Charles Ude, an Abuja-based legal practitioner and public affairs analyst, has called on the federal government to consider the recent call by Dr. Kingsley Chibuzor Aguoru, UK-based Nigerian Chartered Engineer, to redefine online transactions with card PIN. Aguoru had petitioned the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission and the Central Bank of Nigeria, advocating an immediate […]
The federal government said all the agreements it entered into with the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU), and other university unions will be implemented soon. It, however, appealed to the unions to give the government more time and be patient till all the matters raised would […]
The Court of Appeal, sitting in Abuja, has disqualified Olusola Ebiseni as the Labour Party candidate for the upcoming Ondo State governorship election scheduled for Saturday, 16 November 2024. The judgement was unanimously delivered by the three members of the panel and read out by the chairman of the panel, Justice Adebukola Banjoko, on […]
Governor Alex Otti of Abia State has directed the immediate relocation of Umuahia campus of Abia State University back to the Uturu main campus of the institution. This development was made known by Okey Kanu, the State’s Commissioner for Information when he briefed journalists at Government House Umuahia, on the outcome of this week’s executive […]
The Nigerian government said the country needs $10 billion in investment in the power within five to ten years to achieve a 24-hour electricity supply. The Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, disclosed this when the Director General of the Infrastructure Concession Regulatory Commission (ICRC), Dr Jobson Ewalefoh, paid him a visit in Abuja on Wednesday. […]
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike has justified the recent clamp down on beggars in the city of Abuja. DAILY POST recalls that the Minister had in October this year, “declared war on beggars because Abuja is returning to the beggar’s city”. His action attracted condemnation from those who believe that the move […]
The Automated Teller Machines of Deposit Money Banks have consistently remained empty in recent months as banks grapple with a sustained low cash supply. It was also gathered on Wednesday that some DMBs, particularly in the Federal Capital Territory, have begun another round of cash rationing, restricting maximum over-the-counter withdrawals to a daily limit between […]
In a heartwarming gesture and another laudable initiative aimed at empowering the next generation, Nigeria’s leading financial service provider, OPay, has awarded N12m in scholarships to 40 deserving students of Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria. Opay in a statement on Wednesday, said that each student will receive N300,000, easing financial pressures and encouraging them to pursue […]
Edo State Governor, Monday Okpebholo and the Deputy Governor, Dennis Idahosa, were sworn in on Tuesday in Benin City. Following his victory in the state governorship election held on September 21, 2024, Okpebholo officially took over from former Governor Godwin Obaseki. Amid heavy crowd and security presence, Okpebholo, accompanied by his two daughters, took the […]
Gunmen attacked an army checkpoint early on Wednesday at Ekenobizi, a border community between Abia and Imo states in Umuopara, Umuahia South Local Government Area, killing two soldiers. A military source, who spoke on the condition of anonymity, said the attack occurred around 6:18 am. The gunmen arrived in a white Lexus (350/400) model, although […]
