Latest News in Nigeria Today Saturday 29th August 2026
These are the Latest News in Nigeria Today on Saturday 29th August 2026 .
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target=_blank>Kano-Katsina rail project 80% complete — FG
The federal government has reaffirmed its determination to complete and commission the 284-kilometre Kano-Katsina railway project by December 2026, despite challenges earlier posed by insecurity, land disputes and the seasonal slowdown in construction activities.
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target=_blank>Police detain officers over fatal shooting of driver in Rivers
The Police Command in Rivers says it has detained some officers over the alleged shooting and killing of a commercial driver in Port Harcourt.
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target=_blank>FG sets up task force over diphtheria outbreak in Katsina, Kano
The Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Prof. Muhammad Pate, has activated an emergency task force to contain the diphtheria outbreak among children in parts of Katsina and Kano States.
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target=_blank>Police nab female students over viral assault video in Plateau
The Police Command in Plateau has arrested some female students over a viral video showing them allegedly attacking another female student in Pankshin Local Government Area.
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target=_blank>Two Nigerians extradited to US over schemes linked to teenagers’ deaths
They were extradited on Thursday and appeared separately in federal courts in Mississippi and North Carolina on Friday, the U.S. Department of Justice said.
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target=_blank>Paramilitary recruitment: FG announces dates for oral interview
By Omeiza Ajayi The Civil Defence, Correction, Fire and Immigration Services Board CDCFIB has notified candidates who took part in the recently concluded physical and medical screening exercise for recruitment into the Nigerian Correctional Service NCOS, Nigeria Immigration Service NIS, Federal Fire Service FFS and Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, that the Board
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target=_blank>NIGERIA AIRWAYS: ASRTI urges Keyamo, Finance Ministry to release ex-workers’ entitlement
Aviation Safety Round Table Initiative, ASRTI, has lamented the continued delay in paying the entitlements of over 4,000 former staff of the defunct Nigeria Airways, describing it as a grave injustice. Nigeria Airways, the country’s national airline, was liquidated in September 2004 by former President Olusegun Obasanjo. ASRTI said that since the Minister of Aviation
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target=_blank>Trump announces deal for huge US stake in Venezuelan oil reserves
The deal — which Trump proclaimed as “the biggest oil deal in world history” — will bring nearly $100 billion in private investment to Venezuela, US and Venezuelan officials said.
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target=_blank>RUNWAY EXCURSION: Indiscriminate construction of structures endangering airport safety, experts warn
By Dickson Omobola Following the runway excursion involving Enugu Air at Benin Airport, aviation experts have raised the alarm that random location of structures at airports is putting aviation safety at risk. They particularly identified the presence of buildings and uncompleted buildings in and around airports, saying poorly sited infrastructure could interfere with the safe
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target=_blank>Missing persons in Nepal, China floods soars to nearly 3,000
Scores of Hindu devotees from across the world are among those missing on the border, as many were on a pilgrimage to Tibet’s Mount Kailash
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