Nigerian Newspapers Headlines, Friday, 29 December 2023           

Nigerian Newspapers Headlines

NATION

Canada re-launches two immigration schemes for caregivers, families

Over 40 feared dead after Liberia tanker crash

Vandals steal 50,000 railway clips in one year on Lagos-Ibadan corridor

Progressive movement must deliver on quality education for all, jobs for youths

Courts bars PDP, INEC from stopping 27 Rivers lawmakers

No respite for troubled naira as dollar scarcity persists

Hit by mass exit of companies, Nigerias FDI, job drive totter

Anyim to Fed Govt: rename Reps wing of National Assembly after NaAbba

Babalola urges Fed Govt to revive moribund farm settlement

We remain committed to rural development Shettima

Aiyedatiwa: Battle to elect Ondo deputy governor begins

PUNCH

Police probe Ogun mob killing, warn against jungle justice

Missing from podium: Nigerias medal -winning sports gasping for breath

Edo community hails CoAS for security, projects

Nigeria ranks fourth in AFCON tickets purchase

Nine arrested for selling, buying abducted Kano children

NSCDC shuts illegal refinery in Gombe

Constabulary tarnishing police image, needs separate uniform Arase

Soldier kills truck driver for resisting extortion in Borno

Nigerians groan in darkness despite power sector privatisation, N7tn investments

Taekwondo: The in-fighting, crisis that plagued Nigerias untapped goldmine after 48 years

Shaibu got N354m allocation due to gov ambition Speaker

By-elections: LP releases timetable, fixes N3.5m for Senate form

Social club honours Rep, college provost for breaking jinxes

Don lauds Delta community group for tackling illiteracy, unemployment

Alleged collusion of Delta oil servicing boats, NPA workers on fraudulent deals uncovered

Combat insecurity, FG tells 47 new generals

NSCDC shuts illegal refinery in Gombe

Five Akeredolu’s men quit Aiyedatiwa’s cabinet, gov shops for deputy

Plateau massacre: Invaders write community, threaten fresh attacks, UN demands probe

INEC promotes 55 directors, 5,141 others

FG plans low-cost shelters for displaced persons, others

Insecurity: Shettima urges peaceful coexistence among Northerners

FG closes section of Third Mainland Bridge for repairs January 9

Insecurity, economic hardship to worsen in six states –W’Bank

Railway debt servicing exceeds revenue by 1,200% –Report

Nigeria firm plans gas supply to S’Africa

‘$1.45bn states loan disbursed to FG’

THISDAY

Police Burst Child-Kidnapping Syndicate, Arrest 9, Rescue 7 in Kano

Third Mainland Bridge: FG to Shut Oworonshoki-Lagos Island-bound Lanes from Jan 9

Capacity Building: NLNG Trains Rivers Teachers on Science, Technology

Amidst Climate Change, FX Crisis, Nigerias Agric Sector Growth Dipped 4.06% in Three Quarters of 2023

Stakeholders Raise Concern over Bloated Appointments in Aviation Sector

Airtel Africa Registers 150 Millionth Customer

Investors Interest in MTN, 35 Others Lift Market Cap by N402bn

GUARDIAN

POLITICS

Man of The Year: George Weah… A torchbearer of democracy, sportsmanship amid political turmoil

Local investors’ transactions in equities hit N2.9 trillion in one year

More traders replace USD with other currencies for oil transactions

U.S., France seek arrest of perpetrators as death toll hits 200

‘W’Africa earns 5% cocoa revenue despite producing 75% of global output

Court extends interim order against INEC, PDP over defected Rivers lawmakers

Fresh worries as 20 electricity plants face hurdles

NIGERIA

Court extends interim order against INEC, PDP over defected Rivers lawmakers

Don’t succumb to EU’s threat on gay marriage, CSOs warn

FG to close section of Third Mainland Bridge for repairs Jan 9

Kidnappers storm Ogun mosque, abduct cleric, businessman

Nigerian workers face fresh pressure as 45% of jobs require digital skills

Local investors’ transactions in equities hit N2.9 trillion in one year

2023: Another year of headwinds, severe turbulence in aviation

Chinese ex-central bank executive sentenced to 16 years for graft

More traders replace USD with other currencies for oil transactions

VANGUARD

Arsenal fail in Premier League summit bid as Spurs lose thriller

Traffickers sell Kano children for N500,000 in Lagos, Anambra, others

Police arrest 9 inter-state child trafficking syndicate members

Horror without end: Plateau village gets fresh attack notice

Army confirms arrest of soldier for allegedly killing driver in Borno

NSCDC arrests 22 suspected illegal miners in FCT

2 brothers drown in Lagos beach

Army confirms arrest of soldier for allegedly killing driver in Borno

NSCDC arrests 22 suspected illegal miners in FCT

Police nab trans-border car snatching syndicate

Naira depreciates 20% to N1,043.09 in official market

Israel bombs Gaza as oldest woman held hostage confirmed dead

Import duty waiver on CNG, LPG equipment ‘ll drive key reforms in energy sector – Stakeholders

