Nigerian Newspapers Headlines, Thursday, 16 January 2025

Nigerian Newspapers Headlines

PUNCH

TikTok plans full shutdown in US as ban deadline nears

Israel, Hamas agree ceasefire deal, release of hostages

Retired Generals, others worry over fresh terror attacks in N’East

Dogs kill Nigerian woman in Italy

Alaafin Owoade: Reverse appointment in 30 days, kingmakers tell Makinde

Tinubu, govs salute fallen heroes, pledge support for widows

Ogun, MAPOLY students differ over attack on deputy gov

34.8% inflation rate triggers fears of rising prices, hardship

Rivers plans elderly home, remodelling of children’s home

FG insists on September deadline to complete N280bn Bodo-Bonny Road

Dangote refinery petrol production affecting European markets – OPEC

LP begins youth mobilisation for 2027 polls

Tinubu mishandling economy, says Sanusi

Nullified congresses: Rivers PDP crisis deepens, factional chair emerges

N125bn fake foreign currencies recovered in Kano, Nasarawa

Rivers plans elderly home, remodelling of children’s home

LASG to empower Badagry, Yaba youths with digital skills

Edo LG funds: Ighodalo tackles EFCC over PDP chieftain’s arrest

FG exploring climate-smart practices to boost food production – Tinubu

FG inaugurates advisory committee for presidential pardon

FERMA needs N700bn annually to maintain federal roads Minister

Osun gov pledges support for livestock reforms to boost food production

Kwara judicial service dismisses court officer, demotes two others

Alaafin: Oyo kingmakers caution Makinde against media trial

Tinubu urges unity as Shettima, others mark Armed Forces Remembrance Day

NCoS, NSCDC strengthen collaboration to prevent jailbreaks

THISDAY

Stock Market Extends Losing Streak for Fourth Consecutive Session, Drops by N931bn

Experts: Nigerias Participation in AfCFTA Will Boost Regional Trade Growth

Report: Nigerian Online Population Shows High use of Artificial Intelligence Tools

NCC, FCCPC Sign MoU on Telecoms Consumer Protection

Experts: FGs Economic Policies Will Attract Investment to Marketing Industry in 2025

Firm Plans AI Varsity in Nigeria to Boost Africas Tech Adoption

Escravos Seaport Deal Faces Brickwall as FG Revalidation Stalls

Okpala: NFF Must be Blame If Super Eagles Fail to Qualify for 2026 World Cup

CHAN 2024: Super Eagles Team B Draws Champions, Senegal, Congo and Sudan

Drakes $100m Deal with Stake: Crypto and Casinos

2025 Budget: NAssembly Proposes N25trn Revenue Target for FIRS

Inflation Rises Marginally to 34.80% amid Higher Food, Energy, Commodity Prices

Tax Reform Bill: ASUU Warns FG Not to Scrap TETFUND for NELFUND

FERMA Defends N64.88bn Budget Proposal, Laments Paucity of Funds

Lagos Govt Reiterates Commitment to Womens Empowerment, Financial Inclusion

Telcos to Disconnect Nine Banks by January 27 over N160bn USSD Debt

Chevron Advocates Continuous Research to Sustain Nigerias Environment for Devt

Oyetola Urges Agencies to Align Their 2025 Budget Proposals with Blue Economy

FAAN Shops for N580 Billion to Rehabilitate 21 Airports Runways

Adeleke Pledges Support for FGs Reforms in Livestock Sector

National Assembly Cautioned Against Passage of NGO Regulatory Bill

Israel, Hamas Reach Ceasefire Deal 15 Months into War

Africa Must Decolonise Economic Structure to Achieve Devt, Says UNDP Resident Rep

Otti Receives New Ohanaeze President General Mbata, Pledges Support of 7 Governors to Ensure His Success

Revealed: Impeached Lagos Speakers Name Not on Supreme Courts Record of Legal Practitioners

Tinubu: Nigeria, Alongside Other Nations, Will Build Resilient, Equitable World for All

End Harassment, Threats Against Amnesty International Nigeria, Others, CSOs Tell FG

Joint Security Forces Kill 5 Gunmen in Anambra, Recover Arms, Destroy Camp

UN: Killing of 40 Borno Farmers/Fishermen Horrific, Attackers Must Be Prosecuted

PSC Disowns 2022 Batch B Constable Recruitment Announcement

Edo Governorship: Tribunal Adjourns PDPs Petition for Pre-hearing Conference, Documents Inspection

