Nigerian Newspapers Headlines, Wednesday, 17 January 2024

Nigerian Newspapers Headlines

GUARDIAN

Belgian PM argues Europe should not ‘fear’ Trump return

Trump attends rape defamation case in New York

WHO says Covid vaccines saved at least 1.4 mn lives in Europe

FG opts for conditional divestment as oil majors trade $4.5b assets

Stakeholders wary, anticipate policy shift in power sector’s fiscal framework

5G revenues to jump by 32% as operators eye $400b

Nigeria explores options as oil production crisis persists

Political class, security chiefs promise action on killings, abduction epidemic

‘State police, restructuring, security agencies panacea to kidnappings, others’

FG’s order on border closure still in force, says Customs

Hearing resumes in 2018 Offa bank robbery case

Court remands woman over alleged cyber bullying, threat to kill businessman

We’ll go after oil thieves, barons, says CDS

Activist tasks S’East govs on revival of moribund industries, job creation

Rivers residents lament blackout as armed men vandalised transformer

Wike calls for emergency meeting over worsening security in FCT

NNPP urges Supreme Court declare Sani winner of Taraba governorship election

Tinubu urged to abort alleged moves by the NSA to compromise national security

Wike warns Council chairman over frequent foreign trips amidst insecurity, NUT strike

Insecurity: IGP meets Tactical squads, others on accelerated operations

APC replies Pat Utomi, calls him ‘serial promoter of mega parties’

Atiku questions NNPCL’s privatisation of oil refineries post-rehabilitation

Lagos coroner to release findings on Oromoni’s death April 12

U.S. court to repatriate over N5b stolen assets to Nigeria

Obaseki to host South-South governors’ meeting

PUNCH

Ibadan explosion traced to illegal miners explosives -Makinde

Three Anambra monarchs withdraw Ifeanyi Ubahs chieftaincy titles

EFCC quizzes AGF over N585m humanitarian ministry scandal

APC tackles PDP as US set to return looted $8m

Fear grips Nasarawa students, residents over bandits threat

Plateau residents lament as abandoned projects litter communities

World Bank N887.8m lifts Kwaras healthcare delivery

Demand for air travel surges by 22% IATA

Customs to stop physical examination of cargoes

Investors gain N1.8tn as equity market sets new records

Inequalities affecting social justice, says ILO

Tinubu promises to tackle kidnapping with education

Renaissance Africa Energy confirms plan to acquire Shells asset in SPDC

Meet TB Joshuas wife and three daughters

Hoodlums vandalise UNILAG bus, steal convocation gowns

Police probe EKSUTH attack as workers suspend strike

Dangote investors gain N514bn after refinery takeoff

FCT NSCDC arrests man planning to sell son for N20m

THISDAY

Don Seeks Improvement In Nigeria’s Democracy

Firm Urges Educators To Bridge Educational Divide With Artificial Intelligence

21st Century Fever: Decadence In The Reading Culture Of Students

Insecurity: Tinubu Meets With Service Chiefs

Expert Harps on Better Parenting Through Digital Literacy

Obi, Lumumba, Others Rally Youths to Secure Africas Future

Suspense as Nasarawa, Kebbi Await SCourts Verdict on Guber Polls

Supreme Court Victory: Zamfara Stands Still as Mammoth Crowd Welcome Gov Lawal to Gusau

Wike, Service Chiefs Meet Over Worsening Insecurity in FCT

Shell Strikes Deal to Sell All Onshore Nigerian Oil Assets for $2.8bn

Aiyedatiwa: Im Not in Rush to Rejig My Cabinet

VANGUARD

I prepared myself for probe — Buhari

Sharia Council slams Tinubu’s economic policies

3 pupils, 4 adults die in Osun auto crash

NNPC Limited uncovers 83 illegal refineries in one week

No wedding guests abducted in Enugu, says CP

N438m contract probe: CCB okays interior minister’s request for fresh date

Insecurity: Miyetti Allah plans vigilante group in Nasarawa

Igbo to FG, S-East govs: Rescue victims of sit-at-home enforcement

S’Court judgment: Don’t throw Nasarawa into crisis, APC warns supporters, residents

