Maduka University admission 2026/2027: Courses, tuition, accommodation fees requirements [HOW TO APPLY]

<img width="674" height="457" src="https://dailypost.ng/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Screenshot-2026-09-29-10.07.58-AM.png" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="" style="display: block; margin: auto; margin-bottom: 5px;max-width: 100%;" link_thumbnail="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://dailypost.ng/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Screenshot-2026-09-29-10.07.58-AM.png 674w, https://dailypost.ng/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Screenshot-2026-09-29-10.07.58-AM-300x203.png 300w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 674px) 100vw, 674px" /> <p>Are you looking for a private university in Nigeria where you can pursue a career in medicine, law, nursing, engineering, computing, business or the social sciences?</p> <p>Maduka University, Ekwegbe &#8211; Nsukka, Enugu State, is now accepting applications for the 2026/2027 academic session. The university offers undergraduate programmes across several disciplines, with admission opportunities also available through Direct Entry, transfer and IJMB pathways.</p> <p>Maduka University Tuition &amp; Accommodation Fees for 2026/2027</p> <p>Faculty of Business and Social Sciences – ₦800,000 per session</p> <p>● Accounting</p> <p>● Economics</p> <p>● Mass Communication</p> <p>● International Relations and Diplomacy</p> <p>● Transport, Logistics and Supply Chain Management</p> <p>Faculty of Computing and Engineering – ₦900,000 per session</p> <p>● Computer Science</p> <p>● Cyber Security</p> <p>● Software Engineering</p> <p>● Civil Engineering</p> <p>● Mechanical Engineering</p> <p>● Mechatronics Engineering</p> <p>● Computer Engineering</p> <p>● Electrical &amp; Electronics Engineering</p> <p>Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences</p> <p>● Public Health – ₦900,000</p> <p>● Anatomy – ₦900,000</p> <p>● Physiology – ₦900,000</p> <p>● Physiotherapy – ₦900,000</p> <p>● Medical Laboratory Science – ₦1,200,000</p> <p>● Radiography – ₦1,200,000</p> <p>● Optometry – ₦1,200,000</p> <p>● Medicine and Surgery – ₦4,210,000</p> <p>Other professional programmes</p> <p>● Faculty of Nursing – ₦1,710,000</p> <p>● Faculty of Pharmacy – ₦1,710,000</p> <p>● Faculty of Law – ₦1,710,000</p> <p>Other Admission Costs</p> <p>● Application form: ₦5,000</p> <p>● Acceptance fee: ₦50,000, non-refundable</p> <p>● Feeding: Pay as you eat</p> <p>● Payment plan: 60% / 40% instalment option for other students</p> <p>● IJMB: ₦800,000 one-time payment</p> <figure class="wp-block-image size-full"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="674" height="457" src="https://dailypost.ng/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Screenshot-2026-09-29-10.08.12-AM.png" alt="" class="wp-image-1430768" srcset="https://dailypost.ng/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Screenshot-2026-09-29-10.08.12-AM.png 674w, https://dailypost.ng/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Screenshot-2026-09-29-10.08.12-AM-300x203.png 300w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 674px) 100vw, 674px" /></figure> <p>Maduka University Admission Requirements</p> <p>For the 2026/2027 JAMB admission route, candidates who scored 150 and above in the 2026 UTME are eligible to apply, subject to meeting the requirements for their chosen programme.</p> <p>Applicants are required to provide their JAMB details and O&#8217;Level information during the application process. The application portal accepts WAEC, NECO and NABTEB qualifications, with O&#8217;Level results permitted in not more than two sittings.</p> <p>Maduka University accepts Direct Entry candidates and transfer students, while&nbsp; IJMB programme is also available. The university&#8217;s admission portal currently provides separate application options for JAMB Entry, Direct Entry and IJMB.</p> <p>Interested candidates can apply online through the university&#8217;s admission portal.</p> <p>Why Study at Maduka University?</p> <p>Maduka University is an institution built around academic excellence, innovation, entrepreneurship and practical learning.</p> <p>The University&#8217;s mission is to provide education that combines knowledge with innovative and creative technologies applicable to industry, business and entrepreneurship. It&#8217;s stated vision is to develop a world-class institution centred on research,&nbsp; innovation, industry and entrepreneurship.</p> <p>Contact Information</p> <p>Admission Enquiries:</p> <p>Rose: 08055091802 / 08065356367</p> <p>Henry: 09157893107</p> <p>Admission portal:</p> <p>admissions.madukauniversity.edu.ng</p> <p>General Email:</p> <p><a target="_blank" href="mailto:info@madukauniversity.edu.ng" rel="noreferrer noopener">info@madukauniversity.edu.ng</a></p> <p>Website: madukauniversity.edu.ng</p> <p><a href="https://dailypost.ng/2026/09/29/maduka-university-admission-2026-2027-courses-tuition-accommodation-fees-requirements-how-to-apply/">Maduka University admission 2026/2027: Courses, tuition, accommodation fees requirements [HOW TO APPLY]</a></p>

