Good morning Nigeria. Welcome to the Naija News roundup of top newspaper headlines in Nigeria for today, Sunday, 19th May 2024. President Bola Tinubu has approved the...
Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State has said his administration has performed better since assuming office a year ago. The governor stated that his administration has...
Some soldiers of the Nigerian Army, on Saturday, stormed the popular Banex Plaza in Abuja following a conflict that ensued between their colleagues and some traders....
There was a commotion at the popular Banex Market in Wuse, Abuja, on Saturday when traders clashed with soldiers in uniform. Naija News learned in a...
Victor Onyejiuwa, a witness in the trial of the former Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Ememfiele, has claimed that he paid the sum of $600,000...
The Bola Ahmed Tinubu-led Federal Government has suspended the transfer of regulatory authority to state governments. The Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, made this known on...
Former Kaduna Central lawmaker, Senator Shehu Sani, has said the issue of minimum wage should be addressed to avoid strikes from organised labour. In an interview...
The Director General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has disowned a WhatsApp post claiming that she is bringing investors to Nigeria. In...
President Bola Tinubu has reportedly approved the appointment of the former Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor Attahiru Jega, as the Chairman of...
The Presidency has confirmed the appointment of 555 persons to serve as Pro-chancellors/Chairmen and members of the Governing Boards of 111 Federal Universities, Polytechnics and Colleges...
President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointments of at least 555 persons to serve as Pro-chancellors/Chairmen and members of the Governing Boards of 111 Federal Universities,...
The 2023 presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, has said he has no plans of retiring from active politics. The former vice...
The 2023 presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, has said he would step down for Peter Obi if he is chosen as...
The 2023 presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, has said his party members would decide his fate come the 2027 general elections....
The National Judicial Council (NJC) has recommended Justice Suzzette Nyesom-Wike, the wife of the Minister of Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, for promotion to the Court...
President Bola Tinubu has called for synergy and stronger coordinated action to address economic challenges within African nations. The Nigerian leader made the call at the...
A former National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Uche Secondus, has said Rivers State elders are backing Governor Siminalayi Fubara in his political battle...
Some Rivers State Elders have declared their support for Governor Siminalayi Fubara in his political supremacy battle with his predecessor cum the Minister of the Federal...
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has said he is not distracted by the ongoing feud with his successor, Governor Siminalayi Fubara...
President Bola Tinubu has approved May 27 to June 6 as the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) week for the inauguration of various projects executed under his...
Good morning Nigeria. Welcome to the Naija News roundup of top newspaper headlines in Nigeria for today, Saturday, 18th May 2024 The Federal Government has announced that...
The National Judicial Council (NJC) has recommended a total of 86 judicial officers for appointment into federal and state courts across the country. The Council’s Director...
The National Judicial Council (NJC) has stopped the promotion of two Justices and reprimanded one other over abuse of office and misconduct. This was disclosed in...
The new terminal of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NMPP) in Apapa, Lagos has been gutted by fire. The Director/Chief Executive Officer of the Lagos State...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has said it still stand on its position on the vacation of seats by members of the Rivers State House of...
The Federal Government has said electricity distribution in the country cannot improve because most of the Electricity Distribution Companies (DisCos) in Nigeria are technically insolvent. Chairman...
The details of the meeting between President Bola Tinubu and his Senegalese counterpart, Bassirou Faye have emerged. Recall that the Senegal President arrived in Nigeria on...
Elder statesman, Atedo Peterside has berated the federal government over the payment of N90 billion to subsidise the cost of the 2024 Hajj pilgrimage. The founder...
A Board of Trustee (BoT) member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Shuaib Oyedokun has dumped the party for the All Progressives Congress (APC). In a letter...
The Bola Tinubu-led Nigerian government has stated that there are no plans to illegally tap into the N20 trillion Pension Fund of workers to finance infrastructure...
The Bola Tinubu-led Federal Government, on Thursday, announced the official date for the opening of the portal for student loan applications. A statement signed by the...
Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State has said his government has defeated its political detractors and enemies. Fubara stated this on Thursday during a gathering with...
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has said its members will stop rendering services after the next two weeks if the President Bola Tinubu administration...
Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State has warned the outgoing local government chairmen against harming any resident of the state. Fubara warned that any outgoing local...
Vice President Kashim Shettima has said the President Bola Tinubu-led federal government has performed well in its fiscal responsibilities and management of the nation’s resources. Shettima...
Controversial Nigerian singer, Habeeb Okikiola, popularly known as Portable has released a new song following his recent arrest for failing to settle a debt. Naija News...
