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Throughout history, the moral stature of any society has been judged not solely by its economic prowess or infrastructural grandeur, but by the reverence it accords those who place themselves in harm’s way for the collective good. In Lagos State, a vast, pulsating megacity defined by ceaseless movement and human intensity, this spirit of courage is personified daily by officers of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority. These men and women operate at the perilous intersection of discipline and danger, regulating the flow of life across the city’s arterial roads, where a fleeting lapse can result in irreversible loss. For…
The International Monetary Fund has called on central banks to exercise caution in cutting interest rates, emphasising that maintaining price stability remains critical amid uneven growth and persistent inflation pressures. In its latest 13-page World Economic Outlook update, the Fund highlighted that while several economies are experiencing a modest recovery in output, inflationary pressures remain a significant concern. The IMF noted that central banks must carefully balance the trade-offs between supporting growth and avoiding a resurgence of inflation. “Monetary policymakers in countries where inflation is at or close to target should rely on a forecast-centred approach,” the report said. “Where…
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A sharp rise in cases of sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) has been reporter in Gombe State over the past five years.The Chief Medical Director of Gombe state specialists hospital, Dr. Sambo Bawa, explained that out of 645 survivors treated between 2021 and 2025, majority of them were adolescent girls aged 10 to 14 years. He made the revelation at the official launching ceremony of the Sexual Assault Referral Centre (SARC), a facility being set up with the support of the United Nations Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) and other stakeholders. Bawa revealed that the number of survivors treated rose from…
Former Chairman of the Presidential Taskforce on Power, Becks Dagogo-Jack, says the FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, would not have succeeded as Rivers State Governor if he had 27 ‘snakes’ as lawmakers. Dagogo-Jack made this statement on Saturday in an interview on Arise Television monitored by DAILY POST. According to him, the political crisis has affected residents of the oil rich state. He added that the situation has nothing to do with Fubara, stating that if any other person had been governor and hailed from the same area, they might have gone through the same circus. “There was an agenda. The…
Ikorodu City have strengthened their defence with the signing of King Light, DAILY POST reports. Light signed a two-year contract with the Oga Boys. He was recruited from non-league side Impact FC. Light brings physical strength, positional awareness, and game-reading ability to the Oga Boys. He is also expected to increase competition for places and potentially raising overall squad performance. This move is part of Ikorodu City’s strategy to bolster their squad ahead of a demanding run of fixtures in the second stanza. Ikorodu City will do battle El-Kanemi Warriors in Maiduguri on Sunday.
The Anambra State Government has said it is beginning a pro-rata salary payment for workers across the state as part of efforts to end the Monday sit-at-home directive enforced by the Indigenous Peoples of Biafra across the state. The government disclosed that, effective February 2026, salaries of civil servants in the state will be paid on a pro-rata basis. Speaking with journalists on Saturday in Awka, the state Commissioner for Information, Law Mefor, said the initiative was reached during the end-of-tenure retreat of the Anambra State Executive Council. On how the pro-rata payment will be calculated, the commissioner said the…
Nigerians are a people of colour. Music. Dance. But the medal arrived like a thief in the night. No drums. No roll call of service rendered. No public citation read into the nation’s memory. Nothing. Well, only a document, quiet as a bank transfer, bearing the authority of Bola Tinubu, and the name of Gilbert Chagoury, now inscribed among those Nigeria says it honours. Tinubu is Nigeria’s president; Chagoury is his long-time friend. Two men with remarkably controversial paths. The record places Chagoury in the long shadow of the infamous Sani Abacha, whose regime turned Nigeria into a vault without…
Nigerians spent a total of $985m importing motor vehicles and parts from the United States in the first 10 months of 2025, marking a sharp rise from the $543m recorded in the corresponding period of 2024, latest data from the US Census Bureau and the Bureau of Economic Analysis have shown. The figures, contained in the US International Trade in Goods and Services reports for October 2024 and October 2025, indicate that vehicle-related imports from the US to Nigeria grew by $442m, representing an 81.4 per cent year-on-year increase within one year. A breakdown of the data shows that passenger…
US-based spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) have extended their outflow streak to five days as crypto market sentiment continues to wane.Spot Bitcoin (BTC) ETFs posted $103.5 million in net outflows on Friday, continuing an outflow streak that began the previous Friday. Over the five days, including the four-day trading week in the US shortened by Martin Luther King Jr. Day on Monday, total outflows reached approximately $1.72 billion, according to Farside data.The spot price of Bitcoin is $89,160 at the time of publication, having not been above the psychological $100,000 price level since Nov. 13, according to CoinMarketCap. Bitcoin is…