UNILAG convocation: Confusion as hoodlums attack, stole academic gowns

Naira depreciates to N1,295/$ in parallel market

Tinubu, Wike rise against insecurity, vow renewed action

LEADERSHIP

Cut In Travel Expenses Does Not Go Far Enough

Tin-Can Customs Generates N716bn In 2023, Sets N1.13trn Target For 2024

Dangote Cement, BUA Cement Propel Nigerian Stocks 3.93% Higher

Alleged $9.6bn Scam: How Top Gov’t Officials Aided P&ID Directors ‘ EFCC Investigator

I’m Fulfilled, Says Gov Bello As Kogi Varsity Kicks Off, Matriculates First Set Of Students

Kidnappings Disturbing, Ungodly, Education Key To Tackling Menace ‘ Tinubu

NSCDC Nabs Man Attempting To Sell 8-Year-Old Son For N20m In FCT

7 Feared Dead As Militia Attacks Nasarawa Community

Harmattan: Bauchi Residents Laments As Traders Hike Prices Of Sweaters, Cardigans

Why We Appointed 16 Permanent Secretaries ‘ Fubara

EFCC Nabs Imo PDP Chairman, Ugwuh, For N3.5bn Alleged Fraud

TRIBUNE

Tinubu promises mass education to end kidnapping, banditry

Like Buhari, I’ve adopted policy of non-interference ‘ Tinubu

Shell to exit oil exploration in Nigeria

FAAC disbursed N1.35trn to FG, States, LGs in Nov 2023 ‘NBS

Reps begin probe of COVID-19 intervention funds

Edo Primary: APC Chairman, Col David Imuse resigns

Atiku queries NNPC’s move to privatise refinery maintenance, operations

Oil Tycoon, Chief Chris Igwe dumps PDP for APC

Remember South West in your developmental agenda, Igboho urges Tinubu

Panic as explosion rocks section of Ibadan

N’Delta leaders express hope on NDDC, advocate completion of East-West road

Delta frowns on proliferation of motorcycle, tricycle associations

Pipeline surveillance: Security watch group in N’Delta applauds PINL

Intercepted vessel: FG sets up probe panel, lauds Tantita’s efforts

APC leaders should help Tinubu fight corruption ‘ Lukman

NNPCL uncovers 83 refineries,15 pipelines illegally operating in Niger Delta

Jigawa Gov demands refund, legal action over COVID-19 funds diversion

LP Leadership: INEC verifies Abure-led Labour Party exco

Rivers Gov, Fubara swears-in 16 new permanent secretaries

FCT Kidnappings: IGP directs DIGs to upscale security strategies nationwide

NATION

Lawyers knock ruling allowing dual citizens to be governors

Ikoyi residents urge Sanwo-Olu to stop illegal dredgers

Southouth governors meet in Benin Thursday

Tinubu has defended democracy, says group

Lagos has paid N57.7b pension benefit since 2019

Bamise: Court fixes date for adoption of no-case submission

President raises red alert over rising banditry, kidnapping

NDLEA arraigns SAHCO Manager, seven officials for aiding banned drug smuggling

Four students, three others die in Osun road crash

Many feared dead, houses collapse in Ibadan explosion

NRC to begin Port Harcourt-Aba narrow gauge by month-end

Lassa fever: NCDC directs healthcare workers to take standard IPC measures

Alleged $9.6b scam: How top govt officials aided P&ID directors, by EFCC investigator

Tinubu: ex-president doesnt interfere in my govt

Buhari apologises for hardship caused by his reforms

Police recruitment: 136,177 applicants screened, 108,768 candidates uploaded

Insecurity: Tinubu vows to stamp out remnants of Boko Haram, bandit, others

How Japa syndrome will be tackled in UCH, by new Administration Director

Kidnapping, killings: FCTA combs Abuja motor parks

Edo 2024: APC chairman resigns, expresses optimism of picking governorship ticket

