Naija News looks at the top happenings making headlines on the front pages of Nigeria’s national newspapers today Friday 3rd May 2024. The PUNCH: As Nigerians...
Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (OSGF) in collaboration with The Best Strategic PR (TBS) are set for the second edition of...
Good morning Nigeria. Welcome to the Naija News roundup of top newspaper headlines in Nigeria for today, Friday, 3rd May 2024 Vice-President Kashim Shettima has stated that...
Vice President Kashim Shettima has appealed to Nigerians to be patient with the government of President Bola Tinubu as he steers the ship of state through...
The Vice President of Nigeria, Kashim Shettima, has said that President Bola Tinubu had to make the difficult decision to remove petrol subsidy because he inherited...
The Federal Government may approve ExxonMobil’s asset sale to Seplat in less than two weeks if parties agree to two mutually exclusive options relating to decommissioning...
Adams Oshiomhole, the Senator representing Edo North, has stated that Nigerian workers, the Federal Government, and state governments have come to an agreement about raising the...
Again, Vice President Kashim Shettima has implored Nigerians to be patient with the administration of President Bola Tinubu as he steers the ship of state through...
The Tiv Youth Council Worldwide (TYCW) has slammed former Benue State governor, Sen. Gabriel Suswam, for consistently criticizing President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s government. The group said...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and celebrity barman, Pascal Okechukwu, popularly known as Cubana Chief Priest, have agreed to settle the Naira abuse charge...
A Federal High Court in Lagos has fixed June 5 for report of settlement in a case against celebrity bartender, Pascal Okechukwu, popularly known as Cubana...
A Federal High Court in Lagos has fixed June 5 for the report of settlement in a case against celebrity bartender, Pascal Okechukwu, popularly known as...
The ongoing negotiations between the Federal Government and organised labour for a new minimum wage have ended in a deadlock. It will be recalled that President...
President Bola Tinubu, on Wednesday, celebrated his first May Day as president, assuring the organised labour that the issues that prevented the tripartite committee on minimum...
The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) is moving to speed up the conclusion of regulatory oversight on the ongoing oil assets divestment by International Oil...
It is now obvious that the euphoria that greeted the inauguration of oil exploration in Kolmani oil field in 2022, by then president Muhammadu Buhari is...
Senator Adams Oshiomhole has confirmed a widespread consensus among federal and state governments, along with private employers, regarding the necessity to raise the national minimum wage....
A servant of the Emir of Zamfara, identified as Alhaji Buhari (Shamaki), has appealed to the monarch to intervene for their release from the custody of...
A servant of the Emir of Zamfara identified as Alhaji Buhari (Shamaki) has, in a video, appealed to the monarch to intervene for their release. Last...
The Federal Government has said that although the Tripartite Committee On National Minimum Wage was yet to conclude its negotiations, workers will not lose anything as...
The Federal Government has said it would soon issue a fully valid operating licence to the 650,000 barrels per day capacity Dangote Petroleum Refinery. The Chief...
Labour Day, observed annually on May 1, pays tribute to the unwavering spirit and contributions of workers worldwide. This day recognizes the struggles, sacrifices, and achievements...
The house of representatives has invited the minister of petroleum resources over the persistent petrol scarcity in the country. President Bola Tinubu is the minister...
Federal lawmakers of the Nigerian Senate on Tuesday, resumed plenary in their renovated chambers after two years of renovation works. Naija News reports that the renovation...
Members of the Senate and House of Representatives are set to resume plenary in renovated chambers after two years of renovation. Naija News reports that the renovation...
The Economic Financial and Crime Commission (EFCC) is currently conducting investigations into the stewardship of several high-profile government officials, including former governors, ministers, and senators, among...
For an especially sensitive topic of this nature, I expected some reactions. But I was not prepared for the comments and phone calls which came in...
A Ukrainian company, EDS, has started the move to invest in Nigerian energy sector. The Director of the company, Zapyshynyi Olexandr, addressing a press briefing in...
One year has elapsed since former President Mohammadu Buhari approved the postponement of the 2023 population and housing census. The suspension was disclosed in a press...
Former Governor of Benue State, Gabriel Suswam, said the government of President Bola Tinubu cannot change Nigeria’s economic fortunes. Suswam made this statement in an...
Former Governor of Benue State, Gabriel Suswam, said the government of President Bola Tinubu cannot change Nigeria’s economic fortunes. Suswam made this statement in an interview...
Good morning Nigeria. Welcome to the Naija News roundup of top newspaper headlines in Nigeria for today, Monday, 29th April 2024 President Bola Tinubu has said his...
