Nigerian Newspapers Headlines, Wednesday, 12 August 2026

Nigerian Newspapers Headlines

 DAILY TRUST     

Trumps secret plane swap triggers questions, confusion

Syria sentences ex-ruler Bashar al-Assad to death over atrocities

West Africa must break free off foreign fuel price benchmarks NMDPRA

Pipeline surveillance crucial for $50bn upstream investment Stakeholders

Nigerians cost of living pain deepens as election looms

NIBSSs payment system records 26.55m transactions worth N1.4trn

Over 5,000 fibre cuts linked to road construction NCC

FG targets November for completion of Abuja-Kaduna highway

FG moves to automate baggage handling

Serving Senator threatens to kill Accord Party members on election day

Kano teen battles deadly facial tumour, begs for surgery support

Fire razes Access Bank branch, residential building in Kano

Katsina United new signing dies during pre-season friendly

Gunshots as rival cult groups clash at Rivers varsity

Kill Accord remark: Fadahunsi backtracks, says he meant votes

Court remands 2 for allegedly vandalizing bridge in Kano

Losses, disruptions as labour unions ground flights

Tinubu, Sultan urge Nigerians to unite against insecurity, hate Politics

Nigerias democracy needs review Jonathan, Obasanjo

APC, ADC, NDC, others upload candidates as INEC shuts portal

Obi, Kwankwaso meet NDC govship candidates ahead campaign kick-off

Imo APP senatorial candidate tasks women on electoral influence

Coalition should collapse their structures into Labour Party- Nenadi

Court fixes suit challenging Tinubus eligibility for September 21

CSOs condemn Senator Fadahunsis call for violence

PUNCH      

Africa must rethink its culture of winner-takes-all democracy Obasanjo

Tinubu approves new framework to unlock $50bn deep offshore investment

FG promises to settle 20-year backlog of workers entitlements

Oyebanji pledges to make Ekiti tourism hub

Peter Obi warns against accepting unverified credentials in leadership

Account for N144.86bn Safe Schools Fund, Atiku tells FG

Dangote refinery not enough, Nigeria needs more investors Minister

Osun poll: Adeleke campaign urges IG to act over Fadahunsis inciting comment

NCAA orders arrest, prosecution of Air Peace driver over runway blockade

NFF apologises to Tinubu, Nigerians over Falcons World Cup qualification setback

Safe schools: FG to strengthen security in vulnerable communities Coordinator

Syria sentences Bashar al-Assad to death in absentia over atrocities

Osun election: If you see them, kill them, lawmaker tells supporters

Road construction causes over 5,000 fibre cuts in 6 months, says NCC

Osun: I dont need vote-buying to win Adeleke

NiMet warns of flash floods across 13 states in August

Professors now aiding illiterates to rig elections Obi

Nigeria seeks local cloud capacity to cut data costs

Nigerians lament VAT pressure amid rising living costs

Nigeria loses billions exporting raw materials Report

THISDAY    

Stock Market Plummets by N1.17trn on Renewed Profit-taking in MTN,Others

Shareholders Reaffirm Confidence on Mutual Benefit

Inflation: 12 Companies Cost of Sales, OPEX Up 16.9% to N10.14tn

Tinubu Okays Fresh Deep Offshore Framework to Unlock $50bn Investment

NIDEC 2026: No Room for Jamboree Under Tinubus 4Ds Agenda, Says Enikanolaiye

Obi: I Never Said Military Should Reject Salary Increase

Terrorists Kill 10 Cops, Lose 17 Fighters in Kebbi, IGP Grieves Over Loss of Personnel

Dangote Refinery: High Cost Forced Rejection of 15.5m Barrels of Crude

Atiku Raises Concern over Plans to Use Alleged Outdated BVAS in Osun Guber Poll

Lassa Fever: Nigeria Records 237 Deaths, Fatality Rate Rises to 23.7%

Atiku Questions N144.86 Billion Safe Schools Fund as Insecurity Shuts 40 LGAs

UNESCO, FG, NBTE Seek Human-Centred Digital Transformation of Nigerias Technical, Vocational Education, Training System

