Nigerian Newspapers Headlines, Thursday, 19 December 2024

Nigerian Newspapers Headlines

VANGUARD

Real Madrid outclass Pachuca to win Intercontinental Cup

Shells wins UK Supreme Court in Nigerian oil spill case

Presidential Elections: Between Ghana, Nigeria: 7 reasons BVAS may never work in Nigeria — Investigation

FG plans to improve power supply with $750m World Bank loan

Landing cost of petrol drops to N970 per litre — Marketers

Strange Christmas with no rice or stew

Dele Farotimi: Is Afe Babalola after the truth or a pound of flesh? By Olu Fasan

Imperatives of increased funding and legislative reform in Nigeria’s maritime sector

‘Jesus Is Not God’ Lekki banner reportedly removed after outcry

Abuja Demolitions: Armed soldiers allegedly attack Wike’s men, cart away vehicles

Divestment: Renaissance gets ministerial consent for Shell’s $1.3bn assets

Women Affairs Minister mourns victims of Islamic school stampede in Oyo

Gas equipment to attract zero duty – Customs

Several children killed, others injured in Ibadan funfair stampede

Video: Tinubu arrives Lagos for Christmas, New Year holidays

Insecurity: Akpabio, Ningi tango over govs’ security votes

Video: ‘You’re all re-elected,’ Tinubu tells 10th NASS lawmakers

Buhari didn’t remove petrol subsidy because he’s a friend of the poor – Femi Adesina

Stampede: Organisers of Ibadan children carnival arrested – Makinde

Yuletide: Security agents make highway hell for us — Travellers

$1 trn economy is necessity for prosperity, resilience of Nigeria — SEC DG

CRSG approves 6 months maternity leave to boost breastfeeding rates

Bill on prohibition of foreign currency use in Nigeria scales First Reading in senate

NASS urged to protect Nigerians from DisCos extortion

Abia: I run an open-door policy, no one dictates to me on governance Otti

FG approves N30bn for universities of Agriculture to launch mechanized farming

PUNCH

Stampede: Organisers of Oyo children funfair arrested, says Makinde

Mixed reactions trail ‘Jesus Christ is not God’ banner displayed at Lekki central mosque

Death-for-fowl: Adeleke orders probe, clemency for convict

Hardship: FG, opposition clash over Tinubu’s economic reforms

2025 Budget: FG earmarks N4.91tn for defence, security

Parents besiege hospitals as many children die in Oyo funfair stampede

NCS intercepts 1,022 parcels of illicit substances

Review export processing costs, operators tell NPA

Controversial ‘Jesus is not God’ banner removed from Lekki mosque following backlash

Minister begs Ganduje to reclaim Oyo from Makinde

2025 budget unrealistic, anti-people — PDP

PSC promotes over 8000 police officers

NDDC supports police in Rivers with communication gadgets

Kano gov justifies cabinet reshuffle, promises improved service delivery

Insecurity: Army to invest more in modern technology – COAS

Fire destroys 126 shops in Niger markets — NEMA

MTN group announces major leadership reshuffle

Kano resolves N4bn student debt, secures certificates

Tinubu most courageous leader, determined to revamp economy – Minister

PSC promotes over 8000 police officers

Kano gov justifies cabinet reshuffle, promises improved service delivery

Poland seeks to curtail asylum rights amid migrant pressure

Kebbi gov presents N580bn 2025 budget to assembly

Drama as Edo committee storms tribunal to recover vehicle conveying PDP lawyers

Death-for-fowl: Ex-Attorney General slams Adelekes intervention in death sentence case

NDLEA laments rising drug abuse among youths

THISDAY

InfraCredit Mobilises10m Green Sukuk for Solar Powered Rural Infrastructure Project in Nigeria

Jaiz Bank Concludes N10.04bn Private Placement, Meets CBN Capital Requirements

IWG Signs Agreement with Bank on New Workspace

Over 50,000 Osun Indigenes Benefit from Medical Outreach

House On The Rock Continues Legacy of Giving with Project Spread

CBN: At $42 Billion, Nigerias External Reserves Can Finance Nine-month Imports

Minister Vows to Ensure Zero Tolerance for Unfair Labour Practices

Health Ministry Wins SERVICOM Award, Named Overall Best Performing MDA

PDP Faults 2025 Appropriation Bill, Says Its Hopeless, Anti-people

Adelabu: 13m Nigerians to Benefit from World Banks $750m Renewable Scale-up Programme

