Daily Nigerian Headlines Today

Sokoto boat mishap claims 41 lives, 11 rescued — NIWA

Ogoniland: Don’t resume oil production until pollution is addressed, Reps member warns

EFCC arraigns Maryam Isah-Shehu, Abubakar Shuraim-Abdulhamad over alleged cybercrime, image tarnishing

Federal University Dutse student develops AI-powered fire detection system

TETFund allocates N2.53bn to each varsity under 2026 intervention program – Information minister

Customs CG, Sultan, Yari, Aliero to launch book on NCS reforms

Nigeria still grappling with effects of military rule – Don

Wike orders demolition of 30 buildings constructed on road corridor

Tinubu spreading opportunities across communities – Shettima

Lagos-Calabar Highway: Vandals remove 1,800 drainage covers, destroy 1km fence, 75 signs — Police

Politicians will reconcile, don’t suffer for their fights — IGP warns Nigerian youths

12 ships laden with petroleum products, various commodities arrive Lagos ports

ASUU commends Kaduna Govt over efforts to revitalise KASU

MURIC requests access to El-Rufai in ICPC custody

2027: Wike rallies Abuja residents for Tinubu, Aduda

Illicit arms proliferation fueling insecurity, violence in Nigeria — NSA

Security consumed 70% of Borno’s budget in 7 years — Zulum

Tinubu’ll lose before 4pm if 2027 election is credible — Baba-Ahmed

‘My replacement was political, not legal’ — Kebbi deputy governor breaks silence

2027: Atiku promises to restore fuel subsidy

Nigerian govt to deliver over 9,000 housing units in Abuja, Lagos, others by December — Minister

Shettima arrives Port-Harcourt to inaugurate landmark project

2026 mid-year review: Kaduna revenue agency records major shortfall

Troops raid terrorist hideouts, rescue 39 victims, arrest collaborators

No blanket ban on Uber, Bolt at Nigerian airports – FAAN

NELFUND welcomes Tinubu’s student loan financing

Apapa Customs records N28.1bn in single-day revenue

FEC approves N438bn road projects, concessions

Tinubu orders 5-year national security threat assessment, defence plan

Atiku to Tinubu: Account for N30tr subsidy windfall now

Plateau: MACBAN raises alarm over alleged killing of 13-year-old herder by security operatives

FEC approves Bill to decriminalise attempted suicide

Nigeria can’t build $1trn economy without women’s participation – Shettima

Adeleke unveils N500m fund, scholarship for Osun pre-election violence victims

Tinubu appoints new Head of Civil Service

ICPC begins tracking of N1bn FG projects in Osun

Tinubu orders EFCC to channel recovered funds to student loan scheme

Tinubu redirects EFCC-recovered funds, unclaimed dividends to student loan scheme

Nigerian Navy disrupts cross-boarder smuggling, intercepts 364 smuggled bags of rice

Gov. Zulum spends N15.29bn on scholarship in 3 years

Tinubu presides over FEC as council mourns former ministers

Nigerian govt begins construction of 250-unit civil service estate in Abuja

Ogun declares Thursday public holiday for Isese Day

Subsidy removal, FX reforms boosted federation revenue by N15.8tn — FG

Kaduna: Ashiru needs lessons in education funding — Commissioner

Gov. Sule says Abuja politicians responsible for APC defeat in Osun poll

Wike bans use of FCT green areas as car dealership stands

Japan pledges N20bn to boost Nigeria’s national grid – JICA

Angélique Kidjo becomes first African musician to get Hollywood star

NOUN activates health insurance scheme for students

Iran denies missile attack on UAE

Insecurity: Katsina Govt, UNICEF revive 450 learning hubs for children

Singers Wande Coal, Davido clash over unreleased collaboration, ‘Come My Way’

Buni seeks stronger regional cooperation to secure Lake Chad region

Kano govt launches N27.8bn ICT, CBT project to take digital exams to grassroots

Naira appreciates further against dollar

Edo Assembly dissolves Standing Committees, constitutes panel to probe ex-Speaker

Tinubu addresses world leaders at UN General Assembly September 23

FCT Floods: ‘Those blocking waterways can’t blame Wike’ — Agbese

CPC Designation: Ribadu, Oluyede commended for deepening US-Nigeria security cooperation

NSCDC Mining Marshals hail Nigerian Army for arrest, handover of 18 suspected illegal miners

MAAUN names multipurpose laboratory after late journalist Saleh Ashaka

Equities market loses N544bn on sixth consecutive bearish session

U.S. Coast Guard lifts 12-year security restriction on Nigerian vessels

ASUU-KASU Crisis: VC says university records contradict 200 resignation claim

Gov. Mbah increases ESUT subvention to N276m, begs ASUU to suspend strike

NPA says 21 ships to berth at 3 Lagos ports

Ebonyi LG Polls: APC fields Umahi’s son as Ohaozara chairmanship candidate

Osun Poll: I had no deal with ADC — Adeleke

FAAC: Federal, state, local govts share N3.007trn for July

Kano govt bans IV fluid, blood transfusion at patent medicine stores

CBN: Naira-Dollar rate gap narrows below 2%, reserves hit $52.5bn

2027 presidential election ‘ll be walkover for Tinubu – Wike

Federal University Dutse secures N53m research grants for banditry, mosquito control

2027: INEC projects over 100m registered voters

Kaduna NBA commends Uba Sani for strengthening judiciary

Dangote Refinery raises $600m, secures further $400m IPO commitment

NDLEA intercepts 184.5kg cocaine from courier company in Lagos

Niger Govt procures N100m equipment to cut maternal, newborn deaths

FCT Flood: Wike orders demolition of houses built on waterways

Cholera outbreak: EU allocates €2.3m to Nigeria, others

Osun: Jonathan raises alarm over interference in off-cycle elections

Kano supermarket hands over N28m worth of expired goods for destruction

Military force alone can’t defeat terrorism, says CDS Oluyede

Shakira, Burna Boy’s hit ‘Dai Dai’ tops Billboard global charts

Troops bust ISWAP network, rescue abducted Cameroonian

APM wins Bauchi LGs poll, sweeps 20 chairmanship seats

NDLEA vows to crush drug cartels

FULL LIST: 122 Nigerian universities approved to offer Law — Council

Resident doctors commend Uba Sani on welfare

Stock market loses N107bn

Adeleke’s dancing was political language, not weakness — APC youth leader

NFF sacks Super Falcons technical crew after World Cup miss

Gov. Okpebholo urges new Edo speaker to promote unity, transparency

Yari doles out N163m, food Items to victims of Zamfara bandit attack

Weekly Review: Investors traded 12.15bn shares worth N176.06bn

Troops kill scores of terrorists in failed attack on Mandaragirau Base

Arewa Economic Forum hails Tinubu for extending FRSC Corps Marshal’s tenure

Osun guber: Adeleke alleges voter intimidation, BVAS malfunction

Yobe varsity to mandate tree planting as requirement for graduation — VC