{"id":31722,"date":"2025-08-13T05:35:10","date_gmt":"2025-08-13T05:35:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/?p=31722"},"modified":"2025-08-13T05:35:10","modified_gmt":"2025-08-13T05:35:10","slug":"nigerian-newspapers-headlines-wednesday-13-august-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/?p=31722","title":{"rendered":"Nigerian Newspapers Headlines, Wednesday, 13 August 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>LEADERSHIP<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Ronaldo Proposes To Longtime Girlfriend Georgina Rodri\u0301guez<\/p>\n<p>FG Plants Seeds Of Peace, Prosperity At Kawu Grazing Reserve<\/p>\n<p>Federal Gov\u2019t, CSOs Seek Special Protection For Vulnerable Nigerians<\/p>\n<p>Minister Wants More Investment In Women Artisans<\/p>\n<p>NAF Killed 592 Terrorists, Destroyed 372 Assets In 8 Months \u2013 CAS<\/p>\n<p>Police Arrest 2 Suspects, Impound Cameroon-bound PMS Boat<\/p>\n<p>Tinubu Warns Against Neglecting Manpower Devt<\/p>\n<p>Cross River HoS Confirms Implementation Of N70,000 Minimum Wage<\/p>\n<p>Residents Lament Abandoned Road, Drainage Projects In Kaduna<\/p>\n<p>Fedpoly Bauchi Shut Down After Students Protest Robbery On Campus<\/p>\n<p>Ibom Air Saga: NCAA Calls For Witnesses As NBA Flays Ban On Passenger<\/p>\n<p>Nigeria Records Third Jailbreak In 2025 As 16 Inmates Flee Keffi Prison<\/p>\n<p>Federal Gov\u2019t Issues 12-month Recapitalisation Deadline To Insurance Operators<\/p>\n<p>NLC Seeks Sale Of Crude Oil To Dangote Refinery In Naira<\/p>\n<p>VP Shettima Commissions 2 Bombardier Jets For Cross River\u2019s Cally Air<\/p>\n<p>Oyo Gov\u2019t Distributes Tablets, Teaching Aids To 18,000 Teachers<\/p>\n<p>Senate To Investigate Rising Flight Crew\u2013Passenger Clashes<\/p>\n<p>JUST-IN: IGP Orders Probe Of Abuja Airport Incident Involving KWAM 1<\/p>\n<p>Tambuwal: Netizens Challenge EFCC On Okowa, Ganduje, Yahaya Bello<\/p>\n<p>CHAN 2024: Nigeria Crashes Out, Loses 4-0 To Sudan<\/p>\n<p>JUST-IN: Dangote Refinery Reduces Petrol Price To N820 Per Litre<\/p>\n<p>EFCC Releases Tambuwal On Bail, Blasts ADC For Politicising Anti-graft War<\/p>\n<p>Niger Delta \u2018ll Support Tinubu In 2027, Says PAP Boss Otuaro<\/p>\n<p>Tinubu Appoints Obih, Akinfeleye To Varsity Governing Councils<\/p>\n<p>Police Probe Death Of NYSC Member In Bauchi<\/p>\n<p>Bandits Kill 1, Injure Scores In Sokoto Mosque Attack<\/p>\n<p>Federal Gov\u2019t In Talks With US, UK, Others On Jobs For Nigerians<\/p>\n<p>Police Free Quarry Workers Held Hostage By Sacked Staff<\/p>\n<p>Jonathan Unveils Azikel\u2019s New Helicopters For Niger Delta Operations<\/p>\n<p>JUST-IN: 16 Inmates Escape Keffi Prison In Pre-dawn Attack<\/p>\n<p>Climate Change: Niger Bans Tree Cutting, Creates Agency For Green Initiative<\/p>\n<p>Ngige Warns APC Against Using His Name For Campaign<\/p>\n<p>BBNaija10: Kuture Gets Final Warning, Sultana Earns Alcohol Ban As Morgan Attracts Double Strike<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Why Stripped Ibom Air Passenger Was Remanded But KWAM 1 Escaped Court Action,\u2019 NCAA Explains<\/p>\n<p><strong>PUNCH<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>FG drops N60bn fraud charges against ex-AMCON MD<\/p>\n<p>Court orders FG to close case in Dasukis decade-old trial<\/p>\n<p>EFCC grants Tambuwal bail, withholds passport<\/p>\n<p>EFCC targeting David Mark after Tambuwal, Ihedioha ADC<\/p>\n<p>Police probe KWAM 1 over Abuja airport misconduct<\/p>\n<p>Nigeria eyes global ranking after attaining WHO Level 3<\/p>\n<p>We now spend day in Nigeria, night