Nigerian Newspapers Headlines, Monday, 31 August 2026

Nigerian Newspapers Headlines

VANGUARD           

US strikes Iran for first time in a month

Dangote moves against petrol importers over quality concerns

FG plans six medical simulation centres nationwide

Steel imports bleed Nigeria’s economy

Nigeria spent over N1 trillion on steel importation in 2025

NRC, NSCDC foil railway vandalism attempt in Osogbo

2,000 Amnesty slots: If approved, where did they go’ MOSIEND asks Tinubu

Trump calls for punishment of NBC reporter

2027: NDC accuses INEC of replacing candidates with strange names

2027: Dont make promises you cant fulfil, Maraya warns politicians

Police thwart bandits attack, rescue traditional title holder unhurt in Kano

Telecom subscriptions hit 192.2m, teledensity rises to 88.67% NCC

Google Maps renames Lake Ontario Lake America in US but not Canada

Nigeria records $947m remittances in July, nears $1bn monthly target

2027: Tinubu should step down for Obi, Igbo Group tells campaigners

Gov Adeleke will campaign for Tinubus re-election APC national secretary

Bandits abandon Sarkin Noman as Police foil kidnap attempt in Kano

Sokoto Specialist Hospital debunks Doctorless emergency ward claim

Benin-Asaba Road: Mauritanian, Nigerian own concession firm Activist Ugolor

Insecurity: Nigeria wont negotiate with terrorists FG

No water released from Lagdo Dam, FG assures Nigerians

2027: ADC challenges Yari over N15.8trn reform gains

2027: Kwankwasos daughter inspired Obi alliance KNN

Troops kill suspected terrorist, recover two AK-47s in Plateau

DSS puts Sowore cyberbullying case on hold until after 2027 elections

Two doctors, man arrested over alleged organ harvesting in Nasarawa

N1.83TRN MARITIME REVENUE: Importers, agents kick over revenue targets, poor ports

PUNCH       

NSCDC defends 13-month closure of Abuja quarry, says site is crime scene

NISO explains reduced power allocations to Lagos, Abuja, North

Peace Accord: 870 killed in election violence in 11 years

Some executives avoid Igbo talents for fear of creating rivals Zubby Michael

$947m July remittances highest monthly inflow CBN

Police foil kidnapping attempt in Kano , rescue traditional ruler

Tinubu urges AU action over xenophobic attacks in SAfrica

Japa: FG targets 20,000 annual medical admissions, unveils six simulation centres

2027: Dont promise Nigerians what you cant deliver, cleric tells politicians

Nigeria expresses concern over political crisis in Niger

Group laments lack of liver transplant services in Nigeria

2027: Emir of Argungu endorses Kebbi gov for second term

AAC rejects DSS suspension of Sowores case, demands complete withdrawal

NABTEB sets September 10 deadline for 2026 Nov/Dec exam registration

Obi sympathises with victims of Abuja market fire

9,000 Jigawa graduates sit CBT for 500 teaching jobs

Soldiers foil terrorists advance in Sokoto community

NDLEA intercepts N6.2bn drugs hidden in Ghana soap, opioids at Lagos airport

Fire guts Abuja building materials market

Tinubu departs for three-week vacation in Europe

Gov poll: INEC unveils 2027 gladiators

Excess sugar consumption puts children at risk of obesity, paediatrician warns

Nepal begins burials as flood death toll rises to 752

Nigerian jailed eight years in US for stealing $7.5m from charities

Chelsea sign Argentina goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez from Aston Villa

IG backs mobile police to tackle banditry, insurgency

THISDAY    

Finance Bill 2027: FG Sets September 11 Deadline for Submission of Proposals

172 Oil Host Community Development Trusts Incorporated So Far, Says NUPRC

Nigeria Gets N87.85bn from Niger, Togo, Benin as Discos’ Revenue Hits N2.3tn in One Year

