Nigerian Newspapers Headlines: Latest News Updates from Nigeria Friday, 1st May 2023
Hello and welcome to today’s ThisNigeria roundup of the latest newspaper headlines in Nigeria. It’s Monday, the 1st of May, 2023, and we’ve compiled the top stories making the rounds across the country for your convenience.
Read Latest News Updates from Nigeria Monday, 1st May 2023
No plans to phase out redesigned Naira notes – CBN
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) says no plans to phase out the redesigned Naira notes from circulation.
CBN’s Acting Director, Corporate Communications Department, Isa AbdulMumin, made this known in a statement in Abuja on Sunday. Read More…
FG rubbishes Labour Party, says Tinubu won fair, square
The Federal Government has described the opposition attacking President Muhammadu Buhari over his recent comment on the 2023 Presidential elections as “shameless sore losers”.
In a statement issued on Sunday, the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, said the President’s analysis on the reasons for the opposition’s loss in the 2023 elections is incontrovertible. Read More…
Tiwa Savage to perform at King Charles III Coronation ceremony
Nigerian singing sensation, Tiwa Savage is set to perform at the coronation ceremony of King Charles III in the United Kingdom.
The ceremony will hold on May 6th, 2023. Read More…
Why $1.2m was spent to evacuate Nigerians from Sudan – FG
The Federal Government has explained that the sum of 1.2 million dollars allegedly spent in hiring buses for the evacuation of Nigerian students in Sudan was due to the dire need of the war situation.
This is contained in a statement signed by the spokesperson of the ministry of Humanitarian Affairs Mrs Rhoda Iliya. Read more…
Fire guts apartment at Ooni’s palace
A building apartment within the courtyard of the palace Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, Ojaja II, was at about 11:30pm on Friday engulfed in flames. Read More…
2 dead, 12 injured in Kogi lone accident – FRSC
The federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Kogi Command, said a road accident has claimed the lives of two pwhile 12 others were injured on Sunday in the state.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the lone crash involved a Toyota Hiace bus conveying 18 persons, including the driver. Read More…
NDLEA seizes 126 parcels of Canadian Loud in Lagos
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have seized 126 parcels of Canadian Loud, a synthetic strain of cannabis at the Tincan port in Lagos.
This is contained in a statement by the Agency’s Director, Media and Advocacy, Mr Femi Babafemi on Sunday in Abuja. Read More…
That concludes today’s roundup of the top Nigerian newspaper headlines. For more news from Nigeria, be sure to check out ThisNigeria. We’ll be back tomorrow with more updates.
