By Ochogwu Sunday Representatives of the Federal Government and the leadership of the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, will on Monday, today, resume talks on petrol subsidy removal palliatives. Recall that following the removal of the fuel subsidy on May 29, the NLC had threatened to shut down the ...

Abuja—North Central regional group, Middle Belt Forum, MBF, yesterday, described the immediate past governor of Kaduna State, Nasir el-Rufai, as a dangerous politician and asked the Department of State Service, DSS, to invite him for questioning, in view of recent Islamisation comment credited to ...

By  Deborah Tolu-Kolawole The Louisiana State University has appointed a Nigerian, Aisha Ali-Gombe as the director of its new Cybersecurity Clinic. Ali-Gombe is currently an associate professor at the institution. Her appointment followed the United States National Security Agency grant of ...

Daily Post Staff The removal of fuel subsidy was the last thing many Nigerians anticipated to hear during President Bola Tinubu’s inaugural speech on May 29, 2023. It was an unpleasant awakening. Prior to the announcement, petrol stations throughout the country had purposefully hoarded their ...

Good morning! Here is today’s summary from Nigerian Newspapers of Sunday 18th June 2023 1. The Zamfara State Police Command said on Saturday it had returned all vehicles it seized from former governor of the state, Bello Matawalle. The command’s Police Public Relations Officer, ASP Yazid ...

By Ogaga Ariemu The Rural Electrification Agency, REA, has begun installation of decentralised Solar Home Systems (SHS) in the Makoko area of Lagos State to bridge energy supply to underserved and off-grid communities. According to NAN, Mr Salihijo Ahmad, Chief Executive Officer of the agency, ...

By Ifreke Inyang Former Nigeria president, Olusegun Obasanjo, has claimed that the founders of Boko Haram told him that poverty and unemployment drove them into insurgency. Obasanjo also warned that the 20 million out-of-school children in the country were a breeding ground for more “Boko Haram ...

Nigerian chef, Damilola Adeparusi, popularly known as Chef Dammy, has revealed plans to displace Hilda Baci as the world record holder for the longest cooking marathon by an individual. Chef Dammy, who spoke to newsmen in Ado-Ekiti on Friday, said the concluded 120-hour cook was not registered ...

Good morning! Here is today’s summary of Latest Nigerian News from Nigerian Newspapers of Saturday 17th June 2023 1. Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has again opened up on his controversial third term bid, saying some state governors also wanted a tenure extension. Obasanjo who had severally ...

Leader of the Niger Delta Volunteer Force NDVF, and former Niger Delta agitator, Alhaji Asari Dokubu, Friday, said over 99 per cent of oil theft in the country was carried out by the army and navy. Dokubo made the allegation after meeting behind closed doors with President Bola Tinubu, at the ...

The Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of Rural Electrification Agency (REA), Engr. Ahmad Salihijo Ahmad, on Friday, said the Federal Government is providing solar energy alternatives to Nigerians in a bid to cushion the effect of subsidy removal on businesses and households. Ahmad who ...

A former Niger Delta agitator, Asari Dokubo has vowed that there will be zero oil theft in the Niger Delta region. Dokubo stated this after meeting President Bola Tinubu at the Aso Villa in Abuja on Friday. He said, “It’s just to come and see my father and give him a word of support for what he ...

By Ikechukwu Nnochiri Following a summon issued on him, Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Prof. Mahmoud Yakubu, yesterday produced before the Presidential Election Petition Court, PEPC, sitting in Abuja, a document that contained President Bola Tinubu’s age. The ...

By Sunny Green Itodo Former President Olusegun Obasanjo, has said the presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the February 25 presidential election, Peter Obi, is still the candidate for a better Nigeria. DAILY POST reported that the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, ...

Good morning! Here is today’s summary of Latest Nigerian News from Nigerian Newspapers of Friday 16th June 2023 1. State chapters of the All Progressives Congress, APC, are awaiting the directive of President Bola Tinubu to forward lists of ministerial nominees to the party headquarters for ...

The House of Representatives, on Thursday, unanimously voted against a motion seeking to make the Federal Government address the issues causing Nigerian professionals to migrate to other countries en masse, in search of greener pastures. A new member of the House, Philip Agbese, had moved a ...

