{"id":32682,"date":"2026-02-19T05:12:12","date_gmt":"2026-02-19T05:12:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/?p=32682"},"modified":"2026-02-19T05:15:12","modified_gmt":"2026-02-19T05:15:12","slug":"nigerian-newspapers-headlines-thursday-19-february-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/?p=32682","title":{"rendered":"Nigerian Newspapers Headlines, Thursday, 19 February 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>DAILY TRUST<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Iran, US agree on guiding principles for deal at Geneva talks<\/p>\n<p>US civil rights leader Jesse Jackson dies at 84<\/p>\n<p>Investigation uncovers Epstein, Barak\u2019s covert spy-tech exploits in Nigeria<\/p>\n<p>Another Nigerian fighting for Russia captured in Ukraine<\/p>\n<p>Two Feared Killed as violence breaks out during APC Congress in Ondo<\/p>\n<p>Tinubu mandates direct remittance of oil, gas revenue to Federation Account<\/p>\n<p>Alleged coup plot: DIA moves detained Zaria cleric to DSS<\/p>\n<p>BREAKING: Tinubu signs amended Electoral Act into law<\/p>\n<p>37 killed in gas leak at Plateau mine<\/p>\n<p>Singer Market fire: Sir Ahmadu Foundation urges stronger safety measures<\/p>\n<p>Kano: Censorship Board orders DJs, Gala houses to shut down till after Ramadan<\/p>\n<p>Dangote: Naira could strengthen to N1,100\/$ in 2026<\/p>\n<p>FG unveils alliance to drive Nigerias economy beyond oil, gas<\/p>\n<p>Access To Electricity Will No Longer Be A Privilege In Kaduna Gov<\/p>\n<p>US funding cut affected 250,000 lives in Yobe Govt<\/p>\n<p>El-Rufai spends second night in EFCC custody<\/p>\n<p>Gunmen abduct 6 travellers on Benue road<\/p>\n<p>Nigeria loses N8trn annually to waivers, concessions Reps<\/p>\n<p>Falana, Jibrin, Bugaje, others condemn US military presence in Nigeria<\/p>\n<p>Parties intensify campaigns ahead Abuja council polls<\/p>\n<p>Tinubu seeks Senate confirmation of Abubakar as INEC commissioner<\/p>\n<p>APC names ward, LG appeal screening committees members<\/p>\n<p>NDLEA discovers illicit drugs concealed in waybill package<\/p>\n<p>2 dead, 10 injured as truck loses control along Dutse-Bwari road<\/p>\n<p>Workers give Wike 72 hours to release Kuje council allocation<\/p>\n<p>FCT polls: INEC engages 1,132 vehicles, warns transporters against lapses<\/p>\n<p>Nigeria implemented only 10 of 66 cases passed in 25 years ECOWAS Court<\/p>\n<p><strong>PUNCH\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>ICPC grills El-Rufai after EFCC release<\/p>\n<p>Electoral Act 2026: Tinubu defends assent, opposition raises hell<\/p>\n<p>FG seals Plateau mine after gas leak kills 37<\/p>\n<p>Nigerian woman dies after arriving UK for son\u2019s graduation<\/p>\n<p>Slain S\u2019Africa-based Nigerian student worked illegally \u2013 Bolt<\/p>\n<p>FX for business travels soar by 366% to $672m<\/p>\n<p>Presidential panels rack up N13bn bill<\/p>\n<p>FCT poll: 3,345 BVAS deployed, movement restricted<\/p>\n<p>LP Reps caucus faults Tinubus hurried assent to Electoral Act amendment<\/p>\n<p>EFCC boss links Nigerias poverty, infrastructure deficit to corruption<\/p>\n<p>Tinubu orders NNPC to remit oil taxes, royalties directly<\/p>\n<p>Disciplined reforms restoring confidence in Nigerias economy Cardoso<\/p>\n<p>Ondo APC elders condemn attack on party secretariat, chairman<\/p>\n<p>Poor funding stalling justice sector reforms AGF<\/p>\n<p>Why I signed amended Electoral Act Tinubu<\/p>\n<p>Police recover N300,000, detain officers over extortion in Oyo<\/p>\n<p>14 kidnapped Benue passengers regain freedom<\/p>\n<p>ECOWAS court urges