Nigerian Newspapers Headlines, Thursday, 22 February 2024        

Nigerian Newspapers Headlines

BUSINESSDAY

Remittances, trade with Nigeria seen dropping as UK economy slows

Naira in freefall: Unveiling the ripple effects on Nigeria’s economy

Grain price drop won’t last long ‘ Experts

Relief as pension regulator claws N326m from defaulters in Q3

Nigeria to see slowest growth in West Africa this year ‘ AfDB

Inflationary pressure, naira devaluation to increase banks’ operating expense

Stop arbitrary, ever-increasing customs duties; it’s affecting businesses ‘ Obi tells FG

Stock market gains N165bn as investors buy BUA Cement, FBN Holdings, others

Stock market gains over N160bn in early trade on Wednesday

Political will, funding needed to fix power woes ‘ Adelabu

Nigerian Red Cross feeds 5,000, gifts cash in response to hunger crisis

I want the huge population of Nigeria to become a real asset ‘ Pate

FG to raise $10bn to stabilise naira, boost FX liquidity

PUNCH

N10bn fraud: EFCC to arraign ex-Kwara gov Friday

Banks sell $172m as CBN, EFCC battle currency speculators

Shaibu, Ighodalo, others jostle for 563 Edo PDP delegates votes

FG raises N1.5tn in two FGN bond offers

Forex: Binance adopts price cap as presidential aide advocates ban

Petrol import reduced by 1billion litres in seven months Report

NNPCL destroys 82 illegal oil refineries in one week

TUC, NLC split as DSS warns Labour against planned protest

Mambilla: EFCC declares promoter wanted, Buhari denies authorising settlement

Power will be restored soon, Adelabu assures Nigerians

DisCos lament revenue loss over low electricity allocation

LP chairman Abure arrested for attempted murder – Police

Nigeria to woo energy investors at IAE forum

Nigerias active oil rigs rise to 30, says NUPRC

Reps ask law school to reverse 60% fee hike

Hardship: Ohanaeze asks Tinubu to implement 2014 confab recommendations

Uzodimma orders ISOPADEC boss to audit govt property

Oil dealers threaten shutdown over forex crisis

Give Tinubu time to get things done, Gowon urges Nigerians

Terrorism: Court frees Rivers APC chieftain after two years

JUST IN: Tinubu appoints Gaga NEXIM Bank ED

Reps probe abandoned $38.7m NNPC-NAOC power project

Osun police detain Beninois for sexually assaulting septuagenarian

CDHR asks Adeleke to recruit more teachers

NLC insists on planned protest, knocks DSS

JUST IN: Abure arrested over Lamidi Apapa factions petition LP

THISDAY

Who Will Save the Naira’ Manufacturers Cry Out, Want Preferential FX Allocation

Edo APC Guber Primary Crisis Claims Uzodimma, Party Picks Otu as Replacement

Tinubu Requires More Time to Perform, Gowon Pleads with Angry Nigerians

UNICEF Engages 300 Bauchi Teachers, Others On School Safety Measures

Adeleke: We are Working Hard to Ease the Suffering of our People

APC Chieftain Lambasts Wike over Comments on 2027 Elections

Labour Shuts Nigeras Govt, NLC Talks End in Deadlock

Stock Market Rebounds, Gains N165bn on Investors Demand for UBA, BUA Cement

NBC Invests N120m in Community Recycling Banks Project

Gowon to Nigerians: Tinubu Requires More Time to Perform

Terrorists Attack Katsina LG, Kill Corps Commandant, Vigilantes, Injure Policemen

Alleged Defamation: Retract Statement or Face N1bn Suit, Emefiele Tells Akpabio

Senate Rejects Proposed Hike in Electricity Tariff, Subsidy Removal

I Will Ensure Coverage of More Nigerians in NHIS, Says DG Nominee

GUARDIAN

Nigeria considers blocking crypto exchanges to stabilise naira

Presidency exhibiting traits of casual workers, too slow

FG explores road repairs, reduction in import duties to crash cement prices

ASUU blames World Bank, IMF policies for economic hardship

Drop treason charges against Kanu as done to Sowore, Ohanaeze appeals Tinubu

NLC kicks as DSS urges union to shelve strike

Tinubu gave govs N30b each to address food shortage

Police arrest Labour Party Chairman, Abure aid Multi Billion Naira fraud allegation

