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The Executive Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Dr Aminu Maida, has urged staff of the Commission to embrace professionalism, empathy, prompt responses and accountability in delivering excellent customer service to consumers and other stakeholders. Maida gave the charge during the commemoration of the 2026 Customer Service Week at the NCC headquarters in Abuja, where he emphasised the importance of going beyond routine duties to ensure that stakeholders receive timely, transparent and effective services. Speaking on the theme, “Going the Extra Mile,” the NCC chief executive said the annual celebration provided an opportunity to…

The Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore, Bauchi State Council, has urged President Bola Tinubu to facilitate the release of its National Leader, Bello Bodejo. The association appealed to Tinubu to ensure that due process is followed if there are legal grounds for Bodejo’s continued detention. This online medium reports that the association’s State Chairman, Sale Garbu, made the appeal at a press conference in Bauchi. Garbu expressed concern over what he described as Bodejo’s prolonged detention without being brought before a court of law, saying the situation had raised concerns among members of the organisation. He said, “We are appealing to President Bola…

The gubernatorial candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Oyo State, Senator Sharafadeen Alli, has raised the alarm over an alleged attack on his wife, Mrs Tawakalitu Alli. Alli also disclosed that some hoodlums attacked the party’s Oyo South senatorial candidate, Remi Oseni, and its House of Representatives candidate for the Ibadan North-West/Ibadan South-West Federal Constituency, Hon. Folake Olunloyo-Oshinlowo. Alli made the claim in a statement signed by the director of his campaign organisation, Bisi Oladele, made available to DAILY POST on Thursday. He explained that some hoodlums attacked his wife during a programme at Ibikunle Palace in Ibadan on Wednesday. He added…

The vice-presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Rotimi Amaechi has said only a mad person will vote for President Bola Tinubu in the 2027 presidential election. The former Rivers State governor described Tinubu’s economic policies as reckless and urged Nigerians to reject him in the coming election. Amaechi made the remarks on Thursday at an ADC town hall meeting in Edo State. At the event, he criticised the Tinubu administration over the removal of the petrol subsidy, rising living costs and what he described as the failure to properly utilise Nigeria’s natural resources to improve the lives of citizens. The former Minister of…

KEY TAKEAWAYS MTN Nigeria confirmed a network outage on Thursday, disrupting some services for customers in parts of Oyo, Lagos, Rivers, Delta and the FCT. MTN Nigeria announced the disruption in a statement on its official X account, saying its engineers were working to restore service quickly. MTN Nigeria apologised to affected customers but did not disclose the cause of the outage or give a timeline for full restoration. MTN Nigeria customers in parts of Oyo, Lagos, Rivers, Delta states and the Federal Capital Territory are currently experiencing network problems. The telecommunications company confirmed the disruption on Thursday, saying some…

TINUBU’S 30-DAY FUEL DISCOUNT IS A PANIC-DRIVEN PUBLICITY STUNT-ATIKU Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has condemned the Federal Government’s proposed 30-day fuel discount at NNPC stations, describing it as a desperate, temporary gesture that cannot repair the damage caused by the crushing cost of fuel. In a statement issued by Phrank Shaibu, Director of Strategic Communication of the ADC Presidential Campaign Council, Atiku said the Tinubu administration’s attempt to dangle a fuel subsidy as bait for Nigerians was reckless, disgraceful and scandalous. He said the same government had watched Nigerians endure excruciating hardship without offering meaningful relief. Now, as the…

The Presidency has explained the plan by the Federal Government to reduce the impact of rising petrol prices on Nigerians. According to the government, the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) will forgo its retail profit margin and sell petrol at cost for the next 30 days, particularly to support vulnerable households and commercial transport operators. The clarification came in a statement on Thursday by Special Adviser to the President on Information & Strategy, Bayo Onanuga. The new arrangement, the presidency said, was announced on Thursday by the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Taiwo Oyedele, as part of additional…

The Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Policy Communication, Daniel Bwala, has admitted that the government’s economic reforms have driven more Nigerians into poverty. CityNews Nigeria reports that Bwala spoke on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Wednesday. The reforms, which included the removal of petrol subsidy and the unification of the foreign exchange market, triggered a sharp rise in the cost of living, with households and businesses facing higher transportation, logistics and production costs. Bwala, however, said the administration has made significant progress since introducing the economic measures. Defending Tinubu’s policies, the presidential aide argued that reforms in every…

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has urged survivors and families of victims of the 1967 Asaba Massacre to embrace forgiveness and reconciliation. He urged the people of Asaba to forgive and work towards reconciliation, emphasising the need to prevent such tragedies from recurring. This online medium reports that Obasanjo spoke on Wednesday while participating virtually as chairman of the occasion at the 59th anniversary memorial of the massacre in Asaba. NewsCuration Service He described the massacre as one of the most painful and terrible aspects of the Nigerian Civil War. Obasanjo said the war was an unfortunate event that should never happen, adding that…

President Bola Tinubu’s Special Adviser on Media and Policy Communications, Daniel Bwala, on Wednesday, dismissed the claim by the African Democratic Congress, ADC, presidential running mate, Rotimi Amaechi, that the President’s economic policies killed his mother. Bwala described Amaechi’s claim that Tinubu’s economic policies were responsible for his mother’s death as false. Featuring on Channels Television’s Politics Today, Amaechi stressed that even the alleged madman whom the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) presidential candidate, Peter Obi, once claimed advised him would know that Amaechi lied. According to Bwala: “Having worked in Atiku’s camp before and seeing what Amaechi is bringing to their…