A few months to the swearing-in of the president-elect, Bola Tinubu, a former Niger Delta militant and loyalist to the politician, Asari Dokubo, has rubbished claims that the incoming president would lead a Jihad in Nigeria. Dokubo wondered how Tinubu would lead a Jihad in Nigeria when he never ...

The Chairman, House Committee on Petroleum Resources Upstream, Hon. Musa Sarkin Adar, has said the removal of subsidy should be done by the Buhari-led administration before Bola Ahmed Tinubu is sworn in on May 29. While speaking on ARISE News yesterday, Adar said, “It is not the Tinubu ...

John Alechenu, Abuja The Labour Party has said it was confident that Nigerians wouldn’t be intimidated into abandoning their legitimate, legal right to seek judicial redress to reclaim their mandate which was freely given to the LP Presidential Candidate, Peter Obi which was brazenly stolen. ...

The U.S. government has announced an increment for its non-migrant visa application fee effective from March 30. The U.S. Mission in Nigeria, which said this in a statement on Wednesday in Abuja, disclosed that the increases were published in the Federal Register on March 28. According to the ...

Good morning! Here is today’s summary of Latest Nigerian News from Nigerian Newspapers of Thursday 30th March 2023 1. The President-elect, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, on Wednesday, said he won’t disappoint Nigerians when he assumes office. Tinubu said he could not afford to squander his mandate as the ...

The Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige, on Wednesday, said the Federal Government has approved a pay raise for civil servants in the country. Ngige, who was a guest on Channels Television’s Politics Today programme, said the pay raise is a peculiar allowance for civil servants in view ...

By Emma Ujah, Abuja Bureau Chief & Elizabeth Adegbesan Banks, yesterday, increased cash payout to customers leading to a sharp reduction in the long queues and massive crowds that characterised the cash dispensary points in the last two and half months. This followed the sustained cash ...

By Francis Ugwu Days after the February 25 presidential election, there are fears that actions of some politicians may widen disunity and threaten the already fragile peace in the country. The National Human Rights Commission, NHRC, had expressed concern about the nationwide rise in hate ...

Good morning! Here is today’s summary of Latest Nigerian News from Nigerian Newspapers of Wednesday 29th March 2023 1. The National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, Senator Iyorchia Ayu, who stepped aside from his position on Tuesday, is set to fight his suspension by a Benue State High ...

The leadership of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress (TUC) have extended their strike ultimatum it earlier issued the federal government for two more weeks, following consultations with their affiliate unions over the cash crunch policy. The decision was announced on ...

Segun James With the dust from Nigeria’s 2023 general election yet to settle, a former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Mr. Boris Johnson has stressed that the people should always be allowed to freely choose who would govern them. The advice from Johnson came just as Lagos State ...

By Chinonso Alozie, Owerri The Chairman of the Elders forum of the Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide, Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu, on Monday described as fake news a report credited to him (Iwuanyanwu) that he said the Yorubas were political rascals. Iwuanyanwu made this known to newsmen in Owerri, while ...

Good morning! Here is today’s summary of the Latest Nigerian News from Nigerian Newspapers of Tuesday 28th March 2023 1. The governor of Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele, on Monday, appealed to the Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige, to prevail on the leadership of Nigeria ...

The Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige, on Monday, summoned a meeting between the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, and the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN. The meeting which was held behind closed doors was summoned by the Minister to reach a compromise and possibly avert the proposed ...

By Clifford Ndujihe, Dapo Akinrefon, Peter Duru & Davies Iheamnachor, LAGOS The United Kingdom, yesterday, expressed displeasure over ethnic profiling of non-indigenes in Lagos, which it said ought to be a cosmopolitan city by some prominent Nigerians such as former Aviation Minister and a ...

Good morning! Here is today’s summary of the Latest Nigerian News from Nigerian Newspapers of Monday 27th March 2023 1. Fresh crisis in the opposition Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, took a new twist on Sunday as the party’s ward executive in Benue State suspended the National Chairman, Senator ...