CSOs to drive enforcement of judgments<\/p>\n<p>No real-time transmission: INEC clarifies results protocol for FCT council poll<\/p>\n<p>Electoral Act: PDP calls amendment direct act of treachery against electorate<\/p>\n<p>AI will not kill jobs but create more Experts<\/p>\n<p>NARTO cuts transport fares by 30% through CNG partnership<\/p>\n<p>Four South Africans fighting with Russia return home<\/p>\n<p>IPCR urges unity, harmonious relationship as Lent, Ramadan begin<\/p>\n<p>Senate says Tinubus security budget not enough, demands better funding<\/p>\n<p>Stop coming late to budget meetings, Senate warns MDAs<\/p>\n<p>11 die as tree crushes two commercial vehicles in Enugu<\/p>\n<p>Ramadan: Kano Hisba bans tricycle operators from wearing three-quarter trousers, others<\/p>\n<p>Lagos defends minibus ban on LekkiEpe corridor, condemns drivers protest<\/p>\n<p>Two feared killed in Ondo APC congress violence, chairmans brother in coma<\/p>\n<p>GenCos deny NLCs extortion claims, warn of looming power crisis<\/p>\n<p>Kanus freedom, Igbo presidency possible through alignment with Tinubu Cubana Chief Priest<\/p>\n<p>Electricity not luxury, but right of every community Kaduna gov<\/p>\n<p>600 arrested, 621kg of drugs seized in Bayelsa 2025 crackdown NDLEA<\/p>\n<p>Ill leave if Im not comfortable, Churchills wife tells marriage critics<\/p>\n<p>NCDMB issues warning over mandatory 1% oil fund levy<\/p>\n<p><strong>THISDAY<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Electoral Law According to the APC Signed, Sealed, Delivered<\/p>\n<p>INEC: Vote Buying Won\u2019t Be Tolerated in FCT Poll, Asks EFCC, ICPC to Make Arrest<\/p>\n<p>Tinubu Signs Executive Order on Direct Remittance of Oil Revenues to Federation Account<\/p>\n<p>NCDMB Insists on 1% Nigerian Content Levy Remittance By Oil Firms Amid Resistance<\/p>\n<p>After Two Nights with EFCC, ICPC Takes Former Kaduna Governor, El-Rufai, into Custody<\/p>\n<p>FG to Review Acquisition of IHS Towers By MTN Group<\/p>\n<p>APC Commends Members, Stakeholders As Congress Holds Across 193 Wards<\/p>\n<p>CJN Laments Blanket Corruption Allegations Against Judiciary<\/p>\n<p>Court Remands Businessman Accused of Using AI to Impersonate Peter Obi in N230m Forex Fraud<\/p>\n<p>Remittance of 1% Content Levy Mandatory, NCDMB Tells Oil, Gas Upstream Firms<\/p>\n<p>FG, Experts Canvass for Modern Shooting Ranges to Boost Marksmanship<\/p>\n<p>Thugs Storm APC Secretariat, Assault Party Chairman in Ondo<\/p>\n<p>NSCDC Busts Criminal Ring in Abuja, Arrests 10 Suspects<\/p>\n<p>Stock Market Drops by N577bn on Investors Profit-taking Activity<\/p>\n<p>At N16.37trn, MTN Outpaces BUA Foods, Others as NGX Most Capitalised Stock<\/p>\n<p>FX Buffers Strengthen as Reserves Gain $2bn in One Month to $47.8bn<\/p>\n<p>UBA Unveils Strategy to Bridge Africas $100bn Trade Finance Gap<\/p>\n<p>Sachet Drink Ban: Labour Expresses Concern Over Possible Loss of Jobs as NAFDAC Remains Adamant<\/p>\n<p>Osimhen Fires Two Assists as Galatasaray Hammer Juventus in Istanbul<\/p>\n<p>MTN Acquires IHS Towers in $6.2bn Deal, Regains Its Initial Towers<\/p>\n<p>Reps Probe Tax Breaks, Export Incentives, Says Nigeria Loses N8trn Annually<\/p>\n<p>Value of Transactions Processed through eTranzact in 2025 Surpassed N103trn<\/p>\n<p><strong>GUARDIAN\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Tinubu okays Electoral Act Amendment Bill 2026<\/p>\n<p>FG to tighten crude accountability as NUPRC opens gravimetric facility<\/p>\n<p>FCT Polls: Police confirm deployment of DSS, Army, Navy<\/p>\n<p>Tinubu Signs Executive Order to Protect Nigeria\u2019s