Returning hero Osimhen snatches Champion League draw with Barca

APC replaces Uzodimma with Otu as primary election chair

FG pledges health sector transformation, targets over 15% GDP contribution

VANGUARD

Gridlock: Businesses, others lose N100bn monthly as petrol tankers, containers occupy Apapa roads

Hardship: DSS, NLC in face-offover planned protest

MohBad: Why entertainers should hire lawyers, financial advisors – Pelumi Olajengbesi

Hardship: Follow Davido’s example, Olajengbesi tells Dangote, Otedola, others

Senate to investigate hike in cement price

Labour replies DSS, says history ‘ll not forgive it if…

Senate to complete 1999 constitution amendment in 2 years

Four months withheld salaries paid to ASUU – FG

FG pledges to improve infrastructure at airports

Naira may further depreciate by 35% in 2024 – IMF

Nigerians can feed themselves if insecurity is handled — Ex-AGF, Aondoakaa

Evangelist, five others to die by hanging for bank robberies in Ondo

Attacks: Benue security council issues two weeks ultimatum to herdsmen

Workers begin indefinite strike in Niger State today

Emefiele demands apology, N25bn from Akpabio over alleged defamation

LEADERSHIP

Gunmen Kill 24, Injure 18, Burn Houses In Benue

Police, DSS Arrest Abure Over Mob Attack, Attempted Murder

Senate Rejects Planned Electricity Tariff Hike

EDO GOVERNORSHIP’APC Orders Fresh Primary To Clear Legal Hurdles

Gowon Asks ECOWAS To Lift Sanctions On Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger

Hardship: Despite DSS Warning, Labour Insists On Protest

Hardship: Follow Davido Example, Olajengbesi Tells Dangote, Otedola, Others

APC Replaces Uzodimma With Otu As Edo Gov’ship Primary Panel Chair

Edo APC Primaries: Oshiomhole Meets Tinubu, Says President Wants Merit, Not Zoning

Hardship: Keep Your Advice, Labour Tells DSS, Insists On Nationwide Peaceful Protest

Don’t Rush To Judge Tinubu Government, Gowon Urges Nigerians

JUST-IN: Tinubu Appoints DCG Kemi Nandap As New CG Of Immigration

Harness Agric Potential To Change Nigeria For Better ‘ US Diplomat

Zamfara Gov’t Denies Banning Bread Making, Says It Only Blocked Supply Chain To Bandits

JUST-IN: Federal Gov’t Unveils N115K Per Night Hotel At Abuja Airport

 TRIBUNE

Expert advocates climate risk communication, environmental justice for global peace

One dead, another missing as passenger boat collides with concrete in Lagos waters

Philanthropists bag UNIZIK entrepreneurial innovation doctorate degree

Tinubu to Afreximbank: We must give Nigerians excellent healthcare

EFCC raids Bureau de Change operators, arrests 12 in Ibadan

Hardship: FG to begin direct cash transfer to 15 million Nigerians

Ohanaeze to Tinubu: Like Sowore, drop treason charges against Nnamdi Kanu

Hardship: Too early to judge Tinubu ‘ Gowon

Tinubu appoints Kemi Nandap as Immigration Comptroller-General

JUST IN: Police confirm arrest of LP Chairman, Abure

Halt any plans of increase in electricity tariff, Senate tells FG

Emefiele threatens to slam Akpabio with N25bn defamation suit

Edo guber: Police express readiness for PDP primary

Ministry of Works workers celebrate Umahi for his outstanding leadership

Edo guber: PDP primary election holds Thursday

Edo guber crisis: APC NWC sacks Uzodinnma as chairman of primary panel

APC national youth wing set to unveil 2024-2027 strategic plan

Edo guber: PDP aspirant asks court to nullify ward congresses

Minister Mahmoud seeks preservation, promotion of cultural heritage

LP fumes as Police arrest Abure two days to Edo guber primary

South-West, S’East, N’Central development commission bills scale second reading

Babcock University, British Council train students on digital skills

Don charges education stakeholders on incorporating national emerging issues into social discourse

President’s call for mechanised farming good for agric revolution

Businessman purchases JAMB forms for 100 orphans to study in Nigerian universities