in Cameroon &#8211; B&#8217;Haram victims<\/p>\n<p>Israel will &#8216;allow&#8217; Palestinians to leave Gaza strip &#8211; Netanyahu<\/p>\n<p>Bauchi poly unrest: Police arrest 48 protesters, 16 suspected robbers<\/p>\n<p>Lagos lost N19.52bn to fire in 2024Sanwo-Olu<\/p>\n<p>FG grants Air Tanzania direct flights permit<\/p>\n<p>Israel kills five militants posing as aid workers in Gaza airstrike<\/p>\n<p>JUST IN: Dangote refinery slashes petrol price to N830\/litre<\/p>\n<p>Tinubu approves new boards for NCC, USPF<\/p>\n<p>FG, firms to build $60bn high-speed rail in Nigeria<\/p>\n<p>Delta gov warns critics against &#8216;dirty politics as 2027 approaches<\/p>\n<p><strong>THISDAY<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>NPA to Sustain Ports Efficiencyas Non-oil Exports Expand to $3.225bn<\/p>\n<p>Nigerias FX Reserves Up 9.4% to $40.29bn, Highest Since January<\/p>\n<p>Stock Market ExtendsPositiveMomentum, Gains N111bn on Demand forLafarge, Others<\/p>\n<p>Tinubu Names 22-man Board Members for NCC, USPF<\/p>\n<p>FG Inaugurates 100-Bed Renewed Hope Mother and Child Hospital in Akwa Ibom<\/p>\n<p>NOSDRA, Green Clean Innovation Hub Sign MoU to Host Intl Oil Spill Summit<\/p>\n<p>Tariff Slash: EERC Moves to Resolve Sudden Power Supply Shortage in Parts of Enugu<\/p>\n<p>Labour Party Condemns Seizure of Corpers Discharge Certificate<\/p>\n<p>Senate By-election: CSOs Demand Removal of Anambra INEC REC<\/p>\n<p>Katsina LG Chairmen to Fight Malnutrition with N34m Yearly<\/p>\n<p>Tinubu Initiates First National Industrial Manpower Development Policy<\/p>\n<p>Group, Expert, Tackle Tinubu, Ibas over RiversLG Polls<\/p>\n<p><strong>SUN\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Abures LP warns INEC: Exclude us, face by-election nullification<\/p>\n<p>I have no apology supporting Tinubu, declares Soludo<\/p>\n<p>Ekiti APC rejects Afuye as Oyebanjis 2026 running mate<\/p>\n<p>I wont deny Tinubu now, I support him Gov Soludo<\/p>\n<p>Kebbi ADC crisis: Pioneer members suspend leadership<\/p>\n<p>Abia stakeholders kick against Gov Otti joining APC<\/p>\n<p>Gaza: Israeli Deputy Foreign Minister opens up on crisis<\/p>\n<p>Tinubu, Soludo meeting: Last kick of a dying horse<\/p>\n<p>IGP meets Yaradua on electoral bill for police voting<\/p>\n<p>Ibom Air saga: Obi, NBA slam AON for imposing life ban on passenger<\/p>\n<p>Tinubu approves recruitment of more senior health officers<\/p>\n<p>Delta CP presents N37m to families of fallen officers<\/p>\n<p>Tinubu unveils Nigerias first manpower policy<\/p>\n<p><strong>GUARDIAN\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong>ECOWAS partners NDLEA to improve data collection for substance abuse control<\/p>\n<p>Flutterwave processes $1b in AfricaAsia transactions in six months<\/p>\n<p>11 Plc changes manpower sourcing to boost productivity<\/p>\n<p>NPA links 19.6% export growth to ports, processing terminals efficiency<\/p>\n<p>FG must win industries back to national grid for cheaper energy<\/p>\n<p>How 90,000km fibre backbone project will stimulate broadband growth<\/p>\n<p>NYSC: How bureaucracy hobbles mobilisation of over 500,000 graduates<\/p>\n<p>Create edu-bank to address educational infrastructure gaps, Larayetan tasks FG<\/p>\n<p>Seven of 16 escaped inmates from Keffi custodial centre recaptured<\/p>\n<p>Police present N37.6m cheques to families of fallen officers in Delta<\/p>\n<p>Tension in Ebonyi community as couple killed, mutilated in farmland dispute<\/p>\n<p>CP orders probe into alleged killing by anti-narcotic officer in Kaduna<\/p>\n<p>Kwankwaso, el-Rufais