Nigerian Newspapers Headlines, Thursday, 22 August 2024

Nigerian Newspapers Headlines

LEADERSHIP

Ronaldo Launches YouTube Channel, Achieves All-time Record 1m Subscribers In An Hour

Son Of Murdered Sokoto Monarch Regains Freedom

JUST-IN: Federal Gov’t Hikes Fees For International Passport

Tinubu Mourns Ex-ICPC Chairman Justice Ayoola

50,000 Target: First Bank, NCF Extend Tree Planting To FCT

Kanu’s Lawyers Seek Tinubu’s Meeting With IPOB Leader

NAFDAC Seizes 3 Petrol Tankers For Transporting Edible Oil In Lagos

16th Emir Of Kano Sanusi II Bags PhD After Remote Thesis Defence

EFCC Denies Sharing N54bn Loot Recovered From Emefiele’s Associates

Apostle Suleman’s Daughter Divine Tasks Teens On Healing, Restoration From Abuse

Police Arrest 41 Suspected Criminals, Recover Weapons, Drugs In Kano

PUNCH

Ronaldo opens YouTube channel, hits over 1m subscribers one hour

Reform judiciary, SANs, activists task incoming CJN

Nigerians deserve to know cost of presidential jet – Peter Obi

Togo, Benin owe Nigeria $14m for electricity – FG

FG hikes passport fees to N50,000, N100,000

APC receives PDP, LP, ADC defectors in Edo

FG working to avert impending ASUU strike – Ministry

Dangote refinery reduces crude imports from US

PDP chair, Wike tackle Clark as anti-Fubara plot thickens

Minister petitions NSA, IG over abducted Kaduna doctor

N90bn probe: Ex-Hajj commission chair leaves EFCC custody

Foreign scholars write Tinubu over 14-month unpaid allowances

FG seeks better care for senior citizens

27 Simon Ekpa boys, others killed in Enugu – Govt

Trustees rise against oil theft, pipeline vandalism in Rivers community

Proposed drug test policy for students not aimed at expulsion – NDLEA

NERC transfers electricity regulation to Edo

My life transformed after meeting Tinubu 1998 Egbetokun

Police hunt killers of Katsina hunter

NAF kills five terrorist commanders in Borno

Bangladeshi students blinded by police during protest hope for better future

Cross-border movements, low awareness heighten mpox spread -Africa CDC

THISDAY

NSA: Terrorism Has Left Profound and Painful Mark on Nigeria

Damagum: Im Contemplating Vying for Presidency Because Ive Become So Popular

Edun Launches Single Window Project to Boost Trade, Economic Growth

Ghana Begins Construction of $12bn Petroleum Hub to Rival Nigeria

FG Urged to Consider Indias Model in Addressing Crypto Regulation Challenges

NDPC Fines Fidelity Bank N555.8m over Alleged Breach of Data Act

FG Moves to Enhance Protection of Critical National Telecom Infrastructure

FG Doubts Credibility of Nigerias Housing Data, Sets Up Panel

Stakeholders Lament Unwholesome Governors Interference in Mining Sector

Despite Exiting Oil Downstream in 2015, Atiku Accuses the Tinubus of Owning OVH

FG Conducts Nationwide Confirmation Exams for 12,444 Civil Servants in MDAs

FG Insists Scavengers Need Adequate Remuneration

Njoku: SCourt Verdict on LGA Will Ignite Sustainable Development at Grassroots

No More Admission Malpractices: Jamb Unveils New Strategies to Enforce Compliance

Farmers/Herders Clashes: Amotekun Sets Up Six Control Points in Ondo Forests

MNJTF Intercepts Terrorists Logistics Supply Syndicate in Borno

Property Used for Kidnapping in Enugu to Go Down Soon,Says Govt

SUN

Crisis: Wike dares PDP, dismisses Wabara, Clarke

2027: Jenga, Sam Amadi, others charge labour unions on involvement in partisan politics

