Nigerian Newspapers Headlines, Wednesday, 16 April 2025

Nigerian Newspapers Headlines

THISDAY

Harvard Rejects Trumps Demands, Hit by $2.3bn Freeze in Govt Funding

EU Eyes Nigerias Solid Minerals Sector to Diversify Trade

FG Launches Survey to Encourage Nigerian Digital Firms Spread Across Africa

Stakeholders Furious as Seven Banks Pay N635.5bn AMCON Levy in Three Years

SEC, SMEDAN to Champion SMEs Financing through Capital Market

Report: Nigeria Now Africas Fastest-growing Web3 Developers Hub

IEI Exits Daewoo Loan to Strengthen Financial Foundation

We Must Rethink Africas Population Boom

6 Division Nigerian Army Begins Competition to Sharpen Troops Physical Fitness

World Bank Urges Nigeria to Maintain Momentum on Economic Reforms

MAN: US Tariff Hike to Wipe Out N2trn from Nigerias Agric Exports

In Historic Move, Oyetola Orders NIMASA to Commence CVFF Disbursement

US Ambassador: Nigerian Music Has Profound Influence on Global Stage

Solid Minerals: Senate Vows to Ensure Judicious Use of N1 Trillion Budget

Report: Despite Nigerias 210.54 TCF Reserves, Algeria, Egypt Control 60% of Africas Gas Market

Monitor Activities of Rivers Administrator, Speaker Abbas Charges Oversight Cttee

Idris: We Dont Expect Full-blown Crisis in Oil Sector, Despite Intermittent Disruptions

Court Hears Testimony in N152m Fraud Case Against Oak Homes CEO

Lagos Deputy Governor Hamzat Condemns Eko Disco Over Outrageous Electricity Bill

127 Nigerians Die of Lassa Fever in First Quarter 2025, Says NCDC

Court Dismisses Suit to Oust 27 Rivers Lawmakers over Alleged Defection to APC

Court Adjourns Nigerians $150m Suit against Google, GoDaddy.com

Enugu Seeks Recognition of Heritage Sites By UNESCO

Breaking: Inflation Rises to 24.23%

FG: Petrol Imports Drop to 14.7m Litres

El-Rufai: Tinubus Govt Most Corrupt, Worst in Nigerian History

Northern CAN Flays Plateau Killings, Demands Justice For Victims

PUNCH

2027: Atiku bloc defies PDP govs over coalition talks

Tinubu orders offensive as fresh Plateau attack leaves 51 dead

FG scrambles to avert Gencos shutdown over N4tn debt

‘We failed you, forgive me,’ gov apologises over Plateau attacks

Interpol joins EFCC in N1.3tn CBEX probe

Rivers administrator threatens lawsuit to recover N300m from NBA

Kano NNPP lawmakers to join APC after Ganduje meeting

FCCPC seals Abuja shops selling fake foreign rice

1.7 million kg solid waste removed from Ogoni creeks — HYPREP

Tinubu inherited economy on life support – Umahi

2027: CUPP urges PDP govs to reconsider stance on coalition

Emergency rule: Rivers judicial commission disputes magistrate’s resignation

Oyebanji releases additional N200m for pensioners’ gratuities

Autonomy: Judge’s absence stalls ALGON’s suit against FG, states

Fubara hasn’t sought forgiveness, Wike replies Tompolo

Court strikes out Falana, Falzs N1bn defamation suit against VeryDarkMan

Agbakoba faults Natasha’s sexual harassment allegations against Akpabio

Report illegal revenue collectors to police, Adeleke tells market leaders

BREAKING: FG declares Friday, Monday public holidays for Easter celebration

Plateau killings: Jang urges dialogue with community leaders

Chibok girls: 276 parents get N10m on 11th anniversary

Flood alert: FG pledges to protect lives, infrastructure

Nigerians have lost confidence in PDP -Suswam

Killings: NANS demands military headquarters relocation to Plateau

So embarrassing,’ Nigerians slam police over viral video of officers collecting cash from Chinese

