{"id":33400,"date":"2026-06-18T08:26:34","date_gmt":"2026-06-18T08:26:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/?p=33400"},"modified":"2026-06-18T08:28:56","modified_gmt":"2026-06-18T08:28:56","slug":"nigerian-newspapers-headlines-thursday-18-june-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/?p=33400","title":{"rendered":"Nigerian Newspapers Headlines, Thursday, 18 June 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<h5><\/h5>\n<h3>THISDAY<\/h3>\n<p>Trump Signs Iran MoU, Sets 60-day Nuclear Talks<\/p>\n<p>China Demands Global Governance Reform, Seeks Bigger Role for Nigeria, other Developing Nations<\/p>\n<p>Tinubu Unveils Ambitious Blue Economy Plan, Targets 5m Ocean Jobs by 2035<\/p>\n<p>FG: No Plan to Introduce New Telecoms, Fuel Taxes<\/p>\n<p>Basic Education: AltBank Rolls Out Free POS, Ed-Tech Funding for Schools in 19 States<\/p>\n<p>Senate Committee on SEDC Urged to Allow Commission Execute Mandate Without Distraction<\/p>\n<p>Shell Appoints Ex-SNEPCo MD, Elohor, Country Chair Nigeria<\/p>\n<p>NCDMB, SNEPCo, LADOL Unveil Human Capacity Development Programme for Supply Base Services<\/p>\n<p>OGTAN Set to Boost Oil, Gas Sector Skills Base, Plans Trainers Fair<\/p>\n<p>Nigeria, Cameroon Deepen Defence Ties to Secure Shared Southern Border<\/p>\n<p>Stock Market Down N2.5trn in Three Days on Weak Sentiment<\/p>\n<p>Firm Unveils Digital Forecourt Suite with Pay-As-You-Want<\/p>\n<p>Firm Launches AI-powered Platform for Chronic Disease Management<\/p>\n<p>ITU, W.TEC Celebrate Girls in ICT, Push for More Women Representation<\/p>\n<p>CPPE: Nigerias Manufacturing Sector Trapped in Low Growth Equilibrium<\/p>\n<p>Polaris Bank Strengthens Financial Literacy Campaign, Trains Students in Katsina<\/p>\n<p>Telecoms Operators to Invest $1.38bn in Network Upgrade, Despite Operational Challenges<\/p>\n<p>StakeholdersSeek Policy Reforms onClimateChange on Rural Communities<\/p>\n<p>NCC Plans New Mobile Termination Rates for Telecoms, Gets Industry Nod<\/p>\n<p>Visa: AI Shopping in Nigeria Increases as Shoppers Battle with Trust Issues<\/p>\n<p>NSCCIMA Seeks N1bn Trust Fund to Spur Growth in Nsukka Economic Zone<\/p>\n<p>Powering Africas Digital Payments Future:How Verve is Leading Ecosystem Transformation<\/p>\n<p>Kidnappings Incorporated: A Sequel<\/p>\n<p>SAfricas Themba Zwane Slammed with Three-match Suspension<\/p>\n<p>Impressive DR Congo Hold Portugal in Opening Game<\/p>\n<p>England Survive Sloppy Defending to Hammer Croatia for Maximum Points<\/p>\n<p>El-Kanemi Warriors, Ikorodu City to Play Federation Cup Final<\/p>\n<p>Osimhen Laments Nigerias Absence in North America<\/p>\n<p>Messi Crushes Algeria with Hat Trick, Matches Kloses 16-goal Record<\/p>\n<h5>LEADERSHIP<\/h5>\n<h5>FG, Security Experts, Stakeholders Move To End Profiling, Stereotyping In Security Reporting<\/h5>\n<p>Insecurity: Stop Alleged Profiling Of Northerners, ACF Warns Amotekun<\/p>\n<p>Ex-General\u2019s Death Exposes Deep Flaws In Nigeria\u2019s Security \u2013 CSOS<\/p>\n<p>Insecurity: Northern Youths Reject Call To Sack Service Chiefs<\/p>\n<p>IPOB Reshuffles Leadership, Names New DoS Head<\/p>\n<p>18-Month-Old Girl Beheaded In Ondo Farm Settlement<\/p>\n<p>Abduction: