Here are the top 10 stories making headlines across the country.
1. Nigerian govt sets September 14 deadline for NIN-SIM linkage
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has directed all mobile network operators to complete the mandatory verification and linkage of Subscriber Identification Modules (SIMs) to National Identification Numbers (NINs) by September 14.Read more
2. Nigerian govt, ASUU commence talks to avert strike in universities
A crucial meeting between the federal government and the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has commenced in Abuja.Read more
3. Identity revealed of Nigerian woman in Canada who called for mass poisoning of Yoruba, Benin people
A Canada-based Nigerian woman who was captured in a disturbing video calling for the killing of Yoruba and Benin people through mass poisoning, has been identified and reported to the Canadian authorities.Read more
4. Atiku disagrees with new age limit policy for tertiary education
Former Vice President and presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, has criticized the recently imposed age limit for admission into tetiary institutions by the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) describing it as outdated, unconstitutional, and a disincentive to scholarship.Read more
5. Bode George to Atiku: Drop 2027 presidential ambition
A former Deputy National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Bode George, on Wednesday told former Vice President Atiku Abubakar to drop his 2027 presidential ambition.Read more
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6. Rivers APC crisis deepens, as Okocha accuses Tonye Cole of anti-party acts against Tinubu
The caretaker chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Rivers State, Chief Tony Okocha, on Wednesday accused the governorship candidate of the party in the last election, Arc Tonye Cole, of playing anti-party politics against President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in the 2023 presidential elections.Read more
7. Malaysia, Netherlands, Brazil are top destinations as Nigeria’s exports hit $2.7bn in H1/24
Malaysia, Netherlands, and Brazil have emerged as the top export destinations for Nigeria in the first half of this year.Read more
8. Despite FG’s efforts, prices of food items still high in July —Reports
Despite the several measures put in place by the federal government of Nigeria to cushion the rising cost of food items, a fresh report on Selected Food Price Watch in July by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has shown that prices still remain high.Read more
9. Police arrests nurse over woman’s death during buttocks enlargement surgery
Police operatives in Lagos have arrested a nurse over the death of a 36-year-old woman simply identified as Abiola in the Lekki area of the state.Read more
10. 5 things that stand Bruno Labbadia out as new Super Eagles coach
Many woke up on Tuesday morning to the shock announcement of a certain 58-year-old German, Bruno Labbadia, as the new manager of Nigeria’s flagship soccer team, the Super Eagles, by the country’s football federation.Read more
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