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Yoruba and Hausa communities in Enugu have hailed Igbos in the South-East as accommodating and hospitable. A cross section of the Hausa and Yoruba communities living in Enugu described people of the zone as “very friendly”. “The Igbos are easy to cohabit with and are detribalised in terms of employment, business and other forms of benefits,” they said. Speaking in …

Taiwo Oyedele, chairman of the presidential fiscal policy and tax reforms committee, says every Nigerian who earns an income has a responsibility to declare it. On June 26, President Bola Tinubu signed the four tax reform bills into law, and they are expected to take effect on January 1, 2026. Answering questions during an interactive session with journalists, influencers, and …

The Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria has tackled the Presidency over comments by Vice President Kashim Shettima condemning its industrial action over a rift with the Dangote refinery. PENGASSAN told said on Monday that it would take same action if its members were sacked again. This comes as some individuals staged a protest in Kaduna, accusing …

The Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) has issued a scathing response to recent public remarks made by Senator Adams Oshiomhole, describing his comments as “a reprehensible assault” on the rights of Nigerian workers and “a monumental betrayal” of trade union values. … The Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) has issued a scathing …

The Nigeria Senate will resume its plenary today after nearly three months of annual recess. Recall that the supper legislative chamber had on July 24, adjourned plenary to proceed on its annual recess and resume on September 23. But according to a memo signed by the Chief of Staff to the Senate President, Chinedu Akubueze and sighted by DAILY POST …

The Nigeria Senate will resume its plenary today after nearly three months of annual recess. Recall that the supper legislative chamber had on July 24, adjourned plenary to proceed on its annual recess and resume on September 23. But according to a memo signed by the Chief of Staff to the Senate President, Chinedu Akubueze and sighted by DAILY POST …

DETAILS of how the South-West caucus of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) may adopt a preferred candidate for national secretary ahead of the national convention of the party coming between November 15 and 16 in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital emerged on Monday. Recall that the battle for the position, which is zoned to the South-East in the outgoing dispensation, …

Kemi Badenoch, leader of the United Kingdom’s Conservative Party, has announced a proposed border policy intended to deport 150,000 illegal migrants each year. Badenoch vowed to bar anyone entering the UK illegally from ever seeking asylum, setting a target of deporting 750,000 undocumented migrants within five years. In videos on her official X handle on Sunday, Badenoch described the plan …

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited has increased its premium motor spirit price. NNPCL retail outlets in Wuse Zone 6 and Zone 4 have increased their petrol pump price to N905 per litre, up from N890. This means that the country’s oil behemoth adjusted its fuel pump by N15, or a 1.7 per cent upward increase. The president of the …

A British Airways (BA) flight from London to Abuja was diverted to Barcelona, Spain, in the early hours of Monday, after a retired Nigerian Air Vice Marshal (AVM) Osita Obierika from Anambra State died onboard, The aircraft, which departed London’s Heathrow Airport at 11:00 p.m. on Sunday, October 5, was scheduled to land at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, …