Compiled by Demola Adefajo
The Nation
Council poll: Lagos APC, PDP step up preparations
NSIFT: President lauds Some fun’s outstanding performance
Tax reforms better with accurate assets valuation, says NIESV president
NSCDC’s mining marshals shut illegal site in Kaduna
Fed Govt partners U.S. hospital to establish two liver transplant centres
Anglican Church rolls out 30th anniversary programmes
Alumni to Alaafin: extend hands of fellowship to other monarchs
NIWA, LASWA, Brass Marine launch safety campaign on Lagos waterways
We’ll battle FGM, poor sanitation in Ekiti, says NOA
Okpebholo: harmonious relationship between executive, legislature will aid growth
Makinde swaps commissioners
FEC approves ₦787.14bn, $651.7m for major road projects, dam rehabilitation
Court orders EFCC to pay certification fee for documents in ex-aviation minister’s ‘trial
Over 75% of 2025 UTME candidates scored below 200 – JAMB
VeryDarkMan may be released Tuesday
Court orders EFCC to pay certification fee for documents in ex-aviation minister’s ‘trial
FG tasks economic management team on 7% growth, inclusive reforms
FEC approves Nigeria’s membership of Asian Infrastructure Bank
Nassarawa gives mini-grid developers tax holiday
11 major festivals that showcase Nigeria’s rich heritage
FG upgrades 38 technical colleges to equip youths with global skills, says Minister
Bago reviews motorcycles, tricycles curfew in Niger
NSCDC Mining Marshals shut down illegal mining site in Kaduna
Ekiti backs Tinubu’s inclusive education plan
$160m needed to combat food insecurity, malnutrition in Borno, Adamawa, Yobe – UNOCHA
Oyo intensifies crackdown on illegal mining, enforces executive order
Fire guts recycling facility in Lagos
Contribute to national development, NAFRC boss tells course graduates
Find solution to insecurity, Ibas tells course 47 Armed Forces
FULL STEPS: How to check 2025 JAMB results
Student loan applicants from south-east, south-south remain low – NELFUND
20 things to know about ‘Asian Pope Francis’ Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle
Nigeria to lead Africa’s electrification drive, says Speaker Abbas
Protesters storm bank in Abuja, demand VeryDarkMan’s release
Tinubu swears in NASS commission chairman, members, two new perm secs
EFCC arrests Kaduna content creator over alleged Naira abuse
Brazilian Police foil alleged planned attack on Lady Gaga at concert
Skales recounts detention experience, says inmates asked him to perform hit songs
Eniola Ajao opens up about pregnancy at 20
Nigerian music sensation Dice Ailes returns with a hit single ‘Towa’
Seun Kuti narrowly escapes death in U.S hotel room
Pailizzy drops fourth studio album ‘Papito vibes on raves’, featuring Skales, Oritse Femi
Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde urges young girls to embrace self-growth, uniqueness
Natasha’s ides of May and the vindication of Akpabio
How to restore discipline to PDP, by George
Applauding Kalu’s legislative excellence @ 54
NOA: Bridging identity gap among children
Saka Balogun becomes Balogun of Ogbomoso land
I feel relieved to end my 18-game goal drought- Palmer
Team Nigeria wraps up African Senior Wrestling Championship with impressive 10 gold medals
Investigate Wunti, group tasks EFCC
30% Value-Addition Policy – Nigeria’s great economic weapon
Wema Bank at 80: Olorunshola, Oseni reaffirm commitment to innovation, inclusion, empowerment
Publisher condemns media attacks on NiMet DG
EDITORIAL: Of rats and men
FCCPC floors Meta
Beneficiaries of terrorism
Torpedo Atiku
In defence of Okowa
Julia and her sons
The Punch
Babcock threatens suit, says ‘missing’ student left school unlawfully
Bauchi to probe killing of 19 hunters during patrol
Tinubu approves plan to attract $122bn power investments
Insecurity: Reps, Benue gov clash as NASS resumes today
El-Rufai placeholder for Atiku in SDP – Galadima
Major petrol, diesel price cuts expected over crude slump
Concerns as over 1.5 million UTME candidates score below 200
Kano LGs to contribute N670m for Emir Sanusi’s vehicles
