Nigerian Newspapers Headlines, Tuesday, 18 March 2025

Nigerian Newspapers Headlines

PUNCH

Rema becomes first African artiste to feature on Rolling Stone cover

Messi out of Argentina’s World Cup qualifiers due to injury

Niger fuel crisis: Customs, marketers differ as 400 border filling stations shut

Anti-Tinubu coalition: APC, others attack El-Rufai, Atiku as plot thickens

Amosun, Dangote differ over cement plant demolition

Wike revokes 4,794 FCT land titles over N6.9bn ground rent

SGF distances self from aide’s N10bn fraud probe

Impeachment move: Tension in Rivers as Assembly serves Fubara misconduct notice

Media strategist says Nollywood actress plagiarised viral post on Asake

Reps break fast with Tinubu, donate N705m to FG

Lagos PDP attacks Jandor over return to APC

Diezani asks court to retrieve seized assets from buyers

95-year-old homeless as rainstorm ravages Ekiti, Osun

FCT CP hails donation of health equipment for officers’ well-being

Court adjourns AMCON ex-MD’s N76bn, $31.5m fraud trial

Nigeria, Brazil begin $1bn Green project after six years

Tinubu appoints Kukah Kaduna varsity pro-chancellor, names VC

Court reserves judgment on Obasa’s suit challenging impeachment

Only INEC can prosecute electoral offenders Court

Lagos men spent N661bn on sex workers in 2024-Survey

Cross River to privatise oil palm estates

PICTORIAL: AfDB President Adesina bags Kenya’s highest national honour

N27bn fraud case: Ex-Taraba gov’s absence stallstrial

Wike revokes 4,794 FCT land titles over N6.9bn ground rent

SGF distances self from aides N10bn fraud probe

FULL LIST: Misconduct, financial breaches, other allegations against Fubara

Rivers assembly accuses Fubara, deputy of misconduct, issues notice

My father Nigerias greatest president Seyi Tinubu

THISDAY

WHO: Nigeria, Seven Other Countries May Run Out of HIV Drugs After USAIDs Cuts

UK Commits to Restoring Peace in North-East

FG to Begin Digital Mapping of Abuja, Surveyor General Briefs NCAA, ONSA

NERC Transfers Oversight of Plateaus Electricity Market to PSERC

NECA Condemns Outrageous Levies on Private Companies by Financial Reporting Council

Concerns over Nigerias N55tn Budget as Crude Output Deficit Hits 390,000bpd

Presidents Son Pays Medical Bills of Some Nigerians to Mark Ramadan

Finally, Rivers State Assembly Begins Impeachment Process against Fubara, Ordu

Inflation Declines to 23.18% Amid Lower Food, Energy Prices

Wike Threatens to Sack FCDA Executive Secretary for Resettlement Fraud

Court Declares AGF Lacks Powers to Prosecute Electoral Offences

Eno: No Dispute Between Akwa Ibom And Cross River Over 76 Oil Wells

SUN    

APC mocks El- Rufai, accuses him of sulking

Impeachment proceedings against Fubara, deputy initiated by Rivers Assembly

Ekong: Osimhen ll play in Premier League next season

 NLC berates Obasanjo over criticism of Labour leadership

Chekwas Okorie slams Obasanjo over comments on Lagos-Calabar Highway contract.

Wike threatens to sack FSD Executive Secretary for alleged attempt to defraud demolition victims

Ramadan palliatives: Muslim group commends Matawalles gesture

Kano establishes new Ministry, appoints new Commissioner

GUARDIAN    

PDP urges FG to halt state allocations to Edo

Dissociate from el-Rufai’s deceptive politics, southern alliance warns Obi, Atiku

Jandor returns to APC as PDP describes exit welcome relief

Rivers Assembly moves to impeach Fubara, deputy over alleged gross misconduct

Concerns as gunmen abduct five in Delta

NYSC inspector absent as Sowore, others escort embattled corps member to Lagos office

Nigeria’s inflation sustains downward trend, slows to 23.2%

Bank to expand Sukuk offerings with N20 billion Mudarabah Issuance

Alleged N350m fraud trial: You can’t travel, court tells Dantata

Firm harps on general counsels significance

Increase economic empowerment opportunities for women, NGO tells govt

How lack of support for ADR strains Nigeria’s legal system

Shell asset acquisition marks new dawn in oil sector, says Kalejaiye

Raye: I never called for corper’s execution, says presidential aide

FG addresses allegations on expatriate quotas in oil sector

Tinubu appoints Bishop Kukah Pro-Chancellor of Kaduna applied varsity

Court reserves judgment in Obasas suit challenging removal as Lagos Speaker

Nigeria’s inflation drops to 23.18%, continues downward trend -NBS

Police kill four suspected kidnappers in Delta

VANGUARD

Rema becomes first African artiste to feature on Rolling Stone cover

Trump declares Biden’s pardons for committee ‘void’

