October 14, 2024
Oyebanji To Pay New Minimum Wage
Ekiti State Governor, Mr Biodun Oyebanji, has assured of his administration’s readiness to implement the new minimum wage of N70,000. The governor assured Ado Ekiti during the weekend’s distribution of gratuity cheques totalling N3.5 billion to retirees in the state. Speaking at the event, which coincided with this year’s edition of Pensioners’ Day, he described […]
Ogun To Ban NURTW Activities Over Planned Protest
At the weekend, the Ogun State government threatened to ban the activities of members of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) over planned protests in the state. The government said it would not surrender and allow any group to threaten the peaceful atmosphere in the state. The government’s position was in reaction to […]
Truck crushes couple to death in Ogun
A couple and a man have been confirmed dead in a road accident that occurred along the Sagamu-Ogijo Road, Ogun State. The accident involved a Foton truck with registration number EKY 778 XM, a space wagon car registered as AM299AHD, and a Bajaj motorcycle with the registration number JGB 265 WG. The deceased, Moses Ekpolo, […]
Osun residents express frustration over latest increment in PMS pump price
Osun residents have expressed frustration over the latest increment in the pump price of Premium Motor Spirit, PMS, by the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, NNPCL. DAILY POST recalls that the NNPCL on Wednesday officially increased pump price of PMS in its retail stations from N897 per litre to N1,030 per litre in the Federal […]
Dangote meets marketers Tuesday over new petrol price
The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria is poised for talks with Dangote Petroleum Refinery between Tuesday and Wednesday to finalise agreements on the cost and lifting of petrol from the plant. It was learnt on Sunday that the Petroleum Retail Outlet Owners Association of Nigeria had been asked by the $20bn Lekki-based refinery to […]
Niger Delta youths hail Fubara for supporting NSCDC with new vehicles
Youths from the Niger Delta region have commended the Rivers State Governor, Siminialayi Fubara, for providing operational vehicles to the State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC. The youths, under the aegis of the South-South Youths Initiative, applauded the Rivers governor for demonstrating that he’s a listening and proactive leader. In […]
WSCIJ hosts AI, investigative journalism conference
The Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism will on Wednesday, October 30, 2024, host a conference titled ‘AI, Free Press, and Civic Space: Tools, Challenges, and Future of Investigative Reporting’ and launch the second edition of its Journalism and Civic Space report, in Abuja. According to a statement by the Executive Director/CEO of WSCIJ, Motunrayo […]
Reps propose free Internet for public schools, hospitals
The House of Representatives has taken initial steps to provide free internet services in selected public places for Nigerians. This follows the passage of a bill last week during its first reading titled, “An Act to provide the legal framework for the free internet access programme in selected public places in Nigeria and for other […]
Two decades after inception, EFCC faces govs’ legal battle
Sixteen state governments have a consolidated suit before the Supreme Court challenging the law establishing the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission. Ahead of the hearing of the suit October 22, WALE AKINSELURE writes on prayers of the case, the history of the EFCC and the overtime battles of the commission with the powers-that-be Just like […]