Nigerian Newspapers Headlines, Tuesday, 9 September 2025

Nigerian Newspapers Headlines

PUNCH

NUPENG shuts depots as FG, Dangote talks drag

2027: North rallies voters as South tops pre-registration list

Kaduna violence: El-Rufai, ADC leaders shun police invitation

US arrests convicted Nigerian in illegal migrants crackdown

Police probe body found in car at N’Assembly complex

Tinubu’s education policies yielding impact — UDUS VC

JAMB panel uncovers over 6,000 AI, biometric malpractices

Seized allocations: Court hears Osun’s suit against CBN

OPS rejects 5% fuel surcharge, TUC threatens strike

190bn at stake: How Nigerians can reclaim unclaimed dividends – NOA

Speaker Abbas backtracks, denies condemning Nigerias borrowing

PHOTOS: Calm restored to Third Mainland Bridge after demolition protest

I wont let my siblings play in NPFL, says Ex-Eagles midfielder Haruna Lukman

Katsina gov reveals ongoing negotiations with bandits

Venezuela deploys 25,000 troops amid rising tensions with US

THISDAY

Nigerian Mathematician Sets New Standard in Knot Theory Research

NBA Sues Police Over Tinted Glass Permit Policy, Cites Rights Violations

Stock Market Adds N262bn on Demand for Transcorp Power, 40 Others

LPG Prices Ease, Kerosene Soars Beyond Reach of Nigerians

OPSN Expresses Concerns over Incessant Summons of Private Companies by National Assembly

Court Orders British Airways to Pay Nigerian Passenger N53m Over Lost Luggage

Ex-NNPC GM Faces U.S. Sentencing Over $2.1m Bribery Conviction

Lagos Judiciary Unveils Guidelines on Non-Custodial Sentencing to Tackle Prison Congestion

Lagos CommendsFirs Milestone in Tackling Nigerias Housing Deficit

Extremism, Mob Justice and State Complicity

LG Funds: Osun Objects Hearing of Suit against CBN, Accountant General by Abuja Vacation Court

NDLEA Smashes Drug Cartel, Arrests 3 Kingpins, Seizes N5.3bn Australia-bound Cocaine

NAS Demands Increased Funding, Digital Inclusion, Accountability in Education Sector

NOGASA, NARTO, PETROAN Join NUPENG Strike against Dangote

CVR: Over 3.5m Nigerians Registered in Three Weeks, Says INEC

Miller Williams Appointed As Head Of Publishing At emPawa Africa

Ogun is Nigerias Top Investment Destination, Abiodun Tells AfCFTA Panel in Algiers

Civil Group Alleges Plot to Undermine EFCC, Destabilise Tinubus Anti-corruption Agenda

JAMB Panel Uncovers 4,251 Finger Blends, 190 AI Cheats In 2025 UTME

Port Harcourt-Aba Train Service to Resume Operation Tuesday, Says Official

SUN       

CVR: Online pre-registration hits 3.6m as INEC issues fresh warning on underaged registration

ADC sets up committee to resolve leadership crisis in Abia

Focus on governance, leave comedy, YPP gov candidate tells Soludo

1999 Constitution is the problem of Nigeria Okunniyi

Anxiety rises in Osun politics as APC capitalises on PDPs internal strife

Beyond Tribe: Igbo in North Call for Competence Over Ethnicity in 2027

Kano Governor inaugurates Shura Advisory Council

CVR: Online pre-registration hits 3.6m, INEC issues fresh warning on underage registration

