Justice M.S. Liman of the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has dismissed a fundamental human rights suit filed by Abuja-based businesswoman Aisha Achimugu against the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). In the originating suit no.: FHC/ABJ/CS/466/2026, Achimugu approached the court for determination of whether the defendant, EFCC’s action …
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Nigeria will host the Fifth Global High-Level Ministerial Conference on Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) in Abuja from December 6 to 8, 2026, marking the first time the international gathering will take place in Africa. The Minister of State for Health and Social Welfare, Dr Iziaq Adekunle Salako, announced this during the …
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Nigerian medical doctor and digital health advocate, Dr. Chinonso Egemba, popularly known as Aproko Doctor, has disclosed plans to expand health education into indigenous Nigerian languages, beginning with communities in the northern part of the country. The initiative is intended to make reliable medical information accessible to people who struggle …
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Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) filling stations on Monday reduced their petrol price to N1,370 per litre after increasing it to N1,405 per litre at the weekend. A market survey by DAILY POST on Monday indicated that NNPCL filling stations in Abuja adjusted their prices downwards to N1,370 per …
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The Association of Resident Doctors (ARD), University College Hospital (UCH), Ibadan, will embark on a three-day warning strike from 8:00 a.m. on Monday, Oct. 12. The strike is due to the persistent electricity crisis in the College of Medicine axis of the hospital. This is contained in a communiqué issued …
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An 83-year-old ex-convict has again been arrested by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) with methamphetamine and Colorado, barely a year after her previous arrest and conviction. A statement by the NDLEA spokesman, Mr Femi Babafemi on Sunday in Abuja stated that the drugs were concealed around her waist. …
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The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) said it seized large consignments of illicit drugs between September and early October in seven states of the federation. The agency’s Director, Media and Advocacy, Mr Femi Babafemi, who disclosed this in a statement issued on Sunday in Abuja, named the states as …
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Former leaders and members of the All Nigeria Peoples Party (ANPP) in Zaria Local Government Area, Kaduna State, have pledged support for APC candidates in the 2027 general elections. They made the pledge at a stakeholders’ meeting in Zaria on Sunday to mobilise former ANPP members ahead of the elections. …
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Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State will, on Monday, inaugurate the PBAT-KOH Lagos Central Campaign Headquarters on the Lagos Island in Lagos State. Mr Bolaji Yusuf, Administrator of the PBAT KOH Lagos Central Campaign Headquarters, made this known to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday. He described the …
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Former Corps Marshal of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Dauda Ali Biu, has died at the age of 62. Biu, who was born in 1964 in Sabon Gari, Zaria, Kaduna State, reportedly died on Sunday evening at a hospital in Abuja, according to family sources. Adamu-Isa Gunda, a nephew …
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