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Top 10 Headlines from Nigerian Newspapers – Thursday, January 16

by Editorial Team
16 January 2025
in News
Top 10 Headlines from Nigerian Newspapers - Thursday, January 16

Top 10 stories from Nigerian newspapers

Here are the top 10 stories making headlines across the country today.

1. Tinubu unveils Nigeria’s three-pillar strategy to tackle climate change

President Bola Tinubu has called for global collaboration to bridge the gap between Africa and the global energy transition, emphasizing the urgent need to address climate change as both an environmental challenge and an economic opportunity.

2. Veteran sounds alarm over inferior weapons used by Nigerian soldiers against Lakurawa insurgents

On the occasion of the 2025 Armed Forces Remembrance Day, retired military veteran Col. Nasiru Salami issued a sobering critique of Nigeria’s fight against insurgency, spotlighting the disparity in firepower between security agents and insurgents wreaking havoc in the North-West region.

3. Reps ask IGP, ICPC to investigate firm over failed road project in Abia

The House of Representatives on Wednesday asked the Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, and the Independence Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) to investigate the failed reconstruction of the F107 Ohafia Bende Umuahia road in Abia State.

4. ‘Brutal killing of Ahmadu Bello, seed of evil that continues to haunt Nigeria’ —Shehu Sani

As Nigeria joins the rest of the world to mark the Armed Forces Remembrance Day today, the former lawmaker who represented Kaduna Central senatorial district in the National Assembly, Senator Shehu Sani, has attributed the harrowing situation in the country to the brutal killing of former Premier of Northern Nigeria, Sir Ahmadu Bello, popularly known as Sardauna of Sokoto, and others in 1966 in a bloody coup staged by some young army officers.

5. Rivers is not Igbo land: Ijaw Congress warns against ethnic misrepresentation

The Ijaw National Congress (INC) Worldwide has issued a stern warning against what it describes as attempts to misrepresent Rivers State as an Igbo state, cautioning against statements that could incite ethnic tensions.

6. $110m stolen assets repatriated to Nigeria govt, AGF reveals

The Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi (SAN), on Tuesday confirmed the return of $110m assets recovered from different countries.

7. NASS jerks up customs 2025 revenue target from N6.5trn to N12trn

The National Assembly Joint Committee on Finance has jerked up the revenue projection of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) from N6.5 trillion to N12 trillion for 2025.

8. Festive demand pushes Nigeria’s inflation to 34.8% in December

Nigeria’s inflation rate climbed to 34.8% in December 2024, slightly higher than the 34.6% recorded in November, as the festive season fueled increased demand for goods and services.

9. Dutch drowns fleeing from kidnappers in Rivers

A Netherlands citizen, Gibson Reuben, drowned when his vehicle plunged into the Aleto-Eleme River while attempting to escape from his abductors on Monday night.

10. Nigeria to battle Senegal, Congo, Sudan at CHAN 2024

Nigeria’s home-based Super Eagles have been drawn in Group D alongside defending champions Senegal, Congo and Sudan for 2024 African Nations Championship (CHAN).

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