{"id":29707,"date":"2024-02-24T05:26:35","date_gmt":"2024-02-24T05:26:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/?p=29707"},"modified":"2024-02-24T05:26:35","modified_gmt":"2024-02-24T05:26:35","slug":"nigerian-newspapers-headlines-saturday-24-february-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/?p=29707","title":{"rendered":"Nigerian Newspapers Headlines, Saturday, 24 February 2024\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/alternativeadvert.com\/show.php?z=30&amp;pl=19271&amp;ad_type=81&amp;rl=1800\" width=\"336\" height=\"280\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>TRIBUNE<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>US targets Russia with more than 500 new sanctions<\/p>\n<p>Netanyahu outlines post-war plans for Gaza<\/p>\n<p>Reps vow to expose PMS racketeering culprits, downstream sharp practices<\/p>\n<p>INEC releases 2023 general elections report<\/p>\n<p>Journalists barred as EFCC arraigns ex-Kwara Gov, Abdulfatah Ahmed<\/p>\n<p>FG unveils plan to create 100,000 jobs by May 29<\/p>\n<p>Economic hardship: Anti-NLC protest rocks Abuja<\/p>\n<p>Lagos residents queue to buy N10,000 &#8216;Customs Rice<\/p>\n<p>BREAKING: Ex-NBA President, Akpata, emerges Edo LP guber candidate<\/p>\n<p>Uzodinma, Anyanwu congratulate new Imo correspondent chapel Chairman<\/p>\n<p>DPO&#8217;s murder: We&#8217;ve recovered cult leader&#8217;s corpse &#8216;Rivers police<\/p>\n<p>Shiite members trek to welcome leader, Zakzaky from medical trip<\/p>\n<p>Ango Abdullahi backs Reps&#8217; bills on Parliamentary system<\/p>\n<p>Reps to probe petroleum products racketeering<\/p>\n<p>Gov Lawal visits Zamfara communities attacked by bandits<\/p>\n<p>Adelabu decries underutilisation of FG&#8217;s investments in power sector<\/p>\n<p>Hardship: NGO urges Nigerians to be patient with Tinubu<\/p>\n<p>NLC strike: Group warns against hijacking of protest<\/p>\n<p><strong>PUNCH<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>FG spends N177bn on wage awards in four months<\/p>\n<p>FG eyes 14 days for MSME loan disbursement<\/p>\n<p>CBN asks Customs to use forex rate for import duty<\/p>\n<p>No enough paddy for rice production, millers tell FG<\/p>\n<p>Road crashes killed 1,323 in Q4 2023, says NBS<\/p>\n<p>ECOWAS meets today, may lift sanctions on Niger, B&#8217;Faso, Mali<\/p>\n<p>FG inflicting hardship on lecturers, students, says ASUU<\/p>\n<p>Okpebholo, Akpata win Edo APC, LP gov tickets<\/p>\n<p>British High Commission welcomes 178 Nigerian scholars<\/p>\n<p>Soldiers arrest journalist, activist over planned Delta protest<\/p>\n<p>FGs intervention made NARTO call off strike President<\/p>\n<p>Kaduna lauds army over death of criminal kingpin<\/p>\n<p>Nigerians visit Customs offices, get 25kg rice at N10,000<\/p>\n<p>Wigwe: US preliminary report says helicopter crashed under bad weather<\/p>\n<p>NDDC seeks unity among Niger Delta states, eulogises late monarch<\/p>\n<p>FG inflicting hardship on lecturers, students ASUU<\/p>\n<p>Diphtheria, measles, meningitis killed 711 in three years NCDC<\/p>\n<p>Nursing student killed self over unwanted pregnancy- Ogun college<\/p>\n<p>Account for airport toll gate revenue since 2015, court orders FAAN<\/p>\n<p>Why petroleum tanker drivers called off strike NARTO President<\/p>\n<p>Reduce current hardship, bishop urges Tinubu at Akeredolus