lgbo Day 2026: Ohanaeze demands accountability, LG autonomy from S’East govs

<img width="1280" height="698" src="https://dailypost.ng/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Ohanaeze-1.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="" style="display: block; margin: auto; margin-bottom: 5px;max-width: 100%;" link_thumbnail="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://dailypost.ng/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Ohanaeze-1.jpg 1280w, https://dailypost.ng/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Ohanaeze-1-300x164.jpg 300w, https://dailypost.ng/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Ohanaeze-1-1024x558.jpg 1024w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px" /> <p>The apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide, has tackled South-East governors over their utilisation of public funds accruing to the various states.</p> <p>This is contained in the State of the Igbo Nation Address, as part of the activities marking the 2026 Igbo Day celebration.</p> <p>In the address signed by Chief Richard Ozobu for Imeobi and Mazi Okechukwu Isiguzoro for Global Executive Committee, Ohanaeze expressed concern over what it called “persistent public complaints regarding infrastructure deficits, unemployment, insecurity, healthcare, education, agricultural productivity and the general economic condition of citizens across the South-East.”</p> <p>It then demanded stronger mechanisms of fiscal transparency and public accountability in the management of state and local government resources.</p> <p>According to the foremost Igbo organisation, every subnational government in the region should be prepared to clearly demonstrate the total revenue it had received, how it was appropriated, what projects were executed, what measurable benefits reached the people and what remains outstanding.</p> <p>The Chief Jackson Omenazu faction of Ohanaeze said Ndigbo must not be taken for granted, charging the governors to account for public resources, respect local government autonomy and deliver measurable development.</p> <p>While describing its demands as legitimate questions in every democracy, Ohanaeze said it does not seek confrontation with any South-East administration.</p> <p>It said this year’s State of the Igbo Nation Address is deliberately anchored on the enduring Igbo principle of “Oguejiofo – Speak Truth to Power.”</p> <p>Ohanaeze also urged the governors to uphold the constitutional principles governing democratic local government administration.</p> <p>“Local governments exist to bring government closer to the people.</p> <p>“They must not become political extensions of state administrations.</p> <p>“The people at the grassroots deserve credible elections, accountable leadership, transparent finances and institutions capable of responding to their local needs,” it stated.</p> <p>Ohanaeze Ndigbo also reiterated its call for sustained political and legal engagement towards a peaceful and lawful resolution of the Nnamdi Kanu matter.</p> <p>It noted that the people were entitled to ask what progress had been achieved by the South-East governors towards Kanu’s release, what obstacles remained and what additional lawful measures could be pursued.</p> <p>Ohanaeze, therefore, called for a coordinated process involving the Federal Government, South-East political leadership, legal representatives and credible Igbo stakeholders.</p> <p>On the 2027 general elections, the Igbo group re-echoed its stand that the odds favour President Bola Tinubu.</p> <p>“As Nigeria approaches the 2027 general elections, Ohanaeze calls on Ndigbo to participate fully and responsibly in the democratic process.</p> <p>“The political future of Ndigbo cannot be secured through isolation.</p> <p>“It requires constructive engagement across geopolitical boundaries, credible alliances, issue-based negotiations and sustained participation in national institutions.</p> <p>“Ohanaeze, therefore, urges political actors seeking the confidence of Ndigbo to present clear, measurable and verifiable commitments on infrastructure, security, economic development, representation, constitutional rights and national inclusion.</p> <p>“Ndigbo should judge political commitments by records, policies and deliverables — not by rhetoric alone. Ndigbo should support President Tinubu’s 2027 re-election bid.”</p> <p>Ohanaeze also renewed its demand for the creation of an additional state in the South-East.</p> <p>Ohanaeze called on the Federal Government to sustain concrete action towards the rehabilitation and reconstruction of the Port Harcourt–Maiduguri Eastern Railway Corridor.</p> <p>It also urged the Federal Government to intensify efforts towards the completion of ongoing federal road rehabilitation and reconstruction projects across Nigeria, particularly strategic corridors connecting the South-East with other parts of the country.</p> <p>It, however, acknowledged federal investments in major infrastructure projects affecting the South-East and urged sustained and equitable attention to the region.</p> <p>Ohanaeze called on the Federal Government and South-East governments to strengthen cooperation on the protection of lives and property.</p> <p><a href="https://dailypost.ng/2026/09/29/lgbo-day-2026-ohanaeze-demands-accountability-lg-autonomy-from-seast-govs/"> lgbo Day 2026: Ohanaeze demands accountability, LG autonomy from S&#8217;East govs</a></p>

N627bn revenue: Kebbi govt, Malami camp lock horns over alleged financial mismanagement

<img width="1200" height="900" src="https://dailypost.ng/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Malami.gif" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="" style="display: block; margin: auto; margin-bottom: 5px;max-width: 100%;" link_thumbnail="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" /><p>Ahead of the 2027 general elections, the management of Kebbi State’s finances has emerged as a major political issue, with the African Democratic Congress, ADC, demanding an account of funds it said accrued to the state between May 2023 and October 2025.</p> <p>The dispute centres on N627.14 billion, which the Kebbi ADC says the state received during the period, and is challenging the government to account for through detailed records of revenue, expenditure and projects delivered.</p> <p>The state government has rejected the allegation of financial mismanagement, arguing that projected revenue in government budgets should not be confused with money actually received into the state’s coffers.</p> <p>The controversy has since widened into a political exchange involving the Kebbi ADC, the state government and the All Progressives Congress, APC, with the ruling party also questioning the financial record of former Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, who is backing the ADC ahead of the 2027 election.</p> <p>Bello Abdullahi, Director of Strategic Communications of the ADC Kebbi State Campaign Council, said the party’s N627.14 billion figure was compiled from data attributed to the Office of the Accountant-General of the Federation, the National Bureau of Statistics, NEITI and the World Bank.</p> <p>“Our N627.14 billion figure is not an allegation. It is compiled from the Office of the Accountant-General of the Federation, the National Bureau of Statistics, NEITI and the World Bank, covering May 2023 to October 2025,” Abdullahi said.</p> <p>He challenged the APC and the state government to produce counter-figures if they disputed the amount, arguing that listing completed projects did not answer the opposition’s demand for financial records.</p> <p>“What he did not provide was the account itself: no total receipts, no breakdown, no audited figures, no procurement records, no documents,” Abdullahi said, referring to APC’s response to the allegations.</p> <p>The ADC has also questioned the difference between budget projections and actual revenue and expenditure, including allocations to agriculture, work and transport, education and health.</p> <p>The opposition specifically questioned about N1 billion reportedly spent on vehicle maintenance and approximately N4.6 billion on local travel and transportation, demanding details of the expenditure and the benefits derived from it.</p> <p>The ADC also demanded verifiable evidence for projects on which billions of naira were allocated, arguing that citizens should be able to determine what was budgeted, approved, spent and delivered.</p> <p><strong>No missing money, only unrealised revenue — Kebbi Govt</strong><br /> The state government, however, said the ADC was wrongly treating projected revenue that was not realised as money that had gone missing.</p> <p>Ibrahim Abubakar Jombali, Special Adviser to Governor Nasir Idris on Public Enlightenment and Orientation, said the opposition had misunderstood the nature of government budgets.</p> <p>“A budget is not a bank account,” Jombali said, explaining that a budget represents projected revenue and planned expenditure rather than funds already available to the government.</p> <p>He specifically rejected the suggestion that the shortfall in the Capital Development Fund represented missing funds, saying, “There is no missing money in the figures he cites. There is only unrealised revenue.”</p> <p>According to the government, Kebbi received more than N172 billion from the Federation Account Allocation Committee, representing 82.6 per cent of its N209.25 billion projection, while internally generated revenue also fell short of its target.</p> <p>The government said it adjusted expenditure in response to the revenue shortfall and spent nearly N240 billion, including more than N152 billion on capital projects.</p> <p>The figures form part of the wider controversy surrounding Kebbi’s N580.33 billion 2025 budget, which the government previously defended against allegations of financial mismanagement.</p> <p>The government said the Capital Development Fund was projected at N276.27 billion but realised only N47.45 billion, insisting that the more than N228 billion difference represented unrealised revenue rather than missing funds.</p> <p>It further said total revenue, including the opening balance, stood at about N275.39 billion, while total expenditure was approximately N239.77 billion. Actual capital expenditure, it said, stood at about N152.85 billion after the capital provision was revised from N451.01 billion to N442.38 billion.</p> <p>Yahaya Sarki, Special Adviser on Media and Publicity to Governor Nasir Idris, challenged the ADC to identify specific expenditure it considered unlawful, wasteful or unaccounted for rather than relying on general allegations.</p> <p>“If the ADC believes a particular expenditure was unlawful, wasteful or unaccounted for, then name it. Show the contract. Show the document. Show the evidence,” Sarki said.</p> <p>He added that the central issue was not simply the amount of money that came into the state but how available resources were appropriated and spent, asking: “What was budgeted? What was approved? What was spent? And what was delivered?”</p> <p>The ADC has maintained that the government’s explanation does not address its demand for detailed financial and procurement records covering the period under review.</p> <p>“A party press statement is not a financial statement. The question we asked is a government question. It requires government organs to answer,” Abdullahi said, as the ADC called on the House of Assembly, Accountant-General, Auditor-General and public procurement authorities to provide relevant records.</p> <p>Meanwhile, the political dispute has also triggered an APC counter-attack over Malami, with the party questioning the ADC’s demand for accountability from the Kebbi government while properties linked to the former minister and members of his family have been the subject of a separate forfeiture case.</p> <p>The APC has used the case to question whether the accountability standard being demanded from the Kebbi government should also apply to Malami and his political camp.</p> <p><a href="https://dailypost.ng/2026/09/29/n627bn-revenue-kebbi-govt-malami-camp-lock-horns-over-alleged-financial-mismanagement/">N627bn revenue: Kebbi govt, Malami camp lock horns over alleged financial mismanagement</a></p>

