Good morning! Here is today’s summary from Nigerian Newspapers;
1. The United States has imposed visa ban on individuals who have directed, authorised or supported violations of religious freedom in Nigeria and other countries. The restriction may also affect their immediate family members.
2. The Senate has confirmed the former Chief of Defence Staff, General Christopher Musa, retd., as the new Minister of Defence. Tinubu had, in a letter transmitted to the President of the Senate, Senator Godswill Akpabio, urged the lawmakers to consider the former CDS’ nomination.
3. The Federal Executive Council on Wednesday approved the 2026–2028 Medium-Term Expenditure Framework and Fiscal Strategy Paper. The framework projects a growth rate of 4.68 per cent and puts total federation revenue at N50.74 trillion. The Federal Government is expected to receive N22.6 trillion; states, N16.3 trillion, and local governments, N11.85 trillion.
4. The Senate on Wednesday subjected three ambassadorial nominees to rigorous questioning before eventually clearing them for appointment, following a tense but detailed screening session that focused heavily on issues of national security and competence.
5. Minister of Defence, Gen. Christopher Musa, said on Wednesday that there should be no negotiation with or payment of ransom to terrorists in the country. He also said Nigeria’s fight against insecurity would remain ineffective until the country established a unified national database that captured every citizen and linked all security, banking and identity systems together.
6. The Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, yesterday removed the limit on cash deposit and raised the weekly cash withdrawal limits across all channels to N500,000 from N100,000. The apex bank disclosed this in a circular to all banks titled, “Revised Cash-Related Policies”, signed by Dr. Rita Sike, Director, Financial Policy & Regulation Department.
7. The National Assembly on Wednesday called for the public naming and prosecution of terrorism financiers in Nigeria as the Federal Government explores measures to address the growing insecurity across the country. Both the Senate and House of Representatives pushed for the exposure of terrorism financiers during their plenary as a way of addressing the security crisis facing the country.
8. A Federal High Court in Abuja has warned the chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission about the consequences of his alleged continued failure to comply with its October 31, 2025, judgment, directing the immediate release of 27 houses the commission had allegedly wrongly seized on the assumption that they were acquired with proceeds of crime.
9. Three persons — a policeman, a firefighter, and a scavenger — lost their lives in two separate road crashes that occurred on Wednesday in the Trade Fair area of Abule-Ado and Ilubirin area of Lagos State. It was learnt this from two statements issued by the spokesperson for the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority, Adebayo Taofiq.
10. Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike has appointed Mr Mukhtar Galadima as Senior Special Assistant on Development Control and Planning. Mr Lere Olayinka, Senior Special Assistant to the minister on Public Communications and Social Media, announced the appointment in a statement in Abuja on Wednesday.
Nigerian Newspapers: 10 things you need to know Thursday morning
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