Oyo unveils task force to tackle illegal mining
FG approves N1.8tn road projects, new contracts
Farms destroyed as oil spill ravages Rivers community
2027: Oyo APC chieftain warns against gov candidate imposition
Student loan: Minister meets VCs as NANS blocks Lagos-Ibadan highway
Ogun indigene clinches CU’s top doctoral prizes
Reps panel lauds Lagos-Calabar highway’s progress
Northern group, Matawalle clash over alleged N528bn embezzlement
Boko Haram: Borno to shut IDP camp over rising gangsterism, prostitution
NYSC DG warns corps members against involvement in politics
Five Nasarawa children suffocate inside vehicle
Efforts to discredit Seyi Tinubu politically motivated – NAPS president
Concerns as over 1.5 million UTME candidates score below 200
FG joins Asian Infrastructure bank, sets up cocoa board
8,000 terrorists, bandits killed under Tinubu – Defence minister
Bauchi urges collective action to combat malaria
Sanwo-Olu urges ECOWAS court to promote justice
Kogi community initiates 103 into womanhood at annual festival
OCP-Africa returns to Bauchi fields for soil testing, fertiliser production
CSO seeks Achimugu case reassignment after judge’s suspension
Julius Berger wins construction award at NUJ
Bauchi lawmaker subsidises shuttle services, 105 NECO students fees
NMA rejects casualisation policy
Niger police nab two burglars, suspected rustlers
Public health fears mount amid water crisis in Lokoja
2027: OPC backs Tinubu’s re-election, warns El-Rufai, others
Bauchi gov, police vow justice as bandits kill vigilantes
Nigerian scientist develops model to cut energy waste
Record label unveils talent hunt for gospel singers
Foundation empowers 450 women, inaugurates Adamawa Centre
Varsity deploys AI to close admission gaps
BUA Cement signs five-year CDA with Sokoto communities
NNPCL facilitates treatment of 500 partially blind Niger residents
Club advocates early planning for retirement
Plateau okada riders defy govt’s ban
Women group urges LASG to prioritise school safety
Defence lawyers stalling Patience Jonathan’s staff trial –NBA
Edo denies phasing out Obaseki educational tablets
Tinubu orders MDAs to patronise local content, approves policy
Jigawa gov reshuffles cabinet, reassigns three commissioners
Tinubu unveils $122bn plan to fix Nigeria’s power sector
Lagos CP orders DPO probe over alleged wrongful arrest of mechanics
Bwala urges Atiku to abandon 2027 presidential ambition
Customs unveil unified system for Form M processing at key ports
FCT doctors embark on three-day warning strike
Oyo unveils task force to combat illegal mining
Trump offers $1,000, free flights to migrants who leave US voluntarily
Vatican to cut phone signal during conclave
SMEs, vulnerable communities at risk if Meta leaves Nigeria, group warns
Katsina gov pays tribute to Yar’adua
PDP hails Mutfwang for reducing Plateau’s debt to N94bn
Davido, Cubana Chief Priest demand release of activist VeryDarkMan
Edo not phasing out Obaseki’s educational tablets, says SUBEB boss
NANS decries leadership crisis at Lagos college, demands FG’s action
Okpebholo signs bill establishing new nursing college
FG upgrades 38 technical colleges to equip youths, says Minister
FCTA pulls down estate over building violations
Democracy hasn’t boosted Nigeria’s foreign policy influence – Political scientists
Stop demarketing Nigeria abroad, Afenifere warns govs, political class
NANS protests student loan mismanagement, blocks Lagos-Ibadan Expressway
Tinubu approves Nigeria‑First procurement policy
Nigeria leading Africa’s push to electrify 300 million by 2030 – Speaker Abbas
Oyo unveils task force to curb illegal mining
Babcock threatens suit, says ‘missing’ student left school unlawfully
Bauchi to probe killing of 19 hunters during patrol
Landlord’s son hacks 22-year-old tenant to death in Ondo
Man to die by hanging for killing sex worker
Police nab suspected Sokoto gunrunner, recover arms
Tinubu approves plan to attract $122bn power investments
Nigeria leads move to provide power to 300m Africans – Abbas
