Breaking News in Nigeria Today Thursday 22nd January 2026
Here are some of the Breaking News in Nigeria Today Thursday 22nd January 2026 on some of the nation newspapers .
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target=_blank>2026 #ChangeYourStory Workshop: NLNG Renews Drive For Capacity-Building
Thirty-two journalists from different media organisations benefited from a strategic three-day capacity‑building workshop in Abuja, which ended on Wednesday. The workshop offered new insights into the rapidly evolving role of artificial intelligence and digital communication in today’s newsroom. The training, held under the #NLNGChangeYourStory initiative, reinforces NLNG’s commitment to strengthening stakeholder capability and advancing professionalism…
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target=_blank>FG Moves To End HND Disadvantage, Okays Degree Status For Polytechnics
In a bold policy shift aimed at overhauling technical education in Nigeria, the Federal Government has unveiled plans to eliminate the long-criticised Higher National Diploma (HND) dichotomy by granting polytechnics the authority to award academic degrees. The Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa, made this disclosure on Wednesday in Abuja at a strategic retreat involving…
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target=_blank>UK Court Orders Blogger To Pay £.1m For False Claims Against Pastor Olukoya
A Court in the United Kingdom has ruled against blogger Maureen Badejo, ordering her to pay £100,000 in damages to Pastor Daniel Olukoya, founder of Mountain of Fire and Miracles Ministries (MFM), and his wife, after she lost a defamation case. The UK High Court of Appeal, Queen’s Bench Division, presided over by Honourable Justice…
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target=_blank>Police Denial Of Kajuru Abduction Shameful – PDP
The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has described as shameful the initial denial by the police of the abduction of 163 worshippers in Kajuru community in Kajuru Local Government of Kaduna State. The party, in a statement issued by the National Publicity Secretary, Ini Emembong, said the denials are not only hurtful, but they also revealed…
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target=_blank>Local Production Surges Past 70% As NAFDAC Policy Cuts Medicine Imports
More than 70 per cent of medicines captured under the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control’s (NAFDAC) 5+5 regulatory policy are now being manufactured locally. This marks a major shift from import dependence to domestic production in Nigeria’s pharmaceutical and medical devices sector. Director General of NAFDAC, Prof. Mojisola Christianah Adeyeye, disclosed…
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target=_blank>Lagos Taskforce Raids BRT Corridors, Impounds 28 Vehicles, 14 Okada
…Six suspected ‘Omotaku’ arrested in Dolphin axis The Lagos State Taskforce has impounded 28 vehicles and 14 commercial motorcycles during an enforcement operation along designated Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) corridors across the state. In a statement issued by the Director of Public Affairs of the Agency, Gbadeyan Abdulraheem, the operation was conducted to address rising…
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target=_blank>Benue Assembly Passes Bill On Regulation Of Outdoor Structures, Advertisement Into Law
The Benue State House of Assembly, on Wednesday, passed the Bill for the regulation of outdoor structures for the display of signage, hoarding and advertisement in the state and for other connected purposes into law. The Bill was passed after scaling through the third reading during a plenary presided over by the Speaker, Rt….
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target=_blank>Ogun Govt Launches First-Of-Its-Kind AI-Powered Teaching Platform
Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, has launched a first-of-its-kind Artificial Intelligence (AI)-powered Teaching and Learning Platform, known as the Ogun Learning Enhancement and Academic Resource Network (OgunLearn), aimed at repositioning the state’s education sector for 21st-century learning. The platform was officially unveiled at the June 12 Cultural Centre, Abeokuta. Speaking at the launch, Governor…
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target=_blank>Foundation To Mark 50th Anniversary of Gen. Murtala Muhammed’s Assassination
The Murtala Muhammed Foundation (MMF) has announced the commencement of a series of national and international commemorative activities to mark the 50th anniversary of the assassination of former Nigerian Head of State, General Murtala Ramat Muhammed (GCFR). Observed in February 2026, the golden anniversary offers a moment of national reflection on the enduring legacy of…
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target=_blank>Zamfara APC Crisis: Jaji Commends Yilwatda’s Intervention
…Says no APC leader in Zamfara The member representing the Kaura-Namoda/Birnin Magaji constituency, Zamfara State, Hon. Aminu Sani Jaji, has commended the All Progressives Congress (APC) National Chairman, Prof. Nentawe Yilwatda, for intervening for intervening on the e-registration crisis in Zamfara State. According to the Honourable House of Representatives member, some APC members in Zamfara…
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