Nigerian Newspapers Headlines, Wednesday, 1 May 2024

Nigerian Newspapers Headlines

TRIBUNE

Gaza: Israel will attack Rafah regardless of truce deal ‘ Netanyahu

OFFCUT: Nigerians say social media, laziness, hunger, reasons for poor JAMB performance

Northern States Govs’ Forum pledges commitment to tackle security challenges

Group seeks legal options for Niger Delta environmental damage

FG approves salary increase for civil servants

FG to repatriate 20,000 Nigerian refugees from Cameroon, Chad

FG declares May 1 as public holiday

With tariff increases, Nigerians subsidising FG’s inefficiencies ‘ Atiku

Nigerians will be in darkness if we don’t increase electricity tariff ‘ Adelabu

Industrialisation key to economic diversification ‘ Dangote

Reps direct NERC to halt implementation of electricity tariff increment

Alleged anti-party: PDP deputy national youth leader calls for Orbih’s suspension

Sokoto APC warns LG executive against sabotaging govt policies

UNIBEN suspends SUG over attack on Edo LP guber candidate, Akpata

PIA implementation: We’ll develop clear roadmap for lawmakers ‘ Deputy Speaker

Fubara has opportunity to become political leader of Rivers ‘Abe

Experts decry challenges in ICT industry, suggest way forward

How museums promote cultural entrepreneurship among women

CSOs ask presidency to make public report on ex-CBN Gov, Emefiele

Social media now priority for national security ‘ Ribadu

Clark to EFCC: Probe all former governors over corruption

Kwara gov presents 12 new Toyota Jeeps to judges

South-South Govs meet in Yenagoa, urge FG to review power situation

Epileptic power supply: Firm launches alternative energy for Nigerians

FG launches gender strategy to prioritise equity in mining, steel sectors

Again, Tantita bags Crude Oil Infrastructure Security 2023 Award

PUNCH

Gloves off: Wizkid, Davido exchange more online blows

Kizz Daniel, Tekno in war of words over ‘Buga’

FG raises salaries of military, police, others

Dangote refinery gets valid operating licence soon – FG

Naira rebounds as dollar supply hits $7bn in two months

CBN floats naira at investors’ forex window

INTERPOL pursues extradition of Binance chief from Kenya

Binance founder jailed for four months in US

LIST: Nigerian passport ranked among worst globally

16 months into my tenure, Osun yet to take a single loan – Adeleke

Four residents abducted in Abuja community invasion

Suspension: Ganduje, ward executive begin legal fireworks

Workers’ Day: Labour laments rising food prices, fuel crisis

ARCON to regulate computer-generated imagery in advertising

FG signs Executive Order to unlock $10bn investment in oil and gas

Workers’ Day: Nigerians subsidising corruption, says Atiku house of reps job racketeering probe

Reps summon minister over fuel scarcity

Why Kano, NNPP succeeded in inflicting damage on Ganduje – Lukman​

Revisit high-profile corruption cases, Clark tells EFCC boss

Nigerian Starlink users face payment hurdles after price cras

Fraudsters target Nigerians with fake loan websites, says NELFUND

Pregnant woman, eight others injured in Lagos gas explosion

Again, hoodlums invade Lagos community, stab two

One killed, two houses razed in Kwara communal clash

92 million jobs to go remote in tech shift

How-to-find-legitimate-remote-work-opportunities

FG to review bilateral air service agreements

Govt moves to combat climate change threats

Banking stocks dominate trading as investors gain N196bn

Dangote declares naira depreciation biggest challenge in 2023

Govt must consider inflation in minimum wage negotiation – NECA

Union threatens to picket airlines over anti-labour practice

THISDAY

FG Approves 35% Pay Rise for Civil Servants, Pensioners Get 28% Increase

Presidency, 36 States, Private Sector Sign Accord to Transform Nigeria into $1tn Economy By 2030

Major Oil Marketers Confirm Petrol Availability, Say 300m Litres for Distribution This Week

To Curtail Oil Assets Vandalism, NMDPRA Begins Consultations on Host Communities Regulation

