NEWSPAPER HEADLINE Week Feb 15 - Feb 21, 2024
21 Feb
- Experts canvass funding of state police from governors' security votes
- Senate to investigate Buhari's N30trn ways and means, other spendings
- Capital inflows to Nigeria fall to $3.91bn in 2023
- NICA confident of rebounds in Nigerian economy
21 Feb
- ‘No pay, no power’ hits electricity sector
- Analysis: How Nigeria can curb worst social crisis since 199
- Low rates see FG raise less cash at bond auction
- Here is when Nigeria can tap Eurobond market in 2024
21 Feb
- Senate to probe Buhari, others over N30trn Ways and Means
- Why we won't allow hardship protest in S'East, by IPOB
- Fuel scarcity looms as importation drops by 57%
- PRICE CONTROL: FG THREATENS TO OPEN BORDERS FOR CEMENT IMPORTATION
21 Feb
- Senate to probe Buhari, others over N30trn Ways & Means
- We’ll unlock trillions in public wealth to boost economy – Tinubu
- NARTO directs members to resume lifting of petroleum products
- CBN teams up with NSA to hunt down foreign exchange speculators
21 Feb
- Presidency Blames Economic Saboteurs For Food Crisis
- Bandits Kill 14, Abduct 72 In Katsina, Zamfara
- Moghalu To Give Keynote At LEADERSHIP Conference And Awards
- Fixing Gas Supply Issues Will Boost Industrialization
21 Feb
- Confusion as naira crisis defies interventions, fuels inflation
- Falana insists on price control as Shettima blames saboteurs for food crisis
- Marketers seek state of emergency on refineries
- Investors lose N2.6tr in two days, amid low confidence
21 Feb
- Dollar hits N1,900; pound, N2,250
- FG, NASS probe Buhari’s N22.7trn Ways & Means loan
- Reps pass state police bill for 2nd reading
- Customs subsidises, distributes seized food item
21 Feb
- Forces hell-bent on undermining Nigeria —Shettima
- Senate to probe N30trn Ways and Means under Buhari
- NSA, CBN launch joint war against forex speculators
- Customs to distribute seized food items to Nigerians
20 Feb
- Red Cross Declares Nigeria’s Hunger Crisis Alarming, Demands Immediate Attention
- Shehu Sani: State Police is Mirage, Recipe for Anarchy
- Dangote,BuA, Lafarge Agree to Reduce Cement Prices to N7,000 After Meeting with FG
- World's Largest Oil Companies Rake in $281 Billion Profit
20 Feb
- APC knocks PDP Govs over call for Tinubu's resignation
- Protesters defy police in Ibadan, lament high cost of living
- Nigeria loses N17trn to tax waivers
- Protesters defy police in Ibadan, lament high cost of living
20 Feb
- Weaker naira seen fuelling cross-border petrol market
- Nigeria plans local govt broadband access, misses 50% target
- Foreign investors find fewer states to inject capital in Q4
- Unemployment rises for second time since method review
20 Feb
- No End In Sight As Protest Continues
- N47bn Debt: AEDC Threatens To Disconnect Aso Rock, 85 Others
- Nwabueze Begins Final Journey Home Thursday
- Senate Rejects PAGE 28 N17trn Loss On Tax Waivers
20 Feb
- FG grants N4tr tax credit in 5yrs as inflation threatens scheme
- How insecurity, hunger threaten Nigeria’s existence
- Unemployment rate rose by 5% in Q3 of 2023, says NBS
- Panic on OAU campus as lion kills zoo keeper, injures another
20 Feb
- No 42,000mt of grains in FG's strategic reserves, silos –Bugaje
- AEDC threatens to disconnect Aso Rock, ECOWAS, UN, W'Bank, CBN, NASS
- High Tariffs: More Nigerians abandon imported vehicles at ports
- CBN: CREDIT TO ECONOMY HIT N113.1TRN IN JANUARY
20 Feb
- Senate furious over N17trn loss to tax waivers
