Seun Opejobi

The Executive Secretary of TETFund, Sonny Echono, has said technological development is the key to the challenges bedevilling Nigeria. This is as he reiterated that Nigeria cannot afford to be left behind technologically. Echono spoke at the closing ceremony of a training programme on research for impact initiated by TETFund in Abuja on Friday. No … Read more

President Bola Tinubu on Friday spelt out his National Security Objective, stressing that it would focus on ensuring security, justice, and democratic prosperity through state power. Tinubu disclosed this at the graduation of Course 45 of the Armed Forces Command and Staff College in Jaji, Kaduna State. He pledged that his government would focus lots … Read more

Governor Charles Soludo of Anambra State has urged his colleagues to prune down their convoys and be sensitive to the plight of Nigerians amid the hardship caused by the subsidy removal. Soludo said it would be insensitive for governors to have long convoys while their subjects are reeling in hardship. He made the call while … Read more

The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria, IPMAN, has urged President Bola Tinubu to declare a state of emergence on the country’s refineries. IPMAN Chairman in Rivers State, Dr Joseph Obele, made the call against the backdrop of the hike of the pump price of Premium Motor Spirit, PMS, also known as petrol. The pump … Read more

The Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, has warned against the continued detention of its leader, Nnamdi Kanu, stressing that such an action would sink Nigeria. IPOB’s spokesman, Emma Powerful, issued the warning in response to a call by the Coalition of Northern Group, CNG, urging President Bola Tinubu not to release Kanu. Powerful described the … Read more

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, has insisted that results of its examinations can’t be forged. JAMB’s Registrar, Prof Is-haq Oloyede has said that its Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, UTME, results are stored offline and not in the “cloud.” Addressing the House of Representatives Ad-hoc Committee, Oloyede said this makes it “practically impossible to … Read more

The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has accused President Bola Tinubu’s administration of extorting Nigerians with the increased N617 pump price of petrol. PDP said the price of fuel should not be more than N150 per litre, adding that the increased rate was a maladministration by Tinubu’s government that has shown extreme insensitivity and callousness towards … Read more

Human rights activist, Femi Falana, has described the N110 billion palliative allocated to the National Assembly as illegal and contemptuous. Falana called for the immediate reversal of the controversial measures, while noting that it was a blatant breach of the relevant provisions of the Constitution. N70 billion was disbursed to the newly elected members of  … Read more

The Ohanaeze Ndigbo socio-cultural organisation has urged President Bola Tinubu to declare a state of emergence over the sit-at-home order in the Southeast. Ohanaeze said declaring a state of emergency would send a strong signal to the Southeast governors, who would now be compelled to find a lasting solution to the order. DAILY POST recalls … Read more