Oil workers, under the auspices of the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN), have called on President Bola Tinubu to order the...
The Third Mainland Bridge in Lagos has been fully re-opened for use after repair works, which lasted for seven weeks, caused the partial closure of the...
Good morning Nigeria. Welcome to the Naija News roundup of top newspaper headlines in Nigeria for today, Thursday, 4th April 2024 President Bola Tinubu has signed the...
The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC), has explained that not all Nigerians would be affected by the recently-announced increase in electricity tariff by the government. Naija...
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has been given a 7-day ultimatum to apologize to the Igbo community in Nigeria. Wike was...
Veteran Nollywood star, Segun Arinze, has revealed that his original name is Segun Aina, going further to explain how he became known as Arinze. The 58-year-old...
The newly inaugurated President of Senegal, Bassirou Diomaye Faye, has appointed Ousmane Sonko as the prime minister of the country. The 44-year-old Faye had earlier on...
Good morning Nigeria. Welcome to the Naija News roundup of top newspaper headlines in Nigeria for today, Wednesday, 3rd April 2024 President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has given...
The 2024 Forbes list of richest persons in the world has been unveiled. The list which was recently released, features four Nigerian billionaires. The Nigerians who...
The Nigerian naira continued its upward gain against the American dollar, closing at an official exchange rate of N1278.58 to $1 on Tuesday, 2nd April 2024. The...
The Vice Chancellor of the University of Maiduguri, Professor Aliyu Shugaba, has reacted to reports on the brutal murder of a lecturer in the institution, Dr....
The Police Command in Zamfara State has denied reports that some worshippers were kidnapped by bandits from a mosque in the state in the early hours...
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), has lamented the proliferation of fake A’level results in circulation in the country. According to the JAMB Registrar, Professor...
The Dangote Petroleum Refinery is reportedly set to commence selling diesel to marketers today, Tuesday, 2nd April. It is understood that authorities at the refinery have...
The political tussle in Benue State between Governor Hyacinth Alia, and the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Senator George Akume, has been brought...
Good morning Nigeria. Welcome to the Naija News roundup of top newspaper headlines in Nigeria for today, Tuesday, 2nd April 2024 President Bola Tinubu is set to...
The Borno State Police Command has reacted to the gruesome murder of a lecturer with the University of Maiduguri (UNIMAID), Dr. Kamal Abdulkadir. Naija News earlier...
A lecturer in the Department of Physical and Health Education, at the University of Maiduguri (UNIMAID), Dr Kamar Abdulkadir, has been murdered in cold blood. Naija News...
The Arewa Think Thank group has submitted that the North must be sincere with itself and recognize that it can’t stop the second term bid of...
Nigerian singer, Duncan Wene Mighty Okechukwu, better known simply as Duncan Mighty, has revealed he was once a part of the Niger-Delta militants before venturing into...
The Senator representing Cross River North in the National Assembly, Jarigbe Agom Jarigbe, on Sunday, ‘abandoned’ a live interview session over probing questions on the 2024...
The Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice in Ondo State, Olukayode Ajulo, has defended his decision to appoint 273 lawyers as aides. Ajulo, a Senior Advocate of...
Good morning Nigeria. Welcome to the Naija News roundup of top newspaper headlines in Nigeria for today, Monday, 1st April 2024 A Senior Nigerian advocate, Itse Sagay,...
The First Lady of Nigeria, Oluremi Tinubu, has said her husband, President Bola Tinubu, is working to make the country better than he met it. The...
The Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate in the 2023 elections, Peter Obi, has submitted that all Nigerians are prisoners. Obi, in a personally signed statement on...
Prominent Nigerian economist, Bismark Rewane, has predicted a fall in the price of food items such as rice, bread and others in the coming days. Rewane...
The Labour Party (LP) deputy national chairman, Ayo Olorunfemi, has debunked rumours that the party’s national chairman, Julius Abure, is planning to suspend Peter Obi from...
The Deputy National Chairman of the Labour Party (LP), Ayo Olorunfemi, has blamed the All Progressives Congress (APC) for the crisis rocking his party. Olorunfemi, in...
The Nigerian Senate is set to review the three-month suspension handed to Bauchi Central Senator, Abdul Ningi over his allegation of a N3.7 trillion padding of...
A notorious Boko Haram Commander, identified as Mallam Yathabalwe, has surrendered to troops of the Nigerian Army in Borno State. The Emir of Gwoza, Alhaji Mohammed Shehu...
The chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) caretaker committee in Rivers State, Tony Okocha, has knocked some chieftains of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in...
A Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court sitting in Apo, Abuja, has remanded Senator Benson Konbowei, at the Kuje Correctional Centre. The order was given by...
The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) may place a bounty on the heads of suspects implicated in the killing of 17 officers and soldiers in the Okuama community,...
A massive fire outbreak has been reported at the NNPC Mega Station on Bank Road in Jimeta, located in Yola North Local Government Area of Adamawa...
Good morning Nigeria. Welcome to the Naija News roundup of top newspaper headlines in Nigeria for today, Friday, 29th March 2024 President Bola Tinubu has approved the...
The immediate past president of Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari, has celebrated with his successor, President Bola Tinubu, on the occasion of his 72nd birthday. Buhari, in a...
Former President of Nigeria, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, has paid a condolence visit to the family of the late Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Lekan Balogun. During the...
The 2023 presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi, was conspicuously absent at the party’s national convention held on Wednesday in Anambra State. Apart...
Fresh details have emerged concerning the health status of the Olubadan-designate, Oba Owolabi Olakulehin, and why he has not been seen in public. Naija News reports...
The lawmaker representing Ondo South Constituency in the National Assembly, Senator Jimoh Ibrahim, has officially joined the race for the 2024 governorship seat in Ondo State....
Good morning Nigeria. Welcome to the Naija News roundup of top newspaper headlines in Nigeria for today, Thursday, 28th March 2024 President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday announced...
Ondo State Governor, Lucky Aiyedatiwa has forwarded a fresh list of 12 commissioner-nominees to the State House of Assembly for approval. Naija News understands the list...
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) has clarified that there is no reduction in the price of petrol and diesel across its filling stations nationwide....
President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday announced the conferment of posthumous national honours on the soldiers and officers killed in the Okuama community of Delta State. The...
President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday announced the conferment of posthumous national honours on the soldiers and officers killed in the Okuama community of Delta State. The...
President Bola Tinubu has approved the establishment of the Presidential Economic Coordination Council (PECC) and the creation of the Economic Management Team Emergency Taskforce (EET). According...
Good morning Nigeria. Welcome to the Naija News roundup of top newspaper headlines in Nigeria for today, Wednesday, 27th March 2024 President Bola Tinubu has approved the...
Motorists and other users of petrol in Enugu State have heaved a sigh of relief following the decision of some filling stations to reduce the pump...
The Nigerian Army has announced details of the burial ceremony for the officers and soldiers killed recently during an ambush in Delta State. According to a...
A lawyer to the leader of the Indigenous People Of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, Aloy Ejimakor, has alleged that the Department of State Services (DSS) seized...
News publisher, Tukur Mamu, has described his recent designation as a terrorist financier by the federal government of Nigeria as a ploy to soil his hard-earned...
A former presidential media aide, Femi Adesina, has urged Nigerians to support the government of President Bola Tinubu. This is as he expressed optimism that things...
The National Hajj Commission (NAHCON) has disclosed that only 49,000 Nigerians have made full payment for the 2024 Hajj pilgrimage. The NAHCON spokesperson, Fatima Sanda Usara,...
Good morning Nigeria. Welcome to the Naija News roundup of top newspaper headlines in Nigeria for today, Tuesday, 26th March 2024 President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved...
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) has crashed the depot price of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), popularly known as petrol, from N640 per litre to...
Paris Saint-Germain striker, Kylian Mbappe, has been identified as the highest-paid footballer in Europe. According to L’Equipe, the 25-year-old France international earns more than twice as...
Paris Saint-Germain striker, Kylian Mbappe, has been identified as the highest-paid footballer in Europe. According to L’Equipe, the 25-year-old France international earns more than twice as...
The Nasarawa State Governor, Abdullahi Sule, has revealed his position concerning the establishment of state police in Nigeria. The Governor stressed that sustainability, funding and revenue...
The movie industry in Nigeria, generally referred to as Nollywood, has been thrown into mourning quite a number of times this year over the loss of...
A former Minister of Education in Nigeria, Oby Ezekwesili, has praised the people of Senegal after early results from the country’s presidential election surfaced in the...
44-year-old opposition candidate, Bassirou Diomaye Faye, appears set to clinch victory in the Senegal presidential election, according to early reports on the election. According to provisional...
Governor Babagana Zulum of Borno State has appointed 168 aides and 104 board members for ministries, agencies and parastatals in the state. This development was contained...
The Governor of Nasarawa State, Abdullahi Sule, has rejected claims that negligence on the part of the state government led to the death of two students...
