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Ibukun Awosika says the dissolution of Nigeria is not an option as the country “is already many decades too late to disintegrate”. The Chairman, First Bank Board of Directors made the remark on Thursday in Kaduna at a Town Hall Meeting on National Security. Awosika noted that those who fought for the independence of Nigeria did not come from the same tribe. The renowned author said Nigeria comprises many tribes, ethnic groups, culture and tradition and the combination, according to her, lon...

Daily Post Nigeria Published Workers in Taraba State have suspended the industrial action which they embarked on over the state government’s alleged refusal to implement the approved national minimum wage of N30.000. The workers, as gathered by DAILY POST decided to put the strike on hold after series of meetings with the leadership of the state and other critical stakeholders. Briefing the media on its decision to suspend the two weeks old strike, the leadership of the State Joint Negotiatio...

Deji Elumoye, Olawale Ajimotokan, Kingsley Nwezeh in Abuja and Amby Uneze in Owerri Monday’s coordinated attacks on the Imo State Police Command headquarters and the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) facility in Owerri by gunmen claimed its first major casualty yesterday with President Muhammadu Buhari firing the Inspector-General of Police, Mr. Mohammed Adamu. THISDAY checks showed that the president was so angry with the audacious assaults on two key security points in the state that he ...

  The Taraba State Governor Darius Ishaku says addressing the high rate of drug abuse in Northern Nigeria and Nigeria, in general, will go a long way in addressing the disturbing trend in criminal activities in the region. Ishaku also called on Governors of the 19 Northern States to throw their weight behind the campaign of their wives to check drug addiction and rehabilitate victims. He made the statement when he received in the audience a delegation of Wives of Northern States Governors Foru...

Fadekemi Ajakaiye A real estate development firm, the COPEN Group, has said it would deliver over 1,500 housing units in different cities between 2021 and 2023. The housing development firm, which observed that the country had made modest achievements in housing delivery, however, reiterated that Nigeria’s housing deficit currently stood at over 20 million units, adding, “In the face of this colossal statistics, the burden and sense of mission that God has called us to, has remained and is ...

Add to cart The February 2021 issue of Militant Leadership Monitor features a brief on the recent arrest of the last fugitive responsible for the devastating 2002 Bali bombings; an update on the case of Ahmad Omar Saeed Shaikh, who was recently acquitted of killing Wall Street Journal journalist David Pearl; a look at how social media radicalized a former British beauty contestant and Tunisian rap star; an analysis of Taliban leader Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar’s diplomatic visits; and a profi...

Daily Post Nigeria Published While the Taraba State Government under the leadership of Governor Darius Dickson Ishaku is yet to settle the ongoing impasse with the organized labour, another set of workers have again taken it up with the governor by dragging the government to the national industrial court. This, as observed by DAILY POST is not in connection with the non implementation of the new approved national minimum wage of N30.000 but in connection with the unpaid 77 months salaries of 18...

ON THE GO Akinwumi Adesina: More people likely to die of hunger than COVID-19 in Africa Akinwumi Adesina, president of the African Development Bank (AFDB), has expressed fears that hunger and food insecurity may kill more Africans than COVID-19.Advertisement He spoke on Tuesday at the Leaders’... Osinbajo: Search has begun for cowards who released dangerous criminals in Imo Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo has condemned the attacks on the federal prison and police command headqu...

Clampdown on BDC operators: X-raying  effects on northern economy On By Kennedy John The importance of Bureau De Change, BDC, operators in Nigeria’s Foreign Exchange, FX, market can’t be overemphasised. In a dollar-dependent economy such as ours, their existence and operations have become part of the main arteries that keep the economy running. Ever since the entry of BDC operators in the financial space,  the FX system has been broadened, leading to improved access to foreign currencies...

Daily Post Nigeria Published Tarabans, especially those in Jalingo, the State capital are now faced with acute water scarcity as residents now trek miles to get water. From Dinyavo community to Shavon, Mile Six, Angwan-Kasa, among other areas located in Jalingo, accessing potable water, as at the time of filing this report has become almost impossible. Most residents now engage the services of water vendors who now smile to their banks on a daily basis. Meanwhile, those who cannot afford the ch...