Presidency: Tinubus Reforms Rapidly Reviving Businesses, Restoring Investor Confidence

OPay Dismisses Viral Shutdown Rumour, Warns Against Fake Publication

Tinubu Takes Fight Against Xenophobic, Afrophobic Attacks By South Africa To AU

Escravos: Ugborodo Urges NCDMB to Execute Navy Infrastructure Projects

DSS Directs Counsel to Suspend Sowores Cybercrime Prosecution Until After 2027 Election

Troops Repel Terrorist Attack in Kukawa, Kill Several

Tinubu Begins 3-Week Working Vacation, Leaves For London Sunday

Yari: Subsidy Cant Return, Anyone Promising to Restore It is Deceiving Nigerians

Niger Junta Regains Control as Gunshots, Explosions Rock Presidential Palace, Airport in Failed Coup

DMO: FG Didnt Pledge Oil Revenues, Strategic Assets as Collateral for $5bn Abu Dhabi Banks Facility

FG: Moodys Change of Nigerias Outlook to Positive a Reflection of Positive Impact of Reforms

Troops Intercept Disassembled Canoes Intended for Terrorist Kingpin in North-west

FG Orders Probe as Power Losses on Ikorodu Sagamu Transmission Line Hit N120bn

Well Move Youths from Palliatives to Prosperity, Says Atiku

FG Invites Stakeholders Proposals for Finance Bill 2027, Seeks Fiscal Transparency, Accountability

JAMB Gives Last Chance for 2021 2026 Candidates to Accept, Reject Old Admissions

SUN           

Nigerians are already in hell, preach Jesus love, not hellfire Ibiyeomie

Lagdo Dam: FG debunks water release rumour, says flooding caused by heavy rains

FG expresses deep concern over political, security situation in Republic of Niger

Public relations is about trust, not publicity, Information minister tasks practitioners on ethics, mentorship

CAN urges government to secure places of worship after Niger abduction

HURIWA faults IGP, NDPC over delay in probing alleged NIPSS data breach involving naval officer

UPDATED: Tinubu begins three-week vacation ahead of 2027 election campaign

Alleged cybercrime: DSS directs counsel to seek adjournment in Sowores prosecution until after 2027 presidential election

Minister directs energy investigation panel to be transparent

57% of govt, corporate tech purchases in Nigeria refurbished, sold as new Ekeh

IYC condemns shooting in Bayelsa, urges warring parties to embrace peace

JAMB extends deadline for acceptance of admissions

Capital intensive, risk heavy: Why many fish farms collapse within one year

Hope Or Hot Air’ Confusion, uncertainty over deployment of forest guards

With new investments, oil assets protection, NUPRC target 2.5mbpd

LEADERSHIP         

Peter Obi At Koinonia Says Politicians Are Nigeria’s Problem

Troops Kill Terrorist Commander ‘Smally’ Recover Weapons In Katsina

Nigerians Are Already In Hell, Ibiyeomie Says, Urges Compassion In Evangelism

FG To Establish 6 Medical Simulation Centres Across Nigeria

Ferry Carrying 267 Capsizes Off Cyprus, 7 Dead, 23 Missing

Newborn Baby Found Abandoned Inside Carton In Benue Community

FG Implementing Measures To Address Border Incursion, Strengthen National Security -Defence Minister

