Nigerian Newspapers Headlines, Thursday, 19 July 2024

Nigerian Newspapers Headlines

PUNCH

Burna Boy emerges first African artiste to hit two billion streams in UK

CBN resumes BDC dollar sale as naira weakens to 1,570/$

Customs intercept N3.6bn bulletproof jackets, drugs in Ogun

Sanction Wike before he throws Nigeria into chaos, Momodu tells Tinubu

Reps to donate 50% of salaries to fight hunger

FG bans admissions for under 18 into tertiary institutions

Homecoming: Briton searching for Nigerian roots finally meets half-brother

25 human trafficking victims rescued, suspect arrested in Delta

UNILORIN student dies, others injured in campus crash

Police hunt man who killed apprentice with shovel

Pastor, two others nabbed for assaulting nonagenarian, cleric in Edo

14 arraigned over Kwara monarchs murder

Police raid hoodlums hideout, recover weapons in Bauchi

NYSC clears self of wrongdoing in Ogun poly students death

Crude supply: FG continues fuel importation as Reps probe IOCs

CBN resumes BDC dollar sale as naira weakens to 1,570/$

Customs intercept N3.6bn bulletproof jackets, drugs in Ogun

Cop killed as gunmen attack Shaibu, Okpebholo’s convoy in Benin

Borno PDP chieftain says B’Haram attacks rubbish govt victory claim

Shadow of death: Benue’s deepening insecurity leaves trail of shattered hopes, homes

Minimum wage: NASS gets bill Tuesday as Tinubu, Labour agree on N70,000

CBN projects external reserves to dip in 2024

Ndume: N’Assembly now enabler of executive recklessness, says Atiku

Kano approves N29bn for urban, rural developments

Katsina elders urge Tinubu to reshuffle cabinet, halt insecurity

Katsina unveils plans for participatory governance through OGP

N’Delta ex-agitators threaten protest over deplorable East-West Road

THISDAY

Why Governors Should Align with President Tinubu on LG Autonomy

2024 Paris Olympics: FG Boosts Games with N12bn, Says Sports Minister

To Curb Market Distortions, Bridge Exchange Premium Gap, CBN Approves Additional FX Sale to BDCs at N1,450/$

Okpebholo Attacked in Benin, One Dead as Edo Govt Warns Shaibu

Food Sufficiency: Southern Governors Forum Plans to Promote Regional Trade, Says Governor Abiodun

FG Still Swaps Crude in Exchange for 1m Metric Tons of Petrol, Says Ex-NNPC Official

IG Restructures Petroleum Task Force, Appoints New Commander to Tackle Oil Theft, Pipeline Vandalism

UN Resident Coordinator Calls for SDGs Acceleration to Meet 2030 Target

We Dont Provide Security for Illegal Mining Sites, Miners, CDS, IG Deny Claims

Shettima Seeks Sustainable Global Collaboration To Drive Nigerias Economic Inclusion

Niger Delta Pollution is Political, Says Environmentalist

APC: PDP Morally Unfit to Castigate Our Govt

Residents Protest Alleged Cancellation of N147.6bn Katsina Road Project

Again, Sylva Loses as ACourt Affirms Diris Re-election as Bayelsa Governor

Breaking: FG, Labour Settled for N70,000 Minimum Wage, Says Minister

Breaking: JAMB Pegs Minimum Tolerance Score into Universities at 140, Polytechnics, Colleges of Education at 100

Breaking: Minister Bows to Pressure, Reverts University Admission Age to 16

SUN

NASS enabling executive recklessness Atiku

Supreme Court judgement on LG Autonomyll advance accountability -Falana

Action Alliance berates INEC over non recognition of Omoaje as national chairman

Ndumes demotion in line with intl parliamentary practice Reps Deputy Spokesperson