NSCDC arrests 45-year-old man for defiling two boys

Firefighter injured as fire guts residential building in Anambra

Navy destroys eight illegal bunkering sites in Ondo community

NAPS urges NANS to oppose polytechnic-to-university conversions

Marketers import 156.9m litres as petrol landing cost falls

FCCPC seals Abuja shops for selling local rice repackaged as foreign

SUN    

NNPP dead, Kwankwasoll soon join APC Ganduje

Nigeria-US Relations: President Trumps Tariffs, a blessing to Nigeria if Azai

Tinubu, his politics of ambitious $50.8bn foreign investment target by 2030

Rivers Assembly: Court dismisses suit against 27 lawmakers

Easter: FG declares April 18, 21 public holidays

CBEX office in Oyo taken over by police, Amotekun

Diaspora group slams Plateau killings, demands action

NiMet management invites aviation unions to dialogue to avert strike

Expert urges action to boost Nigerias voter turnout in 2027

Federal Polytechnic Committee of Rectors elect Umar, Auchi Poly Rector as chairman

Chief Magistrate who claimed retirement over state of emergency was sacked Rivers Govt

Nigerias economic crisis worsens as food inflation soars to 21.79% in March -NBS

GUARDIAN    

Associates chide NFF, insist Chukwu was not dubious, senile to claim unpaid wages

Ive capacity to be president, says Seyi Makinde

Family demands justice over farmers alleged death in Amotekun custody

CBEX investors storm Ibadan office as platform crashes, experts warn against Ponzi schemes

EFCC arrests 17 suspected internet fraudsters in Uyo

Drug suspects on the run after bail as Customs hand over surety to NDLEA

Mexico seeks talks to avoid US duties on tomatoes

Id love to send US citizens to El Salvador jail, says Trump

South Sudan clashes kill 200, displace 125,000 since March: UN

Trump ramps up conflict against defiant Harvard

Hamas to respond to truce proposal within 48 hours

UN says Israel killed 71 civilians in Lebanon since ceasefire

Oyetola orders NIMASA to commence CVFF disbursement process

Half of Nigerians spend almost 100% of incomes on food, says report

Lassa fever kills 127 in Ondo, Bauchi, Edo NCDC

Katsina targets 3m children for immunisation against poliovirus

Autonomy: Court adjourns ALGONs suit against federal, state govts

Silicon Valley rallies $19.5b foreign investment to Nigeria

NLNG receives 250 entries for $100,000 Literature Prize

Suspected vandals held as Abia vows crackdown on saboteurs

Deltas N1m cash for gold incentive is big motivation

Oyo lawmaker moves motion to stop use of phones in schools

Akpabio warns MDAs against noncompliance with legislative resolutions

Tinubu will complete eight years in office Akwa Ibom governor

Customs handover over nine 40ft containers of expired drugs to NAFDAC

VANGUARD

Naira rises to N1,618/$ in parallel market

Abuja Law School for all universities law graduates inappropriate: The Council of Legal Education and the Nigerian Law School

Anyanwu to PDP govs: I can’t be removed by some party men

Plateau: Outrage grows over killings, Gov Mutfwang apologises

Doctors could have prevented Maradona’s death, they deceived us – Daughter

NAFDAC raises alarm over circulation of counterfeit Aflotin drugs

Kwara NSCDC nabs 45-year-old man for alleged sodomy of teenage boys

Plateau: Outrage grows over killings, Gov Mutfwang apologises

Reps to Ibas: Report to NASS for legislative approvals

Easter: FG declares Friday 18th, Monday 21st April public holidays

NNPP dead, Kwankwaso now seeking salvation in APC – Ganduje

Inflation rate rises to 24.23%

PMS import drops by 30m litres in 8 months — NMDPRA

Gunmen kill four policemen in Enugu, set patrol vehicle ablaze

Plateau Killings: Nigerians dying due to Tinubu’s incompetence – Atiku

We need strong, resilient banks to achieve $1trn economy — CBN

SEC tells influencers to stop promoting risky meme coins, unlicensed platforms

Over $5bn invested in gas sector in one year —  NGA President

Fitch upgrades Nigeria’s credit outlook, citing policy reforms, economic stabilization

Portable regains freedom as Saheed Osupa withdraws cyberstalking case

Family that breaks you isnt worth it, Peter Okoye writes after testifying against brother Jude

No leadership crisis in Igbo community ICA insists on Ezenekwes legitimacy

APC stakeholders protest alleged imposition of chairmanship candidate ahead of Lagos LG polls

