{"id":33701,"date":"2026-08-12T06:07:58","date_gmt":"2026-08-12T06:07:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/?p=33701"},"modified":"2026-08-12T06:07:58","modified_gmt":"2026-08-12T06:07:58","slug":"nigerian-newspapers-headlines-wednesday-12-august-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/?p=33701","title":{"rendered":"Nigerian Newspapers Headlines, Wednesday, 12 August 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u00a0<\/strong>DAILY TRUST \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/strong><\/p>\n

Trumps secret plane swap triggers questions, confusion<\/p>\n

Syria sentences ex-ruler Bashar al-Assad to death over atrocities<\/p>\n

West Africa must break free off foreign fuel price benchmarks NMDPRA<\/p>\n

Pipeline surveillance crucial for $50bn upstream investment Stakeholders<\/p>\n

Nigerians cost of living pain deepens as election looms<\/p>\n

NIBSSs payment system records 26.55m transactions worth N1.4trn<\/p>\n

Over 5,000 fibre cuts linked to road construction NCC<\/p>\n

FG targets November for completion of Abuja-Kaduna highway<\/p>\n

FG moves to automate baggage handling<\/p>\n

Serving Senator threatens to kill Accord Party members on election day<\/p>\n

Kano teen battles deadly facial tumour, begs for surgery support<\/p>\n

Fire razes Access Bank branch, residential building in Kano<\/p>\n

Katsina United new signing dies during pre-season friendly<\/p>\n

Gunshots as rival cult groups clash at Rivers varsity<\/p>\n

Kill Accord remark: Fadahunsi backtracks, says he meant votes<\/p>\n

Court remands 2 for allegedly vandalizing bridge in Kano<\/p>\n

Losses, disruptions as labour unions ground flights<\/p>\n

Tinubu, Sultan urge Nigerians to unite against insecurity, hate Politics<\/p>\n

Nigerias democracy needs review Jonathan, Obasanjo<\/p>\n

APC, ADC, NDC, others upload candidates as INEC shuts portal<\/p>\n

Obi, Kwankwaso meet NDC govship candidates ahead campaign kick-off<\/p>\n

Imo APP senatorial candidate tasks women on electoral influence<\/p>\n

Coalition should collapse their structures into Labour Party- Nenadi<\/p>\n

Court fixes suit challenging Tinubus eligibility for September 21<\/p>\n

CSOs condemn Senator Fadahunsis call for violence<\/p>\n

PUNCH\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Africa must rethink its culture of winner-takes-all democracy Obasanjo<\/p>\n

Tinubu approves new framework to unlock $50bn deep offshore investment<\/p>\n

FG promises to settle 20-year backlog of workers entitlements<\/p>\n

Oyebanji pledges to make Ekiti tourism hub<\/p>\n

Peter Obi warns against accepting unverified credentials in leadership<\/p>\n

Account for N144.86bn Safe Schools Fund, Atiku tells FG<\/p>\n

Dangote refinery not enough, Nigeria needs more investors Minister<\/p>\n

Osun poll: Adeleke campaign urges IG to act over Fadahunsis inciting comment<\/p>\n

NCAA orders arrest, prosecution of Air Peace driver over runway blockade<\/p>\n

NFF apologises to Tinubu, Nigerians over Falcons World Cup qualification setback<\/p>\n

Safe schools: FG to strengthen security in vulnerable communities Coordinator<\/p>\n

Syria sentences Bashar al-Assad to death in absentia over atrocities<\/p>\n

Osun election: If you see them, kill them, lawmaker tells supporters<\/p>\n

Road construction causes over 5,000 fibre cuts in 6 months, says NCC<\/p>\n

Osun: I dont need vote-buying to win Adeleke<\/p>\n

NiMet warns of flash floods across 13 states in August<\/p>\n

Professors now aiding illiterates to rig elections Obi<\/p>\n

Nigeria seeks local cloud capacity to cut data costs<\/p>\n

Nigerians lament VAT pressure amid rising living costs<\/p>\n

Nigeria loses billions exporting raw materials Report<\/p>\n

THISDAY\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/strong><\/p>\n

Stock Market Plummets by N1.17trn on Renewed Profit-taking in MTN,Others<\/p>\n

Shareholders Reaffirm Confidence on Mutual Benefit<\/p>\n

Inflation: 12 Companies Cost of Sales, OPEX Up 16.9% to N10.14tn<\/p>\n

Tinubu Okays Fresh Deep Offshore Framework to Unlock $50bn Investment<\/p>\n

NIDEC 2026: No Room for Jamboree Under Tinubus 4Ds Agenda, Says Enikanolaiye<\/p>\n

Obi: I Never Said Military Should Reject Salary Increase<\/p>\n

Terrorists Kill 10 Cops, Lose 17 Fighters in Kebbi, IGP Grieves Over Loss of Personnel<\/p>\n

Dangote Refinery: High Cost Forced Rejection of 15.5m Barrels of Crude<\/p>\n

Atiku Raises Concern over Plans to Use Alleged Outdated BVAS in Osun Guber Poll<\/p>\n

