Author: Kwara Reporters

As hardship bites harder, some Nigerian youths plan nationwide protests beginning from August 1-10, 2024, DAILY POST gathered.The protest, which is currently gaining traction in the North and other parts of the country, is aimed at drawing the attention of governments at all levels to the plight of the citizens.DAILY POST reports that since the current administration took off in May 2023 when President Bola Tinubu announced the abolition of fuel subsidy, there has been an untoward hardship in the country.This has led to calls for the reversal of some policies of the government believed to have birthed the hardship.DAILY…

The Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun has ordered the suspension of the proposed enforcement process on the Electronic Central Motor Registry Registration Process (e-CMR). The process was initially scheduled to commence on the 29th of July, 2024.In a statement by the Force Public Relations Officer, Muyiwa Adejobi, the relaxation of enforcement is to allow for massive enlightenment to highlight the benefits and effectiveness of the e-CMR initiative, which is designed to ensure the safety and security of all types of vehicles, including motorcycles by collating data imputed into the system by vehicle owners, and acting on such to flag the…

Former Ekiti State Governor, Ayo Fayose, has expressed concern over Thursday’s Supreme Court judgment affirming local governments’ right to receive monthly allocations directly from the federation account.The chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party emphasised that despite the court judgment, state Houses of Assembly and the governors will always be a clog in the wheel of local government autonomy.Fayose said this when he featured as a guest on Sunday’s edition of Channels Television’s Politics Today.While stressing that nobody from the grassroots can emerge as a local government chairman without the support of a governor, the Ekiti politician said both the court…

The Muslim community of Gambari and beyond owes a debt of gratitude to Alhaji Yakubu Gobir, a philanthropist and humanitarian extraordinaire. His recent takeover of the Imam Gambari Mosque reconstruction project, which was nearly 80% completed, is a testament to his unwavering commitment to the betterment of our community.Alhaji Gobir’s generosity and sense of responsibility are truly inspiring. By shouldering the burden of completing this vital project, he has demonstrated his dedication to the propagation of Islam and the well-being of our people. His selflessness and kindness have ensured that our beloved mosque will be restored to its former glory,…

The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) has directed producers and refiners to provide the commission with cargo price quotes on crude supply and delivery for effective monitoring and regulation of transactions among parties.This is to ensure that oil producing companies in the country adhere to the provisions of the Petroleum Industry Act (PIA) 2021 concerning the supply of crude oil to domestic refineries.Commission chief executive, NUPRC, Engr. Gbenga Komolafe gave this directive at a crucial meeting between the NUPRC and Oil Producers Trade Section (OPTS) of the Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI).This is coming few weeks after…

The Federal Government, on Thursday, announced a list of centres for the conversion of petrol and diesel-powered vehicles to Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) at no cost to the vehicle owners under the Presidential Compressed Natural Gas Initiative (P-CNGi).The Programme Director and Chief Executive of P-CNGi, Michael Oluwagbemi, disclosed this after signing agreements with various companies involved in vehicle conversions.Speaking to journalists, Oluwagbemi highlighted that commercial transporters across different unions, including the Road Transport Employers Association of Nigeria (RTEAN), National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW), and Nigerian Association of Road Transport Owners (NARTO), among others, would benefit from the initiative.…

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Kwara State has completed all payments for KWASIEC nomination forms for all its chairmanship and councilorship candidates across the state.In a statement signed by the Party’s State Publicity Secretary, Olusegun Olusola Adewara, on Thursday in Ilorin, the party declared that, in a bid to meet all procedures outlined by the Kwara State Independent Electoral Commission (KWASIEC) and demonstrate the party’s readiness for the upcoming local government elections, the PDP in Kwara has completed payment of approximately twenty-five million naira for the nomination forms for all sixteen (16) LGA chairmanship candidates and all one hundred…

An unspecified number of corps members deployed in Ekiti State have been injured following the collapse of the hostel wall of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) orientation camp in Ise-Emure, Ekiti.Sources in the camp said the female section of the hostel collapsed on Friday morning.One of them said, “The wall of one of the female hostels collapsed this morning (Friday). It was the bathroom wall which caved in when they were planning to take their bath.“But thank God, people rushed down there to retrieve them from the rubble. They have been stabilized at the clinic and they will get…

No fewer than N721bn was received as bribe by Nigerian public officials in 2023, a new report by the National Bureau of Statistics has stated.The report released on Thursday titled, “Corruption in Nigeria: Patterns and Trends”, said the N721bn paid in bribes amounts to about 0.35 per cent of Nigeria’s Gross Domestic Product.The result was based on a survey conducted with the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime.According to the survey, the average cash bribe was N8,284, an increase from an average of N5,754 in 2019.The report read in part, “According to the 2023 survey, the average cash bribe…

The Ekiti Progressives Youth Forum (EPYF) has condemned the actions of Hon. Gani Abolarin, member representing Ekiti constituency in the State House of Assembly, during the All Progressives Congress (APC) primaries in Ekiti LGA.”The actions of Hon. Gani Abolarin, including the cancellation of Osi wards 1 & 2 primaries, suppressing the voices of stakeholders, and disregarding the concerns of councillor candidates, have raised concerns among stakeholders, and we urge him to retract his steps by ensuring fairness in the election process,” said Olawale Adebiyi, Chairman of the Ekiti Progressives Youth Forum (EPYF).According to Adebiyi, “The disputes between Hon. Gani Abolarin…