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 Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals has reduced the ex-depot price of petrol to ₦867 per litre, marking a ₦13 decrease from its previous rate of ₦880.

2. The Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) has announced a temporary suspension of train services along the Warri-Itakpe corridor, following a significant technical disruption.

3. The Federal High Court in Abuja has struck out a fundamental rights enforcement suit filed by Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the outlawed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), over claims of unlawful rendition from Kenya and human rights violations.

4. The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has fined eight Electricity Distribution Companies (DisCos) a total of N628 million for violating the monthly energy caps set for unmetered customers between July and September 2024.

5. Over 211,000 candidates participated in the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) mock test on Thursday, conducted by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) at approved Computer-Based Test centres nationwide.

6. The Senate President, Godswill Akpabio has submitted a formal petition to the Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, requesting an investigation into an alleged assassination plot that he says was wrongly linked to him by suspended Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan.

7. Security forces, with support from the Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA), successfully rescued 17 kidnapped individuals in Kaduna following an intelligence-driven, non-kinetic operation.

8. A high-profile legal battle is brewing at the Supreme Court, as 11 PDP governors challenge President Bola Tinubu’s authority to declare emergency rule in Rivers State and suspend the existing government structure.

9. Galatasaray are reportedly preparing an unprecedented bid to sign Nigerian striker Victor Osimhen on a permanent deal, following his impressive form since arriving on loan from Napoli.

10. The Federal Government has confirmed that it will begin rolling out a new electronic visa (e-Visa) system starting May 1, 2025.