archiveJanuary 2025

The value Naira, Nigerian’s currency fell further against the United States dollar on the first day in office for President Donald Trump The value of Nigerian currency depreciated further against the US dollar in the foreign exchange markets on Tuesday. Data from FMDQ securities showed that at the close of...

Mrs Beatrice Ekweremadu, wife of former Deputy Senate President, Senator Ike Ekweremadu is back in Nigeria. DAILY POST quoted a competent source on Wednesday. According to the source, Mrs Ekweremadu returned to Nigeria on Tuesday. It would be recalled that Senator Ekweremadu, the wife and one Dr Obinna Obeta were...

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has appointed Dr. Kayode Opeifa, former Lagos State Commissioner for Transportation, as the Managing Director of the Nigeria Railway Corporation (NRC). The appointment, according to a statement from the presidency, was based on Opeifa’s extensive expertise and his impactful contributions to transportation reform in Nigeria. The...

The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, has revealed plans by the Federal Government to establish an aircraft manufacturing firm in Nigeria. The facility is a collaboration between XeJet and indigenous banks, aiming to transform Nigeria into a regional hub for aviation services. Keyamo announced this during the...

The Association of Resident Doctors, Federal Capital Territory Administration (ARD FCTA) has commenced a three-day warning strike over unpaid salaries, allowances, and other demands. The strike has grounded activities in government hospitals in Abuja. The President of ARD FCTA, Dr George Ebong, disclosed this in a press briefing in Abuja...

The Lagos Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Tuesday, January 21, 2025, arraigned Benjamin Okoye, Moughalu David Arinze, Okey Okeke, Ekene Mgbeokwere and Eboh Thaddeus on a one-count charge bordering on alleged tampering with a forfeited property before Justice A.O.Owoeye of the Federal High Court...

Oyo State governor, 'Seyi Makinde, has said that his government will continue to come up with innovative ideas and build the right partnerships that will bring about desired development and propel the state into a great future. The governor stated this on Tuesday at the official launch of the first...

Justice A.O. Owoeye of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, on Tuesday, January 21, 2025, ordered the final forfeiture of a property, a u-shaped two-storey building in Lagos,to the federal Government of Nigeria. The property is situated in the premises of Goodwill Private Schools, Ikorodu, Lagos State. The judge...

In the last 40 years, small business owners and entrepreneurs have been receiving greater recognition as drivers of economic growth all over the word. It has become a given that, to achieve long-term economic growth and prosperity, participation from entrepreneurs is very important. Small businesses have contributed to job creation,...

The Oyo State Government has declared that it will continue to support residents of the state to rise above poverty and move into prosperity by catering to their welfare and empowering them to be self-sufficient. Commissioner for Women Affairs and Social Inclusion, Mrs Toyin Balogun, gave this indication at the...