Focus on governance, leave comedy, YPP gov candidate hits Soludo

BBNaija: Dede, Joanna slammed with shocking eviction

Nigerias debt profile has reached alarming stage Reps

DSS issues 7-day ultimatum to Sowore over anti-Tinubu post

How NUPENG strike will affect hospitals Health Minister

Ibrahim assumes office as new Kebbi Customs Comptroller

EFCC boss urges media to intensify fight against corruption

Security agencies under pressure to arrest Sowore for abusing Tinubu

FCT doctors on week-long warning strike over salary arrears

GUARDIAN    

Trump administration launches immigration raids in Chicago

FG recovers N21b, makes 1,950 arrests in nationwide operations

Bandits abduct APC chairmans wife, daughter in Kwara

Lagos moves against roadside traders at Mile 2 corridor

Customs intercepts 340 snakes, 17 scorpions at Lagos airport

Port Harcourt-Aba train service resumes Tuesday, says NRC

NUJ offers measure to tackle out-of-schoolsyndrome

Bauchi eyes improved income, employment from solid minerals

Radda confirms negotiation with bandits in Katsinas frontline LGs

El-Rufai spurns police summons as HURIWA accuses govt of intimidating opposition

Concerns as $3.5tr investment gap cuts off three billion people from online access

Expert decries reliance on foreign contractors for FCT development

Stakeholders harp on respectful maternal care to improve services

Anambra 2025: LP factions clash over court order dismissing Moghalus candidacy

Ogun workers demand N150,000 as new minimum wage

Healing Old Wounds: Onoja, Achuba reunite for Kogis future

CVR: Over 3.5m Nigerians pre-register in three weeks INEC

2027: Kaduna govt committed to CVR, says commissioner

Ondo Amotekun operatives petition Assembly over lack of appointment letters after four years

VANGUARD

2 killed in Edo community over leadership tussle, govt orders probe

Chibok survivor wins SASIE pitch, champions women in tech

Robbers gun down Ibadan journalist in daylight attack

Kwara APC chairmans wife, daughter kidnapped

Naira rises to N1,530/$ in parallel market

2027: Jonathans camp, PDP topshots wooing Peter Obi

Energy Transition: NEITI tasks CSOs on tracking govts, companies commitments

Breaking: Dangote to allow its workers join NUPENG

Japa: 3 countries with friendly visa schemes to consider aside US, UK, Canada

Federal, Delta govts sign MoU on takeover of Otor-Udu General Hospital

2027: Oyo APC Youths mobilise for leadership ahead of elections

UTME Fraud: 80% of infractions are caused by parents JAMB Committee

Declare snake bite emergency in Benue Activist urges state govt

Sen Katung decries renewed violence in Southern Kaduna

CUPP urges Speaker to back words with action on Nigerias borrowing

LEADERSHIP

Clearing Agents Decry Rising Demurrage Over Bank Server Outage

Transmission Company Warns Against Building Under Power Lines

Stock Market Investors Reap N262bn In New Trading Week

Government, Stakeholders Assure Tech Startups Of Technical, Funding Supports

‘Policy, Infrastructure, Business Models Critical To Shape Audience Behaviour’

External Reserves Hit $41.5bn As NEFM Records $2.8bn Inflow

Business Activity Expands As PMI Hits 52.7 in July

50 Patients To Get Free Surgery In Sokoto

UNICEF, Commonwealth Hand Over Climate-Resilient Health, Education Facilities To Jigawa

Students Confirm Disbursement Of N800m Scholarship By Bauchi Governor

Leaked Video: Group Calls For Action Against Senator

Senior Workers Reject Planned 5% Petroleum Tax, Threaten Strike

Adamawa Approves N30b For Road Projects, Scholarships, Others

Tackling Insecurity Is Divine, Not About My Re-election – Gov Radda

BREAKING: You Can’t Resume In Senate Now, NASS Tells Suspended Kogi Senator Natasha

