Category: Nigeria News

Three Killed as Masquerade Festival Turns Violent in Lagos

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In the Lagos Island region of Lagos State, a masquerade festival started on Sunday and resulted in the ruthless murder of at least three people. Although the precise reason for the murders is still unknown, sources suggested that certain festival participants—who are also thought to be members of different cult organisations in Lagos—had taken over the event and transformed it into a struggle for supremacy. Due to the delicate nature of the occurrence on Wednesday, a community member who yearned for anonymity claimed that things quickly spiralled out of control…

Putin threatens to continue Ukraine war unless peace deal is reached

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As he concluded a visit to China on Wednesday, Russian President Vladimir Putin declared that his nation would continue its war in Ukraine if a peace agreement could not be achieved. Although US President Donald Trump met with both his Russian and Ukrainian colleagues last month, diplomatic attempts to end the three-and-a-half-year conflict seem to have stopped. Although he pledged to keep fighting and asserted that his forces were “advancing on all fronts,” Putin stated that he believed there was “light at the end of the tunnel.” “Let’s observe how…

Tinubu: State Police is a must to combat banditry

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Tinubu Receives German President Steinmeier In Abuja

As part of initiatives to improve security around the nation, President Bola Tinubu has reiterated that the creation of state police is inevitable. Tinubu stated that the federal government is dedicated to addressing insecurity head-on while speaking at the Presidential Villa in Abuja on Tuesday during a courtesy visit by a group of notable Katsina natives led by Governor Dikko Radda. The president revealed that cutting-edge military hardware and monitoring technologies would be used in Katsina State, where banditry has increased, and instructed security services to review their activities there.…

Bwala: FG’s Investment in Lagos Is Justified as State is “No-Man’s Land”

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According to Daniel Bwala, President Bola Tinubu’s Special Adviser on Policy Communication, Lagos State is the pride of Nigeria’s economy and a “no-man’s land.” Bwala, who spoke on the Daybreak programme on Arise Television on Wednesday, claimed that the concentration of government projects in Lagos should not be perceived as favouritism but as investment in the country’s economic capital. “Let me tell you why Lagos State is different,” he continued. A no-man’s land is Lagos State. The South-West president did not win Lagos in the most recent election. That demonstrates…

BREAKING: FG declares Friday public holiday for Eid-ul-Mawlid

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This year’s Eid-ul-Mawlid, which commemorates the birth of Prophet Muhammad, has been marked with a public holiday designated by the Federal Government on Friday, September 5, 2025. On behalf of Interior Minister Dr. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, the statement was released on Wednesday by Dr. Magdalene Ajani, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Interior. In addition to congratulating Muslims nationwide and abroad on the event, the government encouraged them to follow the Prophet’s example of compassion, humility, love, peace, and tolerance. The statement also asked Nigerians of all religions to use the event to…

President Tinubu: Trump’s Trade Policies Won’t Shake Nigeria

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On Tuesday, President Bola Tinubu declared that his administration will not be intimidated by the direction of U.S. President Donald Trump’s trade policies, especially the tariffs aimed at Nigerian goods. Tinubu made the statements while being greeted by members of the Buhari Organization, who were accompanied by Sen. Tanko Almakura, who visited him at the Presidential Villa in Abuja as a show of solidarity. Nigeria’s present economic trajectory and rising non-oil revenues were mentioned by the president as safeguards against outside shocks. “We have no fear of whatever Trump is…

FG: No More Subsidies on Compressed Natural Gas (CNG)

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In response to recent increases in pump prices by certain operators, the Presidential Compressed Natural Gas Initiative (PCNGI) has made it clear that the Federal Government does not subsidize compressed natural gas (CNG). While ensuring that government organizations would continue to safeguard consumers from abuse, PCNGI clarified in a statement on Wednesday that pricing choices are made by private sector participants. “NIPCO Gas, a private sector player in the auto-cNG market, implemented the most recent change in the price of CNG pumps. NIPCO is one of several investors in the…

NECA: No Justification for ₦70,000 Minimum Wage Despite Increased Revenue

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The Director-General of the Nigeria Employers’ Consultative Association, Adewale Smatt-Oyerinde, stated on Channels Television’s The Morning Brief on Tuesday that states can no longer justify maintaining the ₦70,000 wage while citizens struggle with rising food and transportation costs. The group has urged state governments to increase civil servants’ pay above the current ₦70,000 minimum, arguing that rising federal revenues remove the excuse for inaction amid a worsening cost of living. Because of the current situation, he stated, “no state really has an excuse to stay at that ₦70,000, especially with…

Obasanjo: Committed Leaders Are Africa’s Greatest Need

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Obasanjo Never Wanted Any State-owned Refinery To Work – Group Asserts

Olusegun Obasanjo, the former president, stated Wednesday that African nations have the potential to gain from effective transformative leadership. Obasanjo underlined the significance of transformative leadership for the advancement and development of the African continent when speaking on the visit of Dr. Greg Mills, a fellow at the University of Navarra. Mills made this statement at the Executive Syndicate Class for Top CEOs, which was hosted at the Olusegun Obasanjo Leadership Institute, OOLI, Abeokuta, Ogun State. Mills served as the National Director of the South Africa Institute of International Affairs…

Akpabio, Okpebholo, Makinde, PSC, others mourn Arase

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Dr. Solomon Ehigiator Arase, the late former Inspector-General of Police and immediate past Chairman of the Police Service Commission, or PSC, died on Sunday in Abuja following a brief illness, and tributes to him have been coming in droves. Arase was a thoroughbred professional—Akpabio Nigeria lost “a gentleman, fine officer, and consummate security expert,” according to a statement released by Senate President Godswill Akpabio through his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Eseme Eyiboh. He recounted how Arase changed the Nigerian Police during his time as IGP by implementing changes…