Here is today’s edition of our daily newspaper summary you can’t afford to miss.
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The Federal Government has announced Monday, March 31, and Tuesday, April 1, 2025, as public holidays in celebration of Eid-el-Fitr.
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The Federal Government has expressed concern over the detention of approximately 26,000 children in correctional facilities, calling it a violation of laws mandating their placement in borstal institutions.
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The House of Representatives has withdrawn its support for a bill that aimed to strip the vice president, governors, and deputy governors of their constitutional immunity.
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The House of Representatives has moved a step closer to restructuring Nigeria’s governance system, as a bill proposing the creation of the Office of the Prime Minister as head of government and the Office of the President as head of state passed its second reading.
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Bisola Ajimobi Kola-Daisi, the eldest daughter of the late former governor of Oyo State, Abiola Ajimobi, has passed away at the age of 42.
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Rivers State Sole Administrator, Ibok-Ete Ibas, has tasked the newly appointed Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Ibibia Worika, with the responsibility of restoring public trust, law, and order in the state.
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Benue State Governor Hyacinth Alia has appointed Arc. Dr. Henry Ojobo as the substantive Rector of Benue State Polytechnic, Ugbokolo, for a single tenure of five years, effective April 1, 2025.
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Deputy Senate Chief Whip Onyekachi Nwaebonyi has dismissed allegations of sexual harassment made by suspended Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan against Senate President Godswill Akpabio, questioning the validity of her claims.
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The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has announced a two-year exemption from import duty and Value Added Tax (VAT) on essential raw materials for pharmaceutical production.
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The Senate has called on the Ministry of Communications, Innovation, and Digital Economy to engage with telecommunications companies to reassess the recent hike in data costs.
