Nigerian Newspapers Headlines, Friday, 23 January 2026

Nigerian Newspapers Headlines

VANGUARD

Trump warns of big retaliation if Europeans dump US Treasuries

Trump to sue New York Times over unfavorable opinion poll

Trump to ban foreign aid over gender ideology, diversity

Lassa fever claims 2 lives in Benue as cases rise to 9

Kaduna abductions: US raises fresh concerns, tasks FG on stronger action

Black market dealer beats 10-yr-old daughter to death over missing petrol pipe

Yelewata: Benue receives N1.275b donations, approves resettlement for victims

Banks, fintechs facilitate N162bn crypto, N18.7bn scam — EFCC

Family sells livestock, raises N10m to free kidnapped bride

Troops kill terrorists in Kebbi, rescue 62 kidnap victims in Zamfara

Kudirat Abiola: Supreme Court dismisses case against Major Al-Mustapha

Troops kill 2 Boko Haram commanders, 8 others

Wike vs workers: FCTA secures court order to break JUAC strike

No bomb detected in Lagos schools Police

Navy dismantles 15 illegal refineries, recovers over 2.8m litres of stolen, adulterated crude in Bayelsa

Kogi plans 50bn Sukuk Bond to fund airport, Lokoja market

Uba Sani vows to rescue abducted Kajuru residents, says he is personally monitoring operations

NJC okays 14 lawyers for appointment as Federal High Court judges

PSC denies delays in inspectors promotion, says 2025 board results near finalisation

Tinubu swears in FCC chairman, 37 commissioners

Shell announces US$20bn investment in Bonga South West oil project

Iran internet blackout has lasted two weeks Monitor

Lassa fever claims two lives in Benue as cases rise to nine

Nigerian shippers reject port fees hike, fear inflation

Tinubus second term an existential threat to Nigeria Ogbonnia

Wizkid is my friend Yeni Kuti reacts amid ongoing feud

Tinubu approves oil drilling at Tongeji Island Abiodun

FG commits to tackling Ibadans ecological crisis

Midnight fire destroys Ajegunle Shopping Complex

Musk forecasts AI-driven economic boom, predicts machines may outthink humans by 2026

2027 Elections: Saraki calls for credible polls, strong anti-corruption drive

Banks, fintechs enabled N162bn crypto, N18.7bn scam flows EFCC

Chieftaincy Stool: We want a monarch, not regent, Olore in council tells Aiyedatiwa

Sokoto-Badagry superhighway to feature CCTV, street lighting for safety FG

FCT: Fear grips Karsana residents over strange approval for temporary market within estates

Why I declined to constitute panel to probe Fubara Rivers Chief Judge

Delay in passage of Electoral Act Bill poses danger for 2027 polls, 70 CSOs warn

Atiku urges senate to amend electoral act to prevent 2027 election rigging

Kaduna Abduction: We wont tolerate massacre of Christians US lawmakers

152bn paid to contractors amid protest row

Alleged cyberstalking: DSS plays video evidence in charge against Sowore

US urges Nigeria to strengthen protection for Christians following Kaduna abduction

Owerri Catholic Bishops raise alarm over soaring prices, welfare of workers and pensioners

PUNCH       

Abductions: US demands action, FG vows to track bandits

Insecurity: PDP slams AbdulRazaq over school closure

Lakurawa kills six in Sokoto, military destroys terror cells

NJC clears 14 for appointment as FHC judges

Loopholes in Electoral Act threaten 2027 election – Atiku

FG bans meter installation charges, threatens sanctions

Shell’s $5bn Bonga S’West project gets presidential support

FG secures land title from Niger for integrated farm settlements

Report fake drug dealers, Adeleke urges Osun residents

Rivers unveils innovation hub to empower youths, curb unemployment

Mutfwang condemns terror attacks in Plateau communities

Nigeria to begin exporting urea in 2028 NMDPRA

Cyberbullying: DSS witness testifies, provides evidence in Sowore trial

Nigerias cashew sector contributes over $400m in exports – FACAN

Situation Room faults N’Assembly over delay in electoral act amendment

INEC warns non-citizens against voter registration as phase two registration begins

