Nigerian Newspapers Headlines, Tuesday, 27 February 2024

Nigerian Newspapers Headlines

BLUEPRINT

Ronaldo faces investigation in Saudi Arabia

Man sets self ablaze in front of Israeli embassy

Nigerias Super Falcons edge Cameroon, put one foot into Paris 2024 Olympics

Senator Kingibe foot bills for 2000 UMTE candidates in FCT

Ports operations to go on amidst strike Workers union

Increasing cost of production lowers manufacturers contribution to GDP

Edo 2024: PDP dumps Shaibu, to hand Ighodalo certificate of return

Court sentences 25-year-old widow to 3 years imprisonment in Osun

Edo: APC youth leader makes u-turn, backs Okpebholo

Nigeria ranks fourth globally in SSB with consumption of 38.6m litres in 2023 – Report

CSOs to Tinubu: Don’t allow anyone to rubbish your govt over CBN’s investigation

Ekweremadu grateful to Nigerians for overwhelming support, solidarity, prayer — Sen. Ngwu

Protesters defy police, launch protest over hardship in Lagos

PUNCH

FG to pay youth unemployment benefits, sets up consumer credit programme

Court to hear suit demanding pro-Wike lawmakers sacking

Treason: Court decides Kanus bail application March 19

Analysts foresee interest rate hike as MPC holds meeting

Marketers await Dangote fuel, four weeks after production take-off

Ban dollar cash transactions to save naira, operator tells Tinubu

MAN fears fresh factory shutdowns as FX crisis worsens

Edo: Ighodalo gets certificate today, PDP begins reconciliation

FEC approves N1tn for 700km coastal highway

Fresh protest rocks APC secretariat over Edo gov primary

12 years after, Tinubu adopts Oronsaye report, merges agencies

Foreign investments inflow to capital market drops to N16bn Report

NECO releases 2023 results, says malpractices reduced by 25.4%

Hardship: Low alcohol consumption may reduce noncommunicable diseases, say experts

Dangerously alarming levels of drug abuse

Gas station shortage slows CNG adoption

Customs suspend sales of foodstuffs over Lagos stampede

Give protesters adequate protection, Falana tells IG

Ondo police arrest man for killing friend

Economic hardship: Niger police, DSS meet labour unions ahead of protest

Kogi gov sacks LG transition chairman

THISDAY

To Cut Cost of Governance, FEC Okays Immediate Implementation of Oronsaye Report

Twelve Highlights of the Stephen Oronsaye Report

FGs Last-ditch Effort to Stop Labour Fails As Ajaero Insists Nationwide Rally Kicks off Today

Shettima: Tinubus Administration Committed to South-east Transformation

Obaseki: How Edos Open Public Procurement System is Saving Cost

Inflation, FX Liquidity Challenges, Others Top Agenda as MPC Makes Crucial Decisions Today

TUC Urges FG to Jettison IMF, World Bank-induced Economic Measures

NACCIMA Clarifies Issues around Planned Nigeria-Qatar Business Summit

Naira Falls Again at Parallel N1,680/$1, Official Rates Gains to N1,582/$1

Food Security: FG Equips 250 Smallholder Farmers with Farm Inputs

Deloitte: Oil, Gas Upstream to Generate $800bn This Year

Nigeria Imports 60.4bn Litres of Petrol in 32 Months Amid FX Crisis

AfDB: Nigeria, Five Others to Benefit from Rehabilitation of Lake Chad Basin

NIMASA, MWUN Partners ITF for Infrastructural Development

NAFDAC Ordered to Suspend Action on Ban of Drinks in Sachets, Others

Finally Supreme Court Attains Full Complement of 21 Justices

Universal Music Group Acquires Major Stake in Mavin Global

Light up Nigeria Project Signals New Dawn for South East, Gov. Mbah

GUARDIAN

Nigeria to pay unemployed young people monthly stipend

FEC approves Orosanye panel report for implementation

Conditional cash transfer to resume amid probe

Customs suspends food distribution initiative after stampede

Sugar Sweetened Beverages tax ‘ll reduce excessive consumption, diseases – FG

Nigeria launches automated student loan scheme

Court adjourns to rule on another bail for Nnamdi Kanu March 19

Investors stake N31.6 billion in stocks in one week

“I won’t be alike if I say what I know” -Mohbad’s wife

VANGUARD

Stampede: NCS suspends distribution of rice

7 killed in Makurdi rival cult clash

Troops overpower Boko Haram terrorists in Borno, recover arms, ammunition

Fire guts Kano plywood market

3 siblings die of suffocation inside car in Kwara

Ibori’s support for Oborevwori act of honour, dignity — Delta Group

Ibori to Tinubu: You’ve shown courage approving Lagos-Port Harcourt-Calabar Coastal Superhighway

