28/08/2026
*MAJOR NIGERIAN NEWSPAPER HEADLINES FOR FRIDAY---28/08/2026*
7,825 abducted, N7.8bn ransom paid in one year – Report
FG, states target cheaper transport fares with CNG bus rollout
Niger abductions: IG deploys AIG as rescue efforts begin
91.4% of personal pension accounts remain unfunded – PenCom
TCN secures $1.4bn to expand Nigeria’s power grid
Nigeria’s external reserves hit $53.11bn, near 2009 record
Crude oil imports hit 2.39m MT across Lagos ports in August
FAAN restores Bolt airport operations as Keyamo intervenes
CBN cuts T-bill rate amid N3.63tn demand
FG to deploy 21 dams for power generation
Trump orders Lake Ontario renamed ‘Lake America’
China imports $2.3bn Nigerian goods in six months, says envoy
Nigeria-China festival highlights food sector tourism potential
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*DID YOU KNOW?*
* On June 1, 2026, Nigeria’s Daily Times turned 100. Founded in 1925 by Richard Barrow, Sir Adeyemo Alakija, and celebrated nationalist Ernest Ikoli, it debuted the following year as The Nigerian Daily Times – a paper that started out as just four pages.
* A fjord is a long, narrow sea inlet that has steep land, cliffs, or mountains on three sides, with the fourth side opening out to the sea.
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Tinubu orders comprehensive football reform after string of qualification failures
Tinubu orders 500 more CNG stations, targets cheaper transport fares
Tinubu swears in Enitan as Head of Federal Civil Service
North killings: Reps caucus demands $5bn intervention, military offensive
P&ID award would have crippled Nigeria’s economy – Fagbemi
Court orders NDLEA to produce KC Luxury in Lagos
Troops rescue two kidnapped victims, recover 94 livestock in Kaduna, Kano
Navy unveils solar boreholes in Gombe community
Police arrest suspected gunrunner with AK-49 rifles, 228 RPG rounds in Kaduna
Police invite VeryDarkMan over officers’ kidnap link claim
FG begins rehabilitation of 13 police training institutions
FG inaugurates Inter-Ministerial Task Force to track performance of MDAs
Kano renewable asset revenue exceeds 13-year DisCo dividends – MOFI
WAEC result crisis worsens as official alleges irregularities, glitches
High feed cost, poor financing threaten fish production — FG
FAAN denies ongoing recruitment drive, fake employment offer
NUPRC sets Q1 2027 deadline for completion of Abuja headquarters
FG takes off 241-unit housing scheme in Osun, announces completion of 300 units in Abuja
FG, states begin talks to address water, sanitation crisis
JAMB calms candidates, says old O’Level uploads remain valid
NBTE begins inspection, accreditation of Gombe horticulture school
2027: FG agency heads begin mobilisation for Tinubu’s re-election
Akume, Sanwo-Olu, Uzodimma, Dangote for Daily Times @100 awards
LASUTH doctors demand specialist allowance, salary arrears
NEC seeks measures to cut high interest rates, spur growth
IPMAN blames Dangote Refinery as Abuja pump prices rise
FRIN provides 5,000 seedlings to restore Oba Hills park
Energia marks 25 years, targets 20,000 bpd expansion
MultiChoice unveils regional masterclasses for filmmakers
40MW Elektron power plant nears completion in Lagos
SUNU Assurances clears recapitalisation hurdle, targets expansion
Fidson Healthcare leads NGX losers with 9.98% decline
‘Panic Reaction to Atiku’s Plan’ — ADC Mocks FG’s $1bn Social Fund
APM crisis: Olopoeyan’s loyalist suspended over alliance dispute
2027: APC, opposition clash over FG’s $1bn household palliative
Oyo 2027: Adelabu backs down, seeks APC reconciliation
Fubara opens neuropsychiatric, general hospitals in Wike’s LG
Taraba gov reshuffles cabinet, redeploys four commissioners
AbdulRazaq donates multi-million naira materials to Kwara inmates
Nasarawa gov probes diversion of hospital mattresses, fans
Suspected thugs disrupt Ondo Speaker’s impeachment bid
Katsina equips new cancer centre to curb medical tourism
Kano safe, residents dismiss UK travel advisory
Ogoni oil resumption: KAGOTE, committee disagree over jobs, contracts
LASRRA warns agents against charging residents for registration
Police shut Rivers hotel after man’s death
Police rescue Kwara monarch, two others, kill kidnapper
Man arrested over defilement of eight-month-old stepdaughter in Bauchi
Four killed as fire razes makeshift structures during unrest in Lagos
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*TODAY IN HISTORY*
* On this day in 1963, Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his historic “I Have a Dream” speech at the Lincoln Memorial during the March on Washington, where over 200,000 people gathered to demand jobs and equality for African Americans and an end to racism in the United States.
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Everything we see is a perspective, not the truth. – Marcus Aurelius
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