On Sunday, Nollywood actress Tonto Dikeh introduced the New Wine Prophetic Tabernacle, a brand-new spiritual movement. Announcing the development via a post on her Instagram page, Dikeh described NWPT as an interdenominational altar and “global movement of consecrated believers called to experience the raw power, purity, and presence of God,” anchored on the biblical passage in Mark 2:22, which reads, “And no one puts new wine into old wineskins.” It read in part, “NWPT exists as a dwelling place of His presence for those who refuse to settle for lukewarm Christianity and are hungry for genuine revival, fire, and transformation.”

Kano State Governor Abba Yusuf has approved the release of ₦300 million to enable beneficiaries of the Hisbah Mass Wedding Scheme. The intervention provides each bride with ₦200,000 as dowry payment and start-up funding. At the same time, newlywed couples will receive household supplies to help them set up their houses. Sheikh Aminu Ibrahim Daurawa, Commander of the Kano State Hisbah Board, announced on Thursday during a premarital orientation for potential couples at the Government House's Coronation Hall in Kano. Daurawa stated that the financial help would be transferred directly into the beneficiaries' bank accounts once they opened individual accounts.

A coalition of Christian and human rights organisations has appealed to United States President Donald Trump, members of the US Congress and foreign diplomatic missions to closely monitor Nigeria’s political landscape ahead of the 2027 general election, raising concerns over the possible retention of the Muslim-Muslim presidential ticket.

The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Nigeria (CBCN) has called on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to take deliberate steps to reassure Christians of their place in the country, saying many believers remain uneasy following the departure from the traditional Christian-Muslim presidential arrangement.

A Saudi Arabian Hajj service provider, Mashariq Al-Dhahabiah (Sana), has pledged that all Nigerian pilgrims participating in the 2027 Hajj will receive their NUSUK cards before departing for Saudi Arabia. The assurance was given by the company's Head of Nigerian Operations for the 2026 Hajj and board member, Mr Muhammad Kamil Kalantan, during an interview at his office in Makkah, Saudi Arabia.

The federal government has declared Wednesday and Thursday as public holidays to mark this year's Eid-el-Kabir celebration. The announcement was made by the Minister of interior, Dr. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, and conveyed in a statement issued on Monday in Abuja by the permanent secretary of the Ministry of interior, Magdalene Ajani.