{"id":31369,"date":"2025-05-07T06:08:59","date_gmt":"2025-05-07T06:08:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/?p=31369"},"modified":"2025-05-07T06:08:59","modified_gmt":"2025-05-07T06:08:59","slug":"nigerian-newspapers-headlines-wednesday-7-may-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/?p=31369","title":{"rendered":"Nigerian Newspapers Headlines, Wednesday, 7 May 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>THISDAY<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Two Arab Teams Agree to Pay Osimhen\u2019s Transfer Clause<\/p>\n<p>After Disastrous Local Polls, Tory MPs Meet to Discuss Ousting Kemi Badenoch<\/p>\n<p>With $75 Budget Benchmark, Concerns Mount as Oil Price Hovers Around $60<\/p>\n<p>MAN, NECA, Ndume Hail FG\u2019s Nigeria First Policy<\/p>\n<p>NUPRC Pledges Support as ExxonMobil Commits to $1.5bn Deepwater Investment<\/p>\n<p>NLNG May Raise Gas Supply by 12% after Deal with Seplat<\/p>\n<p>$400m Steel Factory Set to Commence Operation in Ogun<\/p>\n<p>Shettima: Lawful Sharing of Secured Data Will Make Africa\u2019s Economy Thrive<\/p>\n<p>Senate Begins Tax Reform Bills\u2019 Consideration Today as Finance Panel Submits Report<\/p>\n<p>NELFUND Assures of Easier Access to Loans Through Tech-driven Platform<\/p>\n<p>Market Cap Adds N1.05trn in One-day on Demand for ETI, Others<\/p>\n<p>Africa Poised to Become a Global Leader in Carbon Markets, Says New Report<\/p>\n<p>AMMC\u00a0 Begins Reclamation of Abuja Waterways<\/p>\n<p>At -13.20%, NGX Oil &amp; Gas Index Remain Worst Performing Indicator<\/p>\n<p><strong>PUNCH<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Canada &#8216;never for sale&#8217;, Carney tells Trump<\/p>\n<p>Senate sets up committee to oversee Rivers administrator<\/p>\n<p>Major petrol, diesel price cuts expected over crude slump<\/p>\n<p>I don&#8217;t need validation from political opportunists, Atiku replies Bwala<\/p>\n<p>PWAN not licensed to operate in Nigeria, SEC warns investors<\/p>\n<p>Tinubu presents \u20a61.78trn FCT budget to N&#8217;Assembly<\/p>\n<p>Nigerians can migrate to US without job offer &#8211; Expert<\/p>\n<p>Adesina not threat to Tinubu\u2019s administration \u2014 Presidency<\/p>\n<p>Tinubu celebrates Nigerian innovator for creating world\u2019s smallest GPS device<\/p>\n<p>Over 90,000 jobs created, 116,661 entrepreneurs empowered in Q1 \u2014 SMEDAN<\/p>\n<p>Okowa denies returning N500bn to Delta<\/p>\n<p>PDP reconstitutes Edo caretaker committee<\/p>\n<p>Eight Rep members defect to APC, PDP<\/p>\n<p>Group urges Tinubu, AGF to stop Lagos LG chairmen&#8217;s third-term agenda<\/p>\n<p>Ekiti ex-commissioner credits Fayose for political relevance, details sacrifices<\/p>\n<p>Lawyer laments hurdles securing VeryDarkMan\u2019s bail<\/p>\n<p>FG kicks as Pat Utomi forms shadow govt<\/p>\n<p>Senate to pass Tinubu\u2019s tax bills today<\/p>\n<p>Japa: UK considers tighter visa rules for Nigerians, Pakistanis<\/p>\n<p>Airfares in West Africa most expensive globally, ECOWAS laments<\/p>\n<p>Benue, Zamfara assemblies reject Reps\u2019 summons<\/p>\n<p>Ganduje welcomes Edo Speaker, other PDP defectors to APC<\/p>\n<p>N4.7tn debt: Gencos demand date to meet Tinubu<\/p>\n<p>Rising insecurity: NASS, ex-generals demand urgent military re-armament<\/p>\n<p><strong>SUN\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Burna Boy stuns at 2025 MET Gala alongside Boateng<\/p>\n<p>Diddy trial: Kanye West, Michael B Jordan, others named amid jury selection<\/p>\n<p>EFCC nabs Kaduna content creator for naira abuse video<\/p>\n<p>Seun Kuti cheats death, escapes stray bullet in US hotel<\/p>\n<p>Trump declares non-US movies to be hit with 100% tariffs<\/p>\n<p>Tinubu praises Oyinlola for worlds smallest GPS tracker prototype<\/p>\n<p>FG clarifies Abdullahi Mustaphas reappointment as NBRDA DG<\/p>\n<p><strong>GUARDIAN <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Boko Haram deadlier, now uses weaponised drones \u2013 Borno Reps<\/p>\n<p>How insecurity, middlemen drive up rice prices, force mill shutdowns<\/p>\n<p>Defections: Delta federal, state lawmakers switch allegiance to APC as Tinubu meets Oborevwori<\/p>\n<p>Why