President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the sack of the management of the Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC) over the strike by the Nigerian Union of Electricity Employees (NUEE). The strike by the NUEE left areas serviced by the AEDC without power for hours on Monday. The areas serviced by the company are the federalContinue Reading
The Senate has called Nigeria’s inclusion on the British government’s Red List of countries unjustified. On Saturday, the United Kingdom placed travel restrictions on flights coming from Nigeria, with the Secretary of State for Health, Sajid Javid, stating that only UK/Irish citizens and resident permit holders would be allowed intoContinue Reading
President Muhammadu Buhari has felicitated with Lai Mohammed, the Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed on his 70th birthday. Buhari said Mohammed was a devoted public servant who has made sacrifices for the country. In a statement by his spokesman, Femi Adesina, the president said Mohammed has worked assiduouslyContinue Reading
The family of the late Senator Buruji Kashamu has denied the involvement of their son in the death of Sylvester Oromoni, 12-year-old pupil of Dowen College, Lekki. DAILY POST recalls that Sylvester died from internal injuries days before his birthday after being assaulted by fellow students in Dowen College. TheContinue Reading
Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo, on Monday, departed Abuja to participate at the World Liquified Petroleum Gas Association forum in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. According to a statement issued by his spokesman, Laolu Akande, the VP is expected to deliver a keynote address at the event which would feature leaders, includingContinue Reading
Justice Binta Nyako of the federal high court in Abuja on Thursday issued a stern warning to Mr Ifeanyi Ejiofor, lawyer to the detained leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu to stop writing letters directly to her in respect of the trial of his client.Continue Reading
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, has confirmed two cases of COVID-19 Omicron variant in the country. A statement signed by the NCDC Director-General, Dr Ifedayo Adetifa said the two cases were discovered through genomic sequencing. Adetifa said the cases were detected in two passengers who came into theContinue Reading
The Senate yesterday resolved to summon the Minister of Interior, Mr. Rauf Aregbesola; the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, and the Comptroller-General of the Nigerian Correctional Service, Haliru Nababa, over the recurring incidents of jail break in different parts of the country. It alsoContinue Reading
Some civil servants who have no proof of COVID-19 vaccination and negative PCR tests are currently being denied access into the Federal Secretariat, Abuja. DAILY POST recalls that the Federal Government had in October 2021, warned that civil servants who are yet to be vaccinated against the COVID-19 would notContinue Reading
President Muhammadu Buhari has received Cyril Ramaphosa, South African president, at the presidential villa in Abuja. The South African president is reportedly on a three-day visit in the country. This is Ramaphosa’s first visit to Nigeria as the substantive president of South Africa since he was elected about three yearsContinue Reading