- ASUU: FG begins payment of withheld salaries, union loses 46 members
- Terrorists invade Niger community, raze houses, cart away foodstuffs
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20 Feb
- Food prices drop in Kano, Taraba, Kwara, Niger
- Airfare to rise further as Jet A1 hits N1,530
- Fuel queues in Abuja, Lagos; FG, NARTO meeting deadlocked
- Dangote, BUA, Lafarge peg cement price at N8,000
20 Feb
- Manufacturers agree with FG to slash price of cement
- Experts differ as food inflation increased by 40% in eight months under Tinubu
- Unemployment rate in Nigeria rose to 5% in Q3 2023 —NBS
- APC Edo guber primary: Dekari, another aspirant storm party secretariat, demand for Certificate of Return
19 Feb
- Atiku, Tinubu in verbal war over forex crisis, Naira slide
- Tinubu meets Brazilian President, seeks stronger ties
- Estate developers groan as bag of cement sells for N15,000
- NDLEA intercepts illicit drug consignment from US
19 Feb
- Tinubu Seeks Partnership with Brazil in Critical Sectors
- Gunmen Kill APC Publicity Secretary, Relaxation Spot Owner in Plateau
- Niger Govt may Sanction Pupil, School over Language in Viral Video
- Minister Summons Dangote, BUA over Cement Price Hike
19 Feb
- How Presidency Arm-twisted APC Leadership, Others
- FG Dismisses PDP Governors’ Call For Tinubu’s Resignation
- Oil Theft: Police Invite 3 Indians Over Arrested Vessel
- Again, Bandits Kill 12, Raze 17 Houses In Kaduna
19 Feb
- Petrol subsidy nears N1trn monthly, surpasses pre-Tinubu levels
- Naira loses 69% of its value against dollar since FX reforms
- Investors eye higher interest rates as Nigeria sells record N2.5trn bond
- Power tariff at serviced estates spikes on rising diesel cost
19 Feb
- Tinubu's reform agenda turning millions to beggars –Catholic Bishops
- FG not sure of crime to charge Emefiele with, says Akpabio
- Charges: Seven banks earn N418.17bn from fee commission
- PRICE HIKE: FG TO SHUT FAST-MOVING CONSUMER GOODS OUTLETS
19 Feb
- Bandits kill 12, burn 17 houses in Kaduna community
- Illegal mining: EFCC arrests 2 Chinese, one other in Ilorin
- Direct Entry: JAMB may bar ABU, UNN, IMT, others from 2024 admission
- Focus on your mandate, don’t distract Tinubu, FG tells PDP govs
19 Feb
- Cardoso: With $1.8bn Inflow Last Week, Nigeria's Economy Has Positive Outlook
- Komolafe: Nigeria Gradually Reversing Investment Decline in Oil, Gas Industry
- Nigeria, Brazil Seek Stronger Ties Across Sectors, Tinubu, Da Silva Meet in Addis Ababa
- Labour Party Crisis Gets Messier as Oparah Drags Abure to Court
19 Feb
- More pain for households, firms as price gouging unsettles economy
- Tinubu violated oath of office by appointing son-in-law, says HURIW
- Certificate racketeering as an albatross of education sector
- Expedite actions against insecurity, inflation, Reps tell Tinub
19 Feb
- FG, APC knock PDP govs again as Atiku, bishops X-ray Tinubu’s policies, reforms
- Edo APC governorship candidate: Ganduje congratulates Idahosa
- Rising cost of living could spark social unrest in Nigeria, others, AfDB warns
- Bandits burn 12, raze 17 houses in Kaduna
19 Feb
- Nigerians resort to charcoal, firewood
- Hardship: Atiku, Catholic Bishops fl ay Tinubu’s policies
- Forex scarcity shrinks domestic airlines’ fl eet by over 50%
- G not sure of crime to charge Emefiele with – Akpabio
18 Feb
- Mixed reactions across geo-political zones over state police
- Syndicate of fraudsters targeting admission seekers exposed in private universities
- Farida Waziri: How powerful Nigerians forced me out as EFCC chair
