03/06/2026
News Headlines, 03/06/2026*
Dangote named Africa’s top brand for eighth straight year
Schoolchildren abduction: Oyo protests go nationwide, NASS moves on state police
ASUP gives 21-day ultimatum to poly over poor welfare
Many killed as Sokoto records second attack in 48 hours
Bandit leader contacts abducted General’s family, seeks release of gang members
National Payment Stack processes 153,000 pilot transactions
Parents withdraw children from Osun schools over rumoured bandit presence in communities
Cholera: Borno records 274 new cases in 24 hours
N’West IDPs near 800,000 amid killings – Report
Cricket: Nigeria coach calls 35 players for Namibia Tri-Series
Nigeria committed to strengthening cultural exchanges with China – FG
Jimoh Ibrahim elected Chairman of UN Budget and Administration
IOM receives 180 Nigerian migrants from Libya
38 Ivorians arrested in Ogun not bandits, police clarify
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*DID YOU KNOW?*
* China has only one time zone. Despite being geographically wide enough to span multiple time zones, all of China operates on Beijing Time.
* A “rabbit hole” is an idiom describing a bizarre, confusing, or strangely compelling situation. The term originates from Lewis Carroll’s 1865 classic, Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland.
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Democracy Day: Tinubu to address N’Assembly June 12
Tinubu hails Housing Fund as 1,859 families access ₦128bn affordable mortgages
Shettima seeks extension of $750m SABER programme, urges states to deepen reforms
Shettima hails Starlink support as NEMA receives emergency communication equipment
Senate sets up panel to review unpaid contractors’ funds, gives one-week deadline
INEC data leak: Actor Emeka Ike threatens action against Wike’s aide
INEC, DSS probe voter data leak as Atiku raises fears
48 suspected drug traffickers in Edo NDLEA custody
FG’s response to Oyo school abduction not slow – Presidency
Unite against maritime threats, Matawalle urges African navies
Fed Govt distributes ICT equipment to 15 colleges of education
Food prices jump in April 2026 — NBS
INEC probes leak of voter data, traces user account
CBN bets on rules to stabilise FX market
NAICOM seeks insurance cover for state loan schemes
Police Trust Fund seeks increase in statutory allocation from 0.5% to 1%
No doctor should earn below N1m monthly – OOUTH ARD
FUTO to graduate 3,358 students as VC Oti bows out
CAN declares 3-day national mourning over insecurity
RCCG clarifies Adeboye’s political stance, denies endorsing any party
AfDB flags weak private sector credit in Nigeria
Manufacturers spent N1.34tn on alternative energy in 2025 – MAN
DisCos fail to collect N97.63b in March
Petrol drops below N1,300 after Dangote price cut
Private sector faults N100,000 minimum wage proposal
Six Oyo Rep members dump PDP for APM
Turaki PDP claims APC jittery over Jonathan’s candidacy
Rivers, Oyo defections shake Reps as Chinda resigns minority leadership
Tinubu’s re-election my priority project, Oborevwori declares
Ekiti poll: Oyebanji warns opposition against fake news
Pity Fayose, don’t get angry with him – Makinde
Aiyedatiwa approves construction of new flyover bridge in Akure, other road projects
Osun to distribute nearly 2.9m mosquito nets to tackle malaria
N75,000 COVID grant rumour causes stir in Jigawa
Anambra confirms death of four in gunmen attack, launches manhunt on perpetrators
Ogun, Kebbi Hajj pilgrims return home Thursday, airline says
Plateau teachers protest, demand urgent action on insecurity
Lawyers shut down courts in Nsukka, protest virtual hearings, administrative bottlenecks
Grief as eight Plateau attack victims buried in mass grave
A’Ibom NSCDC smashes alleged militia training network, arrests 39
No student kidnapped in Imo schools – Police
Police rescue three abducted Zamfara teenage boys
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*TODAY IN HISTORY*
* On this day in 1492, Martin Behaim presented the world’s first globe. The German geographer called his terrestrial globe Erdapfel, or Earth Apple. It is kept in a darkened room at the Germanisches Nationalmuseum in Nuremberg, Germany.
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