ARCON is seeking N30 billion in fines and sanctions for continued violations and infractions of the Advertising Regulatory Council of Nigeria Act No. 23 of 2022. The Abuja Division of the Federal High Court has granted Advertising Regulatory Council of Nigeria (ARCON) leave to serve a writ of ...

The President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, President Muhammadu Buhari presided over a Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting and launched the NIGERIA AGENDA 2050 at the State House. The meeting, which was attended by high-ranking government officials, aimed to discuss and approve various ...

Good morning! Here is today’s summary of Latest Nigerian News from Nigerian Newspapers of Wednesday 3rd May 2023 1. The Presidential Election Petitions Court has fixed Monday for the hearing of the petitions challenging the declaration of the All Progressives Congress standard bearer, Bola ...

By Samson Atekojo Usman The Senate Committee on Interior is to urgently investigate the delay in the issuance and renewal of international passports by the Nigeria Immigration Service, NIS. The committee will turn in the report in two weeks. The resolution of the upper legislative Chamber ...

President Muhammadu Buhari has asked the Senate to confirm the reappointment of Abike Dabiri-Erewa as the Chairman/Chief Executive of Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM) for a second term. The president‘s request was contained in a letter sent to the Senate and read on the floor of the ...

The Ooni of Ife, His Imperial Majesty Oba Enitan Ogunwusi Ojaja II, has called on Africans to begin writing the history of their race and people to correct erroneous impressions and distortions created by foreign writers. According to the monarch, this step is necessary to end the activities of ...

The regime of the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari(retd), on Monday claimed that a total of 1.6 million poor households benefited from a bimonthly payment of N10,000 each as part of the regime’s plan to mitigate suffering among the citizens. The Minister of Labour, Employment and ...

Good morning! Here is today’s summary of Latest Nigerian News from Nigerian Newspapers of Tuesday 2nd May 2023 1. Ahead of his inauguration, the President-elect, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, has promised to take tough decisions to reposition the country for the benefit of the citizens and workers. In a ...

Former Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) President, Okey Wali, who was abducted on April 17, 2023, has been released by his captors, as reported by the Punch Newspaper. Wali, who is a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), was kidnapped at Obiri-Kwere junction on the East-West Road in Port Harcourt, ...

The Minister of Labour and Employment in Nigeria, Dr Chris Ngige, has revealed that he earns a monthly salary of N942,000 after tax and takes no allowance. He made this disclosure during an interview on Channels Television's Politics Today program on Tuesday, April 25, 2017. ...

According to SaharaReporters, two Nigerian students who were stranded in Sudan due to the ongoing war in the Northeast African country have claimed that they were extorted during the evacuation process. On April 29, the Nigerian government provided an additional six buses to the International ...

By Owei Lakemfa Census is very serious business as it requires the general mobilisation of the populace. In many cases, the nation is placed under an emergency. One of the earliest accounts of census was given by Dr Luke in his Gospel in which he wrote that Emperor Caesar Augustus issued a ...

By Victor Young, LAGOS As Nigerian workers today join their counterparts globally to mark International Workers’ Day, commonly known as May Day, the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, has described the last year as terrible and excruciating for workers and other Nigerians. This came as workers in ...

Good morning! Here is today’s summary of Latest Nigerian News from Nigerian Newspapers of Monday 1st May 2023 1. The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, yesterday told the opposition parties to stop complaining about the 2023 presidential election and accept defeat, describing ...

The Federal Government has blamed heavy rainfall and gridlock for the delay in completing the reconstruction of the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway by end of April. The Director, Federal High Ways, South-West at the Ministry of Works and Housing, Ademola Kuti, disclosed this on Channels Television’s New ...

By Nsikak Nseyen The Federal Government has reacted to the controversy following its claims of expending 1.2 million dollars to evacuate Nigerians stranded in Sudan. The Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre, CISLAC, had accused the Nigerian government of a ‘fake’ evacuation plan. It ...

By  Gift Habib The Chairman, Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, Abike Dabiri-Erewa, on Saturday said the Mission in Egypt was making arrangements for the payment of visa fees for stranded Nigerians at the border of the country. The Federal Government had on Friday called on relevant ...

