{"id":33812,"date":"2026-08-27T00:31:12","date_gmt":"2026-08-27T00:31:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/?p=33812"},"modified":"2026-08-27T00:31:12","modified_gmt":"2026-08-27T00:31:12","slug":"nigerian-newspapers-headlines-thursday-27-august-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/?p=33812","title":{"rendered":"Nigerian Newspapers Headlines, Thursday, 27 August 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"

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

Strait Of Hormuz Closure By Iran Threatens Food Security In Nigeria, Others \u2014 US Warns<\/p>\n

Trump Says Iran\u2019s Khamenei Alive, Seriously Wounded<\/p>\n

US Pauses Immigrant Visa Appointments Worldwide Amid Immigration Crackdown<\/p>\n

UPDATED: 157 Bodies Recovered, Over 400 Still Missing In Nepal-Tibet Flash Flood<\/p>\n

Bill Gates Warns World Is Unprepared For AI Disruption<\/p>\n

PENGASSAN Pledges Support For NUPRC On 3mbpd Oil Output Target<\/p>\n

Ododo Gives 1,490 NYSC Members \u20a620,000 Each in Kogi<\/p>\n

Nigeria, Thailand Explore New Partnerships In Agriculture, Technology, Renewable Energy<\/p>\n

Malami Inaugurates 600-Member ADC Campaign Council In Kebbi<\/p>\n

Atiku Dares FG: Probe Me Over $16bn Power Projects If You Have Evidence<\/p>\n

CNG: 81 Firms Now Licensed To Retail Gas In Nigeria \u2014 NADDC<\/p>\n

Tinubu Urges NLNG To Maximise Gas Reserves For Nigerians<\/p>\n

Italy Withdraws Support For Infantino\u2019s FIFA Re-election Bid<\/p>\n

UniAbuja Extends Post-UTME Registration Deadline To September 2<\/p>\n

Atiku\u2019s Subsidy Policy Is Confused, Costly,Unworkable \u2014 Presidency<\/p>\n

2027: My Record Reflects Commitment To Building Strong Institutions \u2013 Donald Duke<\/p>\n

We Don\u2019t Have Lands For Ranching, Southern, Middle Belt Leaders Tell FG<\/p>\n

FG Reawards Gombe\u2013Dukku Road, Contractor Gets One-Year Deadline<\/p>\n

FG Launches $1bn Social Protection Project To Move Nigerians Beyond Palliatives<\/p>\n

Troops Engage Bandits Transporting Scores Of Cattle In Sokoto<\/p>\n

Northern Senators Condemn Borgu Attack, Demand Quick Release Of Abductees<\/p>\n

17 Bandits Killed As Police Repel Attack On Gusau-Funtua Highway In Zamfara<\/p>\n

Never Travel At Night, NYSC Tells Corps Members Posted To Benue<\/p>\n

Court Remands 70-Year-Old Woman Over Alleged 13kg Cocaine Exportation<\/p>\n

FG To Review Foreign Scholarships, Prioritise Nigerian Tertiary Institutions \u2014 Minister<\/p>\n

FG Inaugurates 100 Electric Buses For Civil Servants<\/p>\n

Nigeria Must Stop Sending Students Abroad For Courses Offered Locally-Minister<\/p>\n

BREAKING: Meta Agrees $16.68bn Settlement Over Claims Facebook, Instagram Harmed Children<\/p>\n

FG Targets 6,500MW Power Supply By December, 8,000MW In 2027<\/p>\n

SGF Gives Presidential Security Committee 90 Days To Submit Report<\/p>\n

NFF Probe Uncovers Deep-Seated Rot, Calls For Sweeping Reforms In Nigerian Football<\/p>\n

