recalcitrant ...

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Limited (NNPCL) has announced its plans to commence oil and gas exploration in Ogun State. The announcement was made following a recent visit by key stakeholders, including Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Oil) Heineken Lokpobiri, Shell ...