Here is today’s edition of our daily newspaper summary you can’t afford to miss.
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President Bola Tinubu is set to hold a crucial meeting with leaders of Nigeria’s electricity generation companies (GenCos) in a bid to resolve the mounting N4 trillion debt threatening to destabilize the country’s power supply chain.
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In a bid to promote transparency and ensure easy access to public records, the Federal High Court of Nigeria has established a Freedom of Information (FOI) Desk at its headquarters in Abuja.
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Mele Kyari, the former Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), has dismissed rumours suggesting he is in the custody of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).
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The National Orientation Agency (NOA) has expressed full support for Operation Safe Corridor (OSC), a federal government programme designed to deradicalise, rehabilitate, and reintegrate former insurgents into society.
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A human rights activist, Omoyele Sowore has said that Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) lacked the power to prosecute individuals for criminal defamation, criminal libel, others.
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Peter Obi, former presidential candidate of the Labour Party, has expressed deep concern over Nigeria’s democratic direction following the arrest of social media activist Martin Vincent Otse, popularly known as VeryDarkMan (VDM).
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Congratulations are in order for Nigerian content creator, Kamo State and his wife, Esther Olamide, on the arrival of their first child.
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Businesswoman Aisha Achimugu remains in the custody of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) as of the weekend, having failed to meet the bail conditions due to her sureties’ inability to provide proof of owning landed property within Abuja.
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The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) has responded firmly to Meta Platforms Inc., cautioning the company that its legal obligations in Nigeria remain binding despite its threat to pull out of the country.
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The Federal Government, with support from the International Organisation for Migration, has facilitated the return of over 2,000 Nigerians stranded in Niger Republic, Libya, and Sudan between January and April 2025.