Nigeria, others target 10 offshore drilling projects – Report
El-Rufai placeholder for Atiku in SDP – Galadima
PDP chieftain threatens Osun lawmaker’s recall over defection
PDP commends Mutfwang for reducing Plateau’s debt profile
2026: Tinubu won’t help APC win Osun — Adeleke’s aide
Makinde reshuffles cabinet, swaps five commissioners
Nnadozie’s penalty heroics cost PSG coach job
Bameyi reveals secret behind MVP performance
Unity Cup: Musa to lead Eagles in exhibition tourney
Record label unveils talent hunt for gospel singers
Editorial: Sanwo-Olu, crush the cultism menace
Like sorcerers, like political master strategists
Why you shouldn’t say ‘Don’t wicked me’
Electricity: The basic need for industrialisation
Rivers: When power beclouds reasoning
SAPZ implementation will transform Nigeria’s economy — Prof. Oyelaran-Oyeyinka
Don’t sleep with phone under your pillow, tech expert warns
NHIA commences compliance checks on one-hour HMO treatment deadline
Nigerian scientist develops model to cut energy waste
Varsity deploys AI to close admission gaps
Edo denies phasing out Obaseki educational tablets
ThisDay
FEC Okays Nigeria First Economic Policy To Prioritise Local Industries
•Ratifies new power sector roadmap, replaces 25-year electricity policy •Bans unjustified imports •Executive order backing initiative to be issued
Edun Lauds CBN For Restoring Confidence In External Sector
Afreximbank To Fund African Energy Bank With $19bn In Bid To Raise Oil Industry Capacity
Senate: We’ll Begin Reconciliation Of Major Actors In Rivers, Resumes Today
Edo Govt Moves To Replace EdoBest Programme
FEC Approves N787.14bn, $651.7mn For Major Road Projects, Dam Rehabilitation
Edo Govt Moves To Replace EdoBest Programme
FEC Approves N787.14bn, $651.7mn For Major Road Projects, Dam Rehabilitation
Dangote Visits Tinubu, Hails President’s Key Changes In Oil Sector
NIESV: Nigeria Needs Holistic Housing Policy, Seizing Empty Buildings Won’t Work
FCT Targets Vaccination Of 1,116,677 Children In 2025
Ekpo Heads West African Gas Pipeline Project Ministers’ C’tee
Discos Bill Nigerians N496.14bn In Two Months, Record 25% Collection Deficit
Tariffs Without Power: The Broken Promise Of Electricity Reforms In Nigeria
Rainoil Gas Commissions LPG Plant In Ore, Ondo State
OPEC Oil Slumps In April Despite Plans To Raise Output
Report: Shell Considering Acquisition Of BP In Landmark Deal
MTN Nigeria Recovers, Declares N133.7bn Profit In Q1 2025
Accion MfB Strengthens Data Security With ‘PCI DSS Compliance’ Certification
Stock Market Appreciates By N412bn On Demand For MTN, 34 Others
A Historic Season Of Firsts For Women In The Nigerian Army, Air Force
Yemisi Shyllon Museum Of Art Partners Toledo Museum Of Art To Boost Museum Expertise
Armayau Bichi: I Have Transformed FUDMA To Best University In Nigeria
INSECURITY IN THE SOUTHEAST
SERVICE, NOT TITLES, BUILD NATIONS Service Calls For Sacrifice, Transparency, And Results, Argues LINUS OKORIE
NCDC Warns Against Cholera Outbreak, As Rainy Season Approaches
APHPN Plans Virtual Training Programme For Primary Healthcare Worker
2187 Athletes From 136 Schools Set For MTN CHAMPS Grand Final In Uyo
South African Cup Is A Necessary Golf Event, Says Envoy
Olamide George Laments Sorry State Of Athletics In Nigeria
Edo State Govt Commends NNL Board, Ready To Partner For Growth
Battle Of San Siro: Lewandowski Boost For Barca Against Inter Tonight
Evelyn Oyome Wins Ikoyi Ladies Golf Championship
Dual Mandate: FG Implements Policy Across Federal Colleges Of Education
Pope Trump, Adebanjo And Other Stories
FDI, Judicial Process And S&CPA’s Repugnant Section 84
Presidency Faults Adesina’s Claim, Says Nigerians Better Off Than In 1960
CAN: Senseless Killings Across Nigeria Condemnable
Blue Economy: FG Assures Of Timely Completion Of $3bn Agge Deep Seaport
EDITORIAL: RIDDING JUDICIARY OF BAD EGGS
Leadership
Zamfara Lawyers Back Reps’ Summon Of Gov Lawal Over State Assembly Crisis
Gas Transition Reducing Cost Of Manufacturing In Nigeria, Says Firm
