The Nigeria Meteorological Agency (NiMet), on Tuesday, predicted thunderstorms and rains from Wednesday to Friday across the country. Naija News reports that NiMet, in its weather outlook, predicted morning thunderstorms on Wednesday over…
A building at 10, Cameroon Street in the Mushin area of Lagos State reportedly collapsed on Wednesday morning. Naija News learnt that a child was feared dead in the tragic incident. According to Nation, seven other residents were also…
South East Senators have resolved to meet the Attorney-General and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi, to persuade the federal government to drop the terrorism charge for which Nnamdi Kanu is being tried. Under the umbrella of Concerned…
The Rivers State Police Command has arrested a local vigilante member identified as Felix Nwaobakata with two human skulls and other parts at his hideout in Omoku, headquarters of Ogba-Egbema-Ndoni Local Government Area of the State. Naija…
A five-storey building belonging to the former governor of Imo State, Rochas Okorocha has collapsed along Ahmadu Bello Way in Abuja. According to The Nation, the building collapsed around around 9 pm yesterday sending panic to the entire…
The House of Representatives Special Ad Hoc Committee on the Restructuring of Government Agencies and Commissions has said that the suggestions outlined in the Steve Oronsaye Report must be reviewed to ensure that they align with the…
The presidency has countered the remarks of the Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate in the 2023 election, Peter Obi, on the omission of Nigeria from the Harvard Business School class of 2025. Naija News reported that Nigeria was…
The Labour Party (LP) has criticized the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister, Nyesom Wike, reminding him that he is merely an appointee of President Bola Tinubu and can be dismissed at any moment without fanfare. The Labour Party also…
Three Indian citizens and a Nigerian who were recently abducted by armed individuals along the Sagamu/Ilishan expressway three days ago have regained their freedom. Naija News understands that the kidnapping incident happened last weekend,…
The Assistant Inspector-General (AIG) of the police in Zone 6 in Calabar, Cross River, Jonathan Towuru, has directed the detention of three officers over alleged extortion. In a statement released on Tuesday, Nelson Okpabi, the police…
Akwa-Ibom State Governor, Umo Eno, has launched a health insurance agency for the state workers and citizens. On Tuesday, Governor Umo also inaugurated a 15-member board for the health insurance agency. Speaking during the inauguration,…
Yobe State House of Assembly has announced that it has successfully passed eight out of 10 bills, along with ten resolutions and petitions, within one year. Naija News reports that the Speaker of the House, Rt Honourable Chiroma Buba…
The Labour Party (LP) has established an electoral reform committee chaired by analyst Sam Amadi. Naija News reports that this committee is tasked with conducting a comprehensive review of the party’s electoral process to ensure the…
The Federal Government has issued a stern warning against the unauthorized disclosure of official documents, emphasizing that such acts are punishable offences under Nigerian law. The warning was delivered by the Secretary to the…
The Legal Practitioners’ Privileges Committee (LPPC), operating under the Supreme Court of Nigeria, has released its annual list of distinguished members of the Nigerian Bar to be elevated to the prestigious rank of Senior Advocate of…
The House of Representatives has vowed to investigate the alleged misappropriation of over ₦2 trillion disbursed by the Central Bank of Nigeria through its Anchor Borrowers Scheme, under former President Muhammadu Buhari’s tenure. The…
The Ondo state government has threatened to arrest any minor traditional chief who wears beaded crowns in the state for three years. The commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs in the state, Amidu Takuro, gave the warning…
Good morning Nigeria. Welcome to the Naija News roundup of top newspaper headlines in Nigeria for today, Wednesday, 3rd July 2024 1. Tinubu Approves New Withholding Tax Policy President Bola Tinubu has approved a new withholding tax policy…
The Minister of State for Defence, Bello Muhammed Matawalle, has opined that Northerners are the greatest beneficiary in the administration of President Bola Tinubu compared to other regions of the country. Naija News reports that…
Former President, Olusegun Obasanjo, on Tuesday, met with South East Governors, as they decide to meet President Bola Tinubu to press for the release of the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu. The Governors of…
The Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Mudashiru Obasa, alongside other lawmakers, has called on governors in Nigeria to avoid seeing state legislatures as appendages of the executive and instead treat lawmakers as partners in…
A herdsman, Issa Ibrahim, along with four others, were sentenced to death on Tuesday for kidnapping and murdering his father, Adamu Ibrahim, after collecting a ₦3 million ransom. The other convicts, sentenced by the Osun State High Court…
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited has declared war against all factors militating against crude oil production in Nigeria. The company declared that a state of emergency has been announced regarding crude oil…
The Alake and Paramount ruler of Egba Land, Oba Adedotun Aremu Gbadebo, has urged President Bola Tinubu to declare July 13 a national day to celebrate Nobel Laureate, Prof Wole Soyinka, over his contribution to humanity. Naija News reports…
A casual worker at a manufacturing company in Ibadan, Oyo State, has been confirmed dead following a protest over wage increases. Naija News gathered that the incident occurred on Monday when employees demonstrated against the company’s…
President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of Hajiya Salamatu Ladi Ahmed as the new Executive Secretary of the Federal Government Staff Housing Loans Board (FGSHLB). The approval of the President was disclosed by the Head of the…
A member of the House of Representatives, Abdulsamad Dasuki, has urged President Bola Tinubu to sack all his security-related appointees from the northern region of the country. The lawmaker made the call while contributing to a debate on…
The Nigerian government is no longer interested in pursuing a partnership with Ethiopian Airlines as regards the proposed Nigeria Air project. This was disclosed by the Group Chief Executive Officer of Ethiopian Airlines, Mesfin Tasew, in…
President Bola Tinubu has appointed new board members for the Family Homes Funds Limited (FHFL). Naija News reports that the Special Adviser to the President on media and publicity, Ajuri Ngelale, made this known in a statement on Tuesday.…
Senator Godswill Akpabio and some of his colleagues from the 10th National Assembly paid a condolence visit to former Senate President, Bukola Saraki, on Tuesday, over the demise of his mother. Other lawmakers that accompanied Akpabio…