Nigerian Newspapers: 10 things you need to know Tuesday morning

<img width="1024" height="576" src="https://dailypost.ng/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Nigerian-Newspapers.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="" style="display: block; margin: auto; margin-bottom: 5px;max-width: 100%;" link_thumbnail="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://dailypost.ng/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Nigerian-Newspapers.jpg 1024w, https://dailypost.ng/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Nigerian-Newspapers-300x169.jpg 300w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" /> <p>Good morning! Here is today’s summary from <a href="https://dailypost.ng/" data-type="link" data-id="https://dailypost.ng/">Nigerian Newspapers:</a></p> <p>1. Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has accused President Bola Tinubu of running a government that demands endless sacrifices from Nigerians while continuously seeking fresh loans. Reacting to the move to obtain a fresh $1.5 billion loan from the World Bank when public debt has hit N166.79 trillion, Atiku said the President must first account for the money already borrowed.</p> <p>2. Presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, Peter Obi, has pledged to reinstate the petroleum subsidy after tackling corruption in the country. Obi made the pledge at a town hall meeting organised for the Obi/Kwankwaso presidential ticket in Sokoto on&nbsp;Monday. He said corruption remained the major challenge confronting Nigeria, adding that his administration, if elected, would tackle corruption across all sectors.</p> <p>3. A downpour lasting more than nine hours on&nbsp;Monday&nbsp;submerged several houses in Makurdi, the Benue State capital. The rainfall, which began overnight and continued into the evening hours of&nbsp;Monday, affected several residential areas. The flood destroyed household items and left commuters stranded.</p> <p>4. The naira on&nbsp;Monday&nbsp;depreciated to N1,382 per dollar from N1,378 in the parallel market last weekend. Similarly, the naira depreciated to N1,331.5 per dollar in the Nigerian Foreign Exchange Market, NFEM.</p> <p>5. Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar and the African Democratic Congress have moved to amend their suit challenging President Bola Tinubu’s eligibility to contest the 2027 presidential election, with the Federal High Court in Abuja fixing&nbsp;October 13, 2026, to hear the application. The suit also joined the All Progressives Congress and the Independent National Electoral Commission as defendants.</p> <p>6. The Rivers State House of Assembly has backed the bill for the creation of state police in Nigeria. With its backing, the Assembly joined its counterparts in Osun and Edo in declaring support for the bill. The Rivers Assembly, during plenary on&nbsp;Monday, voted unanimously to approve the proposed alteration of the 1999 Constitution, as forwarded by the National Assembly, to provide a constitutional pathway for the establishment of state police in Nigeria.</p> <p>7. Three women were killed and another person injured when gunmen attacked a mining site in the Rakum community, Barkin Ladi Local Government Area of Plateau State, on&nbsp;Monday. The attackers reportedly stormed the mining site around 4:30 p.m. and opened fire on workers before fleeing the scene.</p> <p>8. A joint operation by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, Edo State Command, and the Nigerian Army has led to the destruction of two cannabis plantations measuring 0.544092 hectares, with an estimated yield of 1,360.23kg. The operatives also destroyed 107kg of processed cannabis, including cannabis seeds, at Eko Camp, Illushi, in the Esan South-East Local Government Area of the state.</p> <p>9. No fewer than 1,500 members of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Alapa/Onire/Odegiwa Ward, Asa Local Government Area of Kwara State, have defected to the ruling All Progressives Congress. The defectors announced their decision to join the APC on&nbsp;sunday&nbsp;during a ward meeting attended by the Chairman of the Lower Niger River Basin Development Authority, Abdullateef Alakawa; a member of the Kwara State House of Assembly, Shittu Motunrayo; and other party executives and supporters.</p> <p>10. Oyo State Governor and presidential candidate of the Allied Peoples Movement, Seyi Makinde, has said Nigeria can be reset within four years if elected president in 2027. Makinde spoke on&nbsp;Monday&nbsp;at the APM North-Central Town Hall Meeting in Lafia, the Nasarawa State capital. He said his proposed administration would introduce a new security architecture, chart a new path for education, and rebuild the economy through the use of data, science and logic.</p> <p><a href="https://dailypost.ng/2026/09/29/nigerian-newspapers-10-things-you-need-to-know-tuesday-morning-147/">Nigerian Newspapers: 10 things you need to know Tuesday morning</a></p>

Parents raise alarm over alleged extortion in Akwa Ibom unity school, seek FG’s intervention

<img width="711" height="394" src="https://dailypost.ng/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Akwa-Ibom.jpeg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="" style="display: block; margin: auto; margin-bottom: 5px;max-width: 100%;" link_thumbnail="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://dailypost.ng/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Akwa-Ibom.jpeg 711w, https://dailypost.ng/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Akwa-Ibom-300x166.jpeg 300w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 711px) 100vw, 711px" /> <p>Parents of students at the Federal Government College, Ikot Ekpene, Akwa Ibom State have appealed to the Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa, to intervene in the alleged extortion and multiple charges by the school management and the Parent-Teacher Association, PTA of the institution.</p> <p>Mr Etim Ikong, a parent whose ward is in the senior class, claimed that the school management asked all parents whose wards are in SS1 to pay N20,000 for uniforms, which, according to him, had already been paid to the federal government through Remita Retrieval Reference, RRR, to designated banks.</p> <p>Speaking to journalists, Ikong said one of the items in the RRR was N25,000 for uniforms, and most parents had already paid, obtained bank tellers and were awaiting receipts before checking their wards into the hostel.</p> <p>Ikong said parents were surprised when the school management threatened to send students home if they refused to pay another N20,000, allegedly for the same purpose.</p> <p>He said the school broke down the amount to include N7,500 for mattress cover and N12,500 for uniforms, totalling N20,000.</p> <p>He lamented, &#8220;If they extort N20,000 from 600 students in SS1, it amounts to N12,000,000 from one class alone. They would also extort from new intakes in JS1, as they would be received on&nbsp;4th October. This is not acceptable.</p> <p>&#8220;We queried such payments and argued that it has already been paid as one of the items in the Remita bank payment, but the PTA representatives argued that it must be paid. We discovered that N7,500 was charged for bed cover on a mattress donated by the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, to students and delivered during the holiday.&#8221;</p> <p>Another parent, Chinedu Ike, who was visibly stranded at the school premises, said he had to call his brother in Abia State to transfer the money before he could pay and check in his son in SS1.</p> <p>Expressing reservations over the absence of the PTA exco and the principal during resumption formalities, Ike said, &#8220;Imagine the principal and PTA chairman with her exco absent on the resumption day of Unity School because they know that parents would be angry over this extortion. It has not happened before. My son is in SS1, and in the past years, the teams have always been available to receive students.</p> <p>Meanwhile, there were other parents who refused to pay the fee, stressing, &#8220;We can&#8217;t pay for what we have already paid through the bank to the federal government. How can they charge us for uniforms which have been clearly spelt out in the &#8216;RRR&#8217; for payment in the bank to government?</p> <p>&#8221;We, therefore, call on the Minister of Education to investigate this issue.&#8221;</p> <p>The principal of the college, Mr Emmanuel Didi, in reaction to the allegation in a telephone interview, said the initial payment was N25,000, but he tried to reduce it to N20,000 following parents&#8217; outcry, promising that everything will be addressed.</p> <p>&#8220;Initially, we planned to collect N25,000 from female students, but because of the outcry, we just asked both boys and girls to pay N20,000. It will be settled.&#8221;</p> <p><a href="https://dailypost.ng/2026/09/28/parents-raise-alarm-over-alleged-extortion-in-akwa-ibom-unity-school-seek-fgs-intervention/">Parents raise alarm over alleged extortion in Akwa Ibom unity school, seek FG&#8217;s intervention</a></p>