Tinubu Felicitates Deputy Speaker Kalu, Hails Legislative Impact
Nigeria’s First Ladies To Attend Historic Media, Leadership Retreat In Abuja
Anene Sylvia Unveiled As Brand Ambassador For Newsland Media Services
Gas Transition Reducing Cost Of Manufacturing In Nigeria, Says Firm
Evaluating Transparent Pricing Models To Maximize Currency Gains
Federal Gov’t Okays N750bn For Road Projects
Budgit Seeks Stronger Ties With EFCC On Monitoring Of Capital Budget Implementation
FEC Okays Nigeria’s Membership Of Asian Infrastructure Bank
Babcock Varsity Reacts, Says Missing Student Left Campus Without Clearance
Mutfwang Pays Tributes To Late Ex-Dep Gov Tyoden, Lamu
Tax Reform, Rivers Crisis Top Agenda As Senate Resumes Tuesday
Kano Assembly Passes Electricity Bill To Cover 3 States
EFCC Arraigns Suspected Mastermind Of $2.5m Cryptocurrency, Romance Scams In Lagos
Federal Gov’t Bans Procurement Of Foreign Goods, Services Where Local Alternatives Exist
Saudi Arabia Announces Stiff Penalties For Illegal Hajj Exercise
Oil Spill Occurs In Rivers Community
VeryDarkMan: EFCC Denies BBC’s Report On Reason For Arrest
Kano Local Gov’ts Ordered To Contribute N670m For Emirate Council’s Vehicles
FEC Okays Bill To Establish National Cocoa Management Board
We’ll No Longer Tolerate Illegal Mining Activities, Oyo Gov’t Warns
Akpabio Challenged To Defend Self Before Panel Probing Sexual Harassment Allegation
Gov Mohammed Condemns Killing Of Hunters In Bauchi
How To Check Your 2025 UTME Results: A Step-by-Step Guide
Lagos LG Polls: No Consensus Chairmanship Candidate For Ojokoro LCDA — Group
Nigerian Wrestlers’ Impressive Start At 2025 Senior African Championships Excites NSC
Alexander-Arnold To Leave Liverpool End Of Season
Exciting Shell/NNPC Tennis Tourney Underway At Ikoyi Club
Evaluating Transparent Pricing Models To Maximize Currency Gains
Wema Bank At 80: Olorunshola, Oseni Reaffirm Commitment To Innovation, Inclusion, Empowerment
The Sun
Bandits kill 19 in Bauchi communities
FUOYE crisis: NAUS threatens to shut institution, gives FG 72-hour ultimatum to remove VC
Mbah lauds ex-lands commissioner, Prof. Nnam on NIS fellowship
UTME: Over 1.5m scored less than 200, says JAMB
AI reshaping public governance architecture -Adeniyi, Customs CG
Senate resumes today, prioritises Rivers crisis reconciliation, tax reform bills
2027 presidential election and joint ticket permutations
LG polls: Lagos APC convenes stakeholders’ meeting ahead of primaries
Defection fallout: Human rights war in Delta as activist slams Oborevwori’s ex-Aide over criticism
2027: North to evaluate Tinubu’s electoral promises
Nasarawa PDP’s Ninga calls for unity after Appeal Court win
Anambra 2025: Onitsha unites for Soludo’s re-election, says APGA’s Ezeokenwa
Housing deficit: Estate surveyors slam threat to confiscate empty properties
Aliko Dangote Foundation unveils 2025 YGL Fellows
Nigeria’s private sector grows for 5th consecutive month
Lagos, BoI, Sterling Bank partner to boost SME financing
FUOYE crisis: NAUS threatens to shut institution, gives FG 72-hour ultimatum to remove VC
Mbah lauds ex-lands commissioner, Prof. Nnam on NIS fellowship
UTME: Over 1.5m scored less than 200, says JAMB
EFCC nabs Kaduna content creator for naira abuse video
Davido joins calls for VeryDarkMan’s release
Osimhen freezes transfer talks
Moses Simon to quit Nantes for Trabzonspor
George laments over sorry state of athletics in Nigeria
Invited Jnr athletes ready to challenge status quo at Gateway Games 2024
Editorial: The N110bn to improve medical education
Averting the World Bank’s grim forecast
PDP: From bloom to gloom
Mr. President, rein in your son, Seyi
Tinubu swears in NASC chairman, commissioners, and permanent secretaries
UPDATED: UK reopens visa centres in Enugu, Port Harcourt
Kalu praised for Amankalu–Abiriba road project in Abia North
Abia hosts para badminton championships, Otti inaugurates committees
Yoruba women, living archives of cultural heritage…empower them to touch generations –Adebonojo, Yoruba language advocate
Daily Trust
