Senate President Bukola Saraki yesterday explained that Nigerian youths have capacity to match their counterparts in the world. He spoke at the orientation camp of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) in Yikpata, Kwara State. Saraki urged the Nigerian leaders to do everything humanly possible to give youths the opportunity …

Dino Melaye, the Kogi senator who was arrested in Abuja early Monday, has been released after a stand-off that lasted about two and a half hours, his spokesperson said. Mr Melaye, who represents Kogi West Senatorial District, was arrested by the Nigerian Immigration Service at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport Monday …

The Federal Government has denied media reports that Ministers who were invited to the US-Nigeria Investment Summit in Washington, DC, on April 19 shunned the forum. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed in a statement issued in London on Monday, said most of the Ministers who were …

The Nigerian administration has expressed its commitment to phase out the use of non-biodegradable plastics. This is on the sidelines of the 2018 Earth Day celebrations. The announcement to this effect was made by Ibrahim Jibril, Nigeria’s Minister of State for Environment. According to him, the country’s government plans to …

Zimbabwe on Wednesday sacked 16,000 striking nurses, as the new government sought to keep a lid on labour unrest in the build-up to the first elections since the fall of Robert Mugabe. Vice President Constantino Chiwenga accused the nurses of staging a “politically motivated” walkout and said they would be …

President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday lambasted Nigerian youths in London. Buhari said most Nigerian youths want everything free without doing anything. Speaking at the Commonwealth Business Forum in Westminster, Buhari said youths prefer to do nothing because they feel Nigeria is an oil-rich nation. According to Buhari, a lot of …

Three students of the Taraba State University lost their lives when they were hit by falling trees during a rainstorm at the Bouba Njidda National Wild Life Park in Cameroon. This was disclosed by The Deputy Registrar, Information and Publication of the university, Malam Sanusi Sa’ad on Wednesday. Sa’ad in …

The Senate has resumed plenary after coming out of an executive (closed door) session where the earlier incident of forceful removal of the mace was deliberated upon. The session is holding with the mace, the official symbol of authority firmly in place, and Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu, presiding. According …

“I know millions of Nigerians have never seen me in the mould of partisan politics. This is because for the past two and half decades, I have been under intense public scrutiny while engaging successive governments (military and civilian) in the most critical way possible.” “The public has also watched …

Senior lawyer, Festus Keyamo, SAN, has been appointed the Director, Strategic Communications, (Official Spokesperson) for the President Muhammadu Buhari’s 2019 presidential campaign. This was contained in a statement signed and forwarded to DAILY POST by the Secretary, office of the Director-General, President Muhammadu Buhari Campaign Organization, Mohammed Dattijo. Keyamo has …