Good morning, Nigeria! You’re welcome to the Lagos Post Online News Roundup of today’s top newspaper headlines for Friday, October 31st, 2025.
Security sources have revealed details of a significant coup attempt in Nigeria, which has been described as one of the most perilous in the nation’s recent history. The plot, aimed at overthrowing the Federal Government and targeting senior leaders, was successfully foiled by the Defence Headquarters (DHQ), under the command of former Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) General Christopher Musa, and its internal intelligence unit, led by the Chief of Defence Intelligence (CDI), Major General Emmanuel Undiandeye, this was exclusively gathered by PRNigeria.
The foiled conspiracy, uncovered several weeks ago by defence intelligence operatives, reportedly involved plans for the coordinated assassination of senior political and military figures.
This will include top officials in the Presidency, National Assembly principal officers, key security chiefs, and the National Security Adviser.
President Bola Tinubu has approved a new 15% ad valorem import duty on petrol and diesel imported into Nigeria.
The initiative is aimed at protecting local refineries and stabilising the downstream market, but it is likely to raise pump prices.
In a letter dated 21 October 2025, reported publicly on 30 October 2025, and addressed to the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) and the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA), President Tinubu directed immediate implementation of the tariff as part of what the government described as a ‘market-responsive import tariff framework’.
I congratulate you on your appointment and subsequent confirmation by the Senate. As your Commander-in-Chief, I am entrusting you with a tremendous responsibility—one that you must approach with the highest standards of commitment and dedication.
Today’s ceremony is beyond the symbolism of decoration. It marks the beginning of our renewed effort to ensure the peace and security of all Nigerians. Each of you has been carefully selected for this critical task.
President Bola Tinubu has urged the newly appointed service chiefs to take decisive action against new security threats. He warned that “new snakes must be smashed right in the head before they grow.”
The president spoke at the Council Chamber of the State House, Abuja on Thursday where the four security chiefs were decorated with their ranks.
He said their appointment “marks the beginning of a renewed effort to ensure peace and security for all Nigerians.”
Nigerians have collectively lost an estimated N316 billion to Ponzi schemes and illicit fund managers over the years. This persistent issue is fueled by a combination of greed and lack of awareness, according to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).
The Head of FinTech and Innovation Department at the Commission, AbdulRasheed Dan-Abu, disclosed this while presenting a paper on combating investment fraud at a journalist academy, a training organised by the commission for finance journalists, in Abuja.
He described Ponzi schemes as fraudulent investment operations that pay returns to old investors from money collected from new entrants rather than from any genuine business activity.
Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan (PDP, Kogi Central) has invited Senate President Godswill Akpabio and other senators to a project commissioning in her senatorial district, signaling a possible de-escalation of previous tensions between the two.
The invitation, personally signed by Akpoti-Uduaghan, was read during plenary by Akpabio.
The event, billed for Sunday in Ihima, Okene Local Government Area of Kogi State, is part of activities marking her second year in the Senate.
The Federal Government announced its plan to completely phase out chalkboards in schools nationwide by 2027.
The Minister of Education, Dr Olatunji Alausa, disclosed this during a ministerial roundtable meeting in Abuja.
He said the Tinubu-led administration is working towards the digitalization of the education sector in Nigeria. He also disclosed that beginning from 2026, the annual school census would be fully digitalised.
The House of Representatives has called upon the Federal Ministries of Education and Finance, along with the National Universities Commission (NUC), Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund), and various Development Partners, to collaborate on developing strategies. These strategies aim to refurbish the nation’s first-generation federal universities, thereby restoring their prestige and educational standards.
The targeted universities include the University of Ibadan (UI) in Oyo State, University of Nigeria, Nsuka (UNN) in Enugu State, and Ahmadu Bello University (ABU) in Zaria, Kaduna State.
The House equally resolved to investigate the quality and standards of TETFund projects across federal universities in the country.
The Senate has confirmed Bernard Doro as a minister of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. The screening session preceding the confirmation lasted under 30 minutes.
Doro, who becomes the third ministerial nominee from Plateau State in the present administration, used the opportunity to outline his plans for building what he described as an “inclusive humanitarian ecosystem.”
Addressing the lawmakers, Doro said his vision was to foster inclusivity and fairness in the country’s humanitarian sector.
The full Enugu State caucus in the House of Representatives on Thursday officially pledged their loyalty to the All Progressives Congress (APC).
The Speaker, Tajudeen Abbas, announced their defection during plenary after reading letters of resignation submitted by the lawmakers who previously belonged to the Peoples Democratic Party and the Labour Party.
The event was witnessed by the Governor of Enugu State, Peter Mbah.
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