Good morning! Here is today’s summary from Nigerian Newspapers:
1. The British Government has turned down a request by Nigeria to deport former Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu, who is serving a prison term in the United Kingdom for organ trafficking. A Ministry of Justice source said the request was rejected over concerns that Nigeria could not guarantee Ekweremadu would continue serving his sentence after return.
2. Edo State Command of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency on Monday said it arrested a 19-year-old social media influencer, Praise Nwogu, known as Candy, for promoting and selling cookies laced with cannabis online. The state commander, Mitchell Ofoyeju, who revealed this in a statement, said that another suspect, Ebong Oghosa, 25 years old was also arrested in an operation which was carried out on November 22.
3. The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited has declared a profit after tax of N5.4 trillion for the financial year ended 2024, marking one of its strongest performances since its transition into a limited liability company. The Group Chief Executive Officer of NNPCL, Bayo Ojulari, announced the financial results during a press briefing on Monday in Abuja.
4. The Federal Government has announced that the first 47-kilometre section of the Lagos–Calabar coastal highway will be opened to traffic in December 2025. The Minister of Works, David Umahi, disclosed this during an inspection tour of the highway on Sunday, stating that the opening is scheduled to take place between December 12 and 17.
5. Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar has officially registered as a member of the African Democratic Congress in Adamawa State, signalling a major development in Nigeria’s opposition politics ahead of the 2027 general elections. The registration took place on Monday, following Atiku’s announcement to ADC supporters and stakeholders in Adamawa over the weekend.
6. The Nigeria government and the United States have agreed on some areas they need collaboration to tackle the worsening security situation in the country, the Presidency said on Monday. The agreement includes the immediate implementation of a non-binding cooperation framework and establishment of a Joint Working Group to ensure a unified and coordinated approach to the agreed areas of cooperation.
7. With insecurity intensifying across the Southwest, governors under the Southwest Governors’ Forum have declared that establishing State Police “can no longer be delayed,” unveiling a new regional security framework aimed at strengthening protection across the zone.
8. Governor Nasir Idris of Kebbi State has called on the military to change the style used in tackling insecurity. The governor also reinstated his call for the probe of the withdrawal of military personnel deployed to the Government Comprehensive Girls Secondary School, Maga, minutes before bandits abducted 25 schoolgirls.
9. The Bauchi State Government has announced the immediate closure of all primary, secondary and tertiary institutions in the state, including Federal Government-owned as well as private schools. The government in a statement on Monday noted that it recognised the inconvenience the closure might cause, but stressed that the safety of children remained its key priority.
10. The National Executive Council of the Academic Staff Union of Universities will meet on Wednesday to decide the union’s next line of action following the conclusion of renegotiations undertaken by the Yayale Ahmed-led committee set up by the Federal Government. In a last-minute effort to avert a fresh ASUU strike, the government’s renegotiation team reconvened talks with the union on Monday.
Nigerian Newspapers: 10 things you need to know Tuesday morning
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