Lecturers want professors’ pensions funded like judges, military

FG, US pledge stronger action on security, religious freedom

S’Court closes Kudirat Abiola murder case, dismisses Lagos appeal

Iran warns ‘finger on trigger’ as Trump says it wants talks

FG pays N152bn to contractors as protests linger

Bird strike disrupts Air Peace LagosPort Harcourt flight

Kaduna abduction: Northern Christian youths seek community forest guard

BREAKING: Rivers chief judge refuses setting up panel to probe Fubara

Gunmen kill seven miners in fresh Plateau attack

177 abducted Kaduna worshippers, bandits sighted in transit Village Head

PVC collection only for FCT residents, INEC clarifies

2027: Atiku faults Electoral Act 2022, urges amendments

Interim Venezuela leader to visit US

2027: North-Central APC forum warns against dropping Shettima

Senate suspension row: Akpabio drags Natasha to Supreme Court

NEMA recorded 87 relief interventions for 17,000 displaced persons in 2025

UK won’t join ‘Board of Peace’ signing ceremony, says minister

Insecurity: Kwara shuts college of education, PDP kicks

Kaduna Christian leaders slam abduction of worshippers, call for fasting

THISDAY

Rivers CJ: My Hand is Fettered; Stops Impeachment Process Against Fubara, Odu

US Under Secretary: Nigerian Govt Must Do More to Protect Christians

Tinubu Unveils Incentives to Unlock Jobs, FX Inflows from Shell’s Bonga Southwest, Others

LCCI to FG: Position Nigeria as Regional Hub for Artificial Intelligence

Abiodun: Tinubu Approves Oil Drilling at Ogun Waterside, Olokola Deep Seaport to Take Off

Ex-NERC Chair Amadi Faults Tax Reforms, Flags Legal, Economic Risks

Makinde Forecloses Joining APC, Says He Remains ‘Comfortable Member’ of PDP

Tinubu Approves Postings of Are, Oke, Dalhatu as Ambassadors to US, France, UK Respectively

Stakeholders: Regional Airline Will Improve Connectivity in Underserved States

FG Takes Historic Step to Operationalise Structured Financing for Indigenous Ship Ownership

Stock Market Down N557bn on Profit-taking in Lafarge, 38 Others

Rivers Chief Judge Declines Assemblys Request to Probe Governor Fubara

Women Affairs Minister Advocates Strategic Collaboration Among Gender Stakeholders

Again, Tinubu Orders Deployment of Security Forces to Vulnerable Communities, Religious Groups

FG Confirms Payment of N152bn for Verified Contracts

U.S. Under Secretarys Visit Signals Deeper Security, Investment Ties with Nigeria

Akpabio Pushes Natasha Suspension Battle to Supreme Court

Funding Shortfall Puts Millions at Risk as WFP Faces Aid Cuts in Northern Nigeria

EFCC Indicts New Generation Bank, Six Micro-finance, Fintech Firms in Alleged N18bn Airline, Investment Frauds

Abass Calls on Security Agencies to Rescue Abducted Kaduna Worshippers, Apprehend Kidnappers

NCCE Begins Comprehensive Review of Minimum Standards, Curriculum for Colleges of Education

CAN: Initial Police Denial of Worshippers Abduction Troubling

Tuggar to Investors: Do Not Write Off Nigeria Based on Isolated Security Concerns

CBN Urges Banks to Ensure Fraud Reduction, Enforce 30-minute Response Rule

GUARDIAN    

FG says reforms will ensure access to quality education

Teachers lament as kids now swipe, tap books like phones

Tinubu approves posting of four ambassador-designates

FG hopeful of deeper IOC investment with PIA reforms

Tinubu approves oil drilling in Ogun, deep seaport take off

Again, bird strike disrupts Air Peace operation in Port Harcourt

Motor insurance fuels intense competition among top insurers

NAFDAC moves to tighten food registration, assures Nigerians on public safety

Police deploy squad as Ogun communities protest delayed response to robberies

Police arrest man for allegedly beating 10-year-old daughter to death in Calabar

FG disburses N152 billion to contractors, promises fiscal discipline

FG to raise N900 billion from January FGN bond auction

Makinde: Visit to Tinubu strictly on governance, not defection

LEADERSHIP

Tinubu Approves Targeted Incentives To Unlock Jobs, FX From Deep Offshore Projects

Deputy Senate President Leads Government Delegation On Condolence Visit To Katsina

Edo Community Imposes Curfew Over Kidnapping Menace

Tinubu Swears In New FCC Chairman, 37 Commissioners

Tax Evaders Should Go To Jail — Oshiomhole

Saraki Seeks Non-Partisan Review Of Nigeria’s Fourth Republic

Governor Namadi Says Jigawa Is Nigeria’s Strongest Agricultural Hub With Investment Potential

Troops Smash Major Gunrunning Network, Recover AK-47, Ammunition In Taraba

Food Crisis: VP Shettima Links Inflation, FX Woes To Import Dependence

Supreme Court Dismisses Trial Of Major Al-Mustapha In Kudirat Abiola’s Murder Case

Interim Venezuela Leader To Visit US

INEC Restricts PVC Collection To FCT Ahead Of February Area Council Polls

Akpabio Drags Kogi Central Senator Natasha To Supreme Court Over Suspension Dispute