As the federal government prepares to completely deregulate the downstream sector of the Nigerian oil and gas industry in the coming months, stakeholders in the sector have told Nigerians to be ready to pay as much as N750 per litre of petrol at filling stations. This was the highpoint of ...

The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr. Isa brahim Pantami, has drawn the attention of the digital economy stakeholders and the general public to the ministry’s activities before, during, and after the 2023 gubernatorial and state assembly elections. Pantami said the committee, ...

No fewer than 35 officers of NDLEA Marine Command and Seaports Operations have completed specialised training in Nigeria and the United Kingdom to enhance their operational efficiency. The Director, of Media and Advocacy, National Drugs Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Mr Femi Babafemi said this ...

Good morning! Here is today’s summary of Latest Nigerian News from Nigerian Newspapers of Sunday 26th March 2023 1. Chief Mujidat Folashade Tinubu Ojo, a daughter of the President-elect, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has urged Nigerians to support and pray for her father to succeed in leading the ...

Following the directive of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), the deposit money banks (DMBs) yesterday opened their doors to customers in Abuja, Lagos, and other states for cash deposits and withdrawals in a bid to ease the cash crunch and provide succor to customers.THISDAY checks revealed that ...

Good morning! Here is today’s summary of Latest Nigerian News from Nigerian Newspapers of Saturday 25th March 2023 1. The Presidency, Friday, said President Muhammadu Buhari never said he would not hand over to the President-elect, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu. The Senior Special Assistant to the ...

The Supreme Court has debunked claims that the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Olukayode Ariwoola, met secretly with the president-elect, Bola Tinubu. Tinubu’s victory in the February 25 presidential election is being challenged by both Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and ...

President Muhammadu Buhari has assented to the Copyright and the Federal College and Medical Laboratory and Technology, Jos, bills. The Senior Special Assistant to the President on National Assembly Matters ( House of Representatives),  Nasiru Baballe Ila, said the bills passed recently by the ...

The Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, is set to release all N1,000, N500 and N200 notes in its custody to Deposit Money Banks. A source at the CBN disclosed this to the DAILY POST on Wednesday. According to him, the apex bank has concluded plans to disburse old notes to Deposit Money Banks across ...

By Victoria Ojeme, ABUJA The UK Minister of State for Development and Africa, Andrew Mitchell MP, said yesterday that his government was prepared to take action against those who engaged in or incited electoral violence and other anti-democratic behaviours and action during the just concluded ...

The Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Festus Keyamo has declared that the President-elect, Bola Tinubu is hale and hearty. Keyamo made the remark while noting that Tinubu travelled abroad to rest. He was reacting to reports that Tinubu was sick and rushed abroad for medical ...

By Ifreke Inyang The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has so far announced 26 candidates as Governor-elects following the March 18 polls. On Wednesday, Alex Otti of the Labour Party, LP, was declared winner of the governorship election in Abia state. Peter Mbah of the ...

Good morning! Here is today’s summary of Latest Nigerian News from Nigerian Newspapers of Thursday 23rd March 2023 1. The Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, has finally concluded plans to release all N1,000, N500 and N200 notes in its custody to Deposit Money Banks. This decision is expected to end ...

President of the Nigeria Labour Congress, Joe Ajaero has directed public sector workers in the country to embark on strike beginning from Wednesday next week. He also directed that affiliate unions constituting the Nigeria Labour Congress should also be on standby for picketing exercises across ...

By  Tope Omogbolagun The Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, has stated the Senate will investigate the 19 Constitution Alteration Bills rejected by the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.). Lawan made this known during plenary on Tuesday. The National Assembly had in January ...

By Efe Onodjae, LAGOS Parents of the two-year-old boy, who was mauled by a dog in the Isolo area of Lagos, last month, have rejected the N300,000 paid as compensation by the owner of the dog. However, reacting, a family friend of the owner of the dog disclosed that aside from the sum, a ...

Good morning! Here is today’s summary of Latest Nigerian News from Nigerian Newspapers of Wednesday 22nd March 2023 1. Candidates who lost Saturday’s governorship election and their supporters yesterday protested the outcome of the poll and vowed to challenge the results in court. There were ...