BREAKING : Ogogo\u2019s Daughter Kira Welcomes Baby Boy<\/p>\n

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

95 die, 291 foreign tourists missing in Nepals flash floods<\/p>\n

FG targets improved electricity supply with renewable energy<\/p>\n

Zimbabwe arrests official after boat sinking that killed 97<\/p>\n

Uncertain regulations can derail oil investments \u2013 NMDPRA boss<\/p>\n

Probe me over $16bn power spending if you have evidence, Atiku dares FG<\/p>\n

Presidency slams Atiku over conflicting petrol subsidy position<\/p>\n

Kuje council chair backtracks on support APC or leave comment<\/p>\n

Umahi orders concessionaire to quit Benin-Asaba road over poor work<\/p>\n

Okoyas son announces exit from music<\/p>\n

VIDEO: I need a car, Lagos TikToker appeals to Osimhen<\/p>\n

Mali singer cancels South Africa shows over xenophobic violence<\/p>\n

US designates UK-based Palestine Action as terrorist group<\/p>\n

Borgu attack: Northern senators urge FG to rescue abducted worshippers, residents<\/p>\n

FG gives committee 90 days to prepare national security strategy<\/p>\n

FG unveils 100 electric buses for civil servants<\/p>\n

Malami inaugurates ADC campaign council in Kebbi<\/p>\n

N30,000 Lagos Airport-Ikeja fare sparks outrage<\/p>\n

Police arrest man over N3.5m romance scam, sextortion<\/p>\n

EFCC offers 5% reward for tips on stolen Nigerian assets abroad Olukoyede<\/p>\n

Soldiers rescue two kidnap victims in Plateau<\/p>\n

FG to review foreign scholarships, focus on Nigerian schools Minister<\/p>\n

Meta to block teen app usage at night, impose two-hour daily limit<\/p>\n

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

FG Unveils $1bn Social Protection Scheme For Vulnerable Nigerians<\/p>\n

Northern Senators Demand Immediate Release of Borgu Attack Victims<\/p>\n

IMF Tasks Central Banks to be Explicit on Risks, Commuinicate Effectively on How Policy Responds to Changing Conditions<\/p>\n

Works Ministry, NDDC, Others Intervene in Benin Bypass Deplorable Condition<\/p>\n

IMF Tasks Central Banks to be Explicit on Risks, Commuinicate Effectively on How Policy Responds to Changing Conditions<\/p>\n

UNCTAD: AI-driven Automation May Affect 40% of Global Jobs as Market Hits $4.8tn by 2033<\/p>\n

Saraki Urges PDP Members to Close Ranks, Says Unity Key to 2027 Victory in Kwara<\/p>\n

Malami Unveils 600-member ADC Campaign Council in Kebbi<\/p>\n

YarAdua Cancer Centre, Innova Healthcare Sign MoU to Build Abuja Oncology Hub<\/p>\n

Pricing Crude at 1\/$ for Domestic Refining, a Declaration of Prosperity<\/p>\n

Passengers Stranded as Delta Cancels Lagos-Atlanta Flights<\/p>\n

Security Agencies Accused of Shielding Unknown Gunmen<\/p>\n

Two Civilians Killed, Policemen Injured as Patrol Team is Attacked in Osun<\/p>\n

Israel Sends Life-Saving Ambulances, Medical Equipment to Nigeria<\/p>\n

2026 NBA Conference: Osinbajo Urges People-Centred Justice Reform<\/p>\n

Tinubu: Nigeria Requires Civil Service Capable of Sustaining National Devt<\/p>\n

NHRC: State Police Must Not Become Tool for Political Repression<\/p>\n

Atiku: I Shunned National Peace Accord Because Its One-sided<\/p>\n

N21.5bn Lekki Peninsula Property: CASER Writes OSGOF, Demands Details on Intervention<\/p>\n

Okumagba Canvasses Promotion of Peace, Mutual Respect in Warri<\/p>\n

Amid N36.2tn Subscription, CBN Raises N14.5tn via TBs as 364-day Bills Dominate<\/p>\n

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

FG launches $1bn HOPE programme, unveils unified system to move vulnerable households out of poverty<\/p>\n

Nigeria, Trkiye partner to boost defence industry production<\/p>\n

Tinubu, FCC, PGF task 774 council chairmen on grassroots equity, national unity<\/p>\n

Osun Poly begins post-UTME screening of candidates<\/p>\n

Tinubu gives security chiefs 90 days to produce national threat assessment, five-year defence plan<\/p>\n

