The Nigeria Union of Teachers, NUT, has appealed for implementation of minimum wage by all states and to all workers entitled to it. President of the union, Audu Amba made the appeal in Yola on Tuesday at the delegates conference of the Adamawa State Wing of NUT, stressing that teachers in particular require the due motivation to be their best. Referring mostly to states yet to implement the wage as well as implementing states that are leaving out some categories of teachers, the NUT president said preferential treatment will affect balance of education delivery. Singling out the situation in Adamawa…
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President Bola Tinubu has launched the 2025 Armed Forces Remembrance Day Emblem and Appeal Fund. He performed the brief ceremony at the Council Chambers of the State House on Tuesday, where he seized the opportunity to commend the Armed Forces for their role as the first line of defence in protecting the country. The President specifically highlighted the roles played by the military in combating all threats to national security. According to Tinubu, it will be impossible to promote peace and development without security, hence the patriotic commitment of the Armed forces to Nigeria’s unity, stability and progress remains invaluable.…
Residents of Kogi have cried out that epileptic power supply is fuelling insecurity in the state. Speaking to DAILY POST on Tuesday against the backdrop of blackout in 19 northern states, they lamented that many businesses have shut down due to lack of power supply. Sunday Ichaba, a resident of Lokoja, the Kogi State capital, said, “It tells about the country we found ourselves. Instead of improving or upgrading, we are degrading which is not giving Nigeria a better reputation. It is very bad because of this issue. “We are still battling with the skyrocketing prices of food and the…
Striking university unions – the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities, SSANU, and the Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational and Associated Institutions, NASU – have asked the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Wale Edun, to pay their four months’ withheld salaries, following approval of the payment by President Bola Tinubu. The unions said they would not meet or negotiate with the Federal Government, charging the finance minister to do the needful and remit the withheld salaries electronically to all their members. While speaking on Channels Television’s The Morning Show programme on Tuesday, SSANU President, Muhammed Ibrahim…
Grammy-winning Nigerian singer, Temilade Openiyi, popularly known as Tems, has revealed that she used to mimic American rapper Lil Wayne when she was younger. Featuring on ‘The Cruz Show’ on Real 92.3 FM, the Oscar-nominated diva disclosed that she used to “pretend” to be a rapper and Wayne was her role model. “Hip-hop is my thing. I used to pretend to be a rapper. I love Lil Wayne as well. I used to pretend to be Lil Wayne when I was younger,” she said. Tems said she’s looking forward to meeting the rap icon. “I’ve not met Wayne. I want…
Philippine authorities have arrested Ahmed Alex, a 35-year-old Nigerian national wanted by US federal authorities for his alleged involvement in a major cybercrime operation targeting American citizens, particularly retired military personnel. The arrest took place on October 11, led by the Philippine Bureau of Immigration’s Fugitive Search Unit along Panay Avenue in Barangay Paligsahan, Quezon City. In an official statement, Immigration Commissioner Anthony Viado confirmed that the arrest was made under a mission order requested by the US government, which seeks Alex’s deportation to face multiple cyber fraud charges. “Alex has been on our wanted list since August after being…
A group of youths in Ondo State have stormed the national headquarters of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC in Abuja over the removal of the Resident Electoral Commissioner, REC, in the state Oluwatoyin Babalola. DAILY POST reports that the Ondo governorship election is scheduled to hold on November 16, 2024. The youths carried drums and placards, singing and dancing while demanding the reinstatement of the REC. This is as the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, announced that 55,859 Permanent Voter Cards were collected in the state ahead of the governorship election. The electoral umpire, in a statement on Tuesday…
Lebanon’s Hezbollah militant group has appointed Naim Kassem as its new leader following the death of Hassan Nasrallah, who was killed last month in an Israeli airstrike. Kassem, who served as Nasrallah’s longtime deputy, assumed leadership after Nasrallah’s death and was officially appointed on Tuesday. Since the war began on October 7, 2023, following an attack by Hamas militants that killed approximately 1,200 people in Israel, over 43,000 Palestinians are reported to have died. Also, 90 percent of Gaza’s population is estimated to have been displaced, according to local authorities. Hezbollah appoints Naim Kassem as leader following Nasrallah’s death
More than 55 people were reportedly killed overnight in an Israeli air strike on a residential building in the northern Gaza district of Beit Lahia, according to Gaza’s civil defense agency. The five-storey building, home to the Abu Nasr family, was struck in the ongoing conflict, leaving dozens more trapped or wounded beneath the rubble, agency spokesperson Mahmud Bassal told AFP. Kamal Adwan Hospital in Beit Lahia received the bodies of 15 victims, with hospital director Hussam Abu Safia confirming that another 35 wounded, most of them children, were also being treated. Safia reported severe shortages of medical supplies and…
In response to the recent cases of violence in the state, Anambra State governor, Prof Chukwuma Soludo has appointed a Special Adviser on Community Security. Soludo swore in the new appointee, Prince Kenneth Okwuchukwu Emeakayi on Tuesday at the executive chambers of the Anambra State Government House in Awka. Emeakhayi, a former chairman of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Anambra State, had until recently held the position of President-General of Okija community in Ihiala Local Government Area, and was known to have coordinated security in the area. Despite Ihiala LGA being a hotbed of insecurity and known to have camps…