Nigerian Newspapers Headlines, Monday, 2 December 2025

Nigerian Newspapers Headlines

LEADERSHIP

Trump To Attend FIFA World Cup Finals Draw Friday

Oyedele: Tax ID Numbers Not Required For Strictly Personal Bank Accounts

JUST-IN: Governor Adeleke Resigns From PDP

Public Safety: FRSC Orders Adequate Road Signs At Construction Sites

Fubara To Prioritise Education In 2026 Budget After Viral Video On School Decay

Measles-Rubella: Kwara, 20 Other States To Repeat Polio Vaccination

3.3m Could Contract HIV By 2030 – UNFPA

Irate Kano Youths Attempt Mob Action Against Suspected Bandits In Police Custody

Save Nigeria’s Opposition Like You Did To Guinea-Bissau’s, PDP Tells Tinubu

Nigerien Troops Entered Nigeria To Fetch Water, Says DHQ

JUST-IN: Tinubu Shops For Replacement As Defence Minister Badaru Resigns

Despite Governor Adeleke’s Stance, PDP Fixes Osun Governorship Primary For December 2

Sachet Alcohol Ban Under Review As SGF Seeks Health Ministry’s Clarification

Insecurity: Suspend Mining Activities For 6 Months, Northern Governors Tell Tinubu

VP Shettima Backs Schoolnet’s Smart Class Push For Nigerian Schools

Drama As 2Baba, New Wife Natasha Fight On Daddy Freeze’s Live Show

Police Deny Opening Recruitment Portal, Warns Job Seekers Against Online Scams

NUPRC Targets $10bn From 2025 Oil, Gas Licensing Bids

$6bn Mambila Fraud: Obasanjo Promises To Testify, Witness Tells Court

Billionaire Seeks Higher Tax On Rich

Bandits Abduct 11 Residents In Fresh Attack On Kano Community

UNICEF Tasks Stakeholders On Building Digital, Globally-competitive Youth

Group Debunks Allegations Against NDPHC Boss, Defends Performance

I Doubt If Tinubu Was Properly Advised On Ex-INEC Chair Yakubu’s Nomination — Jake Epelle

Ribadu Meets CAN Leaders, Parents Of Abducted Niger Schoolchildren

Court Adjourns Natasha’s Alleged Criminal Defamation Trial To 2026

PUNCH

Tinubu plans replacement as defence minister resigns

Abductions surge: Northern govs demand mining suspension, unveil N228bn security fund

Abure kicks as LP faction claims court stops nationwide congress

Adeleke dumps PDP, blames party’s national crisis

Diaspora groups urge FG to resolve NIN, passport delays abroad

Board promotes 24,202 senior paramilitary officers

12 die, 30 missing in Peru landslide

SMEs critical to Nigerias trillion-dollar ambition Abbas

Police clamp down on motorcycle passenger transport in Kano, restrict tricycles

World AIDS Day: 23,306 people living with HIV in Nasarawa AHF

FG begins free liver, kidney tests for people living with HIV

Police deny opening recruitment portal, warn Nigerians against fake adverts

Insecurity hampers NAFDAC operations in Sokoto Official

FG approves promotion of over 24,000 paramilitary officers

Tinubu hails ex-minister Jerry Gana at 80

Ondo establishes special court for electricity theft, meter bypass cases

Oramah, Fashola task NBCC to drive stronger Nigeria, UK trade

Nigerias GDP grows 3.98% as services, agriculture strengthen

Rivers varsity wont close satellite campuses over criminal incidents VC

LASU matriculates 14,893, warns against cultism, hooliganism

Nigeria restates commitment to end AIDS by 2030

WHO endorses weight-loss drugs to tackle obesity epidemic

Adeleke no longer interested in PDP gov ticket Party

Reps order probe into NMDPRA’s gas infrastructure fund

UNFPA warns of 3.3million new HIV cases by 2030 as funding falls

Lagos LG deploys security operatives to protect schools

Civil servants urged to embrace professionalism, reforms

Kebbi CP visits immigration command after officers’ Killing

Cameroonian opposition leader dies in detention

FG targets $10bn investment, 2bn barrels as 2025 bid round begins

Police unveil centre to tackle gender-based violence in Lagos

Kaduna gov presents N985.9bn 2026 budget to Assembly

States get ultimatum to implement minimum standards in secondary schools

APC chieftain seeks review of tax policies in Aba markets

Foreign disinformation threatens Nigeria’s democracy, says EU

THISDAY

NUPRC Targets $10bn Investment, Lists 50 Oil, Gas Blocks in New Licensing Round

TotalEnergies Announces Plan to Sell 40% of Nigeria’s Assets to Chevron

Defence Minister, Badaru, Resigns, Tinubu Considers Ex-CDS, Christopher Musa as Likely Replacement

