Compilations of latest updates you must not miss this Tuesday morning, November 25th, 2025
South-East House Of Reps Members Ask Tinubu To Grant Nnamdi Kanu Presidential Pardon
The South-East caucus of the House of Representatives has called on President Bola Tinubu to demonstrate responsible leadership by granting a presidential pardon to the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu.
In a statement issued on Monday after a meeting, the lawmakers said Nigeria has, at pivotal moments, depended on presidential magnanimity to heal divisions and strengthen peace.
“Indeed, the authors of our constitution conceived of Section 175 in anticipation that the bare dictates of the law may sometimes prove insufficient in tackling complex legal issues that are better handled politically via Presidential discretion,” they said.
Students Flee School Hostels In Borno State Over Fear Of Suspected Terrorists
Students of the Government Girls College in Maiduguri, Borno State, have run out of the school hostels for fear of abduction as they noticed unusual movements around their school.
A video obtained by SaharaReporters shows the students running out of the school during the night time.
One of the students, whose name could not yet be ascertained, said,
“Men in black with face masks entered our hostels, while we were praying in the mosque.”
She called on the government to allow them to go to their various homes in order not to be kidnapped like the 2014 Chibok girls.
She added,
“We’re calling on the Chief Security Officer of the state, Commissioner of Police Borno State Command and the Commissioner of Education Borno State to quickly intervene before we hear bad news
Terrorist attacks fuel record hunger in Nigeria’s volatile north — UN
Resurgent terrorist attacks and instability in northern Nigeria are pushing hunger to unprecedented levels, with thousands facing “famine-like conditions,” the World Food Programme said on Tuesday.
Nearly 35 million people in northern Nigeria are “projected to face severe food insecurity during the 2026 lean season,” which stretches from May to September, the UN agency said in a statement.
In Borno State, the epicentre of the 16-year-long jihadist insurgency, around 15,000 people “are projected to reach catastrophic hunger” or “famine-like conditions,” the WFP said.
The conflict has killed more than 40,000 people and displaced around two million others in the northeast, spilling into neighbouring countries.
Insecurity: Pastor urges followers to ‘get fortified’ in viral video
A viral video posted on TikTok has shown a man identified as Pastor Oloruntimilehin Daramola urging his congregation to “get fortified” for protection against attacks.
The clip, which was posted on a TikTok page that appeared to be his, @kingbosoro, on Monday, shows the man dressed in a purple robe and cap, with a cross chain around his neck.
As of press time, independent verification of the pastor’s identity, the authenticity of the TikTok page, and the date the sermon was delivered remained unavailable.
In the footage, the cleric, who introduced himself as the Founder of The Omnipotence Mission of God on his TikTok profile, told his followers to take steps he claimed would shield them from armed attackers.
He urged the Federal Government to permit widespread gun ownership among Nigerians.
Kebbi school girls’ abduction deliberate attempt to undermine educational development – CSOs
The Coalition of Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) in Kebbi has described the recent abduction of schoolgirls in the state as a deliberate attempt to undermine educational development in the region.
The coalition’s Chairman in the state, Ibrahim Ngaski made this known while addressing a press briefing in Birnin Kebbi on Monday.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls that suspected bandits had on Nov. 17, lunched an attack on Government Girls’ Comprehensive Secondary School, Maga and abducted 25 school girls.
“This heinous act is a direct attack on the safety, education and future of our children.
“We condemn in the strongest terms the abduction and the violence against these innocent girls and their families.
Dollar to Naira exchange rate today, November 25, 2025
The Nigerian naira traded around ₦1,456 to the US dollar in the official Daily Nigerian Foreign Exchange Market (NFEM) on Tuesday, November 25, 2025, while the parallel (black) market quoted the greenback at about ₦1,455–₦1,465.
NFEM (official/VWAP) — Roughly ₦1,456 per $1.
Parallel/black-market — Dealers reported buying around ₦1,455 and selling near ₦1,465.
Trading on the NFEM remained close to last week’s levels as foreign-exchange inflows slowed but remained adequate to support the volume-weighted official rate.
Observers say the gap between the official window and the cash/parallel market has compressed slightly this week but still signals persistent retail demand outside formal channels.
Reps moves to tackle rising POS fraud, unlicensed crypto activities
The House of Representatives Ad-hoc Committee investigating the economic, regulatory and security risks associated with cryptocurrency adoption and Point-of-Sale (POS) operations has raised fresh concerns over what it described as a rapidly worsening fraud crisis threatening Nigeria’s financial system.
At a resumed investigative hearing on Monday, Chairman of the Committee, Hon Olufemi Bamisile, said engagements with stakeholders had revealed “deep gaps” in the country’s digital finance ecosystem, exposing citizens to significant financial and security risks.
Bamisile disclosed that the Committee had received multiple reports of unprofiled agents, cloned terminals, anonymous transactions and weak Know-Your-Customer (KYC) practices, all of which, he warned, have contributed to a surge in fraud across POS networks nationwide.
Withdrawal of escorts: Fear grips VIPs as police plan modalities
Fear has gripped very important persons, VIPs, in the country, following directives by President Bola Tinubu that police escorts currently providing security for them be withdrawn.
Presidential spokesman, Bayo Onanuga, had said in a statement Sunday that, henceforth, police authorities would deploy them to concentrate on their core police duties.
Adding that VI’s who needed police protection would now request well-armed personnel from the Nigerian Security and Civil Defense Corps, NSCDC.
Based on this development, police sources said the affected VIPs had been inundating police headquarters with calls seeking more clarifications over the development and expressing fears, based on the prevailing security situation in the country.
Renaissance takes energy security advocacy to Ibadan varsity
Renaissance Africa Energy Company Limited has taken its energy security and industrialization advocacy to the University of Ibadan with a commitment to education, youth empowerment, and community development.
Speaking at the university’s alumni homecoming event, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Renaissance, Tony Attah, hinged the economic emancipation and growth of Nigeria on the eradication of energy poverty and the embrace of sustainability, leveraging the country’s vast oil and gas resources.
Attah, who delivered the university’s Distinguished Alumni Lecture titled:
‘Energy, Security and Economic Sustainability: The Role of Nigeria’s Oil and Gas Sector in National Development.
He described energy and economic growth as inseparable, noting that with energy security comes economic opportunities with the potential to transform the lives of millions of Nigerians.
“I am very competitive and my family members and close friends are witnesses to it” – Actress Seiilat reveals an unknown fact about herself
Nollywood actress Adeyemo Adebola Seilat, better known as Seiilat, has revealed an unknown fact about herself.
Taking to her Instagram page, she shared a clip of herself and some of her colleagues participating in a game at Dayo Amusa’s son’s birthday party.
Seiilat revealed that she is very competitive during games, and her family members and close friends can attest to it.
My family members and people close to me are witnesses to how competitive I am during games.
My group must win sha ni. Look at me kneeling to pack balls
“I took a loan” – Woman breaks down in tears as thieves emptied her boutique just weeks after opening
A young Nigerian businesswoman has been left devastated after burglars broke into her boutique and carted away all her goods barely weeks after she opened the store.
In a now-viral video shared by a lady identified as @homotolani, the shop owner could be heard crying uncontrollably as she recorded the heartbreaking state of her boutique.
In her words, she said:
“People are wicked oo, see how they destroyed and broke my shop. There’s no goods inside again… nothing.
They have taken everything. This is not good oo. Shop that I opened barely one month. God, where is your face?”
The once neatly arranged boutique had been completely ransacked, with shelves emptied, items scattered, and the entrance forcefully broken open.