Boko Haram: Cattle Rearers Laud Commission For Rebuilding North East Region

CSO Faults Sowore Over Response To Tinubu Remarks

Oba Of Benin Declares 2-week Prayer, Fasting For Peace, Bumper Harvest

World Bank Selects Gombe For Global Livestock Summit In France

3.5m Nigerians Pre-Register For CVR In 3 Weeks – Election Body

Strike: Oil Workers’ Union, Dangote Group’s Abuja Meeting Ends In A Deadlock

N149.39trn Debt: Akpabio, Abbas Warn Against Unchecked Borrowing

Speaker Abbas Makes U-turn, Says Tinubu Working Hard For Responsible Borrowing

APC Targeting Us With Violence Over Our Political Belief, Says Ex-AGF Malami

‘CBT Centres Guilty Of UTME Fraud Will Be Shut, Owners Jailed’, Says JAMB Committee

Nigeria’s Education Sector Is In Trouble, Says JAMB Panel Chair Epelle

We Are Yet To Receive El-Rufai’s Petition Against Police — PSC

BBNaija10: Faith Breaks Down In Tears After Rooboy‘s Shocking ‘Eviction’

I Won’t Retract Comment On Tinubu Even If Ultimatum Extends To 2027 — Sowore

1 Resident Dies, 7 Others Injured In Jigawa Building Collapse

Oworonshoki Residents Protest Demolition, Shut Down Third Mainland Bridge In Lagos

2026 W’Cup Qualifiers: Super Eagles Land In Bloemfontein To Rousing Welcome

Presidency Sacks VP Shettima’s Aide On Digital, Creative Economy

PICTORIAL: Oyo APC Protests Alleged Victimisation Of Lawmaker Over N300bn Loan

Group Exposes ‘₦5bn Smear Campaign’ Against Tinubu, EFCC Boss

JUST-IN: DSS Issues Sowore 1-week Retraction Ultimatum Over Post On Tinubu

El-Rufai Petitions PSC Over Alleged Misconduct By Officers Of Kaduna Police

TRIBUNE

DAILY TIMES

FG Begins Distribution Of N2.9bn Free Maternal, Neonatal Health Commodities

Obi Calls for National War on Insecurity

TUC Rejects 5% Petroleum Tax, Threatens Nationwide Strike

Ebonyi clampsdown on illegal Schools

Two men sentenced to clean Abuja court premises for one week

UNICEF donates medical equipment to health Centre in Zamfara

Rtd. General Mohammed asked court to set aside N5bn shares forfeiture granted EFCC

Institutionalize anti-corruption compliance systems in states, LGs-ICPC

Oil sector crisis deepens as PENGASSAN joins NUPENGs nationwide strike

Presidency Announces Disengagement of Special Assistant on Digital and Creative Economy

Abbas: Reckless borrowing must stop debt already above statutory ceiling

FG unveils new school curriculum, cuts subjects and introduces skills training

FG moves to avert NUPENG strike as PETROAN, DAPPMAN weigh in

Hospital offers free antenatal care, drugs to pregnant women in Bauchi

Oborevwori: United south-south will fast-track development, strengthen security

DSIEC urges Deltans to register for 2025 nationwide Continuous Voter Registration

NATION         

Residents block Third Mainland Bridge over alleged demolition by govt

Two die in Edo community leadership tussle

TUC threatens nationwide strike over 5% petroleum tax

Dont die to save a relationship, end it to stay alive, Chiwetalu Agu tells fans

NCAA vows to name, shame airlines over flight disruptions

Four men arraigned for kidnapping, attempted murder in Ondo

NSCDC deploys 174 newly trained officers to protect critical assets in FCT

JAMB panel recommends cancellation of 6,319 UTME results over tech-driven cheating

FCT resident doctors commence warning strike after 7-day ultimatum

DAILY TRUST

Doctors strike: Patients resort to private hospitals

Jamb panel: Examination malpractice becoming normal

Summon: El-Rufai petitions PSC, accuses police of misconduct

2,500 exhibitors from 20 countries for Abuja trade fair

Naira appreciates at N1506 amidst reduced FX pressure

Nigeria unveils homegrown Airboat to combat smuggling

93% organisations use AI in Nigeria, 31% in advanced usage Report

Nigeria targets 95% financial inclusion with women at centre

FG begs NUPENG to shelve strike

Strike: PENGASSAN backs NUPENG, threatens to cripple refinery operations

One dies, 7 injured in Jigawa building collapse

Presidency announces sack of Tinubus aide

FG given 14-day ultimatum to withdraw 5% fuel tax

Our house rent just expired, wife of murdered NSCDC official cries out

Insecurity: Northern forum asks Tinubu to sack service chiefs, reshuffle cabinet

Decomposing body found at National Assembly gate

BREAKING: Nigerias debt alarming, we must reject reckless borrowing Speaker Abbas

