President Bola Tinubu has once again assured Nigerians that the Warri and Port Harcourt refineries will soon resume operations, a promise that follows a familiar pattern of celebration and disappointment that has characterised Nigeria’s refinery rehabilitation efforts for decades. Tinubu gave the pledge on Thursday during a meeting with the leadership of the Nigeria Union…
Peller and Jarvis made a grand statement on their wedding day with a convoy featuring luxury vehicles including Ferraris, a Tesla Cybertruck, a Rolls-Royce Phantom, a Mercedes-AMG G63 and a Cadillac Escalade. The exotic convoy quickly became one of the biggest talking points from the celebrity wedding, with fans describing it as a complete shutdown….
Access Bank Plc has dismissed as false reports circulating on social media claiming that the bank is shutting down, assuring customers that it remains financially strong and fully operational. In a statement issued by its management on X on Thursday, the bank described the viral message, which falsely impersonated its official communication channels, as “false…
The Joint Action Committee of the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities and the Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational and Associated Institutions confirmed the start of a nationwide strike, which is expected to disrupt operations at federal universities and inter-university centers starting on Friday. In a letter dated April 30, 2026, the unions informed…
WASHINGTON: The Trump administration will start mass layoffs of federal workers if President Donald Trump decides negotiations with congressional Democrats to end a partial government shutdown are “absolutely going nowhere,” White House National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett said. As the shutdown entered its fifth day, Hassett told CNN’s “State of the Union” program that…
Good morning. The U.S. government shutdown continues. While shutdowns aren’t new, the timing of this one may prove to be another test of resilience during uncertain times. “The government shutdown is a symptom, not the story,” said Bridget Gainer, chief public affairs officer at Aon. “While Aon’s data shows that disruption is now a constant—from…
Filling stations across Rivers State have shut down operations following a dispute between the Nigerian Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers, NUPENG, and Dangote Refinery, as well as allegations by the Petroleum Product Retail Outlet Owners Association of Nigeria, PETROAN, accusing the refinery of monopolization. DAILY POST FOUND on Tuesday that most filling stations…
By Abbas Bamalli About 330 students were abducted while 52 schools were shut down in Batsari, Faskari and Kankara Local Government Areas of Katsina State from 2020 to 2025, a research conducted by Oxford Policy Management has revealed. The report of the survey supported by UNICEF, in collaboration with the state’s Ministry of Basic and…
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) and Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE) have filed a lawsuit against Umar Bago, Niger state governor and the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) over “the ongoing intimidation of Badeggi FM Radio, Minna, and the threat to shut down the station and weaponise the NBC and law enforcement agents to further…
Nigeria’s minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, has announced that aviation workers have suspended the plan to shut down the country’s aviation sector from Monday. Keyamo disclosed this in a statement on his account on Sunday. His comment comes as workers unions, the National Union of Air Transport Employees (NUATE), the Air Transport Services Senior…
