Top 10 Nigerian newspapers summary for this Friday morning

Here is today’s edition of our daily newspaper summary you can’t afford to miss.

1. The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has announced that Corps Members will begin receiving an increased monthly allowance of ₦77,000 starting in March 2025.

2. Residents of Kogi Central have reiterated their commitment to recalling Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, rejecting claims that the process lacks widespread support.

3. President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has lauded the National Assembly for ratifying the State of Emergency in Rivers State, describing the decision as a necessary step toward restoring stability after months of political turmoil.

4. An Oyo State High Court in Ibadan has dismissed the murder charges against Queen Naomi Silekunola, former wife of the Ooni of Ife; Oriyomi Hamzat, owner of Agidigbo FM; and Abdullahi Fasasi, principal of Islamic High School.

5. The Federal Capital Territory Emergency Management Department has confirmed that the number of casualties from Wednesday’s multiple explosions in Karu has increased to 10.

6. The National Judicial Council (NJC) has dismissed reports that the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun, ordered the immediate release and repatriation of Nnamdi Kanu, the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), to Kenya.

7. The Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi, has stated that the Federal Government would be justified in unblocking and releasing the withheld monthly allocations for Rivers State to its newly appointed Sole Administrator, Vice Admiral Ibok-ete Ibas (rtd.).

8. The ECOWAS Court has dismissed a suit filed by a non-governmental organization (NGO) challenging Nigeria’s decision not to create a sixth state in the South-East geopolitical zone.

9. The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC) has debunked claims of an explosion at its Port Harcourt Refinery in Eleme, Rivers State, clarifying that the fire incident was a controlled flare, not a blast.

10. Nigeria’s Minister of Power, Chief Adebayo Adelabu, has decried the increasing attacks on electricity distribution company (DisCo) facilities and employees, urging the National Security Adviser (NSA) to take urgent action.