Good morning! Here are six top headlines from Nigerian Newspapers today;
1. The Administrator of Rivers State, Vice-Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas, has said the deployment of inclusive dialogue and non-partisan consultations in the state’s reconciliation process have led to the restoration of calm and political stability. Ibas said this when he hosted the House of Representatives Ad Hoc Committee on Emergency Rule Implementation, led by its Chairman, Prof. Julius Ihonvbere.
2. The Federal Government has launched an ambitious national skills programme to connect 20 million young Nigerians to jobs, training, and entrepreneurship opportunities by 2030. Vice President Kashim Shettima announced the plan as he assumed chairmanship of the reactivated Board of Generation Unlimited Nigeria during its inaugural meeting in Abuja, which coincided with International Youth Day 2025.
3. Governor Malam Dikko Umaru Radda of Katsina State has announced a three-week medical leave to address health concerns. A statement by Bala Salisu Zango, the state Commissioner for Information and Culture, on Thursday said Radda would begin his medical leave on Monday August 18, 2025.
4. The Airline Operators of Nigeria (AON) has lifted the life-time ban placed on Ms. Comfort Emmanson by its members for unruly behaviour onboard Ibom Air Flight Q9 303 from Uyo to Lagos on August 10, 2025. The group said this followed the intervention of the Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Mr. Festus Keyamo.
5. In addition to their regular statutory allocations the Federal Government, said the State Governments, and Local Governments are getting more funds under the current administration leading to a surplus of about N7.1 trillion. Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Mr. Wale Edun, disclosed this at a press briefing in Abuja, on Thursday.