House Summons Petroleum Minister, Stakeholders Over Lingering Fuel Scarcity

Again, Peter Obi Faults Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway Project

Naira Gains at Official Market, Marginally Declines at Parallel to N1390/$1, N1,330

Bodo-Bonny Road:FG Pays JB N20bn Augmentation Fee

Wike: Southern Parkway, Independence, Constitution Avenues, Others 98% Complete

Adeyemi: FG Should Summon Political Will to Implement WEE

Oil Marketers Threaten Nationwide Strike over N200bn Petrol Bridging Debt

Alleged Terrorism: Court to Decide Whether to Grant Miyetti Allah President, Bodejo Bail May 30

My Economic Reforms Are Not Without Challenges, Says Tinubu

FG Targets Universal Financial Access, Unveils Aso Accord on Economic and Financial Inclusion

FG Declares Wednesday Public Holiday to Mark Workers Day

National Summit on Justice 2024: Addressing Justice Sector Issues Frontally

Edo Guber: Court Nullifies Suits Against PDP Primary that Produced Ighodalo As Candidate

Senate in Rowdy Session over Sitting Arrangement

Security Operatives Nab Suspected Cultists, Kidnappers in AIbom

Delta Court Slams N30m Judgment against Popular Blogger, Linda Ikeji

SUN

UNIBEN suspends student union

Benue needs adequate security to thrive Alia to new CP

Delta IPMAN; Group Decries Violence Dimension To Leadership Crisis

Navy rescues 250 passengers from capsized boat in Rivers

200 CSOs frown at fuel scarcity

Food security: Water Minister calls for more funding

Nigeria sitting on solid minerals worth about $750bn Alake

Soldiers destroys terrorists camp in Taraba, recovers arms, rescues kidnapped victims

Finidi beats Amuneke to Super Eagles job

Liverpool incoming manager targets Osimhen

Cross River Targets Eco-Tourism Revival and Obudu Mountain Race Return

2024 Q1: MTN hits 78m subscribers, up 1.3%

Dreamworks Integrates Device Financing to Ease Access to Technology in Nigeria

Beyond Elections: Nigerian Students Express Disappointment with APC Government, Remain Optimistic

Petrol scarcity grounds Nigeria, sells at N1,500/litre

Transcorp records N41.5bn gross revenue in 2023

FG to sell Shells assets, lists divestment criteria

Food security: Water Minister calls for more funding

GUARDIAN

Navy rescues 250 passengers from boat mishap in Rivers

MTN suffers more forex losses on inflation, weak naira

Royal complicity: How monarchs, crooked officials fuel, illegal mining, insecurity in S/West

Inflation, naira depreciation plunge Nigerians to lowest wage earners

Executive, National Assembly do clash over policies, Tinubu says

Oil marketers blame NNPC, threaten to shut down outlets over N200b debt

EFCC to re-arraign Emefiele, customs boss

FG, UNHCF to repatriate 20,000 Nigerians from Chad, Cameroon

Lagos-Calabar Highways: Nigeria risk losing thousands of jobs due to property demolition, says Peter Obi

Controversy trails FG’s CNG powered vehicle roll-out

JAMB releases 2024 UTME results, withhold 64,624

Again Davido drags Wizkid on Istagram, challenges him to drop new music

Google’s startups AI accelerator raises $263m in six years

VANGUARD

Messi, Ronaldo fail to make list of most intellectual footballers [See full list]

How Navy rescued 250 persons from capsized boat in Rivers

Pregnant woman, children, others sustain burns in Lagos gas explosion

Pregnant woman, children, others sustain burns in Lagos gas explosion

Cross River to procure 103 agric tractors for smallholder farmers

Man kills 2-year-old boy, harvests his internal organs in C’River

Northern governors talk tough on kidnapping, out-of-school children

UK sends first voluntary asylum seeker to Rwanda

May Day: FG approves pay rise for workers as labour leaders lament hardship

Drama as senators fight over sitting arrangement at renovated chamber

Reps orders NERC to halt implementation of new electricity tariff

Why I have not taken loan to develop Osun – Gov Adeleke

Four commercial tricyles, 6 shops, bungalow razed in Lagos gas explosion

Petrol Scarcity: Marketers threaten shutdown over N200bn debt

14-year-old boy killed in London sword attack

Nigerian passport ranks world’s 10th worst travel document

NGF laments spike in out-of-school children

‘Your funds are secured’, Opay reassures customers amid CBN’s new account suspension

