The Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Wale Edun, says the President Bola Tinubu administration is auditing the 22.7 trillion naira Ways and Means loans approved by the government of ex-President Muhammadu Buhari. The finance minister, who stated this on Tuesday at the Public Wealth Management Conference in Abuja, the nation’s capital, […] The post Govt
The Management of the National Lotteries Authority (NLA) says it will continue to embark on swoops to arrest illegal lotto operators, arraign them and secure convictions as part of efforts to sanitize the space. According to the authority, this aggressive move is to ensure that losses made by the government and the NLA to illegal […] The post NLA to embark on swoops
The National Association of Institutional Suppliers has scheduled March 4, 2024, to picket at the Ministry of Education. This decision stems from the persistent neglect demonstrated by the ministry in awarding them contracts and settling outstanding debts owed to its members, which collectively exceed GH¢100 million. The association laments the government’s failure to honour payments […] The post Institutional
The Minister of State for Defence, Bello Matawalle, has reaffirmed the ban on unauthorized use of military camouflage, saying that it is only the Armed Forces and the Nigeria Police Force while on joint operation with the military that are allowed by law to use the military camouflage. The Director of Information and Public Relations […] The post Unauthorized use of military
Last week, President Bola Tinubu ordered the National Security Adviser, (NSA) Nuhu Ribadu; the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun; and the Director General of the Department of State Service (DSS), Yusuf Bichi; to work with governors and go after those hoarding foodstuff. The President, who met with governors of the 36 states in […] The post Go after hoarders of food items -President
Protest broke out in Oyo State, South-West Nigeria, on Monday, over high cost of living, food inflation and the current economic hardship being experienced in Nigeria. Staged in the Mokola area of Ibadan, the state capital, placard-carrying youths in their droves chanted songs to drive home their points. Some of the placards have inscriptions such as […] The post Protest in Oyo over high cost of living
Amid the hardship confronting Nigeria, the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, youth wing on Saturday urged President Bola Tinubu to seek the guidance of former Presidents Olusegun Obasanjo and Goodluck Jonathan on how to move Nigeria forward. The youth wing said Nigeria needs a leader who can stir the country towards economic recovery because Tinubu has […] The post Economic
The National Invitational School’s Athletics Championships (NISAC) is set to take place this upcoming weekend, running from February 24, 2024, to February 28, 2024. It will be held at the University of Ghana stadium in Accra. This four-day invitational school athletics competition will witness the participation of 57 Senior High Schools vying for glory both […] The post NISAC
In a proactive effort to bolster community involvement in counter-terrorism measures, the Ministry of National Security, through the “see something, say something” campaign, has engaged over thirty-six (36) basic schools across various districts in the Greater Accra Region. This initiative aims to raise awareness about the “See Something, Say Something (SSSS) campaign among students using […] The post National
Residents of Osun State have been urged to come out and protest the current economic hardship being experienced in Nigeria. Making the call during a press briefing in Osogbo on Thursday, the Chairman and Secretary of the Osun Civil Societies Coalition, OCSC, Waheed Lawal and Emmanuel Olowu also gave the federal government seven days to […] The post Economic Hardship: group calls for mass protest
A former spokesman for the Atiku-Okowa Presidential Campaign Council, Daniel Bwala, has described Peter Obi, the 2023 presidential candidate of the Labour Party, as an opportunist. Reacting to an image of Obi at the Africa Cup of Nations, AFCON, in Cote d’Ivoire, Bwala said Obi was using religion, ethnicity, natural disasters, and sports against Nigerians. […] The post Peter Obi is an opportunist –Daniel
The country’s headline inflation moved to 29.90% percent in January 2024, according to the latest data released by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS). NBS released the new figure on Thursday. “In January 2024, the headline inflation rate increased to 29.90% relative to the December 2023 headline inflation rate which was 28.92%,” the NBS said in […] The post Inflation reaches 29.90%
By Kizito CUDJOE The Senior Minister of Cambodia and President of the Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention, Dr. Ly Thuch, has called for action to encourage the remaining non-state parties in Africa – Egypt, Libya and Morocco – to join the Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention or Mine Ban Treaty. This is seen as a crucial step […] The post African
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 Nigeria following an Enhanced Trade and Investment Partnership signed by Nigeria and the […] The post UK lawyers
The Nigeria Governors Spouses Forum (NGSF), has called on the Federal and State Governments to declare state of emergency on substance abuse and illicit drug trafficking in Nigeria with a view to mobilising resources to tackling the pandemic. The call was one of the resolutions in a communique signed by Chairperson of the Forum and […] The post Declare State Of Emergency
Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana, has urged the Nigerian government to discard the “deleterious policies” of the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) like asking the government to increase electricity tariff and remove whatever was remained of the petrol subsidy despite that the political climate in the country was not conducive. “There is […] The post Discard IMF, World
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike has placed a N20million bounty on any criminal caught in the FCT. Wike made the declaration during the parade of suspects of kidnappings, one Chance and other criminalities by the FCT police command in Abuja He explained that on no account should criminality persist in Abuja, […] The post Wike places N20m bounty on criminals in FCT appeared
The Senate met with the nation’s security chiefs and some ministers behind closed doors yesterday. The meeting may not be unconnected to the recent surge in the security crisis bedevilling the nation. The House had, last week, postponed the meeting till today, Tuesday, February 13. Those in the meeting include Chief of Defence Staff, Christopher […] The post Senate in closed-door
President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday, met with the National team, the Super Eagles, where he announced national awards (Member of the Order of the Niger, MON) to each of them. The honours bestowed on them also included flats in the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, and a piece of land. The delegation to the presidency was […] The post Tinubu honours Super Eagles with National Awards & lands
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 increase of over 40 percent from December […] The post More hardship for Nigerians as prices
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