Fifty of the 303 schoolchildren abducted from a Catholic school in Nigeria’s Niger state have escaped and are now with their families

Good morning Nigeria. Welcome to the Naija News roundup of top newspaper headlines in Nigeria for today, Tuesday, 9th December, 2025 1. Presidency Confirms Release Of 100 Abducted Niger Students President Bola Tinubu has commended Nigeria’s security agencies for securing the release of 100 abducted students from Papiri Catholic School in Niger State,

The number of Nigerian students moving to the UK has more than halved following British policy shifts aimed at curbing migration. Under a rule change that came into force in January, foreign postgraduate students are no longer allowed to bring family ...

At least nine students have been abducted by gunmen during a late-night raid on their school in northern Nigeria’s Kogi state, authorities said Friday, the third such abduction amid rampant kidnappings targeting schools in the conflict-hit region this year.