The Director General of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, Prof Mojisola Adeyeye, on Thursday, said the outcome of the laboratory investigation conducted on Indomie and other noodle brands in Nigeria following the alert raised by the health officials of Taiwan and ...

Following the suspension of  Abdulrasheed Bawa as the Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) by the federal government, the commission has formally announced the Acting Chairman of the anti-graft agency, Mr Abdulkarim Chukkol. A statement signed by the spokesman of the ...

By Williams Anuku The National Economic Council meeting presided over by Vice President Kashim Shettima, on Thursday, brainstormed on the possibility of local manufacturing companies mass producing vehicles using Compressed Natural Gas, CNG, as their energy source. The NEC meeting, comprising ...

By Williams Anuku In response to the recurring incidents of floods in some parts of the country, the federal government has issued a directive to states that have not yet submitted their vulnerability status reports. These states have been instructed to submit their reports within a week. The ...

President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of Mr. Dele Alake as Special Adviser, Special Duties, Communications and Strategy and Mr. Nuhu Ribadu, as Special Adviser, Security. The appointment was contained in a statement issued by Abiodun Oladunjoye, Director Information, State House. ...

Good morning! Here is today’s summary of Latest Nigerian News from Nigerian Newspapers of Thursday 15th June 2023 1. Suspended Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Abdulrasheed Bawa is currently in custody of the Department of State Services, DSS. It was ...

By Don Silas The Nigeria Data Protection Act, of 2023 provides a legal framework for the protection of personal information and the practice of data protection in Nigeria. Dr Vincent Olatunji, the National Commissioner, Nigeria Data Protection Bureau (NDPB), said this at the NDPD Strategic ...

By Ifreke Inyang Former President Goodluck Jonathan has disclosed the agenda of his meeting with President Bola Tinubu. The two men met inside the Presidential Villa, Abuja, on Tuesday. Speaking with newsmen afterwards, Jonathan said he met with Tinubu to brief him about the planned ...

Good morning! Here is today’s summary of Latest Nigerian News from Nigerian Newspapers of Wednesday 14th June 2023 1. The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons says no fewer than 25,000 trafficked Nigerian women and girls are trapped in Mali. The Commander of the Benin ...

The lawmaker representing Zaria Federal Constituency, Tajudeen Abbas, has emerged as the Speaker of the House of Representatives. Abbas, who was elected in an “openly declare” ballot system was elected by members of the House on Tuesday. He polled a total of 353 votes to defeat fellow ...

By Ifunanya Obeme-Ndukwe Senator Godswill Akpabio has been elected the President of the 10th Senate. Akpabio was elected on the floor of the Senate after its inauguration. He emerged winner to beat his contender, Senator Abdulaziz Yari, both members of the All Progressives Congress. The former ...

By Evelyn Usman THERE is uneasy calm in the Nigeria Police Force, following the recent declaration by Justice Fatun Riman of a Federal High Court sitting in Awka, Anambra State , that only an officer within the rank of Assistant Inspector-General of Police and Deputy Inspector General of Police, ...

Good morning! Here is today’s summary of Latest Nigerian News from Nigerian Newspapers of Tuesday 13th June 2023 1. Ahead of today’s inauguration of the 10th National Assembly, President Bola Tinubu, on Monday, mobilised support for Senator Godswill Akpabio, who is contesting the Senate ...

The Federal Government, on Monday, alerted the general public to the outbreak of anthrax disease in some neighbouring countries within the West African sub-region and advised Nigerians to desist from the consumption of hides, otherwise known as ponmo, at the moment. It specifically stated that ...

By Ishola Oludare The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has said President Bola Tinubu is yet to reopen all the land borders hitherto closed by the previous administration of President Muhammadu Buhari. Recall that Buhari had in 2019 closed all land borders to stop illegal importation of some goods, ...

By Daniel Chibuike The Director General of the National Broadcasting Commission, NBC, Mallam Balarabe Shehu has described fake news and hate speech as the biggest threats to the peace and unity of Nigeria. This is even as he has warned broadcast stations in the county against relying on news from ...

By Wale Odunsi The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has announced its readiness to open additional passport offices in Lagos State. The NIS leadership said the decision was in consideration of the commercial city’s high population and number of applicants. Acting Comptroller General, ...

