Latest News in Nigeria Today Tuesday 3rd February 2026
These are the Latest News in Nigeria Today on Tuesday 3rd February 2026 .
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target=_blank>Alleged coup: Soldiers can’t be court martialed under Nigeria’s democratic system — Falana
Senior Advocate of Nigeria, SAN, and renowned human rights lawyer, Femi Falana, has stated that military officers accused of plotting a coup against the administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu cannot be tried by court-martial under Nigeria’s democratic system.
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target=_blank>Iran orders talks with US as Trump warns of ‘bad things’ if no deal reached
Trump has maintained he is hopeful that Washington will “work something out” with Iran but also warned on Monday that “bad things would happen” if no deal is reached.
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target=_blank>PDP a formidable party, not charity organisation – Wike
“Forget the idea that PDP is a charity organisation. PDP remains a formidable political force despite its current challenges.
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target=_blank>FAAC shares N1.9trn to FG, States, LGs
By Emma Ujah, Abuja Bureau Chief The Federal Accounts Allocation Committee (FAAC) has shared a total of N1.969 trillion among the Federal Government, states and local government councils from federation revenue that accrued in December 2025. This was disclosed in a communiqué issued by FAAC at the end of its monthly meeting on Monday. According to
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target=_blank>Nigeria’s 2026 outlook brightens, but oil, FX and policy shocks still pose risks —PwC
By Peter Egwuatu Nigeria’s economic outlook for 2026 shows encouraging signs of stability and renewed business confidence, but experts at PricewaterhouseCooper, PwC, warned that the gains remain fragile and highly exposed to oil market volatility, foreign exchange pressures and policy-induced shocks. This was the consensus at the PwC and Businessday Executive Roundtable, on Nigeria’s 2026 Budget
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target=_blank>Payment downtime spikes during ‘Detty December’, CBN reveals
By Babajide Komolafe The Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, has disclosed that payment system downtime and service interruptions increased significantly during the December festive season, popularly known in Lagos as “Detty December,” exposing coordination gaps across Nigeria’s digital payments ecosystem. According to the CBN Fintech Report, insights drawn from surveys of fintech executives, stakeholder workshops and
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target=_blank>Wike, Labour reach midnight truce as strike is suspended
The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister, Nyesom Wike, and organised labour unions have reached a midnight agreement that led to the suspension of the ongoing strike and the immediate resumption of work by affected employees.
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target=_blank>Nigerian content policy not targeted at foreign oil companies — FG
By Obas Esiedesa, Abuja The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Oil), Senator Heineken Lokpobiri, has clarified that the Nigeria’s local content policy was not designed to restrict scope of operation of foreign oil companies in the country’s oil and gas sector. Lokpobiri spoke at the pre-conference opening of the 2026 Nigeria International Energy Summit (NIES) in
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target=_blank>PDP fixes national convention for March 28 in Abuja
The Abdulrahman Mohammed-led National Caretaker Committee (NCC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has fixed March 28 and March 29 for the party’s national convention in Abuja.
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target=_blank>FG signs MoU with six professional bodies to train 10 million Nigerians
The Federal Government on Monday flagged off a free nationwide training programme aimed at equipping 10 million Nigerians with financial inclusion, literacy and digital skills, as it signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with six professional bodies.
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