Coalition Rejects Plan To Reopen Schools As Oyo Goes Spiritual<\/p>\n<p>9 Killed, 11 Injured In Attack On Kaduna Community<\/p>\n<p>70 Days After Easter Attack, Abducted Worshippers Still In Captivity \u2013 Kaduna Community<\/p>\n<p>Nigeria\u2019s Future Prosperity Hinges On Digital Technology, Says FG<\/p>\n<p>Declare Emergency In North Now, Arewa Forum Tells Tinubu<\/p>\n<p>Gunmen Ambush, Kill District Head In Plateau Community<\/p>\n<p>NUJ Rallies Security Chiefs, Media Leaders For Landmark Summit On National Security<\/p>\n<p>Federal Govt Rules Out New Telecoms Tax, Reaffirms VAT Waiver On Fuel<\/p>\n<p>Tax Ombud Picks Enugu As South\u2011East Base Amid Advancing Reforms<\/p>\n<p>Ronaldo Frustrated As DR Congo Earn Heroic World Cup Draw<\/p>\n<p>JUST-IN: London Court Clears Alison-Madueke Of Bribery Charges<\/p>\n<h3>PUNCH<\/h3>\n<p>NDelta group insists on 13% derivation fund board<\/p>\n<p>DR Congo hold Portugal<\/p>\n<p>History favours Messi, Argentina for World Cup triumph<\/p>\n<p>PDP unveils Iyabo Obasanjo Ogun Central senatorial candidate<\/p>\n<p>Ban mass movement of motorcycles<\/p>\n<p>Troubling questions dog INEC data leak<\/p>\n<p>Troops, police rescue 22 kidnap victims in NWest, NCentral operations<\/p>\n<p>Murder trial: Police recount discovery of Augustas decomposing body in boyfriends residence<\/p>\n<p>Opposition lawmakers berate Tinubu over worsening insecurity, hardship<\/p>\n<p>TikToker nude photo case adjourned as court awaits settlement report<\/p>\n<p>Iyabo Obasanjo rejoins PDP, gets Ogun central senate ticket<\/p>\n<p>States, FG, LGs share N2.3tn FAAC revenue<\/p>\n<p>Oil exports drive Nigerias current account surplus to $4.98bn<\/p>\n<p>Crude output rises as NUPRC targets 1.9mbpd<\/p>\n<p>Lagos partners Foundation to boost road safety awareness<\/p>\n<p>Nigeria secures $3bn solid minerals investment inflow<\/p>\n<p>No new taxes for fuel, telecom FG<\/p>\n<p>FG halts stamp duty deductions by MDAs<\/p>\n<p>CBN plans invisible payments, flags data protection gaps<\/p>\n<p>Tinubu targets five million jobs from blue economy<\/p>\n<p>PenCom, NURTW target nine million pension enrolment<\/p>\n<p>NDPHC vows stable electricity to support businesses<\/p>\n<p>Dangote refinery cuts diesel, jet fuel prices<\/p>\n<h3>SUN<\/h3>\n<p>Foreign reserves soar above $50bn, gain $1.01bn in 2 weeks<\/p>\n<p>Tax Ombud establishes South East zonal headquarters in Enugu<\/p>\n<p>Customs, American Business Council pledge deeper trade collaboration<\/p>\n<p>Nigeria may lose N13trn over Strait of Hormuz reopening<\/p>\n<p>United Nigeria Airlines goes global with Amadeus GDS integration<\/p>\n<p>CBN to grapple with post-war rate dilemma amid inflation threats, lower oil prices<\/p>\n<p>PenCom, NURTW to enroll 9m transport workers in pension scheme<\/p>\n<p>NDPHC reaffirms commitment to reliable power supply, economic growth<\/p>\n<p>FirstBank plans webinar on SME financing<\/p>\n<p>Oborevwori seeks collective action against terrorism, kidnapping, other forms of criminality<\/p>\n<p>FG elevating 2027 politics above citizens welfare Reps caucus<\/p>\n<p>Ododo hails rescue of 5 kidnap victims in Kogi<\/p>\n<p>Insecurity: Gani Adams, OAU don urge Tinubu, Senate to fast track