Nigerian Newspapers Headlines, Wednesday, 31 July 2024

Nigerian Newspapers Headlines

DAILY TRUST

COVID-19 looms over Olympics with several athletes testing positive

Protest: Suffering not only in Nigeria, dont destroy public assets, Ooni tells Nigerians

Organisers meet IGP, insist on street protests

Benue: Police arrest suspected robber, spiritual leader

Lover allegedly sets girlfriend ablaze for rejecting marriage proposal

FCT: Vigilantes get operational vehicle, cash for rescuing kidnap victims

Again, 2 decomposing corpses found in Kaduna forest

Bandits shoot farmer, abduct his wives in Kaduna

Man allegedly kills, buries dad in Niger

Police kill suspected kidnapper, recovered two pump action guns

Labourers arraigned for stealing courts property

Protest: Gridlock at Abuja entry points as soldiers mount checkpoints

Why FG grounded Arik Air

Crude oil supply to Dangote shows Tinubu has listening ears Group

Court directs CAC to register Julius Berger as sole shareholder of Primetech

100 children for desert storm basketball clinic in Anambra

FCT: Woman murders Paralysed husband, dumps body in uncompleted building

FG to protesters: Custodial centres are red zones

Protest: Conducting census key to addressing challenges NPC Commissioner

Protest: Yobe Govt shuts down schools

PUNCH

Nigerian sprinter Favour Ofili denied 100m spot at Paris Olympics

UPDATED: Olympics 2024 men’s football quarter-finals time, dates

How I fathered 100 biological children despite being unmarried — Telegram CEO, Durov

UPDATED: Miscreants threaten to deal with pro-hunger protesters in Lagos

Lawmakers call for Kyari’s removal, accuse him of undermining Tinubu’s agenda

Hardship protest: Security agencies occupy Abuja venue as IG, organisers disagree

Neglected by govt: Untold hardships of Osun boundary communities

Council probes Lagos FCE violence, school shut

Senate questions Ajaokuta Steel’s N4.2bn wage bill

Senior staff tackle OOU VC over varsity edict

Delta records 150 cholera cases, seven deaths

Oyo begins fertiliser distribution to 10,500 farmers

Oyo begins fertiliser distribution to 10,500 farmers

I don’t need ‘big grammar’ to fix Edo, says Okpebholo

Ohanaeze suspends Igbo Day festivity to mourn Iwuanyanwu

Igbo lawyers praise Tinubu, Kalu for S’East devt commission, condemn protests

Senate asks Ndume to vacate Chief Whip’s office

Imo monarchs praise late Ohanaeze leader, Iwuanyanwu’s legacy

Libya depots 369 Nigeria, Mali migrants

NAMA grounds Arik aircraft following court order

No official date for WASSCE results release – WAEC

India landslide death toll hits 93

NEMA warns of flooding in eight Yobe LGs

Kano distributes flood prevention materials to 160 communities

Lawyer asks court to declare N’Assembly has powers to summon Tinubu

Catholic bishops warn protesters, security operatives against violence

THISDAY

External Reserves Up $4.35bn in 3 Months, Hit 16-month High of $36.5bn

Commissioner Charges Insurers to Promote Robust, Resilient, Stable Industry for Economic Stability

Obaseki Empowering Citizens, Enhancing Transparency in Trade Practices

Transcorp Group Reports 114% Revenue Growth, Declares 10K Interim Dividend

Breaking: Aviation Minister Grounds Arik Air Operations, AMCON Reacts

Protests: Should I Kill Myself Or Have A Cup of Coffee

Senate: Tinubus Lifeline to Dangote Refinery on Crude Supply by NNPC Will Strengthen Naira

Obasanjo Seeks Greater Commitment, Continuity in Public Service Reforms

Natasha Kicks against N4.2bn Personnel Cost for Moribund Ajaokuta Steel Workers

Well Ensure No State Pays Higher Wages Than Edo, Obaseki Assures Workers

Economic Reform: FG Ramps Up Free CNG Conversion for Commercial Vehicles Nationwide

