•Says ‘despair or surrender not our options’ The presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the February 25 election, Mr Peter Obi, yesterday, made an emotional call to members of the ‘Obidient family’ and the generality of his supporters not to give up over Wednesday’s ruling of the ...

Good morning! Here is today’s summary of Latest Nigerian News from Nigerian Newspapers of Sunday 10th September 2023 1. Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has declared one Gift David Okpara Okpolowu, a.k.a. 2-Baba and all members of his criminal gang wanted for the murder of a Divisional ...

By Samson Atekojo Usman Drama ensued at the House of Representatives Ad-hoc Committee investigative hearing on Thursday as a construction company, DC Engineering Limited accused officials of the Federal Ministry of Works of inflating a road contract from N9.8 billion to N54.3 billion. ...

Good morning! Here is today’s summary of Latest Nigerian News from Nigerian Newspapers of Saturday 9th September 2023 1. The legal teams of the presidential candidates of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, and the Labour Party, LP, Atiku Abubakar and Peter Obi, respectively, on Friday confirmed ...

Good morning! Here is today’s summary of Latest Nigerian News from Nigerian Newspapers of Friday 8th September 2023 1. The Western Marine Command of the Nigeria Customs Service says it had intercepted 103 sacks containing 8,240 loaves of cannabis sativa and 23, 000 capsules of Tramadol 100 mg ...

By James Abraham The Federal Government on Thursday launched a five-year national strategic plan to boost potato production in the country. Speaking in Jos, Plateau State on Thursday, the Minister of Agriculture and Food security, Senator Abubakar Kyari, said the goal of the government was to ...

Good morning! Here is today’s summary of Latest Nigerian News from Nigerian Newspapers of Thursday 7th September 2023 1. The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar, and his Labour Party counterpart, Peter Obi, have rejected Wednesday’s judgment of the Presidential ...

The Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, yesterday ended the two-day warning strike to protest the ‘negative consequences of petrol subsidy removal on workers and other Nigerians,’ declaring that it recorded greater compliance on day two than the first day of the industrial action. This came as the ...

By Pache Chiedozie The long awaited judgement day is here. There is tension, anxiety across Nigeria. DAILY POST reports that hours after the Presidency issued a statement, on Sunday, September 3, to disclose that President Bola Tinubu will be travelling to New Delhi, India, for the G-20 ...

Good morning! Here is today’s summary of Latest Nigerian News from Nigerian Newspapers of Wednesday 6th September 2023 1. There was heavy security deployment at the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal and other flash points and dark spots in Abuja on Tuesday ahead of the delivery of the ...

The strike called by the Nigeria Labour Congress to protest the failure of the Federal Government to provide palliatives following the fuel subsidy removal Tuesday grounded economic and commercial activities in several states but workers in Lagos, Sokoto, and Katsina states snubbed the labour ...

By Dapo Akinrefon LAGOS—FORMER Deputy National Chairman of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, Chief Bode George, yesterday, took a swipe at the economic policies of the Bola Tinubu-led Federal Government saying it is hurting Nigerians. He also warned the judiciary not to allow it to be used ...

By John Akinfehinwa The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has insisted that there is no going back on the planned two-day warning strike over the failure of the federal government to address the challenges caused by the removal of fuel subsidy. The State NLC Chairman, Comrade Gabriel Amari, ...

Good morning! Here is today’s summary of Latest Nigerian News from Nigerian Newspapers of Tuesday 5th September 2023 1. The Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, will today (Tuesday) begin a two-day warning strike after shunning a meeting with the Federal Government over increasing hardship and ...

By John Owen Nwachukwu Details of the last-minute reconciliatory meeting between the Federal Government and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) have emerged. The government, during the meeting, set a two-week timeline on wage award, tax exemptions and allowances to public sector workers. This is to ...

By Ogaga Ariemu The Nigerian Electricity Management Services Agency, NEMSA, has assured electricity consumers using prepaid meters that units already purchased will not be lost due to the ongoing meter upgrade. Managing Director of NEMSA, Mr Tukur Tahir, disclosed this on Sunday in a statement by ...

The Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, has said that it is going ahead with its two-day warning strike beginning tomorrow, saying it was not aware of any meeting with the Federal Government today. A top official of the NLC, told Vanguard yesterday, that as of press time, there was no invitation from ...

