Latest News in Nigeria Today Tuesday 15th September 2026
These are the Latest News in Nigeria Today on Tuesday 15th September 2026 .
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target=_blank>NARD backs LASUTH strike, demands urgent Sanwo-Olu intervention
By Chioma ObinnaThe Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has declared its support for the indefinite strike by resident doctors at the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH), urging the Lagos State Government to urgently address their welfare concerns and prevent further disruption to healthcare services.In a press statement signed by its President, Dr. Mohammad
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target=_blank>Oil communities demand share of Anambra’s oil wealth
By Chimaobi Nwaiwu NNEWI — Oil-producing communities in Ogbaru Local Government Area of Anambra State have decried years of alleged neglect and lack of basic infrastructure, demanding that the state government and Sterling Oil Exploration and Energy Production Company Limited (SEEPCO) fulfil their obligations to the host communities. The communities, particularly Ogwuaniocha and Ogwuikpele, also
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target=_blank>Sokoto govt shuts mosque, orders probe into attack
By Musa Ubandawaki, Sokoto SOKOTO — The Sokoto State Government has ordered the immediate closure of Sheikh Musa Ayuba Lukuwa Jumu’at Mosque in the Mabera area of Sokoto metropolis following an alleged attack on the cleric shortly after Friday prayers. The government also ordered a full-scale investigation into the attack and the subsequent killing of
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target=_blank>Unity Fountain robbery: Police arrest 70 suspects in Maitama
By Kingsley Omonobi ABUJA — The Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Police Command has arrested 70 suspected hoodlums following a raid on identified criminal black spots around Unity Fountain and its environs in Maitama, Abuja. The operation followed the circulation of a viral video showing the alleged robbery of a victim around the Unity Fountain area.
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target=_blank>US judge postpones new visa rules for foreign students, journalists
A US federal judge on Monday postponed implementation of a Trump administration policy that would impose stricter limits on how long foreign students and journalists can study or work in the United States.
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target=_blank>Obi: I paid all debts due before leaving office
AWKA — The presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, Peter Obi, has rejected claims that his administration left outstanding debts for the Anambra State Government to repay, saying he settled all obligations due before handing over power in 2014. Obi made the clarification in a video from the Voice of Ndi Anambra Podcast
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target=_blank>US military says Iran war has led to munitions shortfall
The US Defense Department’s inspector general revealed Monday that the United States is facing a shortfall in ammunition as a result of its costly war in Iran.
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target=_blank>Dangote’s wealth surges 63% to $51.3bn after refinery IPO
LAGOS — Africa’s richest man and President of Dangote Industries Limited, Aliko Dangote, has seen his net worth surge by $19.9 billion to $51.3 billion following the commencement of the initial public offering, IPO, of Dangote Refinery. According to Forbes’ Real-Time Billionaires List, Dangote’s fortune rose 63.37 per cent from $31.4 billion on Sunday to
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target=_blank>Dalung: Tinubu win in 2027 will be Nigerians’ verdict
ABUJA — Former Minister of Sports, Solomon Dalung, has said he would accept President Bola Tinubu’s victory in the 2027 presidential election as the verdict of Nigerians, rather than blame the opposition coalition for failing to unite. Dalung stated this on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Monday, against the backdrop of ongoing efforts by opposition
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target=_blank>‘Tinubu backed Buhari, North must reciprocate’ — Yari
LAGOS — Director-General of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Presidential Campaign Council, PCC, Senator Abdulaziz Yari, has urged Nigerians in the North to support President Bola Tinubu’s re-election in 2027, saying the president stood by former President Muhammadu Buhari when it was the North’s turn to lead. Yari made the call on Monday when he
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