The Minister of State for Works, Muhammad Bello Goronyo, has disclosed that the over 35,000 kilometres of the Federal Government road network across Nigeria could not be funded through annual budgets alone, hence the need to source for alternative funding outside the government’s coffers. Goronyo stated this on on Monday while addressing the Management and […]

Airtel Nigeria has increased its call and data plan prices by 50 per cent, following a similar move by MTN Nigeria just a week earlier. This follows the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) approval of a 50 per cent tariff hike for telecom operators in the country. As part of the new pricing structure, Airtel has […]

Six students of Federal University Lokoja, FUL, and a driver have been feared dead as an articulated vehicle rammed into the institution’s shuttle bus on Monday. According to an eyewitness, the incident occurred at about about 2.30 pm on Monday. DAILY POST gathered that six students including the driver of the FUL shuttle bus lost […]

The opposition All Progressives Congress, APC, in Osun State has urged the Federal Government to declare a state of emergency in the state. This is as the political tension in the State took a new dimension on Monday, with some people reportedly killed. Meanwhile, the state government has rejected the call for a state of […]

The Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, has disclosed that an independent power plant that would provide 24 hours of uninterrupted electricity to most parts of the state, especially Abeokuta, the State capital, would be ready for commissioning in the next eight weeks. Abiodun, who stated this after inspecting the 30 megawatts power plant located […]

Senator Abubakar Girei has taken a swipe at former Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Babachir David Lawal saying that he should rather speak for himself as he has no authority whatsoever to speak on behalf of the North. Girei in a conversation with LEADERSHIP in response to a statement credited to Babachir […]

The Israeli government is preparing to receive the bodies of four hostages from Gaza on Thursday and is working on bringing back six living captives on Saturday, an Israeli security official said on Monday. If the two handovers are successful, only four hostages, all presumed dead, would remain in Gaza out of the 33 due […]

The Zenith Labour Party (ZLP) has dismissed social media claims that it offered Peter Obi a free presidential ticket for the 2027 election. The national publicity secretary of ZLP, Khalid Arewa, said the party has not engaged in any discussions with individuals or groups regarding the 2027 presidential race. Arewa, in a statement said, “The […]