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Labour Party belongs to Nigerian workers, not NLC – Deputy Chairman, Olorunfemi

NewsDeskNgMar 21, 2024March 21, 20240

The Deputy National Chairman of the Labour Party, Ayo Olorunfemi, has refuted claims that the ownership of the party lies in the hands of the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC. Olorunfemi made this known on Wednesday while fielding questions on Arise Television’s News programme. The statement comes amidst the protest by...

Presidential Order Dissolved Former CIPMN Governing Council – Registrar

NewsDeskNgMar 21, 2024March 21, 20240

The Chartered Institute of Project Managers of Nigeria (CIPMN) has said the inauguration of its new governing Council was the climax of the reforms embarked by President Muhammadu Buhari in January 2022, when he dissolved the then contentious Governing Council of the Institute and appointed a Sole Administrator to reset...

Lagos Govt vows to arrest miscreants extorting Yaba bridge pedestrians

NewsDeskNgMar 21, 2024March 21, 20240

The Lagos State Commissioner for Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab has ordered the arrest of miscreants extorting traders and unsuspecting citizens on the Yaba pedestrian bridge. This was disclosed in a post via his X handle on Thursday. Responding to the viral video in which thugs were seen harassing...

Dump your dollars to avoid tears, Naira will appreciate – Presidency warns FX speculators

NewsDeskNgMar 21, 2024March 21, 20240

The Presidency has warned forex speculators that the Naira will soon appreciate. President Bola Tinubu’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, urged speculators to quickly dump their dollars to avoid “tears”. Onanuga was reacting to the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, disclosure that it had cleared the $7...

Senate approves N549.6bn 2024 budget for NCC

NewsDeskNgMar 21, 2024March 21, 20240

The Senate’s Communications Committee, on Wednesday, approved the Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC, budget of N549.6 billion for 2024. This was made known during a joint Senate and House of Representatives Committee on Communications session chaired by Senator Ikra Bilbis (Zamfara Central). The committee members unanimously approved the NCC’s N549.6 billion...

KSM Abuja Metro Exco Visits Inferno Victim, Lady Rhoda Effiong

NewsDeskNgMar 20, 2024March 21, 20240

Officers of the Order of Knights of Saint Mulumba (KSM) Nigeria, Abuja Metro Council, visited its own, Lady Rhoda Effiong of Gwagwalada Sub-Council whose house was burnt down on Tuesday March 5, 2024. The widow’s house situated at the University of Abuja Teaching Hospital Gwagwalada, was raised down by an...

Your primary role is to maintain law, order, protect lives, property – Giadam reminds police

NewsDeskNgMar 20, 2024March 20, 20240

The Minister of Police Affairs, Senator Ibrahim Giadam, has reiterated the role of the police in enabling ease of doing business in Nigeria. He noted that doing business requires a secure and stable society where businesses can operate without the fear of crime, corruption, or undue interference. The minister stated...

Killing of soldiers in Delta State, due to land dispute – Community Leader, Oshare

NewsDeskNgMar 20, 2024March 20, 20240

A community leader in Delta State, Olorogun Sleek Oshare, has shed light on how a land dispute escalated into the tragic killing of military personnel in the state. Oshare, who spoke in an interview on Channels Television’s Politics Today, monitored by DAILY POST, revealed details surrounding the incident that resulted...

I am not receiving pension from Abia State Govt – Ex-gov Ikpeazu

NewsDeskNgMar 20, 2024March 20, 20240

Former Governor of Abia State, Okezie Ikpeazu, has said he has not been receiving pension from the state government since he left office. Ikpeazu, who was named among past governors whose life pension was stopped by the Alex Otti-led Abia State government, accused the administration of engaging in ‘media sensationalism’....

Residents of Osun community count losses after heavy rainfall

NewsDeskNgMar 20, 2024March 20, 20240

A heavy rainfall which wreaked havoc in Iloko-Ijesa, a community in Osun State, on Monday, has forced hundreds of residents to evacuate their homes. Also, as a result of the rainfall, traders have been counting their losses in the wake of widespread destruction. Newsmen gathered that no casualties were recorded...