- $30bn investment commitment already in Nigeria – Doris UzokaAnite
18 Feb
- Chase killer herders out of our farms to end food inflation – Farmers tell FG
- Hunger: Lamentation spreads across Nigeria
- Hardship: Tinubu faces growing discontent over failure to fulfil campaign promises
- With proper leadership Nigeria has no business with poverty - Sani
18 Feb
- NCoS begs govs, judges to commute death sentences
- Confusion as APC produces Idahosa, Okpebholo as candidates in Edo }2,13,19
- Coup: 38 years after, Vatsa’s family seeks justice
- HOW GOVS, STATE ASSEMBLIES COLLUDE TO KILL LG AUTONOMY
18 Feb
- Tinubu: Nigeria Open to Talks with Guinea, Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger Despite Coups
- Relinquish Power Now If Nigeria’s Problems Overwhelm You, PDP Govs Tell APC
- Oil Sector Lags as Manufacturing, Banking Get Lion’s Share of Foreign Investment in Q4 2023
- Idahosa Wins Edo APC Governorship Primary, Senator Okpebholo Emerges Winner in Parallel Election
18 Feb
- Africa Unprepared For A Second Trump Presidency
- 9 Killed, Retired CBN Director, 33 Others Kidnapped In Kaduna
- Two Guber Candidates, Idahosa, Okpebholo Emerge In Edo APC
- Police Deny Blocking Trucks Conveying Foodstuff To South
18 Feb
- Before ‘The Wretched Of The Earth’ Revolt (3)/INSIDE STUFF
- Ikoyi Vaults And Garden: Why Debt May ‘Awake’ The Dead
- Battle For Kano Throne: Between Sanusi’s Defence Of Tinubu’s Economic Policies And Bayero’s Outcry
- ELECTRICITY SUPPLY: NIGERIANS APPLAUD N10.5B SANCTIONS ON DISCOS, DIFFER ON TARIFF HIKE
18 Feb
- Nigeria, Others Risk Social Unrest – AfDB
- Issues as House of Reps begins fresh amendment of Electoral Act
- FG summons Dangote, BUA, Lafarge, others over rising cement price
- Despite 23 states’ security outfits, insecurity festers
18 Feb
- More trouble as EFCC uncovers fresh N17bn fraud
- Nigeria has nearly 25 million child brides, says UNICE
- Nigeria has nearly 25 million child brides, says UNICE
- Bandits strike again, kill 9, abduct 35 in Kaduna
18 Feb
- State police: to be or not to be?
- S/Eagles and 2023 AFCON: A review
- We ‘re negotiating AfCTA $3.4trn to boost economy - FG
- Hardship: NLC fixes Feb 27, 28 for nationwide protest
17 Feb
- Northern youths seek relief in Middle East, North Africa
- Usman Lanase: They thought he was Hausa, not knowing he had Yoruba roots
- How Nigeriens in Nigeria are faring after country’s exit from ECOWAS
- Hardship: Labour declares nationwide protest, threatens indefinite strike action
17 Feb
- Senate intensifies probe into mining sector
- State Police dead on arrival without tackling corruption –Retd DIG, Okoye
- Naira drops to record low of N1,537.96/$1 on official market
- GOVERNORS MISMANAGING ENHANCED ALLOCATION FROM FAAC
17 Feb
- State police: to be or not to be
- We ‘re negotiating AfCTA $3.4trn to boost economy - FG
- Hardship: NLC fixes Feb 27, 28 for nationwide protest
- Troops neutralise 254 terrorists, bandits, kidnappers in one week
17 Feb
- FG Pleads as NLC Declares 2-day Nationwide Protest over Growing Economic Hardship, Insecurity
- Senate: NASS Ready to Legislate on State Police If It Will Address Current Challenge
- Uzoka-Anite Announces $30bn Foreign Investment Commitments in Eight Months
- Fubara, Eno, Otti, Keyamo, Obaigbena Sympathise with Herbert Wigwe's Parents
17 Feb
- EARS AFTER: Court orders Tinubu’s govt to find, try Dele Giwa’s killers
- 3 days after she was employed, housemaid steals boss’ $51,000
