Breaking News in Nigeria Today Thursday 18th June 2026
Here are some of the Breaking News in Nigeria Today Thursday 18th June 2026 on some of the nation newspapers .
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target=_blank>The Airport Revolution: How Olubunmi Kuku Is Rewriting FAAN’s Story
When Olubunmi Kuku took over as Managing Director of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria, she stepped into an institution weighed down by years of neglect. Airport toilets were notorious for poor hygiene. Infrastructure was failing. Staff morale was low. Financial systems lacked transparency. Travellers had come to expect frustration rather than efficiency, and the…
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target=_blank>ASIS 2026 Targets $500m New Deals As Africa’s Premier Devt Summit
…Unlocks Over $1bn Investments …Over 2,000 delegates from 50 countries are expected at the Lagos summit The Africa Social Impact Summit (ASIS) has unlocked more than $1 billion in investments across key sectors, with expectations of securing an additional $500 million in investment deals during its fifth edition scheduled for July 22–24, 2026, in Lagos….
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target=_blank>TotalEnergies, NNPC Renew AUSEA Technology Cooperation
TotalEnergies EP Nigeria Limited and Nigeria National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited have renewed their cooperation agreement for the deployment of AUSEA technology, extending for 24 months a partnership launched in December 2023 to support methane detection, measurement, and reduction. AUSEA, which stands for Airborne Ultralight Spectrometer for Environmental Applications, is a drone-based technology developed by…
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target=_blank>Ekiti Guber: Oyebanji Preaches Peace Ahead Of Saturday’s Election
Ekiti State Governor, Mr Biodun Oyebanji, has appealed to all stakeholders connected with the conduct of Saturday’s governorship election in the state to ensure peace before, during and after the election. Addressing the people of the State in a statewide broadcast on Wednesday, Governor Oyebanji pointed out that Ekiti, under his watch, has witnessed the…
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target=_blank>Adeoye Congratulates New APM LG Executives In Lagos
…Urges Grassroots Mobilisation The governorship candidate of the Allied Peoples Movement (APM) in Lagos State, Laja Adeoye, has congratulated the newly inaugurated Local government (LG) executives of the party across the state and charged them to intensify grassroots mobilisation ahead of the 2027 general elections. Adeoye made the call following the inauguration of the party’s…
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target=_blank>INEC: 1.03m To Vote In Ekiti Guber Election
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC)has said a total of 1,028,929 out of 1,059,360 registered voters in Ekiti State have collected their Permanent Voter’s Cards (PVCs) at the close of the exercise on June 14, 2026. INEC National Commissioner, Mohammed Kudu Haruna, who also doubles as Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, in a statement…
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target=_blank>Corruption Poses Nat’l Security Challenge, Weakens Social Contract – High Commissioner
The High Commissioner of Kenya to Nigeria, Isaac Parashina, has said that corruption poses a serious threat to national security and weakens the existing social contract between governments and citizens. Ambassador Parashina made the submission in a presentation he made at a recent programme organised by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission…
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target=_blank>Nutrition 774 Board Adopts Domestic Financing Model For Nigeria
…as Shettima urges 26 states to inaugurate their state councils …says Tinubu places human capital development at the centre of the nation’s development trajectory The Nutrition 774 Initiative Strategy Board has adopted a domestic financing model as the sustainable foundation for nutrition investment in the country. This came just as the Chairman of the Board,…
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target=_blank>Rivers Bye-Election: Wike’s Allies Rally Support For Nwogu’s Senatorial Bid
The allies of Barr. Nyesom Wike, the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), has intensified their support for Senator Olaka Nwogu, the candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), for the Rivers State South-East senatorial district’s bye-election. New Telegraph reports that the bye-election will be conducted by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Saturday,…
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target=_blank>Gov Sani Approves Compensation For 2015 Zaria College Demolition Victims
Following the compensation approved for farmers in Giwa on Tuesday, 16th June 2026, another significant milestone was recorded on Wednesday as victims affected by the demolition exercise around Alhuda Huda College, Zaria, Kaduna State received long-awaited compensation. It would be recalled that several houses located behind Alhuda Huda College in Zaria in Kaduna State were…
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