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 sweeping reforms aimed at tackling the menace of out-of-school children and repositioning the education sector for better outcomes.
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The United States government has directed that all visa applicants provide information about their social media use over the past five years.
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Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, has returned to the country after a brief stay in London, following days of speculation over his health.
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Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana (SAN), has challenged Nigeria’s two dominant political parties, the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), to legally clear their names after a Canadian court branded them terrorist organisations.
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The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has criticised what it described as deliberate campaign of intimidation targeted at former Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola.
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Oba Rashidi Ladoja, former Governor of Oyo State and the Olubadan designate, has arrived in Ibadan, the state capital, amid preparations to assume the traditional stool.
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Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, along with his brother and popular musician Davido, personally covered the salaries of local government workers for several months, a senior PDP chieftain, Bode George, has revealed.
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The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has announced plans to dismantle all illegal settlements in Abuja, particularly shanties that have become hubs for criminal activities and obstruct developmental projects.
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Prominent Nigerian music video director, ThankGod TG Omori, fondly known as “Boy Director,” has voiced deep concern over the country’s minimum wage, describing it as insufficient for everyday survival.
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Former Anambra State Governor, Peter Obi, has called on Nigerians to actively participate in the country’s democracy by registering and securing their Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs), describing the card as “the bridge to a New Nigeria.”