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency has urged Nigerians not to accept food items not packed by them when travelling, as the agency intercepted narcotics concealed in packs of semovita and dry pepper. This was contained in a statement by the agency’s spokesperson, Femi Babafemi, released on ...

Good morning! Here is today’s summary of Latest Nigerian News from Nigerian Newspapers of Sunday 3rd September 2023 1. The Federal Government says it would meet the Nigerian Labour Congress, NLC, on Monday, in a desperate move to avert the warning strike scheduled for Tuesday and Wednesday. ...

By Deborah Tolu-Kolawole The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Yusuf Tuggar, on Saturday said the President, Bola Tinubu, had directed the recall of all ambassadors. The minister, in a statement by his Special Adviser on Media, Al-Kashim Abdul-Kadir, said the directive applied to all career ...

By Peter Dada The Minister of Works, Mr David Umahi, has declared that the ongoing Akure-Ado Ekiti Expressway would be redesigned and constructed with concrete rather than asphalt. The former Minister of Works, Mr Babatunde Fashola, had flagged off the construction of the road in May shortly ...

By Deborah Tolu-Kolawole The move by the Tertiary Education Trust Fund to attract major international research grants to Nigerian scholars has received a massive boost as the European Union has committed to provide 440,000 euros to support shortlisted research teams in the country under the ...

Good morning! Here is today’s summary from Nigerian Newspapers: 1. The leadership of the Nigeria Labour Congress has concluded plans to embark on a two-day warning strike, with effect from September 5 to 6, 2023. NLC President, Joe Ajaero, who handed down the threat, in Abuja on Friday, warned ...

Special Adviser to the President on Revenue, Mr. Zaccheus Adedeji, in this interview, discusses how the President Bola Tinubu Administration is working to raise the country’s revenue profile, ensure sustainable financing and ongoing reforms that would positively transform the nation’s economic ...

By Francis Ugwu Nigeria’s High Commissioner to the United Kingdom (UK), Sarafa Isola, has been recalled by President Bola Tinubu. The notice of the recall of the envoy was contained in a letter issued by Yusuf Tuggar, Minister of Foreign Affairs. “I have the honour to notify you of Mr ...

By Williams Anuku The leadership of the Nigeria Labour Congress has concluded plans to embark on a two-day warning strike, beginning from September 5 to 6th, 2023. President of NLC who handed down the threat, in Abuja on Friday, warned that the union would mobilise its affiliates to embark on ...

By Godwin Oritse Operators of trucks logistics within the Lagos seaports have indicated that they spend about N40 million everyday on bribery and illegal taxes within the corridor. Disclosing this to Vanguard, an official of the Council for Maritime Transport Unions and Associations (COMTUA) ...

Good morning! Here is today’s summary of Latest Nigerian News from Nigerian Newspapers of Friday 1st September 2023 1. President Bola Tinubu has claimed the option of military intervention in Niger Republic will not be considered until all diplomatic options are exhausted. Tinubu stated this on ...

Good morning! Here is today’s summary of Latest Nigerian News from Nigerian Newspapers of Thursday 31st August 2023 1. A group of senior Gabonese military officers have announced the seizure of power. The officers claimed to represent all of Gabon’s security and defence forces, asserting their ...

By John Owen Nwachukwu The Federal Government of Nigeria has mourned the death of the designer of the Nigerian national flag, Pa Taiwo Akinkunmi. He passed away at the age of 84, at his family home in Ibadan, after a brief illness. “I am particularly saddened over the news of the demise of Pa ...

Good morning! Here is today’s summary of Latest Nigerian News from Nigerian Newspapers of Wednesday 30th August 2023 1. The Senator Rabiu Kwankwaso faction of the New Nigeria People’s Party, NNPP, has held a parallel meeting of the National Executive Committee in Abuja to reverse his suspension. ...

Good morning! Here is today’s summary from Nigerian Newspapers: 1. Edo State Government has disbanded the media crew attached to the Office of the Deputy Governor, Philip Shaibu. In a statement on Monday by the State’s Commissioner for Communication and Orientation, Chris Nehikhare, the ...

By Williams Anuku President Bola Tinubu has directed the Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs to discontinue the processing of visas for all government officials seeking to travel to New York for the United Nations General Assembly. The directive which came from the President this afternoon is ...