Inflation Increases to 34.80%

Lagos to Demolish Shanties, Markets At Cele

Edo Election Tribunal: Okunbor not PDPs Witness, Wanted for Alleged N6bn Fraud, Says EFCC

Chilling Details Emerge in Gruesome Murder of Young Female Graduate

Your Programmes Must Align With Tinubus Renewed Hope Agenda, Minister Tells MBNCWD

Police Recover Stolen Bargeas Atlantic Refinery Property are Looted in Bayelsa

SUN

Osimhens 75m price tag risky for Gala

Nigeria to host 13th Africa Arm wrestling Championship

Edo election tribunal adjourns Ighodalos petition to January 17

ASUU calls for protection of TETFUND in the face of Tax Bill 2024

Tinubus policies will destroy Nigeria, Bauchi governor raises alarm

Economic reforms: I wont help Tinubus govt Emir Sanusi

2025 ministerial budget recipe for progress Oyetola

Troops neutralise 8 gunmen, apprehend 5 others in Enugu, Anambra

Police arrest friends awaiting trial for buying rice with fake alert

Strike: NUJ counters Lagos commissioner over property destruction     

GUARDIAN

CHAN Eagles to face defending champion, Senegal in Group D

Fubaras PDP faction moves to takeover Rivers party secretariat

PDP, Ighodalo express confidence as Edo election tribunal commences hearing

Gunmen kill final-year HND student in Akwa Ibom

14-year-old girl suffers hot knife attack in Anambra, father blamed

Lagos market seeks stay of execution of judgment on disputed land

Court fines Olumegbon family for delaying dispute proceedings

Eight dead in Niger auto crash

New task force to streamline checkpoints along Lagos-Seme border highway

Joy mixed with fear for Israelis awaiting Gaza hostage release

Turkish Airlines to resume flights to Damascus on Jan 23

Mozambique’s new president vows ‘unity’ as sworn in amid deadly protests

Death toll at illegal South African mine reaches 78

Oil prices surge as OPEC puts Nigerias output at 1.5mbpd

Lawmakers, others push for insurance industry reform bill to attract investors

Investors’ wealth dips further by N931b, amid losses in 39 stocks

CPPE urges pause in monetary policy tightening, interest rate hikes

Economists, shippers express worry over Customs’ N12tr revenue target

FG’s failure to fund 2024 capital budget destroying businesses – Situation Room tells Tinubu

Nigerians experience respite as food inflation eases to 39.84%

FG to improve tertiary health care services

FG launches initiative to boost enrolment in technical schools

Group seeks emergency response education in schools

Tax Reform: Labour pushes for deeper, wider engagement

NAF reiterates drone ban in North East for security reasons

FAAN seeks N580bn for airport runway repairs

Oil bloc: Stakeholders protest, push for 40 percent allocation for Niger Deltans

HYPREP to commission two water schemes in Ogoni by February

Alleged corruption: ICPC files five-count against El-Rufai’s aide Lawal, others

Okpebholo promises welfare packages for families of fallen heroes

TikTok plans total US shutdown as ban deadline looms

VANGUARD

NAF bans drones in N-East over security concerns

Police launch manhunt for lovers for allegedly killing Chinese

Naira down to N1,670/$ in parallel market

We remitted N10trn into federation account, NNPCL tells NASS

FAAN requires N580bn to fix runways nationwide, says MD

Budget Defence: Senators clash over Tinubu’s housing programme

Why boko haram, bandits thrive: How NGOs, others aid terrorists — Former generals, commanders

NASS hails FIRS for hitting N21.6trn revenue in 2024

Israel, Hamas reach Gaza ceasefire, hostage release deal

Fire guts bunkering site, damages NNPCL facility in Rivers

Insecurity: CUPP begs Nigerians to reject Tinubu, APC in 2027

APC, PDP trade blames on Edo election tribunal shooting

Pack of ‘hungry’ dogs attack, kill Nigerian woman in Italy

Humanitarian minister explains why his ministry wants to spend over N300m on furniture

Kidnappers kill banker, dump corpse on roadside

2 arrested in Kano, Nasarawa over terrorism financing, fake $160,000

Panic as tanker explodes on Epe-Ijebu Ode Expressway

Investigators cut barbed wires, scale fence to arrest South Korea’s impeached president