Borgu terror attack: NSCIA demands rescue of 60 abducted worshippers<\/p>\n

2027: Nigerians will separate chaff from grains, re-elect Tinubu Akpabio<\/p>\n

Atikus fuel subsidy proposal will bankrupt Nigeria IMPI<\/p>\n

UK Student visa: 11 steps Nigerians should follow during application<\/p>\n

Natasha urges Nigerian Muslims to embrace peace, love, show compassion<\/p>\n

Dangote hikes petrol price again to 1,200\/litre, raises fresh concern<\/p>\n

2027: APC chairman seeks Emir Sanusis backing in Kano<\/p>\n

Terrorism: Bukarti warns Nigerians against unknowingly funding terrorists<\/p>\n

Outrage over Kuje council chairmans quit notice threat to non-APC members<\/p>\n

Membership e-registration: APC reopens portal, begs party members to register<\/p>\n

NFF fact-finding report: Amun reveals why he stepped down<\/p>\n

Over 10,000 young athletes to converge on Lagos for maiden National Inter-Mediary Games<\/p>\n

US: Dangote Refinery drives sevenfold surge in Nigerias fuel exports<\/p>\n

Aviation Roundtable urges FG to pay 4,000 Nigeria Airways ex-workers<\/p>\n

Regulators clear MTNs $2.2bn IHS deal, Nigerians get 30% stake<\/p>\n

Experts urge CBN to use stronger reserves to stabilise naira<\/p>\n

250 estates to tackle civil servants accommodation nightmare Minister\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/strong><\/p>\n

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

FG takes delivery of first batch of electric vehicles for civil servants<\/p>\n

Benin-Asaba road concession demands accountability, transparency Group<\/p>\n

NFF President Gusau, other board members resign<\/p>\n

FG gives Benin-Asaba concessionaire conditions to continue work<\/p>\n

Atikus fuel subsidy position shows policy flip-flops Presidency<\/p>\n

Benin-Asaba Road: Umahi orders arrest of contractors removing asphalt<\/p>\n

20-year-old arrested for allegedly killing father in Anambra<\/p>\n

Poco Lee in UK court storm: charges, detention and what happens next<\/p>\n

NPFL lands $7.5m sponsorship deal, clubs to get 60%<\/p>\n

NANS knocks Atikus fuel subsidy promise, says return would recreate economic crisis<\/p>\n

Kuje eviction threat: Silence is ratification, ADC tells Tinubu<\/p>\n

My statement taken out of context Kuje chairman clarifies<\/p>\n

ASUU: State varsities in Plateau, Edo, Ondo, others begin strike<\/p>\n

EFCC to appeal ruling on nine properties linked to Malami Olukoyede<\/p>\n

Nigeria pledges to strengthen economic, trade, investment with India<\/p>\n

Bring your evidence: Atiku dares Tinubu over $16bn power allegation<\/p>\n

Ghana rejects MTNs $1.8m donation for victims of South Africa xenophobic attacks<\/p>\n

Nigeria, Trkiye deepen defence industry partnership, target joint production Africans& Diaspora<\/p>\n

FG launches RAMCO, targets N3trn renewable energy investment<\/p>\n

US designates UK-based Palestine Action as foreign terrorist group<\/p>\n

VGN urges FG to equip vigilantes ahead of 2027 elections<\/p>\n

Southern, Middle Belt leaders reject proposed cattle ranching scheme<\/p>\n

Police bust cybercrime syndicates over N3.62bn investment fraud, romance scams<\/p>\n

Rivers council chairman blasts NBA over VDM invitation<\/p>\n

FG launches $1bn HOPE social protection programme<\/p>\n

FG wont waste funds on worthless foreign scholarships, Alausa declares<\/p>\n

Police deny receipt of kidney sale report in Abuja<\/p>\n

Meta to block teen app usage at night, impose 2-hour daily limit<\/p>\n

Troops rescue two kidnap victims in Plateau<\/p>\n

YarAdua Cancer Centre partners Innova to establish oncology hub in Abuja<\/p>\n

Falana urges FG to enforce NHIA Act, ensure health cover for Nigerians Africans& Diaspora<\/p>\n