2027: Atiku Best Fit For ADC Ticket But He Should Step Aside — Baba-Ahmed

APC Convention: Stakeholders Endorse Yilwatda, Ask Tinubu, Others To Retain Current Zoning

1m Nigerians Risk Being Cut Off From Emergency Food Assistance, UN Warns

NATION         

Shell plans fresh $20bn investment in Nigeria, NNPCL Ojulari

PSC debunks claim over alleged delay in promotion of police inspectors

Southern Kaduna commends Tinubu, Uba Sani over efforts to tackle insecurity

Stakeholders urge Nigerian universities to introduce gerontology, geriatrics courses

Ohanaeze Ndigbo declares every last Saturday of January as Igbo adoration, thanksgiving Day

Tax reforms have wiped out Nigerias middle class UNILAG professor

Tinubu approves oil drilling at Tongeji Island, Olokola Deep Seaport take-off Abiodun

PDP crisis deepens as ex-spokesman resigns in Ondo

New residential development launched in Lagos to address housing demand

Lagos police step up surveillance as schools receive threat messages

JUST IN: Tinubu swears in FCC chair, 37 commissioners

NLNG trains 32 journalists on digital media skills

Yeni Kuti weighs in on Wizkid, Seun feud, defends fathers legacy

Davido thanks father for support amid paternity controversy

Cyber defamation: Sowores post on Tinubu generated tension, threatened public safety DSS witness

Woman thanks Don Jazzy for N6m gift that funded UK relocation

Ondo warns contractors handling technical colleges projects, threatens contract termination

Nigeria, U.S. deepen partnership as Ribadu highlights gains on terrorism

DAILY TRUST

NJC recommends 14 candidates as Federal High Court judges

35 million Nigerians to face food insecurity — UN

Atiku: Delay in passage of Electoral Act is an attempt to rig 2027 polls

Police arraign 11 over murder of Arise TV anchor, Maduagwu

FOMWAN demands release of Jigawa minor

More than 20,000 irregular migrants returned to Kano in 5 years

Peacebuilding: Youths trained to tackle extremism, violence

Court issues bench warrant against Turjis allies

FG sets reform agenda as polytechnics tackle corruption, innovation deficit

BREAKING: Rivers Chief Judge rejects Assemblys request to probe Fubara

TRUST DIALOGUE: APC members are not accused of corruption El-Rufai

Look Beyond Nigerias Security Challenges, Tuggar tells Investors

Taxes Must Be Ruthlessly Collected, Oshiomhole Defends FG

TRUST DIALOGUE: Detention without probe must end, El-Rufai warns FG

2027: No appointments for non-APC members Nentawe

Suicide bomber kills 5 soldiers in Borno attack

Bandits abduct 9 after killing 6 in Kaduna community

Police raid Abuja hotspots, recover armoured cables worth N31.1m

Inside FCT community school, where pupils sit on the floor

4,500 people killed in Iran during protest

EU announces 557m humanitarian aid for Nigeria, other African countries

Trump rules out using force to take Greenland but demands immediate talks

AUTHORITY

Cyber Defamation: Court Overrules Sowore, Admits DSS Evidence of Him Calling President Criminal

Argungu Fishing Festival: Symbol of national unity, global recognition- Minister

Police apprehend lawyer after masquerade shooting in Rivers

This oil belongs to all Nigerians OPDS Commander appeals for community support in Niger Delta

NAF Air strikes wipe out 131 illegal refineries in Niger Delta

Workplace Safety/Health: Todays choices determine the future NSITF boss

APC: Buni-led Conflict Resolution Committee vows to reconcile warring members

Court sitting halted as Auxiliary collapses in Ibadan

YABATECH positions Nigeria for Sydney, Dublin accords with COREN Accreditation

BUSINESSDAY

Tinubu appoints former DSS chief, Kayode Are, as ambassador to US

Barau, FG delegation visit Katsina over deaths of Sheikh Kaura, ex-Customs ACG Bagiwa

Tinubu charges Chairman, Members of FCC board on national unity

Shell’s Bonga South West project gets Tinubu’s nod, targets job creation, investments

