The Senate Committee on Agricultural Colleges and Institutions has unveiled plans to modernise Nigeria’s agricultural education and research system as part of efforts to tackle food insecurity. The committee’s Chairman, Sen. Sharafadeen Alli, during a media parley held in Ibadan…

The West African Examinations Council has intensified measures to protect the integrity of the 2026 Computer-Based WASSCE, as 1,959,636 candidates sit for the examination across Nigeria and neighbouring countries. The Head of WAEC National Office, Amos Dangut, disclosed this during…

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) and the tertiary education stakeholders have approved the Minimum Admissible UTME Score, also known as the “cut-off” point, for the 2026 admission into the nation’s universities, polytechnics and colleges of nursing. During this…

Edo State Governor, Monday Okpebholo, has condemned the murder of a part-time student of the University of Benin identified as Alexander Omojiate, saying the incident is an attack on everything his administration stood for. DAILY POST reports that the student was killed…

The Middle East war triggered the world’s largest energy shock with market recovery likely to extend into 2027 even if the Hormuz blockade is lifted soon, Saudi oil giant Aramco’s CEO told investors Monday. A day earlier, Aramco had announced…

Gunmen suspected to be cultists on Sunday shot dead an undergraduate said to be of the University of Benin (UNIBEN) and injured three others in a violent attack. The attack reportedly occurred at about 6 p.m. along the Benin-Lagos Road,…

The Rivers State Police Command has imposed restrictions on tricycle (Keke) movement in parts of Port Harcourt following rising cases of the notorious “one chance” robbery syndicate in the state. The directive was announced on Monday, May 11, 2026, in Port…

London’s Heathrow Airport announced Monday that passenger numbers dropped in April as the Middle East war disrupted global air travel. The airport handled 6.7 million passengers last month, down 5.3 percent from one year earlier, Heathrow said in a statement.…

The FCT High Court in Maitama, Abuja, on Monday, issued a warrant for the arrest of convicted former Minister of Power, Saleh Mamman, for his absence from proceedings in a N31 billion fraud trial involving him and six others. Mr…

The Sokoto State Government on Monday airlifted the first batch of 484 pilgrims for the 2026 Hajj exercise to Saudi Arabia. The pilgrims departed aboard the inaugural flight at about 6:14 a.m. from the Sultan Abubakar III International Airport, Sokoto,…

The United Nations must be reformed to increase African representation, Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Monday when he broke ground on an expansion of the UN’s Kenyan campus. Guterres has repeatedly called over the years for change to give Africa…

President Bola Tinubu arrived at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, Nairobi, Kenya, in the early hours of Monday to participate in the highly anticipated Africa Forward Summit. The president’s aircraft touched down at approximately 00:18 a.m. local time. President Tinubu…

The Nigerian Air Force has released footage of airstrikes carried out in Kusasu, Shiroro Local Government Area of Niger State, showing suspected bandits attempting to cross a river, with a canoe seen arriving at the gathering point. DAILY POST earlier…

Officers of the Akwa Ibom State Police Command have apprehended suspected vandals in connection with the looting and theft of items from a truck involved in an accident along the Calabar–Itu Highway. A statement issued by the command’s Public Relations…

The Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday dismissed a suit instituted by Fubara Dagogo, a member of the All Progressives Congress (APC), seeking to void the election of the party’s National Vice Chairman (South South). Delivering judgement, the judge,…