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The Governor of Ekiti State, Dr Kayode Fayemi, would before the end of February, 2020 sign the agreement on the implementation of the new minimum wage and consequential salary adjustment with the organised labour in the state. This assurance was contained in a statement signed by the State Chairman, Joint Negotiating Council, Com. Kayode Fatomiluyi […]

Millions of Christians across the Diocese of Roman Catholic Church in Nigeria have concluded plans to come out on Wednesday, 26th of February in all black attires during the procession of Ash Wednesday to show their grievances over the killings in Nigeria and the insecurity situation of the country. The Church has also mobilised its […]

Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) and 192 concerned Nigerians have filed a lawsuit asking the Federal High Court in Abuja to restrain Femi Gbajabiamila, Speaker of the House of Representatives and all members from spending N5billion to buy 400 exotic cars for principal officers and members. SERAP is also seeking a court order to […]

The President Muhammadu Buhari government has vowed to overhaul the National Social Investment Programmes, NSIPs. This was contained in a statement to DAILY POST on Sunday by Rhoda Ishaku Iliya, Assistant Director (Information) in the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development. The statement said that the Ministry had begun the process of […]

The Emir of Kano, Alhaji Muhammadu Sanusi II, on Saturday dropped a bombshell about begging for alms, a tradition prevalent in northern Nigeria, saying the Holy Quran clearly forbids it and also spells put the punishment on Judgment Day. Rather, the monarch, who is a banker and an Islamic scholar, called on people who beg […]

Nigeria’s former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar has reacted to Boko Haram’s attack in Garkida, Adamawa State in which many people were reportedly killed. Atku condemned the brutal attack and commiserated with the people of Garkida. “The attack by Boko Haram against lives and properties of innocent Nigerians is unbecoming. “My prayers are with the people […]

All is set for Ecobank Nigeria’s 2020 Regional Trade Forum in Lagos. The forum taking place in March, will be a two-day event, providing the opportunity for exporters and importers within the African region to exhibit their products in a marketplace scenario with panel discussions by highly experienced and diversified stakeholders and leaders of thought […]

  Men of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad, SARS, have allegedly killed the Assistant Captain of  Remo Stars football Club, Tiyamiyu Kazeem, known as Kaka. The club, in a statement on its Twitter handle on Saturday said they regret to announce the departure of “our assistant Captain and Defender, Tiyamiyu Kazeem (Kaka). “The Club is doing […]

Gubernatorial candidate, Deputy and chairman of the Social Democratic Party, SDP, alongside the party’s teaming supporters in Jigawa State have defect to the Peoples Democratic Party PDP The SDP gubernatorial candidate, Bashir Adamu Jumbo whoserved for 16 year as House of Representative member, represented Roni, Kazaure, Gwiwa and Yan’kwashi from 1999 to 2015 under the […]

President Muhammadu Buhari-led government is unsettled by the reports that the United States was opposed to its alleged plan to hand $100million to Kebbi Governor, Atiku Bagudu, from the recovered Sani Abacha loot. The goverment is scrambling to debunk the news widely reported by the Nigerian media and has issued another statement less than 24 hours after […]

There was a riot in Sagamu area of Ogun State following allegations that a footballer, identified as Kareem, was killed by men of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) on Saturday. But the Ogun State Police Public Relations Officer, Abimbola Oyeyemi, said Kareem was knocked down by a vehicle while trying to escape from an officer […]

The Ministry of Power has denied the report that the Federal Government intends to hand over the nation’s electricity distribution to Siemens, a German company, months after the company signed an electricity deal with the Nigerian Government. The Ministry, through a statement by its Special Adviser on Media and Communications, Aaron Artimas, said the transfer of electricity distribution wasn’t […]

Over 40 years after the idea of the Mambila hydropower project was conceived and design approved, the Federal Government appeared to have overcome a major stumbling block that has been stalling the progress of the project. The Minister of Power, Sale Mamman, disclosed that the power project, which is reputed to be the second-largest hydroelectric plant in […]

A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Abia, Chief Charles Ike, has charged the Senate leadership to declare the Abia North Senatorial seat vacant due to the incarceration of Sen. Orji Kalu. Ike gave the charge in a statement he issued in Umuahia on Saturday, saying that the people of Abia North Senatorial […]

Former Minister of Education, Alhaji Dauda Birma, has said that only God can save Nigeria from splitting. The former Minister raised the alarm that some foreign forces with their internal collaborators are fighting hard to ensure that the country breaks up. “It is definite that Nigeria is at war promoted by outside forces with the […]

Femi Fani-Kayode, former minister of aviation has warned against bad happenings in Nigeria in the next few months. Fani-Kayode in a post on his Twitter page said he has a feeling that terrible things may happen in the next few months in Nigeria. The Former minister further advised Nigerian to seek prayers and ask God […]

Biafra Nations Youth League, BNYL, has rejected a community policing format proposed by the Inspector-General of Police, IGP for the Southeast region.   The BNYL also faulted Southeast leaders for accepting the idea. National leader of the group, Princewill Chimezie Richard while addressing reporters in Owerri, Imo State capital on Saturday, said that any security […]

The Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen Tukur Buratai, has been awarded the Daily Asset Newspapers 2020 Man Of The Year in the security category. The Acting Director, Army Public Relations, Col. Sagir Musa, in a statement on Friday in Abuja, said the award was in recognition of his contributions to the fight against banditry, insurgency […]

The Oluwo of Iwoland, Oba (Dr.) Abdulrosheed Adewale Akanbi has dismissed his suspension by the Osun State Traditional Council, saying it is ‘audio’ a street slang for ‘fake’. Oluwo, who has been in the news over alleged assault on another traditional ruler at a meeting in Osogbo, Osun State capital last weekend, was suspended as […]

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has injected the sum of 292.34million dollars into the retail Secondary Market Intervention Sales (SMIS). CBN Director, Corporate Communications, Mr Isaac Okorafor made this known in a statement in Abuja on Friday. Okorafor said that the Bank also intervened with the sum of CNY 22.8million in the spot and […]