2 mn read The Lagos State Environmental Sanitation Corps (LAGESC) says it has arrested two men who allegedly and illegally rented a government building located within three public schools in Amuwo-Odofin area to the public. The LAGESC Corps Marshall, Maj. Olaniyi Cole, confirmed the arrest on Wednesday after raiding the two-storey uncompleted building primarily built for persons with […]

< 1 mn read Lagos State governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has tasked the Nigerian government on the need to expand the country’s tax base by exploring innovative ways. Mr Sanwo-Olu said that although the nation was fostering a business environment that gives room for the economy to thrive, he noted the need to make the tax system transparent and accountable […]

< 1 mn read The National Agency for Food and Drugs Administration and Control (NAFDAC) on Wednesday in Abuja arrested five persons for selling counterfeit cosmetics. NAFDAC urges Nigerians to be supportive in fighting counterfeit products in the country. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the arrest was made at the Garki and Wuse axis, during an […]

2 mn read President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has issued a crucial directive instructing the Federal Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment to join forces with the Bank of Industry (BOI) in a significant endeavour: providing low-interest loans to media organisations in Nigeria. The Minister urged private broadcasters to participate in the Federal Government’s Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) Initiative […]

< 1 mn read The deputy spokesperson of the House of Representatives, Philip Agbese, has been appointed as the chairman of the Nigeria-Finland Parliamentary Friendship Group. His appointment was contained in a letter dated May 14, 2024, from the Office of the Speaker, Tajudeen Abbas. With his appointment, Agbese heads a strong team of six parliamentarians from Nigeria that […]

< 1 mn read Death toll from the Gezawa Mosque attack in Kano State has risen to eight, with 17 others still in critical condition receiving treatment. DAILY POST learnt that seven more victims died while receiving treatment at the Murtala Muhammad Specialist Hospital in Kano, as confirmed by the police. SP Abdullahi Haruna Kiyawa, the Police Public Relations […]

< 1 mn read The National Agency for Food and Drugs Administration and Control, NAFDAC, on Wednesday in Abuja arrested five persons for selling counterfeit cosmetics. NAN reports that the arrest was made at the Garki and Wuse axis during an enforcement to curb substandard goods. Speaking with newsmen after the enforcement, Mr Embugushiki-Musa Godiya, NAFDAC Head of Investigation […]

< 1 mn read Senator Ali Ndume, the Chief Whip of the Senate, has said that he would not support death penalties for corrupt politicians who steal in millions or billions but for those who steal in trillions. Ndume pointed out that corruption within Nigerian politics was primarily influenced by individuals. He suggested that it may not necessitate severe […]

2 mn read The Senate on Wednesday passed for second reading an amendment bill on the establishment Act of the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria, NAHCON, to pave the way for the involvement of states and the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, in the selection of airlines for Hajj operations. The Red Chamber is also seeking the involvement of […]

< 1 mn read Three more bodies were recovered on Wednesday as the death toll from the Tuesday deadly attack on Ogbaulu community in Agatu Local Government Area by suspected Fulani herdsmen rose to nine. DAILY POST recalls that gunmen on Tuesday evening, invaded the Agatu community. Six bodies were earlier recovered, while many were declared missing and 20 […]