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Hike in Electricity Tariffs: Reps will intervene upon resumption of plenary – Deputy Speaker, Kalu

NewsDeskNgApr 8, 2024April 8, 20240

Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives and member representing Bende federal constituency of Abia State, Benjamin Kalu, on Monday, said the house will debate the propriety or otherwise of the recent hike in the electricity tariffs upon the resumption of plenary later this month. Recall that NERC approved the...

Makinde condemns assault on Oyo Govt agents by Immigration officers

NewsDeskNgApr 8, 2024April 8, 20240

Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo state has described the recent assault on officials of Oyo State Road Transport Management Agency (OYRTMA) by some Immigration officers as unacceptable. Makinde made this declaration when he visited the residence of the two officials of OYRTMA on Monday in Ibadan. DAILY POST recalls that...

Caution govt officials against hiring private jets to visit you – Shehu Sani

NewsDeskNgApr 8, 2024April 8, 20240

Former Kaduna Central Senator, Shehu Sani has urged President Bola Tinubu to caution government officials against using public funds to hire private jets to greet him during the Eid-el-Fitr celebrations. Sani made the call while wishing President Tinubu a happy Eid-el-Fitr celebration. Posting on X, Sani wrote: “I wish the...

Osun NSCDC deploys 1,500 personnel to strategic locations

NewsDeskNgApr 8, 2024April 8, 20240

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, in Osun State has revealed that 1,500 personnel will be mobilised for the Eid-el-Fitr celebration. This deployment was revealed by the Osun NSCDC Commandant, Michael Adaralewa in a statement issued by Kehinde Adeleke, its spokesperson on Monday. The Command, while urging Muslim...

CBN stops foreign currency-denominated collaterals for Naira loans

NewsDeskNgApr 8, 2024April 8, 20240

The Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, has prohibited the use of Foreign Currency-denominated collaterals for Naira loans by all Nigerian banks. The apex bank disclosed this on Monday in a letter to all commercial banks signed by its Director Banking Supervision Department, Adetona Adedeji. However, the new guidelines gave exception...

Continue to promote religious harmony – Gov Oyebanji tells Muslims during Iftar meal

NewsDeskNgApr 8, 2024April 8, 20240

Ekiti State Governor, Biodun Oyebanji has called for greater collaboration among adherents of major religions in the state to promote harmony, noting that Ekiti people are one irrespective of religion. The Governor made the call on Sunday evening at the iftar he hosted for Muslim faithful and leaders across the...

Gov Abdulrazaq not involved in trial of any cleric

NewsDeskNgApr 8, 2024April 8, 20240

Kwara State government has debunked allegations of the involvement of Governor, Malam Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq is with the prosecution of an Ilorin-based Islamic cleric, Sheikh Abdulrazaq Solihudeen who launched verbal attacks on Senator Suleiman Makanjuola Ajadi in a viral video. A statement by the governor’s spokesman, Rafiu Ajakaye in Ilorin on...

‘Grave offences’: Pope Francis condemns abortion, surrogacy

NewsDeskNgApr 8, 2024April 8, 20240

Pope Francis has denounced abortion and the bearing of children by surrogate mothers as grave offences against human dignity. In a declaration of principles published by the Vatican on Monday, the head of the Catholic Church also condemned gender reassignment and gender theory’. The Pope said gender theory is an...

Abure supporters hold protest in Abuja

NewsDeskNgApr 8, 2024April 8, 20240

Supporters of the factional National Chairman of the Labour Party, Julius Abure, on Monday, took to the streets in Gudu, Abuja, to protest what they described as the meddlesomeness of the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, in the affairs of the party. The protesters carrying placards with various inscriptions began their...

Gov Otu urges Muslims to persist in prayers for Nigeria

NewsDeskNgApr 8, 2024April 8, 20240

Governor Bassey Otu of Cross River State has called on the Muslim faithful in the country to continue to pray for peace and harmony within Nigeria in the face of the current economic challenge as they celebrate 2024 Eid-el-Fitr. Gov Otu said this in a goodwill message to the Muslims...