Nigerian Newspapers Headlines, Thursday, 19 February 2026

Nigerian Newspapers Headlines

DAILY TRUST

Iran, US agree on guiding principles for deal at Geneva talks

US civil rights leader Jesse Jackson dies at 84

Investigation uncovers Epstein, Barak’s covert spy-tech exploits in Nigeria

Another Nigerian fighting for Russia captured in Ukraine

Two Feared Killed as violence breaks out during APC Congress in Ondo

Tinubu mandates direct remittance of oil, gas revenue to Federation Account

Alleged coup plot: DIA moves detained Zaria cleric to DSS

BREAKING: Tinubu signs amended Electoral Act into law

37 killed in gas leak at Plateau mine

Singer Market fire: Sir Ahmadu Foundation urges stronger safety measures

Kano: Censorship Board orders DJs, Gala houses to shut down till after Ramadan

Dangote: Naira could strengthen to N1,100/$ in 2026

FG unveils alliance to drive Nigerias economy beyond oil, gas

Access To Electricity Will No Longer Be A Privilege In Kaduna Gov

US funding cut affected 250,000 lives in Yobe Govt

El-Rufai spends second night in EFCC custody

Gunmen abduct 6 travellers on Benue road

Nigeria loses N8trn annually to waivers, concessions Reps

Falana, Jibrin, Bugaje, others condemn US military presence in Nigeria

Parties intensify campaigns ahead Abuja council polls

Tinubu seeks Senate confirmation of Abubakar as INEC commissioner

APC names ward, LG appeal screening committees members

NDLEA discovers illicit drugs concealed in waybill package

2 dead, 10 injured as truck loses control along Dutse-Bwari road

Workers give Wike 72 hours to release Kuje council allocation

FCT polls: INEC engages 1,132 vehicles, warns transporters against lapses

Nigeria implemented only 10 of 66 cases passed in 25 years ECOWAS Court

PUNCH       

ICPC grills El-Rufai after EFCC release

Electoral Act 2026: Tinubu defends assent, opposition raises hell

FG seals Plateau mine after gas leak kills 37

Nigerian woman dies after arriving UK for son’s graduation

Slain S’Africa-based Nigerian student worked illegally – Bolt

FX for business travels soar by 366% to $672m

Presidential panels rack up N13bn bill

FCT poll: 3,345 BVAS deployed, movement restricted

LP Reps caucus faults Tinubus hurried assent to Electoral Act amendment

EFCC boss links Nigerias poverty, infrastructure deficit to corruption

Tinubu orders NNPC to remit oil taxes, royalties directly

Disciplined reforms restoring confidence in Nigerias economy Cardoso

Ondo APC elders condemn attack on party secretariat, chairman

Poor funding stalling justice sector reforms AGF

Why I signed amended Electoral Act Tinubu

Police recover N300,000, detain officers over extortion in Oyo

14 kidnapped Benue passengers regain freedom

ECOWAS court urges CSOs to drive enforcement of judgments

No real-time transmission: INEC clarifies results protocol for FCT council poll

Electoral Act: PDP calls amendment direct act of treachery against electorate

AI will not kill jobs but create more Experts

NARTO cuts transport fares by 30% through CNG partnership

Four South Africans fighting with Russia return home

IPCR urges unity, harmonious relationship as Lent, Ramadan begin

Senate says Tinubus security budget not enough, demands better funding

Stop coming late to budget meetings, Senate warns MDAs

11 die as tree crushes two commercial vehicles in Enugu

Ramadan: Kano Hisba bans tricycle operators from wearing three-quarter trousers, others

Lagos defends minibus ban on LekkiEpe corridor, condemns drivers protest

Two feared killed in Ondo APC congress violence, chairmans brother in coma

GenCos deny NLCs extortion claims, warn of looming power crisis

Kanus freedom, Igbo presidency possible through alignment with Tinubu Cubana Chief Priest

Electricity not luxury, but right of every community Kaduna gov

600 arrested, 621kg of drugs seized in Bayelsa 2025 crackdown NDLEA

Ill leave if Im not comfortable, Churchills wife tells marriage critics

NCDMB issues warning over mandatory 1% oil fund levy

THISDAY

Electoral Law According to the APC Signed, Sealed, Delivered

INEC: Vote Buying Won’t Be Tolerated in FCT Poll, Asks EFCC, ICPC to Make Arrest

Tinubu Signs Executive Order on Direct Remittance of Oil Revenues to Federation Account

NCDMB Insists on 1% Nigerian Content Levy Remittance By Oil Firms Amid Resistance