China’s Baidu releases new AI model to compete with DeepSeek

Rivers Crisis: Assembly serves Gov Fubara, deputy notice of misconduct

Breaking: Women protest against return of armed Okuama youths

VP Shettima urges NASS to shun division, partisanship

NCAA clears Max Air for domestic flight operations

EFCC arrests suspended Okpebholo’s aide over alleged naira abuse

Salary deductions: Kano to introduce pay parade system – Gov Yusuf

Electoral Act amendment: Statutory delegates ‘ll participate in 2026 party primaries – Akpabio

Wike revokes 4,794 land titles over non-payment of ground rent in FCT

2027: Why North won’t defer presidential aspiration for Tinubu’s re-election — Shettima

Amosun demolished my cement plant in Ogun twice  — Dangote

EFCC arrests Gov Okpebholo’s aide, Okungbowa over alleged naira abuse

NASU issues 7-day strike notice to WAEC

Nigeria’s inflation rate drops to 23.18% in February – NBS

World first: Australian man sets record with artificial heart, survives 100 days

FG appoints Prof Ojo as pioneer CMD of FUTA Teaching Hospital

Ebola-infected monkeys cured with a pill, raising hopes for humans

NSCDC, Tantita foil pipeline attacks, arrest 17 pirates and vandals

Wikes house not attacked or burnt Police

Lagos APC welcomes Jandor, says more to join party in weeks

SGF Akume, distances self from aide under EFCC probe

Protest rocks Abuja over Benue judicial crisis

JUST IN: Rivers facing gloomy future State Govt laments

LEADERSHIP

Katsina Govt To Feed 2 Million Vulnerable Residents During Ramadan

Katsina Govt Backs Establishment Of NAPRI Outreach Centre In Mahuta

FG, Katsina Govt To Complete Kano-Katsina Highway, 4 Others

Tinubu Appoints Bishop Kukah As Pro-Chancellor Of Federal Varsity In Kachia

Show Construction Approvals For Your Demolished Structures’, Amosun Replies Dangote

JUST-IN: FCT Minister Revokes 4,794 Land Titles Over Non-payment Of Ground Rent

Demolition: FCT Minister Berates FCDA Boss Over Alleged Fraud Against Gishiri Residents

Anti-Tinubu Video: Presidential Aide Clarifies ‘Capital Punishment’ Comment Against Corps Member

JUST-IN: Nigeria’s Inflation Drops To 23.18%

TRIBUNE

Nearly 50 million people sign up call for reduction of air pollution

KPMG, private sector unveil investment fund model to boostfoodsecurity

NGO launches literacy series initiative to empower professionals

Wike revokes 4,794 FCT land titles over non-payment of ground rent

Nigeria-Brazil $1.1bn green imperative project kicks off

Akpabio seeks deeper ties between Nigeria, Cuba

NLC faults Obasanjo over criticism against labour unions

I am sorry’, Viral corps member apologises for labelling Lagos ‘smelling state

Osun govt rolls out tractor operation guidelines, offers subsidy to farmers

Demolition: Wike slams acting FCDA secretary for allegedly defrauding Gishiri victims

IPU: No plan to instigate arrest of Senator Natasha’ Senate

FG hands over Oyo/Ogbomoso highway reconstruction to another contractor

NNPC pledges effective use of PIA funds for host community development

DAILY TIMES

SGF Akume absolves self of N10 billion fraud allegation

Take A University Teaching Appointment, APC heavyweight tells ElRufai

Police arrest two suspected ritualists for beheading minor in Adamawa

Troops arrest two notorious bandits, recover dangerous weapons in Plateau

Army killed 31 bandits, destroyed camps in Katsina

NAFDAC seizes 100 truckloads of substandard, expired, fake drugs, narcotics

3 years in office: Bishop Kuka charges Soludo not to compete with anyone.

NATION  

Drop in food, gas costs reduces inflation to 23.18%

El-Rufai stands diminished with his action, says APC

House of Reps donates N705m to support Tinubus humanitarian programmes

Lagos-Calabar Coastal Road will add $45b to economy, says Oladipo

NMDPRA, NNPCL, Customs deny petrol export to Niger Republic

Akpabios commitment to accountability, ethical leadership outstanding Senator Madori

Presidential aide clarifies comment on corps members social media post

Residents rescue man gagged by wife, sons over pension benefits

Court bars AGF from prosecuting electoral offences

JAMB accuses tertiary institutions of admitting students with fake ALevel results

HERALD   

Nigerians Blast Seyi Tinubu Over Misplaced Political Statements In Yobe

Trump to Speak with Putin on Tuesday Amid Ukraine Peace Efforts

Nigerian Youths Use #30DayRantChallenge to Protest Economic Hardship

Reality TV Star Bambam Recounts Traumatic Childbirth Experience

Asake Reconciles with Father, Agrees to Buy Him a House and Take Care of 11-Year-Old Daughter