Labour blows hot as police bar varsity workers from protesting in Abuja

Nigerian Health sector undergoing transformation under Tinubu Minister

Housing scheme: A/Ibom govt offers tickets for 150 houses to workers

75% of Nigerian housing substandard, Dangiwa reveals

GUARDIAN

Court grants bail to suspected killer of Kwara monarch

EFCC secures conviction of 34 Internet fraudsters in Oyo, Osogbo, Ogun, Kaduna

NYSC denies involvement in Ogun poly students death

CAN raises concern over cases of equipment theft in Kwara churches

BRACED states adopt Benin declaration to transform public service

Resolving conflict between Official Secrets Act and FOI Act

Diesel price increases by 79.32 per cent in one year

Lawmaker blames prison congestion on arbitrary arrests

CBN mandates BDCs to cap forex profit at 1.5%

Surface dressing, price variation no longer allowed in works ministry Umahi

Bill to establish LG electoral commission passes first reading

Reps to probe alleged IOC plot against Dangote Refinery

BREAKING: Tinubu approves 70,000 as new minimum wage

Exacting, rewarding science behind magnificent food in the skies

VANGUARD

 A’Ibom NYSC 8: Abductors demand N50m to release remaining victim

I want divorce; he says I eat too much, locks kitchen at night, woman tells court

Drug trafficking trial: A-Court declines to quash charge against Abba Kyari

Borno police arrest 24-year-old suspect for killing grandfather

Kaduna youths arrest terrorist who killed local chief

Hardship: NLC, CSOs unimpressed as Reps cut salaries by 50% for 6 months

N423bn probe case: El-Rufai reports judge to CJ, alleges bias

VP, Shettima expresses confidence as naira strengthens further

Naira depreciates to N1,572/$ in parallel market

Minimum wage: FG, labour settle for N70,000

Reps to cut down salaries by 50% for 6 months to support hardship

Breaking: Senate moves to establish LG electoral commission

JAMB pegs cut-off mark at 140 for varsities, 100 for polytechnics, others

Husband stabs wife’s lawyer over divorce suit

Nigerian economy underperformed in H1’24 — Rewane

Dangote backs NUPRC on domestic crude supply guidelines

Insurers’ assets hit N3.3trn as premium income rises by 51%

Transfer: Napoli striker Victor Osimhen reaches agreement to join PSG

Investing in teacher training is investing in Nigerias future Speaker

We wont be part of nationwide protest Bago

JAMB announces top 13 scorers of 2024 UTME [See full list]

NELFUND student loan: Who can apply, how to, how much

Defence Chief, Police IG deny protecting Illegal mining sites

AIbom NYSC: Abductors demand N50m ransom to release remaining victim

Reps probe IOCs over alleged sabotage of Dangote refinery

Court arraigns 13 suspected killers of Kwara monarch

LEADERSHIP

Ukraine Spreading False Narratives In Africa ‘ Report

INEC To Validate Biometrics Of Fresh Applicants For Voter Registration

Nasarawa Varsity Begins Medical Geology Degree Programmes

Oil Theft: IGP Appoints New Commander For Special Task Force

CBN Sells $20,000 To Each BDC At N1,450/$

Why We Settled For N70,000 As New Minimum Wage ‘ Labour

BAN Visits Late Member’s Family, Donates N10.3m To Wife

Food Crisis: Rivers Gov’t Receives Federal Govt’s 21,650 Bags Of Grains

TRIBUNE

ICPC, Health Ministry unite to combat corruption in primary healthcare

Speaker Abbas lauds Tinubu on new minimum wage

CBN sells $20,000 to each BDC at N1,450/$ for invisible transactions

We received N70,000 minimum wage proposal with mixed feelings ‘ Ajaero

Tinubu orders payment of SSANU, NASU’s withheld salaries

UPDATED: Northern Senators shoot down South-South development commission bill

Customs University to take off before 2027 ‘ Reps

Reps probe NNPCL’s shares in Dangote refinery

FCT Minister pledges curriculum standardisation across Abuja schools

Nigerians must prioritise patriotism, sacrifice for nation’s progress ‘ Uzodinma

Islamic ethos: Artist apologises, clarifies intentions behind art work

Again, Tinubu’s loyalist, Onokpasa, decries ‘pull-him-down syndrome’ against Yahaya Bello, El Rufai, others

