Nigerian Newspapers Headlines, Thursday, 24 September 2026

Nigerian Newspapers Headlines

PUNCH       

Davido, Rema, Omah Lay, others to perform at Afro Nation Portugal 2027

Trump invites Putin to G20 summit in Miami

CCB probes assets of 20 ministers, 30 perm secs Chairman

Oil production reaches 307m barrels in six months – FG

Electricity subsidy may hit N2tn amid tariff freeze

Police release photo of woman found dead in CRiver hotel, hunt male companion

EFCC urges pastors, imams to preach against corruption

US announces new visa restrictions for birth tourism facilitators

Edo gov revokes, re-awards failed Benin road contract

Police deny shooting motorcyclist in Kwara

Ill leave Portugal team if Im no longer wanted Ronaldo

Edo blames Obaseki for bad roads, cites substandard work

Viral video: Man steals N1.4m from sick mother to gamble

EFCC declares ex-pension boss Maina wanted again

Cancer not death sentence Amosun

Flood: Remain vigilant, take precautionary measures, Soludos wife urges Anambra residents

Wike rejects election rigging allegations, says G5 strategy outsmarted Atiku

Lagos APC expels ex-Agege chairman, aspirant over defection to APM

Ronaldo targets winning Nations League, reaching 1000 goals

Police recover 52 stolen vehicles, nab 177 criminals in one week Official

Dont sponsor pilgrims with stolen funds, Sultan tells politicians

Kebbi tackles ADC over call to review 21 professors appointments

Lokpobiri seeks faster investment decisions, says delays hurt oil, gas sector

England still carrying scar of World Cup exit Saka

Every Nigerian should be able to undergo military training Defence minister

I signed Saudi Pro League contract to secure my grandchildrens future Reijnders

VIDEO: Boy swept away by flood in Enugu rescued after 24 hours

NSCDC arrests truck driver, two others for vandalising NNPC pipeline in Abuja

Army urges journalists to ensure balanced reporting, highlight military sacrifices

Air Peace offers 25% discount as compensation for delayed Lagos-Enugu flight

Germany relaxes immigration rules to boost workforce retention among foreign graduates

Im back, keep crying, Nwabali taunts critics on Super Eagles return

THISDAY   

2027: Desist From Making Monetary Demands From Politicians, Delta Monarch Charges Electorate

Troops Intercept Boko Haram Fighters Migrating to New Location in Night Ambush

2027: Adequate Funding Critical to Election Security, Success, Says Amupitan

Nigeria Reaffirms Commitment to International Peace, Security Efforts

Boko Haram, Banditry, Sit-at-Home Never Stopped NECO Exams, Says Registrar

Curfew Fails to Stop Fresh Attacks in Plateau, As Assailants Kill Police Officer, Civilians

Oyedele Seeks Affordable Capital to Bridge Africas Infrastructure Gap

Tinubu Elated Over $800m Ima Gas FID As Nigeria Unlocks Five-Decade-Old Gas Resource