DAILY TRUST

Trump orders dismantling of Voice of America

Many injured, houses burnt as crisis erupts in Plateau community

Kano Govt to workers: Present yourselves for verification or risk dismissal

Seyi Tinubu: My father is the only president not trying to enrich himself

Wike knelt before Clark when he wanted to be Governor -PANDEF Chair

How Amosun demolished my cement plant project twice Dangote

El-Rufai accuses Uba Sani of siphoning LG funds to UK, South Africa

Motorists pass night at CNG stations over inadequate dispensing points

Rivers Assemblys notice of misconduct not addressed to Fubara Govt

ADP chair: Nigerians worse off under Tinubus leadership

Lagos: PDP fumes as ex-guber candidate Jandor returns to APC

Protesters storm NJC over relocation of Benue LG election tribunal

Seyi Tinubu: My father not after personal enrichment like others

APC to El-Rufai: Quit sulking, show some respectability

Edo LG crisis: PDP demands reinstatement of suspended chairmen, APC fires back

US begins mass layoffs at Voice of America

US: Trump annuls Biden pardons over use of autopen

UKRAINE: Putin, Trump to discuss ceasefire today

ANGOLA: DR Congo, M23 confirm peace talks participation

US: Toll from weekend tornadoes rises to 40

Inflation falls to 23.18 per cent

Smugglers forfeit 3 trucks of rice, others worth N468.706m to FG

Well deliver 500,000 housing units annually for 10yrs Minister

BREAKING: Wike revokes over 4,700 land titles in Abuja

Alleged N12.3bn fraud: Otudeko, Otedola, EFCC move to settle dispute

BREAKING: Tinubu appoints Bishop Kukah as Pro-Chancellor

Wike accuses FCDA Secretary of attempting to defraud demolition victims, threatens sack

EFCC re-arrests Kano TikToker, Murja Kunya, for spraying naira

AUTHORITY

FG Inaugurates Anti-Corruption, Transparency Unit in Youth Ministry

Akpabio/Akpoti-Uduaghan saga: EWHC seeks thorough investigation, urges support for women

Wike threatens to sack FCDA secretary over compensations misdeed

Igbo Efula moves to halt Igbo language from extincton

NSCDC foils renewed hostility on oil pipeline installation, nabs 17 suspects

Interior Ministry addresses expatriate quota allegations, ensures transparency and accountability

BUSINESSDAY

Fubara’s planned ouster heats up Nigeria’s oil city

Big firms flock to Eko Atlantic on prestige

Nigerians boil as blackouts worsen heat waves

Data, logistics stall Nigeria’s non-oil exports push

Nigeria’s inflation slows for second consecutive month after rebasing

Lagos: Cementing city’s role as hub for investment, trade, opportunity

From paper certificates to real-world skills: Bridging Nigeria’s graduate gaps

Atiku backs NYSC corps member threatened over viral anti-government video

Petrol marketers deny opposing price reduction

The rise of African tech startups: Opportunities, challenges, and solutions

DAILY INDEPENDENT

Bamidele: Beneficiaries Of Subsidies Ganged Up Against Tinubu’s Govt At Inception

LG Funds: Shehu Sani Tackles El Rufai Over Allegations Against Kaduna Governor

Akpabio/Natasha Saga: EWHC Seeks Due Process, Canvasses Support For Women

Naira Stability, Lower Petrol Price Cool Inflation To 23.18% In Feb

El-Rufai Blinded By Ego, Driven By Untamed Emotion ‘ APC

FCT Minister Revokes 4,794 Land Titles Over 40-Year Non-Payment Of Ground Rent

Amosun To Dangote: Show Nigerians Construction Approvals For Alleged Demolished Structures

9mobile Reinforces Innovation Leadership With Echoes, Trailblazing AI Storytelling Platform

Revitalisation Of Oil Palm Estates: Cross River Opens Technical Bids For Three Firms

NEW TELEGRAPH

Mandate Protection In Elections: Pivotal Role Of Polling Agents

Nigeria Should Not Become Dumping Ground For EUs E-Wastes

Senates Suspension Of Natasha Morally, Legally Wrong Ojo

Edo Chairmen Suspension: PDP Accuses Okpebholo Of Breaching Constitution

Wike Slams FCDA Secretary For Defrauding Demolition Victims

10 Influential Nigerians With Unfettered Access To Tinubu

NNPCL Champions Effective Utilization Of Host Community Funds

Witnesses Testify Against Timileyin, Killer Of Corp Member

BLUEPRINT

SEC to publish names of capital market violators

Dangote to build 6-Mta cement plant in Itori, largest seaport in Ogun

Over 70% of 43m housing units in Nigeria substandard

Wike revokes over 4, 794 land titles in FCT

Disu, Uka, 13 others now AIGs as Police Service Commission promotes 66 senior officers

I didn’t call for death of NYSC corps member who insulted Tinubu – Aide

Diezani: Former minister seeks court order to retrieve seized assets

Ogun guber: Only INEC can prosecute electoral Act offences – Court

FG briefs stakeholders on digital drone mapping

Nigerias mounting debt, IMF positive rating

How beneficiaries of subsidies initially ganged up against Tinubu Bamidele

6 years after, Nigeria-Brazil $1.1bn green imperative project kicks off

Bishop Matthew Kukah named pro-chancellor of new federal university

Rainstorm destroys many houses in Edo

                               

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