25 Killed As Bandits, Vigilantes Clash In Bauchi
2025 UTME: Over 75% Score Below 200
Crisis In N/West Devt Commission Over Scholarship Scheme
Economy Biting Hard — Rural Dwellers
Amnesty, CDD, 54 Others Demand Akpabio’s Resignation Over Electoral Fraud Ruling
Constitution Amendment, Insecurity, Tax Bills Top Agenda As N/Assembly Resumes Today
Woman In Court For Marrying 2 Husbands
Policeman Under Fire For ‘Lacing Ganduje’s Shoe’
Atiku: VDM’s Arrest Shows Growing Authoritarianism Of Tinubu’s Regime
Adamawa Moves To Address Salary Gaps In 11 MDAs
Fintiri’s Mid-Term Scorecard: The Preamble
Governor Fintiri Approves Recruitment Of 4,000 Into Adamawa State Civil Service
News
Benjamin Kalu: A Fresh Face In South East Political Leadership
Budget Deficit May Widen As Crude Oil Price Drops To $60
FG Sets July Deadline To End Cash Transactions In Post Offices
Nigeria Leads Electrification Of 300m Africans By 2030 –Speaker Abbas
OPay Extends N1.2bn Scholarship Initiative To FUTMINNA
FG’s N1.35bn Intervention Fund Benefits 27,000 MSMEs In Benue
20 Aspirants Jostling To Succeed Me — Gov Sule
2025 NSF: Diri Receives Torch Of Unity In Bayelsa
FCT FA Chair, Mohammed, Demands Fair Officiating, Protection For Referees
Ahmed Musa Returns To Lead Super Eagles At The Unity Cup
World Waits As 133 Cardinals Assemble To Elect New Pope
Climate Crisis: Ordinary People Must Do Extraordinary Things To Save Our Earth
Preparing The Public Service For The Generation Z Workforce
Editorial: NUPRC Must Act On Crude Oil Diversions
Farming: How Flood Is Drowning Hope Of Niger Farmers
Coffee Farming Returns To Plateau Amidst Challenges
FCTA Confirms Threat To Abuja Green Areas, Clamp Down On Encroachers
Super Spikers Emerge Champions Of 2025 FCT Minister Volleyball Challenge
Gombe CJ Releases 85 Inmates
Abuja Farmers Warn Of Food Crisis, Demand Subsidised Inputs
1 Dies, 6 Injured In Abuja-Lokoja Road Crash
Tribune
FEC approves ‘Nigeria First’ economic policy to prioritise local industry
Makinde reshuffles cabinet
How I almost ran away during my early days as President — Tinubu
Wanted: Real justice for Bamise
Why varsity lecturers’ salaries need urgent review —CONUA National President
Lessons from CBEX scam
FG inaugurates South-West regional office for agric training
Tinubu’s wife empowers 300 farmers in Ogun
How Nigeria is reimagining livestock economy
Olore stool: Aderotimi royal family appeals to Ayedatiwa on quick installation
Safeguarding Africa’s Blue Economy: A scientist’s vision for sustainable fish farming
Head of Service to partner DBI to train, digitise all MDAs
Minister tasks NIHORT on need for accurate data on commodities
Expedite LG autonomy implementation, NULGE urges Tinubu
The Ibàs of Rivers State
OPC insists on sanctity of rotational presidency
Matawalle commends Tinubu’s reforms, says president’s second term victory is assured
Ogun lawmakers seek NBC’s intervention on boundary issues with Oyo
The Jigawa rapist, killer groom and his gang
Foundation trains Bayelsa women on gender mainstreaming, political participation
Strategic management is crucial to business growth, politics, others — NBTI DG
CP Ikioye Orutugu bags 2025 best crime fighter award in Anambra
Emir of Kagara commends security agencies as EIMC 18 participants visit Niger…says normalcy returns to the emirate
How to check 2025 UTME result
Why we arrested VeryDarkMan — EFCC
UK: 14-year-old boy mistakenly arrested during robbery investigation
Israel approves new plan to seize Gaza indefinitely
JD Vance dismisses criticism of Trump’s AI image as Pope despite being catholic
US: Woman arrested for smuggling drugged child across Southern border with fake birth certificate
Trump orders reopening of Alcatraz prison
Trump’s AI-generated picture as Pope embarrassing, Catholic community reacts
Niger gov adjusts Minna curfew time
Tragedy in Ondo as grader crushes mother, child to death
AMMC threatens to demolish unapproved structures in Abuja
Speaker Abbas donates vehicles to Akarigbo, five other Southern monarchs
EXPLAINER: Who is Big Banju?
