Former presidential candidate of the Labour Party, LP, Mr Peter Obi, says the nation must not allow further spilling of the blood of innocent Nigerians under any guise. Obi said the government should show visible commitment to the security of lives and property of the Nigerian people. The statement follows the recent attack on Ugwujoro…
Deputy speaker of the House of Representatives Benjamin Kalu has called for synergy among consultants and secretariats of the Senate and House Committees on Constitution Review to set the pace for effective partnership to drive the ongoing exercise to a successful conclusion. Kalu, who is the chairman, House Committee on the Review of the 1999…
The Defence Headquarters has announced the Duke of Sussex, Prince Harry, and his wife, Meghan Markle, will visit Nigeria in May. This was disclosed in a statement signed by the Director, Defence Information, DDI, Brig Gen Tukur Gusau, over the weekend. He said the royal couple will be meeting with military personnel and will be…
Parents in Osun State have expressed concern over the high school fees, rising cost of food and high cost of fuel as students and pupils resume for the third term of the 2023/2024 academic session. On Sunday, a parent, Florence Oluwagbemiga, a banker, said things have not been easy with regards to the high cost…
President Bola Tinubu said, on Sunday, that Nigeria would have gone bankrupt if his administration had not discontinued fuel subsidy payments. He said though the policy came with economic pains, it was in the best interest of Nigerians. Tinubu spoke at the Special World Economic Forum in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Upon assuming office last May,…
The Lagos State Ministry of Environment and Water Resources has commenced an enforcement initiative aimed at reclaiming a vital drainage channel, System 1 Drainage Channel midstream in Ojota and Ogudu. This was disclosed in a post by the commissioner, Tokunbo Wahab, via his official X handle on Monday. He revealed that an inspection on Sunday…
The Rivers caucus of the House of Representatives has sympathized with the victims of last week’s tanker explosion on Eleme road in Port Harcourt, Rivers State. This is contained in a statement on Monday by the leader of the caucus, Rep. Dumnamene Dekor (PDP-Rivers). The lawmakers expressed grief over the havoc caused by the inferno….
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, is set to release the 2024 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) results. JAMB Registrar, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, is scheduled to address the media in Abuja on Monday. During the press briefing, Oloyede will give updates on the release of the results. This was contained in a notice circulated…
The Nigeria Union of Journalist, NUJ, Ekiti State council, under the chairmanship of Kayode Babatuyi, has condemned the increasing fuel scarcity in the state, adding that the situation is affecting economic and social activities. In a communique released after its monthly congress at the weekend, it explained that few petrol stations were hoarding the fuel…
The lingering fuel crisis across Nigeria is biting harder in Kwara State, DAILYPOST reports. A credible source at TotalEnegies outlet in Ilorin, the state capital, who requested anonymity, said: “We have been in Lagos now since last week and there is no supply of petrol. The depot in Lagos is empty and several petrol tankers…
