THE first lady of Akwa Ibom state, Patience Umo Eno is died. The state Commissioner for Information, Ini Ememobong, made the announcement of the first lady’s death in a statement issued in the early hours of Friday. Ememobong said the first lady died on Thursday in a hospital in the …

AN Osun State High Court sitting in Ede has remanded a traditional ruler, Elegbedi of Egbedi in Osun State, Oba Muideen Azeez, and four other defendants in the Ile-Ife Custodial Centre. The defendants were remanded on Thursday following their inability to perfect the bail condition granted by the court. Newsextra24 …

THE naira appreciated massively against the dollar in the foreign exchange market 24 hours after the Federal Bank of Nigeria sold FX to operators of Bureau De Change, BDC. FMDQ data showed that the naira gained N91.32 to appreciate to N1576.10 per dollar on Thursday from N1667.42 exchanged on Wednesday. …

THE Nigerian Meteorological Agency, NiMet, has predicted thunderstorms from Thursday to Saturday across Nigeria. NiMet’s weather outlook released in Abuja predicted thunderstorms over parts of Kebbi State on Thursday during the morning hours in the North. Later in the day, it said thunderstorms are expected over parts of Adamawa, Taraba, …

NIGERIAN workers have confirmed receiving Federal Government’s new minimum wage. The spokesperson of Nigeria Labour Congress, Benson Upah and the Deputy President of the Trade Union Congress, Tommy Etim disclosed this in a separate statement on Thursday. Upah and Etim’s comments come as DAILY POST exclusively reported on Thursday that …

THE House of Representatives on Thursday passed a bill amending the 1999 Constitution for first reading. The proposed law is titled “A Bill for an Act to Alter the Provisions of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 (as amended) to Allow for the Participation of Candidates Who …

ASUE Ighodalo, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidate, is confident of winning his case at the Edo State Election Petitions Tribunal. Ighodalo lost to Monday Okpebholo of the All Progressives Congress (APC) by a vote margin of 44,393 votes in the keenly contested September 21 governorship election. While he …

PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu has called on the Edo governor-elect, Sen. Monday Okpebholo, to prioritise the development of his state. The President  also assured him of the full support of the Federal Government and the Progressive Governors’ Forum (PGF). President Tinubu said this on Thursday in Abuja at a meeting with …

TWO medical services providers, KASI Healthcare and Memorial Hospital Turkey, have signed a strategic partnership to improve healthcare delivery in the country through cutting-edge technology and advanced medical techniques. The partnership is coming on the heels of reports that Nigerians spend about $1 billion yearly on medical treatment abroad for …

THE Naira has continued its decline in the Nigerian Autonomous Foreign Exchange Market (NAFEM), with the currency depreciating to N1,658.48 per dollar. This marks a significant drop from the N1,562.66 per dollar rate recorded on Monday, showing a depreciation of N95.82 for the Nigerian currency. According to data provided by …