Breaking News in Nigeria Today Thursday 20th August 2026
Here are some of the Breaking News in Nigeria Today Thursday 20th August 2026 on some of the nation newspapers .
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target=_blank>Three Crowns Milk Empowers Mothers At August Meeting
…reaffirms commitment to women’s wellbeing Three Crowns Milk, one of Nigeria’s most trusted dairy brands from FrieslandCampina WAMCO Nigeria PLC, celebrated thousands of mothers at the 2026 August Meeting in Owerri, Imo State, reaffirming its long-standing commitment to supporting women’s well-being and promoting healthier living. Recognised as one of the largest and most significant cultural…
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target=_blank>NBC Warns Broadcasters, Online Publishers, Others Against Election Disinformation
The National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) has warned broadcasters, online publishers, bloggers and other participants in Nigeria’s rapidly expanding information ecosystem against the use of their platforms to spread misinformation, hate speech, inflammatory material and other content capable of undermining peaceful elections. The warning comes as political campaigns for the 2027 Presidential and National Assembly elections…
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target=_blank>PENGASSAN Warns Against Job Losses In Oil, Gas Divestment
…says workers not commodities, queries frequent alterations to PIA The President of the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN), Comrade Festus Osifo, has warned oil and gas companies against treating workers as disposable commodities in the wake of acquisitions, divestments and other major changes in the industry. Osifo, who spoke at…
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target=_blank>Gunmen Attack Adeleke’s Convoy, Security Operatives Repel Assailants
Tension gripped Osogbo on Wednesday as suspected gunmen attacked the convoy of Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, shortly after his visit to the palace of the Ataoja of Osogbo, Oba Jimoh Oyetunji, leading to a prolonged exchange of gunfire between the assailants and security operatives. The shooting, which reportedly lasted between 12 and 15 minutes,…
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target=_blank>2026 Zenith Bank Team Tennis: Kalada Kienka Maintains Blistering Form At Ikoyi Club
The 2026 Zenith Bank Team Tennis event continued on Tuesday evening with Kalada Kienka, of the Diaspora Banking Team, winning his second match in the Red Group without dropping a point. Kienka was on fire in the Day 2 match against Sesan Dada of the Scan to Pay Team, as he powered to another 9-0…
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target=_blank>Senate Frowns At NFF, NSC Over Poor Showing Of Nigerian Football Teams
The Senate, on Wednesday, expressed dismay over the poor performance of Nigeria’s football teams and held an emergency meeting with the Chairman of the National Sports Commission (NSC), Shehu Dikko, and the President of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), Ibrahim Musa Gusau. The meeting, convened by the Senate Committee on Sports and presided over by…
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target=_blank>Tinubu Okays Deployment Of Forfeited Funds By EFCC, Unclaimed Dividends, Others
…Endorses innovation, entrepreneurial programs in varsities President Bola Tinubu has directed that all stolen funds recovered by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), unclaimed dividends from the Capital Market Trust Fund and Dormant Accounts Trust Fund, be deployed to fund the Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND). This was disclosed by the Minister of Education,…
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target=_blank>Deep Offshore Order To Unlock 1mbpd Additional Production – NUPRC
The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) has said the Deep Offshore Oil and Gas Project Incentives (Tax Remission) Executive Order 2026 signed by President Bola Tinubu could unlock an additional one million barrels per day of crude oil and condensate from Nigeria’s deep offshore fields within the next four to five years. The Commission also…
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target=_blank>Tinubu Appoints Enitan New HoCSF As Walson-Jack Retires
President Bola Tinubu has appointed Mr Abel Olumuyiwa Enitan as the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, effective August 27, 2026. Mr Enitan succeeds Mrs Didi Esther Walson-Jack, who will retire soon from the Federal Civil Service upon attaining the statutory retirement age of 60. Mr Enitan, from Osun State, is the most…
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target=_blank>Wike: I’ll Extend Ongoing Demolition of Buildings on Waterways Across Abuja
The Federal Capital Territory ( FCT) Minister, Nyesom Wike, has vowed to extend the ongoing demolition of buildings on waterways in Maitama district to other parts of the city. Wike, who disclosed this on Wednesday after inspecting some road projects, noted that wherever there is an infraction in development plans, the bulldozers will visit there….
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