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Nigeria lifts COVID-19 restrictions on party, gatherings, curfew

Nigeria has removed the limit on attendance for social gatherings and the curfew on midnight movements it announced two years ago to curb the spread of COVID-19. The Presidential Steering Committee (PSC) on COVID-19 set up by the government in early 2020 announced a review of the country’s response to the pandemic in a statement. […]

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Local refiners may be tempted by import parity prices to focus on export’

Except local refiners put patriotism above profit, it might be difficult to focus more on the domestic market in selling refined fuel, considering that they can make more in a competitive market, especially when exposed to import parity prices. This was the view of some stakeholders at a virtual workshop organised by Major Oil Marketers […]

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2023 Election: Banky W Joins PDP, To Contest Reps Seat

igerian music artist, Olubankole Wellington, popularly known as Banky W, has officially joined the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and is set to run for a seat in the House of Representatives. The singer took to his social media pages on Friday to declare his intention to contest for the seat of Eti-Osa federal constituency in […]

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Train Derails In Kaduna, Kills Driver

A cargo train conveying goods from Lagos to Kano has derailed in Kaduna state, claiming the life of the driver. The incident happened on Thursday at Farin Ruwa village, near Jaji in Igabi Local Government Area of the state, just three days after a train bound for the same state from Abuja was attacked by […]

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Kaduna train attack: TUC confirms death of Secretary General, Kwara Chairman

President of the Trade Union Congress of Nigeria, Comrade Quadri Olaleye, has confirmed the killing of its Secretary General, Comrade (Barr.) Musa-Lawal Ozigi and Kwara State Chairman, Comrade Akin Akinsola in the Monday night terrorists attack in Kaduna. He said they were among the people killed by bandits in the Abuja-Kaduna train bombing that occurred […]

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Bandits attack: NLC Kaduna condoles TUC over death of NEC members

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Kaduna State Council, on Wednesday, condoled the Trade Union Congress(TUC), over the death of its Secretary General, Comrade Barrister Musa Lawal Ozigi and the Chairman Kwara State, Comrade Akinsola Akinwunmi during the Abuja-Kaduna train attack. DAILY POST recalls that bandits attacked Kaduna- Abuja train, killed eight passengers, wounded 26, while […]

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Abuja-Kaduna Train Attack: ‘398 Passengers Bought Tickets’; Govt Releases Manifest

The Kaduna State Government has released the passenger manifest for the Abuja-Kaduna train service AK9 which was attacked by bandits on Monday. The Commissioner Ministry of Internal Security and Home Affairs, Samuel Aruwan, in a statement on Wednesday said the manifest showed that 398 passengers bought tickets for the trip but 362 of these passengers were […]

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Kaduna Airport Attack: Buhari Fiddles While Nigeria Burns – PDP

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) says that the Saturday, March 26, 2022 invasion of the Kaduna International Airport by terrorists is a clear confirmation that the nation’s security, command, and control structure under the President Muhammadu Buhari-led All Progressives Congress (APC) administration has completely collapsed. PDP spokesman, Hon. Debo Ologunagba, in a statement on Sunday, […]

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Work on Super Eagles’ midfield to beat Black Stars – Owolabi tells Eguavoen

Former international, Felix Owolabi, is happy with the Super Eagles’ goalless scoreline in the match against Ghana’s Black Stars, provided it would spur the team to beat the Ghanaians on Tuesday at the M.K.O Bashorun Abiola Stadium to secure the ticket to Qatar 2022. Nigeria, on Friday, held hosts, Ghana, to a barren draw in […]

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Two flights ‘escape’ as ‘200 terrorists’ attack Kaduna airport, one dead

A source told journalists that the terrorists invaded the airport but were repelled by the military. “ The terrorists were many, about 200.They later re grouped and attacked the airport again. As of 12.30 pm , we could still hear gunshots at the airport,” the source said. There was no reaction from the police as […]

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Senate Re-amends Proceeds of Crime Bill in Suspect’s Favour

 The Senate, on Wednesday, passed a re-worked version of the Proceeds of Crime (Recovery and Management) Bill, 2022, after amending the provision of clause 74.The Chairman of the Senate Committee on Judiciary, Human Rights and Legal Matters, Senator Opeyemi Bamidele, said series of reactions trailed clause 74 after the bill was passed.Clause 74 was amended to […]

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AIICO Clinches Certification for Information Security Management

AIICO Managing Director Babatunde Fajemirokun said the Company broke the record as the first in the industry in Nigeria to receive this certification, which represents high information security standards that provided a wide range of requirements for information security management systems He said Information Security Management is a system that defines and manages controls that an […]

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Tomato Jos launches first wholly Made-in-Nigeria tomato mix

Speaking at an event to unveil the Tomato Jos sachet variant, the Managing Director of the company, Mira Mehta, said: “It is a dream come true. Though entrepreneurship is full of ups and downs, I feel encouraged whenever I see my passion for this business ignite in one of my colleagues. I am incredibly proud […]