Wike sues striking FCTA workers, union refuses to back down

U.S. urges Nigeria to strengthen protection of Christians amid terrorism

After 23 years, $700m shippers’ fund portal rises from the dead

Court pits Fubara against lawmakers after halting impeachment

Nigeria tops global hunger hotspots in 2026 as aid cuts deepen crisis – Report

From stability to growth: Okonjo-Iweala rallies FG on jobs, investment

Nigeria’s N11.92trn equities deal in 2025 highest in nearly two decades

Fubara impeachment halted as Rivers Chief Judge declines assembly’s request

NEW TELEGRAPH

FG Assures Commitment To Tackling Ecological Challenges

Turkey Identifies 76 Nigerian Artifacts, Paving Way For Repatriation

Lagos Assembly Confirms Governors Nominees For Key Agencies

Lagos Assembly Calls For Bye-Elections To Fill Vacant Council Seats

Court Restrains FCTA Workers Union From Continuing Strike

Hunger Crisis: WFP To Cut Food Aid To 1m Nigerians As Funds Dry Up

2027: Delta Clerics Hold Special Prayers For Tinubu, Oborevwori

NNPCL Optimistic About Achieving 2.5m Daily Production

Oborevwori Committed To Timely Completion Of Asaba Flood Control Project Izeze

CRiver Govt Trains Officials On Anti-Money Laundering, Terrorism Financing

Tinubu Approves Targeted Incentives For Jobs, FX Inflows From Shells Bonga SWest Project

Senates Delay In Passing Electoral Act Amendments Threatens 2027 Polls Atiku

Insecurity: Six Killed In Lakurawa Bandits Attack On Baidi Village, Sokoto

Police Assure Lekki Port Of Robust Security For Port Infrastructure

Delta Govt Donates N10m To Support Cancer Treatment Initiative

Tinubu Approves Oil Drilling At Tongeji Island, Olokola Deep Seaport To Take Off Abiodun

Reps Summon MDs Of Ibadan, Jos Electricity Companies Over Power Sector Accountability

Kogi L-PRES Opens Bid For Construction Of Five Modern Slaughter Houses

NJC Confirms Receipt Of Petition Concerning Enugu Economic Survival Summit

Sanwo-Olus Aide, Giwa, Gives Empowerment Grants To Lagos Island Residents

Falana: Govt Cannot Demolish Structures Without Court Order

Cashew Producers, Processors Urge Govt To Unlock Industrys Economic Potential

FG, Niger Launch 100,000-Hectare Agro-Industrial Revolution, Set April Harvest Target

LCCI, NRS, OPS To Monitor Tax Consultants Amid New Tax Reform To Protect MSMEs

Seplat Energy Appoints Tony Elumelu To Board As Olivier Langavant Resigns

I Was Put On Trial For 20 Years On Trumped-Up Charges Akagburuonye

Armed Bandits Abduct 100-Year-Old Chief, Another In Kogi

Cashew Day 2026: Sen Kalu Calls For Massive Investment, Innovation To Unlock Industrys Potential

NSCDC, Kebbi Command Decorates Senior, Junior Officers

Why Atiku Should Step Aside From 2027 Presidency Baba-Ahmed

Fubara Impeachment: Rivers CJ Refuses To Set Up Panel

Anambra Police Clarify Allegations Against Command, Invite Complainant For Investigation

Benue Assembly Passes Bill On Regulation Of Outdoor Structures, Advertisement Into Law

Kwara: BDC Operator Jailed For Rejecting Naira, Operating Without Licence

Anambra Police Clarify Allegations Against Command, Invite Complainant For Investigation

Suspected Cattle Rustlers Arrested In Ekiti

Benue Assembly Passes Bill On Regulation Of Outdoor Structures, Advertisement Into Law

FG Launches CVFF Application Portal For Indigenous Shipowners

Anambra Police Clarify Allegations Against Command, Invite Complainant For Investigation

2027: Media Practitioners Urged To Ensure Balanced Reporting

Benue Assembly Passes Bill On Regulation Of Outdoor Structures, Advertisement Into Law

FG Pays Protesting Contractors N152bn

SEast Govs Endorsement Of Tinubu Not Pragmatic ADC Chieftain

BLUEPRINT     

Bandits raid 4 Katsina villages, kill 8, injure 11

Turkey move to return 76 artifacts to Nigeria

Itsekiri women to INEC: Conduct fresh, transparent delineation exercise for Warri Federal Constituency

He was the best ofNew Nigerians Young Turks

Pension account: I was never a signatory Maina

Power reforms probe: Reps panel slams IEDC, JEDC bosses over absence

Yobe: NEDC flags off 2.5km road, bridge in Potiskum

Abbas charges security agencies to rescue Kaduna worshippers, apprehend kidnappers

Borno, Adamawa, Yobe get $516m EU 2026 lifesaving assistance

Makinde speaks on leaving PDP after meeting Tinubu

How I combine royal duties with academic responsibilities Emir Sanusi

Rivers Chief Judge turns down lawmakers request to probe Fubara

Plateau: BYM condemns killing of 7 Berom youth in Kuru, demands justice

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