Good morning! Here is today’s summary of Latest Nigerian News from Nigerian Newspapers of Sunday 30th April 2023 1. The Federal Government has commenced moves to avert the planned strike by the Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors, NARD, by initiating high-level discussions with the doctors, ...

By Ochogwu Sunday As Nigeria joins other nations of the world to mark the 2023 International Workers’ Day on May 1st, some citizens, particularly civil servants, have lamented the economic crisis bedevilling the entire nation since the beginning of the current administration. DAILY POST reports ...

By Don Silas The Federal Government on Saturday said President Muhammadu Buhari-led administration is leaving behind a legacy of quality healthcare delivery through Universal Health Coverage. The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, stated this at the inauguration of an 80-bed ...

By Ogaga Ariemu Despite the federal government’s approval of $1.2 million for evacuation of stranded Nigerians in Sudan, the Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre, CISLAC, has accused the Nigerian government of a ‘fake’ evacuation plan. CISLAC’s Executive Director, Auwal Rafsanjani, on ...

By Fadehan Oyeyemi The Federal Ministry of Education, Abuja, has expressed optimism that the Bill for an Act to establish the Nigeria Peace Corps recently transmitted to President Muhammadu Buhari would receive positive attention from the Presidency to enable the organization continue with its ...

By Nsikak Nseyen President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the postponement of the 2023 Population and Housing Census. Buhari made this known after a meeting with some members of the Federal Executive Council and the National Population Commission on Friday night. He said the earlier scheduled ...

Agency Report The founder, Nike Art Gallery, Mrs Nike Okundaye, popularly known as Mama Nike, said she changed the narratives of 3,000 Nigerian professional sex workers through artwork training in Italy. Okundaye disclosed this on Thursday at the Destination Marketing Strategy in ...

Tunde Ajaja, Daniel Ayantoye, Ayoola Olasupo, Lara Adejoro and Ikenna Obianeri This year’s rainy season and other weather conditions are likely to cause major disruptions in the country which will affect citizens’ health and infrastructure in key sectors. According to a technical ...

The Federal Government said yesterday that hundreds of Nigerians who were evacuated from war-torn Sudan and were to be airlifted from Egypt back to Nigeria yesterday were stranded as they were not allowed to cross the border into Egypt since their arrival on Thursday evening. Nigerians in ...

By Luminous Jannamike, Abuja with additional reports from, Emma Amaeze, Dapo Akinrefon & Livinus Nwabuhiogu President Muhammadu Buhari’s recent remark that he “can’t wait to go home to Daura” and “if they make any noise to disturb me in Daura, I will leave for the Niger Republic” has ...

Good morning! Here is today’s summary of Latest Nigerian News from Nigerian Newspapers of Saturday 29th April 2023 1. The embattled National Chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, Senator Abdullahi Adamu, has called for a meeting of the party’s administrative organ, the National ...

By Ogaga Ariemu Monday, May 1, has been declared a public holiday to mark this year’s Workers Day celebration. Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, disclosed this on Friday. Barely a week ago, Nigeria marked the Eid-el-Fitr holidays. Aregbesola, in a statement signed by the Permanent ...

Nigerian universities are offering to admit students returning from Sudan, according to Abike Dabiri-Erewa, chairperson of the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM). Dabiri-Erewa said this on Thursday when she appeared as a guest on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily. While maintaining ...

Good morning! Here is today’s summary of Latest Nigerian News from Nigerian Newspapers of Friday 28th April 2023 1. The National Economic Council, on Thursday, in Abuja, asked the Federal Government to put the June deadline for petroleum subsidy removal on hold, pending the review of existing ...

By Williams Anuku The Federal Government has suspended plans to remove fuel subsidy by June this year. Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Ahmed Zaniab gave the indication on Thursday, shortly after the National Economic Council, NEC, meeting, chaired by the Vice President, Yemi ...

Good morning! Here is today’s summary of Latest Nigerian News from Nigerian Newspapers of Thursday 27th April 2023 1. The Federal Government says it has spent $1.2million (about N560m) to transport Nigerians stranded in Sudan by road to safe places where they can be flown home. The Minister of ...