Rewane: FGs $1tn GDP Ambition Lacks Clear Strategy

Tinubu Names Chairmen, MDs, Executive Directors For 12 River Basin Devt Authorities

NBA President Urges Confidence in Electoral Processes to Reduce Reliance on Courts

Ex-NNPC GMDs Visit PH Refinery, Say Public Criticisms Misguided

Tinubu Bringing Down Crimes, Improving Governance Architecture, Bwala Declares

At Last, Abia Gets Airport As Keyamo Performs Groundbreaking to Commence Work on Project

Tinubu Arrives Lagos For Christmas, New Year Holidays

Army Seeks Innovative Strategy to Defeat Terrorism, Banditry, Violent Extremism

Akpabio: Why We Extended 2024 Budget Lifespan To June 2025

Tinubu Presents 47.9trn Budget for 2025, Allocates N4.9trn to Defence, Security

SUN       

2027: Ganduje charges Oyo APC, South West on unity to deliver Tinubu

Tribunal: APC seeks dismissal of PDPs petition against Okpebholos victory

Drama as cttee storms tribunal to recover vehicle conveying PDP counsel

Atiku, Obi not doing much as opposition Donu Kogbara

Tinubu reconstitutes executive management of river basin development authorities

Tax reform: FG, states not shifting ground dangerous Clark

Yultide: FRSC activates mobile courts to sanction erring drivers

GUARDIAN

South-West PDP opts for consensus in electing leaders

APC in Oyo now united, working to win 2027 elections -Adelabu

2025 budget: Tinubu urges patience as reforms yield results

PDP expels National Vice Chairman, Ali Odefa

PDP slams N49.7tr 2025 budget as shady, urges NASS to rejig provisions

Reps express satisfaction with Tinubu N49.7tr 2025 budget

Tinubu sets exchange rate at N1500/$ in 2025 budget

One dies in multiple truck crash along Lagos-Ibadan Expressway

Cross River communities, CP differover herdsmen attack claims

Adeleke orders probe into 17-year-old sentenced to death over fowl theft

Security operatives arrest terrorist, three car snatchers in Kaduna

20 migrants die in shipwreck off Tunisia, five rescued

Digital payment requires robust collaboration, says expert

LFZ wins infrastructure development award at SERAS

Yobe, UNDP target sesame seeds, livestock to boost employment, FX

New partnership seeks to increase export earnings from Nigerias creative sector

Yuletide rally continues as capitalisation rises by N258 billion

35 pension defaulters pay N210.7m penalties in three months

Nigerias reserves hit $42.01b, can finance nine months of imports CBN

UNILAG unveils solar-powered buses, new logo

New PCR lab to boost disease preparedness, diagnostic capacity

ASUU calls for utilisation of unspent tertiary education funds

FG sets three-year target to migrate NECO, WAEC exams to CBT

FG to reduce children malnutrition to seven per cent by 2025

Stakeholders seek action to eliminate health poverty, bridge gaps

Student loan: NANS advises FG to monitor disbursement to schools

CBN restricts agency banks to N1.2 million daily transaction limit

NAFDAC alerts Nigerians to fake Paludex tablets

NCS foils attempt to smuggle N107.2m worth of Cannabis sativa on waterways

Firm fights malaria with ultrasonic wave technology air conditioner

Fury, Usyk trilogy clause threatens Joshuas 150m fight with Gypsy King

Rampant criminal attacks on soldiers should be checked

Oyo govt probes childrens death at Ibadan party stampede

VCs dismiss insinuations of sub-standard first class awards in private varsities

Governance failure fuelling violent extremism as FG commits to tackling insecurity

Afenifere seeks immediate release of Farotimi, threatens legal action

Stop demarketing Rivers, Fubara tells politicians

Amotekun nabs seven suspected criminals in Ondo

Clark calls for national restructuring, fair tax reforms

Burkina Faso seizes record $2.3m worth of gold, arrests three

Amotekun nabs seven suspected criminals in Ondo

Reps express satisfaction with President Bola Tinubu N47.9 trn 2025 budget

Gov. Adeleke orders investigation into death sentence imposed on boy, 17, over alleged theft