Chukwuma blasts NFF, advises Nigerians to forget 2026 World Cup

FG needs $100bn yearly to achieve $33,000 GDP per capita by 2050 Bagudu

NCC orders telcos to block SIM cards 5 minutes after they are reported stolen

Murtala Muhammed Airport, FAANs only viable asset -Keyamo

Benue: Court stops removal of APC chairman

Again, Bayelsa Govt debunks tampering with LG funds

UK condoles with Iwuanyanwu family over patriarch death

Sokoto monarch executed by bandits after ransom plea ignored

Mutfwang approves minor cabinet reshuffle, appoints new Head of Service

Mining stakeholders debunk backing reviewed licences rates

N208m power project: Ebonyi threatens peddlers of alleged fraud

GUARDIAN

Ajeokuta steel ricks disconnection over N1.27tr energy debt

Nigeria to begin revocation of dormant oil well licenses

Tinubu has mortgaged Nigeria’s future to family, friends  says Atiku

Concerns over slow progress of NNPCLs commercialisation

Why environmental impact reports are failing stress tests

NCDMB, NLNG commission 10,000 tonnes plant for Train 7 project

Nigeria plans AI roadmap to deepen higher learning

FX crisis, insecurity will force more industries to shut down

FG pays N205b owed GenCos to unlock liquidity in sector

Fubara denies alleged defection plans

Appeal Court overturns Kogi court ruling shielding Yahaya Bello from arraignment

Tinubu approves efficiency measures for Nigeria’s participation in COP29

AU ambassadors blame underdevelopment on corruption

Olofa of Offa praises Kwara govt’s commitment to infrastructure

Governor Lawal commissions revamped general hospital in Zamfara

Foreigners participation in NGX down by 30 per cent in one month

Nigeria’s waste management industry worth $250 billion

IPMAN urges FG to prevail on NNPCL over hoarding of products

ACourt affirms Shaibu as Edo dep gov, overturns Bello’s ruling

VANGUARD

Benin-based businessman jailed for contempt

International Youth Day: 151 million Nigerians clicking for their future

EndBadGovernace: CSOs berate FG for detaining protesters for over 24 hours without charges

‘I’m Still Younger’: Bill Clinton, 78, mocks Trump’s age during DNC speech

Petrol scarcity worsens as independent marketers load at N780/litre

How Africans can defeat poverty — Ondo govt

EndBadGovernance protests forced us to listen to Nigerians — Bagudu

Naira down to N1,615 /$ in parallel market

Nigeria finally criminalises vandalism of telecom facilities in new gazette

Trump campaigns behind bulletproof glass at North Carolina first since Pennsylvania shooting

NLC holds emergency NEC meeting over Ajaero’s police invitation

Police invitation to Ajaero: More critical unions give strike notices

Rivers APC pulls out of October 5 LG election

APC, PDP failed Nigerians, time for real change – NNPP chair

‘Yes she can’ – Obama says US ready for a Harris presidency

Photos: Atiku hosts El-Rufai, Ribadu, Tambuwal, others in Abuja

Wike declares Abuja’s ‘Park & Pay’ policy illegal

We won’t be silenced over mass suffering in Nigeria — NLC

Detained, Not Charged: FG playing game of suppression on #EndBadGovernance protesters – CSOs

How over 1,400 protesters are languishing in Police custody

Japa: UK opens portal to recruit Nigerians for British Army

Africans aiding malaria spread, creating environment for mosquito breeding – Don

PFN to Tinubu: Nigerians are hungry, hasten renewed hope agenda

Imo Labour Strike: Residents in panic buying of fuel

Ajaero: NUT asks teachers to prepare for nationwide strike

Contracting traffic enforcement to non-uniform agents illegal – Court tells Osun govt

Why Ajaero can’t honour Police invitation on terrorism financing – Falana

Businesses expect improvements in economy- CBN Survey

Nigeria needs huge investments to meet energy transition target – NEITI

Deadly Mpox variant spreads to 7 countries

UNICEF warns of escalating malnutrition crisis in Northeast

Ngige truncated 5yrs of govt/ASUU negotiations – Osodeke

Enugu Residents Fault ESUTH Workers over Strike threat

ESUT sacks 6 staff over certificate forgery, sexual harassment, academic fraud, others

WAEC opens portals for 2025 WASSCE school recognition

NAFDAC mops up fake beverage in Bauchi markets

Alleged drug contract scam: Kano anti-graft agency invites Kwankwasos nephew, arrest Kano Perm Sec, ALGON chair, 4 others

NAF strikes kill 5 terrorist commanders, 35 fighters in Borno

Nigeria wins medals at 2024 Pan African Maths Olympiad

Police identify crossdresser found dead on Abuja expressway.

