The Federal University, Lafia (FULafia) has appointed Prof. Mohammed Isa Kida as the institution’s new Vice-Chancellor. According to the appointment letter dated October 29, 2025, Prof. Kida’s tenure will span a single term of five years, commencing on February 11, 2026. The university council expressed confidence that Prof. Kida would leverage his extensive experience to

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Political activist and former Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Timi Frank, has condemned recent elections in Tanzania, Cameroon, and Ivory Coast, calling them “sham exercises” and “a disgrace to the African continent.” In a statement on Thursday, Frank said the events in the three countries were not genuine elections but

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Former President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Olisa Agbakoba, SAN, has stated that federalism remains the most effective system for managing Nigeria’s diversity. Agbakoba made the remarks on Wednesday during an interview on ‘Prime Time’, a programme on Arise Television, monitored by DAILY POST. “Nothing has changed. I feel compelled to continue saying what

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The Minister of Defence, Badaru Abubakar, has received the newly appointed Chief of Defence Staff and service chiefs during their first courtesy visit to his office at the Ministry of Defence Headquarters in Abuja. The development was confirmed in a statement by the Minister’s Personal Assistant on Media and Publicity, Mati Ali, on Tuesday in

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The Niger Delta Citizens Alliance (NDCA) has called on oil companies operating in the Niger Delta to fully comply with their statutory obligations under the Petroleum Industry Act (PIA), particularly the three percent annual contribution to the Host Community Development Trust Fund (HCDTF). The NDCA emphasized that sustained compliance by operators would ensure the continuity

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Cross River State Governor Bassey Otu on Tuesday presented a N780.6 billion budget, dubbed the “Budget of Inclusive Growth”, for the 2026 fiscal year to the State House of Assembly. Otu said the proposal consolidates the gains of his administration’s “People First” philosophy and reflects a renewed commitment to the development and prosperity of the

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Assets worth millions of naira are reportedly rotting away at various locations across Nigeria after a planned auction by the Ministry of Water Resources failed to take place. The abandoned items, which include unserviceable earth-moving machines and other heavy-duty industrial equipment, have been left at several sites for years, overtaken by weeds and exposure to

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Abiola Odetola, Special Adviser on Strategy and Policy Development to the Director-General of the National Sports Commission and former Special Assistant to Governor Dapo Abiodun on Job Creation and Youth Empowerment, has urged Nigerian youths to channel their street energy and hustle into skills that drive productivity. Odetola emphasized that, despite economic challenges, young people

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Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has received 23 abductees rescued by the Nigerian Army following a coordinated military operation on Tuesday. The victims were handed over to the governor at the 22 Armoured Brigade Headquarters in Ilorin, the state capital. Governor AbdulRazaq commended the military for their bravery and dedication, noting that the operation reflected

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The Nigerian government has announced that it has launched an investigation into a massive data breach affecting 183 million Google Mail (Gmail) users, including Nigerian account holders. A senior official at the Nigeria Data Protection Commission (NDPC), who requested anonymity, confirmed the probe in an interview with DAILY POST. The investigation follows reports of a

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