poverty is worsening in Nigeria, by Obi<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Nigeria First\u2019 policy: MAN charges FG, MDAs to lead by example<\/p>\n<p>NELFUND stakeholders\u2019 meeting postponed as NANS protests exclusion<\/p>\n<p>Senate grieves over Uromi, Gombe killings, set for security summit amid concerns<\/p>\n<p>Over 75% of Lagos food supply from other states, says LASG<\/p>\n<p>U.S. announces travel assistance, stipend for voluntary self-deportation<\/p>\n<p>EFCC grants social media influencer, Otse, administrative bail<\/p>\n<p>Why we crowned Rhodes-Vivour as Obalefun, by Olori Obatala<\/p>\n<p>Residents decry worsening state of Idi-Oro axis of Lagos-Abeokuta road<\/p>\n<p>Boko Haram: NEDC restores IDP communities, highlights successes<\/p>\n<p>States tasked on community-based interventions against drug abuse<\/p>\n<p><strong>VANGUARD<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Police nab young wife for alleged husband\u2019s murder in Kano<\/p>\n<p>Suspected Fulani militants kill 6 in Plateau communities<\/p>\n<p>How notorious Bayelsa cult leader, Wanemi, was killed \u2014 Police Commissioner<\/p>\n<p>Gunmen kill 12, abduct several residents in Zamfara<\/p>\n<p>Atiku to BoT women: I\u2019m not leaving PDP<\/p>\n<p>Burna Boy, Ayra Starr, Chimamanda, others shine at 2025 Met Gala<\/p>\n<p>Trumps crypto fundraisers spark ethics concerns amid regulatory saga<\/p>\n<p>PM Carney tells Trump Canada is not for sale<\/p>\n<p>Benue Assembly threatens legal action against Reps over summons<\/p>\n<p>37-year-old Nigerian nabbed for drug trafficking in India<\/p>\n<p>Investors gain N1.045trn on NGX<\/p>\n<p>Fresh oil spill rocks Bayelsa community<\/p>\n<p>AfDB President Adesina not threat to Tinubu\u2019s administration \u2013 Presidency<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019m not leaving PDP, but coalition \u2018ll challenge APC \u2013 Atiku<\/p>\n<p>Tinubu\u2019s foreign goods ban will boost local production \u2013 Ndume<\/p>\n<p>No way Nigeria can be one-party state \u2013 Gov Sule<\/p>\n<p>Mass failure in JAMB shows anti-cheating measures are working \u2013 Alausa, Education Minister<\/p>\n<p>EFCC traces laundered $300,000 to yahoo boy<\/p>\n<p>Insecurity: Army raises alarm over Influx of cattle into Plateau<\/p>\n<p>Poor JAMB results reflect Nigeria\u2019s deteriorating education sector \u2014 Peter Obi<\/p>\n<p>Government deposits with CBN rises 46% to N24.9 trn<\/p>\n<p>Army, NAFDAC partner to eliminate fake drugs, food in South-East<\/p>\n<p>EFCC traces laundered $300,000 to yahoo boy<\/p>\n<p>Loan: We receive over 1,800 applications daily from students NELFUND<\/p>\n<p><strong>DAILY TRUST<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>UTME: Parents express disappointment, concerns over low candidates\u2019 performance<\/p>\n<p>Drug war: First Lady, UNODC, Marwa charge states on community-based interventions<\/p>\n<p>FG inaugurates mass fatality response plan<\/p>\n<p>Sultan backs \u20ac60m EU projects in North-West<\/p>\n<p>How import waivers are crippling local rice mills<\/p>\n<p>\u20181m children at risk of malnutrition in Borno, Adamawa, Yobe\u2019<\/p>\n<p>58% of Nigerian CEOs see inflation as threat to business \u2013 Survey<\/p>\n<p><strong>BUSINESSDAY<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Senate condemns deadly attack on Edo travellers<\/p>\n<p>Wigwe\u2019s helicopter crash linked to \u2018pilot spatial disorientation, company\u2019s negligence\u2019 &#8211; Report<\/p>\n<p>Landlords, developers to reap big from FG\u2019s tax reform<\/p>\n<p>FG launches committee to overhaul NYSC, targets stronger impact<\/p>\n<p>FG resists as Pat Utomi creates &#8216;shadow government&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Nigeria\u2019s internet usage dips slightly after 50% tariff hike<\/p>\n<p>Rising poverty mutes Tinubu\u2019s reform gains<\/p>\n<p>APC power struggles seen on influx of new defectors<\/p>\n<p><strong>BLUEPRINT<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Ukraine drones hit Moscow, halt flights<\/p>\n<p>30m Nigerians risk acute food 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