Here is New Telegraph’s news roundup of the top 15 latest Nigerian news making headlines today, Wednesday, August 20th, 2025.

The United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women) has emphasised the urgent need for policies that support women’s economic empowerment by addressing the unequal ...

No matter how disappointing or frustrating the performance of any current regime may be, there is always an enduring hope—or perhaps a quiet, inner prayer—that the incoming or successor government ...

Since the Nigerian league became professional more than 30 years ago, only one out of all the players who have emerged as top-scorers has had a stellar international career. AJIBADE OLUSESAN writes ...

Prince Adewole Adebayo was the candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) in the 2023 presidential election. In this interview, he speaks on the leadership crisis rocking the party, expulsion of a ...

A former Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship aspirant in Plateau State, Brig. Gen. John Sura (Rtd), announced his resignation from the party.

Syria’s state news agency, SANA, reported Wednesday that talks in Paris between Syrian and Israeli officials focused on de-escalation efforts, non-interference in Syria’s internal affairs, and ...

The Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Abubakar Kyari, has disclosed that Nigeria is spending $10 billion annually on agroimports, including wheat and fish to complement agric produce locally.

Oil prices fell yesterday following speculations by traders of possible ceasefire in that the war between Russia and Ukraine could result in easing or the end to sanctions on Russian crude oil, which ...

Barely two years to the 2027 General Election, political storms have gained momentum with the formation of coalition forces under the African Development Congress (ADC). The coalition involved mostly ...

NBA has condemned the assault on a member of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Jennifer Elobor, by security operatives in Anambra state.

In spite of the strong and consistent stance on girlchild education by the United Nations (UN), which has been advocating for equal access to quality education delivery for all girls and recognising ...