Advertisement
Follow
Follow
Facebook Twitter Instagram Youtube
Advertisement

Newspaper Headlines: NNPC secures N318bn to fund new oil exploration

Abdullah.Abdulsalam@thecable.ng'byAbdulsalam Abdullah
September 25, 2025 7:00 am

President Bola Tinubu’s call for reconciliation and unity among the Ogoni, after decades of social and political unrest, permeate the dailies.

The PUNCH reports that the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC) received N318.05 billion between January and August 2025 for frontier oil exploration. The newspaper says former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar has pledged that the interest of the Yorubas will “occupy a topmost place” in his administration’s policies if he is elected president in 2027.
Nigerian Tribune reports that the Kwara police command says two persons, including a policeman, were killed and six abducted in the Patigi LGA bandit attack. The newspaper adds that Oscar Ibru, billionaire industrialist and chairman of the Ibru organisation, has died at 67.
Guardian newspaper reports that Tinubu has posthumously conferred the national honours of Commander of the Order of the Niger (CON) on Albert Badey, Edward Kobani, Theophilus Orage and Samuel Orage, collectively known as the ‘Ogoni Four’. The newspaper adds that the Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau (NSIB) says that its probe into the recent Abuja-Kaduna train derailment at Asham station revealed that poor maintenance and a faulty track switch were key factors behind the incident.
Daily Independent reports that Tinubu has summoned Ibok-Ete Ibas, the immediate past sole administrator of Rivers state, to the State House in Abuja. The newspaper adds that Atiku has reacted to the unsealing of the office of Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, senator representing Kogi central.
Daily Times reports that the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) is proposing mandatory drug integrity tests for drivers seeking licences. The paper adds that Tajudeen Abbas, speaker of the house of representatives, has inaugurated a committee to oversee the naira-for-crude policy implementation.
Daily Trust reports that many houses and businesses on the Lagos Island and other parts of the state were flooded following torrential rainfall on Tuesday. The paper says the federal government has announced a nationwide enforcement of the National Policy for the Nigeria Education Repository and Databank (NERD) to combat the rising abuse of academic titles and certificate racketeering.
THISDAY reports that the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) says the country did not lose N8.4 trillion to oil theft from 2021 to July 2025. The paper adds that Tinubu has asked world leaders to embrace sweeping reforms or risk losing relevance.
The Nation reports Tinubu as saying that Nigeria’s bid to host the 2030 Commonwealth Games is a “dream” that must be realised. The newspaper adds that Nyesom Wike, minister of the federal capital territory (FCT), says states are now more financially viable than under previous administrations.

Read more

error: Content is protected from copying.