Nigerians react to Tinubu’s approval of N70,000 as new minimum wage

NATION

Fed Govt, Labour, OPS okay N70,000 as minimum wage

CBN resumes forex sales to BDCs

Bill on council electoral commission tabled

Work to begin on Abeokuta-Ota road, says Ogun govt

UPDATED: FG, Labour agree to 70,000 minimum wage at last

NLC urges FG to pay SSANU, NASU withheld four-month salaries

Bayelsa: Sylvas appeal needless distraction, says Diri

LASTMA, other responders avert disaster as PMS-laden truck overturns at Ojota

APC groups hail Tinubu over N70,000 Minimum Wage

DAILY TIMES

Tinubu Approves N70,000 Minimum Wage

Uzodinma: Nigeria is not merit-driven

Shehu Sani explains the reasons opposition senators remained silent throughout Ndumes Senate ordeal

Nobody can stop eight years of Tinubu -Umahi

Imo Assembly recommends sack of CJ over alleged age falsification

NDLEA auctions properties forfeited by drug cartels

Parliamentary Coup: Senate sacks Ndume as Majority Whip, appoints Monguno

PDP Govs Forum condemns mismanagement of economy by APC- led FG

DAILY TRUST

C/River electoral commission chair resigns after govs remarks

Edo govship: Smear campaign against our candidate will fail PDP chieftain

Senate chamber not a nightclub, Akpabio tells Natasha during plenary

Stop blaming FG for your failures, APC replies PDP govs

Kano politician handcuffed, flogged for criticising Kaduna gov

A/Court affirms Diris election as Bayelsa gov

Senate moves to establish LGs election commission

Ndume: N/Assembly now enabling executives recklessness Atiku

Customs to Reps: Fast-track take-off of our varsity

FG releases pictures, names of fleeing inmates from Suleja prison

Niger community decries attacks on residents by unknown assailants

Clock ticking on Biden as pressure to quit race increases

Why we accepted N70,000 minimum wage Labour

UniIorin wins JAMBs N500m best institution award

Tinubu receives ambassadors, calls for bilateral relations of economic value

JAMB pegs cut-off mark at 140 for varsities, 100 for others

Hardship: Protest against Tinubu not best option Don

Tinubus loyalist decries pull-him-down syndrome against Yahaya Bello, El-Rufai, others

Shop attendant jailed 2 years over missing N110m zinc

Hoodlums kill vigilante for stopping them from picking frozen turkey at dump site

Food prices to crash soon Presidential aide

Be civil in tax, levy collection, CITN charges LGs

CBN sells forex to BDCs at N1450/$1

Two airlines lose $3m through fraudulent lessors AON

MMNL grows capacity to 25,000 batteries monthly

Nigeria, US to deepen trade in key sectors

Nigeria drop again in latest FIFA rankings as Argentina stay top

Murder allegation: My father is their target, Zulums son breaks silence

This is not a nightclub, Akpabio cautions female senator

FG approves N12bn for Nigerias participation in Olympics Sports Minister

Biden cancels $1.2 bn more in student debt

Over 100 psychiatric doctors left Nigeria in 1 year Association

JAMB sets new rules for students matriculation

N423bn probe: El-Rufai reports judge to CJ, alleges bias

N423bn probe: Kaduna Assembly asks court to dismiss El-Rufais suit

AUTHORITY

CSO alleges breach in appointment of TETFund Boss, Threatens legal action

Cases of building collapse, fire outbreaks in FCT worrisome

Incomplete registration: INEC invites 246 new applicants from Edo, Ondo to update records