Lassa Fever: Nigeria Records 237 Deaths, Fatality Rate Rises to 23.7%<\/p>\n

Atiku Questions N144.86 Billion Safe Schools Fund as Insecurity Shuts 40 LGAs<\/p>\n

UNESCO, FG, NBTE Seek Human-Centred Digital Transformation of Nigerias Technical, Vocational Education, Training System<\/p>\n

NHRC Demands Arrest, Prosecution of Sheikh Jingir for Alleged Hate Speech<\/p>\n

Nigeria Loses 600,000 People Annually over Administration of Medical Oxygen<\/p>\n

SUN\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Nigerias democratic institutions under threat, Peter Obi raises alarm<\/p>\n

Osun poll: PRP candidate Saliu promises agriculture-driven jobs<\/p>\n

TNF endorses Tinubu, Akume touts administrations performance<\/p>\n

Tension heightens as Fadahunsi directs killing of Accord members<\/p>\n

Tinubu unveils $50bn offshore investment drive, targets decades-old oil projects<\/p>\n

Edo govt threatens to sanction Chinese firm over workers deaths, poor welfare<\/p>\n

CBN opens applications for second regulatory sandbox cohort<\/p>\n

$3.1bn AfCFTA customs deal: PPPs trailblazer for Africas trade future ICRC<\/p>\n

ASUU orders state varsities to prepare for strike over non-implementation of demands<\/p>\n

IYC inaugurates Central Zone Exco, urges them to shun partisan politics<\/p>\n

Enugu Catholic church attack: Police arrest suspects as abductees regain freedom<\/p>\n

Sheikh Jingirs comments vindicate Kanus warnings about Islamisation agenda IPOB<\/p>\n

FG moves to end open grazing, plans 417 ranching hubs to tackle farmer-herder conflcit<\/p>\n

Senate orders Seplat, Network E&P, others to appear over NEITI audit queries<\/p>\n

Over 5,000 fibre cuts recorded in six months NCC<\/p>\n

TUC backs aviation workers strike, demands N25bn levy<\/p>\n

Tinubu hails Adesinas 25-year energy sector impact on birthday<\/p>\n

NiMet secures ISO 9001:2015 certification for Yola, Osubi, Owerri airports<\/p>\n

Atiku raises concerns over N144.86bn Safe Schools fund<\/p>\n

EFCC invites Insurance Commissioner over alleged N30bn recapitalisation fees<\/p>\n

ADC candidate vows to abolish ex-governors pensions in Kano<\/p>\n

VANGUARD\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Domestic crude must be available and commercially viable Dangote Refinery<\/p>\n

NANS calls for release of student leader arrested over political crisis in Osun<\/p>\n

Why the Middle East war still convulses the oil market Report<\/p>\n

Tinubu approves offshore reform to unlock $50bn investment Politics<\/p>\n

Terror attack: Kebbi govt to support families of 10 slain Police officers<\/p>\n

8 countries Africans can travel to without visa<\/p>\n

Nigeria ll expand refining capacity to serve African market FG<\/p>\n

FG targets 6 flashpoints in new push to end farmers-herders clashes<\/p>\n

NANS urges Senate to extend NELFUND to Nigerian students abroad<\/p>\n

S-West group urges Tinubu to expedite state police bill<\/p>\n

TUC urges urgent action on food imports, demands N1,000 to dollar exchange rate<\/p>\n

Jingirs remarks vindicate Kanus warnings, IPOB claims<\/p>\n

Tinubu tasks Nigerians on unity, peaceful coexistence Politics<\/p>\n

NEITI report: Senate gives Seplat, three others 48-hour ultimatum<\/p>\n

2027 Polls: NHRC asks FG to arrest, prosecute Sheikh Jingir for hate speech<\/p>\n

FG backs West Africa petrol pricing benchmark<\/p>\n

Panic as cult clash for supremacy in Rivers varsity results in gunfire<\/p>\n

Air Peace picketing: Unions suspend action, meet Keyamo Thursday<\/p>\n

Men dressed in task force uniforms force Vanguard reporter to transfer money on Mile 2 Bridge<\/p>\n

Apapa Ports: Truck crushes two to death in alleged extortion attempt<\/p>\n

Aondoakaa visits Guma attack victims, says security must rise above politics<\/p>\n

No recruitment ongoing NUPRC disowns fake, AI-generated employment letters<\/p>\n

NIPSS, Art Ministry partner to drive $1trn economy by 2030<\/p>\n

2025 Agreement: NANS warns governors against another ASUU strike<\/p>\n

Retract your harmful statement, apologise to Osun people Obi tells Fadahunsi<\/p>\n

Adeleke to IGP: Arrest, prosecute Osun senator over alleged threat to kill Accord members<\/p>\n

Davido calls on Trump, international community to monitor Osun election<\/p>\n

2027: G100 leader admits persuading Obi, Atiku to work together difficult<\/p>\n

NGX market reverses gains, loses N1.17trn on sell-offs<\/p>\n

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