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Wale Edun, minister of finance and the coordinating minister of the economy, says the federal government plans to start selling state-owned assets to private investors in 2026. According to Bloomberg, Edun spoke on Monday during an interview on the sidelines of the AlUla conference for emerging market economies in Saudi Arabia. He said the government is currently working on determining …
Read More »CONCERN OVER STATUS OF ENUGU COMMUNITY
A Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Anthony Ani has warned against misinformation capable of causing communal tension over a recent court judgment on the status of Ukwuna Autonomous Community and Ngwo in Enugu North Local Government Area of Enugu State. The Enugu State High Court, presided over by Justice Cyprian Ogbu Ajah, last week declared the creation of Ukwuna Autonomous …
Read More »US REPUBLICAN LAWMAKERS SEEK TERRORIST DESIGNATION FOR FULANI MILITIAS IN NEW BILL
Some Republican lawmakers in the United States house of representatives have introduced a bill seeking the possible designation of Fulani ethnic militias as a Foreign Terrorist Organisation (FTO) over “religious violence” in Nigeria. The proposed legislation, titled the ‘Nigeria Religious Freedom and Accountability Act of 2026’, was introduced by Riley Moore and co-sponsored by Chris Smith, alongside other Republican lawmakers. …
Read More »PATIENTS STRANDED AS JOHESU EXTENDS STRIKE IN LAGOS PUBLIC HOSPITALS
Patients across Lagos State are facing growing hardship as medical services in public hospitals remain disrupted following the extension of the ongoing industrial action by the Joint Health Sector Unions, JOHESU. From major urban centres such as Ikeja and Ikorodu to coastal and suburban communities, including Badagry and Epe, many residents seeking treatment at government-owned health facilities have been turned …
Read More »‘DANGEROUS INSERTIONS’: CSOS RAISE ALARM OVER REVISED CLAUSE ON E-TRANSMISSION
A coalition of civil society organisations has expressed deep concern over the Senate’s revised Clause 60(3) on electronic transmission of election results. They warned that embedded ambiguities could undermine electoral integrity. At an emergency plenary on Tuesday, the Senate rescinded its earlier rejection of electronic transmission and adopted a revised provision permitting the electronic transmission of polling unit results. Under …
Read More »NIMET PREDICTS EARLY RAINFALL, URGES DELAY IN FARMING
The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has predicted early rainfalls in Kano, Niger, Rivers and twelve other states of the federation. Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, SAN, made the disclosure in Abuja on Tuesday, when he unveiled the 2026 Seasonal Climate Prediction (SCP) by NiMet, warning farmers not to rush into planting seeds as the rainy season has …
Read More »OUTRAGE AGAINST AKPABIO-LED SENATE MOUNTS AS NIGERIANS INSIST ON E-TRANSMISSION OF RESULTS
Storm of public anger and dissatisfaction have continued to greet the Nigerian Senate’s latest move to amend the Electoral Act without providing for compulsory electronic transmission of election results. Criticisms grew louder on Tuesday after the Senate plenary, with many Nigerians accusing Senate President Godswill Akpabio and the 10th National Assembly of deliberately weakening the country’s electoral process ahead of …
Read More »US DEPLOYS 200 TROOPS TO NIGERIA
The United States has deployed about 200 troops to Nigeria to train the country’s military in the fight against Islamist militants, according to a report by The Wall Street Journal on Tuesday. An American military official told the newspaper that the deployment comes weeks after US President Donald Trump accused Nigeria of failing to protect Christians from terrorist attacks. The …
Read More »FUEL PRICE TO DROP NATIONWIDE AS IMPORTED PETROL PRICE UNDERCUTS DANGOTE REFINERY’S RATE
Petroleum products marketers have hinted that fuel prices may drop nationwide in the coming days as the parity between imported petrol fell below the Dangote refinery gantry price. The president of the Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria, Abubakar Maigandi, disclosed this in an exclusive interview with DAILY POST on Monday. His comments followed data from the Major Energies Marketers …
Read More »“THE PRESIDENT HAS INTERVENED”, WIKE SPEAKS ON FRESH DEAL WITH FUBARA
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has described President Bola Tinubu’s intervention in the lingering political crisis in Rivers State as timely and fatherly, saying the President acted in the best interest of peace and stability. Wike made the remark following a late-night meeting convened by President Tinubu in Abuja, which brought together Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi …
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