Banks expand loans size by 57% to N37.2trn

LEADERSHIP

PICTORIAL: VP Shettima Returns, Meets US Deputy Secretary Campbell At Abuja Airport

Again, Peace Corps Bill Passes First Reading In Senate

Flooding: Ogun Orders Dwellers On Wetland To Relocate

Fuel Scarcity: Normalcy Returns As Filling Stations Get Product Supplies

Suspected Cultists Kill 2 Varsity Students In Edo

Church Donates Food Items, Cash To Widows, Less-privileged In Rivers

JUST-IN: Major Marketers To End Petrol Scarcity, Take Delivery Of 300m Litres

Reps Summon Tinubu Over Fuel Scarcity, Ask NERC To Stop Electricity Tariff Hike

Cross River To Revive Obudu Mountain Race

Federal Gov’t To Sanction Producers Of Substandard Pipes, Other Products

NATION

FG approves salary increase for civil servants

Five class of 94 players who have coached Super Eagles

Clark urges EFCC to reopen abandoned high profile cases

Deji Adeyanjus law firm demands N100m from HURIWA over alleged defamation

BREAKING: FG announces free ride on Port Harcourt-Aba railway

Five things to know about Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway construction

Reactions as Faithia Williams addresses self as Balogun

Synergies and responsibilities in addressing persistent fuel scarcity in Nigeria

UPDATED: Drama as Senators fight over seats in newly renovated chamber

FG opens Port Harcourt-Aba railway to passengers

Fuel scarcity: Normalcy returning as stations get supply

EFCC Vs Yahaya Bello: Youths call for due process, condemn media trial

FG to empower women for leadership positions in mining sector Alake

JUST IN: Two Edo varsity students shot dead in cult reprisal attack

Tinubu to lead 25 years democracy walk in Abuja on May 29

HERALD

FG Approves Salary Increase for Civil Servants

Former BBNaija Housemates, Doyin, Tacha, Slam Wizkid For Chasing Clout

Davido and Wizkid Engage in Bitter Social Media Feud

Defense Intelligence Agency Accused of Peddling Lies Against Journalism

DAILY TRUST

After squabble over seats, Senate adjourns plenary to May 7

Fuel Scarcity: IPMAN threatens shutdown over non-payment of bridging claims

Abuja-based businessman hails delta newly coronated monarch

EFCC Vs Yahaya Bello: Coalition of Youth Groups calls for due process, condemns media trial

3 suspects arrested for stabbing, robbing Lagos DPO

Man, son hack woman to death during fight in Edo

Soldiers clear kidnappers camp, rescue victims in Taraba

Police arrest Kano drug dealer, Badoo, 1 other

Gunmen kidnap 4 in FCT

Uniabuja students mourn colleague, Murjanatu

Why Tinubus aide, Onanuga deleted statement on $600m Maersk investments

Dangote targets 700,000MT in sugar backward integration

MTN posts N392.6bn loss induced by high interest rate, naira crisis

Nigerias VAT collection efficiency lowest in Africa Abbas

IPMAN threatens shutdown over N200bn bridging claims

Nigeria, Japan agree to join forces against terrorism in Sahel

NSCDC arrests cyber criminals impersonating govt officials on Facebook

JUST IN: Major marketers move to end fuel scarcity, to flood market with 300m litres

FG to repatriate over 6000 Nigerian refugees from Chad, Cameroon

FG declares public holiday for Workers Day

May Day: Nigerian workers never had it so bad Atiku

Electricity Tariff hike: Youve Failed Nigerians, Falana Blasts Power Minister

Senate: Why Nigeria must have single identity system

AUTHORITY

FCTA threatens to disapprove streetlight contractors

Gov. Alia approves the construction of two roads in Jeichira

Badaru urges stakeholders to address challenges of border communities

GMOs key to ensuring food security in Nigeria FG

President Tinubu Will lead Abuja walk in Commemoration of Nigeria 25 years Unbroken Democracy NDSG

