Nigerian Newspapers Headlines, Friday, 12 September 2025

Nigerian Newspapers Headlines

PUNCH

Trump to award Charlie Kirk posthumous presidential medal of freedom

Court summons Mark, others over ADC leadership tussle

Supporters await Fubaras London return ahead resumption

Dangote begins free fuel distribution Monday, slashes petrol to N841/litre

From Fuel Dependency to Energy Independence: The EV Opportunity for Nigeria

FIRS, CBN, Others to Address Digital Economy at FICAN Conference

NCAAs New Directive for Unruly Passengers

CBN, SEC Approve Wema Banks N150bn Rights Issue, Surpasses Regulatory Capital Requirement

PMI Sustains Momentum at 51.7 Points, Signals Broader Economic Recovery

Stakeholders Seek Regulators, Operators Collaboration to Deepen Financial Inclusion

Police present 59m cheques to families of dead officers in Anambra

INEC shortlists 14 associations for political party registration

2026: I wont betray your trust, Adeleke assures supporters

South Africa’s top court rules men can take wives’ surnames

Tunji-Ojo refutes reports of rift with Aiyedatiwa

Bauchi sacks education officer for sexual harassment, promotes 83 others

THISDAY

Shettima Directs Speedy Disbursement Of FGs N250bn Loan For Smallholder Farmers At Single Digit

ICPC Recovers over 7bn, $1M Alleged Proceeds of Corruption in Northwest

Former Kwara Speaker Advocates the Inclusion of IREV in the Electoral Act to Reduce Rigging

Tinubu Mourns Political Ally, AVM Okorodudu

FG, Chinese Firm Seal Historic Deal on Local Insulin Production

SUN       

2027: We count on you to lead us to our promise land, Edo ADC tells David Mark

Delta govt bans bushy beards, artificial hair, others among public servants

Police, NDLEA pledge stronger collaboration to tackle drug abuse

Abuse of national symbols wont be tolerated henceforth NOA

Benue: Otukpo LG legislative council petitions state Assembly as chairman suspends legislative business

UNESCO at 80: Renewing commitment to peace in the era of AI and global shifts

Imo assembly pushes for lower Owerri flight ticket prices

Onitsha tragedy: Soludo condoles victims, says Anambra is founded on law and order

I cant dignify Ekwunife with a response Nonye Soludo

GUARDIAN    

FG removes 5% telecom tax on voice, data services

17 kidnapped passengers rescued in Kogi as insecurity sparks youth protests

Abuja: Heavy downpour disrupts movement, residents urged to priotise safety

Dangote Refinery commits to FG pact, says union membership voluntary

FirstBank floors Nduka Obaigbenas GHL at the Court of Appeal

Natasha issues Clerk four-day ultimatum on reinstatement

Obi tackles Tinubu over grid collapses, unkept electricity promises

Schools with unqualified teachers to lose WAEC, NECO accreditation

INEC rejects 157 applications, clears ADA, 13 others for registration

15 paediatric surgeons serving 4.3m people in FCT, Nasarawa

Workers protest, boo minister over alleged poor performance

NABTEB releases 2025 NBC/NTC results

Threat to democracy: World reacts to killing of Trump ally Kirk

Wema Bank tops CBN capital requirement after N150b rights issue

FCCPC receives 9,091 complaints in 6 months, recovers 10bn for consumers

Measles Rubella: Kwara to vaccinate 1.8m pregnant women, children

Minister says Nigerian women will return Tinubu to power in 2027

Police arrest 5,176 suspected criminals in six months in Enugu

Lagos govt to shut hospitals training, staffed with auxiliary nurses

15 paediatric surgeons serving 4.3 million population in FCT, Nasarawa

VANGUARD

FG to de-carbonise Abuja airport soon Keyamo

Netanyahu must be brought to justice, Qatari prime minister vows

Police arrest mother of newborn dumped in bush in Nasarawa

ADC Leadship: Battle to remove Mark, Aregbesola continues Monday

No damage to any completed sections on coastal road Minister Umahi

Dangote refinery begins free petrol delivery Monday, slashes price to N841/litre

24m Nigerians are blind

FCT Police kill gang leader behind foiled Apo robbery, recover arms

Police arrest self-acclaimed Obi of Lagos, halt planned coronation

Party registration: INEC clears ADA, ANC, 12 others for next stage

Trial begins for man accused of golf course plot to kill Trump

Breaking: Jonathan, Obi in closed-door meeting in Abuja

Banking, Fintech top consumer complaints as FCCPC recovers N10bn

Porous borders, insufficient patrols: Police cant end VIP protection IGP Egbetokun