13% Deprivation Fund: HOSTCOM Gives Delta Government 21 Days

House Committee Issues Ultimatum to Finance Ministry, Accountant General to Automate Foreign Revenue Collection

Presidency: Tinubu Deserves Accolades for Signing N70,000 Minimum Wage Bill

TETFund Decries Consumption of N400m Electricity Per Month by Varsities

PTAD Pays N395.5bn to Next of Kins, Pensioners

Ndume Rejects New Office in National Assembly, Gives Reasons

Oil Theft: Naval Chief Blames Poverty, Unemployment, Weapons Proliferation

Hardship Protests Start Tomorrow Nationwide, as Court Restricts Movement in Lagos

Babachir Lawal: Dispersed Pockets of Frustration, Malcontents to Blame for Nigerians Anger

Minister: Youths Not Feeling Impact of Govt, Abuse of Drugs Getting Out of Hands

EFCC Interrogates NAHCON Boss, Arabi over Alleged Hajj Fund Mismanagement

INEC Worries over Safety of Officials, Candidates, Others in Edo, Ondo Elections

Nationwide Protest: IGP Meets With Organisers, Human Rights Lawyers, Calls For Caution

Group Lauds Peter Obi for Being Supportive Leader, Youth-friendly

SUN

Hunger protest: NSCDC deploys 5000 personnel in FCT

Youre a beneficiary of protests, Secondus challenges Tinubu

Senate, Reps to correct mistake in 2024 budget at Thursday emergency meeting

Abia police confirms death of suspected gunman in Mondays attack

PSC chair praises IGP over concerns on violent-free protest

Protest: Police parade suspect for instigating violence on TikTok

ASUP backs out of strike threat after government suspends controversial scheme of service

Imo: Biafra agitators claim responsibility for murder of four police officers

GUARDIAN

Reps get report on N18tr public assets, query unauthorised spending

Organisers urge protesters to converge in Ikeja, warn against infiltration

Delta records seven deaths in 138 cases of Cholera

Police confirm killing of four personnel in Imo

Ladipo market executives laud Lagos police boss for busting billionaire kidnappers

SEast electricity workers protest police intimidation, poor welfare

FG targets May 2025 for completion of Abuja-Kaduna-Zaria-Kano road

LCCI urges targeted agric-based interventions to tackle food inflation

Foreign exchange crisis killing our businesses, shop owners lament

Foreign participation in stock market dips by 31 per cent

Supreme Court cannot grant local councils autonomy

Ohanaeze faction knocks Obi over endorsement of protest

Oil production will hit 2m bpd in December, Kyari assures

Tension as joint security forces parade Ibadan

Protest: Lets not kill ourselves, economies worldwide under pressure NAN MD

Protest: Tinubu approves N50,000 monthly stipend for Niger Delta youths

Disaster: FG activates national emergency operation center

Gunmen abduct ex-commissioner, kill police orderly, driver in Delta

VANGUARD

Hunger protest: US, UK, Canada issue security alerts for nationals in Nigeria

MTN explains reasons for closing offices nationwide

Tinubu should take this ‘’protest” as a warning shot, by Rotimi Fasan

FG suspends import duty on rice, flour, other essential food items

Protests: Organisers list convergence points for rallies

Protest: IGP meets with Falana, Adegboruwa, members of Take-It-Back Movement

Keep your hunger protest out of Niger Delta, Asari Dokubo warns organizers

‘We failed our country’, Momodu tackles Fayose over comments on poor families

Police arrest, detain Ndume’s legislative aide, 2 others in Borno

Nigeria’s spending on jet fuel importation falls 87% to N31bn

FG resolves to galvanise agric sector with technological innovations

Cocoa processors challenge NAFDAC on proposed Export Regulations bill

NGX market capitalisation drops N171bn

Paris Olympics: Nigerian sprinter, Favour Ofili blames AFN, NOC for exclusion from 100m event

