Good morning! Here is today’s summary from Nigerian Newspapers:
1. Seven people were killed on Thursday when bandits attacked Sayaya community in Matazu Local Government Area of Katsina State. Two police officers also lost their lives during an operation to rescue kidnapped victims in Birnin Gwari Local Government Area of Kaduna State.
2. No fewer than eight people have died, while 26 others were rescued after a three-storey shopping complex collapsed in the Alakija area of Lagos State on Thursday. The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, LASEMA confirmed the casualty figures in a statement by its Permanent Secretary, Dr Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu.
3. The Peoples Redemption Party, PRP, has opposed ongoing efforts by the Federal Government to establish state police. In a statement on Thursday, the party argued that the current administration lacks the credibility and public trust required to undertake such a significant reform.
4. The Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, on Thursday directed banks, payment service banks and other financial institutions to identify and immediately freeze assets held by terrorism financing suspects. The banks are to act without prior notice, ensuring that all funds, assets and other economic resources belonging to, owned, held or controlled (directly or indirectly) by the suspects are frozen.
5. The Federal Government has signalled plans to review the national minimum wage, stating that the current N70,000 benchmark no longer reflects prevailing economic realities. Chief of Staff to the President, Femi Gbajabiamila, disclosed this on Thursday at the Good Governance Summit 2026 organised by Working People United in Abuja.
6. The Federal Government has