Gunmen kill driver, woman, abduct 2 in Enugu

Family of missing 60-year-old man cries for help

Family declares Bishop missing

Hardship: Strike goes on as FG fails to bend NLC’s resolve

Hardship: Tinubu orders full implementation of Orosanye Report

Police pledge to defend protesters across Nigeria as hardship protest begins

Buhari took Nigeria 50 years backward — Fayose

Treasonable Felony charge: Kanu files fresh application for bail

Breaking: Hardship: Protesters defy police warning, hit Lagos streets

Equity market drops N51bn

Job losses, factory closures loom as unsold goods pile up — MAN

No proliferation of fake drugs in Nigeria – NAFDAC insists

Super Falcons pip Cameroon 1-0 to keep Olympic qualification dream alive

LEADERSHIP

AU, ECOWAS, EU, Others For Dialogue Forum In Abuja

Nigeria’s First Unmanned Pipeline Route Survey Vessel Unveiled By Shell

Coalition Lauds Customs For Distribution Of Seized Food Items

Senate Lauds NASENI On Accelerated Technology Transfer

Fire Destroys 50 Shops In Kano Wood Market

Katsina Sympathises With Families Of 8 Killed By Bandits

FRCN, VON, NCDC, ICRC, 9 Other Agencies To Go As Tinubu Implements Oronsaye C’ttee Report

NLC Protest: Police Pledge Protection, Warn Impostors Against Hijack

BREAKING: 12 Years After, Tinubu To Implement Oransanye C’ttee Report

Coalition Warns Of National Security Risks If Construction Industry Collapses

Man Kills Friend After Taking Hard Drug In Ondo

Kogi Governor Sacks Ofu LGA Transition Chairman

TRIBUNE

FEC approves implementation of Orosanye report

Biafra: Court fixes March 19 to decide Nnamdi Kanu’s bail

Maritime workers to join NLC protests, says Port operations unaffected

JUST IN: NECO releases 2023 SSCE external results

Edo guber: PDP’s Ighodalo to get certificate of return Tuesday

DHQ dismisses report on suspicion of coup in Nigeria

CJN swears in 11 new Supreme Court Justices

Economic hardship: Civil Society leaders back NLC planned protest

TUC pulls out of NLC planned protest, gives reason

Drop treasonable charges against Nnamdi Kanu, Igboho begs Tinubu

Anambra roads projects: Tricycle operators back Soludo’s re-election bid

NLC protest: Police make U-turn, warn impostors against hijack

I’m your guy’, Akpata celebrates win as Edo LP guber candidate

Experts tutor poultry, ruminants farmers on cost saving, good management practices

Real estate regulation must be transparent for sustainable growth

CSO urges FG to revisit National Food Safety Bill

Customs temporarily suspend cheap rice sale over stampede

Economic hardships: Civil society organisations stage protest in Osun

Japan pledges continuous support for AfDB’s poverty reduction, resilience-building interventions

South west speakers demand urgent action from FG over rising food shortage

NATION

Due process followed in Mambilla Hydro-Power project, says contractor

Living on the margins: Overlooked struggles of persons with disabilities

N30b cash to governors: Akpabios comment misconstrued, says spokesman

ASUU: varsity lecturers on same salary for 15 years

Tinubu directs creation of youth unemployment benefits

Fed Govt urged to hike sugary drinks tax to N130 per litre

Southwest speakers demand state police, power devolution

No memo yet to increase states to 42, says Kalu

JAMB closes 2024 UTME registration

NECO blacklists two supervisors, one examination centre

Im not leaving PDP, says Ortom

Court to rule on Kanus bail application March 19

FG, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation train States on strategic health budget planning

Customs suspends sale of seized food items over stampede

Southwest speakers demand state police, power devolution

DSS mum as Labour defies warning against protest

Tinubu promises to address Nigerias power challenge

Court sets March 18 to hear CSOs case against Rivers lawmakers

NSCDC operatives arrest 51 illegal miners in Abuja

HERALD

I’ve not dumped PDP for APC ‘ Ortom

31 internet fraudsters bag jail terms in Enugu, Anambra

N2bn money laundering: EFCC closes case against Obadina, company

Oronsaye report: Tinubu govt has decided to confront monster of high governance cost ‘ Presidency

Protest: Our personnel deployed nationwide but won’t trample on rights ‘ Police assure protesters

Some members of Tinubu’s new economic committee ‘parasites’ ‘ Shehu Sani

I am thankful I was able to manage sickle cell’ ‘ Adekunle Gold

CJN Swears In 11 New Supreme Court Justices

Customs stampede: Nigerians shouldn’t be dying chasing cheaper food ‘ Peter Obi

Rivers Crisis:APC, Fubara Lock Horns Again Over Tinubu’s Resolutions

DMW Signee Logos Olori Claims Authorship of Grammy-Nominated Song ‘Unavailable’ for Davido