FG to pay SSANU, NASU 2 months of withheld salaries

ACF rejects planned protest

Protest will worsen our woes, Youth Democracy Group tells Nigerians

Group gives N2m grants to ex-s3x workers for business

Death toll in UK knife attack rises to 3

Nationwide Protests: Thugs threaten market traders, residents in Lagos

Protest: Hoodlums attack NUJ bus ladened with palliatives in Cross River

Protest: Dont allow yourselves to be used, Niger Delta Group tells youths

LEADERSHIP

Reps Panel Gives Finance Ministry, AGF 60-day Ultimatum To Automate Foreign Revenue Collection

Gunmen Kill 1, Burn Government Vehicle In Imo

Senate Investigates Ajaokuta Steel Company’s Challenges

Protest: Prevent Repeat Of #EndSARS Horror, Anglican Primate Tells Security Agencies

44 Die, 55,030 Displaced As Floods Ravage 52 LGAs

Nigeria Records 1.6m Oil Production Daily ‘ NNPCL

6,900 Surrendered Boko Haram Terrorists To Face ‘Transitional’ Justice ‘ Borno Gov’t

JUST-IN: Ex-Female Lawmaker Kidnapped lnside Church In Delta

US Senate Passes Landmark Child Online Safety Bills

Paris Olympics: Egypt Stun Spain To Reach Men’s Football Quarterfinals

N90bn Subsidy: EFCC Quizzes Hajj Commission Boss Arabi

August 1: Don’t Dare Come Out For Protest, Unknown Persons Threaten Lagos Residents

TRIBUNE

Tinubu is youth friendly ‘ PAP boss

FG to pay 10,000 Niger Delta youths N50,000 monthly

Protest: IGP holds virtual meeting with Falana, Adegoruwa, others

Flood kills 44 in 18 states ‘ NEMA

Give Tinubu’s administration more time ‘ Deputy Speaker, Kalu

Court restricts hunger protest organisers to confined locations in Lagos

Fresh crisis brews in Senate as Ndume rejects new office

Hard times make govt’s involvement in Hajj imperative ‘ NAHCON chair

JUST IN: EFCC grills Hajj commission boss over alleged fund mismanagement

Planned protest: Stay at home, Lagos Ndigbo tells Igbos

N30trn ‘ways and means’ probe: Senate panel hires forensic auditors to scrutinise documents

Niger Delta region won’t join #EndBadGovernance protest ‘ Stakeholders

Protest: Kogi CP warns against destruction of facilities, businesses

Hardship: Catholic Bishops seek peaceful protest

NATION

Court restricts protesters to Freedom, Peace Parks in Lagos

Crude sale in naira will lower inflation, forex pressure, say experts

Customs suspends import duties on essential food items

EFCC grills NAHCON boss over N90b hajj fund

EFCC grills Hajj commission chair over alleged fund mismanagement

Planned protest: With patience, Tinubu will lead us to promise land, by Ademuyiwa Taofeek

Dangote Refinery: Approved crude oil supply shows Tinubu is a listening leader Arewa Think Tank, CSOs

Reps seek automation of foreign revenue collection at Nigerias missions

West African region generates 17m tons of plastic waste annually, says ECOWAS speaker

DAILY TIMES

Kidnap of Sarkin Gobir: Civil Society Calls for Probe into Ministers Alleged Terror Ties

Breaking: Northwest Govs Develop Security Marshall Plan in Kaduna

BRGIE announces new slogan for Biafra Liberation

Those killing innocent Biafrans cannot be addressed as Police, Army officers Simon Ekpa

FG to develop standardised websites for MDAs Minister

Military revises condition of service to enhance efficiency DHQ

Prioritise existing airports infrastructure, economic stimulus to revive aviation sector-Expert