Criticism Trails Police Arraignment of Chappal Energies Boss by Police

OK Movement Rejects Dicksons Description, Insists on Independence

As Cardoso Turns 3 at CBN, Reforms Shift Nigerias Financial System into New Gear

NMDPRA Moves to Strengthen Fight Against Fuel Smuggling

Money Supply Up 12.4% YtD to N139.38tn Despite CBN Tightening Stance

VANGUARD   

FG to revive abandoned housing estates, says Housing Minister

US imposes new visa restrictions on birth tourism operators

Tinubu not only leader absent at UNGA81 Gov Sule

AFCON qualifiers: Nigeria vs Madagascar date, time, venue and where to watch

Boko Haram/ISWAP kill vigilante commander, 4 others in Borno

Delta primary school pupils seen scooping water from flooded classroom

Delta health workers suspend strike over uniform allowance

Witchcraft allegation: Police arrest four over Bauchi mans murder

Ebola: NCDC places Nigeria on high alert

Amupitan says no predetermined results for 2027 polls

INEC, Police move to arrest violence perpetrators

Wike: New strategy in place to checkmate Atiku, Obi in 2027

Flood displaces Enugu communities, destroys homes, crops

Atlantic migration: Nobody should have to die trying

England still carrying scar after World Cup heartbreak Saka

2027: INEC seeks adequate funding, 4 months to elections

Wike refutes 2023 rigging allegations against Obi

Q4 petrol imports must lower pump prices IPMAN

2027: NDC launches grassroots mobilisation in South-East

Pipeline vandalism: NSCDC arrests truck driver, two others

Well engage 4,000 influencers to promote Tinubus projects Umahi

FG orders halt to child labour in mining, other sectors

Flooding: Residents petition Wike over rock blasting, canal filling

Why Nigeria, Ghana-trained teachers were removed from UK qualification list

Sultan to religious leaders: Dont shield corrupt people

Africa needs affordable capital for infrastructure Oyedele

NMDPRA proposes 138 rules to curb petroleum market abuse

Tinubu hails $12m Abuja entrepreneurship centre

OK Movement rejects merger into NDC

 LEADERSHIP     

Works Minister Prohibits Check-points 200 Metres To 1st Niger Bridge-Head

Bobrisky Reacts To Tonto Dikeh’s Demand For Decent Birthday Photos

Ooni Of Ife Gifts King Sunny Ade Mansion On 80th Birthday

Trump Calls For AI To Be Renamed ‘Super Intelligence’ In US Documents

First Niger Bridge To Reopen Next Week – Umahi

5G, Fibre Can Connect 140m Nigerians Still Outside Internet Economy – GSMA

37 Miners’ Deaths: Panel Begins Probe, Plans Site Visits

Geh Geh Calls Out Burna Boy Over ₦9bn Bugatti, Demands Youth Empowerment

Kwara Police Command Denies Shooting Motorcyclist At Oyun Bridge Incident

Bullish Midweek Run Lifts Equities Market Up By 0.23%

2027: Tinubu Won’t Finish If Re-Elected, Shettima Will Take Over — Primate Ayodele

2027 AFCON Qualifiers: Tinubu Aide Warns Super Eagles Against Complacency

Treasury Bill Rates Fall After CBN Cuts Interest Rate To 23%

Nigerians Will Judge Tinubu’s Plans By Their Lived Experience, Atiku Replies Masari

Nigeria To Host 1,000 Young Africans At Pan-African Varsities Debate

Improved Security: Edo Farmers Return To Abandoned Farms

Messi Climbs To 2nd On All-Time Free-Kick List, Ronaldo 9th

Bauchi SWAN Demands Sports Facility Upgrade, Grassroots Talent Academy

GenCos Record 4,102MW Average Generation in August — NERC

Prince Harry Calls AI ‘Ultimate Sycophant,’ Urges Slowdown To Protect Children

Stakeholders Review Host Community Development Trusts, PIA Implementation

Uzodimma Approves Recruitment Of 6,030 Teachers In Imo

Diphtheria: 3-Year-Old Dies As Taraba Records 14 Suspected Cases

Tompolo’s Grassroots Movement Unveils 44 Vehicles , Others For Tinubu’s Campaign In Borno

Foreign Graduates Can Now Get Germany Permanent Residency After Two Years: Here’s How

‘BOI’s N274bn Bond Signals Capital Market Growth’

Hormuz Shock Engenders Broader Global Investment In Electricity To Strengthen Energy Security

ECOWAS Drives W/Africa’s Entrepreneurial Energy Into Scalable Enterprise

‘Global Oil Market Market In Further Shock Over Hormuz Disruptions’

Hypertension: The Silent Killer Nigeria Is Underfunding

AFCON 2027Q: We’re Not Scared Of Super Eagles, Madagascar Star Declares

AI Boom Drives Demand For Power, Digital Infrastructure In Africa, Middle East – Industry Stakeholders

Nigeria Football In ‘Worst Time In History’ – Odegbami

Manchester United Loss Widens To £43m Despite Record £677.6m Revenue

James Speaks On Emotional Super Eagles Invitation For AFCON 2027 Qualifiers

2027: INEC Seeks Adequate Funding For Election Security, Logistics

Lassa Fever: Fatality Rate Hits 23.9% As Cases Reach 1,086

Davido’s Sister Reveals Weekly Finance Meetings To Curb His Car Spending

Dangote Targets 3 Years For Completion Of $16bn Kenya Refinery

Restoration Of Stranded Capacity To Inject More Power To Grid Lines- Minister

NSCDC Arrests 3 Over NNPC Pipeline Vandalism, Seizes Truck, 17 Pipes

Proposed Non-interest Finance Will Open New Funding Options For Farmers – NADF

Banditry Allegations: CSOs Demand Probe, Prosecution Of Senator Shehu Buba If Guilty

