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Onitsha Traders In Turmoil As NAFDAC Keeps Markets Shut
Traders in Onitsha have suffered losses as a result of security forces closing six significant local markets for over two weeks. DAILY POST learnt that Nigerian security operatives had taken over the markets and locked up every shop under the guise of clamping down on fake and expired drugs dealers. The affected markets, DAILY POST confirmed, include Onitsha Drug market, Oduwani...
ASUU Launch Indefinite Strike At Kaduna University
The Kaduna State University branch of the Academic Staff Union has announced an indefinite strike that will start on February 18 in response to unresolved welfare issues. The union announced the decision in a statement signed by its chairman, Dr. Peter Adamu, and secretary, Dr. Peter Waziri. It was made available to the News Agency of Nigeria in Kaduna on...
FG Calls On Traders To Slash Food Prices
The federal government has urged retailers to avoid taking advantage of customers and to reflect the drop in food prices. Abubakar Kyari, the Minister of Agriculture and Natural Resources, stated this on Tuesday during the 2025 Wheat Farmers Green Field Day at Dabi village in the Ringim Local Government Area of Jigawa. He decried the nonchalant attitude of retailers to reflect...
Niger Republic Bans Nigerians Holding ECOWAS Passports
Nigerians using the ECOWAS passport are now subject to restrictions from the Republic of Niger, which forbids entry to those without a valid international passport. This move follows the country’s recent withdrawal from the Economic Community of West African States alongside Mali and Burkina Faso. Despite maintaining an open border with Nigeria, new immigration measures are being implemented at crossings such...
Embassy Workers Across 109 Nations Demand Pay After Six-Month Delay
A minimum of 450 embassy officers in 109 Nigerian missions abroad have not been paid for the past five to six months. The officials, serving under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, are in financial distress and cannot pay rent and children’s school fees or meet other family and social obligations. The acting spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Kimiebi...
AU Demands Action As Sudan Faces Unrelenting War Crimes
The African Union (AU) said on Wednesday that it was "deeply concerned" about the ongoing "crimes against humanity" and the war in Sudan. The African Union held a special meeting of its Peace and Security Council last Friday to discuss the conflict. It published its official statement on Wednesday, expressing its “deep concern over the continued escalation of the conflict between...
Plateau Faces Bird Flu Outbreak, 300 Birds Reported Dead
Official reports state that 300 birds have died as avian influenza, also known as bird flu, has spread through a Plateau farm. Dr Shase’et Sipak, the Chief Veterinary Officer of the state, disclosed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday in Jos. Sipak said that the outbreak was confirmed by the National Veterinary Research Institute (NVRI), Vom, in...
UCY Model Schools President Celebrates Gov. Otti At 60
The President of UCY Model Schools, Ebem Ohafia, Mazi Uche U. Ukoha, has extended heartfelt congratulations to Abia State Governor, Dr. Alex Otti, on his 60th birthday. In a statement celebrating the milestone, Mazi Ukoha commended Governor Otti’s leadership, particularly his commitment to infrastructural development in the state. He specifically lauded the reconstruction of the Omenuko Bridge at Abam, along...
Governor Otti Mourns Elder Statesman, Edwin Clark
Abia State Governor, Dr. Alex Otti, OFR, has expressed deep sorrow over the passing of renowned elder statesman and Chairman of the Pan Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF), Chief (Dr.) Senator Edwin Kiagbodo Clark, CON. In a statement issued by his Chief Press Secretary, Ctz. Ukoha Njoku Ukoha, on Tuesday, made available to ABN TV, Governor Otti described Pa Clark’s death...
“Dangote, NNPCL Refineries Not Supplying 50% Local Fuel Demand” – FG
The federal government, through the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority, has disclosed that the country’s three operational refineries contribute less than 50 percent of the nation’s daily petrol consumption. It said the significant shortfall was being filled through the importation of refined petroleum products. This was as it disclosed that Nigerians currently consume 50 million litres of petrol...