After Two Nights with EFCC, ICPC Takes Former Kaduna Governor, El-Rufai, into Custody

FG to Review Acquisition of IHS Towers By MTN Group

APC Commends Members, Stakeholders As Congress Holds Across 193 Wards

CJN Laments Blanket Corruption Allegations Against Judiciary

Court Remands Businessman Accused of Using AI to Impersonate Peter Obi in N230m Forex Fraud

Remittance of 1% Content Levy Mandatory, NCDMB Tells Oil, Gas Upstream Firms

FG, Experts Canvass for Modern Shooting Ranges to Boost Marksmanship

Thugs Storm APC Secretariat, Assault Party Chairman in Ondo

NSCDC Busts Criminal Ring in Abuja, Arrests 10 Suspects

Stock Market Drops by N577bn on Investors Profit-taking Activity

At N16.37trn, MTN Outpaces BUA Foods, Others as NGX Most Capitalised Stock

FX Buffers Strengthen as Reserves Gain $2bn in One Month to $47.8bn

UBA Unveils Strategy to Bridge Africas $100bn Trade Finance Gap

Sachet Drink Ban: Labour Expresses Concern Over Possible Loss of Jobs as NAFDAC Remains Adamant

Osimhen Fires Two Assists as Galatasaray Hammer Juventus in Istanbul

MTN Acquires IHS Towers in $6.2bn Deal, Regains Its Initial Towers

Reps Probe Tax Breaks, Export Incentives, Says Nigeria Loses N8trn Annually

Value of Transactions Processed through eTranzact in 2025 Surpassed N103trn

GUARDIAN    

Tinubu okays Electoral Act Amendment Bill 2026

FG to tighten crude accountability as NUPRC opens gravimetric facility

FCT Polls: Police confirm deployment of DSS, Army, Navy

Tinubu Signs Executive Order to Protect Nigeria’s Oil & Gas Revenue

2027: Utomi, Falana, Iyere unveil NYWOPEM, launch #FixNASS2027

Anti-graft agency grills El-Rufai for second night running

FG to leverage new industrial policy for economic revival, competitiveness

Easing inflation, expected interest rate cut shape market sentiments

UTME registration hits 1.5 million, deadline remains February 26

Why Nigeria must move from reactivating wells to optimising fields

Electoral reform crisis: 2027 elections take shape as APC majority prevails, legal tussle looms

APC apologises for inviting judges, VCs, late general to stakeholders’ meeting in C/River

One dead, two hospitalised as Lassa Fever Breaks Out in Kano

Nigeria deepens broadband penetration by 6.4%

NLNG, partner unveil mobile drone ground control system

VANGUARD

UK banks to meet over possible Visa, MasterCard rival

33 miners die, 25 hospitalised in Plateau carbon monoxide tragedy

Pay crisis rocks Federal Civil Service, MDAs

Ebonyi killings: Nwifuru relaxes curfew, considers reopening schools

PDP Leadership Tussle: How INEC quietly tilted the scales

El-Rufai is sulking, selfish – APC

DSS arrests el-Rufai after EFCC release

Pay crisis rocks Federal Civil Service, MDAs

Naira rises to N1,380/$ in parallel market

2027: Ex-CBN dep gov, Tunde Lemo joins Ogun guber race

E-transmission of poll results can’t replace manual — Tinubu

Lekki land dispute: Firm accuses Minister of interferenc

PDP says electoral bill exposes APC fear of defeat ahead of 2027 polls

Tinubu amends petroleum industry act, mandates oil revenue remittance to FAAC

US deports African migrants to Cameroon under Trump crackdown

2027: Ex-CBN Deputy Governor Tunde Lemo joins Ogun governorship race

Alake closes mining site over deaths of villagers in Plateau

Breaking: Tinubu signs amended Electoral Act 2026 into law

Senator Natasha backs Tinubus nominee for NAHCON Chairman

Unity, Providus Banks merger moves to integration

Lagos hands over viral sexual assault case to Ogun authorities

Reps walkout part of standard parliamentary practice Deputy Spokesperson

APC ward congress: Two die, three injured in Ondo State Police

I went for engineering job Nigerian captured in Ukraine war

Genocide claims against Ebonyi Governor unfounded Rep. Ogah

FG to invest N800bn in agro-processing, renewable energy under industrial policy

Senate slams envelope budgeting, demands full funding for security agencies

FG moves to digitise air, sea cargo

ASUU resumes indefinite strike at Taraba varsity

NCDMB reaffirms mandatory 1% Nigerian content levy for oil and gas companies

IPOB responds to comments comparing Nnamdi Kanu and Sunday Igboho

LEADERSHIP

Burna Boy, Tems Emerge 1st African Artists To Hit 8 Entries On The Billboard Hot 100 ‎

