Joseph Tegbe, recently confirmed Minister of Power has reeled out five priorities to ensure stable electricity supply across the nation. DAILY POST reports that the Senate on Wednesday confirmed Tegbe as the new Power Minister following the resignation of Adebayo…

The dual facilities will service key markets across the globe, significantly boosting African export capacity. One of Nigeria’s leading agro-commodity exporter advances plans for a 70,000-metric tonne cocoa processing plant and an 80,000-metric tonne cashew processing facility, underscoring a bold…

The Kogi State Police Command on Tuesday confirmed that activist Farouq Ozigi Onimisi, whose arrest recently sparked criticism from rights groups and opposition figures, has been released after meeting the conditions of a bail granted him by a court. The…

The Nasarawa State Police Command has intensified security operations following the abduction of several students from an off-campus lodge in Gudi, Akwanga Local Government Area. The incident, which occurred on Tuesday night, was said to have taken place at a…

Victor Osimhen and his former Napoli teammate Khvicha Kvaratskhelia are joint-top of the leaderboard for the most Man of the Match awards won in this season’s UEFA Champions League, with four each, PUNCH Sports Extra reports. Despite Galatasaray’s elimination by…

The Senate on Thursday passed the 2026 budget of the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA), authorising the expenditure of N2.3 trillion for the year. The upper chamber increased the budget by N84 billion from the initial N2.2 trillion proposed by…

The Executive Secretary of the Bauchi State Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board, Imam Abdurrahman Ibrahim Idris, has urged intending pilgrims to safeguard their Nusuk cards while in Saudi Arabia, warning that loss of the card could result in deportation. He explained…

Ahead of the primaries of the All Progressives Congress, aspirants on the platform of the party, including President Bola Tinubu, on Thursday, formally submitted their nomination and expression of interest forms to the national secretariat of the party. The APC…

No fewer than 45 residents of Ogun State have been arrested by the State Waste Management Authority (OGWAMA) and sentenced to community service for the indiscriminate disposal of waste products. The offenders were arrested in the Panseke, Quarry Road and…

One Acre Fund Nigeria, a social enterprise supporting smallholder farmers, has announced the delivery of 9,000 tonnes of critical agricultural inputs on credit to 88,000 participating farmers ahead of the planting season. The benefiting farmers were drawn from Nasarawa, Niger,…

Suspected fighters of Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) have reportedly hit a military base in Magumeri Local Government Area of Borno State, killing two soldiers and injuring a commanding officer. According to security sources, the attack occurred on Wednesday…

The Lagos State Government, through the Ministry of Basic and Secondary Education and the Lagos State Examinations Board, has released the timetable and guidelines for the 2026 Public Service Examinations. In a statement by the Lagos State Government, the announcement,…

Imo State Governor, Senator Hope Uzodimma, has been relieved of his position as Chairman of the Progressive Governors Forum, just hours after he represented All Progressives Congress (APC) governors at the submission of President Bola Tinubu’s presidential nomination and expression…

Amnesty International Country Director Isa Sanusi said on Thursday that the public focus must shift toward state governments concerning press freedom in Nigeria. “We focus more on the federal government than the sub-nationals,” Mr Sanusi said, adding that attention should…

The member representing Umuahia North Constituency in the Abia State House of Assembly, Anderson Akaliro, has cried out over the destruction of farms belonging to his constituents in Umuagu Autonomous Community, Umuahia North LGA. The destruction, according to the lawmaker,…