By John Owen Nwachukwu The Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, has declared that the country can no longer continue to subsidise electricity. According to the minister, Nigeria must begin to move towards a cost-effective tariff model, adding that the country is currently indebted to the tune of ...

It’s time to take a stand on the use of plastics Kenya leads the way with the strictest ban on single-use plastic in the world. And it’s clear how this title was earned: importing, manufacturing, or selling single-use plastic bags could earn companies a fine of $40 000; using one, on the ...

The Osun State Government has officially adopted the National Policy on Food Safety and Implementation Strategy, 2014, for domestication in the state. This, according to Governor Ademola Adeleke, will ensure the safety and protection of the residents of the state from the consumption of ...

As hunger bites harder in the land as a result of high inflation rate, the Federal Government has concluded plans to release at least 42,000 metric tonnes of assorted grains to Nigerians to feed themselves. The Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Senator Abubakar Kyari, announced the ...

By Ogaga Ariemu The Federal Government has made a U-turn on its earlier statement indicating that United Kingdom, UK, lawyers are allowed to practice in Nigeria. Nigerian Minister for Trade and Investment Doris Uzoka-Anite, in a statement, highlighted that the UK-trained lawyers can practice in ...

By Abdul Seye A group of 60 lawmakers, collectively known as the Parliamentary Group, has launched a movement to terminate the existing presidential system in the country and revert to the parliamentary model adopted during the First Republic. The Parliamentary Group introduced a constitution ...

Ghana’s president removed his finance minister in a sweeping reshuffle on Wednesday ahead of December elections where an economic crisis looks set to take centre stage. Ken Ofori-Atta will be replaced by lawmaker Mohammed Amin Adam, according to a presidency statement. ...

The Special Investigator for the Central Bank of Nigeria, Jim Obazee, has requested an official of the apex bank and two others on the run be placed under Interpol red notice for allegedly forging the signature of former President Muhammadu Buhari io fraudulently withdraw $6.2 million from the ...

The Federal Government, on Tuesday, said it would commence the Pulaku Initiative, a large-scale resettlement programme to address the root causes of incessant clashes between farmers and herders in various flashpoints nationwide. Pulaku, also called the “Fulani code of conduct,” is an integral ...

By John Owen Nwachukwu The Association of Master Bakers has announced its decision to suspend its services across the country. From February 27, the association said it would be out of service as a form of protest against the challenging business conditions in the nation. The association made ...

Our dear President Tinubu, I mean no disrespect by writing a letter to you through this public medium. I do so to easily draw your attention to the subject under discussion since I am told that you are an avid reader of newspapers. When you were sworn in as the President of Nigeria on May 29 last ...

PRESIDENT of the Senate Godswill Akpabio, on Tuesday read on the floor a letter from President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, asking the Red Chamber to confirm the appointment of five persons as directors of the  Board of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). Tinubu said his request was  in compliance with ...

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From Yusha’u A. Ibrahim, GusauArmed bandits have abducted over 40 villagers including 21 members of same family in Kasuwar Daji village, Kaura Namoda local government area of Zamfara State.A source close to the family told Daily Trust on phone that the armed bandits stormed the village around ...

The Premier League has finally approved Sir Jim Ratcliffe’s move to acquire a 25 percent stake in Manchester United. Ratcliffe’s minority takeover was approved on Tuesday, following an independent review. An official statement read: “‘Sir Jim Ratcliffe’s acquisition of 25 per cent of ...

By Ogaga Ariemu Prices of staple foods in Nigeria increased to at least 40 percent in the last two months, a market survey by DAILY POST reports. DAILY POST gathered that as of Monday, 11 February 2024, the prices of Rice, beans, garri, groundnut oil, tomatoes, and bread witnessed an astronomical ...

Kwara State’s new High Court complex located in the Government Reservation Area, Ilorin, the state capital was on Tuesday engulfed by fire. The main building and offices located in the complex were damaged by the inferno. The fire which was noticed at around 7.25 am reportedly damaged the 40 ...

