Breaking News in Nigeria Today : Thursday 18th December 2025

Breaking News in Nigeria Today Thursday 18th December 2025

Here are some of the Breaking News in Nigeria Today Thursday 18th December 2025 on some of the nation newspapers .

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target=_blank>Tinubu Transmits N43.56trn Appropriation Repeal Bill To Senate

President Bola Tinubu, on Tuesday, transmitted the Appropriation, Repeal and Re-enactment Bill 2 of 2024 to the Senate for consideration and approval. This is contained in a letter President Tinubu wrote to the Senate via the President of the Senate, Senator Godswill Akpabio and read on the floor of the Chamber during plenary. In the…
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target=_blank>LSSTF ES/CEO Constitutes Surveillance Team To Monitor Funded Projects

The Lagos State Security Trust Fund (LSSTF) has constituted a Monitoring Team to maintain strict oversight on contractor performance, monitor all funded projects, donations and strengthen internal governance and deepen stakeholders’ feedback mechanisms. The monitoring team is giving clear guidelines detailing their baseline expectations, roles, responsibilities, and performance. This is to ensure that all security…
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target=_blank>The New Certificate Craze: Kalu Was Objectively Assessed, Adjudged By Faculty Board, Examiners 

My attention has been drawn to an article by one Professor Abiodun Ojo of ABUAD on the subject:THE NEW CERTIFICATE CRAZE:HOW POLITICIANS ARE QUIETLY ERODING ACADEMIC STANDARDS IN NIGERIAN UNIVERSITIES. The distasteful write up is making its ignominious rounds on Social Media. The author made a couple of tendentious, spurious, frivolous and false allegations about…
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target=_blank>Aiyedatiwa Orders Amotekun To Man Border Communities

Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa of Ondo State has reaffirmed that his administration has prioritised security at the top of its agenda, assuring residents of Ose, Owo, and Akure North Local Government Areas that banditry and criminal activities along the boundaries will not be tolerated. Speaking during the third day of his statewide ‘Thank-You’ tour of local…
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target=_blank>Enugu’s N1.62trn 2026 Budget: Consolidating The March To $30bn Economy

When the Enugu State Government unveiled its 2026 Appropriation Bill, the headline figure, ₦1.62 trillion, immediately commanded attention. Yet, beyond the size of the budget lies a deeper story: one of policy consistency, disciplined execution, and a long-term economic vision anchored on transforming Enugu from a largely civil service and consumption-driven subnational economy into a…
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target=_blank>BREAKING: NUPRC CCE, Komolafe Resign

The  Commission Chief Executive (CCE) of the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC), Engineer Olugbenga Komolafe, has resigned from President Bola Tinubu’s cabinet. This was contained in a press statement issued by President Tinubu’s Special Adviser on Communication and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga. New Telegraph reports that Komolafe was appointed in 2021 by the late former…
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target=_blank>BREAKING: NMDPRA Boss, Farouk Ahmed Resign

The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA), Mr Farouk Ahmed, has tendered his resignation following the allegation of corruption. New Telegraph gathered that the NMDPRA boss tendered his resignation in a letter dated Wednesday, December 17. This is as President Bola Tinubu has the Senate to confirm…
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target=_blank>Resolve Dispute, Agbakoba, Okeke Tell Dangote, NMDPRA

Former President, Nigerian Bar Association, Dr Olisa Agbakoba (SAN) and Partner & Head of Government Affairs, Olisa Agbakoba Legal (AOL), Mr Collins Okeke, have urged the President of Dangote Industries Limited (DIL) and Authority Chief Executive, Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA), Engr.Farouk Ahmed, to resolve their current conflict. In a joint statement…
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target=_blank>NGOs Sponsor Free Clinic For 400 Sickle Cell Carriers

The CrimsonBow Sickle Cell Initiative and the Rabiu Olowo Foundation on Wednesday in Lagos provided free medical care for about 400 carriers as part of activities marking the end of the year 2025. Speaking at the event, the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of CrimsonBow, Ms Timi Edwin, said that the initiative provided general health…
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E2%82%A6758-7bn-budget-to-sokoto-assembly/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=2026-gov-aliyu-presents-%25e2%2582%25a6758-7bn-budget-to-sokoto-assembly target=_blank>2026: Gov Aliyu Presents ₦758.7bn Budget To Sokoto Assembly

Sokoto State Governor Ahmed Aliyu has presented the state’s 2026 fiscal year Appropriation Proposal totalling the sum of N758,700,526,537.89 to the state House of Assembly for its consideration and passage into law. The budget, tagged “Socio-Economic Expansion,” allocates 21% to the education sector and focuses on infrastructural development. The capital expenditure is ₦551.4 billion (72%),…
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