I promised you credit-based economy – Tinubu

<img width="1200" height="700" src="https://dailypost.ng/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Tinubu-.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="" style="display: block; margin: auto; margin-bottom: 5px;max-width: 100%;" link_thumbnail="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://dailypost.ng/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Tinubu-.jpg 1200w, https://dailypost.ng/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Tinubu--300x175.jpg 300w, https://dailypost.ng/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Tinubu--1024x597.jpg 1024w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px" /> <p><br>President Bola Tinubu has reassured to&nbsp; move Nigeria towards a credit-based economy.</p> <p>The President gave the reassurance in a statement posted on his verified X handle on&nbsp;Monday.</p> <p>Tinubu stated that the move is to establish a loan guarantee scheme that would help small businesses overcome the barriers that keep them from finance.</p> <p>According to the President, a worker with access to credit could buy what the family needs and pay over time, and a small business can invest&nbsp;today&nbsp;against the income it expects&nbsp;tomorrow.</p> <p>&#8220;When I sought your mandate, I promised to move Nigeria towards a credit-based economy and to establish a loan guarantee scheme that would help small businesses overcome the barriers that keep them from finance.</p> <p>&#8220;That promise was about something practical. We have been building the institutions to make that possible. Through CREDICORP, working Nigerians can access consumer credit.</p> <p>&#8220;Our students can finance their education through NELFUND, while the Bank of Industry and Development Bank of Nigeria continue to lend to businesses.</p> <p>&#8220;The National Credit Guarantee Company takes on one of the hardest barriers to business credit,&#8221; he tweeted.</p> <p><a href="https://dailypost.ng/2026/09/28/i-promised-you-credit-based-economy-tinubu/">I promised you credit-based economy &#8211; Tinubu</a></p>

VP Shettima returns to Nigeria after UNGA

<img width="960" height="685" src="https://dailypost.ng/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Shettima.jpeg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="" style="display: block; margin: auto; margin-bottom: 5px;max-width: 100%;" link_thumbnail="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://dailypost.ng/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Shettima.jpeg 960w, https://dailypost.ng/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Shettima-300x214.jpeg 300w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px" /><p>Vice President Kashim Shettima has returned to Nigeria after representing President Bola Tinubu at the 81st United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York, United States.<br /> Shettima left Abuja on September 20 to lead Nigeria’s delegation to the annual international gathering.</p> <p>According to a statement by Stanley Nkwocha, Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Communications, the Vice President delivered President Tinubu’s national statement during the General Debate.</p> <p>&#8220;During the visit, VP Shettima delivered President Tinubu’s National Statement at the General Debate, where Nigeria renewed its call for reform of the UN Security Council, demanding permanent African representation, fairer global financing, stronger climate support and deeper multilateral cooperation,&#8221; the statement said.</p> <p>Shettima also attended the Third High-Level Roundtable of the Africa Minerals Strategy Group, where President Tinubu called on African countries to move beyond exporting raw minerals and focus more on processing, manufacturing and adding value.</p> <p>At an education financing event jointly hosted by Nigeria and Italy, Shettima restated Nigeria’s commitment to education as an important investment in productivity, human capital and national development.</p> <p>&#8220;At the high-level education financing event co-hosted by Nigeria and Italy, Senator Shettima reaffirmed Nigeria’s commitment to education as a critical investment in productivity, human capital and national prosperity, while supporting the Global Partnership for Education’s $5bn financing campaign.&#8221;</p> <p>The Vice President also met with Nigerians living abroad, highlighting the role of their investments, expertise and networks in supporting Nigeria’s development.</p> <p>His other engagements included meetings with the new leadership of the ECOWAS Commission and UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina J. Mohammed.</p> <p>The statement said Shettima used the meetings to promote Nigeria’s positions on development financing, regional integration, economic cooperation, technology, peace and security, while restating President Tinubu’s call for a more representative and equitable global order.</p> <p><a href="https://dailypost.ng/2026/09/28/vp-shettima-returns-to-nigeria-after-unga/">VP Shettima returns to Nigeria after UNGA</a></p>

