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Fidelia Okafor. Nigeria has set new measures on the platform of Economic Recovery and Growth Plan (ERGP) to recover the economy from recession. Budget and National Planning minister Udo Udoma announced the measures on Monday at a forum involving the government and the private sector. The new plan would enable Nigeria to attain a minimum […]
Fidelia Okafor. The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) have announced the plan to hold national protest on Thursday, demanding for good governance and improved economy. This was announced by the NLC president, Comrade Ayuba Wabba while addressing newsmen on Monday. He said the protest tagged ‘National day of action against […]
Fidelia Okafor. The Operations Manager of Abuja-Kaduna Train Service, Mr. Victor Adamu has explained why the federal government increased the fare for railway transportation between Abuja and Kaduna by 57 percent. The Nigerian Railway Cooperation, NRC, Monday announced the fare increment which it said takes immediate effect. But in a telephone chat with DAILY POST, […]
Fidelia Okafor. The National Chairman of the new Mega party, Action Democratic Party, ADP, Yagbaji Sani, has declared that the party has emerged at a time nobody can stop it from taking over the government. According to Sani, situation in the country calls for political realignment and re-direction. The mega party said it has all […]
Fidelia Okafor. The Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Mr. Babachir Lawal, on Monday appeared before the Senate Committee on Federal Character and Inter-Governmental Affairs to defend the N9.88bn budgeted by his office for 2017. Lawal, who was billed to appear before the lawmakers on Thursday, had sent the Permanent Secretary (General Services) Office […]
Amaka Obiefuna. Acting President Yemi Osinbajo on Monday spoke for the first time since President Muhammadu Buhari’s departure for the United Kingdom, where he is undergoing medical tests for undisclosed reasons, assuring Nigerians that contrary to the speculations surrounding the health of his principal and the fake news reported by some online news media, he […]
Winifred Bosa. Minister of Sports and Youth Development, Solomon Dalung, yesterday, disclosed that the Federal Government has concluded the process of increasing the allowances of members of the National Youth Service Corps, NYSC. The minister revealed this during an unscheduled inspection visit to the NYSC Orientation camp in Mangu, Plateau State. Dalung said the government […]
Winifred Bosa. Computer-Based Test Centres Proprietors Association of Nigeria has raised the alarm over the existence of illegal centres selling fake 2017 Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, Registration Forms in Imo State and other parts of Nigeria. Chairman of the association, Comrade Chidiebere Egboh, told newsmen in Owerri, Imo State on Monday that the […]
Amaka Obiefuna. The Chief of Army Staff, Lt-Gen Tukur Buratai, says Nigeria would deploy 800 soldiers to the United Nations Mission (UNAMID) in Dafur. Buratai stated this at the Nigerian Army Peace Keeping Centre during the graduation of 755 soldiers and 45 officers that participated in the pre-deployment training in Jaji, Kaduna State. The army chief, who was represented by the General […]
Amaka Obiefuna. The Middle Belt Patriotic Front has faulted former President Goodluck Jonathan over his recent comments at the US Congress where he reportedly claimed that religion was tearing the nation apart. Jonathan at the event revealed that his administration’s political will to halt impunity in Nigeria led to the localisation of religious extremism in […]