archiveFebruary 19, 2021

Cocoa and Plantain Farmers’ Association of Nigeria (CPFAN) on Friday in Akure urged President Muhammadu Buhari to address frequent clashes between farmers and herdsmen. Its chairman, Chief Ayodele Ojo, said this would enhance Federal Government’s policies and programmes on food security. Chief Ojo told a news conference that if the...

  A civil servant, Oyeniyi Oyedepo, on Friday, told a Mapo Customary Court Ibadan, to dissolve his 14-year-old marriage to wife, Iyabo, on grounds that his wife slaps him whenever he disciplines their four children. Oyedepo, in his petition said that his wife slaps him for correcting his children. “Iyabo...

  The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has announced how growth in agriculture and telecommunications offset a sharp drop in oil production to push Nigeria’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) to 0.11per cent in the fourth quarter (Q4) of 2020. The modest growth of 0.11per cent in the quarter compares with...

  The Niger State Governor, Abubakar Sani-Bello has debunked rumour making the rounds on social media that the 27 students and 3 teachers abducted on Wednesday morning at Government Science College, Kagara have been released. The governor made the clarification on Friday while addressing newsmen in Mina the State capital....

 U.S. President Joe Biden will announce at the G7 gathering on Friday that the United States will release $4billion for an international initiative to supply Coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccines to poor countries, the White House said. “The United States will provide an initial $ 2 billion contribution to Gavi, the Vaccine...

A physician, Dr. Olakunle Omotemi has revealed that the sudden resurgence of harmattan especially in Osun State could be a sign post for increased positive cases of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in the country. The physician, who made this revelation in a chat with DAILY POST, also explained that...

  The Federation Accounts Allocation Committee (FAAC) has disclosed that N640.310 billion was shared to the three tiers of government for January. Mr Hassan Dodo, the Director of Information, Ministry of Finance, Budget and National Planning, said this was revealed in a communique issued at the end of the virtual...

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has reported  877 new cases of the  Coronavirus (COVID-19), bringing the total number of infections in the country to 150,246. The NCDC disclosed this on its official Twitter handle late Thursday. It also registered additional 16 COVID-19 deaths, raising the total fatality in...