UI charges students’ representatives on vexatious issues

Biodiversity: ECOWAS expresses renewed commitment to 30 by 30

Sokoto: Gov Aliyu vows to end traders’ hoarding of foodstuffs

Nationwide protest: Stop taking unilateral decision in Nigerian workers’ interest, TUC tells NLC

Arrest those planning to hijack our protest, NLC replies DSS

Constituency projects: We’ll continue to ensure people do what is right ‘ ICPC

Constitution review: Senators seek committee’s power devolution, time management

 NATION

Lawyer writes IG, accuses SAN of criminal conversion, sale of assets

Cleric, others to die for robbery

Villagers recover abducted corpse in Enugu community

Two soldiers, terrorists killed in Lake Chad, Kaduna

CBNs MPC member-nominees face Senate screening

Senate confirms Kelechi Ohiri as NHIA DG, 17 as NPCs commissioners

Alleged N10b diversion: PDP members protest detention of ex-Kwara Governor Ahmed

Dont make salary affairs focus of ASUUs struggles, Osodeke cautions members

Licensed BDCs back clampdown on FX street traders

12m more Nigerians to get direct cash transfer

NLC rejects DSS warning to shelve planned protest

TUC to Ajaero: we oppose unilateral actions

Give Tinubus reforms more time, Gowon pleads with Nigerians

Fed workers get four months wage award

BREAKING: Two die, 15 rescued in Lagos boat crash

Well continue to provide quality healthcare Tinubu

Petrol importation drops by 3.29% in 2023

TUC disagrees with NLC on nationwide protest call

Tinubu appoints Khalil Gaga as NEXIM Bank Executive Director

BREAKING: No going back on nationwide protest, Labour replies DSS

Recycling firm showcases innovations, capacity building

PDP releases guidelines for Edo Gov primary, may adopt Igbodalo as consensus candidate

ECOWAS: Gowon calls for lifting of sanction, withdrawal of exit notice

 DAILY TIMES

Why MSMEs are finding it difficult getting credit from banks Dr. Uju Ogubunka

Sanusi Lamido: Centre Writes Tinubu, Cries Out Over Plots to Destabilise Kano

Non-Remittance: EcoBank, Access Bank, two others grilled by HoR over N11.632trn revenue collections

How PenCom recovered N25.45bn from defaulting employers

Saboteurs behind Nigerias economic woes, says Shettima

Nigerian airlines to secure dry lease aircraft again

 DAILY TRUST

PDP members storm EFCC office over detention of ex-Kwara gov

Edo govship: Issues as PDP holds primary today

LP national chairman, Abure, arrested in Benin

NNPP: Court sets aside Kwankwasos suspension, restrains factional natl officers

APC bows to pressure, replaces Uzodinma with Otu as chair of Edo primary

2 injured in police, NSCDC clash over network cable in Nasarawa

Man arrested over alleged rape of in-law in Kwara

12 killed in Benue road accident

2 fake soldiers arrested over attempted murder

Court remands 2 for killing suspected commercial sex worker in Ekiti

Tension as navy mounts demolition signposts in FCT community

Inflation: Yobe inaugurates committee to halt grains exporting, hoarding

Implement Executive Order 5 to save construction sector, Architects tell Tinubu

$2.4bn forward contract put manufacturers, commercial banks in a fix

FGs import duty inconsistency hurting economy MAN, Obi

Naira gains as security operatives sustain raid on BDCs

Hardship: Tinubu needs time to resolve these Challenges Gowon

BREAKING: No going back on nationwide protest, Labour replies DSS

Forex crisis: Were working with FG to block dollar-naira exchange Binance

Bank of England to release King Charles bank notes in June

Gowon calls on ECOWAS to lift all sanctions on Mali, Niger, Burkina Faso

Uzodimma out as APC names Otu chairman of Fresh Edo guber Primary

BREAKING: Tinubu appoints New Immigration CG

Strike: Labour leaders, Niger gov in closed-door meeting

 AUTHORITY

Fed. University of Health Sciences Otukpo moves to permanent site soon -Prof. Ujah

