Key Nigerian News Headlines for 18 December 2025

  1. Politics & Governance  
  1. Reps set up panel to probe ‘alterations’ in tax laws
    Closest exact match (committee to probe gazetted tax law):

Related/earlier coverage of same controversy:

  2. Reps amend Electoral Act, approve mandatory electronic transmission of results
    Similar/related: earlier reports on e‑transmission of results:
  3. Four House of Reps members from Rivers defect to APC
  4. Tinubu to present 2026 budget to National Assembly Friday
  5. FG says 31 ministries now fully digital ahead of paperless deadline
    I don’t yet see this exact wording as a live article. It likely appears on:

The directive comes straight from the top. Didi Walson-Jack, Head of the Civil Service of the Federation (HOCSF), has been unequivocal:

“The deadline for all ministries and extra-ministerial departments to go paperless remains 31 December 2025. This is not aspirational, this is mandatory.”
— Leadership Newspapers

This isn’t just about scanning a few documents or setting up email. The government envisions a complete digital transformation: electronic document management, digital workflows, automated approvals, and even a paperless Federal Executive Council (FEC), where cabinet decisions are made entirely on digital platforms.

Multiple outlets have tracked the rollout:

  • The Eagle Online reports that all ministries are expected to be “entirely paperless” from December 31.
  • Punch Newspapers confirms the Federal Government has reaffirmed its commitment to the switch.
  • The Guardian Nigeria highlights the broader digitisation agenda across the civil service.
  • Technology Times notes the specific target of a paperless cabinet by year-end.
  1. Insecurity: Governors vow to boost inter‑agency coordination during festive period
    Could not find this exact headline; most likely a New Telegraph or Daily Trust political/security story for 18 Dec.

The Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) has pledged to strengthen inter-agency coordination, protect critical infrastructure, and maintain visible security presence in identified hotspots to ensure a safe and incident-free festive period across Nigeria. Rising from their 8th meeting in Abuja, the 36 state governors responded to a communication from the Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA) calling for heightened security preparedness during the 2025 festive season due to increased population movements, large public gatherings, and heightened public safety risks. The communiqué, signed by NGF Chairman and Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, commits governors to sustaining security momentum nationwide amid worsening insecurity caused by banditry, kidnappings and destruction of property.

Alternative sources for the same story:

TheCable: Governors committed to enhanced security during yuletide, says NGF

Vanguard: Insecurity – Governors Vow to Strengthen Inter-Agency Coordination

During Festive Period

  1. Opposition group calls for suspension of Tinubu’s new tax law, threatens mass protest
    No direct match yet, but this appears consistent with:
  1. Economy & Public Finance – concrete URLs
  1. Tinubu: Nigeria hit revenue target for 2025 in August
    I did not find an exact “hit revenue target for 2025 in August” quote article. It is referenced in your feed from Aproko247’s business section for 3 Sept 2025, but that specific URL is not easily discoverable by text search. Their category:
  1. FG records ₦50bn mining revenue, issues 867 licences
  1. SMEDAN targets registration of over 1 million businesses, ₦12bn funding
  1. Stock Market rises by 0.26%
    A close typical market report for that date will be on:
  1. Grid shortfall hits Southwest as IBEDC explains worsening power outages
    Could not find the precise headline, but this kind of piece usually appears in:
  1. Security
  1. Nigeria’s security crisis linked to police funding, not numbers – report
    I did not see this exact line yet; but it looks like a data/think‑tank report that would be on:
  1. Akwa Ibom: Court sentences four to death by hanging for kidnapping
  1. Insecurity: Governors vow inter‑agency coordination during festive period
    New Telegraph: Insecurity: Governors vow to boost inter-agency coordination during festive period
  1. Justice, Courts & Anti‑Corruption – URLs
  1. Court maintains ex‑minister Ngige’s bail, insists on senior federal official as surety
    This appears to be a Punch piece from 18 Dec 2025:
  1. Court dismisses ex‑AGF Malami’s bail application; he remains in EFCC custody
    Two strong matches:
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