burial<\/p>\n<p><strong>THISDAY<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CBN Introduces Sweeping Reforms to Sanitise BDC Operations<\/p>\n<p>Edo 2024: Akpata Emerges LPs Guber Candidate, Okpebholo Wins APC Ticket<\/p>\n<p>Speculators, Unscrupulous Individuals Sabotaging Our Reform Efforts, Says Idris<\/p>\n<p>Rewane, Kale Urge FG to Reset Macroeconomic Policies<\/p>\n<p>Night Club Operators Lament Low Patronage as Economic Hardship Bites Harder<\/p>\n<p>World Bank Decries Nigerias Energy Poverty, Set to Provide Power to 200,000 MSMEs<\/p>\n<p>Invest Heavily in Intelligence Gathering, Akpabio Charges Security Executives<\/p>\n<p>CBNs Invalidation of $2.4bn Forward Contracts as Crushing Blow to Manufacturing Sector<\/p>\n<p>Political Leaders Urged to Stop Blame Game, Tackle Corruption Ravaging Economy<\/p>\n<p>INEC Publishes 526-page Document on 2023 General Election<\/p>\n<p>NCCC Moves to Tackle Climate Change, Deforestation in Katsina<\/p>\n<p>CJN to Swears in 11 SCourt Justices on Monday<\/p>\n<p>Abbas: 400,000 Policemen Insufficient to Secure Nigerias Huge Population<\/p>\n<p><strong>GUARDIAN<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Anxiety over fresh outbreak as Lassa fever kills five in Kaduna<\/p>\n<p>Women stage peace walk against political crises in Rivers<\/p>\n<p>Soldiers fire at hoodlums hijacking food truck during Niger protest<\/p>\n<p>Release spending on aborted 2023 census, court orders NPC<\/p>\n<p>ASUU blames FG anti-poor policies for poverty, hardship in Nigeria<\/p>\n<p>FG close to securing $800 for port rehabilitation, says Oyetola<\/p>\n<p>Economy maintains moderate growth despite challenges, up by 3.5% in Q4<\/p>\n<p>Apple warns iphobe users to skip the rice trick for wet iphones<\/p>\n<p><strong>VANGUARD<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I remain grateful to be in position to help \u2013 Davido<\/p>\n<p>EDO GUBER: How Okpebholo floored Idahosa, won APC ticket<\/p>\n<p>Why iREV suffered glitches during 2023 Presidential election result upload \u2014 INEC<\/p>\n<p>Akpata emerges LP Edo guber candidate<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019ll justify the trust Nigerians place on me \u2013 Tinubu<\/p>\n<p>Hunger protests: Yoruba rulers, elders rally round Tinubu; Olowu of Iwo replies northers leaders<\/p>\n<p>Nigerians to 60 lawmakers: We need new constitution, restructuring, not parliamentary system<\/p>\n<p>2023 poll best planned, most innovative \u2014 INEC<\/p>\n<p>You expose officers to danger by packing them in vans, Onanuga tells IGP, others<\/p>\n<p>Presidency says efforts on to ramp up food supply<\/p>\n<p>Borno rakes in N2.8bn IGR in one month<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Transport fare terrible, garri no longer snacks\u2019- Nigerians weep, lament economic hardship<\/p>\n<p>Palliative: Customs commences food distribution, sells 25kg of rice for N10,000<\/p>\n<p>Video: Long queues, chaos as Nigerians jostle to buy Customs palliative rice<\/p>\n<p>CBN excludes govts, banks, others from owning BDCs<\/p>\n<p>FX: CBN advises customs on rate to adopt for import duty assessment<\/p>\n<p>Naira falls to N1,534 per dollar at official market<\/p>\n<p>Naira records new low, falls to N1,665\/$ at NAFEM<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019ll resist being slaves, professors in Nigerian