HERALD

Betta Edu: Presidency Breaks Silence On Leaked Memo Involving Gbajabiamila

Ibadan Explosion: We Are In Control ‘ Oyo Government

JUST IN: Explosion Rocks Ibadan, Properties Destroyed (VIDEO)

Tinubu vows massive education to end ‘ungodly’ acts of kidnapping, banditry

Peter Obi condemns rising spate of kidnappings, killings in Abuja

Certificate Scandal: EFCC Currently Grilling Chairman Of Federal Character Commission, Moheeba Farida In Abuja

N438million Fraud: Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo Fails To Honour CCB Invitation

Tributes galore as Nigeria Info FM presenter Deborah Ohamara dies after Abuja accident

Atiku: NNPCL should’ve privatised refineries before rehabilitation to avoid debt

Kaduna ex-school principal delivering ransom to bandits abducted

Fans Ecstatic as Kizz Daniel and Davido Drop Hints of Upcoming Music Together

Tacha Reveals She Turned Down $20,000 Offer to Sit at Fan’s Table

Abuja Becoming One Of The Scariest Cities In The World, Security Expert

DAILY TIMES

Waiting for FG to end insecurity in the North self- deceptive PRP chieftain

NIA DG applauds Bellos infrastructural, economic achievements

LP Chieftain,Ojimba commends SCourts verdict on Gov. Nwifuru

2024:Edo APC Chairman, Imuse steps aside, to focus on governorship ambition

Reps seek improved military, diplomatic relations between Nigeria, France

Breaking: Kaduna To Establish State Security Trust Fund, More Operation Bases To Fight Bandits,Terrorists

Lagos cautions prospective home-buyers on fake real estate developers

Nigerias inflation worsens to 27-year high, hits 28.92% in December

NNPC seeks private companies to operate in Port Harcourt refinery

Despite concerns, 61% of marketers expect business growths in 2024

How gains in manufacturing, banking stocks lifted equities market by N874.41bn

Shell to sell Nigerian onshore subsidiary, SPDC, for $1.3bn

DAILY TRUST

Shettima should handle security, Tinubu economy as promised -Obi

Hard decisions must be taken on the journey to the top Buhari

Those calling Buhari a nepotist, bigot dont know him Femi Adesina

Our security agents have gone to sleep FCT Senator

5 unresolved murder cases that shook Kano State

N438m contract: Tunji-Ojo fails to show up at CCB

Plateau: Reps minority caucus demands sanction for Appeal Court justices

S/Court reserves judgment in Nasarawa, Kebbi govship disputes

Buhari never interfered in my cabinet selection, governance Tinubu

APC rules out zoning in Edo, adopts direct primary

Well review Electoral Act to end frivolous lawsuit Barau

Police recruitment: 136,177 candidates screened PSC

Strike: Wike, teachers meeting ends in deadlock

Student jailed 6 years for stealing phone in Borno

Soldier commits suicide In Ogun Barracks

Police arrest officers over assault, extortion in Ogun

My daughter was killed despite raising 7m

Man nabbed trying to sell 8-year-old son for N20m in Abuja

Kidnappers move victims from FCT to Kaduna forest, demand 5 bikes, foodstuffs

BREAKING: Soldier guns self down in Ogun barracks

Naira abuse: You risk imprisonment, NOA writes Ogun monarch

Strike: FCT teachers meeting with Wike ends in deadlock

PHOTOS: Troubled Zaria residents march to Zazzau Palace over banditry

Border closure: You can no longer escape to Niger, Tinubu tells Buhari

AUTHORITY

CSO Suspends Planned Protest at Ministry of Interior

Nigeria to witness high threats to cyberspace in 2024, says CSEAN

FMEnv new Perm Sec commits to Ministerial Performance Bond

New NAQS boss promises robust business environment for agro exporters

Private operators to take over Port Harcourt Refinery from NNPCL

Insecurity: FCTA moves against unapproved motor parks

Nigeria, France to strengthen fight against terrorism, banditry

BUSINESSDAY

Nigeria failing to tap billion-dollar herbal market

Kidnap plague threatens Tinubu’s food security plan

Nigerians resort to herbal concoctions on rising cost of drugs

How unregulated herbal market risks millions of lives

Tinubu pledges action on bandits and kidnappers after spike in attacks

Cancelling Domestic Crude Allocation surest way to boosting FX inflow’Agora Policy to FG