Oil &amp; Gas Revenue<\/p>\n<p>2027: Utomi, Falana, Iyere unveil NYWOPEM, launch #FixNASS2027<\/p>\n<p>Anti-graft agency grills El-Rufai for second night running<\/p>\n<p>FG to leverage new industrial policy for economic revival, competitiveness<\/p>\n<p>Easing inflation, expected interest rate cut shape market sentiments<\/p>\n<p>UTME registration hits 1.5 million, deadline remains February 26<\/p>\n<p>Why Nigeria must move from reactivating wells to optimising fields<\/p>\n<p>Electoral reform crisis: 2027 elections take shape as APC majority prevails, legal tussle looms<\/p>\n<p>APC apologises for inviting judges, VCs, late general to stakeholders\u2019 meeting in C\/River<\/p>\n<p>One dead, two hospitalised as Lassa Fever Breaks Out in Kano<\/p>\n<p>Nigeria deepens broadband penetration by 6.4%<\/p>\n<p>NLNG, partner unveil mobile drone ground control system<\/p>\n<p><strong>VANGUARD<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>UK banks to meet over possible Visa, MasterCard rival<\/p>\n<p>33 miners die, 25 hospitalised in Plateau carbon monoxide tragedy<\/p>\n<p>Pay crisis rocks Federal Civil Service, MDAs<\/p>\n<p>Ebonyi killings: Nwifuru relaxes curfew, considers reopening schools<\/p>\n<p>PDP Leadership Tussle: How INEC quietly tilted the scales<\/p>\n<p>El-Rufai is sulking, selfish &#8211; APC<\/p>\n<p>DSS arrests el-Rufai after EFCC release<\/p>\n<p>Pay crisis rocks Federal Civil Service, MDAs<\/p>\n<p>Naira rises to N1,380\/$ in parallel market<\/p>\n<p>2027: Ex-CBN dep gov, Tunde Lemo joins Ogun guber race<\/p>\n<p>E-transmission of poll results can\u2019t replace manual \u2014 Tinubu<\/p>\n<p>Lekki land dispute: Firm accuses Minister of interferenc<\/p>\n<p>PDP says electoral bill exposes APC fear of defeat ahead of 2027 polls<\/p>\n<p>Tinubu amends petroleum industry act, mandates oil revenue remittance to FAAC<\/p>\n<p>US deports African migrants to Cameroon under Trump crackdown<\/p>\n<p>2027: Ex-CBN Deputy Governor Tunde Lemo joins Ogun governorship race<\/p>\n<p>Alake closes mining site over deaths of villagers in Plateau<\/p>\n<p>Breaking: Tinubu signs amended Electoral Act 2026 into law<\/p>\n<p>Senator Natasha backs Tinubus nominee for NAHCON Chairman<\/p>\n<p>Unity, Providus Banks merger moves to integration<\/p>\n<p>Lagos hands over viral sexual assault case to Ogun authorities<\/p>\n<p>Reps walkout part of standard parliamentary practice Deputy Spokesperson<\/p>\n<p>APC ward congress: Two die, three injured in Ondo State Police<\/p>\n<p>I went for engineering job Nigerian captured in Ukraine war<\/p>\n<p>Genocide claims against Ebonyi Governor unfounded Rep. Ogah<\/p>\n<p>FG to invest N800bn in agro-processing, renewable energy under industrial policy<\/p>\n<p>Senate slams envelope budgeting, demands full funding for security agencies<\/p>\n<p>FG moves to digitise air, sea cargo<\/p>\n<p>ASUU resumes indefinite strike at Taraba varsity<\/p>\n<p>NCDMB reaffirms mandatory 1% Nigerian content levy for oil and gas companies<\/p>\n<p>IPOB responds to comments comparing Nnamdi Kanu and Sunday Igboho<\/p>\n<p><strong>LEADERSHIP<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Burna Boy, Tems Emerge 1st African Artists To Hit 8 Entries On The Billboard Hot 100 \u200e<\/p>\n<p>El-Rufai: 4 Men Arraigned For Obstructing EFCC Officers<\/p>\n<p>Court Remands 7 Over Kidnap, Death Of Varsity Don<\/p>\n<p>4 Years After Police Raid, Whereabouts Of Kaduna Teacher Remain Unknown<\/p>\n<p>37 Die From Gas Inhalation At Plateau Mining Site<\/p>\n<p>Wiretapping NSA Ribadu\u2019s Phone Means Nigeria\u2019s Intelligence, Strategy In