Homepage Lagos from Friday, December 12th, 2025

The Nigerian Armed Forces Resettlement Centre (NAFRC) recently marked the graduation of 576 retiring military personnel from Course 2/2025, as part of its ongoing effort to support smooth transitions from military to civilian life.

The small meeting room at Ahoada Primary General Hospital fills quietly as mothers living with HIV settle into their seats, their children leaning against them, many of those children already fighting the same virus. These gatherings, once supported by wider outreach programs, have become a lifeline in a region where funding is thinning and distances are unforgiving.

Bayelsa State Governor Douye Diri has declared a three-day state mourning following the death of the state’s Deputy Governor, beginning Friday, Dec. 12, 2025.

The Delta State Police Command has arrested more than 100 youths in a raid on a suspected drug cartel in Agbor, amid growing concerns over rising substance abuse among young people.

Nigerians do not need a tax identification number (Tax ID) to operate a bank account unless they earn income through business or other taxable activities, the Joint Tax Board (JTB) has clarified in a social media post by Taiwo Oyedele, Chairman of the Presidential Committee on Fiscal Policy and Tax Reforms.

Section 1 of the Lagos–Calabar Coastal Highway has been temporarily opened for public use, with Minister of Works Senator Dave Umahi describing it as one of Nigeria’s “most ambitious and audacious infrastructure projects since independence.”

Electricity Distribution Companies (DisCos) in Nigeria installed more than 187,000 new meters between September and October, the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) said Friday, as part of ongoing efforts to close the country’s metering gap.

The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved three major Public-Private Partnership (PPP) projects valued at over N6.43 trillion ($4.29 billion), marking a significant boost for private-sector investment in Nigeria’s infrastructure.

Nigeria’s statistics office says prices for several key food items eased in October, helping food inflation fall sharply from recent highs.

Nigeria’s Supreme Court on Friday set aside President Bola Tinubu’s recent clemency for Maryam Sanda and reaffirmed the death sentence she was given for killing her husband.

A spokesman for the Ikeja Electric Distribution Company (IKEDC) said that the company is engaging stakeholders and taking steps to attend to the affected customers which led to the sealing of their HQ in Alausa, Ikeja, Lagos.

Former Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr. Chris Ngige, was on Friday, ordered to be remanded in the Kuje Correctional Centre, despite pleading not guilty to an eight-count charge of alleged contract fraud and abuse of office.

The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) says it will rebuild from the ground up after several governors and other leaders left the party for rivals.

Bolaji Abdullahi, the national publicity secretary of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), said that the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) is trying to make Nigerians believe the 2027 election is already decided.

The spokesperson of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Felix Morka, has vehemently denied every allegation that the party is trying to push Nigeria toward a one-party state.

The Lagos State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) on Friday said the “Lagos Security Vision” has become the “gold standard for sub-national security architecture in Nigeria,” praising two decades of work by former and current leaders.

The United States on Thursday escalated its campaign of pressure against Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, announcing sanctions on six additional oil tankers and their associated shipping companies.

NNPC Limited has confirmed an explosion on the Escravos–Lagos Pipeline near Tebijor, Okpele and Ikpopo communities in the Gbaramatu Kingdom of Delta State.

Bayelsa State has been thrown into mourning following the death of Deputy Governor Lawrence Oborawharievwo Ewhrudjakpo.