Traders Association Singer Market, Kano State on Monday pledged to reduce and stabilise prices of essential commodities in the state.The Chairman of the Association, Ibrahim Danyaro, disclosed this to journalists on Monday in Kano.He said this shortly after meeting with the Chairman of Public ...

By Matthew Atungwu The Presidency says the wealth of the country is overestimated, describing Nigeria as a “very poor” country. Special Adviser on Information and Strategy to the President, Bayo Onanuga, said this on Monday in an interview on Arise Television monitored by DAILY POST. He said ...

By Ogaga Ariemu Nigerians face tougher days ahead as spiralling nationwide hunger resulting from untamed inflation, food insecurity and shrinking purchasing power worsen under the President Bola Ahmed Tinubu administration. Tinubu’s economic team, namely the Minister of Finance, Olawale Edun, the ...

THE Kogi State farmers and buyers, under the aegis of the Farmers Forum of Nigeria, have raised the alarm over the alleged move to increase the produce payment from ₦30,000 to ₦90,000. The forum appealed to the governor of Kogi State, Alhaji Ahmed Usman Ododo, to halt multiple taxation in the ...

During a recent in-house Public Relations class, the resource person emphasised the need for effective employee relations which can foster a productive work environment, leading to increased employee satisfaction, loyalty and productivity. He ...

By Ogaga Ariemu The International Monetary Fund, IMF, says Nigeria’s foreign reserves dropped to a record low of $24 billion in 2024 from $33 billion last year. The IMF’s latest country report for Nigeria disclosed this, signalling potential challenges for Africa’s largest economy. It noted that ...

A 20-year-old newlywed, Aisha Aliyu of Nasarawa village in Lapai Local Government Area of Niger State has reportedly killed her husband, Idris Ahmadu.Residents told Daily Trust that the incident happened around 1am on Monday. Multiple sources said the couple got married on December 31, 2023.One ...

Pensioners in Nigeria have threatened to embark on a mass protest over non-implementation of pension reviews in the states. source

  In a groundbreaking collaboration bridging continents, Nigeria’s esteemed actor, model and TV personality, Nancy Isime, will be teaming up with America’s renowned social entrepreneur, TV host and the Editor-in-Chief of Monaco Voice Magazine, Sir Dustin Plantholt, to co-host the upcoming ...

Primate of the Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion), Most Rev. Henry Ndukuba has called on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to swiftly address the growing hunger and economic hardship facing Nigerians. In a communique signed by key church figures, including Primate Ndukuba, the Dean, Most Rev ...

The Lucky Aiyedatiwa Campaign Organisation Foot Soldiers has refuted a claim that Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa was introduced to the government by the wife of the late Governor Rotimi Akeredolu, Betty. The group described the claim as ridiculous, saying it was the late governor himself who picked ...

By Eunice Nnachi, Yenagoa Bayelsa State residents are upbeat as events marking the second tenure Inauguration of Governor Douye Diri kicked off on Sunday with a thanksgiving service. Thousands of beautifully dressed Bayelsans thronged the state’s Ecumenical Centre at Igbogene in appreciation ...

The Open Arms Outreach International, a Non-Governmental Organisation has said about 4,200 women and children benefited from its empowerment programmes in 2023.Its founder, Princess Onovakpuri, disclosed this during an interview on Sunday in Abuja.Ms Onovakpuri said that the beneficiaries cut ...

The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) is seeking measures to prevent further increases in food prices in Nigeria. According to statement signed by the Executive Vice Chairman of the Commission, Dr Adamu Abdullahi, the Commission said the Organization is aware of ...

Jude Bellingham struck twice as leaders Real Madrid took control of La Liga with a punishing 4-0 win over second-placed Girona on Saturday, opening up a five-point cushion. Vinicius Junior drove home the opener and then set up Bellingham for the second as Carlo Ancelotti’s side dominated the ...