El-Rufai: 4 Men Arraigned For Obstructing EFCC Officers

Court Remands 7 Over Kidnap, Death Of Varsity Don

4 Years After Police Raid, Whereabouts Of Kaduna Teacher Remain Unknown

37 Die From Gas Inhalation At Plateau Mining Site

Wiretapping NSA Ribadu’s Phone Means Nigeria’s Intelligence, Strategy In Public Domain – Experts

Tinubu: Why I Signed Electoral Reform Bill Into Law

External Reserves Jump To $48.37bn, Gain $2.47bn In 1 Month

I’m Proud Of Your Performance As Abia Governor, Osinbajo Tells Otti

FIFA President Infantino Declares 2026 World Cup Matches “Sold Out” Amid Soaring Demand

Court Bars Ex-AGF From Accessing Firm’s Funds Over Alleged N2bn Debt

ICPC Detains El-Rufai After Release From EFCC As DSS Denies Arrest Of Ex-Governor

Plateau Disaster: Federal Government Orders Immediate Closure Of Mining Site, Deploys Forensic Team

Electoral Act: Senator Natasha Urges Citizens To Intensify Vigilance On INEC

Bandits Kill Ex-LGA Chairman In Kaduna

After Signing New Electoral Law, Tinubu Insists Voting, Collation Remain Manual

Bandits Release Abducted 14 Benue Travellers After 10 Days In Captivity

Tinubu Scraps NNPC’s 30% Frontier Fund, Orders Direct Payment To Federation Account

Electoral Act: Tinubu’s Hurried Signing Shows Fear Of Defeat In Credible Election – Turaki-led PDP

JUST IN: Tinubu Suspends NNPCL’s Deduction Of Oil Exploration Fees

JUST IN: Wase Mine Deaths: FG Orders Immediate Closure, Deploys Forensic Team

Niger Delta Games Draw Holds Thursday As States Arrive Benin

Federal Government, Medipool Partner To Strengthen Medical Procurement Coordination

2 Die, Others Injured As Chaos Erupts In Ondo APC Congress

Stocks Market Rebounds By N683bn As Investors Trade 3.67bn Shares

FCT Elections: INEC Deploys Upgraded BVAS, Accredits 700 Journalists, 89 Domestic, Foreign Observers

NDLEA Arrests 600 Suspects, Seizes 621kg Of Drugs In Bayelsa’s 2025 Crackdowns

FCT Polls: Bwari PDP Candidate Steps Down For APC Flag Bearer In Wike’s Presence

Electoral Amendment: Lawmakers’ Walkout Standard Parliamentary Practice — Deputy Spokesperson

After Signing New Electoral Law, Tinubu Insists Voting, Collation Remain Manual

Persecuted Nigerian Christian, Others Receive Warm Welcome In White House

Senate Committee Slams Ministers, Agency Heads For Lateness To Budget Defence

NCDMB, Senate Committee Push Agribusiness Revolution in Niger Delta

Foreign Reserves Jump to $48.37bn, Gain $2.47bn in 1 Month

Ribadu, Shi’ites, Not CAN, Responsible For My Ministerial Rejection — El-Rufai

JUST-IN: APC NWC Postpones Adamawa Congresses Amid Governor Fintiri’s Imminent Defection

FAAN Bans Cash Transactions Across Airports

Ghana Pays $910m in Interest Under Domestic Debt Exchange Programme

Canada-Based Nigerian Journalist Exposes Corruption In NFF Youth Team Appointments

Electoral Reform: APC Has Turned Its Majority In National Assembly Into Tyranny, Says Ex-IPAC Chair

LCCI Calls Nigeria’s Inflation Slowdown ‘Fragile Disinflation,’ Urges Supply-side Fixes

FG Digital Drive: NIMC Transitions to Paperless System

UK Accounts for 48% of Nigeria’s Capital Inflow

Killings: Senate Orders Strengthening Of Joint Security Operations In Niger, Kwara