Emirates Airlines has announced that it will resume flight services and operations to Nigeria from October 1, 2024. The Deputy President and Chief Commercial Officer of...
Governor Biodun Oyebanji of Ekiti State has reportedly failed to return to the country nearly two weeks after he left for a four-day conference in Texas,...
Nigerian singer, Peter Okoye, popularly know. As Mr. P, has revealed that he has undergone a hair transplant in Istanbul, Turkey. The award-winning singer shared the...
Nigerian musician, Habeeb Okikiola, also known as Portable, has regained his freedom from the custody of the Lagos State Police Command. Naija News had reported Portable...
Shafi’u Abubakar, the suspect arrested for setting a mosque ablaze and trapping worshipers inside the building at Laraba Abasawa in Gezawa Local Government Area of Kano...
The 2023 governorship candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) in Rivers State, Senator Magnus Abe, said the former Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, threatened him...
The Bishop of Sokoto Catholic Diocese, Reverend Father Matthew Kukah, has said the political crisis in Rivers State is not a new thing. The founder of...
The Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Matthew Kukah, has visited President Bola Tinubu at the State House in Abuja. The Christian leader visited President Tinubu on...
The Rivers State Commissioner for Environment, Ben-Golden Chioma, has resigned from Governor Siminalayi Fubara’s cabinet. It is understood that Chioma is a loyal ally of the...
President Bola Tinubu has expressed his administration’s resolve to further enhance the business environment and ensure investment convenience. In a statement on Wednesday by the presidential...
The lawmaker representing Ondo South Senatorial District in the National Assembly, Senator Jimoh Ibrahim, has been suspended from the All Progressives Congress (APC) over alleged anti-party activities....
A contractual agreement between Nigerian singer, Badmus Okikiola Habeeb, popularly known as Portable and a car dealer, Ogunsanwo Temitope (Temmy Autos) has surfaced online. Recall that...
Nigerian music artiste, Habeeb Okikiola, popularly called Portable, spent the night in a police cell following his failure to meet the bail conditions set for his...
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has said African countries made a mistake by adopting the Western liberal democracy introduced by the Europeans. Obasanjo said this on Tuesday...
Members of the House of Representatives have met former President Olusegun Obasanjo over the plan to reintroduce the parliamentary system of government through a constitutional amendment....
The Joint Admissions and Matriculations Board (JAMB) has released the results of additional 36,540 candidates who sat the recently concluded 2024 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME)...
The Federal Government has warned organised labour against derailing its transformation plan for the electricity sector. The Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, gave the warning while addressing...
President Bola Tinubu and Vice President Kashim Shettima will start paying tollgate fees whenever they use airports in Nigeria. The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development,...
Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State has disclosed that he inherited a huge debt burden from the Nyesom Wike administration. Fubara made the revelation on Tuesday...
Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State has justified the presence of Governor Alex Otti of Abia State at the commissioning of some infrastructural projects in the...
The Speaker of the Niger State House of Assembly, Abdulamlik Sarkindaji, has stopped the planned hosting of the wedding of 100 orphan girls in his constituency....
Bello El-Rufai, son of the former Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai, has said he was not involved in awarding contracts during his father’s tenure. The...
The Abia State Government, under the leadership of Governor Alex Otti, has finally released the forensic audit report of Okezie Ikpeazu’s administration. The Commissioner of Information,...
Prominent Nigerians, on Monday, converged on Ede, Osun State, to attend the conferment of Asiwaju of Edeland title on Governor Ademola Adeleke. Among the dignitaries were...
Armed bandits have stormed a military camp in the Faskari Local Government Area of Katsina State, resulting in the death of five soldiers while 11 others...
The 2023 presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, on Monday, hosted a former Governor of Sokoto State, Attahiru Bafarawa, at his residence...
The Deputy National Youth Leader of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Timothy Osadolor has welcomed the meeting between former Vice President Atiku Abubakar and the 2023...
The National Publicity Director of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bala Ibrahim, has said the party is not disturbed about the meeting between the 2023 presidential candidate...
The 2023 presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi, has applauded popular Nigerian athlete, Tobi Amusan, on becoming the world’s fastest woman in the...
The Delta State Commissioner for Education (Technical), Joan Onyemaechi, has resigned from the cabinet of Governor Sheriff Oborevwori. Onyemaechi announced her resignation while addressing a congregation...
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) in Abia State has accused Governor Alex Otti of owning workers’ seven months’ salaries. The Abia NLC made the accusation in...
President Bola Tinubu, on Monday, said his administration would ensure that no Nigerian child is excluded from quality education. The president said this on Monday at...
