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The Federal Government of Nigeria has secured a deal with the builders of the Ajaokuta Steel Plant, Messrs Tyazhpromexport, for the rehabilitation, completion and operation of the plant, and the National Iron Ore Mining Company, NIOMCO. The Minister of Steel Development, Shuaibu Audu, signed the Memorandum of Understanding on behalf of the Nigerian government in Moscow, Russia, a statement by the ministry’s spokesperson, Salamotu Jibaniya, stated on Friday. According to her, the MOU was signed when Audu led a Nigerian delegation to Moscow from September 14 to 21, 2024. Speaking on the development, Audu said the deal is requisite to…

The Defence Headquarters, DHQ, said on Friday that troops eliminated 159 terrorists and apprehended about 174 others in the past week. The Director of Defence Media Operations, Maj Gen Edward Buba, disclosed this in Abuja while giving an update on armed forces’ operations across the country. Buba said troops also rescued 188 kidnapped hostages, apprehended 45 perpetrators of oil theft, and recovered 151 assorted weapons and 12,401 assorted ammunition within the period. He said that the armed forces had taken resolute steps towards ending terrorism and insecurity in the country through ongoing operations. According to him, the operations are yielding…

Three policemen arrested and detained for the alleged murder of the Kwara State Polytechnic student, Abdulqoyyum Abdulyekeen Ishola, have reportedly been dismissed from the police force. DAILY POST gathered that the three officers were whisked to Abuja headquarters from Ilorin, for a discreet investigation into the alleged murder of the late student. The Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, had ordered the transfer of the case to Abuja for a proper probe into the matter. Late Abdulqoyyum Abdulyekeen Ishola, was allegedly murdered on September 4, 2024, by three policemen in the GRA area of the Ilorin metropolis. The management and…

Plateau State Governor, Caleb Mutfwang, says he remains loyal to the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, dismissing rumours of him joining the All Progressives Congress, APC. A social media report had gone viral containing an electronic flex banner with the governor’s image suggesting his defection to the APC. Responding in a statement, the Director of Press and Public Affairs to the Governor, Gyang Bere, described the reports as misleading. According to him, the governor firmly upholds the party’s values and the trust placed in him by the people of Plateau State who overwhelmingly elected him in the 2023 elections under the…

The Federal Government has said it is making efforts to curtail irregular migration by Nigerians through policies and programmes that will boost the economy and create employment. Sen.Abubakar Bagudu, Minister of Budget and Economic Planning said this at an Anti-Migration Summit organised by the Blacks Ancestral Native Communities (BANC) on Thursday in Abuja. Bagudu said that irregular migration had a lot of unintended negative outcomes such as human trafficking and drug peddling. According to him, the Federal Government realises the urgent need to advance Nigerian economy to an enviable level where it can support her leadership status as the pride…

The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command has confirmed that an alleged internet fraudster, who confined a young lady for money rituals in Abuja, has been arrested by operatives of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC). The FCT Police Public Relations Officer, SP Josephine Adeh, said in a statement on Thursday night that the police are currently awaiting the NSCDC to hand over the suspect to the command. DAILY POST reports that a video clip capturing a young lady confined in a room with her legs tied emerged on social media on Thursday. She was allegedly confined by…

Ahead of Saturday’s Governorship election, the Edo State Chapter of the Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN, has organised a prayer session for a violence-free and successful election in the state. DAILY POST reports that the association organised the prayers on Thursday in Benin City. Speaking at the prayer session, Apostle Irekpono Omoike, the State Chairman of CAN, charged the electorate to vote for the candidate of their choice. Omoike, said the prayers become imperative, particularly against the backdrop of several threats arising from the political campaigns in respect of the gubernatorial election. According to him, Edo is known to be…

The Director-General, the National Emergency Management Agency, NEMA, Dr Hajiya Zubaida Umar has revealed that so far, 1,061,254 Nigerians have been affected by the flood, 634,035 displaced and 94,741 houses submerged across the country this year. She warned that 16 local government areas of Kebbi are expected to be hit by floods this year. The NEMA Chief spoke at the “2024 Downscaling of Flood Early Warning Strategies for Early Actions,” held in Birnin Kebbi on Thursday. Mrs Umar, who was represented by Dr Daniel Obot, the Director of Disaster Risk Reduction at the agency, said the early warning strategies were…

Governor of Jigawa State, Malam Umar Namadi has said the All-Progressives Congress APC administration is committed to easing the suffering of Nigerians. He said this while addressing a crowd of APC supporters during a zonal rally campaign for the coming local government election in Gumel, Hadejia and Jahun. Governor Namadi said the APC’s administration both at the state and federal level is committed to easing the sufferings of Nigerians. “As you all know, APC is doing its best at the Federal and state to ease the current suffering and hardship Nigerians are going through” “I am optimistic that Jigawa is…

Nigeria’s Senate President, Godswill Obot Akpabio on Thursday, said the Senate will tinker with the constitution to allow the Supreme Court Judgement on local government autonomy to stand. He stated this when he received members of the All Progressives Congress, APC in Akwa Ibom State, who were loyal to the erstwhile Interim National Secretary of the party, Senator John James Akpanudoedehe, in Uyo. A statement issued by his Special Assistant on Media, Jackson Udom, quoted Akpabio saying, “I thank President Bola Tinubu, for looking for a way to bring the all needed autonomy to the local governments through the intervention…