Zuckerberg To Testify In Landmark Social Media Addiction Trial

Remit 1% Devt Fund or Face Sanctions, NCDMB Warns Upstream Oil Firms

Gabon Blocks Facebook, TikTok Over ‘Hate Speech’, ‘Conflict-Inducing’ Posts

BREAKING: Tinubu Signs Electoral Bill 2026 Into Law

$6.2bn Deal: Federal Govt Assessing MTN’s Acquisition Of IHS Towers

Nigerian Stocks Surge Past Pre-devaluation Peak from 2 Years Ago—Bloomberg

NNPC Plans Fresh 1.8bcf/d Gas Supply Boost Amid Rising Domestic Demand

Bandits Launch Attack On Benue Community, Kill 2

Customs Generates N145.9bn At Tin-Can Port In January, Embraces E-transaction To Facilitate Trade

Naira Will Rise To N1,100/$ This Year—Dangote

Electoral Act Amendment: Harmonisation Committee Was Not Allowed To Function – Hon Ogene

Nigeria Targets $700bn Mineral Reserves Amid Africa Mining Boom

Customs Projects N9trn Revenue, Surpasses 2025 Target By 11%

NATION    

Tinubu moves to plug oil revenue leakages

Budget defence: Senate warns MDAs against lateness, lauds security chiefs

Results of FCT Area Council elections to be transmitted electronically INEC chairman

BREAKING: Tinubu signs Electoral Act 2026

APC ward congress: two feared dead, three injured in Ondo Police

Fed govt sets up committee for Nigerias first international oil spill summit, unveils NIOSS logo

Nigeria must not be dragged backward, Alawuje warns opposition

Police deploy high personnel ahead of FCT area council polls

Tinubu urges Christians, Muslims to deepen unity as Lent, Ramadan begin same day

JUST IN: three feared dead as thugs disrupt ward congress in Ondo

Ojomu royal family pledges support to police, vows justice for murdered princes

Edun: 10% interest on African debt not sustainable

IGP Egbetokun praised for morale boost, operational successes

APC conducts ward congresses across 192 Edo wards

NLNG wins 20th oil, gas industry games

Mental health advocates turn to technology to reach African youths

Tems, Burna Boy break record for most Billboard Hot 100 entries by African artists

FG reviews acquisition of IHS Towers by MTN group

 BUSINESSDAY

Electoral Act: Akpabio, Abbas defend NASS, say new law will ensure transparency

Dangote expands daughters’ roles as succession plan accelerates

37 miners dead, 25 hospitalised after toxic gas leak at abandoned Plateau mine

NNPC must cough up cash as Tinubu issues new executive order

Gas-rich Nigeria goes dark as power gets zero funding

Easing core inflation signals room for rate cut

Naira holds firm as reserves climb past $48.5bn

Tinubu signs Electoral Act into law

New Cyberstalking Act risks repeating Decree 4 in the digital age

Nigeria’s 2mbpd target remains elusive as theft trumps capacity

We cannot afford another bloodletting in Rivers, NOA tells groups

Nigeria’s $14 billion portfolio surge masks weak direct investment

NEW TELEGRAPH

BREAKING: Tinubu Signs Electoral Act Into Law

Lalong Mourns Elder Stateman, Mishkom Kangnaan

PDP Crisis: Opposition Group Accuses INEC Chairman Of Bribery

Zulum Felicitates Muslims On Commencement Of 2026 Ramadan

Senate, Reps Decry Zero Capital Budget Release To Interior Ministry

FCT Poll: Vote Buying Wont Be Tolerated Amupitan

APC Elders Forum Condemns Attack On Chairman, Others

Skill-Based Empowerment, Not Handouts, Key To Transforming Lives ADC

Lagos Govt Reacts To Protest By Korope Drivers On Lekki-Epe Expressway

Benue APC Holds Ward Congresses In 23 LGAs, Assures Of Peaceful Outing

Electoral Act: E-Transmission Doesnt Guarantee Credible Poll Shehu Sani

FCT Elections: Police Deploy Security Team, Restricts Movement

JAMB Insists No Extension For Feb 26 Deadline As Registration Hits 1.5m

Another Appointee Resigns From Ondo Governors Cabinet

Remittance Of 1% Nigerian Content Levy Still Mandatory NCDMB

BLUEPRINT     

Over 30 feared dad in Plateau mining explosion

Nigerian breaks Guinness World Record in magic show

Nigeria moves to deploy diaspora doctors nationwide

Lagos hands over viral s3xual assault case to Ogun authorities

2026 FCT polls: INEC warns against vote buying

Zuckerberg to testify in landmark social media addiction trial

Immunise 97% of under-fives to end polio, Rotary president tells FG

2027: APC afraid to face credible elections Ex-IPAC chair

LP national chair Senator Usman congratulates Otti on birthday

Breaking: Tinubu signs Electoral Act Amendment Bill 2025 into law

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