Public Domain \u2013 Experts<\/p>\n<p>Tinubu: Why I Signed Electoral Reform Bill Into Law<\/p>\n<p>External Reserves Jump To $48.37bn, Gain $2.47bn In 1 Month<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019m Proud Of Your Performance As Abia Governor, Osinbajo Tells Otti<\/p>\n<p>FIFA President Infantino Declares 2026 World Cup Matches \u201cSold Out\u201d Amid Soaring Demand<\/p>\n<p>Court Bars Ex-AGF From Accessing Firm\u2019s Funds Over Alleged N2bn Debt<\/p>\n<p>ICPC Detains El-Rufai After Release From EFCC As DSS Denies Arrest Of Ex-Governor<\/p>\n<p>Plateau Disaster: Federal Government Orders Immediate Closure Of Mining Site, Deploys Forensic Team<\/p>\n<p>Electoral Act: Senator Natasha Urges Citizens To Intensify Vigilance On INEC<\/p>\n<p>Bandits Kill Ex-LGA Chairman In Kaduna<\/p>\n<p>After Signing New Electoral Law, Tinubu Insists Voting, Collation Remain Manual<\/p>\n<p>Bandits Release Abducted 14 Benue Travellers After 10 Days In Captivity<\/p>\n<p>Tinubu Scraps NNPC\u2019s 30% Frontier Fund, Orders Direct Payment To Federation Account<\/p>\n<p>Electoral Act: Tinubu\u2019s Hurried Signing Shows Fear Of Defeat In Credible Election \u2013 Turaki-led PDP<\/p>\n<p>JUST IN: Tinubu Suspends NNPCL\u2019s Deduction Of Oil Exploration Fees<\/p>\n<p>JUST IN: Wase Mine Deaths: FG Orders Immediate Closure, Deploys Forensic Team<\/p>\n<p>Niger Delta Games Draw Holds Thursday As States Arrive Benin<\/p>\n<p>Federal Government, Medipool Partner To Strengthen Medical Procurement Coordination<\/p>\n<p>2 Die, Others Injured As Chaos Erupts In Ondo APC Congress<\/p>\n<p>Stocks Market Rebounds By N683bn As Investors Trade 3.67bn Shares<\/p>\n<p>FCT Elections: INEC Deploys Upgraded BVAS, Accredits 700 Journalists, 89 Domestic, Foreign Observers<\/p>\n<p>NDLEA Arrests 600 Suspects, Seizes 621kg Of Drugs In Bayelsa\u2019s 2025 Crackdowns<\/p>\n<p>FCT Polls: Bwari PDP Candidate Steps Down For APC Flag Bearer In Wike\u2019s Presence<\/p>\n<p>Electoral Amendment: Lawmakers\u2019 Walkout Standard Parliamentary Practice \u2014 Deputy Spokesperson<\/p>\n<p>After Signing New Electoral Law, Tinubu Insists Voting, Collation Remain Manual<\/p>\n<p>Persecuted Nigerian Christian, Others Receive Warm Welcome In White House<\/p>\n<p>Senate Committee Slams Ministers, Agency Heads For Lateness To Budget Defence<\/p>\n<p>NCDMB, Senate Committee Push Agribusiness Revolution in Niger Delta<\/p>\n<p>Foreign Reserves Jump to $48.37bn, Gain $2.47bn in 1 Month<\/p>\n<p>Ribadu, Shi\u2019ites, Not CAN, Responsible For My Ministerial Rejection \u2014 El-Rufai<\/p>\n<p>JUST-IN: APC NWC Postpones Adamawa Congresses Amid Governor Fintiri\u2019s Imminent Defection<\/p>\n<p>FAAN Bans Cash Transactions Across Airports<\/p>\n<p>Ghana Pays $910m in Interest Under Domestic Debt Exchange Programme<\/p>\n<p>Canada-Based Nigerian Journalist Exposes Corruption In NFF Youth Team Appointments<\/p>\n<p>Electoral Reform: APC Has Turned Its Majority In National Assembly Into Tyranny, Says Ex-IPAC Chair<\/p>\n<p>LCCI Calls Nigeria\u2019s Inflation Slowdown \u2018Fragile Disinflation,\u2019 Urges Supply-side Fixes<\/p>\n<p>FG Digital Drive: NIMC Transitions to Paperless System<\/p>\n<p>UK Accounts for 48% of Nigeria\u2019s Capital Inflow<\/p>\n<p>Killings: Senate Orders Strengthening Of Joint Security Operations In Niger, Kwara<\/p>\n<p>Zuckerberg To Testify In Landmark Social Media Addiction Trial<\/p>\n<p>Remit 1% Devt Fund or Face Sanctions, NCDMB Warns Upstream Oil Firms<\/p>\n<p>Gabon Blocks Facebook, TikTok Over \u2018Hate Speech\u2019, \u2018Conflict-Inducing\u2019 Posts<\/p>\n<p>BREAKING: Tinubu Signs Electoral Bill 2026 Into Law<\/p>\n<p>$6.2bn Deal: Federal Govt Assessing MTN\u2019s Acquisition Of IHS Towers<\/p>\n<p>Nigerian Stocks Surge Past Pre-devaluation Peak from 2 Years Ago\u2014Bloomberg<\/p>\n<p>NNPC Plans Fresh 1.8bcf\/d Gas Supply Boost Amid Rising Domestic Demand<\/p>\n<p>Bandits Launch Attack On Benue Community, Kill 2<\/p>\n<p>Customs Generates N145.9bn At Tin-Can Port In January, Embraces E-transaction To Facilitate Trade<\/p>\n<p>Naira Will Rise To N1,100\/$ This Year\u2014Dangote<\/p>\n<p>Electoral Act Amendment: Harmonisation Committee Was Not Allowed To Function \u2013 Hon Ogene<\/p>\n<p>Nigeria Targets $700bn Mineral Reserves Amid Africa Mining Boom<\/p>\n<p>Customs Projects N9trn Revenue, Surpasses 2025 Target By 11%<\/p>\n<p><strong>NATION\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Tinubu moves to plug oil revenue leakages<\/p>\n<p>Budget defence: Senate warns MDAs against lateness, lauds security chiefs<\/p>\n<p>Results of FCT Area Council elections to be transmitted electronically INEC chairman<\/p>\n<p>BREAKING: Tinubu signs Electoral Act 2026<\/p>\n<p>APC ward congress: two feared dead, three injured in Ondo Police<\/p>\n<p>Fed govt sets up committee for Nigerias first international oil spill summit, unveils NIOSS logo<\/p>\n<p>Nigeria must not be dragged backward, Alawuje warns opposition<\/p>\n<p>Police deploy high personnel ahead of FCT area council polls<\/p>\n<p>Tinubu urges Christians, Muslims to deepen unity as Lent, Ramadan begin same day<\/p>\n<p>JUST IN: three feared dead as thugs disrupt ward congress in Ondo<\/p>\n<p>Ojomu royal family pledges support to police, vows justice for murdered princes<\/p>\n<p>Edun: 10% interest on African debt not sustainable<\/p>\n<p>IGP Egbetokun praised for morale boost, operational successes<\/p>\n<p>APC conducts ward congresses across 192 Edo wards<\/p>\n<p>NLNG wins 20th oil, gas industry games<\/p>\n<p>Mental health advocates turn to technology to reach African youths<\/p>\n<p>Tems, Burna Boy break record for most Billboard Hot 100 entries by African artists<\/p>\n<p>FG reviews acquisition of IHS Towers by MTN group<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0BUSINESSDAY<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Electoral Act: Akpabio, Abbas defend NASS, say new law will ensure transparency<\/p>\n<p>Dangote expands daughters\u2019 roles as succession plan accelerates<\/p>\n<p>37 miners dead, 25 hospitalised after toxic gas leak at abandoned Plateau mine<\/p>\n<p>NNPC must cough up cash as Tinubu issues new executive order<\/p>\n<p>Gas-rich Nigeria goes dark as power gets zero funding<\/p>\n<p>Easing core inflation signals room for rate cut<\/p>\n<p>Naira holds firm as reserves climb past $48.5bn<\/p>\n<p>Tinubu signs Electoral Act into law<\/p>\n<p>New Cyberstalking Act risks repeating Decree 4 in the digital age<\/p>\n<p>Nigeria\u2019s 2mbpd target remains elusive as theft trumps capacity<\/p>\n<p>We cannot afford another bloodletting in Rivers, NOA tells groups<\/p>\n<p>Nigeria\u2019s $14 billion portfolio surge masks weak direct investment<\/p>\n<p><strong>NEW TELEGRAPH<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>BREAKING: Tinubu Signs Electoral Act Into Law<\/p>\n<p>Lalong Mourns Elder Stateman, Mishkom Kangnaan<\/p>\n<p>PDP Crisis: Opposition Group Accuses INEC Chairman Of Bribery<\/p>\n<p>Zulum Felicitates Muslims On Commencement Of 2026 Ramadan<\/p>\n<p>Senate, Reps Decry Zero Capital Budget Release To Interior Ministry<\/p>\n<p>FCT Poll: Vote 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