Otukpo Legislature petitions Benue Assembly over closure of Chamber by LG Chairman

Development of solid minerals imperative for economic growth Abbas

Crude oil losses drop to 9,600 barrels daily, says NUPRC

FG to begin 2025 budget implementation by September end

LEADERSHIP

Consumer Protection Commission Resolves 9,091 Complaints, Recovers N10bn

Central Bank, Securities Exchange Approve Wema Bank’s N150bn Rights Issue

Nigeria Holds High-level Oil & Gas Devt Talks With Egypt

Party Registration: INEC Prequalifies 14 Associations, Disqualifies 157

NAFDAC Intercepts Fake Malaria Drugs Worth N1.2bn In Lagos

Crude Oil Losses Have Dropped To 9,600 Barrels Daily – Nigeria’s Upstream Regulator

Grid Collapse: Electricity Consumers Advocate Creation Of 2nd Transmission Network

Nigeria, Chinese Firm Sign Agreement For In-country Insulin Production

Equities Market Gains N191bn As Bulls Stay Dominant

CSO Builds Capacity For Communities On Ecosystem Restoration

Hardship: Governor Eno Gives Widow House, Daughter Scholarship

Minister Mulls Reconstruction Of Lagos Carter Bridge

ICPC Recovers N271bn In North West, North East, In 2 Years

UK Signs New Development Framework With Kaduna, Lifts Travel Restrictions

TETFUND Allocates N70bn For Power Projects In 18 Higher Institutions

Don’t Politicise National Security, Arewa Youths Warn

Edo Migration Agency Rescues Teenage Girls Being Trafficked To Libya

Blocking Natasha’s Return, Assault on Democracy, NLC Slams Senate

Union Membership Voluntary, Not Compulsory – Dangote Refinery

Appeal Court Asks Registrar To Secure Oil On FPSO Tamara Tokoni Belonging To GHL, CONOIL/NNPCL – Counsel

Taxi Driver Robbed Me In Romania – Soyinka

Trump Deports Nigerians, Others To Ghana

FirstBank Wins Appeal In Landmark Case Against Nduka Obaigbena’s General Hydrocarbons Ltd

New Tax Act: Fresh Airfare Hike Looms Over Levies On Aircraft, Tickets, Others

‘Nobody Follows Leader Who Don’t Know Where They’re Going’, Pastor Enenche Tasks African Officeholders

Police Gun Down Leader Of Armed Robbery, Kidnapping Gang In Abuja

I Was Already Made Before Advent Of 4th Republic, Says Orji Kalu

PICTORIAL: Troops Rescue Abuja Journalist, 16 Other Kidnap Victims In Kogi

Get Certified Teachers Or Lose WASSCE, Other Accreditations, Federal Government Warns Secondary Schools

Dissolve NFF If Nigeria Misses 2026 World Cup — Mikel Obi

FBI Releases Photos Of Suspect In Charlie Kirk Assassination, Offers $100,000 Bounty

FUOYE Lecturers Begin Strike Over Unpaid Salaries

VP Shettima Orders Speedy Disbursement Of N250bn Loan For Smallholder Farmers

NUPENG Threatens To Resume Suspended Strike Over ‘Breach Of Agreement’ By Dangote

Insecurity: IGP Demands Monthly Border Security Reports

Party Leadership: No Court Injunction Against David Mark, Aregbesola — ADC

‘Ranching Will End Farmers, Herders Clash, Insecurity’, Says Governor Bago

Student Arrested For Abandoning Newborn In Nasarawa Bush

JUST-IN: Court Jails Ansaru Commander 15 Years Over Illegal Mining

DAILY TIMES

Jega: Premature campaigning should be criminalised with heavy penalties

Nigeria advance renewable energy drive with Solar, Lithium, CNG innovations

Ghana accepts Nigerians deported from US

NUPRC secures $400m in decommissioning liabilities, tightens divestment rules

Licensed Customs Agents Kick Against NCS Proposal to Raise License Fees

NPA Commences Electronic Call-Up at Apapa Port

Nigeria Loses $23bn Annually to Untapped Blue Economy, Smuggling, Weak Policies SEREC

