Nigerian Newspapers Headlines, Tuesday, 4 February 2025

Nigerian Newspapers Headlines

VANGUARD

Hundreds of US government sites go offline amid Trump’s online purge

Canada bans US firms from govt contracts, dumps Elon Musk’s Starlink deal

Trump ‘very pleased’ with Canada talks, confirms 30-day tariff pause

Democrats blast Musk as US aid agency HQ shutters

UTME registration: Candidates spend hours at CBT centre in Lagos

Third-Party Motor Insurance: What to know about latest enforcement

CBN extends FX sale period to BDCs

Telcos tariff hike: Labour’s planned protest cancelled – FG

You’ve no power to order my impeachment – Tinubu tells court

Protesters storm Ughelli Police Station over herdsmen attacks

EU leaders vow to hit back if Trump triggers trade war

9mobile loses 6,079 subscribers in 2 months

FG budgets N4.8bn for treatment of HIV patients in Nigeria

PDP crisis: Anyanwu resumes office as National Secretary

Meet Toyin Tofade, first black female president of a US college

MURIC warns against tenure extension for IGP

NCAA summons Kenya Airways over viral passenger clash

PUNCH

Kidnappers abduct Edo traditional ruler, others

Imo communities seek FGs help to clear hidden landmines

Assailants kill three Anambra siblings, store bodies in freezer

Kidnappers kill one, abduct four in Plateau

Banks clear major USSD debt to prevent service disconnection

Petrol price drops to N925/litre at private depots

UPDATED: Police quiz Ogun monarch assaulting man in viral video

BREAKING: NLC suspends nationwide protest against telecom tariff hike

Ramaphosa hits back at Trump over land confiscation claims

Court sentences Ogun couple, son’s killers to death by hanging

Don’t pay louts for illegal parking, LASG warns motorists

OOU lost 40%of s taff to Japa, donations driving development – VC, Agboola

CBN extends $25,000 weekly forex sales to BDCs till May 30

Oyetola’s team in Bayelsa to accelerate $3bn Agge deep seaport project

NSCDC, Customs partner to curb trans-border crimes in Katsina

FG approves tourism infrastructure corporation to boost GDP by $100bn

Smart meters initiative to protect 7 million households from overbilling – Presidency

Five sentenced to death for killing woman accused of witchcraft

FG approves N3.09tn for Lagos-Calabar coastal highway, others

Benue recorded 26 Lassa fever deaths in 2024 -Official

CAN protests Gombe’s almajiri agency bill, cites lack of inclusion

Seven arraigned over murder of Kwara student

THISDAY

NUPRC Writes Oil Producers, Threatens Sanctions over Non-supply to Local Refineries

Donald Trump, Ramaphosa Bicker over South Africas Land Expropriation Law

FG Approves N4.2trn for Lagos-Calabar Coastal Road, Other Major Road Projects Nationwide

NEITI: Nigeria Needs $20 Billion Annually to Boost Gas Infrastructure

FG: Were Committed to Sound Fiscal Management, Sustainable Economic Devt

Tinubu Swears in Eight New Permanent Secretaries, 21 RMAFC Commissioners

EU Explores Prospects of Hydropower Generation in Plateau

FG Clarifies Position on Electricity Tariff Hike, Says N200bn Paid on Subsidy Monthly

NLC Shelves Planned Nationwide Strike to Halt Telecoms Tariff Hike

UK Announces Partnership to Address Climate Crisis, Boost Growth

CBN Report: Banks, Other Financial Institutions Reported Higher Default Rates for Loans in Q4

Nwaoboshi Files Contempt Charge Against IGP Over Alleged Attempted Arrest

Tinubu Signs Fed Varsity Of Environmental Tech, Ogoni, Bill Into Law

SUN     

Edo: INEC opens defence as PDP, Ighodalo, close case against Okpebholo

$186m scam: Thai woman arrested for aiding Nigerian syndicate

Tinubu signs bill establishing federal university in Ogoni

Emefiele: EFCC witness testifies on procurement process for vehicle contracts

GUARDIAN

Death penalty does not deter crime, experts insist

Why effective legal framework for tax administration aids governance, accountability

IPOB vows to upturn proscription at Supreme Court

Brands must be responsive to changing economic landscape in 2025, marketing experts say

Academy gets global affiliation status for strengthening AI in Africa

ILO calls for action to close social health protection gaps

FEC approves N4.2tr for major road infrastructure projects nationwide

Court orders interim forfeiture of digital assets linked to Chinese, Filipino nationals

FG to partner groups to create jobs, says labour minister

Crude oil import may persist amid permit revocation, naira-for-crude reversal

FEC approves $1.07b for health reforms, HIV treatment expansion

Tinubu appoints Jibrin as new secretary of CDCFIB

Ojukwu varsity staff petition EFCC, accuse VC of corruption

LEADERSHIP

Canada Bans US Firms From Contracts, Cuts Elon Musk’s Starlink Deal

Council Boss Laments As Kidnappers Kill 1, Abduct 4 In Plateau

Edo Govt Debunks Rumour Of Non-payment Of Salaries To LG Workers

UK Partners With Financial Sector To Unlock Global Growth

Federal Gov’t Approves ‘159.5bn For Infrastructure Projects In FCT

Trump Agrees To ‘Immediately Pause’ Tariffs On Mexico For 1 Month

I Have Court Order Against My Arrest’, Says Nwaoboshi, Files Contempt Charge Against IGP

