Here are the top 10 stories making headlines across the country today.
1. S’South leader, Edwin Clark, is dead
Leader in the South-South, Niger Delta region, and a former Federal Commissioner for Information Chief Edwin Clark, is dead.Read more
2. Ex-Speaker, Dogara, gives Tinubu hints to get Bauchi votes in 2027
A former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara has enumerated a list of things President Bola Tinubu has to achieve to be able to get the votes of the people on Bauchi State come 2027 elections.Read more
3. Witness tells court ex-Kwara governor, Ahmed diverted UBEC funds
The First Prosecution Witness (PW1), Abubakar Hassan in the trial of former governor of Kwara State, Alhaji Abdulfatah Ahmed, and his Commissioner for Finance, Ademola Banu on Monday, told Justice Mahmud Abdulgafar of the State High Court, sitting in Ilorin that the first defendant diverted to personal use, funds earmarked for Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC) projects in the state.Read more
4. Electricity consumers to pay up to N300k fine for meter tampering, bypass — NERC
The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has announced fines for meter tampering and by-pass across all customer categories, effective January 22, 2025.Read more
5. Egbetokun addresses 13-year backlog of police insurance claims, launches digital portal
The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun, has disclosed that his administration inherited an overwhelming 13-year backlog of unsettled insurance claims meant for the families of deceased police officers.Read more
6. New Lagos CP vows to maintain security at state assembly, dispels misconceptions
The newly appointed Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Olohundare Jimoh, has assured residents that the police will continue to provide security at the Lagos State House of Assembly, as they have always done.Read more
7. FG, CBN move to facilitate single-digit loans for MSMEs
Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises, MSMEs in Nigeria might soon heave a sigh of relief as the Federal Government, through the Central Bank of Nigeria has constituted a Presidential Committee to disburse single-digit loan facilities to the MSMEs.Read more
8. In rebased index, Nigeria’s inflation rate drops to 24.48%
Nigeria’s headline inflation has dropped to 24.48 per cent year on year in January 2025 according to the rebased Consumer Price Index (CPI).Read more
9. US launches audit of aid funds to Nigeria amid Boko Haram concerns
The United States Mission to Nigeria has announced a comprehensive investigation into the utilization of past aid allocated to Nigeria and other countries.Read more
10. ‘I am afraid; I don’t want to be locked up,’ Portable begs after being declared wanted by police
Nigerian streethop singer Habeeb Okikiola, aka Portable, says he is afraid and does not want to be locked up after being declared wanted by the Ogun State Police Command.Read more