The latest news from Leading Reporters: breaking stories from Abuja and across Nigeria, updated throughout the day.
A Nigerian-born nurse, Chimzuruoke Okembunachi, has been stripped of her nursing registration in Australia after a tribunal found that she repeatedly slept during night shifts at…
The governor of Kano state, Abba Yusuf has formally announced his resignation from the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP). Yusuf announced this in a statement issued…
Nigeria’s national electricity grid collapsed on Friday, plunging large parts of the country into blackout in the first such incident recorded in 2026. Data from the…
President Bola Tinubu has approved the posting of four ambassador-designates, out of the 68 confirmed by the Senate last December. Tinubu confirmed the postings of Ambassador…
Bandits who abducted 177 worshippers from Kurmin Wali community in Kajuru Local Government Area of Kaduna State have demanded the return of 17 motorcycles allegedly lost…
The Federal Government has announced plans to abolish the long-standing Higher National Diploma (HND) dichotomy by granting polytechnics the authority to award degrees, in a major…
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo on Monday declared that he will “never stop having children.” Explaining his statement, the former president said that although he no longer…
Bandits abducted over 100 worshippers on Sunday after attacking multiple churches in Kurmin Wali area of Kajuru local government area of Kaduna state. The attack occurred…
Nigeria’s non-oil exports rose to a record high of $6.1bn in 2025, marking the strongest performance in the sector since the establishment of the Nigerian Export…