Industry experts have identified key issues that must be addressed to pave way for the proposed N500 billion housing recapitalisation of the Federal Mortgage Bank of...
Former Benue State Governor and chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Gabriel Suswam, has criticized the economic policies implemented by the administration of President Bola...
Former Governor of Benue State and Senator who represented Benue North-East Senatorial District in the 9th National Assembly, Gabriel Suswam, has said that President Bola Tinubu’s...
Former Governor of Benue State and Senator who represented Benue North-East Senatorial District in the 9th National Assembly, Gabriel Suswam, has said that President Bola Tinubu’s...
A Federal High Court sitting in Kaduna has ordered the police authorities to pay a cumulative sum of N300 million to the parents of three Shiite...
Governors of all 36 states in Nigeria have united to address the nation’s chronic power shortages by challenging the existing monopoly of Distribution Companies (DisCos). Naija...
As work on drilling of the Ebenyi-A oil well in Obi local government area of Nasarawa State progresses, Governor Abdullahi Sule has inaugurated the state advisory...
Ambassador Aminu Bashir Wali, 83, has left footprints in business, politics and diplomacy. He served in many positions such as Permanent Representative of Nigeria in the...
The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) and Access Bank are nearing the finalization of a funding agreement with the Lagos State Government to complete Phase 2 of...
The Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, on Saturday warned that its leader Nnamdi Kanu cannot be sacrificed to save corrupt politicians. It cautioned Justice Binta Nyako...
Second Republic lawmaker and ace Nigerian journalist, Sidi Ali, was buried in Kano yesterday. Ali died on Thursday evening at the age of 86. Mourners trooped...
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has quizzed the Executive Secretary of the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund), Sonny Echono, over alleged...
Chinese energy giant PetroChina has been waiting to offload a shipment of U.S. crude oil at Dangote refinery for almost a month due to issues with...
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, on Thursday, said his government would continue to take difficult decisions for the Nigerian people, despite the short-term pains that often come...
In a brazen attack late Wednesday night, bandits stormed the palace of the Emir of Zurmi, Bello Muhammad Bunu, in Zamfara State, resulting in three fatalities...
How do you think we can improve transparency in the oil sector and reduce instances of corruption? Everyone in Nigeria understands the current hardship being faced...
Bandits have attacked the palace of the Emir of Zurmi, Alhaji Bello Muhammad Bunu, killing three people and abducting some residents of the town. The bandits,...
President Bola Tinubu has disclosed that Nigeria is well-positioned to power the clean energy future of Europe and the world with its high-grade lithium deposits. Speaking...
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Ltd (NNPCL) has announced the signing of an agreement with African Refinery for a share subscription agreement with Port-Harcourt Refinery. The...
The Prime Minister of the Netherlands, Mark Rutte, has said that President Bola Tinubu’s economic reforms have engendered greater confidence in the Nigerian economy by international...
President Bola Tinubu has said Nigeria is well-positioned to power the clean energy future of Europe and the world with its high-grade lithium deposits. Speaking during...
Telecommunications operators in Nigeria say their services are overdue for price increments as they have not raised rates in the last 11 years. The...
The latest data from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) reveals the extent of the dollar supply shortage as Nigerians grapple with one of the worst...
Last week, the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, held its much anticipated 98th National Executive Committee, NEC, meeting in Abuja. The meeting as expected was widely attended...
Last week Thursday, March 14, 2024, many Nigerians were thrown into a frenzy as they experienced untold difficulty accessing the internet. Having become a huge part...
Governor Ahmad Aliyu of Sokoto State has sacked 15 district heads for allegedly aiding insecurity and engaging in land racketeering. The governor also said the...
Dangote Petroleum Refinery said its N940 per litre diesel price cut is only applicable to customers buying five million litres and above. The Head of Communication,...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) says it will prosecute a former Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, over alleged money laundering, contract fraud in the ministry...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) is scheduled to arraign former Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, in court next week, THISDAY reports. This comes after...
Ekiti has emerged as the second state to float its own electricity regulatory body, after the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) announced earlier that Enugu had...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has slammed a fresh charge at the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory against the embattled former governor...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has filed a fresh charge against Godwin Emefiele, former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). In...
A former Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, was yesterday arrested and taken into custody by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over its ongoing probe...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has filed a fresh charge against former Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) governor, Godwin Emefiele, at the High Court...
There appears to be more troubles for the embattled former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, with the Economic and Financial Crimes...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) accused former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, of approving the printing of N684,590,000 at...