state police bill<\/p>\n<p>Disu honours fallen UN peacekeepers, reaffirms commitment to global security<\/p>\n<p>Terror groups, Mamudawa, Lakurawa members nabbed<\/p>\n<p>ACF tackles Amotekun over alleged ethnic profiling, deportation threat against northern women in Ondo<\/p>\n<p>Nigerians tired of killings, kidnappings -Archbishop Martins<\/p>\n<p>JAMB says UTME original result slip out, gives guideline for access<\/p>\n<h3>GUARDIAN<\/h3>\n<p>2027 polls: Conflicting court orders, weak oversight raise credibility doubts<\/p>\n<p>Flawed primaries expose deeper cracks in Bauchi politics<\/p>\n<p>Equatorial Guineas govt resigns over poor performance<\/p>\n<p>Oyebanji appeals to stakeholders to ensure peace during election<\/p>\n<p>Police arrest 32 suspected cultists, recover arms, drugs in Delta raids<\/p>\n<p>Inspector recounts discovery of Augustas body in boyfriends house<\/p>\n<p>Gunmen ambush, kill Plateau district head<\/p>\n<p>Police arrest six in Ogun raids, recover guns, ammunition<\/p>\n<p>Doctor, others arrested in Lagos for selling newborn baby for N2.5m<\/p>\n<p>Woman jailed 45 years for trafficking minor to Benin for sexual exploitation<\/p>\n<p>FUPRE student stabbed to death during fight with sibling<\/p>\n<p>Boycott the boycottables (2)<\/p>\n<p>FG orders MDAs to stop 1% stamp duty deduction on official payments<\/p>\n<p>33% commercial interest rate threatens $1tr GDP target, telco operators<\/p>\n<p>Bloody attacks on trains as disincentive to rail transportation<\/p>\n<p>Adelabu denies defection to SDP, threatens legal action over rumour<\/p>\n<p>Eric Opahs choice as Abia APC guber candidate unsettles founding member<\/p>\n<p>2027: Edema hails Atiku-Amaechi ADCs ticket as game changer<\/p>\n<p>Court Ruling On ADC: Odih asks Atiku to join Tinubu in nation-building<\/p>\n<p>Tinubu tackling decades of neglect, deserves second term, says Ojo<\/p>\n<p>Nigerian man jailed for storing human faeces outside home in Kano<\/p>\n<p>Motor parks now points of drug shipments-NDLEA<\/p>\n<p>18-month-old toddler beheaded in Ondo farm as assailant attacks mother<\/p>\n<p>Seadogs, firefighters sensitise Lagos residents on fire risks, prevention<\/p>\n<p>Troops overwhelm terrorists, recover 3,403 rounds of ammunition<\/p>\n<p>Air Peace to expand domestic, regional network with new flights<\/p>\n<p>Julius Berger attributes improved performance to sustained service delivery<\/p>\n<p>Foundation deepens ethical leadership among Lagos students<\/p>\n<p>Stakeholders seek multimodal option as Nigeria loses $4b to transport inefficiencies yearly<\/p>\n<p>AfBAA unveils first phase of research on business aviation in Africa<\/p>\n<p>Why market volatility is driving greater interest in trading education<\/p>\n<p>Insecticide-treated mosquito nets reduced malaria cases, deaths by 68%<\/p>\n<p>NASENI boosts local diagnostic manufacturing with 600m-kit factory<\/p>\n<p>Cancer support group launches palliative care facility in Abuja<\/p>\n<p>FG pledges efficient distribution of life-saving health products<\/p>\n<p>Electricity access: FG to power 35,000 facilities with renewable energy<\/p>\n<h3>VANGUARD<\/h3>\n<p>$300bn reconstruction aid, sanctions lift US-Iran MoU details