FG plans to digitalise 80% of govt activities by 2025

Court orders INEC not to release voter register to KWSIEC for Sept 21 LG polls

CJN Ariwoola bows out of Supreme Court August 22

AUTHORITY

Zamfara communities raise concerns over worsening security, welfare

Breaking: Northwest Govs Develop Security Marshall Plan in Kaduna

NOUN, others advocate for enhanced media literacy to combat misinformation

South-East Youth Group Wants Corruption Tackled in NMDPRA

Ngelale initiates climate action talks with Germany

BUSINESSDAY

Airlines fly lucrative routes as plane shortage lingers

Youths’ anger shows up in SIM-NIN validation

High interest rate slows aircraft purchase, upgrade

Arik Air’s fleet grounded over controversial $2.5m debt

How NEPL/Seplat Energy JV is transforming education in Delta and Edo States

Nigerians risk layoff as top UK aid supplier faces collapse

Mamman mandates VCs to safeguard varsities ahead of August 1 protest

Protest: Senate summons emergency session for Wednesday

Naira crude sale ends 20-year-old opaque supply market

Relief as NCC orders telcos to unblock SIMs

Panic buying worsens petrol scarcity ahead protest

DAILY INDEPENDENT

Nationwide Protest: Plateau State Govt Holds Dialogue With Youth Leaders

Boko Haram: Yobe State Govt Warns Scavengers

Rivers: Man Seeks Police Intervention Over Harassment By Local Vigilante Group

Avoid Looting, Vandalism If You Must Protest, UPAN Cautions Protest Organisers

Nationwide Protest: Plateau Youth Coalition Withdraws

Protest Against Bad Policies Of Government Is A Constitutional Right

Nationwide Protests: Security Agencies Are On High Alert ‘ Keffi LG Chairman

Edo Guber: INEC Urges 1,766 Election Observers To Fast Tract Accreditation Exercise

Public Petitions Committee: NIMASA, Delta Community Agrees On Alternative Dispute Resolution

Hunger Protest: Agege Youths Urged To Embrace dialogue

Shun Protest, Embrace Dialogue, Ekiti Monarchs Appeal To Citizens

NEW TELEGRAPH

Refinery: Tinubus Directive On Sale Of Crude To Dangote Shows Hes A Listening Leader Arewa Group, CSOs

Children Who Miss Breakfast, Less Happy In Life Study

Egbetokun Meets Paramilitary, Says We Wont Allow Repeat Of Endsars

TETFUND Asks Students To Protect Infrastructure From Hoodlums

Court Restricts #EndBadGovernance Protests In Lagos To Freedom, Peace Parks

Reps Give 2-Month Ultimatum To Finance Minister, AGF To Automate Foreign Revenue Collection

Senate Decries N4.2bn Personnel Cost For Unverifiable Workers In Ajaokuta

BLUEPRINT

Take it back, others call off protest in northern central states

Protest:Dont allow anarchists set our nation on fire, Nigeria First cautions citizens

Cross River SEMA idenies receiving200 truckloads of food items

Protest: Show restraint, avoid accidental deaths, Catholic Bishops task security agencies

Protest: Our team ll defend harassed peaceful protesters Lawyer

North Central groups back out of nationwide demonstration

Reps panel gives minister, AGF 60 days to automate foreign revenue collection

Flood: FG, ECOWAS distribute cash, food to 2,000 Adamawa households

Tinubu’s lifeline to Dangote refinery excites prominient Niger Senator

Relaunched N110bn youth fund receives 80,000 applications in first 72 hrs

Reps query MOFI over unauthorised spending

Insecurity: Lawyer drags AGF, NASS to court over power to summon President

FG grounds Arik Air over $2.5m debt

Suspension of import duties, taxes on food items ll crash prices in few werks Policy think-tank

Hardship: Why Nigerians should embrace dialogue with FG CSOs, CBOs

 

 

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