
Breaking News in Nigeria Today Friday 16th May 2025
Here are some of the Breaking News in Nigeria Today Friday 16th May 2025 on some of the nation newspapers .
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target=_blank>Besiimire: Steering Vodacom Toward Inclusive Digital Future
ShareAs Africa navigates the era of artificial intelligence and digital transformation, Philip Besiimire, Managing Director of Vodacom Tanzania, is emerging as one of the continent’s foremost voices in championing innovation that is ethical, inclusive, and locally impactful. With over 15 years of telecom leadership experience across sub-Saharan Africa including in South Africa, Zambia, South Sudan,…
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target=_blank>Oyo Delegation Pays Solidarity Visit To Oyo Speaker
ShareA delegation led by Chief Olaoye, Chairman of the Council of Elders in Oyo town, on Thursday paid a solidarity visit to the Speaker of the Oyo State House of Assembly, Adebo Ogundoyin, over the proposed amendments to the Council of Obas and Chiefs Law. The delegation, which included prominent members of the Oyo community…
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target=_blank>How We Crashed Food Prices – Rabiu
ShareAbdulsamad Rabiu, Chairman of BUA Group, has revealed that his company leveraged the duty waiver policy granted by President Bola Tinubu on certain food items to massively import commodities, significantly reducing the rising cost of food in Nigeria. Rabiu made this disclosure while responding to questions from State House correspondents after a meeting with President…
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target=_blank>Why Dagrin Died Prematurely – Kenny Saint Brown
ShareGospel singer, Kenny Saint Brown, better known as KSB, has claimed that late Nigerian rapper, Olayitan Oladapo, popularly known as Dagrin, died prematurely because he didn’t ask for long life in his verse on her 2010 prayer-themed song, Turn Me Around. Speaking in a recent episode of the Hoha podcast, the former Kennis Music artiste…
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target=_blank>2025 Int’l Day Of Families: FG’ll Continue To Protect, Empower Families – Suleiman-Ibrahim
Share The Minister of Women Affairs, Imaan Sulaiman-Ibrahim, has assured that the federal government will continue to protect and empower families as the global community marks the International Day of Families. 2025 theme, “Family-Oriented Policies for Sustainable Development: Towards the Second World Summit for Social Development,” is, according to the minister, a clarion call to…
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target=_blank>Education Minister Opposes Creation Of New Institutions
Share The Minister of Education, Dr. Olatunji Alausa, on Thursday opposed the establishment of new federal tertiary institutions and urged the National Assembly to focus on adequately funding existing ones. He made his position known in a memorandum presented at a public hearing organized by the House of Representatives Committee on Federal Polytechnics and Higher…
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target=_blank>I Regret Not Accepting Don Jazzy’s Offer To Join Mo’Hits – Bigiano
ShareNigerian singer, Babalola Oluwagbemiga Gabriel, popularly known as Bigiano, has opened up on the biggest regret of his career. Speaking in a recent episode of the ‘One One’ podcast, Bigiano stated that at the peak of his career, when his hit song ‘Shayo’ was making waves, Mo’Hits Records co-founder, Don Jazzy offered him an opportunity…
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target=_blank>A’Court Affirms Nullification Of Ebonyi LG Polls
ShareThe Court of Appeal, Enugu Division, on Thursday affirmed the judgment of Justice R.O. Riman of the Federal High Court, Abakaliki, which nullified the local government elections conducted in Ebonyi State. Delivering the lead judgment, Justice Joseph Ekanem dismissed three separate appeals filed by the Ebonyi State Government, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), and…
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target=_blank>Nigeria Admitted To European Bank
ShareNigeria has been formally admitted as a member of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), marking a major milestone in the country’s efforts to enhance private sector access to international capital and support long-term economic transformation. The Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Mr. Wale Edun, led a high-level Nigerian…
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target=_blank>1,200 Lawyers Set For High-Level Discourse On AI, Others In Kwara
ShareNo fewer than 1,200 Muslim lawyers from across Nigeria will converge on Ilorin, the Kwara State capital, on Friday, May 16, 2025, for the 16th Annual General Conference of the Muslim Lawyers’ Association of Nigeria (MULAN), themed: “Artificial Intelligence, Law and Religion in Nigeria.” The three-day conference, holding from Friday to Sunday, will bring together…
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