Plateau killings not mere communal clashes, but a sinister agenda Jang

Agbakoba questions inconsistencies in Natashas sexual harassment allegations against Akpabio

UK payrolled employees drop by 78,000

Group decries declining women participation in politics in Abia

IPOB warns Igbo leaders against mobilizing youths for military recruitment

LEADERSHIP

Financial Crimes Responsible For Non-state Violence In Nigeria ‘ EFCC

Illegal Mining Site Slides Kills 4 In Niger

27 Reportedly Hospitalised Over Crash Of CBEX In Oyo

Killings: IGP Visits Plateau, Says Police Will Bring Perpetrators To Justice

Investment In Youths Panacea To Ending Boko Haram Insurgency, Banditry ‘ Zulum

Alex Ekwueme Varsity Withdraws Admission Of Sacked Ebonyi Gov’s Aide Over Cultism

NSCDC Arrests Man For Allegedly Sodomising 2 Teenage Boys In Kwara

Trump’s Tariff Policies Threaten Nigeria’s Oil Revenue ‘ NMDPRA

Plateau Killings: ‘We Have Failed You,’ Gov Mutfwang Begs Communities

Group Urges Akpabio To Step Aside Over Sexual Harassment Allegation

TRIBUNE

Oil, gas producing communities celebrate Tompolo at 54

2025 Hajj: Journalists call for merit-based appointment of adhoc officials

From conductor to Journalist: Oyo journalist launches memoir in Ibadan

Rivers govt threatens legal action against NBA overN300m conference fund

Sexual harassment’: Provide more evidence against Akpabio,  Agbakoba tells Natasha

I have capacity to occupy Nigeria’s highest office ‘ Gov Makinde

FAAC: FG, States, LGs share N1.578trn March revenue

JUST IN: Nigeria’s inflation rate rises to 24.2%

Insecurity: Defence Minister holds appraisal meeting with service chiefs

Speaker Abbas mourns late APC director, seeks end to insecurity

JUST IN: FG declares April 18, 21 public holidaysforEaster

British Journalist donates laptops to Chibok girls at AUN

Lagos Assembly calls on AG to implement 2015 tenancylaw

Tinubu, Atiku’s political discord impediment to national progress ‘ APC chieftain

Nigeria calls for strategic diplomacy to tackle illicit financial flows in Africa

Ensure decent, well-paid jobs under LEEP ‘ ILO, Labour unions urge FG

DAILY TIMES

Nigerias inflation rises to 24.23% after economic rebasing, says NBS

SEC, SMEDAN partner to boost SME access to capital market funding

Equities market dips as investors lose N22bn to start new week

Controversy surrounds alleged medical bill payment by Gov Okpebholo, beneficiary claims no assistance received

Varsity suspends VC over sexual harassment allegations

CSOs commend delineation of federal constituency in Delta State

UK Government invests $6 million in Nigerias InfraCredit for sustainable infrastructure Devt

NiMet Counters Strike Threat, Reaffirms Commitment to Staff Welfare

FG lauds C River govt on fight against climate change

Insecurity: Kalu calls for decisive measures, says situation shouldnt be politicised

NATION    

Atikus coalition motive unknown to PDP, says Makinde

Natasha rejects Agbakobas call for out-of-court deal with Akpabio

Rising cost of living pushes inflation to 24.23%

BREAKING: Rivers threatens legal action,vows to recover N300m from NBA

FCT land reform to block speculation, fast-track development Wike

Plateau killings: IGP vows justice for victims of Bassa attacks

Tenancy law: Lagos Assembly moves to curb arbitrary rent hikes

Lassa Fever claims five lives in one week as cases surge across six states

Fed Govt set to disburse over $400m cabotage fund

Tinubu flags off 65km AIbom section of Lagos-Calabar coastal highway

HERALD   

Davido Claims Former President Goodluck Jonathan Used ‘Dami Duro’ as Ringtone

Do Aliens Exist’ The Best Evidence So Far

Victor Osimhen Speaks on Future Amid Transfer Buzz: ‘Best Decision for Everyone Will Be Made

Trump Issues Stark Warning to Iran: Abandon Nuclear Ambitions or Face ‘Harsh’ Consequences