Malami unveils DG, 600-member ADC campaign council in Kebbi<\/p>\n

2027: Stop weaponising religion to manipulate voters, CISLAC warns<\/p>\n

JUST IN: FG reviews expired oil licenses for extension<\/p>\n

FG launches 100 electric buses for federal civil servants<\/p>\n

2027: Working for opposition will be political suicide Akindele warns Aiyedatiwa<\/p>\n

FG unveils N365m annual prize for Nigerias top academic minds<\/p>\n

Northern Senators demand immediate release of abducted Borgu residents<\/p>\n

EFCC recovered over $500m in cash, assets in three years Olukoyede<\/p>\n

NDDC, Works Ministry move to fix Benin-Sapele-Warri-Agbor roads<\/p>\n

Deadly floods hit Nepal-Tibet border, 384 tourists missing<\/p>\n

Senator urges FG to make tax reforms beneficial to Nigerians<\/p>\n

FG tasks threat committee with clear path from threats to outcomes<\/p>\n

Iranian leader Khamenei isnt dead Trump<\/p>\n

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

Tinubu Support Group Threatens to Withdraw Support Over Sheriffs Campaign Role<\/p>\n

ADC demands Immediate arrest of Kuje council Chair<\/p>\n

Sowore: What Amaechi Offered Me After NBA Clash<\/p>\n

ASUU grounds academic activities at Plateau varsity<\/p>\n

Gunmen kill 3 vigilantes in Plateau<\/p>\n

Benin-Agbor-Asaba gridlock: Contractor failed to meet obligations Sunday Dare<\/p>\n

Tinubu has outperformed Obasanjo, YarAdua, others APC<\/p>\n

Thugs kill kano resident returning from Maulud gathering<\/p>\n

2027: We are competing with thieves, says Atiku<\/p>\n

Dangote raises petrol gantry price twice in 5 days<\/p>\n

Tinubu tasks LG chairmen on inclusive governance, accountability<\/p>\n

1wk after Wikes order, many buildings remain on green areas<\/p>\n

Residents demand justice as Mary Habila was buried<\/p>\n

2027: Knocks as FCT council chair threatens residents to vote APC<\/p>\n

Jigawa farmers count losses as armyworm destroys 790 hectares of farmlands<\/p>\n

Troops arrest suspected terrorists, recover AK-47, ammunition in Zamfara<\/p>\n

Obi camp knocks Tinubu over absence from key events<\/p>\n

ADC NEast quashes suspension of Adamawa care-taker chairman<\/p>\n

APC campaign council: Reps slam inclusion of defence minister, budget office DG<\/p>\n

Traffic robbery: Commuters express relief after police raids in Abuja<\/p>\n

Iran, Oman edge towards deal to open Strait of Hormuz<\/p>\n

Nigeria, Thailand sign MoU on technical cooperation<\/p>\n

Nigeria to push for economic partnerships, others at OIC council of foreign ministers<\/p>\n

Drug trafficking: Envoy hails Nigeria, UK law enforcement agencies cooperation<\/p>\n

$15.33bn remittance: NNPC reforms rewriting revenue history, says Arewa Group<\/p>\n

Nigeria seeks secure borders without restricting regional mobility<\/p>\n

Egyptian partners rate Benue oil mill 75% ready<\/p>\n

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

Nigeria, Thailand to deepen ties in technology, agriculture, renewable energy<\/p>\n

Atiku is confused over petrol subsidy policy Presidency insists<\/p>\n

Community Leaders Commend DSS Over Arrest of Arms Supply Kingpin, Dismantling of Terrorists Networks In Katsina, Nasarawa States<\/p>\n

FG redirects N650m foreign scholarship spending as Alausa unveils N365m annual prize for academic excellence<\/p>\n

2027: Obis massive youth base will give him victory Amadi<\/p>\n

Election Violence: ADC demands prosecution of Kuje Chairman, Sen. Fadahunsi ahead of 2027 polls<\/p>\n

Northern Senators condemn Borgu mosque attack, demand immediate rescue of abducted worshippers<\/p>\n

Gov. Kefas has carved a niche for himself, COAST Rector says as college holds convocation after 28 years<\/p>\n

Nigerians would see more of Balamis contributions in the years ahead Women Affairs Minister<\/p>\n

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