Customs surpasses 2024 revenue target by  20.2%

TCN requires N2.8trn to execute 149 projects — Power Minister

Marketers shift to Dangote Refinery as petrol depot price hits N950

Lawyers charge police to halt enforcement of 3rd party vehicle insurance

Our transactions with General Hydrocarbons First Bank

Underfunding, huge debts, root causes of power sector failure

Navy raids pirates, kidnappers camp in Bayelsa, arrests 2 suspects

Edo Election Tribunal: PDP alleges attempt to arrest star witnesses

LEADERSHIP

Weak Auditing, Accounting Systems Encouraging Corruption ‘Reps

FMC Abuja To Begin Subsidised Dialysis Treatment For Kidney Patients

Bandits Attack General Hospital In Katsina, Kidnap Staff, Shoot Medical Doctor

ICPC Drags el-Rufai’s Ally Jimi Lawal, 3 Others To Court Over Alleged Fraud

China Welcomes ‘TikTok Refugees’ To RedNote Over US Ban Threat

Ogun Deputy Gov Escapes Attack As MAPOLY Students Protest Hike In School Fees

Suspected Cultists Kill Final Year Akwa Ibom Poly Student

TRIBUNE

WAHO, FG host regional meeting to combat Lassa fever

Fallen heroes: Bauchi gov pays tribute, says Nigeria forever indebted

Sokoto govt moves to develop climate change policy

2025 budget: NNPC revenue projection not ready ‘ Kyari

2025: Oyetola tasks NPA, NSC, NIMASA, others to make impact in maritime sector

NASS queries NECO for spending IGR, steps down budget defence

MDCAN gives 21-day ultimatum on CONMESS payment to South-west lecturers

Minister tasks stakeholders on empowerment, protection of young Nigerians

Obasa’s impeachment, predictable ‘ Ex-Lagos speaker, Ikuforiji

Detty December’: NIDCOM rejects proposal to impose $500 tax on diasporans

Kalu lauds patriotism of Nigerian Armed Forces

NASS commends Adelabu over improved electricity supply

NATION   

LASU VC meets student leaders, allays fears of fee hike

YABATECH rector seeks industry, academia partnership

Anchor varsity overall best student: I was not serious with my studies

Plateau varsity secures NUC approval for new academic programmes

10,789 UNILORIN students beneficiaries of NELfund, says VC

UNILAG honours two students with 5.00 CGPA score

FAAN requires N580b to rehabilitate airports runways nationwide

IGP establishes police anti-money laundering units to curb terrorism financing

Edo APC, PDP chairmen clash over gunshots near Edo tribunal venue

Army Remembrance Day: Kaduna govt honours fallen heroes, visits wounded soldiers

Fed govt targets food export reforms, others in landmark collaboration

Tinubu has directed rebuilding of our national values, says Information Minister

JUST IN: Rivers PDP crisis as factional leadership emerges

Oyo will continue to partner investors for economic prosperity, says Makinde

DAILY TRUST

Shehu Sani: Nigeria still haunted by murder of Ahmadu Bello, others

Final-year student shot dead in Akwa Ibom

Crude oil production: Lokpobiri advocates stronger partner between FG, Oil service provider

Reps Deputy Chief Whip is dead

I was fully aware of military airstrike that killed civilians Gov lawal

FG Urged To End Harassment, Threat Against Amnesty Intl, CSOs in Nigeria

Tinubus govt getting some things wrong but I dont want to help them Sanusi

NNPCL: We remitted N10trn into federation account

SERHA advocates federal partnership to boost South-East progress

FGs Failure To Fund 2024 Capital Budget Destroying Businesses Situation Room Tells Tinubu

My supporters abandoned me for money Alaafin contender

Ogun: Protesting students attack Deputy Govs convoy

Hamas approves ceasefire deal with Israel

Tax Reforms: Dont scrap TETFUND, ASUU tells FG

What a soldier told me after coup plotters abducted my father in 1996 Fani-Kayode

Falana to Sanusi: Youve come to stay, there cant be 2 Emirs of Kano

76-year-old war veteran: I wont ever allow my children join Nigerian army

Guber poll: Gunshots in Edo as tribunal resumes sitting

Shettima, Akpabio, others honour fallen heroes in Abuja

AUTHORITY

FGs Failure To Fund 2024 Capital Budget Destroying Businesses Situation Room Tells Tinubu

