Nigeria roundup: NYSC reforms, kidnappings resolved, cooking gas falls

Nigeria's Federal Executive Council approved a sweeping reform of the National Youth Service Corps, introducing full digital operations, stronger security and welfare for corps members. In Borno, troops of Operation Hadin Kai rescued 10 NECO students and teachers abducted from a school in Lassa, while Oyo police freed two children and broke a kidnapping ring in Ibarapa. The federal government ordered the NMDPRA to stop petroleum marketers from exploiting consumers after fuel deregulation, as cooking gas prices begin to fall in major cities due to better supply. A Federal High Court in Abuja directed INEC to register the All Democratic Alliance as a political party and release its access code to the group's leadership within 72 hours. Lagos State Traffic Management Authority reported a conductor stabbed an official with a screwdriver during an enforcement operation at Ile-Epo on the Lagos-Abeokuta Expressway. In Rivers State, a boat capsized in Ahoada Town, killing siblings Mekalachi and Rejoice Gogochuri. ASUU’s Benin Zone gave Edo, Delta and Ondo governments until end‑July to implement the 2025 FG‑ASUU deal or face an indefinite strike in seven state universities. A Niger State police officer was arrested for allegedly raping a 13‑year‑old girl, with two other suspects detained. WhatsApp began rolling out username reservations, letting users chat without sharing phone numbers, starting June 29.

SOURCE: https://dailypost.ng/2026/06/30/nigerian-newspapers-10-things-you-need-to-know-tuesday-morning-134/