UNICEF wants fully immunised Katsina children to exceed current 45%

Nigerian army wings 22 pilots, engineers

LEADERSHIP

Yuletide: Passengers Groan As Flight Tickets To S’East Near N1m

Northern Women, Others Storm Kaduna For Historic Unity Conference

2025 Budget: FG Earmarks N14.97trn For Security, Others

Afenifere Demands Unconditional Release Of Farotimi

Nigerians Deserve Data-driven Governance, We’re Delivering ‘ Presidency

Army Unveils 400 Housing Units For Injured Soldiers, Others

Stampede: Popular Oyo Radio Station Agidigbo FM Denies Organising Carnival

Nigeria’s $42.01bn External Reserves Can Finance Importations For 9 Months ‘ CBN

SEE LIST: Tinubu Names 72 Appointees For 12 River Basin Dev’t Authorities

BREAKING: Children Feared Dead At Oyo Carnival Stampede

Mali Suspends TV Station For 6 Months For Criticising Burkina Faso

TRIBUNE

Ighodalo set to sue Edo APC chairman for defamation

Yuletide: NIWA issues safety, security alert, warns against drunk driving, others

Why we revised down NNPCL’s 20% stake to 7.24% ‘ Dangote Refinery

10 shocking events that rocked the World in 2024

Building Trust and Scalability: Why Quality Assurance is Key for Nigerian Startups Competing Globally ‘Praise Akinsipe

Burial of APC stalwart’s mother unites politicians across party lines in Kwara

Embrace professionalism, FG charges protocol officers, others

Millions of Nigerians face food insecurity ‘ NFSI

Nigeria Customs promotes 1,419 personnel

Niger Assembly worries over SDGs’ inability to access funds

NASS extends lifespan of 2024 budget to June 2025

Nigeria needs urgent, comprehensive reforms to broaden tax base ‘ Speaker Abbas

Ekiti govt approves N1.7bn for construction of new revenue house

Niger Gov launches initiative to revive moribund state media houses

NATION   

Ibadan carnival tragedy: Govt. confirms loss of several childrens lives

InstantRad partners with ARIN to revolutionise radiology in Nigeria

Ladoke Akintola varsity emerges champion at National Campus Debate

Seni Jawandos artistry shines in Reflection IV

E-library built by Seyi Tinubu will enthrone vibrant democracy Coalition

NAFDAC raises the alarm over fake Paludex drugs, uncovers counterfeit hub in Aba

Unemployment will be tackled head-on in 2025, Tinubu assures youth

DAILY TRUST

PDP crisis: N/Central leaders insist on chairmanship

Akpabio to Tinubu: Ministers who disregard N/Assembly have no place in your govt

Join APC, Tinubus aide woos Ex-Bayelsa LP govship candidate

Regulatory agency seals eight petrol stations in Delta

Scores of children feared dead in Ibadan carnival stampede

N/Assembly wont kill tax reform bills Akpabio

2025 budget: Security gets lions share, gulps N14.5trn in 5yrs

Ighodalo to sue Edo APC chairman over defamation

Reps panel laments state of Nigerias tourism

Organisers arrested as Makinde probes childrens death at carnival stampede

Cabinet reshuffled in Kanos best interest, says Gov Yusuf

CNG: FG targets 500 conversion centres by 2025

3 charged over assault, body harm in Ekiti

Kano court sentences man for stabbing mother, brother

After 10-year imprisonment, boy sentenced to death for stealing fowl may be pardoned

27 arrested over street begging in Lagos

CP pledges periodic training for officers in FCT

Were taking security architecture to residents doorsteps FCTA

Air Force took over our farmlands without compensation, Abuja community alleges

Woman smashes husbands head, abandons baby over infidelity

MTN Nigeria makes three board appointments

CBN restricts PoS agents to N1.2m daily transaction, N100,000 for customers

$1bn loan: Your statement misleading, Dangote replies NNPCL

Cabinet reshuffled in Kanos interest, says Gov Yusuf

Tinubu appoints 72 Executives for 12 river basin authorities

Global collaborations will guarantee survival of stock exchanges NGX Chairman

JUST IN: Many children feared killed in Ibadan funfair stampede

Tinubu arrives Lagos for Christmas, New Year Holidays

Tax Reform: Were engaging stakeholders to address concerns Speaker Abbas

Kwara, Labour disagree over number of workers owed November salary

EU-RoLAC supports Kano to Launch Anti-Corruption Strategy

AUTHORITY

How Governor Nasir Idris discovers gold mine in livestock production

Tinubu admin disburses N34bn in Education loans to 300,000 students

Deputy Senate President hails Banking, Insurance Committees report

Senate passes Nigerian Insurance Industry Reform Bill 2024

Akpabio assures enabling law from N/Ass to sports

FG, world bank earmark $600m to fix 200,000km rural roads

Weve only 164 Neurosurgeons in Nigeria, says Prof. Ndubuisi as he delivers 41st ESUT inaugural lecture