emerge<\/p>\n<p>Japa: Only 55,000 doctors leftfor220m Nigerians<\/p>\n<p>One month later: Oriire school children, teachers still missing<\/p>\n<p>God will always be God Alison-Madueke speaks after bribery acquittal in London<\/p>\n<p>Warri delineation: Our position,going forwardIjaw,Urhobo leaders<\/p>\n<p>FirstHoldCo closes N45bn private placement at N44.06; further strengthening FirstBanks capital base<\/p>\n<p>Federal tertiary hospitals in Lagos recount gains of health sector reforms<\/p>\n<p>African female judges unite in Abuja to strengthen justice systems<\/p>\n<p>Kogi Court imposes maximum penalty on man arrested by DSS for Kidnap, murder of neighbour<\/p>\n<p>Kwara drags Saraki to court over defamation<\/p>\n<p>FG, states, others share N2.300trn May 2026 revenue<\/p>\n<p>Cosmetics, food, beverages account for 50 per cent of counterfeits products NAFDAC<\/p>\n<p>Digital infrastructure key to economic growth, service delivery Akume<\/p>\n<p>FG eyes 40m homes, N600bn as digital switch over takes off<\/p>\n<p>UNILAG assures students safety amid suspected diarrhoea outbreak<\/p>\n<p>Amazon founder Bezos says AI will create jobs rather than replace workers<\/p>\n<p>Crazy piloting near Asaba airport<\/p>\n<p>General Rabe Abubakars death: Many questions, few answers, by Ikechukwu Amaechi<\/p>\n<p>June 12: Nigerias annual ritual of glorifying a sham democracy, by Olu Fasan<\/p>\n<h3>DAILY TRUST<\/h3>\n<p>DJ Cuppy: I can never marry a Nigerian<\/p>\n<p>Secondus: APC wants coronation instead of election<\/p>\n<p>Iyabo Obasanjo clinches Senate ticket after rejoining PDP<\/p>\n<p>Afrophobia threatens youth jobs, continental unity MTN CEO<\/p>\n<p>Obi pledges 10,000MW power supply within 4 years but fails to reveal strategy<\/p>\n<p>Despite outcry, work advances on Abuja hospital site converted to estate<\/p>\n<p>FCT residents decry glitches at INEC CVR exercise<\/p>\n<p>1,600 vulnerable Abuja residents receive empowerment support<\/p>\n<p>MACBAN demands justice over attack on travellers in Benue<\/p>\n<p>Xenophobia: Thousands of Malawians crowd makeshift camp, desperate to get home<\/p>\n<p>ECOWAS targets 48% renewable energy by 2030<\/p>\n<p>UN, EU want durable solutions for Nigerias 3.5m IDPs<\/p>\n<p>China releases white paper on global governance<\/p>\n<p>UK court clears Diezani of bribery charges<\/p>\n<p>Concerns over complaints against telecom services<\/p>\n<p>FCCPC may audit telecom operators<\/p>\n<p>Current infrastructure supports 1.9mbpd production NUPRC<\/p>\n<p>Africas crude oil reserves hit 120bn barrels NCDMB<\/p>\n<p>Nigerian takes over combined role as Shells VP, Country Chair<\/p>\n<p>TVS Motors targets cost-effective mobility with local partnership<\/p>\n<p>Africa needs to accelerate framework for digital tax<\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>THISDAY Trump Signs Iran MoU, Sets 60-day Nuclear Talks China Demands Global Governance Reform, Seeks Bigger Role for Nigeria, other Developing Nations Tinubu Unveils Ambitious Blue Economy Plan, Targets 5m Ocean Jobs by 2035 FG: No Plan to Introduce New Telecoms, Fuel Taxes Basic Education: AltBank Rolls Out Free POS, Ed-Tech Funding for Schools in 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