Top Nigerian Newspaper Headlines For Today, Sunday, 19th October, 2025

Good morning, Nigeria. Welcome to the Naija News roundup of top newspaper headlines in Nigeria for today, Sunday, 19th October, 2025. The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has denied reports that the parade for the 65th Independence Anniversary was...

Democracy, defection and deception

It is gratifying, I must admit, to be counted among Nigerians who are hardly surprised by happenings in the political stratosphere. I would love to be astonished, at least for the fun of it, but political excitement left me many years ago....

Group of seafood companies, NFI sue NOAA over its marine mammal protection decision

A coalition of seafood importers and industry groups such as the National Fisheries Institute (NFI) and the Restaurant Law Center have sued NOAA over its recent determinations on Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA) requirements. NOAA recently...

Top Nigerian Newspaper Headlines For Today, Saturday, 18th October, 2025

Good morning, Nigeria. Welcome to the Naija News roundup of top newspaper headlines in Nigeria for today, Saturday, 18th October, 2025. A senior adviser to U.S President, Donald Trump, on Arab and African Affairs, Massad Boulos, has dismissed...

Bafana ‘to fight like lions’ with World Cup qualification on the line

South Africa topped the group with 17 points before receiving a three-point deduction for fielding an ineligible player against Lesotho in March. They now sit level with Benin on 14 points and behind on goal difference. Their final qualifier is...

Mainstream pushes to end rising cataract cases with 2,000 free surgeries

In a country where millions live with preventable visual impairment, the Mainstream Foundation, the nonprofit arm of Mainstream Energy Solutions Limited, has highlighted the need to consistently phase out blindness in Nigeria. This comes as the...

Nigerian Discos Lose ₦158bn in Q2 2025, Miss Regulator’s Efficiency Target by Wide Margin

Electricity Distribution Companies (Discos) in Nigeria recorded about N158.05 billion in Aggregate Technical, Commercial and Collection (ATC&C) losses in Q2, 2025, to hit 37.92 per cent losses, far exceeding the 20.54 per cent benchmark set by the...

Engie sells Africa off-grid business to Ignite

UAE-based Ignite has bought Engie Energy Access, creating Africa’s largest off-grid solar and minigrid operator, serving 15 million people. October 10, 2025 Marie Beyer Image: Engie Energy Access From pv magazine France French energy group Engie...

‘Boss Lady’ Launches Artiste Diggy Rich To Spotlight

‘Boss Lady’, the single by upcoming music artiste, Diggy Rich, has launched her into the spotlight in the Nigerian music industry. The song which can be heard on radio airwaves, clubs, supermarkets, filling stations and other public spaces, is...

NDE Trains 335 Persons In Six Vocations Under RHEI Phase 2 In Edo 

2 BENIN – No fewer than 335 persons in Edo State are currently participating in the National Directorate of Employment, NDE’s training scheme, being carried out by the Rural Employment Promotion (REP) department of the directorate, under the...

Okpebholo appoints Secretary to Edo Traditional Medicine Board

BENIN CITY – The Governor of Edo State, Senator Monday Okpebholo, has approved the appointment of Mrs. Ganiyat Vivian Uwaifo as Secretary to the Edo State Traditional Medicine Board (TMB), in a move aimed at strengthening the regulation and...

13 Years After, NDDC Inaugurates Multi-Million Naira Delta Office With Assurance of Completing Legacy Projects in Niger Delta

Sylvester Idowu in Warri The multi-million-naira Delta State office of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) was yesterday inaugurated with an assurance that all legacy projects in the region will be completed in line with President Bola...

NURAC Applauds UI, Unilag Ranking In Top 1000 Global Varsities

He noted that the Times Higher Education uses 18 carefully calibrated performance indicators to provide a comprehensive and balanced comparison, trusted by students, academics, university leaders, industry, and governments in ranking universities...

FG Distributes Inputs, Equipment To 500 Smallholder Farmers In Edo

1 As part of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s agricultural reform, the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security, has distributed inputs and equipment to over 500 smallholder farmers in Edo State. Senator Abubakar Kyari, the Minister of...

Nigeria: No blackouts in Q2 but generation capacity decreased

The Nigerian Electricity Supply Industry did not suffer a blackout in the second quarter of 2025, mirroring its first quarter, though a grid collapse on 10 September does mar the good news. The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission’s (NERC)...

The phenomenon of certificate forgery in Nigeria how to overcome it

With a case study: the “Benin six months degree” and the governance challenge when a minister resigns amid forgery allegations Certificate forgery in Nigeria fake diplomas, doctored transcripts and counterfeit professional certificates is...

Banking without sleep: FirstBank unveils 24-hour digital hub, signals major shift in banking

The First Bank of Nigeria Limited has launched a 24-hour digital banking services hub in Abuja The 24-hour Digital Experience Centre (DXC) is the first of its kind in the Nigerian banking industry The bank disclosed that the DXC will handle normal...

Molecular Valency -By Tony Osakpamwan Agbons

As a young science student at Edokpolo Grammar School Benin City, Chemistry and English Language were my favourite subjects going into final year. For the former, I recall with nostalgia such interesting topics like the periodic table, atomic...

Certificate Racketeering: House of Reps committee visits YABATECH

The House of Representatives Joint Committee on Tertiary Education, chaired by Hon. Abubakar Hassan Fulata from Birniwa/Guri/Kirikasamma Federal Constituency, Jigawa State, visited Yaba College of Technology (YABATECH) to investigate allegations...

Niger Delta roads are nightmares, says Gov Oborevwori

Delta State Governor, Sheriff Oborevwori, has described the state of roads in the Niger Delta region as nightmarish, saying motorists go through a lot navigating the roads. He canvassed a partnership between the state governments in the region and...