2027: Labour Party chieftain, Eze raises alarm over economic hardship in Nigeria

<img width="1400" height="1400" src="https://dailypost.ng/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/A-chieftain-of-the-Labour-Party-LP-Dr.-Ezeh-Emmanuel-Ezeh.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="" style="display: block; margin: auto; margin-bottom: 5px;max-width: 100%;" link_thumbnail="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://dailypost.ng/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/A-chieftain-of-the-Labour-Party-LP-Dr.-Ezeh-Emmanuel-Ezeh.jpg 1400w, https://dailypost.ng/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/A-chieftain-of-the-Labour-Party-LP-Dr.-Ezeh-Emmanuel-Ezeh-300x300.jpg 300w, https://dailypost.ng/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/A-chieftain-of-the-Labour-Party-LP-Dr.-Ezeh-Emmanuel-Ezeh-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https://dailypost.ng/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/A-chieftain-of-the-Labour-Party-LP-Dr.-Ezeh-Emmanuel-Ezeh-150x150.jpg 150w, https://dailypost.ng/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/A-chieftain-of-the-Labour-Party-LP-Dr.-Ezeh-Emmanuel-Ezeh-80x80.jpg 80w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1400px) 100vw, 1400px" /> <p>A chieftain of the Labour Party, LP, in Ebonyi State, Ezeh Emmanuel Ezeh, has raised the alarm over the rising cost of living in the country under the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, while also criticising the economic policies of the federal government,</p> <p>He expressed worry that the economy has negatively impacted the purchasing power of many households and deepened hardship across the country.</p> <p>In a statement issued on&nbsp;Sunday, Ezeh described the situation as a progression from “broken pockets” to “broken dreams” and ultimately “broken homes and a broken society.”</p> <p>He attributed the widespread economic and social distress to policy failures and inadequate accountability under the APC administration of President Bola Tinubu, noting that the consequences of economic hardship are no longer confined to household finances, but are increasingly affecting businesses, employment, family stability and Nigerians’ confidence in the future.</p> <p>“Broken pockets, broken dreams, broken homes, broken society. That is the apt description of everyday life in Nigeria&nbsp;today,” Ezeh said.</p> <p>He argued that the removal of petrol subsidy and other economic reforms introduced by the Tinubu administration had imposed substantial short-term pressures on households and businesses.</p> <p>President Tinubu announced the end of the petrol subsidy at his inauguration on May 29, 2023, while his administration has consistently defended the measure as necessary to address fiscal pressures and redirect public resources towards infrastructure and social development.</p> <p>But Ezeh said the immediate burden of the reforms had been particularly severe for low-income households, small businesses and young Nigerians struggling to secure employment.</p> <p>The Labour Party chieftain expressed concern over the impact of the economic environment on businesses and employment, citing the closure or downsizing of some retail outlets and enterprises.</p> <p>“When pockets are broken, dreams are broken too. And when dreams are broken, the family becomes the next casualty,” he said.</p> <p>He alleged that many Nigerian households were now being forced to make difficult choices between food, healthcare, education, transportation and other basic necessities.</p> <p>Recall that in his third-anniversary address in May 2026, President Tinubu said the country had faced mounting fiscal pressures, unsustainable fuel subsidies, declining revenues, exchange-rate distortions, rising debt-servicing costs and energy constraints when his administration assumed office.</p> <p>The President acknowledged that the reforms had imposed significant sacrifices on families, workers and businesses, but argued that they were necessary to stabilise the economy and establish the foundation for long-term recovery.</p> <p>Recent data published by the National Bureau of Statistics also show that Nigeria&#8217;s economy recorded real GDP growth of 3.89 per cent year-on-year in the first quarter of 2026, while the latest inflation figures displayed by the agency put headline inflation at 15.39 per cent and food inflation at 19.57 per cent under the rebased Consumer Price Index.</p> <p>Ezeh, however, maintained that macroeconomic indicators must ultimately translate into improved living conditions for ordinary Nigerians.</p> <p>He challenged political leaders in the South-East, including those supporting President Tinubu&#8217;s re-election bid, to make the interest of citizens central to the political debate ahead of 2027.</p> <p>“Senator Pius Anyim, Senator David Umahi, Professor Charles Soludo, Senator Orji Uzor Kalu, Governor Hope Uzodimma and every other influential South-East political leader have the democratic right to support any candidate or political alignment they consider appropriate.</p> <p>“Citizens, however, possess an equal democratic right to scrutinise those choices.”</p> <p>Ezeh said the 2027 political debate should go beyond zoning, ethnic calculations and political alliances to focus on policies capable of addressing unemployment, enterprise development, security, infrastructure and accountable governance.</p> <p>He also urged Nigerians to examine the records and policy proposals of political parties and candidates before making their electoral choices.</p> <p>“The real question is which policies, alliances and leadership decisions offer Nigerians, including Ndigbo, credible prospects for jobs, enterprise, security, infrastructure and accountable governance,” he said.</p> <p>Ezeh maintained that the 2027 election should provide Nigerians with an opportunity to assess competing visions for the country&#8217;s future.</p> <p>He said rebuilding public confidence would require leadership that treats governance as a responsibility rather than an entitlement.</p> <p>“A nation does not die only when its economy fails. It dies when its people stop believing that&nbsp;tomorrow&nbsp;can be better than&nbsp;today,” Ezeh said.</p> <p>He called for greater institutional accountability, economic policies that protect vulnerable citizens and a political culture centred on service, inclusion and measurable development.</p> <p>Ezeh said the task before Nigerians in 2027 would therefore extend beyond changing political office holders to determining the policy direction, institutional priorities and leadership standards that would shape the country&#8217;s next phase of development.</p> <p><a href="https://dailypost.ng/2026/09/27/2027-labour-party-chieftain-eze-raises-alarm-over-economic-hardship-in-nigeria/">2027: Labour Party chieftain, Eze raises alarm over economic hardship in Nigeria</a></p>

Family of Delta civil servant murdered rejects state govt’s condolence visit, assurances

<img width="1200" height="720" src="https://dailypost.ng/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/delta-family.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="" style="display: block; margin: auto; margin-bottom: 5px;max-width: 100%;" link_thumbnail="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://dailypost.ng/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/delta-family.jpg 1200w, https://dailypost.ng/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/delta-family-300x180.jpg 300w, https://dailypost.ng/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/delta-family-1024x614.jpg 1024w, https://dailypost.ng/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/delta-family-1000x600.jpg 1000w, https://dailypost.ng/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/delta-family-590x354.jpg 590w, https://dailypost.ng/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/delta-family-400x240.jpg 400w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px" /> <p>The family of the late Mr Unity Adeda, a Level 16 civil servant in the Ministry of Secondary Education, who reportedly died following an altercation at his workplace, has rejected the condolence visits from the Delta State government.</p> <p>But the state government insists that justice would not be perverted when it paid condolence visit to the family on&nbsp;Saturday.</p> <p>Secretary to the State Government, SSG, Dr. Kingsley Emu, had led a delegation of senior government officials to the deceased’s family on&nbsp;Saturday&nbsp;to commiserate with them over the incident.</p> <p>The delegation included the Chief of Staff to the Governor, Hon. Johnson Erijo; Permanent Secretary, SSG’s Office, Mr Lucky Nkemachor; Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Women Affairs and Community Development, Mrs Kevwe Agas; Executive Secretary, State Pensions Bureau, Mr Lawson Efenudu, among others.</p> <p>Emu said the state government was deeply concerned about the incident, stressing that every life mattered to Governor Sheriff Oborevwori’s administration.</p> <p>He said the government was in mourning with the family, the civil service and the entire state, noting that the deceased was a senior public servant who had contributed to the state’s public service.</p> <p>“The entire state is in a mourning mood, not just the family. He was a very senior officer, but whether he was a senior or junior officer, every life means a lot to the state and the government,” he said.</p> <p>According to him, the government was yet to establish the full circumstances surrounding the death because the police investigation was still ongoing.</p> <p>He, however, said preliminary accounts indicated that an internal altercation at the workplace had escalated, leading to the unfortunate incident.</p> <p>Emu said Governor Oborevwori had immediately directed the Commissioner of Police to ensure that the matter was thoroughly investigated, adding that some persons connected with the incident had already made statements to the police.</p> <p>He said the government had also constituted an administrative panel, made up entirely of serving and retired civil servants, to examine the circumstances surrounding the incident and strengthen internal conflict-resolution mechanisms within the public service.</p> <p>“The essence of the administrative panel is not to conflict with the judicial process or the police investigation. It is to help us rebuild our system and enrich our conflict-management process,” he said.</p> <p>The SSG explained that workplace conflicts were inevitable but must be managed through appropriate institutional mechanisms before they are escalated.</p> <p>Emu disclosed that the government had met with labour leaders on&nbsp;Thursday&nbsp;following the incident and assured them that the workplace remained safe for civil servants.</p> <p>He said; &#8220;we met with Labour yesterday and what Labour wanted was reassurance that there would be justice. Labour, as well as ourselves, agreed that the administrative panel must be set up and the police must do their job.</p> <p>“All of these things have been done. The entire justice process has started, and we are convinced that having seen the sincerity and transparency of government, labour will do the needful,” he said.</p> <p>Emu also appealed to civil servants to remain calm and continue with their duties, assuring them that the government was committed to protecting lives and ensuring a peaceful working environment.</p> <p>“We are here to establish government concern, register the government’s sincere condolences and tell you (family) that we are with you. There will be no perversion of justice as far as this case is concerned,” he said.</p> <p>He urged the family to take solace in the life the deceased lived and the impact he made during his years of service, while assuring them that the government would continue to stand by them.</p> <p>Responding on behalf of the family, Mr Godwin Akamakusi, the deceased’s in-law, appealed to the government to ensure that the circumstances surrounding the death were fully investigated and that justice was served.</p> <p>Again, the family lamented that the Chief prime suspect, Dr Kingsley Ashibogwu (An agent of the government) and other suspects have not been brought to book.</p> <p>&#8220;The Commissioner who acted as an agent of the government to murder our son is still under the protection of Delta State, and making it impossible for him to answer for the crime. The State Government should make a public statement on this before any contact with the family.</p> <p>&#8220;The family does not have confidence in the administrative panel of inquiry, since it consists of only civil servants (no family members, no civil organization or human rights activist involved in the panel&#8221; the family stated.</p> <p><a href="https://dailypost.ng/2026/09/27/family-of-delta-civil-servant-murdered-rejects-state-govts-condolence-visit-assurances/">Family of Delta civil servant murdered rejects state govt&#8217;s condolence visit, assurances</a></p>