Gov Mbah Launches Hi-tech Drones, Equipment, Patrol Vans to Boost Security in Enugu

Direct Your Suspension Issue to Your Ward, Ogun Govt Replies Daniel

African Democracy Will Remain Weak Without Empowered Legislative Aides, South Sudan Speaker Warns

Ribadu: Nigeria Now Receiving Support from US, UK, France, Others in Fight Against Terrorists

NSE Backs Tinubus Policy on Blue Economy, As Obasanjo, Makinde, Others Attend Ibadan Conference

Gov Otu Honours Predecessors, Lights Up Christmas Tree to Usher in Yuletide Season

Alleged Defamation: Court Grants FGs Request to Shift Akpoti-Uduaghans Trial to February 23

Abbas: For Decades, Our Economic Discourse Suffered From Overdose of Optimism, Underdose of Measurements

Police Assure Family Justice for Murdered Female Judge in Delta

GUARDIAN    

‘FG must unlock N70tr yearly maritime revenue to service N152.4tr public debt’

GDP grows by 3.98% in Q3 2025

Nigeria eyes $10b from 50 oil blocks, 400,000 bpd oil output

Tinubu meets Taraba Governor Kefas Agbu in Aso Villa

Airbus confirms quality issue on A320 panels

School kidnapping evokes anger, prayers in religiously mixed Nigeria

Court grants FGs request to shift Natashas trial till next year

Adeleke imposes 24-hour curfew on Osun community amid embattled monarchs death

Court jails French mayor over sex tape blackmail plot

NSE backs Tinubus policy as 6,500 engineers attend Ibadan conference

Tiv in Taraba raises alarm over rising early marriages among young girls

FG opens subscription for December savings bonds amidst N4.55tn excess borrowing

Santa Upgraded to Xiaomi This Years Smartest Gifts Are Finally Here

Malami faults EFCC allegations over Abacha $490m loot probe

Bandits abduct bride, bridesmaids, 28 others before wedding in Sokoto

RMRDC 30% Value-Addition law will attract investors, boost industrialisation, Udeh

Father, mother, three children perish in Katsina fire incident

Trump-backed candidate leads Honduras poll

African players in Europe: Burkina Faso stars on target

Climate Change: Japan reports mass oyster deaths as sea temperatures rise

Ogun first lady mourns gender expert, Mojisola Akinsanya

Yuletide: Avoid unnecessary travels, celebrate modestly, Anglican Primate tells Nigerians

42,000 schools still vulnerable despite $30m Safe School funds

15% Import Duty: Balancing consumer relief with national energy security

VANGUARD

Disinformation, threat to democracy, EU envoy warns

Some Tinubu’s ambassadorial nominees should be in prison, says Amb Joe Keshi

Insecurity: Northern governors, traditional rulers declare support for state police

Why Nigeria faces trauma-linked infections — Orthopaedic surgeons

Defence Minister, Abubakar Badaru, resigns

Insecurity: Amotekun, Agbekoya Warriors move into S-West forests

Terrorism: US, France, UK backing Nigeria with technical support — Ribadu

ACF denies endorsing amnesty or payments to terrorists

Board promotes 24,202 senior paramilitary officers

Revoked 1,095 plots in Abuja: We’re no longer owners of property— Fayose, Obahiagbon
Revoked 1,095 plots in Abuja: We’re no longer owners of property— Fayose, Obahiagbon

Tinubu, ex-CDS, Christopher Musa meet in Aso Villa

Some politicians funding terrorism in Nigeria Former CDS Irabor

2027: Why power should stay in South Ex-Atikus spokesperson, Sowunmi

Admission racketeering, NYSC mobilisation fraud not tolerated in UNICAL Prof Offiong