Police arrest 65-year-old man posing as Obi of Lagos

Court Denies Five Al- Shabab Terrorists Bail

Kaduna govt warns private schools owners against fees hike

Resident doctors to begin five-day nationwide strike September 12

NATION         

Implementation of 2025 budget begins September FG

Ladoja blames supporters of Ooni, Alaafin for supremacy feud

UIs Dean of Arts Olaniyi launches book on Yoruba migration

Ulamas hold prayers for Tinubus, Baraus success in Kano

Nigeria eyes mining, agriculture to balance trade with South Africa

ADA, 13 other associations scale INECs first hurdle as commission disqualifies 157

Alleged N228.4m judgment debt: Court sends lawyer to prison

UIs Dean of Arts Olaniyi to launch book on Yoruba migration

IGP orders monthly reports from border commanders

FG warns health workers against diversion as medical equipment rollout begins nationwide

Shettima orders swift disbursement of 250bn loan to smallholder farmers

Fed Govt inaugurates governing councils of four varsities

Nigerian tech experts take lead in UK tech conversation on AI

DAILY TRUST

INEC shortlists ADA, 13 other associations for political party registration

FG introduces content creation, beauty therapy, others in technical curriculum

FG inaugurates governing councils, VCs for new varsities

Nigeria crumbling under politics, tribalism Justice Okojie

Inadequate resources, logistics hamper emergency response NEMA

Flood hits Abuja city, Katsina LG

Drug Abuse Taking Dangerous Dimensions In Schools

US court: How NNPC official wired $2.1m into America illegally

Jonathan, Obi meet as talks over 2027 gain momentum

FIRS Official: No going back on VAT for air tickets

Kano takes over 324 housing units as Gov Yusuf clears N4.5bn liability

Emir of Ilorin, CP go spiritual over insecurity

Fresh crisis hits NUPENG, Dangote relationship as union halts fuel loading

El-Rufai must account for his stewardship APC chieftain

Terrorism: Ansaru leader jailed for 15 years

AUTHORITY

CDS, Service Chiefs Have Made Tremendous Gains in War Against Terrorism, Banditry Reps Deputy Spokesperson

DSS-captured Ansaru leader Mahmud Usman bags 15 years in prison

Public Space Tracker Names NUPRC Most Outstanding Agency, Commends Komolafes Leadership

Focus on practical solutions, Minister tells paediatric surgeons

ADC applauds court ruling restraining Mark, Aregbesola, others

Breaking: Varsity Endorses Kadunas Governance Model, Commends Security Gains, Pledges Partnership

CSOs Accuse Governor Uzodinma of Malicious Propaganda Against INEC Chairman, Dr. Chima Amadi

BUSINESSDAY

Dangote refinery denies blocking workers from joining unions

Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan: NLC vows to mobilise members to resist autocracy

BREAKING: NUPENG places members on red alert, as Dangote Group renege on agreement

Africa requires $811bn annual revenue to achieve transformative economy growth- AfDB

Short-let rents at N585k/night may dent Detty December

Nigeria’s crude output falls below OPEC quota after 2 months

FG to connect Lagos-Calabar, Sokoto-Badagry highways with Africa’s first underwater tunnel

FG publishes Nigeria’s new tax reform laws in gazette

Mele Kyari, ex-NNPCL boss, quizzed by EFCC over alleged multi-billion-dollar fraud

NEW TELEGRAPH

FG: 2025 Budget Implementation To Commence September

Shettima Orders Disbursement Of FGs N250bn Loan For Smallholder Farmers

Kebbi Govt Suspends Health Commissioner, Ismail

Strike: FG Intervenes In Dispute Between NUATE, Ethiopian Airlines

Collaborative, Innovative Solutions By African Govts Critical To Ending Malaria Salako

NPA Deploys Electronic Barrier To Unauthorised Trucks At Port

Lagoon In Peril: Sanwo-Olu, Banire, Alebiosu Raise Alarm At Waterfront Summit

BLUEPRINT

Insecurity: IGP orders monthly border security reports

Nigerias milestones against insecurity

Livestock is Nigerias next crude oil Maiha

School resumption: Ogun ban graduation parties, enforces 6-year textbook policy

FCT Police neutralise robbery gang leader, recover firearms, ammunition

FBI releases pictures of suspect in Charlie Kirks murder

FCTA pledges commitment to enhance child healthcare

Nasarawa labour union confirms minimum wage extension to retirees

No injunction granted against Mark, Aregbesola ADC

Bwari: Innovation centre unveils charter of demands on city development

Alleged diversion: Court upholds First Banks appeal against GHL

Defection: PDP, officials petition police against Osun Senator

Anambra: Resident doctors lament poor working condition, embark on strike

Nigerian Army foils terror attacks, recovers ransom money, destroys illegal refineries

                              

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