Gov Oyebanji dissolves boards, terminates political appointments

<img width="1200" height="720" src="https://dailypost.ng/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Biodun-Oyebanji.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="" style="display: block; margin: auto; margin-bottom: 5px;max-width: 100%;" link_thumbnail="" decoding="async" srcset="https://dailypost.ng/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Biodun-Oyebanji.jpg 1200w, https://dailypost.ng/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Biodun-Oyebanji-300x180.jpg 300w, https://dailypost.ng/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Biodun-Oyebanji-1024x614.jpg 1024w, https://dailypost.ng/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Biodun-Oyebanji-1000x600.jpg 1000w, https://dailypost.ng/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Biodun-Oyebanji-590x354.jpg 590w, https://dailypost.ng/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Biodun-Oyebanji-400x240.jpg 400w" sizes="(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px" /> <p>Ekiti State Governor, Biodun Oyebanji, has approved the immediate dissolution of boards, commissions and parastatal in the state and terminated the appointments of political appointees.</p> <p>The governor’s Special Adviser on Media, Yinka Oyebode, disclosed this in a statement issued in Ado Ekiti on Sunday.</p> <p>Oyebode said the affected political appointees included Special Assistants, Senior Special Assistants and Technical Assistants.</p> <p>He said the decision was part of the gradual winding down of the governor’s first term ahead of his second-term inauguration scheduled for October 16, 2026.</p> <p>However, the dissolution does not affect statutory bodies, including the State Independent Electoral Commission, Civil Service Commission, House of Assembly Service Commission and Judicial Service Commission.</p> <p>Oyebode said the chairmen of the State Universal Basic Education Board, Local Government Service Commission and Teaching Service Commission would remain in office, although their respective boards had been dissolved.</p> <p>The Directors-General and Technical Advisers to the governor are also exempted from the termination of appointments.</p> <p><a href="https://dailypost.ng/2026/09/27/gov-oyebanji-dissolves-boards-terminates-political-appointments/">Gov Oyebanji dissolves boards, terminates political appointments</a></p>

Kano tops Nigeria in 2026 NECO results, Lagos second

<img width="800" height="501" src="https://dailypost.ng/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/students-1.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="" style="display: block; margin: auto; margin-bottom: 5px;max-width: 100%;" link_thumbnail="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://dailypost.ng/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/students-1.jpg 800w, https://dailypost.ng/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/students-1-300x188.jpg 300w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /> <p>Kano State has emerged as the leading state in the 2026 Senior School Certificate Examination conducted by the National Examinations Council (NECO), with 74,413 candidates securing at least five credits, including English Language and Mathematics.</p> <p>This was contained in a statement issued on&nbsp;Saturday&nbsp;by Sunusi Bature Dawakin Tofa, Director-General, Media and Publicity, Kano State Government.</p> <p>The state government said Lagos came second with 72,496 candidates, while Oyo ranked third with 55,543.</p> <p>The latest result means Kano has retained the top position for the second consecutive year after recording the highest number of candidates meeting the five-credit benchmark in the 2025 NECO examination.</p> <p>Reacting to the development, Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf commended the students, teachers, parents and other stakeholders for the performance.</p> <p>“The back-to-back performance is an indication that the state’s sustained investment in education is producing measurable results,” Governor Yusuf said.</p> <p>The governor said his administration would sustain its investment in education through improved learning facilities, recruitment and training of teachers, scholarships and support for indigent students.</p> <p>Bature said the state government spent more than N4.4 billion in 2026 to sponsor candidates for the Senior School Certificate Examination, particularly indigent students.</p> <p>According to him, the intervention was designed to remove financial barriers and enable students to participate in the examinations under better conditions.</p> <p>Governor Yusuf said the latest NECO performance was part of the improvement recorded by Kano students under his administration.</p> <p>He dedicated the achievement to students, teachers, parents and the people of Kano State, saying the government would continue working towards an education system that equips young people with the knowledge and skills required for higher education, employment, innovation and leadership.</p> <p><a href="https://dailypost.ng/2026/09/27/kano-tops-nigeria-in-2026-neco-results-lagos-second/">Kano tops Nigeria in 2026 NECO results, Lagos second </a></p>

