Homepage News from Monday, November 24th, 2025

In the Rimin Kebe community, in Ungogo Local Government Area of Kano State, a public school teacher, Sa’idu Muhammad, sits outside his house, struggling to remember simple things.

The family of the four victims who died in a fire incident at Kundila Layin Baba Impossible, Tarauni LGA, last Wednesday has dismissed claims that a mosquito coil sparked the blaze.

The South West Governors’ Forum on Monday rolled out a series of major security and development decisions after a closed-door meeting held at the Oyo State Government Secretariat in Ibadan.

NNPC Limited has announced a robust financial performance for the 2024 fiscal year, reporting a Profit After Tax of ₦5.4 trillion and revenue of ₦45.1 trillion.

African payments giant Paystack on Monday confirmed the dismissal of its co-founder and former Chief Technology Officer, Ezra Olubi, stating the termination "followed due process" under its contractual rights.

Ahead of the 2027 general elections, former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has formally registered as a member of the African Democratic Congress (ADC). 

Justice Mohammed Umar of the Federal High Court in Abuja has adjourned the trial of Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan for alleged cybercrime until February 4, 2026.

A high-level Federal Government delegation says its engagements with top US officials last week will strengthen security cooperation and open new channels of support for protecting Nigerians. This is according to Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga.

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has clarified that it plans to migrate the West African Senior School Certificate Examinations (WASSCE) to computer-based exams (CBE) remains on course, despite media reports suggesting the House of Representatives had resolved to suspend the initiative.

The Federal High Court in Abuja on Thursday, sentenced Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), to life imprisonment after convicting him on all seven counts of terrorism and treasonable felony. This sentence marks the latest and most decisive chapter in one of Nigeria’s most controversial legal battles, one that is marked by arrests, rulings from multiple courts, and questions over due process.

The House of Representatives Committee on Electoral Matters has ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to immediately pay all outstanding insurance benefits owed to NYSC members injured or killed while serving as ad hoc staff during elections.

Nigerian fintech company Paystack has terminated the employment of its Co-founder and Chief Technology Officer, Ezra Olubi, following public allegations that he engaged in inappropriate conduct with a junior employee.

Former Education Minister and Bring Back Our Girls co-convener, Oby Ezekwesili, has sharply criticised Nigeria’s worsening insecurity, linking it to “cancerous, systemic corruption” that has crippled key institutions, including the military and judiciary.

A new federal audit has uncovered billions of naira in unremitted funds and irregular payments at the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), raising fresh questions about financial accountability at the state oil firm.

Fighters believed to be from the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) kidnapped 13 teenage girls from farms in Askira-Uba Local Government Area of Borno State on Sunday.

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar will formally cement his political move to the African Democratic Congress (ADC) on Monday, 24 November 2025, in a high-profile membership card collection ceremony marking a major realignment ahead of the 2027 general elections.