Nigeria News Digest: August 28, 2025

A National Industrial Court judgment reinstated Nurse Thomas Olamide, ordered her immediate reappointment, back‑dated salary and benefits, and awarded her ₦5 million in damages after she was dismissed for exposing corruption at Ogun State College of Health Technology.

The EFCC’s Lagos Zonal Directorate 1 detained 12 suspects operating unlicensed bureau de change businesses after intelligence‑based surveillance.

EFCC operatives in Wukari arrested 37 individuals suspected of internet fraud after credible intelligence, targeting cybercrimes in Taraba State.

Police in Tripoli detained two undocumented Nigerian nationals accused of orchestrating a series of break‑and‑enter thefts targeting commercial establishments in Libya.

The Osun State Government announced it would obtain an official copy of the U.S. court judgment sentencing the Apetumodu, Oba Joseph Oloyede, to prison for COVID‑19 relief fund fraud before deciding on his traditional stool.

Lagos State Police Gender Unit recorded 398 child sexual‑abuse cases from 2020‑2024, while journalists have exposed the unit’s alleged extortion of families of abused children during investigations.