SATURDAY, OCTOBER 24, 2026
2,626 HEADLINES TODAY FROM 118 SOURCES ACROSS 45 COUNTRIES
NIGERIA NEWS TODAY
Nigeria news today from Lagos, Abuja and across Nigeria, collected from 10 Nigerian sources: Premium Times, Punch, Vanguard, Channels TV, Daily Post, ThisDay, Sahara Reporters, Nairametrics, BusinessDay and TechCabal. Politics, business, sport, health and entertainment, updated every few minutes, and every headline links straight to the original publisher. 213 headlines in the last 24 hours.
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- Health workers threaten strike over unpaid allowancesPunch · 14m
- Farancis Duru: Meet the baby-faced legend of NollywoodVanguard · 2h
- 2027: Violence threatening polls – ‘Tinubu must come’, ‘Tinubu must go’ supporters clashVanguard · 3h
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POLITICS
- From Atiku’s spokesmen to Tinubu’s spokesmen – yesterday, Atiku; today, Tinubu; tomorrow, who knows?, by Stephanie ShaakaaVanguard
- State Police: 25 Assemblies Approve Amendment, Bill Crosses Constitutional HurdleThisDay
- Babalakin Hails Tinubu Over Resolution of 19-year MMA2 Dispute, Pledges Jobs for NigeriansThisDay
- Atiku Accuses Tinubu of Using 90-day Cost of Living Relief to Woo VotersThisDay
- Who recruits ad hoc workers for INEC?Vanguard
- Umahi: South-east Voted Obi In 2023 Over Marginalisation, But Will Reward Tinubu in 2027ThisDay
- Tinubu Commends Leadership Philosophy of Army Chief, Says Nigerian Army Moving Away from Military ConservatismThisDay
- 2027: Innovation Minister, Udeh, Set to Unveil ‘ATM’ Support Group for Re-election of Tinubu, Mbah.Expresses confidence on duo’s poll triumphsThisDay
- Thousands flood Kaduna ahead of APC campaign rallyPunch
- Gov AbdulRazaq inaugurates PBAT Door-to-Door campaign in KwaraVanguard
- State Police: 24 states approve constitutional amendment – Presidential panelPremium Times
- 'Atiku’s push for return of power to North is insult' — Laolu AkandeDaily Post
- Atiku’s ADC Campaign Council Calls Tinubu’s 90-Day Relief Plan ‘Election Bait’Channels TV
- Tinubu’s 90-day relief plan designed to deceive voters — ADCBusinessDay
BUSINESS & ECONOMY
- Ikogosi: Where nature’s mysteries meet luxury, wellness and cultureBusinessDay
- Nigerian firms must strengthen financial reporting ahead of IFRS 18, says Kreston Pedabo’s AsemahBusinessDay
- How BJUMP mentorship initiative expands quality talents pipeline for Corporate AfricaBusinessDay
- ‘We’re Not Done’: Adekunle Gold, Pesa launch $20,000 Sickle Cell Impact InitiativeBusinessDay
- Seplat CEO, Ghanaian University Vice-Chancellor, BOI Executive, others to lead Africa-wide talks on workplace safety and industrial growthBusinessDay
- From power vandalism to gunrunning: Delta’s mammy market’s dark economy of powerline, armsVanguard
- Oramah: Africa Must Break Economic Bondage, Build Its Own Industrial PowerThisDay
- Again, petrol price hike looms after crude hits $115Punch
- Interest Rate Cut: Is Now Right Time to Take Loan?ThisDay
- First Lady: Nigeria On Right Path To Total Economic Recovery and Sustainable DevelopmentThisDay
- CBN Grants JPMorgan Approval-in-Principle to Establish Merchant Bank in NigeriaThisDay
- Oil Theft: Navy Uncovers Another Set of Reservoirs Containing 25,000 Litres of Stolen Crude OilThisDay
- Mbah Inaugurates Multi-billion Naira Pharmaceutical Company in Enugu, Reassures Investors of Govt SupportThisDay
- AFRIKARS Brings Price Transparency to Nigeria’s Car Import MarketBusinessDay
MORE NEWS
- Ogun police nab suspect over retired teacher’s killingPunch
- I contemplated suicide after losing my job, faced hardship – Auchi poly graduatePunch
- Robbers threatened to kill, frame me as cultist — UNILAG studentPunch
- FG convicts 653 suspects in mass terrorism trials — AGFPunch
- Three Ogun school pupils nabbed during cult initiationPunch
- They doff their hats to Ladbone, By Kunle AjibadePremium Times
- Namadi attends Hadejia development forum, inaugurates board of trusteesPremium Times
- Inside Zamfara communities, where residents bear brunt of reprisal attacks by banditsPremium Times
- Nigeria’s billionaire businessmen in politics and the scary future, By Adeola AkinremiPremium Times
- Edo govt, NLC strike peace deal as Labour moves to restore electricityVanguard
- How 25-yr-old Ogun farmer died in police cell; family, community demand answersVanguard
- 21-year-old butcher stabs colleague’s to death in OgunVanguard
