Nigerian Newspapers Headlines, Thursday, 18 June 2026

Nigerian Newspapers Headlines

THISDAY

Trump Signs Iran MoU, Sets 60-day Nuclear Talks

China Demands Global Governance Reform, Seeks Bigger Role for Nigeria, other Developing Nations

Tinubu Unveils Ambitious Blue Economy Plan, Targets 5m Ocean Jobs by 2035

FG: No Plan to Introduce New Telecoms, Fuel Taxes

Basic Education: AltBank Rolls Out Free POS, Ed-Tech Funding for Schools in 19 States

Senate Committee on SEDC Urged to Allow Commission Execute Mandate Without Distraction

Shell Appoints Ex-SNEPCo MD, Elohor, Country Chair Nigeria

NCDMB, SNEPCo, LADOL Unveil Human Capacity Development Programme for Supply Base Services

OGTAN Set to Boost Oil, Gas Sector Skills Base, Plans Trainers Fair

Nigeria, Cameroon Deepen Defence Ties to Secure Shared Southern Border

Stock Market Down N2.5trn in Three Days on Weak Sentiment

Firm Unveils Digital Forecourt Suite with Pay-As-You-Want

Firm Launches AI-powered Platform for Chronic Disease Management

ITU, W.TEC Celebrate Girls in ICT, Push for More Women Representation

CPPE: Nigerias Manufacturing Sector Trapped in Low Growth Equilibrium

Polaris Bank Strengthens Financial Literacy Campaign, Trains Students in Katsina

Telecoms Operators to Invest $1.38bn in Network Upgrade, Despite Operational Challenges

StakeholdersSeek Policy Reforms onClimateChange on Rural Communities

NCC Plans New Mobile Termination Rates for Telecoms, Gets Industry Nod

Visa: AI Shopping in Nigeria Increases as Shoppers Battle with Trust Issues

NSCCIMA Seeks N1bn Trust Fund to Spur Growth in Nsukka Economic Zone

Powering Africas Digital Payments Future:How Verve is Leading Ecosystem Transformation

Kidnappings Incorporated: A Sequel

SAfricas Themba Zwane Slammed with Three-match Suspension

Impressive DR Congo Hold Portugal in Opening Game

England Survive Sloppy Defending to Hammer Croatia for Maximum Points

El-Kanemi Warriors, Ikorodu City to Play Federation Cup Final

Osimhen Laments Nigerias Absence in North America

Messi Crushes Algeria with Hat Trick, Matches Kloses 16-goal Record

LEADERSHIP
FG, Security Experts, Stakeholders Move To End Profiling, Stereotyping In Security Reporting

Insecurity: Stop Alleged Profiling Of Northerners, ACF Warns Amotekun

Ex-General’s Death Exposes Deep Flaws In Nigeria’s Security – CSOS

Insecurity: Northern Youths Reject Call To Sack Service Chiefs

IPOB Reshuffles Leadership, Names New DoS Head

18-Month-Old Girl Beheaded In Ondo Farm Settlement

Abduction: Coalition Rejects Plan To Reopen Schools As Oyo Goes Spiritual

9 Killed, 11 Injured In Attack On Kaduna Community

70 Days After Easter Attack, Abducted Worshippers Still In Captivity – Kaduna Community

Nigeria’s Future Prosperity Hinges On Digital Technology, Says FG

Declare Emergency In North Now, Arewa Forum Tells Tinubu

Gunmen Ambush, Kill District Head In Plateau Community

NUJ Rallies Security Chiefs, Media Leaders For Landmark Summit On National Security

Federal Govt Rules Out New Telecoms Tax, Reaffirms VAT Waiver On Fuel

Tax Ombud Picks Enugu As South‑East Base Amid Advancing Reforms

Ronaldo Frustrated As DR Congo Earn Heroic World Cup Draw

JUST-IN: London Court Clears Alison-Madueke Of Bribery Charges

PUNCH

NDelta group insists on 13% derivation fund board

DR Congo hold Portugal

History favours Messi, Argentina for World Cup triumph

PDP unveils Iyabo Obasanjo Ogun Central senatorial candidate

Ban mass movement of motorcycles

Troubling questions dog INEC data leak

Troops, police rescue 22 kidnap victims in NWest, NCentral operations

Murder trial: Police recount discovery of Augustas decomposing body in boyfriends residence

Opposition lawmakers berate Tinubu over worsening insecurity, hardship

TikToker nude photo case adjourned as court awaits settlement report

Iyabo Obasanjo rejoins PDP, gets Ogun central senate ticket

States, FG, LGs share N2.3tn FAAC revenue

Oil exports drive Nigerias current account surplus to $4.98bn

Crude output rises as NUPRC targets 1.9mbpd

Lagos partners Foundation to boost road safety awareness

Nigeria secures $3bn solid minerals investment inflow

No new taxes for fuel, telecom FG

FG halts stamp duty deductions by MDAs

CBN plans invisible payments, flags data protection gaps

Tinubu targets five million jobs from blue economy

PenCom, NURTW target nine million pension enrolment

NDPHC vows stable electricity to support businesses

Dangote refinery cuts diesel, jet fuel prices

SUN

Foreign reserves soar above $50bn, gain $1.01bn in 2 weeks

Tax Ombud establishes South East zonal headquarters in Enugu

Customs, American Business Council pledge deeper trade collaboration

Nigeria may lose N13trn over Strait of Hormuz reopening

United Nigeria Airlines goes global with Amadeus GDS integration

CBN to grapple with post-war rate dilemma amid inflation threats, lower oil prices