Good morning! Here is today’s summary of Latest Nigerian News from Nigerian Newspapers of Monday 12th June 2023 1. President Bola Tinubu, on Monday, hailed the winner of the June 12, 1993 presidential election, Chief MKO Abiola. He described the late businessman who died in suspicious ...

Fellow Nigerians. It is exactly three decades today that Nigerians went to the polls to exercise their inalienable right to elect a President of their choice to lead the transition from military dictatorship to a representative government of the people. The abortion, by military fiat, of the ...

The National Population Commission (NPC) in Anambra State has expressed its preparedness to deliver credible, reliable and acceptable 2023 Population and Housing Census despite its postponement by the federal government. Federal Commissioner representing the state in the Commission, Chidi Ezeoke ...

By Ochogwu Sunday President Bola Tinubu has admitted that the recent removal of fuel subsidy has imposed hardship on the general public. Tinubu said in his maiden Democracy Day address to Nigerians on Monday that though he feels the pain on the masses, there is a need for them to sacrifice more ...

In commemoration of the 2023 Democracy Day, President Bola Tinubu will make a nationwide broadcast on Monday, June 12, 2023, at 7am. A statement issued on Sunday by Abiodun Oladunjoye, Director Information, State House, enjoined television, radio stations, and other electronic media outlets to ...

By Wale Odunsi Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has filed a lawsuit against President Bola Tinubu over “missing subsidy payments”. The organisation is seeking a probe of allegations that $2.1 billion and N3.1 trillion budgeted as fuel subsidy payments are unaccounted for. ...

Good morning! Here is today’s summary of Latest Nigerian News from Nigerian Newspapers of Sunday 11th June 2023 1. There are indications that the Department of State Services is likely to approach the court on Tuesday to obtain an order to keep the suspended Governor of the Central Bank of ...

By Seun Opejobi The Department of State Services (DSS) has confirmed that Mr Godwin Emefiele, the suspended Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) is now in its custody for some investigative reasons. Peter Afunanya, Public Relations Officer, Department of State Services, in a ...

The Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) have asked the National Industrial Court, Abuja, to set aside its interim order that stopped the two bodies from embarking on their planned industrial action on June 7, against the removal of fuel subsidy by the Tinubu ...

Against the background that the suspended Central Bank Governor, Godwin Emefiele had been detained, the Department of State Services said on Saturday the top banker was not in its custody. The Spokesman for the DSS Dr.Peter Afunanya, made the clarification in a mail to Vanguard. Afunanya while ...

By our reporters INFORMED stakeholders of the Niger Delta have sent words to President Bola Tinubu, who, last week, in Abuja, directed Service Chiefs, heads of security, and intelligence agencies to “crush” oil thieves. The stakeholders are telling him to calm down, study, and discern the ...

Good morning! Here is today’s summary of Latest Nigerian News from Nigerian Newspapers of Saturday 10th June 2023 1. President Bola Tinubu has suspended the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Mr Godwin Emefiele from office with immediate effect. This is sequel to the ongoing investigation ...

The Founder, Afe Babalola University, Ado Ekiti, Chief Afe Babalola (SAN), has appealed to President Bola Tinubu’s government to carry out a holistic restructuring through constitution amendment to correct some noticeable political and social imbalances in the system. Babalola said there was the ...

By Francis Ugwu President Bola Tinubu has appointed Mr Folashodun Adebisi Shonubi as the acting Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria. Shonubi’s appointment followed the suspension of Godwin Emefiele as the CBN Governor on Friday. Until his appointment, he was the Deputy Governor, Operations ...

By Francis Ugwu The suspended Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele, has been arrested by the Department of State Services, DSS. Emefiele was earlier suspended on Friday by President Bola Tinubu. Tinubu also appointed Mr Folashodun Adebisi Shonubi as the acting Governor of Central ...

By Williams Anuku President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has suspended the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Governor, Mr Godwin Emefiele from office with immediate effect. According to a terse statement by Willie Bassey Director, Information Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation on Friday ...

Good morning! Here is today’s summary of Latest Nigerian News from Nigerian Newspapers of Friday 9th June 2023 1. The Labour Party and its presidential candidate in the February 25 election, Peter Obi, on Thursday evening, sought an order of the Presidential Election Petition Court in Abuja to ...