President Bola Tinubu, on Monday, presided over the Federal Executive Council meeting at the Presidential Villa in Abuja. The meeting, the fifth since January this year,...
The 2023 presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi, has visited his counterpart in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar. The former vice...
A Nigerian blogger based in the United Kingdom, Dorcas Adeyinka, has denied a claim that she failed to honour a police invitation over allegations of cyber-stalking...
President Bola Tinubu, on Sunday, celebrated Nigerian mothers on the occasion of the 2024 Mother’s Day. In a statement he personally signed, the Nigerian leader said...
The Director General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has called on the Bola Tinubu-led federal government to streamline its taxes and levies....
Good morning Nigeria. Welcome to the Naija News roundup of top newspaper headlines in Nigeria for today, Sunday, 12th May 2024 The Minister of Works, Senator David...
The Minister of Works, Senator David Umahi, has said he is ready to undergo a probe over the controversy surrounding the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway project. He...
The 10th edition of the Africa Magic Viewers’ Choice Awards (AMVCAs) took over television screens around the country and beyond. The AMVCA, an annual award presented...
Former Super Eagles forward, Tijjani Babangida has reportedly lost his son in a ghastly accident along the Zaria-Kaduna road. Recall that on Thursday, April 10, the 1996...
Th Chief of Staff to Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State, Edison Ehie, has said resource control is the reason behind the political crisis in the...
The 2023 presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi, has congratulated the Awujale and paramount ruler of Ijebuland, Oba Sikiru Adetona, on his conferment...
The Lagos State Government has said it would continue the demolition of illegal extensions in the Idumota market. Recall that fire destroyed shops and warehouses at...
The Nigerian Army has reacted to the viral audio-visual footage of soldiers protesting over overcrowding and poor feeding of detained soldiers in custody at the 8...
President Bola Tinubu has congratulated the National Leader of the Yoruba socio-cultural organization, Afenifere, Pa Reuben Fasoranti, on the occasion of his 98th birthday. President Tinubu...
The Emir of Tikau in Yobe State, Muhammadu Abubakar Ibn-Grema, is dead. The younger brother of the deceased, Abubakar Talba, Ibn-Grema’s younger brother, confirmed the demise...
The Duke of Sussex, Prince Harry, has met with wounded Nigerian soldiers at the 44 Nigerian Army Reference Hospital in Kaduna State. A report on the...
President Bola Tinubu has commended the inauguration of Nigeria’s largest lithium processing plant in Lafia, Nasarawa State, hailing it as a clear indication of the country’s...
The 2023 presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi, has condemned the abduction of students of Confluence University of Science and Technology (CUSTECH), Osara,...
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, on Friday received the letters of credence from three ambassadors at Aso Villa in Abuja. They are the ambassador of Greece, Athanasios...
Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar has reacted to the car crash involving the former Super Eagles player, Tijjani Babangida, along the Kaduna-Zaria highway. Najja News reported...
The Duke of Sussex, Prince Harry and his wife, Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex have arrived at the Nigerian Armed Forces’ Defence Headquarters in Abuja. Naija...
A journalist with the Foundation for Investigative Journalism (FIJ), Daniel Ojukwu has regained his freedom after he was arrested and detained by the Nigerian Police Force....
The member representing Garki/Babura Federal Constituency of Jigawa State in the House of Representatives, Isa Dogonyar is dead. Mohammed Bello El-Rufai, son of the former Governor...
The Nigerian Economic Summit Group (NESG) has berated the Bola Tinubu-led federal government over the the newly introduced cybersecurity levy. Recall that on May 6, the...
Unknown gunmen suspected to be bandits, on Thursday night, invaded the Confluence University of Science and Technology (CUSTEC), Osara, Okene in Kogi State. Naija News learned...
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the appointment of the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Gas), Ekperikpe Ekpo, as the Co-Chairman of the Governing Council...
Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State has explained that he visited the State House of Assembly quarters to undertake an on-the-spot assessment of the condition of...
Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State has stormed the State House of Assembly Complex in Port Harcourt. Naija News reports that the governor, accompanied by his...
The newly-elected Speaker of the Rivers State House of Assembly, Hon. Victor Oko Jumbo has said his election into office is legal and constitutional. Recall that...
Amid the economic challenges facing the country, a Nigerian man identified as Young C has embarked on a challenge to be buried alive in a coffin...
The Martins Amaewhule-led Rivers State House of Assembly has berated Governor Siminalayi Fubara over his recent comments on the lawmakers. Recall that the governor slammed members...