BUSINESSDAY

Ghost of 2022 cashless policy haunts PoS operators

Pioneering Progress in Nigeria’s Mortgage Landscape: AG Mortgage Bank’s Leadership and Service Excellence Fuel Nation-Building

Domestic airfares soar 218% as Christmas closes in

Tinubu delivers five oil asset sale approvals, two FIDs

What Nigeria’s 34.6% inflation means for interest rate next year

Market rallies further by 0.43% as investors hunt undervalued stocks

NGX Group, SEC, NSE of India explore opportunities for market innovation, expansion

ICPC recovers N30bn, $966,900 in cash in one year

Low revenue collection stokes Nigeria’s debt crisis ‘ Citi economists

Here are the best performing companies on the NGX in 2024

UNIZIK hosts maiden Obi Achebe Annual Lecture on Igbo culture

Food insecurity versus food inflation: Key to reducing inflationary pressure

DAILY INDEPENDENT

Tinubu Has Bridged Road Infrastructure Deficit In Nigeria ‘ Umahi

Over One Million Nigerian Youth Unite For 72 Hours Of Prayer, Spiritual Revival At YMR 2024

Our Task Is To Intimidate, Take Over Oyo In 2027, Boasts Ganduje

Port Harcourt Refinery Overhaul: Former NNPC GMDs Call Criticism Misguided

Reps Panel Seeks Budget Exclusion For 24 MDAs Over Accountability Issues

Suspension: We Must Serve Our Three-Year-Mandate, Insist Edo LG Chairmen

Ogbomoso Cradle Carnival Will Stimulate Economic Devt ‘ Onigbinde

With Corruption, Name-Changing, Recycling Of Officials Can’t Grow Sports In Nigeria ‘ Gara-Gombe

Agile Nexus Conference Urges Organisations To Implement Agile Practices To Curb Inefficiency

Chain Reactions Africa Wins Three Awards

NAMA MD Presents ISO 9001, SERVICOM Certifications To Keyamo

NEW TELEGRAPH

Unspent Funds: Evaluating Years Of Tactical Diversions By MDAs

LG Reforms Nigeria Caps 2024 With Multiple Awards For Innovation

Building AI Capacity Through Local Experts In Nigeria

Export: SON Partners Manufacturers To Boost Made-In-Nigeria Products

Were Consulting Stakeholders To Address Concerns On Tax Bills Abbas

Warri Delineation: Court Rules On Suit Seeking To Stop Enforcement Of SCourts Judgement

CAPPA Trains Borno Journalists On Peaceful,l Non Violent Elections

Tribunal: Edo APC Demands Dismissal Of PDP Petition Against Okpebhlolos Victory

Kebbi Gov Presents 580.32bn 2025 Budget

2025 Budget: Prepare To Defend Your Allocations, Akpabio Tasks MDAs

BLUEPRINT

Nigeria, other African nations to establish credit rating agency

SERVICOM encourages MDAs with gift for citizens satisfaction

Kaduna Electric begins installing 5,608 meters under MAF

Tinubu, Wike, Mama Africa and whirlwind of change In FCT

Education is master key to positive  change – Dickson

Bauchi governor welcomes FG’s reforms in livestock sector

97 per cent of Kwara civil servants already got November salary – Commissioner

Bring dollars to Adamawa education sector, commissioner begs development partners

Yuletide: Again, popular Abuja hotelier donates houses to 3 families

5,229 vulnerable groups receive mobility aids, skills tools in Kaduna

Kaduna gifts 5,229 vulnerable groups mobility aids, skill tools

Don’t drag ex-leaders into 2027 politics, Arewa Think Tank warns Lukman

OMT commissions 2 biggest mobile harbour cranes in Onne Port

NGO tackles unemployment via digital literacy

2026 World Cup: FG mulls task force to put Super Eagles qualification on track

Afenifere demands unconditional release of Farotimi

NNPP to judiciary: Stop shielding politicians with restraining orders

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