Abiodun’s Ex-CoS Taiwo vows to deploy Ogun govt experience for Yewa South/Ipokia

<img width="1400" height="1400" src="https://dailypost.ng/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Taiwo.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="" style="display: block; margin: auto; margin-bottom: 5px;max-width: 100%;" link_thumbnail="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://dailypost.ng/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Taiwo.jpg 1400w, https://dailypost.ng/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Taiwo-300x300.jpg 300w, https://dailypost.ng/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Taiwo-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https://dailypost.ng/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Taiwo-150x150.jpg 150w, https://dailypost.ng/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Taiwo-80x80.jpg 80w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1400px) 100vw, 1400px" /> <p>Dr. Oluwatoyin Emmanuel Taiwo, former Chief of Staff to Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, has pledged to deploy his wealth of government experience, extensive network and goodwill to provide effective representation and attract meaningful development to the people of Yewa South/Ipokia Federal Constituency if elected to the House of Representatives in 2027.</p> <p>Taiwo, who also served as Commissioner for Culture and Tourism and Deputy Chief of Staff in the Ogun State Government, said his experience across different levels of public administration had equipped him with the knowledge, contacts and institutional understanding required to effectively represent the constituency at the National Assembly.</p> <p>Speaking at a stakeholders’ meeting in Ipokia on Saturday, the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate said he would bring his experience in government and the private sector to bear on his legislative responsibilities, stressing that effective representation required more than occupying a seat in the National Assembly.</p> <p>He said his practical understanding of government processes, policy formulation and implementation, administration and stakeholder engagement would enable him to identify opportunities for the constituency and pursue them through the appropriate federal institutions.</p> <p>Taiwo assured constituents that his representation would be visible, accessible and firmly anchored on their needs, promising to remain actively engaged with both the business of the National Assembly and the development concerns of the constituency.</p> <p>“I will not be a representative that the people will only see during elections. I will remain accessible and maintain a strong connection with the constituency while also being fully engaged with the business of the National Assembly,” he said.</p> <p>The APC candidate pledged to use his network and goodwill to attract federal projects, programmes and interventions to Yewa South and Ipokia, particularly in education, agriculture, healthcare, infrastructure, youth development, skills acquisition and employment.</p> <p>He, however, stressed that attracting projects would only be meaningful if such projects were properly implemented and delivered value to the people.</p> <p>“Any project attracted to our constituency must be properly monitored. It is not enough to have projects on paper; we must ensure that they are implemented properly and that the people receive the value for which those projects were provided,” Taiwo said.</p> <p>The former Chief of Staff said his close working relationship with Governor Abiodun had given him valuable insight into the workings of government and the ability to navigate the institutional processes required to translate development objectives into tangible results.</p> <p>According to him, his tenure as Commissioner for Culture and Tourism further exposed him to policy execution, stakeholder management and the administration of a government ministry, while his private-sector experience broadened his understanding of investment, enterprise and economic development.</p> <p>He said the combination of these experiences would strengthen his capacity to build productive relationships with federal ministries, departments and agencies, as well as development institutions, in the interest of the constituency.</p> <p>Taiwo also pledged regular consultations with traditional rulers, community leaders, youth and women’s groups, professionals, farmers, business owners and other stakeholders across Yewa South and Ipokia.</p> <p>He maintained that effective legislative representation should not be measured only by speeches, motions or presence on the floor of the National Assembly, but by the ability to identify the needs of the people, secure appropriate interventions, monitor their implementation and remain accountable to the electorate.</p> <p>The former Chief of Staff expressed confidence that his combined public- and private-sector experience would position him to effectively navigate the federal system and establish stronger connections between Yewa South/Ipokia and relevant government and development institutions.</p> <p>He therefore appealed to the people of the constituency to entrust him with their mandate in 2027, assuring them that he would bring his experience as a former Chief of Staff, Commissioner and private-sector professional to bear in building a more visible, responsive, accessible and development-focused representation for Yewa South/Ipokia.</p> <p><a href="https://dailypost.ng/2026/09/26/abioduns-ex-cos-taiwo-vows-to-deploy-ogun-govt-experience-for-yewa-south-ipokia/">Abiodun’s Ex-CoS Taiwo vows to deploy Ogun govt experience for Yewa South/Ipokia</a></p>

Rivers Assembly orders arrest of PAMO varsity VC

<img width="1200" height="720" src="https://dailypost.ng/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Rivers-state-house-of-assembly.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="" style="display: block; margin: auto; margin-bottom: 5px;max-width: 100%;" link_thumbnail="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://dailypost.ng/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Rivers-state-house-of-assembly.jpg 1200w, https://dailypost.ng/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Rivers-state-house-of-assembly-300x180.jpg 300w, https://dailypost.ng/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Rivers-state-house-of-assembly-1024x614.jpg 1024w, https://dailypost.ng/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Rivers-state-house-of-assembly-1000x600.jpg 1000w, https://dailypost.ng/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Rivers-state-house-of-assembly-590x354.jpg 590w, https://dailypost.ng/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Rivers-state-house-of-assembly-400x240.jpg 400w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px" /> <p>Rivers State House of Assembly has ordered the immediate arrest of the Vice Chancellor of PAMO University of Medical Sciences, Professor Smith I. Jaja, over his repeated refusal to appear before the House committee.</p> <p>The House ad hoc committee is probing the disbursement of scholarship funds to the institution.</p> <p>The Assembly issued the warrant of arrest on Friday during its 53rd legislative sitting.</p> <p>Martins Wachukwu, Special Assistant on Media to the Speaker of the Rivers State House of Assembly, disclosed the resolution in a statement on Friday.</p> <p>According to the statement, the committee, headed by the Deputy Leader of the House, Dumle Maol, had invited the Vice Chancellor on several occasions to explain how funds released to the university under the scholarship arrangement were utilised.</p> <p>The Assembly learnt that the university received over N29 billion from the Rivers State Government under the scholarship scheme.</p> <p>The report also disclosed that the amount received did not correspond with the student enrolment figures.</p> <p>The Assembly asked the Rivers State Government to set up a funds recovery committee to identify and recover all unaccounted funds allegedly in the possession of PAMO University and return the recovered money to the state’s Consolidated Revenue Account.</p> <p>Speaking, the Speaker of the House, Martin Chike Amaewhule, lamented what he described as problems with the implementation of the scholarship agreement.</p> <p>The Speaker frowned at discrepancies among documents submitted by the Ministry of Finance, the Ministry of Education and the Office of the Accountant-General of the State.</p> <p>“The documents are not consistent in their accounting of the funds released to the university.</p> <p>“Based on the Assembly’s assessment of the records before it, only about N5 billion of the more than N29 billion released to PAMO University appeared to have been utilised,” he said.</p> <p><a href="https://dailypost.ng/2026/09/26/rivers-assembly-orders-arrest-of-pamo-varsity-vc/">Rivers Assembly orders arrest of PAMO varsity VC</a></p>

I was not consulted – Moghalu rejects inclusion in Atiku’s policy team

<img width="1080" height="715" src="https://dailypost.ng/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Kingsley-Moghalu.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="" style="display: block; margin: auto; margin-bottom: 5px;max-width: 100%;" link_thumbnail="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://dailypost.ng/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Kingsley-Moghalu.jpg 1080w, https://dailypost.ng/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Kingsley-Moghalu-300x199.jpg 300w, https://dailypost.ng/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Kingsley-Moghalu-1024x678.jpg 1024w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px" /> <p>Former Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Prof. Kingsley Moghalu, has rejected his inclusion in the policy team of former Vice President Atiku Abubakar’s 2027 presidential campaign.</p> <p>Moghalu, in a statement, said he was surprised to see his name on the list, insisting that he was never contacted before the announcement was made public.</p> <p>He said he was neither consulted nor gave his consent before his name was published as a member of the policy team of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) presidential candidate.</p> <p>Moghalu stressed that he is not part of Atiku’s policy team, either officially or unofficially, and does not serve in any advisory capacity to the former vice president.</p> <p>He also said he had stayed away from partisan politics since 2022 and had remained politically neutral.</p> <p>“I am not a member or sympathizer of any political party in Nigeria,” he said.</p> <p>The former CBN deputy governor explained that he currently focuses on leading the Institute for Governance and Economic Transformation (IGET) Africa, a non-partisan public policy think tank and executive education academy.</p> <p>He also serves as the Chief Executive Officer of Sogato Strategies, a geopolitical risk and regulatory strategy advisory firm.</p> <p>“I remain committed to my country, Nigeria and its progress, but such commitment does not have to entail any partisan alignment. I have adopted the path of statesmanship, not partisanship,” he said.</p> <p>Moghalu’s rejection followed Atiku Abubakar’s announcement on Thursday of his 2027 campaign council, in which Moghalu was listed as a member of the policy team headed by Mohammed Hayatu-Deen.</p> <p><a href="https://dailypost.ng/2026/09/25/i-was-not-consulted-moghalu-rejects-inclusion-in-atikus-policy-team/">I was not consulted &#8211; Moghalu rejects inclusion in Atiku&#8217;s policy team </a></p>

