Top stories from across Nigerian Newspapers, Friday July 3

Top stories from across Nigerian Newspapers, Friday July 3

Here are the top stories from across the country 1. Tinubu calls for manufacturing-led West Africa as ECOWAS opens new headquarters in Abuja President Bola Tinubu has urged West African nations to accelerate industrialisation and build a production-driven regional economy, saying the inauguration of the new Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) headquarters in…

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Burkina Faso/Mali/Niger: Withdrawal from the Rome Statute consecrates impunity and threatens to deny victims of war crimes justice and reparations

Burkina Faso/Mali/Niger: Withdrawal from the Rome Statute consecrates impunity and threatens to deny victims of war crimes justice and reparations

LONDON, United Kingdom, July 3, 2026/APO Group/ — Reacting to the decision by Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger to deposit formal notifications of withdrawal from the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court, Marceau Sivieude, Amnesty International’s Regional Director for West and Central Africa, said:  “This decision by the governments of Burkina Faso, Mali and…

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World Cup 2026: ‘It’s unfair’ – Scholes tells Tuchel not to play Man United star again

World Cup 2026: ‘It’s unfair’ – Scholes tells Tuchel not to play Man United star again

Former England midfielder, Paul Scholes, has stated that it would be unfair for Thomas Tuchel to play Manchester United midfielder, Kobbie Mainoo in England’s World Cup last-16 match against Mexico or in any other matches during the tournament. Following their victory over DR Congo in the round-of-32, England is now focused on a challenging encounter…

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Abia Signs SEDC MoU To Boost Commercial Agriculture, Create Jobs

Abia Signs SEDC MoU To Boost Commercial Agriculture, Create Jobs

[mc4wp_form id=33047] The Abia State Gov‌e⁠rnment has signed a M‍emorand⁠um of Understanding⁠ (MoU) with the‌ South East Development Commissio⁠n (SEDC) under the South East Agro Development Programme. The strategic partne‌rship is aimed at‌ promoting lar‌ge-scale co‌mmercial a‌gricul⁠tur‌e, a⁠tt‌racti⁠ng inves⁠tments into the agro-alli‌ed sector, c‌re‌ating employment opportuni‍ties‍, building the capacity o‌f farmers‍ and‍ esta‌b‌lishing sustainable agricultural…

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