Here are the top stories from across the country today.
1. Atiku faults Tinubu’s claim on economy, says Nigerians getting poorer
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, has faulted claims by the Presidency that the country is making economic progress even as he stated that citizens are facing worsening poverty, food insecurity, rising business closures and declining purchasing power.Read more
2. Senate gives NNPCL, CBN, NDDC others final 72-hr deadline over outstanding audit queries
The Senate Committee on Public Accounts has issued a final 72-hour ultimatum to the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) and several other government agencies to appear before it over unresolved audit issues.Read more
3. Shettima woos investors, says Nigeria’s economic reforms have opened new investment opportunities
Vice President Kashim Shettima has called on domestic and international investors to take advantage of Nigeria’s improving investment climate, declaring that the country’s ongoing economic reforms have created a rare window of opportunity for profitable investments.Read more
4. Makinde slams Tinubu’s economic policies, urges Nigerians to back APM in 2027
Oyo State Governor and presidential candidate of the Allied Peoples Movement (APM), Seyi Makinde, has launched a strong criticism of President Bola Tinubu’s economic reforms, arguing that the simultaneous removal of fuel subsidy and the floating of the naira have worsened the economic hardship faced by millions of Nigerians.Read more
5. AVA Capital lists on NGX main board
AVA Capital Plc has been admitted to the Main Board of Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX) following the listing by introduction of its 5 billion ordinary shares at ₦7.50 per share, with a market capitalisation of ₦37.5 billion.Read more
6. Dangote, Sinoma sign $800m MOU to expand Itori Cement Plant capacity to 12 MTA
Dangote Industries Limited and Sinoma International Engineering Co., Ltd. have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) valued at over $800 million for the expansion of the Dangote Cement Plant in Itori, Ogun State, increasing its production capacity to 12 million metric tons per annum.Read more
7. 43 insurance firms meet NAICOM’s recapitalisation exercise (See list)
The National Insurance Commission (NAICOM) revealed on Sunday, that 43 insurance and reinsurance companies had successfully satisfied the new prescribed Minimum Capital Requirements for companies in the sector.Read more
8. PFIPC SCANDAL: Lawyers say Adeyemi a scapegoat, insists on facing Reps panel
The legal defence team of the self-acclaimed Director-General of the controversial Presidential Foreign Investment Promotion Council (PFIPC) Adeniyi Adeyemi, has insisted that that their client is “being made a scapegoat to cover up deep-seated institutional lapses…within government structure”.Read more
9. NYSC insists on mandatory NERD clearance for corps members ahead of 2026 Batch ‘B’ mobilisation
The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has announced that prospective corps members must now obtain clearance from the National Electronic Registration Database (NERD) before they can be mobilised for the mandatory one-year national service.Read more
10. NiDCOM confirms release of detained Nigerian girls, says they are returning to Nairobi
The Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM) has announced that the Nigerian girls who were recently detained overseas have been released and are currently travelling back to Nairobi following diplomatic intervention.Read more
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