NHRC Demands Arrest, Prosecution of Sheikh Jingir for Alleged Hate Speech

Nigeria Loses 600,000 People Annually over Administration of Medical Oxygen

SUN         

Nigerias democratic institutions under threat, Peter Obi raises alarm

Osun poll: PRP candidate Saliu promises agriculture-driven jobs

TNF endorses Tinubu, Akume touts administrations performance

Tension heightens as Fadahunsi directs killing of Accord members

Tinubu unveils $50bn offshore investment drive, targets decades-old oil projects

Edo govt threatens to sanction Chinese firm over workers deaths, poor welfare

CBN opens applications for second regulatory sandbox cohort

$3.1bn AfCFTA customs deal: PPPs trailblazer for Africas trade future ICRC

ASUU orders state varsities to prepare for strike over non-implementation of demands

IYC inaugurates Central Zone Exco, urges them to shun partisan politics

Enugu Catholic church attack: Police arrest suspects as abductees regain freedom

Sheikh Jingirs comments vindicate Kanus warnings about Islamisation agenda IPOB

FG moves to end open grazing, plans 417 ranching hubs to tackle farmer-herder conflcit

Senate orders Seplat, Network E&P, others to appear over NEITI audit queries

Over 5,000 fibre cuts recorded in six months NCC

TUC backs aviation workers strike, demands N25bn levy

Tinubu hails Adesinas 25-year energy sector impact on birthday

NiMet secures ISO 9001:2015 certification for Yola, Osubi, Owerri airports

Atiku raises concerns over N144.86bn Safe Schools fund

EFCC invites Insurance Commissioner over alleged N30bn recapitalisation fees

ADC candidate vows to abolish ex-governors pensions in Kano

VANGUARD      

Domestic crude must be available and commercially viable Dangote Refinery

NANS calls for release of student leader arrested over political crisis in Osun

Why the Middle East war still convulses the oil market Report

Tinubu approves offshore reform to unlock $50bn investment Politics

Terror attack: Kebbi govt to support families of 10 slain Police officers

8 countries Africans can travel to without visa

Nigeria ll expand refining capacity to serve African market FG

FG targets 6 flashpoints in new push to end farmers-herders clashes

NANS urges Senate to extend NELFUND to Nigerian students abroad

S-West group urges Tinubu to expedite state police bill

TUC urges urgent action on food imports, demands N1,000 to dollar exchange rate

Jingirs remarks vindicate Kanus warnings, IPOB claims

Tinubu tasks Nigerians on unity, peaceful coexistence Politics

NEITI report: Senate gives Seplat, three others 48-hour ultimatum

2027 Polls: NHRC asks FG to arrest, prosecute Sheikh Jingir for hate speech

FG backs West Africa petrol pricing benchmark

Panic as cult clash for supremacy in Rivers varsity results in gunfire

Air Peace picketing: Unions suspend action, meet Keyamo Thursday

Men dressed in task force uniforms force Vanguard reporter to transfer money on Mile 2 Bridge

Apapa Ports: Truck crushes two to death in alleged extortion attempt

Aondoakaa visits Guma attack victims, says security must rise above politics

No recruitment ongoing NUPRC disowns fake, AI-generated employment letters

NIPSS, Art Ministry partner to drive $1trn economy by 2030

2025 Agreement: NANS warns governors against another ASUU strike

Retract your harmful statement, apologise to Osun people Obi tells Fadahunsi

Adeleke to IGP: Arrest, prosecute Osun senator over alleged threat to kill Accord members

Davido calls on Trump, international community to monitor Osun election

2027: G100 leader admits persuading Obi, Atiku to work together difficult

NGX market reverses gains, loses N1.17trn on sell-offs

 

 

                                         

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