Top 10 stories from across Nigerian Newspapers, Monday, January 27

Here are the top 10 stories making headlines across the country today.

1. FACT-CHECK: Did ‘study’ rate Tinubu’s ministers low?

An X user claims that ministers under the incumbent administration led by President Bola Tinubu have gotten low ratings compared to previous ministers in Nigeria.Read more

2. Bauchi governor, Bala, lists political benefactors Wike has betrayed

The ongoing war of words and bad blood between Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammed and Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, is becoming messier and taking a turn for the worse as camps of the two Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) stalwarts have continued to throw brick bats and insults at each other.Read more

3. SERAP begs court to stop Nigerian govt, telcos from implementing 50% telecom tariff hike

Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has filed a lawsuit against the government of President Bola Tinubu over “the arbitrary, unconstitutional, unlawful, unfair, and unreasonable 50 percent telecom tariff hike by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC).”Read more

4. Tinubu has proven us wrong on Muslim-Muslim ticket —Northern CAN

The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) in the 19 Northern States and Federal Capital Territory (FCT), has expressed its pleasant surprise at what it refers to as the inclusive governance exhibited by President Bola Tinubu despite running a Muslim-Muslim ticket where he and Vice President Kashim Shetimma are of the same faith.Read more

5. Zenith Bank raises over N350bn through combined offer

Zenith Bank Plc has raised a total of N350.4 billion through its recently concluded hybrid Rights Issue and Public Offer.Read more

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6. SEC warns Nigerians against patronising investment schemes from Risevest, Stecs

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has warned Nigerians against engaging in any investment-related transactions with two investment platforms Risevest Cooperative Multipurpose Society Limited and Stecs Multipurpose Cooperative Society, popularly known as Stecs.Read more

7. Meta reveals plans to invest $65bn to expand AI infrastructure in 2025

Meta (previously the Facebook company) has revealed that it would invest between $60 billion and $65 billion by 2025, in order to enhance its AI infrastructure.Read more

8. Cubana Chief Priest’s alleged babymama threatens to kill herself, son in worrying Instagram post

Hellen Ati, the alleged baby mama of Pascal Ogechukwu aka Cubana Chief Priest, has threatened to take her own life and that of her son in a worrying post shared on Instagram.Read more

9. Dynamite explosion in Niger leaves one dead, six injured

The Niger State Police Command has confirmed that a deadly explosion in the Sabon Pegi area of the Mashegu Local Government Area on Sunday was caused by dynamite stored in a residential building.Read more

10. Iwobi, Bassey in action as Fulham lose to Man Utd; Leicester end winless run

Alex Iwobi and Calvin Bassey were in action for Fulham as they fell to a 1-0 defeat to Manchester United in the Premier League on Sunday.Read more

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