The Sokoto State Government has relieved fifteen district heads of their appointments over insubordination, aiding insecurity, land racketeering and conversion of public properties for personal use....
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has arrested Hadi Sirika, the former Minister of Aviation under President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration. According to EFCC, the arrest is...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC has arrested Hadi Sirika, Minister of Aviation under former President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration over an ongoing N8 billion money...
EXCERPT: Enugu has become the first state to have exclusive authority to determine electricity tariffs for residents. In a move that will significantly alter the Nigerian...
Taraba State governor, Agbu Kefas and other influential individuals from the state have expressed deep concern over the stalled construction of the multi-billion naira Ibbi Bridge....
The early days of March have not been pleasant for Nigeria. It will seem as if the northern part of the country has remained under perpetual...
Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun State has said Mrs Titilola Adeleke is the official First Lady of the South West state. The governor also disowned a...
The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has ceded the regulatory oversight of the Enugu electricity market to the Enugu Electricity Regulatory Commission (EERC), which is owned...
Gombe State Governor, Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya, CON, has received Africa’s richest man and President of Dangote Group, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, who visited him at the Government...
The Yoruba Self-Determination Movement, spearheaded by Professor Banji Akintoye and Sunday Adeyemo, also known as Sunday Igboho, has issued an open letter to President Bola Tinubu...
The federal government has concluded plans to launch and deploy Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) vehicles for mass transit, starting this May, as part of activities marking...
At least 2,583 people were killed and 2,164 kidnapped in the first quarter of this year, a data from Beacon Security and Intelligence Limited, a security...
An All Progressives Congress (APC) chieftain and coordinator of the Tinubu/Shettima 2023 Presidential Campaign in Zamfara State, Senator Kabiru Marafa, has countered the claim by minister...
Many Nigerians sneered with skepticism at the government’s so-called fresh and invigorated effort to issue them with new national identification cards as announced by the National...
The first Emir of Damaturu, Alhaji Mai Aliyu Muhammad Biriri, is dead. Aged 82, he died in Saudi Arabia after a protracted illness, leaving behind children,...
The Coordinator of the Tinubu/Shettima 2023 Presidential Campaign in Zamfara State and APC chieftain, Senator Kabiru Garba Marafa, has said Northern elders are neither burdens nor...
The Bola Tinubu-led Federal Government is set to roll out the first set of critical assets for the deployment and launch of the Compressed Natural Gas (CNG)...
A leading and founding member of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and coordinator of the Tinubu/Shettima 2023 Presidential Campaign in Zamfara State, Senator Kabiru Garba Marafa,...
The Coordinator of the Tinubu/Shettima 2023 Presidential Campaign in Zamfara State and APC chieftain, Senator Kabiru Garba Marafa, has countered the Minister of State for Defence,...
The Coordinator of the Tinubu/Shettima 2023 Presidential Campaign in Zamfara State and APC chieftain, Senator Kabiru Garba Marafa, has countered the Minister of State for Defence,...
A leading and founding member of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and coordinator of the Tinubu/Shettima 2023 Presidential Campaign in Zamfara State, Senator Kabiru Marafa, has...
The controversial critic, Verydarkman narrates his encounter with a strange man in Calabar followed by a car accident while attempting to flee over suspicion of his...
As Workers’ Day approaches on May 1, 2024, the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has set forth a list of seven critical demands from the Federal Government,...
By Clement A. Oloyede, Faruk Shaibu (Abuja) & Abdullateef Aliyu (Lagos) The relationship between President Bola Tinubu and Gilbert Chagoury, the owner of the company...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has escalated its investigations into serious fraud allegations involving top officials from President Muhammadu Buhari’s former administration. Key figures...
The contestants for the governorship ticket of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ondo State will today know their fate as the 171,922 certified delegates...
By Temitope Ajayi Tracking many stories of remarkable progress currently taking place in Nigeria can be a challenging task. This is so because these important stories...
The Methodist Archbishop of Okigwe Archdiocese, Most Rev. Biereonwu Livinus Onuagha, has alleged that the Federal Government is manipulating the prolonged detention of the Indigenous People...
A former Senior Special Assistant (SSA) on National Assembly Matters (Senate) to former President Muhammadu Buhari, Senator Babajide Omoworare, has commended President Bola Tinubu and his...
Nasiru Haladu Danu, a businessman, has been turbaned as the Sardaunan Dutse by the Dutse Emirate Council in Jigawa State. Danu was turbaned yesterday at an...
I spent the week in Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria making two presentations and engaging the academic community in broad debates of the crises facing Nigeria and...