Top 10 stories from across Nigerian Newspapers, Tuesday, March 4

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

1. Obasa returns as Lagos Assembly speaker

The Lagos State House of Assembly has reinstated Mudashiru Obasa as its Speaker following the resignation of Mojisola Meranda, who stepped down from the position with immediate effect.Read more

2. Meranda resigns as Lagos Assembly speaker

Mojisola Meranda on Monday officially stepped down as the Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly.Read more

3. ICYMI, Sen Natasha is not first female ‘colleague’ to accuse Akpabio of sexual assault

Ordinarily, many Nigerians would have been quick to dismiss the allegations of sexual harassment leveled against Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, by the Senator representing Kogi Central senatorial district, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, as another antic by a woman out to dent the image of a man.Read more

4. House of Reps proposes special levy to curb importation of finished goods

The House of Representatives Committee on Power has proposed a special levy on imported finished goods as a measure to reduce Nigeria’s dependence on foreign products and encourage local production.Read more

5. Labour Party rejects NLC influence, rules out merger

The Labour Party (LP) has cautioned the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) against interfering in its affairs, insisting that the union has no authority to dictate the party’s direction or leadership.Read more

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6. Jandor quits PDP over internal strife

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidate in the 2023 election in Lagos State, Dr. Abdul-Azeez Adediran (Jandor), has resigned from the party.Read more

7. Reps committee alleges Intels owes NPA $10m

The House of Representatives Sub-Committee on Public Assets has accused Intels Nigeria Limited of owing the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) approximately $10 million.Read more

8. Dangote Refinery to refund oil marketers, cut prices

Dangote Petroleum Refinery on Sunday promised to refund oil marketers who bought petrol at higher rates before the recent price slash.Read more

9. OSCAR 2025: ‘Anora’ bags five awards (Full list of winners)

“Anora,” a 2024 American romantic comedy-drama film produced by Sean Baker, won five awards at the 97th Academy Awards held in the United States on Sunday.Read more

10. Kano Hisbah arrests 25 for eating in public during Ramadan

The Kano State Hisbah Board has arrested 20 Muslims for eating and drinking in public during the ongoing Ramadan fast, alongside five individuals selling food during fasting hours.Read more

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