By Godwin Aliuna Ebonyi State government, on Wednesday, said it has secured approval from the federal government to inaugurate Flight Operations at the International Airport, Onueke. DAILY POST reports that the airport has been named after President Muhammadu Buhari. Speaking to newsmen in ...

By Ogaga Ariemu There are concerns over a looming nationwide blackout as the Federal government said it had commenced the disconnection of some power companies from the National grid over non-adherence to the Electricity Market Rules. The Transmission Company of Nigeria, TCN, disclosed this ...

Good morning! Here is today’s summary of Latest Nigerian News from Nigerian Newspapers of Wednesday 26th April 2023 1. The Federal Government will today, Wednesday, commence the evacuation of about 5,500 Nigerians, including students stranded in Khartoum and other cities in Sudan. To facilitate ...

Good morning! Here is today’s summary of Latest Nigerian News from Nigerian Newspapers of Tuesday 25th April 2023 1. President-elect, Bola Tinubu yesterday said he is ready for the responsibilities attached to being Nigeria’s number one citizen. Tinubu said this shortly after returning to the ...

By Ogaga Ariemu The Federal Government says it is waiting for the Sudanese Government to give assurance before evacuating Nigerian Students from Sudan. Recall that over 4000 Nigerians are stranded in Sudan following the ongoing regional crisis. Giving insight into what the Nigerian Government is ...

Good morning! Here is today’s summary of Latest Nigerian News from Nigerian Newspapers of Monday 24th April 2023 1. Indications have emerged that the Federal Government is making preparations to evacuate about 5,500 stranded Nigerians out of Sudan through the Egyptian town of ...

By Seun Opejobi President-elect, Bola Tinubu is expected back in the country today. Tinubu’s return to Nigeria was confirmed by his Director of Media and Publicity, Bayo Onanuga on Monday. Onanuga disclosed that the President-elect has been on vacation in France. Tweeting, Onanuga wrote: ...

By  Nsikak Nseyen The Federal Government has begun the payment of the approved pay rise to civil servants in the country. DAILY POST recalls that the Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige, disclosed in March that the Federal Government had approved a pay rise for civil servants. He said ...

By Ogaga Ariemu Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project, SERAP, has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to establish presidential panel of enquiry to probe the allegations of missing 149 million barrels of crude oil. Recall that a document in the 2019 audited reports by the Auditor General ...

Good morning! Here is summary of today's Latest Nigerian News from Nigerian Newspapers of Sunday 23rd April 2023 1. Nigerian students trapped in the Republic of Sudan have said their hope of early evacuation from the theatre of a fierce military confrontation has been dashed by ...

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has told President Muhammadu Buhari-led government not to allow Nigerians in Sudan to die as a result of negligence.The NLC pleaded with the government to explore any avenue that could help to bring back to the country Nigerian citizens in Sudan and even make plans ...

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) is beaming its searchlight on suspected fraudsters using real estate for money laundering. An EFCC lawyer, Chris Mishela, gave the hint in Benin, the Edo capital, at a training for journalists on effective reporting of economic and financial ...

Good morning! Here is today’s summary of Latest Nigerian News from Nigerian Newspapers of Saturday 22nd April 2023 1. The number of Nigerian students who have indicated a willingness to return to the country from war-torn Sudan has risen to 1,700 but the Federal Government said the tense ...

By Clifford Ndujihe, John Alechenu & Dickson Omobola It is no longer news that controversies and disputations are dogging the outcome of the 2023 general elections. More than 500 cases at the various election petition tribunals attest to that. Issues from Adamawa State where the Resident ...

Good morning! Here is today’s Latest Nigerian News from Nigerian Newspapers of Friday 21st April 2023 1. Nigerian students numbering over 1,262 have appealed to the Federal Government to evacuate them from the Republic of Sudan where a fierce military confrontation between the Sudanese armed ...

Good morning! Here is today’s summary from Nigerian Newspapers of Thursday 20th April 2023 1. Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, on Wednesday, warned that bandits could take advantage of the transition period to launch bloody attacks in the country. He, therefore, advised that security ...

The Federal Government has declared Friday, April 21 and Monday, April 24 as public holidays. This is to mark this year’s Eid-al-Fitr celebration. The Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, announced this on behalf of the government. In a statement signed by the ministry’s Permanent ...