Good morning! Here is today’s summary from Nigerian Newspapers of Monday 28th August 2023 1. President Bola Tinubu has said the country cannot continue to service its debt with 90 percent of its revenue. He noted that the country was headed for destruction should that continue. Tinubu spoke ...

The Senate has vowed to create the enabling environment for domestic industries in the country to thrive and foster economic growth. It also promised to leave no stone unturned as the country was embarking on transformative journey of renewed economic prosperity by embracing innovation, ...

By Okiki Adeduyite The Nigerian Air Force said it had carried out successful air missions on some illegal refining sites and terrorist hideouts in Rivers State and some areas in the North-East respectively. This was contained in a statement issued by the force’s Director of Public Relations and ...

Despite continuous government efforts to shore up food production in Nigeria through various intervention programmes, the country recorded foods trade deficit worth N4.92 trillion between 2018 and 2022. Available data shows that Nigeria is not growing enough food for the populace, leaving the ...

By Ogaga Ariemu The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project, SERAP, has issued a 48-hour ultimatum to President Bola Tinubu over the ban of 25 media outfits from Aso Rock. Kolawole Oluwadare, SERAP Deputy Director, disclosed this in a statement on Sunday. SERAP was reacting to the ...

The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has predicted cloudiness and sunshine from Saturday to Monday across the country. NiMet`s weather outlook released on Friday predicted cloudy skies on Saturday with spells of sunshine over the northern region with prospects of thunderstorms over parts of ...

Good morning! Here is today’s summary of Latest Nigerian News from Nigerian Newspapers of Friday 25th August 2023 1. Oil marketers, on Thursday, insisted on a possible hike in the pump price of Premium Motor Spirit, popularly called petrol, following a further plunge in the value of the naira ...

About 10 directors in the Federal Capital Territory Administration who have spent over eight years in office have failed to proceed on mandatory retirement almost one month after the newly revised Public Service Rules became operational. The directors were said to have spent between nine and 12 ...

Good morning! Here is today’s summary of Latest Nigerian News from Nigerian Newspapers of Thursday 24th August 2023 1. Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike on Wednesday approved demolition of Garki, Jabi and other 28 slums which had earlier been surveyed by the Federal Capital ...

By Ajisafe Olayiwola The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission has urged prepaid meter users to update their meters before November 2024. NERC shared the update on its X handle (formerly Twitter) on Tuesday. The electricity regulatory commission added that the update, which is free of ...

Good morning! Here is today’s summary of Latest Nigerian News from Nigerian Newspapers of Wednesday 23rd August 2023 1. Former Nigerian Minister of Petroleum, Diezani Alison-Madueke has been charged with bribery offences by the UK National Crime Agency (NCA). According to the information posted ...

Nigerians have expressed anger over the delay in the distribution of the palliatives by the state governors. The Nigeria Labour Congress, Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics, the Nigeria Union of Teachers, National Union of Pensioners and others in separate interviews with The PUNCH on Tuesday, ...

By Okechukwu Nnodim The Infrastructure Bank Plc, on Monday, announced its partnership with FEMADEC Group to introduce 500 buses powered by autogas (Compressed Natural Gas) in a bid to mitigate the high cost of Premium Motor Spirit, popularly called petrol. Partners in the deal stated the ...

Good morning! Here is today’s summary of Latest Nigerian News from Nigerian Newspapers of Tuesday 22nd August 2023 1. President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has inaugurated 45 members of his cabinet, cautioning them that they owe Nigerians accountability, trust and transparency in the discharge of their ...

Good morning! Here is today’s summary of Latest Nigerian News from Nigerian Newspapers of Monday 21st August 2023 1. President Bola Tinubu has approved the redeployment of three Ministers, which includes the redeployment of Engr. Abubakar Momoh from the Federal Ministry of Youth to the ...

The recent probe launched into allegations of employment fraud in the civil service amidst a ban on employment that was put in place by the administration of the former President, Muhammadu Buhari, has exposed more ills in the country’s troubled ministries, departments and agencies, DEBORAH ...

Good morning! Here is today’s summary from Nigerian Newspapers of Sunday 20th August 2023 1. Burkina Faso and Niger have met to discuss a joint defence strategy in response to the announcement by the West African regional bloc ECOWAS military intervention in the coup. The military staff of the ...