Here are the top 10 stories making headlines across the country.
1. United Nations body warns 33m Nigerians could face acute food insecurity by 2025
A new report from the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) projects that Nigeria will experience a sharp rise in food insecurity, with 33 million people facing acute food shortages by 2025.Read more
2. NNPC denies selling adulterated fuel
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) has dismissed a viral video on the alleged sale of adulterated Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) known as fuel in bottles and jerrycans.Read more
3. Nigeria to host historic international Airshow in Lagos come 2025
The Federal Government has unveiled plans to organize the inaugural Nigeria International Airshow, set to take place in Lagos in February 2025.Read more
4. Tinubu assures Nigerians CNG, other initiatives will boost industrialisation, prosperity
President Bola Tinubu on Thursday assured Nigerians the Compressed Gas Initiative (CNG) and programmes of his administration would boost industrialisation and prosperity.Read more
5. APC, Edo govt ‘quarrel’ as Obaseki absorbs aides into civil service
The All Progressives Congress (APC) and the Edo State government exchanged sharp words on Wednesday over recent recruitment into the state’s civil service, with both sides accusing each other of playing politics in the run-up to the November 12 transition of power.Read more
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6. Shehu Sani makes case for Northern govs to accept Tinubu’s tax reform bill
Former senator who represented Kaduna Central in the National Assembly, Shehu Sani, has called on Northern governors to accept the tax reform bill presented by President Bola Tinubu and make inputs where necessary instead of raising stiff opposition against the bill.Read more
7. After 11th collapse in 2024, TCN says efforts to stabilize national grid ongoing
The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) said on Thursday efforts to stablise the national grid which collapsed earlier in the day are ongoing.Read more
8. CBN gives banks approval to trade with deposited FX under disclosure scheme
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has granted banks the approval to trade with foreign currencies deposited under the amnesty initiative for the foreign exchange (FX) deposit window.Read more
9. Housewife docked for allegedly stabbing husband to death
Police on Thursday arraigned a 33-year-old woman, Mrs. Olajumoke Olalere, at the Iyaganku Chief Magistrates’ Court in Ibadan, Oyo State, for allegedly stabbing her husband to death.Read more
10. Osimhen scores twice as Galatasaray beat 10-man Spurs
Super Eagles forward, Victor Osimhen scored two goals to help Galatasaray defeat 10-man Tottenham Hotspur 3-2 in the Europa League on Thursday night.Read more
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