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Gov. Bala Mohammed of Bauchi on Saturday disclosed that his administration would have been paralysed without the help of the EFCC. He told journalists in an interaction to mark his first anniversary that the EFCC helped his government to recover N11billion. According to him, most of the projects embarked upon by his administration were kickstarted […]

Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has sent a Freedom of Information request to President Muhammadu Buhari to provide spending details of all loans obtained by his government since May 29, 2015. Buhari was asked to include details and locations of projects on which the loans have been spent. SERAP issued 7 days ultimatum and […]

Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun has described as irresponsible, the decision of residents doctors of the Olabisi Onabanjo University Teaching Hospital, Sagamu to request for wage increase. DAILY POST reported last week that the doctors said they were embarking on what they called ‘weekend strike’ until their demands are met. In his plea, Gov Abiodun’s closest rival […]

Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State has disclosed that the coronavirus pandemic has taught Nigeria some lessons. El-Rufai maintained that COVID-19 outbreak showed that Nigeria was on its own in resolving its challenges. He stated that the pandemic has shown that the world does not care about how Nigeria resolves its challenges. The Governor explained […]

The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) Chairman in Nasarawa State, Bishop Joseph Masin, has regained his freedom. The General-Overseer of World of God Worldwide Gospel City was abducted by gunmen from his residence in Lafia on May 28. A N20 million ransom was demanded for his release Bola Longe, Commissioner of Police in the state confirmed his […]

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has reacted to the circulation of letters of employment. The commission, in a terse statement posted on its verified Twitter page on Saturday, warned Nigerians to be careful, adding that it was currently not conducting any recruitment exercise. The statement read in part: “Our attention has been drawn to […]

Nigeria has announced 553 new coronavirus cases, its highest number in a single day. The NCDC made the announcement Saturday night, with the new figure taking Nigeria’s virus caseload to 9,855. The national death toll increased from 261 to 273, with 2,856 discharged. Lagos remains the hot spot of the virus with 378 cases, also […]

A top Boko Haram commander has abandoned the terrorist group and defected with his wife and child to a secret location manned by the Multinational Joint Task Force(MNJTF). According to Colonel Timothy Antigha, Chief of Military Public Information for MNJTF, the defector voluntarily denounced the terrorists groups and surrendered. The defector disclosed that he joined […]

Gov. Bala Mohammed of Bauchi State on Saturday said  he was battling a gang-up by people he had worked with before clinching the governorship position. Mohammed made the revelation in Bauchi during a chat with journalists as part of activities marking his first year anniversary in office. ”We are doing our best and we are […]

The Chairman of Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu has assured Nigerians that COVID-19 won’t truncate Nigeria’s democracy and the electoral process. Yakubu spoke in Abuja at the INEC’s first virtual meeting with the Resident Electoral Commissioners (RECs) on Saturday. The INEC Chairman, however, admitted that the virus disrupted INEC’s activities like other […]

The Abia State Government has announced that Mr. Emmanuel Ononiwu who was declared wanted after he tested positive to COVID-19, has been found. The Honorable Commissioner for Information, in the State, Chief John Okiyi Kalu, disclosed this in a statement made available to DAILY POST on Thursday. Kalu said the patient who escaped from a temporary holding […]

The Director, Centre for Infectious Diseases Research, Bayero University, Kano; Professor Isa Abubakar has faulted Kano State Government’s submission on the decline in the number of Coronavirus infected Persons in the State. The Director warned that the said decline by Governor Ganduje is not in any way a sign of relief on the spread of […]

President Muhammadu Buhari has paid tribute to the late NNPC GMD, Maikanti Baru, describing him a reformer, who brought the firm to speed with global best practices. Buhari gave the tribute in a condolence message to family, friends and professional colleagues of Baru. Baru died in Abuja on Friday night, less than a year after […]

The Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library, Abeokuta, Ogun State has sacked lots of workers following downturn caused by the deadly Coronavirus in the country. The library is owned by former President Olusegun Obasanjo. Head of Human Resources, Administration and Procurement, Olanike Ogunleye, in a letter to affected workers, said the development was due to the overwhelming […]

The crisis rocking the Parliamentary Staff Association of Nigeria (PASAN) and the National Assembly Management has taken another twist over the implementation of the National Assembly Revised Condition of Service which took effect in 2019 Parliamentary Staff Association of Nigeria in the National Assembly in a letter to the Senate President, Dr. Ahmad Ibrahim Lawan […]

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC has announced the death of its immediate past Group Managing Director, Dr.Maikanti Baru. He passed on at 60. NNPC GMD, Mele Kyari announced his death in a tweet on Saturday morning. “My brother, my friend and my mentor, Dr Maikanti Kachalla Baru, immediate past GMD of NNPC died late […]

Mr. Presley Ediagbonya, a former commissioner for youths and sports in Edo state did not make it alive from his abductors. His body was found on Friday night abandoned in a forest. Hopes by family members that he would be found alive have now been dashed. The family had disputed an earlier report of his […]

International Romance Scammer, Igweneme Moses, finally admitted that he committed fraud almost ten months after he was arraigned in court by the EFCC. Igweneme Moses, a.k.a Griffith Doyle, made the admission at the resumed hearing of the case on Thursday. He was first docked on 23 July 2019. He was summarily sentenced thereafter by Justice […]

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the reconstitution of the Board of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC). This decision was reached after the expiration of the term of the board members appointed in 2016. Members of the new Board are: Mohammed Lawal (North West), Tajudeen Umar (North East), Adamu Mahmood Attah (North Central), Senator Magnus […]

The federal government has assured that Micro Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) will get stimulus package. This will form part of the post-COVID-19 plans for businesses in Nigeria. Tola Johnson, Special Assistant to the Vice President on MSME, made the disclosure on Friday at a virtual briefing attended by DAILY POST. He said entrepreneurs nationwide […]