Seun Kuti narrowly escapes stray bullet in US
Funke Akindele offered to fly my wife abroad for delivery — Skit maker Kamo
Unity Bank launches GenFi, targets children, teens
FEC approves roadmap for Nigeria’s power sector
Equities market opens week strong as ASI adds 0.6%
OPC insists on sanctity of rotational presidency
Matawalle commends Tinubu’s reforms, says president’s second term victory is assured
UTME 2025: Over 1.5 million candidates scored below 200 — JAMB
Student loan: NELFUND urges South-South, South-East to increase applications
UBEC reaffirms Tinubu administration’s commitment to tech-driven basic education
The Guardian
Nigeria leading push to provide electricity for 300m Africans by 2030 – Speaker Abbas
Fresh oil spill hits Rivers community
It may not be God’s will for you to govern Nigeria, Bwala tells Atiku
Julius Berger wins award
Football
Forest’s top five bid dented by Palace draw
Calabar Archbishop warns against comfort-driven faith
Tinubu approves 10-year national policy on marine and blue economy
Trump administration offers $1,000 to migrants who self-deport
Cardinals assemble to elect pope and set course for church
OpenAI abandons plan to become for-profit company
Political scientists criticise Nigeria’s foreign policy, call for review
LASG, BOI, Sterling Bank to sign MoU to enhance SME access to finance
Bandits kill two vigilantes in Niger community
Civil society under siege in Nigeria — CHRICED
Oyo steps up illegal mining crackdown with executive order enforcement
Transcorp Power’s Q1 performance signposts resilience, opportunities
Sterling moves to ‘democratise’ credit access, empowers 2,500 female entrepreneurs
Oyo steps up illegal mining crackdown with executive order enforcement
Man to hang for killing sex worker with herbicide
Otti applauds firm’s deepened interest in Abia’s real estate sector
Sokoto police arrest suspected gun runner, seize arms, ammunition
Benjamin Kalu: A fresh face in South East political leadership
Reps to deliberate on insecurity, Electoral Act amendment, economic issues
Reps to deliberate on insecurity, Electoral Act amendment, economic issues
FEC approves ‘Nigeria First’ economic policy, announces $5m shares in AIIB
Senate resumes Tuesday, prioritises Rivers reconciliation, security, tax reforms
A Politics of Compassion: Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf’s journey of empathy
UTME: 77% of candidates score below 200, under 1% above 300
Missing student left without clearance — Babcock
UBEC set to transform basic education through technology
FG upgrades 38 technical colleges, plans digital exams by 2027
Afrobeat artiste, Dice Ailes, drops new single ‘Towa’
Funke Akindele, ‘an angel in human form’ – Kamo State
Lille deny Marseille crucial win in Champions League race
AS Monaco defeat AS Saint-Étienne and climb up to 2nd in Ligue 1
Akinwumi Adesina’s claims on Nigeria’s GDP per capita: The facts tell a different story
Africa Championship: Nigeria’s junior swimmers win 3 golds, 1 bronze
Man Utd have ‘big responsibility’ to win Europa League, says Amorim
Raphinha’s Barca rise key to devastating Champions League run
Thuram to step up as Inter try to save season with Champions League