Following the dissatisfaction of some electorate in the management of the governorship and state assembly elections, protests rocked some states, yesterday, against the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). Angry voters objected to the delay tactics of the electoral body in ...

By Olasunkanmi Akoni GOVERNOR Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State, yesterday, approved the implementation of the 20 per cent increase in the salaries of civil servants in the state. The workers include those in the mainstream public service, Local Government Areas and Local Council Development ...

Good morning! Here is today’s summary of the Latest Nigerian News from Nigerian Newspapers of Tuesday 21st March 2023 1. The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidate, Similanayi Fubara has been declared the winner of Rivers State governorship election. Announcing the result in Port ...

The adoption of a long-forgotten lifestyle has become the order of the day for most Nigerians, who are trying to survive the hardship imposed by the present economy. A lifestyle where children and women visit the houses of water sellers with buckets to buy drinking water is back. With as low as ...

Good morning! Here is today’s summary of Latest Nigerian News from Nigerian Newspapers of Sunday 20th March 2023 1. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared the Kebbi State governorship election inconclusive. In Kebbi, the commission said the election was declared ...

Good morning! Here is today’s summary of Latest Nigerian News from Nigerian Newspapers of Sunday 19th March 2023 1. Governorship and state Houses of Assembly candidates of the different political parties, their supporters and other stakeholders are in anxious wait for the results of ...

Good morning! Here is today’s summary of Latest Nigerian News from Nigerian Newspapers of Saturday 18th March 2023 1. While the House of Assembly election will be holding today in the 36 states of the federation, the governorship poll is holding in only 28 states. Eight other states – Osun, ...

The Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Idris Wase, has confirmed that President Muhammadu Buhari has signed 16 constitutional amendment bills into law. Wase, in a statement issued on Friday, commended Buhari, noting that the laws grant more powers to the states. The bills signed ...

This is seen in a viral video in which the loyalist to Bola Tinubu was addressing a gathering and warning their Igbo neighbours not to bother going to the polling units on Saturday if they intended to vote for candidates other than the ruling party's flag bearers. The Lagos State ...

Good morning! Here is today’s summary of Latest Nigerian News from Nigerian Newspapers of Friday 17th March 2023 1. President-elect, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, on Thursday, dampened the hope of advocates of a government of national unity, favouring competence over such a political arrangement. He ...

Good morning! Here is today’s summary of Latest Nigerian News from Nigerian Newspapers of Thursday 16th March 2023 1. Barely three days after the Central Bank of Nigeria declared old N1,000, N500 and N200 notes as legal tender, Deposit Money Banks say they are beginning to run out of the old ...

Nigeria’s 2023 population and housing census earlier scheduled for end of this month has been shifted to May, 2023. Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed made this known to newsmen on Wednesday at the end of the weekly meeting of the Federal Executive Council presided over by ...

By Francis Ugwu Nigeria is no stranger to political tension: elections are often accompanied by uncertainty, anxiety, and stress. However, the 2023 general elections, in addition to the cash crunch across the country, may significantly impact the mental health of the citizens. The ...

Good morning! Here is today’s summary of the Latest Nigerian News from Nigerian Newspapers of Wednesday 15th March 2023 1. Deposit Money Banks have begun to ration the disbursements of old N1,000 and N500 notes to their customers amid uncertainty over whether the Central Bank of Nigeria will ...

Following a Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) directive on Monday that the old N500 and N1, 000 remain legal tender in line with a Supreme Court ruling, banks have started dispensing the currencies over-the-counter (OTC) and via Automated Teller Machines (ATMs). However, investigation by THISDAY ...

By  Tope Omogbolagun The National Assembly on Monday postponed the resumption of plenary to March 21 over governorship and state Houses of Assembly elections scheduled to hold on Saturday, March 18. A notice issued on Monday by the Clerk of the House of Representatives, Dr Yahaya Danzaria,  ...

By  Friday Olokor The National Youth Service Corps on Monday warned the public against unauthorised use of its uniform, describing it as criminal. The warning was contained in a statement by the NYSC Director of Press and Public Relations, Eddy Megwa, titled, “Unauthorised use of NYSC ...