Katsina Secures 650,000 Vaccines As Diphtheria Cases Top 1000

Kwara PDP Rejects N100m Political Campaign Permit Levy

Arewa Group Commends DSS DG Ajayi Over Security Reforms

NDC Accuses INEC Of Replacing Candidates With ‘Unknown’ Names

Google Renames Lake Ontario ‘Lake America’ On US Maps

Petrol Price Hike: Atiku Says Tinubu’s Reforms Fuel Poverty

Xenophobic Attacks : Enough Is Enough, Tinubu Tells AU

Diaspora Remittances Hits $947m In July

172 Host Communities Trusts Incorporated, Panel Aiding Oil Production Growth—NUPRC

Tinubu’s Fuel Subsidy Gamble: Nigerians Paid The Price, Now Atiku Offers A Way

2027: ADC Demands Tinubu Govt Account For N15.8trn Subsidy Revenue

APM Demands Release Of FBI Report On Tinubu

2027: ADC Demands Tinubu Govt Account For N15.8trn Subsidy Revenue

Petrol Price Rises Again In Abuja As Dangote Ex-Depot Cost Hits N1,265

Pro-Tinubu Group Plans Ohanaeze Meeting Over Obi’s Stepping Down For Tinubu

Sowore’s Suspended Prosecution: AAC Demands DSS DG’s Removal, Case Discontinuation

Duke Dismisses Fuel Subsidy Debate As Scam, Says Petrol Can Sell For N200

DAILY TRUST     

Xenophobia: Tinubu reports South Africa to AU, demands action

Five Farmers Killed in Fresh Bandits Attack on Sokoto Communities

Atiku: No good father heads for airport when his house is on fire

Presidency spends N37.6bn on trips

Modular refineries flop despite subsidy removal

2027: APM Demands Release of FBI Report on Tinubu

Plateau resident: I lost 2 grandchildren to Diphtheria in one week

FG targets 20,000 annual medical admissions, plans six-zone simulation centres

Drug abuse: Kano to establish rapid response centre, rehabilitate 10,000 users

Benin-Sapele-Effurun Road: Swift Action Yielding Results Dafinone

Abuja filling stations increase petrol pump prices

Three shot dead as gunmen abduct traditional title holder in Kano

DSS Wants Sowores Trial Shifted Beyond 2027 Presidential Election

Ex-IGPs name missing as INEC releases list of Nasarawa govship candidates

Yari: Subsidy cant return, anyone promising it is deceiving Nigerians

NEW TELEGRAPH

Tinubu Takes Fight Against Xenophobic, Afrophobic Attacks In SAfrica To AU

2027: Release FBI Report On Tinubu, APM Tells US

PDP Rejects KWASAAs N100m Exorbitant Political Advertising Levies

FG Targets 20,000 Medical Students Annually, Plans Six-Zone Simulation Centres

PIA: NUPRC Registers 172 Host Community Trusts

July Remittances Hit Record $947m, CBNs $1bn Monthly Target In Sight

APC Scribe, Basiru visits Adeleke, Backs Tinubu For 2027

Oborevwori, Arigbodi Families Give Glory To God For Childrens Wedding

Barau In Ghana For World Hausa Day, Urges Preservation Of Cultural Heritage

Kano Records 31,000 Suspected Cases Of Diphtheria Since 2022,1800 Death, KNCDC

Subsidizing Fuel Producionll Distort Market, Still Pathway To Fraud, Presidency Tells Atiku

Oil Spill Pollutes Nembe Creek

Tell Tinubu, APC To Account For N15.8Trn Subsidy Money, ADC Tells Yari

2027: Perform Civic Duty On Election Day, Umahi Urges SEast

Tran-Saharan Highwayll Boost Foreign Trade, Curb Insecurity Umahi

BLUEPRINT           

SERAP, NGE raise the alarm over N20m foreign aid bill penalty

2027 election: Kano women endorse Abba for second term

2027: APC scribe Basiru visits Adeleke in Osun, preaches unity

Meter dispute: At last, Kaduna Electric disconnects Millennium City from national grid

FG expands training opportunities for medical students nationwide

SWAN backs Tinubus football reforms, demands NFF representation, NSC board inauguration

Alleged cybercrime: DSS suspends Sowores prosection until after 2027 elections

Kogi: Gunmen kill, abduct passengers in fresh sttack

MLS: Messi scores 4 as Inter Miami thrash Montreal to end winless run

Trans-Sahara highway: Minister gives fresh orders to save buildings, others

                                                      

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