Good morning Nigeria. Welcome to the Naija News roundup of top newspaper headlines in Nigeria for today, Monday, 25th March 2024 The President of Nigeria, Bola Tinubu,...
The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) has increased the cost for the 2024 pilgrimage to Saudi Arabia to N6.8 million. Naija News recalls NAHCON had...
A host of party stalwarts have expressed interest in running as the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidate for the 2024 governorship election in Ondo State....
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has described some of his political opponents in Rivers State as ‘political harlots.’ The former governor,...
A violent clash between youths in the Ponglong area of Lalin district, Mikang local government council, Plateau State, has resulted in the death of some persons,...
The President of Nigeria, Bola Tinubu, who turns 72 on March 29, 2024, has ordered that no celebration be put together for his birthday due to...
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have seized 44,948.1kg of illicit drugs across various operations in the country. This was disclosed on Sunday...
At least sixteen politicians have indicated interest in participating in the party primaries to pick up the governorship ticket of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in...
The Nigerian Military has revealed details of how several students kidnapped by bandits in Kuriga, Kaduna State, were rescued in Zamfara State. A statement on Sunday...
The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Abdullahi Ganduje, says the southeast had the closest chance to produce Nigeria’s president with Dr. Alex Ekwueme....
The Nigerian contingent to the 13th All African Games held in Ghana, finished second on the overall medals table at the end of the tournament. Naija...
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has condemned the gruesome killing of some officers and soldiers of the Nigerian Military, which occurred...
Former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, on Friday, visited the suspended Bauchi Central Senator, Abdul Ningi, at his residence. Naija News reports El-Rufai’s visit is a...
A video of former President Olusegun Obasanjo exercising on a treadmill despite his advanced age has sparked reactions on social media. Naija News reports 87-year-old Obasanjo,...
The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, has banned foreign trips for officials of the Ministry. The Minister, in a statement dated March 21,...
Controversial Nigerian singer, Habeeb Okikiola, better known as Portable, has revealed that he was a fashion designer before venturing into music, which later brought him stardom....
The federal government, on Friday, arraigned the president of the Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore group, Bello Bodejo, before a Federal High Court in Abuja. The Miyetti...
The amount gotten by the three tiers of government from the Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC), went up by N10 billion for the month of February...
A former president of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Ayuba Wabba, has alleged that the National Chairman of the Labour Party (LP), Julius Abure, is hiding...
Good morning Nigeria. Welcome to the Naija News roundup of top newspaper headlines in Nigeria for today, Friday, 22nd March 2024 The Bola Tinubu-led Federal Government has...
A former Commissioner for Justice and Attorney-General, Eyitayo Jegede, has withdrawn from the April 25 governorship primary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ondo State....
Foreign airline operators in Nigeria have challenged the announcement by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) that it has cleared all valid foreign exchange backlogs. Speaking...
The National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu, has visited former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai. Naija News understands Kashim Ibrahim Imam, and others were also part of the...
The 36 state governors of the federation have stated their position on the issues surrounding the new minimum wage and things that must be considered before...
The termination of the fuel subsidy regime by President Bola Tinubu in May 2023, resulted in the immediate increase in the price of petrol across the...
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has said it received the news of the killing of 16 Nigerian military men in Delta State with...
The Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, has warned Nigerians hoarding the dollar to dump their stock immediately to avoid...
The Minister of Information, Mohammed Idiris, has reiterated the commitment of the federal government and the military to protecting the lives and property of Nigerians. According...
Good morning Nigeria. Welcome to the Naija News roundup of top newspaper headlines in Nigeria for today, Thursday, 21st March 2024 The House of Representatives has approved...
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has cleared the $7 billion foreign exchange (FX) backlog which was pending when Yemi Cardoso took over as the Governor...
The Comptroller General of the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), Kemi Nandap, has appointed Kenneth Tyoapine Udo as the new Service Public Relations Officer. Naija News understands...
The Nigerian currency, Naira, mounted a comeback against the United States Dollar on Wednesday at the parallel market, popularly called the black market. According to the...
Chioma Adeleke, popularly called Chef Chioma or simply Chioma, has revealed how she met her husband, David Adeleke, better known by his stage name, Davido. Chioma,...
The Nigerian Senate has passed the Student Loans (Access to Higher Education) Act (Repeal and Re-Enactment) Bill, 2024. Naija News reports the lawmakers passed the bill...
The House of Representatives has approved the request by President Bola Tinubu to increase the salary, allowances and other benefits of judicial officers in the country....
Protesters from the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), on Wednesday, stormed the Labour Party (LP) secretariat in Abuja to demand the sack of the National Chairman of...