
Nigeria news today headlines : Thursday 15th January 2026
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target=_blank>Decades Of Spending Fail To Spark Nigeria’s Power Sector
LAGOS – After decades of reforms, heavy investments, and repeated declarations of a turnaround, Nigeria’s power sector remains trapped in a cycle of underperformance. Each reform era has arrived with…
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target=_blank>Why Public Will Decide Independent Awards Winners, By Independent Newspapers
LAGOS – Independent Newspapers Limited has officially announced plans to host its 2025 annual awards ceremony, a landmark event also marking the organisation’s 25th anniversary. Tagged, Independent Silver Jubilee Awards…
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target=_blank>Historic Agreement: FG Begins Execution Of 40% Pay Rise For Varsity Lecturers
…Approves N1.74m Annual Allowance For Professors …Extend Same Olive Branch To Us, NASU, SSANU Tells FG ABUJA – The Federal Government has begun the implementation of a renegotiated agreement with…
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target=_blank>NGX Confirms Listing Of 3.156bn UBA Shares
The Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX) has admitted an additional 3.16 billion ordinary shares of United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, to its Daily Official List, signalling a major enhancement of…
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target=_blank>Hosts Morocco Set Up Senegal AFCON Final Showdown
Hosts Morocco will play Sadio Mane’s Senegal in this weekend’s Africa Cup of Nations final after both emerged victorious in tense last-four ties on Wednesday as Mohamed Salah’s dreams of…
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target=_blank>U.S. Pauses Immigrant Visa Processing For Nigeria, 74 Others
The United States announced on Wednesday that it is suspending the processing of immigrant visas from 75 countries, President Donald Trump’s latest move restricting entry for foreigners seeking to live…
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target=_blank>Tinubu, Sanwo-Olu Mourn Yakubu Mohammed, Co-Founder Of Newswatch
President Bola Tinubu has sent out a condolence message to the family of Alhaji Yakubu Mohammed, a veteran journalist and co-founder of Newswatch magazine, who died on Tuesday. Yakubu Mohammed…
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target=_blank>Eyesan Unveils Vision For Upstream Sector, Promises Improved Efficiency
ABUJA – The Commission Chief Executive, Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC), Mrs. Oritsemeyiwa Eyesan, has unveiled her vision for the country’s upstream sector. This transformative vision rests on three…
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target=_blank>We’ve Hit The Bottom, Our Party Is Now On Ascendancy — PDP
LAGOS – The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), on Wednesday, said that even though the party has hit the bottom, it’s currently on an ascendancy. According to Comrade Ini Ememobongo, the…
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target=_blank>Two More Rivers Lawmakers Withdraw From Fubara Impeachment Push
PORT HARCOURT – Two additional members of the Rivers State House of Assembly have withdrawn their support for the impeachment proceedings against Governor Siminalayi Fubara and his deputy, Prof. Ngozi…
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