Currency in circulation soars to N3.35trn, fails to ease Nigerians cash woes

Fear grips more Nigerians as kidnapping spreads to city centres

Nigeria’s stocks rally on increasing domestic participation

DAILY INDEPENDENT

COVID-19: Reps Commence Investigative Hearing On Alleged Mismanagement Of Intervention Funds

2024 Guber Poll: APC, Edo Stakeholders Agree On Direct Primaries, Rule Out Zoning

Wike Summons Emergency Meeting Over Worsening Insecurity In FCT

IGP Asks DIG To Coordinate Upscaled Security Strategies Nationwide

We Kept Records, Expecting To Be Held Accountable ‘ Buhari

Rivers: Be Apolitical, Fubara Tells Newly Sworn In Permanent Secretaries

Aviation Minister Rates A’Ibom Airport Terminal Building, MRO High

Fiscal Federalism, Restructuring Important For Good Governance ‘ Makinde

NEW TELEGRAPH

Alleged $9.6bn Scam: How top govt officials aided P&ID directors Babangida, EFCC investigator

Peter Obi Calls On Tinubu To Tackle Nigerias Insecurity

Protest rocks Kaduna community over attacks

24 hours after inauguration, Uzodimma sacks cabinet

Study: Nighttime light linked to eye disease risk

Revenue: FG to earn N771.5bn from port levies in 2024

NCS Reveals Plan To Increase Personnels Salary

Banditry: Military to establish more bases in Kaduna Sani

Ogun Monarch Risks Jail Term Over Alleged Abuse Of Naira

Offa Armed Robbery Case: Hearing Resumes

NNPCL To Engage Operations & Maintenance Companies To Operate Port Harcourt Refining Company

BLUEPRINT

Federal workers give FG 14 days to pay outstanding wage award arrears

Ensure Shell compensate communities before divesting from Nigeria, activists tell FG

Consortium to acquire Shell onshore subsidiary

5G deployment, others to push Nigeria’s telecom market value to $11.43bn – Report

FG issues licenses to 13 new firms

Jos Disco provides 12,000 customers with free meters

NNPC Ltd uncovers 83 illegal refineries, 15 illegal pipelines in 7 days

Again, FG restates commitment to end estimated billing

Bulls runs riot as equity market gains N1.823trn

Mixed reaction trail FG’s 40% shareholding transfer to MOFI

Tinubu, the real Maradona of Nigeria’s politics

Food Right Act: Nigerians must not go to bed on empty stomachs

Ibadan explosion: Many feared dead as Oyo government speaks

Nigerians ‘ll play active role in ongoing electoral reform – Senate

FG seeks collaboration with trade unions on workers’ wellbeing

N35,000 wage award will run till new minimum wage commences – Ajaero

INEC visits LP for verification, says party on ground

Nigerian Customs announces plan to increase workers’ salary

Ekiti teaching hospital doctors, health workers suspend strike

Interior ministry: CSO suspends planned protest, backs Tunji-Ojo

Security operatives, robbers engage in gun duel, 3 killed, 5 injured

Cross River South senatorial district endorses Nkoyo Toyo as PDP National Woman Leader

Nigeria para-volleyball seeks support for 2024 Paralympics qualifiers

AFCON 2023: Iheanacho may start against Cote dIvoire

Burkina Faso pip Mauritania in AFCON 2023 opener

FCT kidnappings: IGP tasks Force management team, tactical squads on proactive operation, assures on improved security

Supreme Court: APC chieftain hails Tinubu, justices, urges inclusive governance

 

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