President Bola Tinubu has charged the armed forces to continue to protect Nigeria’s territorial integrity against all threats, commending them for their dedication to duty and sacrifices for the nation. Speaking at an event marking the diamond jubilee of the Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA) in ...

This is not the best of times for Nigerian families, who have had to adopt bizarre cost-cutting measures to cope with the recent hardship occasioned by the dramatic hike in the prices of goods and services. Several of them lamented that their income could no longer take care of their daily needs, ...

Governor Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri of Adamawa State, in this interview on Trust TV’s 30 Minutes programme, speaks on the reasons the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has not been seen to be playing aggressive opposition, the crisis in the party, his policy focus for the state, among other issues. ...

The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in the 2023 election, Atiku Abubakar, has mourned the Group Chief Executive Officer, Access Holdings Plc, Herbert Wigwe, who reportedly died in a helicopter crash in California near the Nevada border, United States of America. There are ...

The Prime Minister of the Biafra Republic Government in Exile, Simon Ekpa, says Biafrans are ready to exit Nigeria as over Two million Biafrans have voted for self-referendum less than weeks into its recently launched E-voting platform. The Finland-based lawyer and separatist Ekpa disclosed in ...

Super Eagles captain Ahmed Musa has said he is not bothered about the lack of playing time at AFCON ahead of the country’s final showdown against the host Côte d’Ivoire on Sunday.Speaking to reporters at the pre-match press conference on Saturday, the one-time AFCON winner said he had played for ...

A businessman, Harisu Yahaya, has told a Grade I Area Court in Kubwa, Abuja, Federal Capital Territory (FCT), that the devil pushed him into getting his girlfriend, Maryam Muhammad pregnant. According to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), Harisu was responding to a petition filed by Maryam, ...

The Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Olayemi Cardoso has called on Nigerians to moderate the demand for dollars, consumption and usage of foreign goods, warning that as a country, we must address the supply side of Forex as it has kept the nation’s economy in a narrow bucket. Cardoso ...

The Youth wing of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has announced that it would host a viewing party for the final match between Nigeria’s Super Eagles and Elephants of Ivory Coast in the final of the Africa Cup of Nation. The event will ...

 Hoodlums have killed a 16-year-old herder, Abas Sani, in Plateau State. Chairman of Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN), Yakubu Idris, who confirmed the incident to Daily Trust Saturday, stated that the deceased was killed in Tegway village of Bassa Local Government ...

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The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission, on Friday, declared that it would deduct N10,505,286,072 from the annual allowed revenues of the 11 power distribution companies during the next tariff review as part of sanctions over their non-compliance with the capping of estimated bills for ...

The residents of Osun State have trooped to the streets to protest the rising cost of living under President Bola Tinubu’s watch.The latest demonstration came a few days after the Minna and Kano States residents protested the prevailing hardship following Mr Tinubu’s economic policies.The ...

A former senatorial aspirant of All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ondo North, Chief Alex Ajipe, has appealed to the national and state leadership of the party to give Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa, the offer of first refusal for the party’s ticket before the primaries. Ajipe, the convener of Ibi ...

By Williams Anuku The food crisis in the country, coupled with the inflationary trend, has compelled the federal government to order the release of 102,000 metric tonnes of rice and maize to Nigerians. The government has also disclosed that it may embark on the importation of whatever shortfalls ...

By Seun Opejobi President Bola Tinubu-led Federal Government has appealed to the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, and the Trade Union Congress, TUC, to see reasons and not embark on a nationwide strike. Mohammed Idris, the Minister of Information and National Orientation, said it was not in the ...

1 day ago COMMEMORATING the World Education Day, Development Bank of Nigeria (DBN) has canvassed education as an indispensable tool to navigate and mitigate the complexities of climate change. The bank ...

 The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) says the interconnect debt dispute between MTN Nigeria Communications Plc and Globacom Limited has been amicably resolved. NCC’s Director of Public Affairs, Dr Reuben Muoka disclosed this in a statement on Thursday in Abuja. Muoka said in ...