universities earn less than $200 \u2013 ASUU<\/p>\n<p>Nigeria needs to move fast to avoid missing transformational opportunities of AI \u2013 Experts<\/p>\n<p><strong>LEADERSHIP<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Shettima To Flag-off Light Up South East Initiative Monday<\/p>\n<p>National Assembly Suspends Ban On Spirits, Alcohol In Sachets, Pet Bottles<\/p>\n<p>NDLEA Grateful For Tinubu&#8217;s Support For Drug War &#8216; Marwa<\/p>\n<p>Akpabio Charges Security Executives on Intelligence Gathering<\/p>\n<p>11 New Supreme Court Justices To Take Oath Of Office Monday<\/p>\n<p>UNICEF Hands Over Clinic At Surrendered Terrorists&#8217; Camp To Borno Govt<\/p>\n<p>Probe $3.4bn COVID-19 Loan, Petrol Subsidy Savings, CSOs Tell N&#8217;Assembly<\/p>\n<p>Spare No Effort At Rebuilding Economy, PFN Tells Tinubu<\/p>\n<p>Power Disconnection: Army Laments Decomposing Corpses In Mortuaries<\/p>\n<p>Lassa Fever: NCDC Confirms 476 Cases, 84 Deaths In 23 States<\/p>\n<p><strong>NATION<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>2023 polls: How we survived naira swap, attacks, others<\/p>\n<p>EDO 2024: Okpebholo, Akpata pick APCs LPs guber tickets<\/p>\n<p>FG will go after economic saboteurs, minister vows<\/p>\n<p>We must resolve border security lapses to get national security right -Shettima<\/p>\n<p>Contracts: EFCC demands anti-corruption strategies from Presidency, NASS, MDAS<\/p>\n<p>NDLEA officers 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loan subsidy savings<\/p>\n<p>Obi not parted ways with Labour Party POMR<\/p>\n<p>INEC approved publication of 2023 General Election report<\/p>\n<p>Senate, Solid Minerals Development Fund synergise to enhance mining sector<\/p>\n<p>400, 000 policemen not enough to secure Nigeria Speaker<\/p>\n<p>We wont allow NLC, collaborators to plunge Nigeria into anarchy, Forum warn<\/p>\n<p>LP Reps Caucus describes Abures arrest, abuse of democratic ethos<\/p>\n<p><strong>DAILY TRUST<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Kaduna attacks: Displaced communities await governments intervention, 2 years after<\/p>\n<p>Why I remain active in acting even after marriage Rahma MK<\/p>\n<p>Nigerian albums turning 10 in 2024<\/p>\n<p>Davido pledges N300m yearly to Nigerian orphanages<\/p>\n<p>Beyonc becomes first black woman to top country song chart<\/p>\n<p>Tony Tetuila to feature Burna Boy on remix of My Car<\/p>\n<p>Police gun down bandit on way to pick N3m ransom<\/p>\n<p>National Library to unveil Nigerian languages map<\/p>\n<p>Use official FX Rate For Import Duty, CBN tells Customs<\/p>\n<p>Medicine after death, Obi blasts INEC over 2023 election report<\/p>\n<p>My diamond chain worth over N900m Davido<\/p>\n<p>Gunmen kill NDLEA officer, abduct 3 in Sokoto<\/p>\n<p>Be patient as we go through hard times, FG begs Nigerians<\/p>\n<p>CSOs ask N\/Assembly to probe FGs $3.4bn COVID-19 loan, subsidy savings<\/p>\n<p>How we plan to elevate Lagos as talents hub Fatodu, DG, Sports Commission<\/p>\n<p>Army uncovers reservoir stored with 1 million liters of stolen crude oil in Rivers<\/p>\n<p>Troops rescue 12 kidnapped travellers in Benue<\/p>\n<p>Ex-NBA President, Akpata, emerges LP guber candidate in Edo<\/p>\n<p><strong>AUTHORITY<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>President Tinubu, there should be no sacred cow in the fight against