FG, labour unions finally agree on N70,000 as new minimum wage

Breaking: Kaduna Govt Debunks Viral Video: Vows to Uncover Faceless Masterminds

FG pegs varsity admission cut-off mark at 140, vows to enforce 18yrs minimum entry age

Niger States Transformation into an Oil-Producing Hub: A Collaborative Success Story

LGBTQ: As govt tightens the noose against Same-Sex practitioners in Nigeria

BUSINESSDAY

Petrol landing cost at N1,117 pressures NNPC’s ‘secret’ subsidy

Rema’s ‘HEIS’ bold experiment divides Afrobeats fans

2024 Beach Soccer AFCON : Supersand Eagles set for return after 5 years

Equities market up 0.47% as interim dividend announcement stokes buy-side action

Dangote Refinery accuses IOCs of price gouging, using shady middlemen

Students’ loan: absence of data, skepticisms, hampering selection process ‘ Sawyerr

Nigeria’s digital boom threatened as FG issues 33 alerts

LG autonomy and renewed tough talk against crude oil theft

Soludo receives health Minister, urges FG synergy on healthcare

DAILY INDEPENDENT

LASU Centre Of Excellence For Sargassum Research, Fisheries Department To Partner FISON

JAMB Announces Top Scorers In 2024 UTME, Unveils Full List

LG Autonomy: Afenifere Questions FG’s Sincerity, Says It’s Guise For Overtaxation, Others

ICC Nigeria Advocates For Greater Participation In Arbitration To Boost Business

42m Housing Units In Nigeria Substandard, Minister Laments

ICPC Arraigns Three Staff Of Ekiti Teaching Hospital For Forgery

Nigeria Occupies 109th Position Out Of 125 Countries On Global Hunger Index -Prof Egesi

Oyo Lawmaker, Adebisi, Fulfills Scholarship Pledge To Students In Ibadan Southwest Constituency 1

Transparency,Accountability,Efficiency Must Remain Cornerstones Of AMCON’s Operations

NEW TELEGRAPH

Halilu Receive Royal African Young Leadership Award

Fisheries: AfCFTA To Empower Nigerian Youths, Women

Renewable Energy: Nigerian, Other Markets Pose $193bn Opportunity

Minister: FG Working To Achieve Food Price Reduction Soon

Ghanas Devastated Cocoa Season Stirs $1bn Global Loss

Food Security: Reps To Slash Salaries By 50% For 6 Months

Unholy Executive, Legislative Romance Danger To Nigerias Democracy Atiku

Shoddy Job: Umahi Vows To Resist Contract Variation

Forgery: ICPC Arraigns Three Staff Of Ekiti Teaching Hospital

Nationwide Protest: Niger Youths Wont Join Gov Bago

Customs Arrests 4, Seizes N3.6bn Bulletproofs, Other Contraband

BLUEPRINT

Delta spends N100m for 350 Caesarean women monthly – Official

Niger will crash food prices by 90% before December – Bago

Yobe SEMA boss hails Buni’s relief material’s distribution

Borno: Police arrest man for allegedly killing his grandfather

Nigeria’ll be great again, cleric assures Nigerians

Shun strike, find other means of resolving crisis, group tells NLC

Local government autonomy: Zamfara APC group hails Tinubu

Sylva’s appeal needless distraction – Diri

Gunmen attack reinstated Edo deputy governor Shaibu’s convoy, cop feared dead

There are over 11m vehicles on Nigerian roads – NADDC

Senate mulls LG Independent Electoral Commission

Reps demand regulatory waivers to boost housing sector

Hardship: Reps announces 50% salary cut for members

Sponsors, collaborators of proposed nationwide protests reside abroad NOA

Senate reject bill to establish National Road Transport Council

Breaking: Tinubu, NLC, TUC agree on N70,000 new minimum wage

NIGCOMSAT partners BON to enhance broadcasting services

Breaking: FG makes U-turn, sets 16 as minimum age for tertiary institution admission

 

 

 

 

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