Ossai faults Lagos Governors aide over Lagos-Warri ports shift

Insecurity: Northern governors, traditional rulers declare support for state-police

Police seek support for effective community policing in Zamfara

Nigerias GDP grew by 3.98% in Q3 2025 NBS

Enugu raises confidence as Gov Mbah launches hi-tech drones, equipment, patrol vans to boost security

Kidnapped Catholic school pupils will return soon Ribadu

$499m Abacha loot probe: Malami faces EFCC panel daily inDecember

Onoh petitions NASS against confirmation of Omokri

Wike defends termination of ApoKarshi Road contract linked to Jonathans cousin

Alleged $6bn Mambila Fraud: Obasanjo promised to testify when need arises Witness

Insecurity: Listen to critics to improve governance, Sultan tells Northern governors

Panic at Abuja school as students mistake soldiers for kidnappers

AON warns Nigerian airlines could collapse under Tinubus new tax policy

FG launches 2025 oil bid round, offers 50 blocks, targets $10bn investment and 400,000bpd output

Police thwart planned mass kidnap in Abuja, neutralize 3 bandits, recover weapons

Iraq invites US companies to bid on oil field run by Russias Lukoil

APC dismisses ADCs 2027 Lagos takeover claim as Political Comedy

Tinubu expected at Progressives Forums summit to mark 10 years of APC govt

Nigerias economy grows 3.98% in Q3 2025, driven by agriculture, ICT, finance NBS

Chekwas Okorie commends Gov. Ottis visit to Nnamdi Kanu in Sokoto Prison

Jonathans wife, ex-APC Chair, former Govs lose Abuja lands as Wike revokes 1,095 plots

Bandits abduct nursing mother, 10 others in Kano

Iran announces discovery of major gold deposit

Police bust migrant hideout in Nasarawa, arrest 39 suspects heading for undisclosed operation

Ribadu visits Kontagora, assures parents of safe return of abducted St. Marys Catholic School Students

DAILY TIMES   

Nigerias GDP grew by 3.98% in Q3 2025 NBS

Nigeria Loses Up to $10bn Annually to Post-Harvest Waste Expert

Nigeria Can Earn N70trn Yearly From Marine, Blue Economy, Agbakoba

NATION         

Fubara, Speaker clash over deplorable condition of schools in Rivers

PSC warns Nigerians against fake police recruitment portals

ACJA @10: Tinubu pledges support for justice sector reforms

Police move to avert looming crisis, hold peace parley with Delta communities

FG promotes 24,202 officers, personnel in four para-military agencies

Shettima backs Indias smart class technology for Nigerian schools

Reps allege mismanagement of midstream, downstream gas infrastructure fund, seek forensic audit

Tinubu hails Jerry Gana at 80, celebrates decades of service to Nigeria

FG expands cancer care amid social media concerns over FMC Jabi

INTELS empowers 62 women in Rivers, supports host community

TCN increases wheeling capacity by 38 percent in 10 years

Adeleke orders 24-hour curfew as crisis erupts over passage rites for late Oba Famodun

FULL LIST: Approved physical verification centres for immigration, fire service, NSCDC screening

Osun 2026: Ex-depty gov Alabi denies adoption claims, submits APC governorship forms

I will not appear before Edo Assembly panel, says Obaseki

Alumni worry over decline in quality of teaching, infrastructure in public schools