jostle for northern dominance tests Tinubus 2027 strategy<\/p>\n<p>Ive no apologies for being Tinubus friend Soludo<\/p>\n<p>ADC alleges witch-hunt as EFCC probes Mark, Ihedioha, Tambuwal<\/p>\n<p>Tambuwals detention plot to intimidate, decimate opposition Atiku<\/p>\n<p>Bala vows to strengthen ADC ahead of 2027 elections<\/p>\n<p>Northern politicians form forum to shape 2027 election direction<\/p>\n<p>Tinubu unveils first national industrial manpower development policy<\/p>\n<p>ADCs allegation of opposition witch hunt self-serving, diversionary EFCC<\/p>\n<p>NCoS admits flaws, challenges in managing 3,845 death row inmates<\/p>\n<p>2027: Wadada hints at return to APC, throws weight behind Tinubu<\/p>\n<p>Shettima launches FG ICT hub for MSMEs, commissions state aircraft in CRiver<\/p>\n<p>Alleged rights violation: Police, IGP, others sued for N500m<\/p>\n<p>Gateway airport will put Ogun on global map Abiodun<\/p>\n<p>11plc announces changes in manpower sourcing strategy<\/p>\n<p>Niger is Tinubu 2027 campaign headquarters -Bago<\/p>\n<p>Nigeria nominates Taoheed Elias for International Court of Justice<\/p>\n<p><strong>VANGUARD<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Tambuwal: Apply anti-corruption laws equally to all Nigerians, Obi tells EFCC<\/p>\n<p>White House to host cage fight in 2026 UFC boss<\/p>\n<p>Dont dissolve NDDC board, Niger Delta leaders urge Tinubu<\/p>\n<p>Nigeria nominates Olufemi Elias for election to International Court of Justice<\/p>\n<p>Just in: Dangote refinery reduces petrol price to N820\/litre<\/p>\n<p>Just in: Nigeria crashes out of CHAN after humiliating 4-0 defeat to Sudan<\/p>\n<p>INEC to begin continuous voter registration in Lagos<\/p>\n<p><strong>DAILY TIMES<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Nigeria, Israel seal pact on security, counter-terrorism, economic cooperation<\/p>\n<p>FCT retires civil servants over age falsification, introduces CBT for promotions<\/p>\n<p>Climate Change: SGF seeks collective action to mitigate impacts<\/p>\n<p>IGP deploys two more armoured vehicles to Kebbi for anti-banditry operations<\/p>\n<p>After 10 years, Court gives FG Sept 26 deadline to conclude case against Dasuki<\/p>\n<p>NCAA calls for eyewitness accounts in Ibom Air incident as NBA condemns lifetime ban<\/p>\n<p>16 inmates escape as NCoS confirms jailbreak in Nasarawa<\/p>\n<p>Ngige denies link to Anambra APC candidate, says hes on political sabbatical<\/p>\n<p>Atiku, ADC allege political witch-hunt as EFCC defends investigations<\/p>\n<p>Customs intercept smuggled petroleum products worth N33.9m in Adamawa<\/p>\n<p>A week after Value Jet, AON slams no-fly life ban on Ibom Air passenger<\/p>\n<p>Military ambush, neutralize over 100 bandits in Zamfara<\/p>\n<p>NIMC upgrades its diaspora enrollment platform for effective service delivery<\/p>\n<p>FCTA debunks viral video claims on alleged park destruction, reclaims railway corridor<\/p>\n<p>Akpabio breaks silence on alleged illness, meets Gbenga Daniel, others in UK<\/p>\n<p>Blind, Physically Challenged Group Cripple Activities At Lagos Airport<\/p>\n<p>Tuggar Applauds NIDCOMs Strategic Role In Promoting Nigerias 4D Agenda<\/p>\n<p>Soludo Backs Tinubu, Cites Friendship, Shared Vision<\/p>\n<p><strong>NATION\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Senate probes KWAM I, Emmanson incidents<\/p>\n<p>Shettima commissions FGs ultra-modern ICT hub, two state aircraft in Cross River<\/p>\n<p>IGP orders investigation into KWAM IAirport saga<\/p>\n<p>Firm submits $60billion proof of fund to FG for construction