The Nigerian Navy has announced that it prevented a fire outbreak at the Nigerian Correctional Service Quarters located in Kirikiri, Apapa, Lagos State. The incident took place around 11:00 p.m. on 22 April 2026, when a fire ignited in a residential structure within the quarters. Initial reports suggest that the fire may have been triggered…
Africans from Liberia, Ghana, Cameroon and Gabon returning home after spending over a week in Calabar for a religious festival have said the cost of living in Nigeria is far lower compared to what obtains in their respective countries. The visitors were in Calabar alongside other foreign nationals for weeklong spiritual activities organised by the…
A Federal High Court in Abuja on Friday issued an order restraining the Nigeria Police Force and the Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC, from imposing fines and penalties on motorists who breached the Third Party Motor Vehicle Insurance Act. Justice Hauwa Joseph Yilwa, in a judgment on Friday, barred the police and the FRSC from…
The Federal Government has outlined key economic and governance reforms while engaging foreign media organisations on Nigeria’s development trajectory and global positioning. The development was disclosed in a statement shared on April 23 2026, on the official page of the Federal Ministry of Information and National Orientation. According to the statement, the Minister of Information…
The Emir of Kano, Lamido Sanusi, has questioned the Nigerian government’s continued reliance on borrowing despite the removal of petrol subsidy. Sanusi assessed Nigeria’s current fiscal trajectory in an interview posted by News Central TV on Friday. The former Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, governor stated that while the removal of fuel subsidy and the…
President Bola Tinubu has appointed Professor Modupe Adelabu as the new Chairman of the Governing Board of the National Examinations Council (NECO). The announcement was made on Wednesday through the President’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga.He said the appointment forms part of broader efforts to reform and strengthen leadership within key education…
The Lagos State Government on Tuesday launched the 2026 annual medical screening programme for civil servants, urging public workers to pay closer attention to their health through regular checks. A statement by the Lagos State government said the initiative, tagged “Public Servants, Know Your Numbers,” was flagged off at the Folarin Coker Staff Clinic, Secretariat,…
Tension flared in Sokoto State on Wednesday as a coalition of political parties and youth groups staged a protest at the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, office, demanding the immediate resignation of its National Chairman, Professor Joash Ojo Amupitan, over alleged bias and injustice. The protesters, operating under the Coalition of Political Parties and comprising…
The federal government has announced the death of Ambassador Mohammed Mahmud Lele, a senior career diplomat in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, who passed away on April 19, 2026, in Ankara, Türkiye, after a prolonged illness. This was contained in a statement issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Abuja on Wednesday. DAILY POST…
Former President of the National Association of Nigerian Students, NANS, Tony Nwoye, has been appointed as the new Minority Whip of the Senate. Nwoye, who represents Anambra North Senatorial District, was unanimously selected for the role by the Minority Caucus, filling the vacancy created by the defection of his predecessor, Osita Mbu, to the All…