Nigeria loses about 10 billion to post harvest waste annually, says Agric expert

NUPRC eyes $10b from 2025 licensing bid

DAILY TRUST

Adamawa ADC crisis: Babachir Lawal clashes with Atiku’s loyalists

Badaru steps down as Defence Minister amid rising insecurity

Travellers trapped as bandits exchange gunfire with police on Kogi highway

JUST IN: Pay N20m levy or be killed, Bandits threaten Sokoto Community

Niger abduction: Tinubu in pain, victims will return soon Ribadu

Malami: EFCC invited me over Abacha loot

Bandits shot my son before taking away his sister Abducted brides Father

Nigerias GDP grew by 3.98% in Q3 2025 NBS

Bandits continue Kano onslaught, kidnap 11, rustle cows

Insecurity: Northern Govs, traditional rulers meet in Kaduna

2026 Hajj: Jigawa refunds over N50m to intending pilgrims

FCT: Bandits Release Abducted Boy, 6 Girls After N2m Ransom

Police Rescue 40 Malian, Ivorian Trafficking Victims in Nasarawa

Nigeria cant hit $1trn economy target on IGR alone

NELFUND records 788,000 student beneficiaries as applications reaches 1.19m

Presidency rejects calls to subcontract internal security to foreign govts

AUTHORITY

Diri, Ogbuku, others to discuss Niger Delta beyond crude oil at MSME summit

New contractor begins work on Apo-Karshi road

NCSCN Urges Support for Okes Ambassadorial Appointment

Immigration Service condemns killing of officers in Kebbi border attack

Nigeria Is Drifting, And Leadership Is Missing The ADC Must Step In

NDIC, NIESV strengthen partnership on failed banks asset valuation

NGGN Faults ADC Over Claim That Yakubus Ambassadorial Nomination Confirms Partisanship

Cancer care: FG supports FMC Jabi expansion to meet international standard

Media experts warn of mounting threats to Journalism, demand legal protection for reporters

BUSINESSDAY

NNPC’s idle refineries pile N8.5trn debt

Belgium tops Nigeria’s petrol imports despite 2022 ‘dirty fuel’ scandal

Non-oil sector drives Nigeria’s economic expansion by 3.98%

Nigeria’s Oil GDP grows by 5.84% on higher production

Nigeria’s sleeping satellites: How $700m in space assets could curb insecurity

CBN, BUA, First Bank named among Abuja’s top land defaulters

Northern governors create ₦1bn monthly regional security fund, seek six-month mining suspension

Boko Haram kills five, abducts others in coordinated attacks on Borno communities

Abducted Niger school victims alive, stable – Ribadu

Kwara traditional ruler, six others escape from bandits after vigilante raid

High fees, long waits: Nigerians in Germany, Switzerland, others petition FG on NIN, passport reforms

ECOWAS moves to fill key vacancies following Niger, Mali, Burkina Faso withdrawal

Nigeria‘s public debt rose to N152.3trn in Q2

Nigeria’s GDP grew by 3.98% in Q3 2025, says NBS

NEW TELEGRAPH

PAP Boss Congratulates Tompolo On Honourary Doctorate Award

Tinubu Meets Taraba Governor, Kefas In Aso Rock

Aiyedatiwa Passes Vote Of Confidence On Amotekun Commander

Logistics Firm Empowers 60 Women In Rivers Communities

Economy: GDP Grows By 3.98 % In Q3, 2025

NUPRC Targets $10bn Investment As Nigeria Opens 2025 Licensing Round Portal

Niger School Attacks: Children Are Safe, Will Be Back Soon- Ribadu

Aiyedatiwa Commissions Amotekun Control Centre

Gas Infrastructure Fund: Reps Order Audit Of NMDPRA For Alleged Mismanagement

BLUEPRINT     

Insecurity: Enugu procures hi-tech equipment, patrol vehicles

ACF denies endorsing amnesty, payments to terrorists

Fisk injury depletes England options in defence

Murray didnt get results he wanted for Djokovic

Red Bull regret comments after Antonelli receives death threats

History-maker Girmay signs for Iniestas new team

Italian tennis great Pietrangeli dies aged 92

World record holder Duplantis set for London return

Police withdrawal order and senators apprehension

School abductions undermining norths destiny Northern governors

SGF seeks clarification on NAFDACs sachet alcohol ban

Police arrest 40 suspected illegal Immigrants in Nasarawa

NCLD: A marvellous livestock development plan

Uba Sani to Abbas: We re proud of your achievements

Transafam Power unveils elderly CSR, commits to wellness for host communities

Ogun: Gbenga Daniel lauds APC NWC intervention in ward suspension

Kwara: Again, gunmen kidnap farmer in Eruku

No parliament rises above quality of aides South Sudan Speaker

FG, NSITF, others back Social Security Bill

Televangelist Benny Hinn, wife Suzanne finalise divorce after 46 years of marriage

South Africa coach becomes first to unveil squad for 2025 AFCON

Pre-Afcon 2025: Moses Simon to miss Egypt vs Nigeria clash

Experts warn against dangers of non-decommissioned oil wells in Niger Delta

                               

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