Interior Ministry executes multi-billion naira project despite zero allocation

Reps blame weak auditing for corruption in Nigeria

Nwakuche lauds synergy between NSCDC, NCoS in protecting custodial facilities

Gov Ododo pledges full support for families of fallen heroes

Matawalle presents 2025 defence budget proposal to NASS committees

Groups urge Supreme Court to review judgment in a multi-million dollars contractual dispute

BUSINESSDAY

Farm input demand spikes on food price hike

PDP NWC dismisses purported removal of Ali Odefa as National Vice Chairman, South East

Customers to lose banking lifeline over N160bn USSD debt

Detty December showcases Lagos’ tourism potential

Nigeria to burn $10bn subsidy savings on debt servicing

External reserves fall $320m in 11 days on debt servicing

Yam, beer, rice drive food inflation up to 39.84% in December 2024

Inflation surges to 34.80% ahead rebasing

NGX erases 2025 gains as investors sell Dangote Cement, Transcorp Power, others

South Korean president arrested after weeks-long standoff

Resilience in a Volatile World: A Blueprint for Transformational Leadership

Top 5 cities in Africa with highest cost of living in 2025

Skills gap slows Nigeria’s oil sector growth

DAILY INDEPENDENT

FBN vs. GHL: Court Commands Admiralty Marshall To Arrest, Detain Oil Cargo

Osun Pledges Support To FG’s Reforms In Livestock Sector

60 Days Of Okpebholo: Group Criticises System Of Operations

Madein: Celebrating A Track Record Of Excellence In Public Service

FG’s Failure To Fund 2024 Capital Budget Destroying Businesses ‘ Situation Room Tells Tinubu

Reps Laments Nation’s Accounting, Auditing System

Edo APC, PDP In Verbal War Over Shooting At Election Petition Tribunal

Sarki emerges Kebbi NUJ Chairman

NASS Commends Tunji-Ojo Over 2024 Budget Performance

FIRS Impresses NASS For Surpassing Revenue Target In 2024

Rural Electrification Agency Targets Solar-Powered Energy For Public Institutions In 2025

Tax Bill: Section 59(3) Inimical To Public Tertiary Education ‘ ASUU

Edo Election Tribunal Opens Hearing With Accord Party’s Matter, Adjourns PDP’s Matter For Pre-Hearing Meeting

Inflation Rate Climbs To 34.80% Amid Rising Food Prices, Economic Pressures

Drama As NASS Rejects Housing Budget, Orders Minister To Represent On Tuesday

NEW TELEGRAPH

Recalibrating Nigerias Economy Via GDP, CPI Rebasing

Rack Centre Partners TelCables To Boost Digital Connectivity

Telecoms: Expert Proposes 50% Tariff Increase

Telecoms: Clarifying Tariff Plans For Proposed Increase

IGP Establishes Anti-Money Laundering Units, Makes First Arrests

TikTok To Shutdown In US January 19

Police Arraigns Speed Darlington In Court, Sets For Release

Ubi Franklin, Spyro Fight Dirty Over Unpaid Debt Of 10.5m

Biden Releases Farewell Letter Ahead Of Final Address

Marburg Outbreak Kills 8 In Tanzania WHO

Why My Father Bought Out My First Music Contract Davido

BLUEPRINT

Breaking: Jubilation as Isreal, Gaza strike ceasefire deal

Ignore call for Batch B Police Recruitment, PSC warns

Presidency honours Nigeria Police Force as most improved service delivery parastatal

Equity market sustains bearish sentiments, sheds N911bn

Naira weakens against dollar in global economic shifts

Rising depot costs signal imminent petrol price hike, experts warn

N120bn debt: NCC approves USSD disconnection, experts warn of impact on customers

NNPCL only company that publishes 100% Statement of Accounts – Kyari

14 die in Niger, Kogi road crashes

ICPC files charges against Jimi Lawal, 3 others

PDP stops removal of south-east national vice chairman

Breaking: Nigeria’s House of Representatives lose top Lawmaker

Nigeria’s Super Eagles B get group opponents in 2024 CHAN draw

FG inaugurates presidential advisory committee on prerogative of mercy

Ogun: Deputy governor escapes ‘attack’ as students launch protest

Minister defends FERMA in N64.88bn 2025 budget

Fireworks at 2025 Budget defence sessions in NASS

 

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