Wike approves AMAC chairmans request to construct Dei-Dei -Karimo road

Ghana University offers honorary doctorate degree to TMT boss

Sanusi Lamido: Centre Writes Tinubu, Cries Out Over Plots to Destabilise Kano

CSOs to NASS: Revive stalled salt intake reduction draft Bill

NA troops kill one terrorist in Yadi forest clearance operations

Open grazing: Benue State Security Council issues two-week ultimatum

DAILY INDEPENDENT

Trinity University, Lagos Produces 20 First Class Graduates, Honours Ajimobi, John Obaro

Nigeria Prize For Science 2023: NLNG, LCCI Celebrates Prof Amadi’s Winning Project

Entrepreneur Advocates $1billion Bond for Development of Anambra

Faculty Relocation: DSUST Vice-Chancellor Calls for Calm

NYSC Swears in Batch A 2024 Corps Members in Enugu

State Police Will Give Govs Legal Backing To Recruit Party Members, Thugs As Policemen ‘ Sani

Nigeria’s Under-development Tied To Inability To Recall, Preserve Historical Antecedents ‘ Aghalino

FG, World Bank, IMF Destroying Education System To Enslave Nigerians, Says ASUU

FCT State Minister Inaugurates 10th ASOFEST Celebrating Cultural Diversity

Constitutional Review: Senate Will Consult Wide, Will Not Rewrite Document ‘ Barau

Senate Probes, Seeks Solution To Increase In Cement Prices, Building Materials

HERALD

Forex Crisis: FG Blocks Binance, OctaFX, Coinbase And Others

Edo Guber: APC Bows To Pressure, Removes Uzodinma As Edo Primary Election Chairman, See New List

Edo Guber: Labour Party Breaks Silence On Abure’s Arrest

Tinubu Appoints New Executive Director At Nigerian Export-Import Bank

Yakubu Gowon Urges ECOWAS To Lift Sanctions On Mali, Burkina Faso, Niger

JUST IN: Police arrest Labour Party national chairman, Julius Abure, in Edo

We rise by lifting others is not a truthful saying’ ‘ Reno Omokri

Ondo court sentences pastor, five others to death for bank robberies

Emefiele threatens to slam N25bn defamation suit against Akpabio

EFCC declares Sunrise Power promoter, Leno Adesanya, wanted over ‘corrupt offer to public officers

IGP warns officers against dropping his name to extort people

NEW TELEGRAPH

System of Govt: Issues as Reps Push for Parliamentary Option

Making Internet Available to Reached Areas for Economic Growth

African Businesses Allowed Access to Google AI for Search Advertising

Diri Has Built Bayelsa Beyond Political Lines Kemepado

Food Crisis: Ndume Commences Distribution Of Over 30,000 Bags Of Rice, Maize

Lassa Fever Outbreak: 14 Confirmed Dead In Ebonyi

Reps To Hold Valedictory Session For Ex-Speaker NaAbba Thursday

Kwara: 51-Year-Old Man In NSCDC Net For Alleged Sexual Assault On Minor

Hardship: Vee Laments Incessant Economic Crisis In Nigeria

BLUEPRINT

Abuja bubbles as FCT school sports returns, nearly 25 years after

All set as FCT school sports festival kicks off

Lack of funds force Nigeria to pull out of Afrobasket qualifier

Forex, food crisis over soon, CBN’s MPC nominees assure Nigerians

Breaking: Niger govt, organised Labour in closed-door meeting

Creative economy: FG targets 2 million jobs by 2027

Tinubu appoints new Comptroller-General of Nigeria Immigration Service

PAP’s mandate’ll be accomplished when vocational skills centres are completed, pperational – Gen. Ndiomu

2024 SCP: North Central states to experience delay onset of rain this year – NiMet

Breaking: FG move to reintroduce direct cash transfers to poor, vulnerable Nigerians

ASUP applauds NASS over bill establishing commission for Polytechnics

Kano: Centre writes Tinubu over alleged detrimental utterances by Sanusi

Breaking: Police arrest LP National Chairman Abure

DSS to Labour: Shelve protest in interest of peace

Lagos: Police arrest fake soldier, accomplices

Fintiri sued over revocation of land used for Tinubu’s presidential campaign

Breaking: Senate halts planned removal of electricity subsidy

Alleged defamation: Emefiele move to slam N25bn lawsuit on Akpabio

2024 SCP: North Central states to experience delay onset of rain this year NiMet

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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