corruption<\/p>\n<p>We will support government agencies where necessary Wike<\/p>\n<p>We wont allow NLC, collaborators to plunge Nigeria into anarchy, Forum warn<\/p>\n<p>Blackout in army barracks: Army Chief visits Adelabu, appeals for intervention over N42b debt profile<\/p>\n<p>Just because Southeast will not join the protest<\/p>\n<p>CSO Coalition warns Labour against planned protest<\/p>\n<p>CDS charge troops of NA 6 Div to sustain onslaught against oil thieves<\/p>\n<p><strong>BUSINESSDAY<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Aviation unions contemplate strike over 50% TSA deduction<\/p>\n<p>Wema Bank rallies importers, exporters for seamless international trade<\/p>\n<p>FG to disburse N75,000 to 15mn households under cash transfer program<\/p>\n<p>Customs tackle hunger in Nigeria by selling seized food items<\/p>\n<p>Stocks lose N1.99trn in week ended February 23<\/p>\n<p>NGX says positioned to widen retail investors participation in capital market<\/p>\n<p>Equities market sets for negative weekly close despite early day gains<\/p>\n<p>2024 Olympics: Super Falcons face off against Lionesses in Douala<\/p>\n<p>Bloodbath for multinationals as naira slide wipes shareholders&#8217; funds<\/p>\n<p>CBN mops up N1.51trn via OMO bills under Cardoso<\/p>\n<p><strong>DAILY INDEPENDENT<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Reps C&#8217;ttee Moves To Expose Those Behind PMS Product Racketeering<\/p>\n<p>Interpol, Nigerian Police Drag Realtor, Abimbola Odupaye To Court For Alleged N457m Fraud<\/p>\n<p>CBN Needs To Validate Outstanding $2.4bn Forward Contracts To Save Manufacturing Sector<\/p>\n<p>Customs Moves To Fight Food Crises In Nigeria, Commence Sales Of Seized Rice In Lagos<\/p>\n<p>EEDC To Shut Down Vending Platform For STS Prepaid Meter Upgrade Feb 24<\/p>\n<p>Police Commend Makinde As 14th Biennial Police Games Begins In Ibadan<\/p>\n<p>FRN vs Ali Bello: Court Shifts Trial Till March 14, Warns EFCC To Be Diligent In Prosecution<\/p>\n<p><strong>HERALD<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Hunger: Tinubu&#8217;s govt set to release 42,000 metric tonnes of food &#8216; Presidency<\/p>\n<p>IPOB Lawyers To Demand Nnamdi Kanu&#8217;s Bail On Monday<\/p>\n<p>27 internet fraud suspects arrested in Bauchi<\/p>\n<p>N10bn Money Laundering: Court Upholds EFCC&#8217;s Amended Charges Against Yahaya Bello&#8217;s Nephew, Other<\/p>\n<p>CAN Seeks Immediate Arrest, Prosecution Of Islamic Cleric Who Called For Oluremi Tinubu&#8217;s Murder<\/p>\n<p>Nigerian Army Discovers Illegal Crude Oil Refining Site In Rivers State<\/p>\n<p>N30bn hunger fund: Stop unproductive habit of throwing borrowed money at immediate problems &#8216; Peter Obi cautions FG<\/p>\n<p>Wanted &#8216;General&#8217; escapes as troops raid criminal hideouts, arrest gang members<\/p>\n<p>Tinubu Appoints New AMCON Management Team<\/p>\n<p>Delta State High Court Rejects Davido&#8217;s Stay of Proceedings in N2 Billion Lawsuit Over &#8216;Warri Again Concert<\/p>\n<p><strong>NEW TELEGRAPH<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Return Autonomy To Nigerian Universities, UI Professor Tells FG<\/p>\n<p>EFCC Nabs 46 Internet Fraudster In Bauchi, Ibadan<\/p>\n<p>NAFDAC To Suspend Ban On Alcoholic Drinks In Sachets -Reps<\/p>\n<p>Bauchi Police Nabs 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