PenCom, NURTW to enroll 9m transport workers in pension scheme

NDPHC reaffirms commitment to reliable power supply, economic growth

FirstBank plans webinar on SME financing

Oborevwori seeks collective action against terrorism, kidnapping, other forms of criminality

FG elevating 2027 politics above citizens welfare Reps caucus

Ododo hails rescue of 5 kidnap victims in Kogi

Insecurity: Gani Adams, OAU don urge Tinubu, Senate to fast track state police bill

Disu honours fallen UN peacekeepers, reaffirms commitment to global security

Terror groups, Mamudawa, Lakurawa members nabbed

ACF tackles Amotekun over alleged ethnic profiling, deportation threat against northern women in Ondo

Nigerians tired of killings, kidnappings -Archbishop Martins

JAMB says UTME original result slip out, gives guideline for access

GUARDIAN

2027 polls: Conflicting court orders, weak oversight raise credibility doubts

Flawed primaries expose deeper cracks in Bauchi politics

Equatorial Guineas govt resigns over poor performance

Oyebanji appeals to stakeholders to ensure peace during election

Police arrest 32 suspected cultists, recover arms, drugs in Delta raids

Inspector recounts discovery of Augustas body in boyfriends house

Gunmen ambush, kill Plateau district head

Police arrest six in Ogun raids, recover guns, ammunition

Doctor, others arrested in Lagos for selling newborn baby for N2.5m

Woman jailed 45 years for trafficking minor to Benin for sexual exploitation

FUPRE student stabbed to death during fight with sibling

Boycott the boycottables (2)

FG orders MDAs to stop 1% stamp duty deduction on official payments

33% commercial interest rate threatens $1tr GDP target, telco operators

Bloody attacks on trains as disincentive to rail transportation

Adelabu denies defection to SDP, threatens legal action over rumour

Eric Opahs choice as Abia APC guber candidate unsettles founding member

2027: Edema hails Atiku-Amaechi ADCs ticket as game changer

Court Ruling On ADC: Odih asks Atiku to join Tinubu in nation-building

Tinubu tackling decades of neglect, deserves second term, says Ojo

Nigerian man jailed for storing human faeces outside home in Kano

Motor parks now points of drug shipments-NDLEA

18-month-old toddler beheaded in Ondo farm as assailant attacks mother

Seadogs, firefighters sensitise Lagos residents on fire risks, prevention

Troops overwhelm terrorists, recover 3,403 rounds of ammunition

Air Peace to expand domestic, regional network with new flights

Julius Berger attributes improved performance to sustained service delivery

Foundation deepens ethical leadership among Lagos students

Stakeholders seek multimodal option as Nigeria loses $4b to transport inefficiencies yearly

AfBAA unveils first phase of research on business aviation in Africa

Why market volatility is driving greater interest in trading education

Insecticide-treated mosquito nets reduced malaria cases, deaths by 68%

NASENI boosts local diagnostic manufacturing with 600m-kit factory

Cancer support group launches palliative care facility in Abuja

FG pledges efficient distribution of life-saving health products

Electricity access: FG to power 35,000 facilities with renewable energy

VANGUARD

$300bn reconstruction aid, sanctions lift US-Iran MoU details emerge

Japa: Only 55,000 doctors leftfor220m Nigerians

One month later: Oriire school children, teachers still missing

God will always be God Alison-Madueke speaks after bribery acquittal in London

Warri delineation: Our position,going forwardIjaw,Urhobo leaders

FirstHoldCo closes N45bn private placement at N44.06; further strengthening FirstBanks capital base

Federal tertiary hospitals in Lagos recount gains of health sector reforms

African female judges unite in Abuja to strengthen justice systems

Kogi Court imposes maximum penalty on man arrested by DSS for Kidnap, murder of neighbour

Kwara drags Saraki to court over defamation

FG, states, others share N2.300trn May 2026 revenue

Cosmetics, food, beverages account for 50 per cent of counterfeits products NAFDAC

Digital infrastructure key to economic growth, service delivery Akume

FG eyes 40m homes, N600bn as digital switch over takes off

UNILAG assures students safety amid suspected diarrhoea outbreak

Amazon founder Bezos says AI will create jobs rather than replace workers

Crazy piloting near Asaba airport

General Rabe Abubakars death: Many questions, few answers, by Ikechukwu Amaechi

June 12: Nigerias annual ritual of glorifying a sham democracy, by Olu Fasan

DAILY TRUST

DJ Cuppy: I can never marry a Nigerian

Secondus: APC wants coronation instead of election

Iyabo Obasanjo clinches Senate ticket after rejoining PDP

Afrophobia threatens youth jobs, continental unity MTN CEO

Obi pledges 10,000MW power supply within 4 years but fails to reveal strategy

Despite outcry, work advances on Abuja hospital site converted to estate

FCT residents decry glitches at INEC CVR exercise

1,600 vulnerable Abuja residents receive empowerment support

MACBAN demands justice over attack on travellers in Benue

Xenophobia: Thousands of Malawians crowd makeshift camp, desperate to get home

ECOWAS targets 48% renewable energy by 2030

UN, EU want durable solutions for Nigerias 3.5m IDPs

China releases white paper on global governance

UK court clears Diezani of bribery charges

Concerns over complaints against telecom services

FCCPC may audit telecom operators

Current infrastructure supports 1.9mbpd production NUPRC

Africas crude oil reserves hit 120bn barrels NCDMB

Nigerian takes over combined role as Shells VP, Country Chair

TVS Motors targets cost-effective mobility with local partnership

Africa needs to accelerate framework for digital tax

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