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FG Probes Cancellation Of 264 Nigerian Passengers’ Visas In Saudi Arabia
The Federal Government said it is investigating the cancellation of visas of 264 passengers who were airlifted to Jeddah from Lagos and Kano on Sunday by the Saudi Authorities. A statement by the Special Adviser to the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Al-Kasim Abdulkadir, indicated that the Ministry is now investigating the matter to see if any consular or aviation rules...
Kogi Guber: Three Suspects Arrested By Soldiers Are Police Officers, Says IGP
The Inspector General of Police, IGP, Kayode Adeolu Egbetokun, has confirmed that three suspects arrested by soldiers during the just concluded governorship election in Kogi State are police officers. Recall that soldiers on election duty in Okene, on Saturday, intercepted black-coloured security vehicles and arrested occupants of the cars. The soldiers made other arrests during the election. Most of the miscreants...
Nationwide Blackout As TCN Shut Down National Grid Over Labour Strike
Electricity workers have shut down the national grid following the declaration of an indefinite strike by organized labour unions. Ndidi Mbah, the spokesperson for Transmission Company of Nigeria, confirmed this to DAILY POST exclusively on Tuesday. According to her, electricity workers, the National Union of Electricity Employees (NUEE), followed directives of the Nigeria Labour Congress to withdraw their services around 11:20...
Tinubu Inherited A Country In Bankruptcy, Paying What Was Borrowed By Past Administration — Ribadu
The National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu, has lamented that the current administration inherited a bankrupt country from the previous administration of former President Muhammadu Buhari. According to him, the revenue generated by the Bola Tinubu-led administration is being used to repay what was taken from the country. The NSA stated this on Monday in Abuja at the Chief of Defence Intelligence...
President Tinubu Inherited A Bankrupt Country – National Security Adviser
National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu, has attributed the current financial distress being faced in the country to bankruptcy inherited by the administration led by President Bola Tinubu. Ribadu, however, said despite the financial constraint that has affected budgetary allocations, the federal government would do everything within its power to ensure that there is a robust and viable defence management and...
President Tinubu Orders Withdrawal Of Policemen From VIPs
The Minister of State for Police Affairs, Imaan Suleiman-Ibrahim, has revealed that the police high command will execute President Bola Tinubu’s directive for the withdrawal of police personnel from VIP security duties, and developing a community policing strategy, amongst others. The minister made the development known on Monday during a two-day management retreat at the Ministry of Police Affairs. While noting...
NLC, TUC Begin Nationwide Strike Midnight, Orders Workers To Stay At Home
The Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, and its Trade Union Congress of Nigeria, TUC, counterpart, have directed workers nationwide to begin an indefinite strike from midnight today. Labour’s decision to commence an indefinite strike came despite an injunction by the National Industrial Court, NIC, in Abuja, restraining NLC and TUC alongside their affiliates from embarking on any industrial action. The strike is...
Deputy Speaker Seeks More Investment In Education, Infrastructure
Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Benjamin Kalu has urged governments at all levels to prioritise investing in education and human capital development. He said more attention need to be paid to infrastructural development in the country. In a press statement issued yesterday by his chief press secretary, Levinus Nwabughiogu, Kalu made the call in his keynote speech at...
Wike Urges Youths To Support Tinubu’s Administration To Rescue Nigeria
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Ezenwo Wike, has called on Nigerian youths to support the administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. Wike made the call yesterday while speaking at an event organised by a political pressure group, Folashade Tinubu Solidarity Movement (FOTSOM) in Port Harcourt. The minister, who was represented by the member representing Rivers State in the...
Hon. Obi Aguocha Wins Big At Prestigious Leadership Excellence Awards in Abuja (Photos, Video)
A prominent member of the National Assembly from Abia won big in the Saturday's prestigious Leadership Excellence (LEEX) Awards, the 5th edition organised by Igbere TV in Abuja, the nation's capital. Hon. Obi Aguocha representing Ikwuano/Umuahia North and South Federal Constituency of the state was honoured as Personality of the Year (security). He is the House of Representatives ad-hoc committee...