- Why crashes on Otedola Bridge — Lagos govtVanguard
- ‘Courts are now market stalls’: Nigerians react to Justice Augie’s jabs on judiciaryVanguard
SPORTS
- Alex Iwobi: From Arsenal prodigy to Premier League mainstayVanguard
- I won taekwondo medal, wanted to play in WNBA – KaffyPunch
- Arokodare reacts to joining 100-goal clubPunch
- Flamingos soar past champions into World Cup last-16Punch
- Counterfeit Products: Ex-NBA Secretary Seeks Life Sentence, N20m FineThisDay
- Rangers eliminated from CAF Champions League after MC Alger comebackDaily Post
- Enugu Rangers Crash Out Of CAF Champions League After Late Collapse To MC AlgerChannels TV
- FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup: Two countries eliminated from competitionDaily Post
- NPFL: Ejogharado credits Head Coach Uzoho for Kun Khalifat's revivalDaily Post
- FIFA U17 Women’s World Cup: Nigeria’s Flamingos stun North Korea, reach Round of 16Premium Times
- 2027: Represent Nigeria in 2028 Olympics - Lere Olayinka reacts to Makinde's 'jump' commentDaily Post
- 2026 U-17 WWC: Flamingos captain Oduntan urges humility after victory over North KoreaDaily Post
- FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup: Nine countries qualify for Round of 16 stageDaily Post
- Bundesliga: Bayern Munich give update on Kompany's condition after training collapseDaily Post
SCIENCE & HEALTH
- EBOLA: Genomics links Nigeria’s case to Kenya index case – PateVanguard
- Ebola: FG Tightens Surveillance, Screening, Infected Woman Identified as Swiss Diplomat’s WifeThisDay
- Ebola vaccine trial begins in DR CongoVanguard
- Return of Ebola: Triumph of 2014, test of 2026Vanguard
- Help! I have no vaginal opening for sex – Graduate seeking surgeryPunch
- Zulum Targets End to Medical Tourism as Shettima Inaugurates 400-bed Teaching HospitalThisDay
- World Polio Day: 168 Million Children Vaccinated as WHO Harps on Funding ShortfallsThisDay
- Ebola: NSA sounds fresh alarm on screeningPunch
- Ebola: Nigeria’s case linked to Kenya – PatePunch
- US-based doctor to colleagues: Invest in Nigerian healthcarePunch
- Ebola: Nigeria case highly similar to Kenya infection – MinisterPremium Times
- Ebola Vaccine Trial Begins In DR Congo – WHO ChiefChannels TV
- DRC begins new vaccine trial as outbreak kills over 4,600Premium Times
- Involve us in tackling Ebola, other diseases - Pharmacists urge FG, StatesDaily Post
TECH
- Benedict Oramah: Africa Must Build Its Own AI Models, Not Just Supply the DataThisDay
- Osinbajo proposes 10-year AI plan for Ogun communityPunch
- MTN Uganda turns to Starlink to close rural business connectivity gapsBusinessDay
- Osinbajo challenges Ikenne to become Africa's AI hub in next 50 yearsDaily Post
- Africa’s deep tech ambitions are running into an ecosystem raised on softwareTechCabal
- Why Bolt is practically giving away its annual subscription in KenyaTechCabal
- ‘Daddy’s girl, daughter of the farm’: Millicent Okumu’s road back to agricultureTechCabal
- How Derek Lubner is building a digital bridge between donors and non-profitsTechCabal
- 👨🏿🚀TechCabal Daily – Equity, but make it liquidTechCabal
- A new live tech show wants to change African tech coverageTechCabal
- Spend first, measure later: Inside African banking’s AI boomTechCabal
- Africa’s stablecoin promise breaks at the off-rampTechCabal
- Flutterwave employees can borrow against shares without selling themTechCabal
ENTERTAINMENT
- Tinubu, Nollywood mourn veteran actor, Francis DuruPunch
- When Pete Edochie wept in GhanaVanguard
- MC Rhelax turns wedding hosting into artPunch
- AMAA 2026: Nollywood battles South Africa, Ghana for continental gloryPunch
- Film Documentary on Asaba Massacre Nominated for AMA Awards 2026ThisDay
- I thought skit making would end my acting career — Pretty FolaPunch
- BBNaija should take a break, re-strategise— TachaVanguard
- Fatai is third, not first, child, received four flats, other benefits — Okoya familyPremium Times
- Tope Alabi threatens legal action over online defamationVanguard
- Ogogo’s daughters announce Nollywood plans, pledge to sustain father’s legacyVanguard
- Jide Kosoko laments debt as N300m cinema film fails to make profitVanguard
- Kanayo, Kate Henshaw, others mourn late actor Francis DuruVanguard
- AAC Letter: A Revolutionary Move Or 'Comedy' | SaharaTV Morning Show | 23rd October, 2026Sahara Reporters
- Nollywood actor Francis Duru diesPremium Times