Fubara Slams Police Over Brutal Crackdown on Protesters in Rivers State

Laide Bakare Vows to Deal with Eniola Badmus Over ‘Animal’ Comment

DAILY TRUST

Plateau killings: Rise up to your responsibility, Kwankwaso tells FG

FG declares public holidays for Easter

Rivers threatens legal action, vows to recover N300m from NBA

No Cheap Energy Anywhere, APC Secretary tells Lagos Dep Gov

Trumps erratic policies responsible for fall in crude oil price Nigerian regulatory agency

EFCC arrest 17 suspects for internet fraud

Tinubu laying foundation for Nigerias prosperity Barau

Petrol imports drop by30m litres

9-year-old locked inside apartment by guardian burnt to death

BREAKING: Inflation rises to 24.23% in March

Defamation: Fuji musician, Saheed Osupa, withdraws case against Portable

Reps inaugurate committee to monitor emergency rule in Rivers

AUTHORITY

FG declares public holidays for Easter celebration

Bala Mohammed 2027 presidential campaign posters flood Taraba

Trumps tariffs may affect Nigerias 2025 budget FG*Fears oil price crash

Badaru, Service chiefs meet to appraise security situation

EU eyes Nigerias solid minerals to diversify trade

BUSINESSDAY

Oil palm growers to replant 1.5m hectares on rising appetite

How CBEX wiped off investors’ N1.3trn in nine months

Metering hits 4-year low as FG misses target

Real estate remains the top hedge against inflation and devaluation ‘ Alonge, NIESV President

MAN advocates five-year tax free policy to boost manufacturing activities

DAILY INDEPENDENT

FG, States, LGs Share N1.578trn March Revenue

We’re Building Nigeria Where Workers Can Attain Full Potential ‘FG

N2.6bn Gone: Rivers Businesses Count Losses As NBA Pulls Out Over Political Crisis

Insecurity: Monarch, Community Leaders Send SOS To FG Over Illegal Mining Activities

Easter: Cross River Police Command Assures Residents Of Maximum Security

Lagos Assembly Calls For Full Implementation Of Tenancy Law

EU Eyes Nigeria’s Solid Minerals To Diversify Trade ‘ Alake

Rivers Crisis: Group Condemns Police Assault Of Peaceful Protesters

NEW TELEGRAPH

Easter: FG Declares Friday, Monday Public Holidays

Edo Govt Reintroduces Monthly Sanitation Exercise

Rivers: Ibas Summons Fubara, Deputy Over Appointments

Revenue Boost Raises March FAAC Allocation To N1.578tn

Service Chiefs Brief Defence Minister Over Natl Security Situation

Bassa Killings: IGP Visits Plateau, Promises Justice For Victims

Lagos Assembly Calls For Full Implementation Of Tenancy Law

BLUEPRINT

2025: FG, States, LGs share N1.578trn in March

Impostors hijacking CIPMN to defraud unsuspecting Nigerians, founder alerts

Wike vows to speed up FCT development

Lassa fever: Death toll rises to 127

EU expresses interest in Nigeria’s solid minerals to diversify trade

How NMDPRA issued 47 refinery licenses in one year – Farouk Ahmed

Lagos judiciary mourns as Justice Safari is laid to rest

Group lauds NASS for amending Electoral Act 2022

Tinubu flags off Section 3A Lagos-Calabar coastal highway

Customs intercepts 1,400kg cannabis sativa in Ondo

CAN condemns killings in Bassa, urges FG to act decisively

‘Defamation’: Court strikes out Falana’s suit against VeryDarkMan

Breaking: FG declares public holidays for 2025 Easter celebration

Fury will never fight again – Arum

Expert laments 26% voter turnout in 2023, stakeholders proffer solutions

Ogun: 21 communities protest 2 years power outage

Bala approves N872m counterpart funding for Bauchi PHC

Civil rights centre applauds Supreme Court judgment on FOI Act

Electricity crisis: Weve plans to offset N4trn debt owned GenCos in Nigeria FG

Court adjourns ALGONs financial autonomy suit to May 29

Ogun monarch, others demand protection of women, girl-child

FG declares April 18, 21 public holidays for Easter celebration

                               

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