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Barr Okorie Lauds Senator Kalu For Sponsoring Constituents To China For E-commerce Training Program
A beneficiary of Senator Orji Uzor Kalu’s sponsorship program, Perfect Okorie Esq, has expressed profound gratitude to the distinguished senator for enabling him and five others to participate in a prestigious Certificate Program on E-Commerce in Beijing, China. In a letter of appreciation dated March 4, 2025, Okorie acknowledged Senator Kalu’s generosity and commitment to empowering his constituents. The training,...
Fuel Costs Fall As Global Crude Prices Hit Lowest In Three Years
A further decline in local energy prices was indicated by the fact that oil prices dropped for the third day in a row, plunging almost 3% to their lowest point in three years. This comes as Brent crude, the international benchmark, fell as low as $68.33 on Wednesday, the lowest since December 2021, according to the Financial Times. Similarly, West Texas...
Abducted Benue University Students Safely Released, Police Report
The Benue State Police Command has confirmed the release of the three female students abducted from Joseph Sarwuan Tarka University of Agriculture, Makurdi. The students were kidnapped on February 25, 2025, while returning from a night study session on campus. This was disclosed in a news flash shared by the Nigerian Television Authority on X on Thursday. Following their abduction, the university management ordered a one-week...
FRSC Pushes For Traffic Law Adherence To Lower Road Crashes And Fatalities
Nigerians are being urged by the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) to abide by traffic laws and regulations in order to help lower the startlingly high number of traffic accidents. The FRSC spokesman, Olusegun Ogungbemide, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday in Abuja that public support and cooperation were essential in ensuring a safe and secured motoring...
Pension Fraud Suspect In Abia Delivers In Custody, Baby Seized By Authorities
Miriam Azubuike, a civil servant who was detained in 2024 on suspicion of embezzling Abia State pension funds, gave birth to a boy. The accused person, who has been in prison custody, delivered her baby in a government-owned hospital. DAILY POST gathered that the Abia State government reportedly took care of the medical bills of her delivery and some other post-delivery...
Tinubu Pledges Support For Bank Expansion To Fuel Economic Growth
President Bola Tinubu says that the current administration is making great efforts to establish a system that is both globally competitive and sustainable in order to support the growth of Nigerian banks and other financial institutions. Tinubu, who was represented by Vice President Kashim Shettima, said this at the groundbreaking ceremony for First Bank’s 43-story headquarters at Eko Atlantic City...
FG Introduces New Rules For Recycling Old Vehicles
The Federal Government has committed to enforcing the End-of-Life Vehicles (ELV) Regulation, which seeks to safeguard the environment and turn waste into economic opportunities. Minister of State for Industry, Trade, and Investment, Sen. John Enoh, made this known at a stakeholders’ engagement organized by the National Automotive Design and Development Council (NADDC) on Wednesday in Lagos. He stated that Nigeria has...
Trump Unveils Plan To Disband Education Department
US media have reported that President Donald Trump is expected to sign an executive order as early as Thursday, directing his recently confirmed Education Secretary Linda McMahon to dismantle the department she now heads. The Wall Street Journal cited a draft of the executive order circulating Wednesday that directs McMahon to “take all necessary steps to facilitate the closure of...
Minister Promises 7,000MW Power Generation Boost With Tariff Increase
Chief Adebayo Adelabu, the Minister of Power, stated that the proposed tariff increase will increase the available generation capacity to roughly 7,000 megawatts, following last week's record peak of 5,801.84 megawatts. Adelabu, in a statement by his special adviser on strategic communication, Bolaji Tunji, explained that the regularization of tariffs will play a critical role in unlocking the sector’s full...
Borno Police Station Hit By Boko Haram Attack
Early on Wednesday morning, suspected Boko Haram terrorists stormed a police station in Malari, Borno State, but were repulsed by security personnel. Local security sources told The PUNCH that the insurgents launched the attack at about 1:00 am but were overpowered by a combined team of police officers and soldiers. Confirming the incident, the spokesperson for the Borno State Police Command,...