UNGA: Debt servicing holding back Nigeria’s development – Shettima

<img width="1024" height="714" src="https://dailypost.ng/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/IMG_5977.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="" style="display: block; margin: auto; margin-bottom: 5px;max-width: 100%;" link_thumbnail="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://dailypost.ng/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/IMG_5977.jpg 1024w, https://dailypost.ng/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/IMG_5977-300x209.jpg 300w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" /> <p>Vice President Kashim Shettima has said heavy debt servicing is limiting the ability of developing countries, including Nigeria, to invest adequately in education, healthcare and infrastructure.</p> <p>Shettima spoke on Thursday while delivering President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s statement at the 81st United Nations General Assembly in New York.</p> <p>He identified inadequate financing as one of the major obstacles to sustainable development, saying many developing countries spend a significant part of their resources servicing debts instead of funding critical sectors.</p> <p>“Many developing countries devote substantial resources to debt servicing at the expense of education, healthcare and infrastructure,” he said.</p> <p>The Vice President called for reforms to the international financial system to make financing more accessible to developing countries and ensure that debt sustainability assessments take their development needs into account.</p> <p>The statement also called for wider access to concessional financing and supported alternative funding models involving private capital, blended finance, South-South cooperation and strategic partnerships.</p> <p>According to Shettima, such financing should help countries pursue sustainable development, adapt to climate change and build infrastructure that can withstand future challenges.</p> <p>He said the international financial architecture should be reformed to provide developing countries with greater opportunities to finance their development priorities.</p> <blockquote class="wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow"> <p></p> </blockquote> <p><a href="https://dailypost.ng/2026/09/25/unga-debt-servicing-holding-back-nigerias-development-shettima/">UNGA: Debt servicing holding back Nigeria’s development &#8211; Shettima</a></p>

BREAKING: NECO releases 2026 SSCE results

<img width="1200" height="580" src="https://dailypost.ng/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/NECO-2.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="" style="display: block; margin: auto; margin-bottom: 5px;max-width: 100%;" link_thumbnail="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://dailypost.ng/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/NECO-2.jpg 1200w, https://dailypost.ng/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/NECO-2-300x145.jpg 300w, https://dailypost.ng/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/NECO-2-1024x495.jpg 1024w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px" /> <p>The National Examinations Council, NECO has released the results of the 2026 Senior School Certificate Examination, SSCE Internal, with 804,948 candidates, representing 58.67 per cent, obtaining five credits and above, including English Language and Mathematics.</p> <p>The results were released 63 days after the last paper of the examination was written.</p> <p>Registrar of NECO, Prof. Dantani Wushishi, announced the results at a press conference in Minna, Niger State, on Thursday.</p> <p>Wushishi said 1,378,048 candidates registered for the examination, while 1,371,992 candidates sat for the exercise, which commenced on June 15 and ended on July 23, 2026.</p> <p>He disclosed that 1,162,118 candidates, representing 84.70 per cent, obtained five credits and above, irrespective of their performance in English Language and Mathematics.</p> <p>The NECO registrar also announced a significant decline in examination malpractice, saying 1,406 candidates were involved in various forms of malpractice in 2026, compared with 3,878 candidates recorded in 2025.</p> <p>He said the figure represented a 64.74 per cent reduction in examination malpractice.</p> <p>Wushishi thanked President Bola Tinubu for reappointing him for a second tenure as NECO registrar, as well as the Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa, for his confidence in his leadership.</p> <p>He also commended security agencies, particularly the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, and the Department of State Services (DSS), for their vigilance, presence and support during the examination.</p> <p>According to him, the agencies&#8217; efforts helped reinforce discipline, deter wrongdoing and protect the integrity of the examination.</p> <p>Wushishi reassured stakeholders and the public that NECO would remain committed to its mandate and continue to uphold the integrity of its examinations.</p> <p><a href="https://dailypost.ng/2026/09/24/neco-releases-2026-ssce-results/">BREAKING: NECO releases 2026 SSCE results</a></p>

NCDMB, Techico Resource Solutions deepen educational support through “Back to the Creeks” Initiative

<img width="1204" height="860" src="https://dailypost.ng/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/IMG_9757.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="" style="display: block; margin: auto; margin-bottom: 5px;max-width: 100%;" link_thumbnail="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://dailypost.ng/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/IMG_9757.jpg 1204w, https://dailypost.ng/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/IMG_9757-300x214.jpg 300w, https://dailypost.ng/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/IMG_9757-1024x731.jpg 1024w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1204px) 100vw, 1204px" /> <p>The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB), in partnership with Techico Resource Solutions Limited, has supported education in Warri, Delta State, through the “Back to the Creeks” initiative, with the provision of essential educational materials and teaching enhancement tools to Ugbuwangue Secondary School.</p> <p>The intervention was formally handed over to the school on Tuesday, September 22, 2026, at a ceremony attended by representatives of NCDMB, Techico Resource Solutions Limited, the school leadership, teachers, students and members of the Ugbuwangue community.</p> <p>The initiative was designed to respond to practical challenges facing students and teachers by providing resources to improve the learning environment and support more effective teaching and learning.</p> <p>Speaking at the ceremony, Chief Executive Officer of Techico Resource Solutions Limited, Omolola Bolushire, expressed appreciation to NCDMB for supporting the vision behind Back to the Creeks and investing in the future of young people.</p> <p>She said the initiative demonstrated the importance of moving beyond conversations about development to taking practical steps that respond to the needs of communities.</p> <p>“It is easy to talk about development. It is something else entirely to come into a community, listen, identify real needs and commit resources to making a difference,” Bolushire said.</p> <p>Bolushire urged the school and Ugbuwangue community to take ownership of the intervention and protect the resources provided so that future generations could continue to benefit from them.</p> <p>“These are not simply gifts to a community. They are an investment in a community. Please protect the facilities, protect the school and protect what has been provided,” she said.</p> <p>Representing NCDMB, Mrs Khadija Jekine who represented the Executive Secretary, &nbsp;said the Board was pleased to support an initiative focused on improving the learning experience of young people.</p> <p>“Education is an investment in the future. By supporting schools and young people, we are helping to create opportunities that can have a lasting impact on communities,” [Jekine] said.</p> <p>The Principal of Ugbuwangue Secondary School, Mrs Morrison Merry Jemiyotan, also expressed appreciation for the intervention, noting that the resources would support both teachers and students.</p> <p>“We are grateful for this support. These materials will make a meaningful difference to our school, and we are committed to ensuring that they are properly used and maintained for the benefit of our students,” the Principal said.</p> <p>The Back to the Creeks initiative reflects the shared commitment of NCDMB and Techico Resource Solutions Limited to supporting communities and creating opportunities for young people through education.</p> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="1024" height="618" src="https://dailypost.ng/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/IMG_9756-1024x618.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-1429074" srcset="https://dailypost.ng/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/IMG_9756-1024x618.jpg 1024w, https://dailypost.ng/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/IMG_9756-300x181.jpg 300w, https://dailypost.ng/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/IMG_9756-400x240.jpg 400w, https://dailypost.ng/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/IMG_9756.jpg 1280w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" /></figure> <p><a href="https://dailypost.ng/2026/09/24/ncdmb-techico-resource-solutions-deepen-educational-support-through-back-to-the-creeks-initiative/">NCDMB, Techico Resource Solutions deepen educational support through “Back to the Creeks” Initiative</a></p>