Governor Aiyedatiwa shops for deputy

Labour grieves over working conditions in private educational institutions

Group kicks against marriage of 4-year-old girl to 54-year-old man in Bayelsa

I believe in promising future of Nigeria, says Tinubu

Army decorates 47 senior officers with the new ranks

Fear grips political appointees in Ondo as Aiyedatiwa takes charge

‘There’re lessons to be learnt by leaders’ – Abaribe mourns Gov Akeredolu

Panic as pilot mistakes frozen river for runaway

Hope rises for FG’s N26trn budget as oil price leaps to $81.11

Nigeria’s terms of trade records 4th consecutive quarterly decline

Consumer credit rises 32% to N3.05trn in 9mths

Nigeria’s electricity subsidy not sustainable  — PowerUp Nigeria

LEADERSHIP

Federal Gov’t Announces Partial Closure Of Third Mainland Bridge From Jan 9

FULL LIST: Host Ivory Coast Unveil 27-Man Squad For AFCON

We’ll Maintain Sale Of Cement Price At N3500 In 2024 ‘ BUA Chair

Equity Market Rebounds By 0.99% As Market Capitalisation Gains N401bn

Group Condemns Marriage Of Girl, 4, To 54-Year-Old Man in Bayelsa

Court Orders New Caledonia To Halt Shark Culling

Kidnappers Attack Cross River Village Again, Abduct 1, Kill Baby

TRIBUNE

We’ll tackle poverty with jobs provision, quality education ‘ Tinubu

Embrace peace, harmony for economic growth, VP Shettima charges Nigerians

Ogun Assembly passes N703bn 2024 budget into law

Ekiti: Oyebanji signs N159.5bn 2024 appropriation bill into law

Gov Otu commences $5bn green economy programme in Cross River

Bye Election: LP commences sales of forms

Buhari supports new initiative to revive Katsina economically, socially

Aiyedatiwa leads Ondo exco members on condolence visit to Akeredolu’s family in Ibadan

Prayer sought for success of Tinubu’s administration at Ahmadiyya’s Islamic conference

Reps’ minority caucus asks Tinubu to end gruesome killings of Nigerians

Why we recorded an EP for AFCON 2024 ‘Universal Music Africa DG,

DAILY TIMES

INEC promotes 5,196 staff

Alleged CBN looting: Lemon, largest foreign investors risk forfeiting TTB, UBN shares to FG

Policeman fatally shot dead by girlfriend in Imo state

Lucky Ayedatiwa, appoints five new aides

I would have been rigged out again Gov Adeleke

Nigeria Governors Forum reacts to Akeredolus death

Akeredolus son speaks on burial plans

DAILY TRUST

Weve paid, British American Tobacco speaks on $110m FG fine

Kano Gov Signs N437bn 2024 Budget Into Law

APC forecloses rotation of govship ticket to Ekiti south till 2030

Court extends interim order against INEC, PDP over 27 defected Rivers lawmakers

Bayelsa: Dickson relates with me not as godfather, says Gov Diri

Man, 33, arraigned for possessing AK 47 live ammunition

Police rescue 7 children, arrest 9 members of child trafficking syndicate in Kano

Security team gun down 6 kidnappers in FCT

CDS to wounded officers: Were concerned about your plight

Banditry: Zamfara govt shuts down 11 cattle markets

Land Grabbing: victims tell court how monarch allegedly attack them

Hajj: Pay N4.5m before December 31 deadline, pilgrims board tells Muslims

BUSINESSDAY

Sweet benefits of becoming a celebrity and the disadvantages

We will sell cement at N3500 per bag in 2024- Rabiu

Banks to close early on Friday, direct customers to digital channel

Top 10 African companies driving growth and job creation across sub-saharan Africa

Naira gains as dollar supply rises by 38.81%

How personal branding will tackle unemployment ‘ HR professionals

NIMASA, NLNG sign pact to train seafarers

Declining educational standards and poor quality in Nigeria: Impeding the future of the youth

NEW TELEGRAPH

Oborevwori Underscores Importance Of Local Govts to Nation-Building

Women Meant To Support Families, Not Be Housewives

Food Insecurity: Utomi, Ozokwo, Iyere Launch Initiative to Combat Hunger

How Army Arrested, Detained Groom in Bait for Wanted Person

Aliyu Signs Bill On Guards Corps Establishment To End Terrorism In Sokoto

Plateau Killings: Mutfwang Begs Tinubu To End Bloodshed

BLUEPRINT

PSC calls for overhaul of police constabulary, demands different uniforms

Bayelsa: Diri signs N489.4bn 2024 appropriation bill into law

Plateau killings: CHRICED tasks NSA on intelligence, proactive action

AYCF condemns Plateau killings, mourns Akeredolu, Na’abba

KSADP: How Kano government, others address food security challenges in Nigeria

Petrobras returns to Africa with Shell asset acquisition

200 ton/day rice mill to be unveiled soon — Agriculture Minister

Bulls return as equity market gains N402bn

Akeredolu’s 4 aides resign as Aiyedatiwa declares 3-day mourning

How Nigeria added territory without war, litigation, and the unsung heroes

Bye-election: LP pegs Senate form at N3.5m, Reps N2m, state assembly N500,000

Super Eagles are world’s 12th most expensive squad, worth N465bn

 

 

 

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