Security
Troops Neutralize Bandits, Recover Arms IN Niger State
Troops of 22 Armoured Brigade deployed at the Forward Operating Base (FOB) Babana in Borgu Local Government Area of Niger State have neutralised two bandits and…
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The latest news from Leading Reporters: breaking stories from Abuja and across Nigeria, updated throughout the day.
Finally, FG Rewards English Champion Nafisah Abdullahi with N200,000
The Federal Government has awarded N200,000 to Nafisah Abdullahi, winner of the TeenEagle Global Finals competition. The gesture comes days after the Atiku Foundation announced fully-funded…
Education
FG Never Signed Any Agreements with ASUU – Education Minister
The Federal Government has clarified that it never signed any binding agreements with the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU). Minister of Education, Dr. Tunji Alausa,…
Former Comptroller General of Customs, Ahmed Mustapha, Is Dead
Former Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Ahmed Aliyu Mustapha, has passed away. Mustapha, who led the Service between 1999 and 2003, retired in December…
NNPCL GCEO Raises Alarm Over Threats to Life, Alleged Plot to Oust Him
The Group Chief Executive Officer (GCEO) of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), Bayo Ojulari, has alleged that his life and those of the company’s…
Security
Police Must Not Arrest Over Civil Disputes, Contract Breaches – IG Egbetokun warns
Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, has cautioned officers and men of the Nigeria Police Force against arresting individuals over civil disputes or breaches of contract, stressing…
BREAKING: FG hikes passport fees by 100%
The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has announced an upward review of Nigerian Standard Passport fees by 100 per cent, effective from September 1, 2025. According to…
Politics
Tinubu arrives in Abuja after two-week state visits to Japan, Brazil
President Bola Tinubu has arrived Abuja, the nation’s capital, following his about two-week diplomatic visit to Japan and Brazil. A statement by his Senior Special Adviser…
Politics
Tinubu bans Raw Shea Nuts Export
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has directed an immediate suspension of the export of raw shea nuts from Nigeria. The decision follows the recent commissioning of Africa’s…
Politics
Anambra Lawmaker Suspended For Revealing Salary, Allowance on Social Media
The Anambra State House of Assembly has suspended the member representing Ayamelum Constituency, Bernard Udemezue, for three months over a social media post disclosing his entitlements…