UK donates Counter Insurgency training facility to Nigeria Army

TRIBUNE

Release arrested leaders of Okuama now, group urges Army

Oyo NUJ commiserates with APC, family of late chairman, Omodewu

Tinubu mourns Justice Emmanuel Ayoola

BREAKING: FG increases passport fees

FG making progress in economic development ‘ Bagudu

Pastor Kumuyi prays for progress of Petroleum Training Institute, Effurun

JUST IN: Abducted Sokoto monarch dies in captivity

Scores of bandits killed in Plateau

Enugu govt demolishes kidnappers’ dens

FG decries activities of armed groups in Borno, Adamawa, Yobe

Poverty, unemployment cause of cult violence in Awka, stakeholders tells Soludo

Yakasai disowns ‘League of Northern Democrats’ formation

Benue Court restrains APC from removing Agada-led exco

Equities market cap adds N599bn as NGX lists International Breweries additional shares

People’s rights to assets, funds protected under law ‘ Wale Edun

PSC, PTF leadership forge partnership to enhance national security architecture

NATION

EFCC, ICPC warn civil servants against bypassing procurement guidelines

National Youth Dialogue to promote patriotism among youths, says minister

President Tinubu okays conversion of Dalhatu Araf Specialist Hospital to federal teaching hospital

Fed Govt will continue to prioritise military personnel welfare, says Akpabio

Tinubu working tirelessly to alleviate suffering, says Barau

NNPCL discovers 220 illegal refineries in one week

Fresh inflow triples foreign investors portfolios to N598b

Bagudu: Protests against poverty will spur more reforms

Bandits abduct Village Chiefs wife, two sons in Kaduna

APC inaugurates seven-man caretaker committee for Benue

Shaibu: Why Appeal Court dismissed Edo Assemblys appeal

National Security: PSC, PTF form strategic partnership

Governors interference hinders growth of mining sector, stakeholders tell FG

Benue court halts dissolution of Agada-led APC Excos

DAILY TIMES

Equities investors lose N40.37bn as tier-1 banks drag NGX market downward

Obi Aguocha underfire over non distribution of palliatives, as constituents set to protest at NASS

Alleged terrorism financing: Dont silence NLC, CISLAC tells police

No place for non-computer literate in civil service Walson-Jack

Nigeria needs new mapping to address insecurity Surveyors

PENGASSAN vows to end scourge of crude oil theft

Sanitise judiciary for public confidence, panelists tell incoming CJN, Kekere-Ekun

COP29: Tinubu approves climate accountability portal to enhance transparency

ACourt orders ex-Gov Yahaya Bello to face criminal arraignment

AGF Office has no record of ex-CJN Onnoghens CCT case file, 5 years after

Wike must go for PDP to survive Edwin Clark

Tinubu appoints new CEO of Digital Bridge Institute, Executive Directors of NIGCOMSAT

CROSSFIRE: Arrest Ajaero, risk nationwide strike, NLC dares Police

DAILY TRUST

APC dissolves Benue exco, inaugurates caretaker cttee despite court order

We will not participate in Rivers LG elections Okocha

Edo govship: APC receives more defectors from PDP, LP, ADC

Shekarau-led northern group to meet leaders over regions problems

PDP Crisis: If I open up, it wont be pleasant Damagum

Wike: Ill remain in PDP and fight

Airstrikes killed Boko Haram commanders, 35 fighters NAF

Tinubus cabal has Hijacked NNPCL, Atiku raises Alarm

FG increases passport fees

PHOTOS: Ribadu on ground as El-Rufai leads delegation to Atikus residence

Mob strips hoodlum for stealing yam in FCT

Court remands stepfather over attempt to defile minor

Population growth eroding gains of economic reforms Bagudu

Experts weigh in as FG moves to capture $400m crypto market

FG targets $100bn investment, 2m jobs from creative economy

BREAKING: Abducted Sokoto monarch dies in captivity

Tinubus renewed hope economic strategy working Bagudu

Gunmen abduct Kaduna village heads wife, 2 Children

4 die, 6 missing as boat capsizes in Kano

Their retirement long overdue, Dokpesi Jnr justifies Shake-up at DAAR Communications

