Good morning Nigeria. Welcome to the Naija News roundup of top newspaper headlines in Nigeria for today, Monday, 10th March, 2025 1. Tinubu Govt Approves ₦151.9 Billion Contract For Supply Of Electric Vehicles The federal government has approved contracts worth $100 million, equivalent to ₦151.9 billion, to supply buses and tricycles ...

A former member of the Kogi State House of Assembly, Hon. Abidemi Adebola, who represented Yagba West, has asserted that Governor Usman Ododo’s bid for a second term is doomed from the outset. Naija News reports that Adebola made this statement on his social media page on Sunday, stressing that ...

Former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, paid a visit to former Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, and renowned cleric Pastor Tunde Bakare in Lagos, stirring fresh political discussions. The visit was disclosed by Muyiwa Adekeye, El-Rufai’s media adviser, in a tweet on Sunday. “Malam Nasir @elrufai was in Lagos today ...

The Governor of Edo State, Monday Okpebholo, has expressed that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the state is in a precarious condition and requires urgent attention. In a statement released by his Chief Press Secretary, Fred Itua, Okpebholo remarked that the PDP in Edo has diminished significantly from its ...

Struggling Manchester United held the title-hungry Arsenal to a Sunday draw at the Old Trafford in a Premier League showdown. Naija News reports that the Sunday clash reignited the age-old rivalry between the Red Devils and Gunners as Ruben Amorim’s side refused to sit back and soak up the pressure ...

The Senior Special Assistant to the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister, Nyesom Wike, on Public Communications and Social Media, Lere Olayinka, has urged the Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, to release all the money owed to the Rivers State House of Assembly led by Martins Amaewhule. Olayinka, in a statement ...

Former Deputy Senate President, Ovie Omo-Agege, met with President Bola Tinubu at the Presidential Villa in Abuja over the weekend to discuss national development and key issues affecting Delta State. The high-level meeting follows weeks after a delegation of Delta APC leaders, led by Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, ...

Nigeria and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) are set to engage in high-level discussions in the coming days to resolve the ongoing visa challenges faced by Nigerians. Naija News reports that the decision was reached during a meeting between the UAE Ambassador to Nigeria, Salem Saeed Alshamsi, and Nigeria’s Minister ...

Former Senate President, Abubakar Bukola Saraki, has criticized Senate President Godswill Akpabio for what he described as an attempt to politicize and trivialize the serious allegations raised against him by Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan. Saraki, in a statement issued by his media aide, Yusuph Olaniyonu, dismissed Akpabio’s claim that calls for ...

The federal government has approved contracts worth $100 million, equivalent to ₦151.9 billion, to supply buses and tricycles and establish charging infrastructure for electric vehicles in Nigeria. A statement on Sunday by the Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, said the plan is to ...