11 Suspected Currency Racketeers Arrested in Kano

DAILY TIMES

Jos Disco records N5bn losses monthly

Qatar reverses self, agrees to host investment forum

Naira closes week at N1,665.50/$1 amidst demand pressure

Tinubu meets Dangote, Elumelu, others, seeks support for economic policies

CBN fixes duty charges to Form M amid calls for N1,000/$ rate

Protest: NLC adamant as FG, Afenifere, Ohanaeze, others differ

Falana writes AGF over NLC planned mass protest

DAILY TRUST

Niger border remain closed despite sanctions being lifted

3 siblings suffocate inside car in Kwara

Hardship: Lagos records long BRT queues after transport fare cut

Kano man stabbed for playing football in street

FCTA threatens to crush 130 impounded vehicles

Ogun hotelier writes IG over smuggling, gunrunning allegations

1 gunman killed as police, vigilantes rescue 3 kidnap victims in Kwara

Gunmen kill village head, 2 cops, 11 others in Nasarawa

Police arrest phone snatcher in FCT

16 kidnap victims rescued in Kogi

Fire razes 9 classrooms in Kwara

10 charged with theft of 3,091 bags of nails in Kwara

Ogun lawyers, litigants stranded as judicial workers begin strike

Fulani chief turbaned in FCT council

Fire razes 50 shops at Kano market

Real sector starved of Forex NECA DG

Standard Chartered records $1.3bn pre-tax profit

Customs suspends food distribution over stampede

President Tinubu appoints Ibrahim Gaga executive director Nexim bank

AfCFTA to lift 30 million Africans out of extreme poverty

Super Falcons defeat Cameroon to reach Olympics qualifiers final round

Hardship protest: Police promise to protect labour unions nationwide

Shettima flags off Light Up Nigeria Project in South-East

Court orders arrest of popular Kano musician, Ado Gwanja

AUTHORITY

Nigerian universities need improved reproductive health curriculum Stakeholders

Experts explore ways to achieve UHC at media interaction in Abuja

Just-in-Boderis death: Uba Sanis Support for Army Commended

Hate Video: NIREC, Religious Leaders Must Meet, Foundation Says

NDLEA arrests port terminal operator, dockworker over 1,044.29kg cocaine, colos from South Africa

Medicine after death, Obi blasts INEC over 2023 Election Report

Missing LG Funds: SERAP drags Govs, FCT Minister to court

BUSINESSDAY

Qatar seals LNG deals Nigeria once sought

Foreign investors hit brakes on Nigeria over volatile naira

Re-evaluating the N2.4 billion invalid forex transactions

Drug makers see decline in fortunes despite soaring prices

Hustle economy: Nigeria’s largest source of employment slows

Five things you should know about the new CBN guidelines for BDCs

Nigeria is world’s second most expensive country to produce oil

Atiku urges Tinubu to take cue from Argentina’s Javier Milei on reforms

Nigeria anticipates positive outcomes at WTO 13th Ministerial conference

Bringing NUPRC closer to oil and gas operators will boost efficiency

DAILY INDEPENDENT

End Dollarisation Of Domestic Gas’ Aiyela, Welbeck Electricity CEO

NLC Protest: Police In Rivers Deploy Personnel To Avert Hijack

Committee to Commence Computer Training For Shortlisted Police Recruits In Yobe

Protest Hits APC Secretariat Over Controversial Edo Guber Primaries

Fubara Appoints Odili As Rivers State University Pro-Chancellor, Others

Insecurity: Oborevwori Hails Udu Council Boss For Placing Topmost Priority On Security Projects

FG’s Embargo On Employment Illegal, Abberration -Adegoroye

NEW TELEGRAPH

NLC Protest: Ex-Delta SSG Urges Nigerians To Have Patience For Tinubu

Light Up Nigeria Project: SEast Poised For Industrial Revival Shettima

Ikeja Electric Partners LAWMA For Sustainable Waste Disposal In Public Schools

NLC Protest: FG In Crucial Meeting With Organized Labour

Senate Screens Hafsat Bakari For NFIU Appointment

Finally, Don Jazzy Sells Off Mavin Records

UNILORIN Begins Screening Of 16,920 Admission Seekers

Shelve Planned Protest For Now, Olubadan Pleads With NLC

Tinubu Orders Full Implementation Of Oronsaye Report

FG Must Address Hardships Or Face Persistent Agitations Protester

Zamfara: NSCDC, CSOs Assure Safer Schools

How I Kill My Friend After Taking ICE Suspect

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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