AUTHORITY

Constituents set to recall Obi Aguocha over non distribution of palliatives, sends protest notice to Speaker Abbas

Credible, quality data needed to measure GHG emissions DG/CEO, NCCCS

SON uncovers key causes of building collapse in Nigeria, seeks tighter regulations

Breaking: Court bars APC from sacking Benue chapter chairman, Agada, others

BREAKING: FG Unveils National Youth Dialogue to Unleash Young Nigerians Potential!

Unethical journalism: Spin FM, ABN TV clash over ownership, unauthorised release of Kalus video

BUSINESSDAY

Cargo piles as aircraft shortage delays delivery

Cristiano Ronaldo’s YouTube channel draws millions of subscribers within hours of launch

Nigeria’s rusty FX market struggles to crank

Dollar bond: Edun assures investors of assets safety

Canada, US, Europe urgently need welders, technicians

Stock market turns south as investors sell Oando, Nascon, others

Business conditions to improve by 7.6 points in August, says CBN

Mutfwang suspend 2 commissioners, 2 other officials

Ghost of First Bank’s legal battles return to haunt AGM, capital raise

Bad governance, insecurity behind tensions in ECOWAS region ‘ Musah

Investors suffer massive losses due to falsified accounts by companies ‘ FRCN

Tinubu’s petrol subsidy gulps N15trn as scarcity worsens

Nigeria’s sovereign immunity: Does the French court set a precedent

Ajaero turns down police invitation as NLC threatens shutdown

What to know about $500m domestic dollar bond

DAILY INDEPENDENT

Edo Tax Credit Scheme: Presco Plc To Construct Ugo-Evboesi Axis Of Benin-Abraka Expressway With Tax Credit

Enugu Demolishes Kidnappers’ Dens, Vows More To Go Down

Future Of Nigerians Effectively Mortgaged

Rivers LG Elections Won’t Hold, Okocha Declares

Oil Workers Union Calls For Action To Combat Crude Oil Theft

IBB Captain’s Inaugural Golf Tournament: Newly Elected EXCO Set To Roll Out Plans

Fuel Scarcity: Sack NNPCL GMD Now, PDP Chieftain Tells Tinubu

NEW TELEGRAPH

Meta Unveils Llama 3.1 Impact Grants To Empower AI-Driven Organisations

Cruz: Investment, Collaboration In Telecoms Essential For Economic Growth

MSMEs, Others Converge To Promote Instalment Payment Solutions At Fair

MAN: Rising Interest Rate Pushed FDI Decline To $191.92m In Q124

Shaibu, APC react to Appeal Court Judgement

Lagos Police Arrests Three Kidnapping Suspects in Ikorodu

Tinubu Approves Conversion Of Dalhatu Araf Specialist Hospital To Federal University Of Lafia Teaching Hospital

BLUEPRINT

Group hails Rep Umar for initiating motion on NAHCON reforms

Awodele advocates integrative medicine for Nigeria’s health, economic growth

Parents aiding human trafficking in Oyo, NAPTIP raises the alarm

Kebbi incoming LG chairmen to enjoy tenure elongation

Food crisis may last long if…, expert warns

Tinubu, ICPC, others urges harmonisation of legal framework in technology

Capacity development: NIMASA committed to quality training for NSDP beneficiaries

Nigerian banks adopt strategies to meet N1.29trn recapitalisation target

Naira stays weak at parallel market despite improved forex fundamentals

N208m Afikpo power project, govt warn against misinformation

Niger Delta: Group demands engagement with FG over oil production issues

FG raises N374.71bn from bond auction in August

Health education key in combating Malaria – Baba

Anambra: Community leader urges collaborative efforts to combat cultism in Awka

Son confirms Sokoto monarch dead in terrorists den after failure to pay ransom

Soludo, APGA chair on warpath over party superiority

Labour minister advocates application of AI to fight crude oil theft

Enforce mandatory admission on CAPS, education ministry tells JAMB

 

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