Nigeria Engages W/Bank In Search Of Economic Independence

Court Orders Forfeiture Of $222,729 Digital Assets Linked To Fraud

TRIBUNE

Telecom tariff hike: NLC suspends planned nationwide protest

FEC approves N4.8bn for HIV treatment amid U.S aid suspension

Tinubu signs Federal University of Environmental Technology, Ogoni into law

FEC approves N4.2trn for major road infrastructure projects

Kwara emerges best in RAAMP counterpart payment, disbursement

Biographies humanise icons; you can’t present leaders as gods ‘ Falola

We’ve no constitutional power to appoint, remove IGP ‘ PSC

NATION  

Health sector gets $1b for human capital development

Nigeria will reduce external borrowing, Edun tells World Bank

Fed Govt subsidising electricity with N200b monthly

Geregu makes N137 billion, PAT up by 71%, declares dividend of N21.25 billion

Alleged fraud: Court remands ex-NHIS boss Yusuf in prison

NLC drops planned strike over 50% telecom tariff hike

Establishment of varsity in Ogoniland excites MOSOP

FEC approves N1.04t for Works, FCT projects

Black out in Kaduna as KAEDCO sacks 900 staff

Gospel singer Peter Owoola shares story behind new release song Oloriaye

Wike shuts hospital in FCT, arrests operator

UBEC, NSA collaborate to boost school safety

Kaduna will balance AI with human engagement in education Commissioner

CP warns youths of oil communities in AIbom against violence

Court remands 13 Chinese nationals over alleged impersonation, constitutional threats

EFCC secures interim forfeiture of $222,729.86 in digital assets tied to Chinese, Filipino alleged fraudsters

DAILY TRUST

NLC suspends protest against tariff hike as FG sets up committee

PSC clarifies powers over I-G appointment

Oyo Govt picks April 5 for coronation of New Alaafin

N/Assembly resumes today, to accelerate tax reform bills

PDP crisis: Anyanwu defies governors resolution, resumes office

APCs reaction to coalition calls confirms partys derailment Salihu Lukman

Lagos: Obasa may return as speaker after GAC, lawmakers marathon meeting

Sowore and Oshiomhole between two comrades

Peace maker killed in accidental discharge in Kuje

KADECO embarks on strike over plan to sack 900 workers

Customs to resume 24-hour cargo clearance

Supply local refineries or lose your permits, NUPRC tells oil firms

FG denies claim of 65 per cent increase in electricity tariff

After seven-month gain, exchange rate inches towards N1,500

Nigeria can save $10bn annually from domestic refining

Kaduna electricity workers declare indefinite strike over planned mass sacking

I have order against my arrest, Nwaoboshi files contempt charge against IGP

Traditional Ruler Kidnapped, Okada Rider shot dead In Edo

Killers of Ogun couple sentenced to death

JUST IN: Tinubu signs bill establishing Federal University of environment Ogoni

BUSINESSDAY

Nigeria scrambles as Trump cuts healthcare funding

Streaming fuels record N2.81trn internet spend

Nigeria needs $200bn for gas infrastructure ‘ NEITI

Reforms to promote mining sector bearing fruits -Alake

CSOs urge NBA to institutionalise trial observations

Sustainable gender equality cannot be achieved by focusing solely on women, say Charlene Charmwakat Makai

Gunmen killed 10 residents in Ebonyi community attack

Retailers can’t yet reduce petrol price despite Dangote refinery cut ‘ PETROAN

Israeli Prime Minister arrives in US for meeting with Trum

DAILY INDEPENDENT

South East Council Of Traditional Rulers Bans Use Of ‘Eze Ndigbo’ Outside Igboland

Borno Councillor Bankrolls JAMB Registration For 30 Students

Illegal Parking: Lagos Cautions Motorists Against Payments To Touts For Illegal Parking On Bridges, Open Spaces

Abduction Of Monarch Causes Pandemonium In Edo Community

NEW TELEGRAPH

African Airlines Cargo Demand Up 8.5% In 2024

Flying Anxiety Spikes Over Frequent Air Accidents

LAUTECH Hospital Staff Protest Non-Payment Of Minimum Wage

Unions Dismiss Corruption Allegation Against JAMB

Security Forces Raid Imo Forest, Kill 35 Hoodlums

Residents Flee As Cult Clash Claims Three Lives In Rivers Community

Trump Announces One-Month Tariffs Pause For Mexico

SJim Iyke Celebrates Sons 7th Birthday With Cute Photos

FCTA Begins Crack Down On Fake Hospital Operators

Ronaldo Warns Real Madrid About Mbappe

BLUEPRINT

Sexual harassment: Police arrest IPO for altering case file, doctors report

$6bn fraud: EFCC rearranges ex-power minister, Agunloye, on amended charges

Gunmen kidnap Edo monarch, police launch manhunt

3 to die by hanging in Ogun over murder of former CBN staff

Kuje: Wike shuts down illegal clinic in Abuja suburb

Court sends top traditional ruler packing

Nigeria needs $200bn for gas infrastructure – NEITI

No going back on Agge Seaport – Diri

EFCC arraigns ex NHIS boss, Yusuf, for N90m ‘fraud’

4 feared dead during Kano demolition exercise

Breaking: Organised labour suspends nationwide protest over telecom tariff hike

Delta PDP loses another heavy weight, 1000 faithful to APC

Polytechnic students get new president, drums support for Tinubu

Tinubu signs Ogoniland University of Environment bill into law, swears in 8 permanent secretaries

Chieftaincy tussle: 4 killed, 7 policemen injured in Osun community

EFCC witness to court: CBN s contract awards for vehicles followed due process

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