 DAILY TRUST     

Defence Minister: Every Nigerian should undergo Military Training

Dont sponsor pilgrims with stolen funds, Sultan tells Politicians

Four miners killed as mining pit collapses in Plateau

Plateau: Gunmen kill 3 vigilantes despite curfew

Ebola: NCDC places Nigeria on high alert

Man arraigned over possession of 240 SIM cards, illicit drugs

Nigerian Embassy in Qatar cuts passport processing to two weeks

Mambilla: Malami rejects $200m bribery allegation

Security operatives kill 18 suspected bandits in Katsina

Troops rescue 6 abducted varsity students in Zamfara

Kano taskforce arrests 380 suspects, secures 230 convictions

Dangote targets 2m vulnerable women in refinery IPO share

FG moves to transfer management of dry ports

We will use digital tools to transform education in northern Nigeria

79% of Nigerian adults use financial product Report

Benue inaugurates committee to implement peace agreements

Curfew: Violence continues in Plateau, policeman, others killed

Tinubu, Shettimas absence: Im not Acting President, says Akpabio

AUTHORITY        

Regional Development Ministry Celebrates 24 Retirees, Urges Them to Remain Active

2027: Adequate funding critical for proper election security, logistics INEC

UNGA 2026: Elumelu Calls for Stronger U.S.-Africa Trade, Investment Partnership

2027: We have our strategy to win election Wike

Wushishi hails army of NECO as exam body rewards 55 retirees, top staff, students

HOMEF condemns deaths of 37 Niger miners, demands independent probe

TCN unveils anti-corruption policy document to strengthen ethical conduct, accountability

APC challenges substituted service order in Atikus suit against Tinubu

Tompolo distributes 44 vehicles, campaign materials in Borno for Tinubus re-election

NEW TELEGRAPH

UNGA: Defence Minister Reaffirms Nigerias Commitment To Global Peacekeeping

Edo Flags Off Free Malaria Testing, Treatment, Renovates 100 Health Centres

North-East Security Has Improved Under Tinubu Northern Group

Labour Hails Bauchi Govt Over N10bn Gratuity Payment To Retirees

Dangote Refinery IPO Reflects Our Long-Term Commitment To Africas Industrial Economic Transformation Aliko

2027: Keep Politics Out Of Churches, Mosques, NiREC, Akume Warn

2027: INECs Responsibilities Require Sustained Financial Support Amupitan

Salem University Produces First PhD Law Graduate

TCN Announces Major Progress On Restoration Of Kainji-Birnin Kebbi Line

DDiphtheria Scare: Sokoto Education Ministry Alerts Schools

Anambra Govt Shares Fresh Evidence Of Unpaid Salaries Under Obi

$12m Abuja Entrepreneurship Centrell Strengthen SMEs, Help Biz Growth Tinubu

Banditry, Kidnapping, Sit-At-Home Order Cant Stop Examinations NECO

Adamawa, Borno Stakeholders Strengthen Budget Participation, Promote Inclusive Governance

Tinubu Welcomes $800m FID As Nigeria Unlocks 5-Decade Gas Resource Nigeriamarket analysis

Subsidy Removal: Tinubu Plunge Nigeria Into Economic Mess Kwankwaso

2027: We Wont Surrender To NDC, OK Movement Tells Dickson

Adamawa, Borno Stakeholders Strengthen Budget Participation, Promote Inclusive Governance

BLUEPRINT       

Why My father hid my Hausa identity for 3 decades Accord presidential candidate Hashim

EFCC declares ex-pension boss Maina wanted

Cancer a health challenge, not death sentence Amosun

Endure current deplorable roads, Edo state government tells residents

2027: Election security depends on adequate funding INEC chairman

Tinubu, Oluremi, Sanwo-Olu to grace Olusis 90th birthday celebration in Lagos

Lagos orders immediate relocation of residents in flood-prone areas

Stop blaming Tinubu for your failure, APC governorship candidate Alli tells Makinde

Bauchi flags off N10 billion gratuity payment to first batch of 1,700 pensioners

Gunmen kill 4 in Plateau security convoy ambush

U.S. youth receive Xis reply letter ahead of his state visit

Lagos: NSCDC busts illegal factory in Badagry, arrests 2 women over fake fruit juice scandal

FG orders halt to child labour in mining, construction, others

Tinubu welcomes $12 million Abuja entrepreneurship centre

Nwabali taunts critics on return to Super Eagles ahead of AFCON 2027 qualifiers

Kings college crisis: Unity schools staff suspend strike

Ronaldo targets Nations League triumph, 1,000 career goals

Miraculous! Anambra school boy swept away by flood found alive day after

Super Eagles goalkeeper Maduka Okoye flirts with Cardi B, stays away from AFCON 2027 qualifiers

South Sudan president sacks vice presidents, ministers, others

Anambra flooding: Awka LG chair confirms recovery of missing school child

Vandalism: NSCDC nabs 3 in Abuja, seizes truck loaded with NNPC petroleum pipes

Energy company launches first self-service fuel station in Abuja

SEDC flags off 200-hectare agro-development project in Enugu

Oil prices fall below $100 after Trump signals progress in Iran talks

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