AUTHORITY

Group Slams Sowore Over IGP Attacks, Calls for Probe into Ex-IGP Alkali

Resign now Tinubu support group to Minister, Wale Edun over budget performance

Suspended Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan completes six-month suspension

FCT doctors begin one-week warning strike

Kanu family rejects amnesty call, says linking IPOB leaders case with Abba Kyari defamatory

JAMB panel recommends cancellation of over 6,000 UTME results, candidate bans

Murdock-Thompson Center Awards Five Nigerian Teachers with $1,000 Grant Each

BUSINESSDAY

Macron under pressure as France’s parliament ousts prime minister

Africa loses $12.7bn annually to infrastructure damages from disasters, report finds

Tinubu sacks aide on digital and creative economy

NRC to resume Port Harcourt–Aba train services Tuesday

TUC rejects 5% tax on petroleum products, warns of strike

Privatisation: Telecoms’ $76bn investment yet to connect millions

$500m pipeline: The numbers behind FNITCC’s global push

Refiners seek 25% tariff on imported petrol to curb dumping

FG, NUPENG, Dangote in crucial meeting to halt strike

Moscow’s pivot to Beijing unsettles Nigeria’s gas gamble

Northern APC defections raise fears of 2015-style exodus

NEW TELEGRAPH

Tinubu Sacks Media Aide On Digital, Creative Economy, Umunibo

CVR: We Recorded 288,614 Complete Registrants INEC

Exam Malpractice: JAMB Panel Recommends Result Cancellation, Candidates Ban

Ogun Is Nigerias Top Investment Destination, Abiodun Tells AfCFTA Panel In Algiers

NUPENG: FG Moves To Avert Oil Workers Strike As PENGASSAN, TUC Threaten Solidarity Strike

CPC Group Begs Tinubu To Retain HYPREP Boss

Excessive Salt Consumption Steadily Raising NCD Burden CAPPA

Security Agencies Intensify Operations, Record Major Gains In August FG

NUPENG: FG Moves To Avert Oil Workers Strike As PENGASSAN, TUC Threaten Solidarity Strike

Customs Boss To Leverage On Digital Platforms For Trade Facilitation

Tinubu Working To Engender Responsible Borrowing To Address Public Debt Abbas

Sports Festival: AIbom To Discover Talents From Over 3000 Contestants

ADC Leader Urges APC To Stop Attacking Opposition In Lagos

Northern Christian Lauds Tinubu For Acknowledging Shettimas Loyalty Ahead Of 2027

Strike: DAPPMAN Calls For Dialogue, Collaboration Among Stakeholders In Oil, Gas Industry

BLUEPRINT

Akwa Ibom: Police nab suspected notorious cultist, recover firearm, charms

Lagos police refute Rhodes-Vivours allegation of political bias

NDE to train 1,131 unemployed A/Ibom youth in RHEI

Army neutralises 2 terrorists, arrests 7 criminals in nationwide operations

Delta:Oborevwori frowns at NYG poor outing, demotes executive essistant

Galatasaray send private jet to fly injured Osimhen to Turkey

2026 World Cup qualifier: Super Eagles seek crucial victory in Bloemfontein vs South Africa

2025 UTME: JAMB uncovers 4,251 finger blends, 190 AI-assisted impersonation

Happening now: FG, NUPENG, Dangote Refinery meet over fuel supply crisis

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