Compilations of 10 key updates you might have missed this Friday, November 6th 2025
President Tinubu Approves Privatisation Of Port Harcourt Airport, Bans Sale Of FAAN Property
President Bola Tinubu has taken decisive steps in the aviation sector, approving the privatisation of Port Harcourt International Airport’s operations while placing a ban on the sale or transfer of Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) property across the country.
The new directive was announced by Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, after Thursday’s Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting in Abuja.
Keyamo said the President had “ordered a strict prohibition on the sale or transfer of any properties owned by the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) located within or adjacent to airport areas.”
Bandits Kill Two Community Leaders In Katsina, Abduct Several Residents Despite ‘Peace Deal’
Residents said the attackers arrived on motorcycles, parked them in the bush, and walked into the village to avoid being noticed.
Two community leaders were killed and several residents abducted on Thursday when bandits attacked Doguwar Dorawa, a farming community near Guga in Bakori Local Government Area of Katsina State.
Community sources said the assailants invaded the village around 10pm, killing two brothers, Alhaji Bishir and Alhaji Surajo, despite an existing “peace deal” between the communities and the bandits.
A community leader, Mahadi Danbinta Guga, said they were killed in cold blood, Daily Trust reports.
Residents said the attackers arrived on motorcycles, parked them in the bush, and walked into the village to avoid being noticed.
They operated in the village for over an hour, killing, looting, and abducting people without resistance.
Residents said the attackers are believed to be loyalists of Idi Abasu Aiki and Kwashen Garwa, two bandit leaders operating in Bakori and nearby communities.
While Doguwar Dorawa was attacked, Layin ‘Yannehu was simultaneously raided, with bandits rustling a number of animals.
Police declare FRSC officer, teenage daughter missing in Ogun
A 39-year-old senior officer of the Federal Road Safety Corps, Funmilayo Oluwamayokun, and her teenage daughter, Sewa Lasisi, have been declared missing in Ogun State.
According to a statement released on Friday by the State Police Public Relations Officer, Omolola Odutola, both mother and daughter were reported missing after they left their residence in Oke-Mosan, Abeokuta, on Sunday and never returned.
Oluwamayokun, a Superintendent Route Commander, is a fourth-level senior operational officer in the FRSC hierarchy, responsible for overseeing multiple routes and coordinating strategic enforcement operations.
The police said efforts by family members and colleagues to reach the officer and her daughter on their mobile phones have been unsuccessful.
Dollar to Naira exchange rate today, November 7, 2025
The naira traded broadly steady on Friday, November 7, 2025, with the official Nigerian Foreign Exchange Market (NFEM) — the Central Bank of Nigeria’s volume-weighted average price — around ₦1,437–₦1,444 to the US dollar, market platforms and central-bank data show.
At the parallel (black-market) window in Lagos and other commercial centres, dealers quoted the greenback between roughly ₦1,440 (buy) and ₦1,455 (sell) per dollar, though some informal sources reported isolated trades as high as about ₦1,515.
That put the informal market roughly ₦10–₦70 weaker than the NFEM mid-point on Friday.
Shettima: Nigeria has set a target to cut its greenhouse gas emissions by 32 per cent by 2035
Vice President Kashim Shettima announced yesterday at the Leaders’ Climate Summit during the COP30 conference in Belém, Brazil.
Representing President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, VP Shettima said the new target reaffirms Nigeria’s leadership in Africa’s climate action efforts and reflects a firm commitment to global sustainability.
The reduction plan, he explained, will be driven by two flagship initiatives – the National Carbon Market Framework and the Climate Change Fund – designed to attract billions of dollars in clean energy investments and support climate adaptation across vulnerable communities.
Shettima noted that Nigeria has also launched a five-year Carbon Market Roadmap to establish an Emissions Trading System and Carbon Tax Regime, encouraging industries to innovate sustainably.
Urging developed nations to match rhetoric with results, Shettima said:
“Let COP30 be remembered as the moment the world moved from pledges to performance, from ambition to action.
”He warned that climate change is already causing devastating loss and displacement globally, adding that developing nations cannot meet climate goals “on goodwill alone.”
Tinubu swears in Doro, Udeh as ministers
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has sworn in two newly appointed ministers, Dr. Bernard Mohammed Doro and Mr. Kingsley Tochukwu Udeh, at a brief ceremony held inside the Council Chamber of the State House, Abuja.
The swearing-in took place shortly before the commencement of the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting, presided over by the President.
Dr. Doro, a pharmacist and lawyer from Plateau State, fills the ministerial vacancy created by the former Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Reduction, Prof. Nentawe Goshwe Yilwatda, who is now the National Chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).
Both Doro and Yilwatda are from Plateau State.
Doro’s nomination was confirmed by the Senate in late October.
“I don tire, if i ever insult you, please forgive me” – Charly boy writes Tinubu, demands urgent action on insecurity
Nigerian entertainer and activist, Charles Oputa, popularly known as Charly Boy, has written an open letter to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, expressing frustration over the worsening state
Nigerian entertainer and activist, Charles Oputa, popularly known as Charly Boy, has written an open letter to President Bola Ahmed Tinubuof the nation.
In a post shared on his official X (formerly Twitter) handle, Charly Boy addressed the president directly, calling him “Jagaban” and urging him to take immediate action to rescue the country from hardship and insecurity.
The veteran activist apologized if he had ever insulted the president, explaining that his criticism stemmed from frustration as a Nigerian who believes the country can do better.
My dad used to beat me but I still show him love,” says Peller after buying mum new car
Popular TikToker, Peller, has responded to critics questioning why he bought a car for his mother without mentioning his father.
The content creator recently gifted his mum a brand-new Hyundai Santa Fe, sharing the emotional moment on social media.
Despite his father’s past actions, he continues to care for him.
“People keep asking about my dad just because I bought my mum a car.
Has my dad ever come out to say he’s suffering? Even though he used to beat me and didn’t support my career at first, I still show him love,” he said.
People said I shouldn’t travel to Nigeria so they wouldn’t arrest me, but I am coming” – Regina Daniels’ brother vents as he threatens Ned Nwoko
Sweezy, the elder brother of Nollywood actress Regina Daniels has announced that he is coming to Nigeria amid his brother’s arrest.
On his Instagram story, he said people told him not to come to Nigeria so he wouldn’t get arrested, but he isn’t listening to them.
He said Ned threatened them that if he doesn’t see Regina, he would arrest everyone.
Sweezy further revealed that the politician is planning to arrest their mother.
“Them say make I no enter Nigeria, them go carry me!Ned, I go enter carry all of us!Do that thing wey dey your mind.Lock me up!!Spiritual husband says if he no see his wife, he go arrest everyone.
You must arrest us all!As you wan arrest my mama, I go do wetin go make you arrest me too.Make we just turn jail our home”.
First Lady, Oluremi Tinubu surrounded by the women-in-tech graduates.
The First Lady, Mrs Oluremi Tinubu, has urged the 300 participants of the Renewed Hope Initiative and Huawei “Women in Tech” training programme to leverage their new skills to create positive change in their communities.
The First Lady made the call in Abuja during the closing ceremony of the Women in Tech training programme for women entrepreneurs across the six geopolitical zones, according to a statement by her Senior Special Assistant on Media, Busola Kukoyi, on Friday.
The training programme is a digital empowerment initiative of the Renewed Hope Initiative, in collaboration with Huawei Nigeria, aimed at equipping female entrepreneurs with practical technological skills to scale up their businesses.