Gunmen abduct 4 in Abuja

BUSINESSDAY

Effective application of taxes on provision of public services will spur taxpayers’ willingness to pay’ Athe

Petrol crisis mutes workers’ day as scarcity sting lingers

Commuters under pressure as transport fares surge

Naira deepens gains against dollar as external reserves lose 3.98% in April

Stock market sees first positive close this week

MTN declares second successive loss as inflation, weak naira bites

Campbell to co-chair US-Nigeria Binational Commission to address security, partnerships, others

FG plans national road network program linking 6 geo-political zones

EFCC secures court order to freeze 1,146 bank accounts over forex crisis

FG pledges transparency as 2024 oil block bid rounds begin

Funding the future; How business leaders can transform African healthcare

Labour to picket airlines over refusal to allow workers join unions

Managing political disappointments: lessons from Akwa Ibom State

Rising food prices and insecurity in Nigeria

DAILY INDEPENDENT

Electricity: Nigeria’s Main Economic Challenge

Humanitarian Response: WHO Continues To Strengthen Health Sector In Borno, Adamawa, Yobe

Worker’s Day: NNPP Laments Rising Inflation In Economy

CBN/Emefiele: Make Obazee’s Investigative Report Public, CSO Tells Tinubu

Jubilation As Agama Assumes Office As Acting SEC DG

BREAKING: FG Approves Salary Increase For Civil Servants

Nigerian Navy Rescues Over 250 Persons From Capsized Passenger Boat In Rivers

Workers’ Day: Labour Party Decries Unfair Treatment Of Workers In Nigeria

NEW TELEGRAPH

Flour Millers Spent $2.4bn On Wheat Imports In 9 Months

Mineral Wealth: IMF Foresees Positive Transformation For Africa

Nairas Renewed Weakness Reignites Concerns About CBNs Forex Measures

IMF To Nigeria, Others: Invest Borrowed Funds In Productive Sectors

NGX: Gunning For Digital Recapitalisation Arrangements

Nigerian Idol: Bigi Strengthens Hold As Headline Sponsor

Edo Guber: PDP, APC Bicker Over Party Candidates

Nigeria Can Leverage On Renewables For Industrialisation Onuigbo

Restore Normal Power Supply Within 14 Days Or Quit Nasarawa Assembly Tells AEDC

FCTA Squares up For Fight With Streetlights Contractors Over Darkness

FG Declares Port Harcourt-Aba Train Service Open To Passengers

Jnr Pope: Remains Of Sound Engineer Exhumed For Befitting Burial

BLUEPRINT

Edo PDP: Court strikes out suits challenging Ighodalos candidacy

Abbas hails military on recent feat, tasks JTF on illegal mining

Osun: CSO urges closure of schools over fuel hardship

Northern govts should invest in solar energy

Edo PDP: Court strikes out suits challenging Ighodalo’s candidacy

Abbas hails military on recent feat, tasks JTF on illegal mining

Osun: CSO urges closure of schools over fuel hardship

US, Mexico withdraw joint bid for 2027 Women’s World Cup

We can’t have LG sole administrators in a democracy, IPAC tells Kebbi government

Oyo ‘ll become modern agribusiness hub in sub-Saharan Africa – Makinde

Qualify for 2026 World Cup, NFF tells Finidi George

NLC celebrates Earth Day with renewed commitment to Climate Justice

Unemployment: FG to create 2.5m jobs

May Day: African workers task employers on members’  safety

EFCC arrests 13 internet fraudsters in Abuja

ICPC tracks N219.8bn across 176 MDAs in 5 years

Review fuel subsidy removal policy now, southwest NNPP tells FG

Edo guber: LP vows to resist state agents attempt to frustrate campaign

Be security conscious, DG warns NYSC corps members

PIA, a vista to investment, job opportunities Wike

 

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