of speed rail<\/p>\n<p>PTAD: Resolving pensioners issues<\/p>\n<p>NMDPRA approves $1.13\/ Mscf for gas interim transportation tariff<\/p>\n<p>EFCC probes traveller over undeclared $59,000 at Lagos Airport<\/p>\n<p>Fire guts goods worth millions at Oshodi Arena market<\/p>\n<p>INEC commences CVR August 18<\/p>\n<p>Tinubu appoints board members for NCC, USPF<\/p>\n<p>Lassa fever: Fatality rate climbs above 2024 levels<\/p>\n<p>Squatters battle to salvage belongings in rain as taskforce clears settlement in Abuja<\/p>\n<p>Medicine: Nigeria beats Egypt South Africa, Rwanda, Ghana, others to WHO ML3 validation<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><strong>DAILY TRUST<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Nigeria surpasses OPECs target for second consecutive month<\/p>\n<p>FG committed to full operation of Baro Port Oyetola<\/p>\n<p>Nigerian single window committee partners Customs to boost trade<\/p>\n<p>First Securities Brokers leads NGX Trading in July with N414.46bn<\/p>\n<p>FG signs pact to produce 400,000mt sugar annually<\/p>\n<p>How bandits ambushed, killed 10 security operatives, 3 civilians in Zamfara<\/p>\n<p>Court bars Ogun Govt from demolishing Gbenga Daniels residence, hotel<\/p>\n<p>IGP orders KWAM1s probe over airport incident<\/p>\n<p>JUST IN: Dangote slashes petrol price by N30<\/p>\n<p>EFCC releases Tambuwal from custody<\/p>\n<p>Tackling Antibiotic Abuse: A Call for Action<\/p>\n<p>Contravention: Start demolition from your residence, Daniel tells Abiodun<\/p>\n<p>NBA vows to defend stripped Ibom Air passenger<\/p>\n<p>STEALING IN ADVANCE: Politicians declaring assets theyve not acquired EFCC<\/p>\n<p><strong>AUTHORITY<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>ADC alleges political motive as EFCC targets Ihedioha, Mark<\/p>\n<p>VP Shetima hails transformation ofNSITF by Faleye<\/p>\n<p>Senate should ignore Bill seeking Ooni, Sultans elevation as traditional rulers co-chairmen Prince Nwafor -Orizu<\/p>\n<p>Stop leakage of sensitive information, AMAC chair tells staff<\/p>\n<p>Onaiyekan pledges scholarship for Abuja school for indigent children<\/p>\n<p>FCTA begins computer-based tests for 915 officers promotions<\/p>\n<p><strong>BUSINESSDAY<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Anticipatory looting: EFCC reveals how politicians game the system by declaring assets they plan to buy<\/p>\n<p>Abia House of Assembly passes Start-Up bill to empower youths<\/p>\n<p>Tinubu calls for industrial skills database, manpower roadmaps in New policy<\/p>\n<p>Nigeria issues Air Tanzania foreign carrier permit to boost aviation ties<\/p>\n<p>What aviation law says about unruly passengers<\/p>\n<p>Six oil projects to unlock 800,000 bpd for Nigeria<\/p>\n<p>Witch-hunt claims, internal rifts rock opposition coalition ahead 2027<\/p>\n<p>EFCC releases Tambuwal from detention on bail<\/p>\n<p><strong>NEW TELEGRAPH<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Squatters Weep Under Rain As Taskforce Clears Illegal Settlement In Apo<\/p>\n<p>Intl Youth Day: Plateau Govt Reaffirms Commitment To Youth Devt<\/p>\n<p>Eco Volunteer Portal Launched In Response To History Dumale<\/p>\n<p>Lassa Fever Deaths Rises To 156 NCDC<\/p>\n<p>Plateau Muslims Offer Special Prayers For APC Chairman, Nentawe<\/p>\n<p>Namibia Oil\/Gas Conference: Nigeria Ready To Partner With Other African Countries<\/p>\n<p>Lagos Driver On Run After Fatal Crash Kills Tricycle Operator, Injures Two<\/p>\n<p>FG Presents FCOP To Air Tanzania Company 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