At least 18 travellers were killed in a crash on the Umuahia-Enugu axis of the Port Harcourt Enugu Highway on Thursday morning. It was gathered that the accident occurred at a police checkpoint around the Lokpanta area of Abia State in the wee hours of Thursday. It was also learned that an 18-seater commercial bus […]
Hardship: NBS report shows three states in Nigeria with highest food prices
Kogi, Kwara, and Ondo are the three states in Nigeria with the highest food prices amid worsening hardship. This is according to the latest National Bureau of Statistics April’s Consumer Price Index and Inflation report. The report ranked Kogi State with the highest food inflation rate at 48.62 per cent, followed by Kwara (46.73 per […]
BREAKING: Labour pulls out of minimum wage negotiations
Organised Labour on Wednesday pulled out of the ongoing minimum wage negotiations with the Federal Government. The development came after the FG and the Organized Private Sector, OPS, made an offer of N48,000 and N54,000 wage respectively. The organized labour described the offer as “ridiculous”. DAILY POST gathered that while the FG did not provide […]
BREAKING: Two more Wike loyalists quit govt as Fubara loses 5 commissioners in one day
Two more Rivers State commissioners loyal to the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike, have dumped the State Executive Council. The Commissioner for Social Welfare, Inime Aguma and Jacobson Nbina, Commissioner for Transport, have all tendered their resignation letters to the state government. Their resignations were contained in separate letters addressed to […]
BREAKING: APC suspends Senator Jimoh Ibrahim for anti-party activities
The Ondo State chapter of the All Progressives Congress, APC, has suspended Senator Jimoh Ibrahim. Ibrahim, who represents Ondo South Senatorial District in the National Assembly was suspended for alleged anti-party activities. The lawmaker was suspended by members of the APC Executive Committee of Igbotako Ward 11 in Okitipupa Local Goverment Area of Ondo State. […]
BREAKING: Rivers Crisis: Rivers Commissioner for Housing resigns
The Rivers State Commissioner for Housing, Gift Worlu has tendered his resignation from Governor Sim Fubara’s government. This was contained in a letter dated May 15 and directed to the governor, through the office of the secretary to the state government. Worlu is the second commissioner to resign from the state cabinet today. DAILY POST […]
BREAKING: Nigeria’s inflation rate rises to 33.69% in April amid worsening hardship
Nigeria’s inflation surged to 33.69 per cent in April from 33.20 per cent in March, amid worsening economic hardship in the country. The National Bureau of Statistics, NBS, disclosed this in its latest consumer price index and inflation report released on Wednesday. The figure showed that Nigeria’s inflation continued to jump since the commencement of […]
BREAKING: Rivers crisis: Education commissioner resigns
Rivers State Commissioner for Education, Professor Prince Chinedu Mmom has resigned as a member of the State Executive Council. DAILY POST sighted the resignation letter dated May 15, 2024. He is a known loyalist of former governor Nyesom Wike. Professor Mmom referenced a “toxic” working environment as his reason for resignation, stating that such an […]
BREAKING: Emefiele granted N300m bail in fresh criminal trial
A Federal Capital Territory, FCT, High Court sitting in Maitama has granted former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Godwin Emefiele, a N300 million bail following his arraignment on a four-count charge bordering on printing new Naira notes without observing due process. DAILY POST had earlier reported that Emefiele pleaded not guilty when […]
Man sets Kano mosque ablaze during morning prayer
A man whose identity is not yet known has set a mosque on fire at Laraba Abasawa in Gezawa Local Government Area of Kano State. According to Daily Trust, the incident occurred in the early hours of Wednesday, and left worshippers injured. The paper reported that members of the community were observing the ‘Subh’ prayer […]