The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Yemi Cardoso, on Tuesday announced that the nation’s foreign reserves have surpassed $46 billion, marking the highest level recorded since 2018. Naija News reports that Cardoso, represented by the Deputy Governor in charge of Economic Policy, Dr. Muhammad Abdullahi, disclosed the figures at the 20th Anniversary […] The post BREAKING: Nigeria’s Foreign Reserves Hit New High appeared first on Naija News.
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The House of Representatives has urged President Bola Tinubu to urgently adopt a fresh and comprehensive security strategy to halt the escalating killings and criminal activities in Zamfara State. The lawmakers also directed the Minister of Defence and the Service Chiefs to immediately launch a massive, coordinated military operation aimed at neutralising the bandits terrorising […] The post ‘Zamfara Villages Living Under Threat’ – Reps Admit, Ask Tinubu To Adopt New Security Strategy appeared first on Naija News.
Former Super Eagles forward Victor Anichebe has taken a swipe at the Nigeria Football Federation after the national team failed to qualify for the 2026 FIFA World Cup. Victor Anichebe shared his frustration on Instagram shortly after Nigeria’s dramatic loss to the Democratic Republic of Congo in the African playoff final. The match ended in […] The post Victor Anichebe Blasts NFF After Super Eagles Miss 2026 World Cup Ticket appeared first on Naija News.
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ondo State suffered a major setback on Tuesday as more than 1,000 of its leaders across the 18 local government areas defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC). The defectors, made up largely of members of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW), were formally received at the […] The post Mass Defection Hits PDP As Union Leaders Join APC In Ondo appeared first on Naija News.
The President of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Archbishop Daniel Okoh, says the Church has no objection to the growing international scrutiny over attacks on Christian communities, insisting that global pressure may finally compel the Federal Government to act decisively. He stated this in Jos, Plateau State, on Tuesday at the opening of CAN’s […] The post CAN Backs Global Pressure On FG, Insists There Is Christian Genocide in Nigeria appeared first on Naija News.
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu will depart Abuja on Wednesday for a two-nation visit to Johannesburg, South Africa and Luanda, Angola. Naija News reports that this was disclosed in a statement on Tuesday by Tinubu’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga. President Tinubu’s first stop is Johannesburg, where he will attend the 20th summit […] The post Just In: Tinubu To Depart Nigeria For S/Africa, Angola appeared first on Naija News.
Taraba State Governor, Agbu Kefas, has indefinitely postponed his planned defection to the All Progressives Congress (APC), citing the abduction of schoolgirls in Kebbi State as a national tragedy requiring sober reflection rather than political celebration. Governor Kefas said the decision was taken out of respect for the victims and their families, stressing that moments […] The post Breaking: Taraba Governor, Kefas Suspends Planned APC Defection appeared first on Naija News.
Two schoolgirls abducted from Government Girls Comprehensive Secondary School, Maga, Kebbi State, have escaped from their captors, local authorities confirmed on Tuesday. Hussaini Aliyu of the Danko-Wasagu Council told the BBC that the girls managed to slip away while the armed kidnappers were leading them into the bush. “The girls are back and are safe,” […] The post Two Kebbi Schoolgirls Escape Abductors As Families Mourn, Troops Continue Search appeared first on Naija News.
Fresh details have emerged indicating that security operatives allegedly ignored credible intelligence from the Department of State Services (DSS) that could have prevented the abduction of 25 students from Government Girls Comprehensive Secondary School, Maga, in Danko/Wasagu Local Government Area of Kebbi State. Kebbi State Governor, Mohammed Nasir Idris, who visited the school around 6:45 […] The post ‘Kidnappers Struck 30 Minutes After Security Operatives Left Kebbi School Despite DSS Warning’ appeared first on Naija News.
Tension escalated at the national headquarters of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Abuja on Tuesday as former Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom, was reportedly escorted out of the National Executive Committee (NEC) Hall during a press briefing addressed by Governors Seyi Makinde of Oyo State and Bala Mohammed of Bauchi State. In a video […] The post Drama As Ex-Gov Ortom Was Chased Out During Makinde, Bala Briefing (Video) appeared first on Naija News.