- How we are coping with biting economic conditions —Saidi Balogun, Martins Ogbebor, other celebrities
- Food prices skyrocket, cement sells for N10,000 per bag in FCT
17 Feb
- Stakeholders Commend Tinubu, Govs’ Move To Create State Police/
- FG Has Attracted $30b Foreign Direct Investments So Far, Minister Reveals
- Court Orders AGF To Re-open Prosecution Of Dele Giwa’s Alleged Killers
- Zulum Promises To Tackle Challenges Confronting Borno State
17 Feb
- DisCos Reeling Under N3trn Debt 10 Years After
- Hardship: NLC Begins Nationwide Protests Feb. 27
- Senegal Court Blocks President Macky Sall’s Bid To Delay Poll
- Court Orders AGF To Re-open Case On Dele Giwa
16 Feb
- Tinubu, Governors Opt For State Police
- IPI LAUDS NIGERIA’S COMMITTEE OVER LEADING ROLE
- Support Swells For Parliamentary System
- CBN Raises Customs’ Exchange Rate To N1,515.092/$1
16 Feb
- Nigeria flirts with worst social crisis since 1999
- CBN bars IOCs from 100% remittance abroad as naira’s slide bites
- FX scarcity: Nigerians put brakes on leisure air travel
- FX scarcity: Nigerians put brakes on leisure air travel
16 Feb
- Fuel crisis looms as tanker owners set to stop lifting petrol Monday
- MAN knocks IMF on electricity subsidy removal
- FG signs performance bond to boost transport sector
- FG to settle $2.16bn outstanding debt to gas producers
16 Feb
- Forex:CBN halts cash payments for PTA, BTA
- Insecurity:FG, states mull creation of forest rangers, state police
- Minimum Wage: No offer has been made by parties, no figure negotiated –TUC
- NBS: January inflation hits all time high at 29.9%
16 Feb
- FG, States mull state police to secure over 230m Nigerians
- Amidst rising cost of living, Nigeria’s inflation surges to 29.9% January
- Bandits kill over 60 vigilante members, civilians in Zamfara
- NARTO threatens to stop lifting fuel from Monday
16 Feb
- Tinubu, 36 Govs Mull Creation of State Police, to Meet Again on Modalities
- CBN Restricts Export Proceeds’ Repatriation by Oil Companies
- Higher Food, Energy Prices Pushed Inflation to 29.90% in January
- NUPRC Considers Movement of Select Units to Lagos to Enhance Service Delivery
16 Feb
- Abandoned facilities dot landscape, retard sports potential, growth
- Food price crisis worsens misery as inflation rises by 7.48% under Tinubu
- Sowore to sue for damages as FG withdraws treason case
- NNPC/TotalEnergies JV achieves zero routine gas flare
16 Feb
- Insecurity: Tinubu, govs mull state police
- Reps to FG: Subsidise hajj fare
- Parents of students abroad battle to pay fees
- Truck owners to stop lifting petrol Monday
16 Feb
- Hope rises for state police
- CBN stops international oil companies from 100% income repatriation •Bans PTA/BTA cash forex
- Rescue economy from collapse, Reps tell Tinubu
- Obi demands probe of allegation of financial impropriety in Labour Party
15 Feb
- Sultan of Sokoto: Nigeria Sitting on Keg of Gunpowder
- Bayelsa to Immortalise Wigwe as Adeboye, Sanwo-Olu, Adeola, Adelusi-Adeluyi Visit Deceased Parents
- Sanwo-Olu to UK: Consider Lagos Destination of Choice for Investments
- Dangote Refinery Exports First Cargo of 65,000 Metric Tonnes of Low-sulphur Fuel Oil
15 Feb
- Sultan laments mass poverty, hunger in Northern Nigeria
- For N20m, Wike wants two fleeing kidnappers dead or alive
- FG, W/Bank in $3bn broadband infrastructure deal
- Nigerian crude remains competitive with Europe, US grades
15 Feb
- Sultan laments mass poverty, hunger in Northern Nigeria
- For N20m, Wike wants two fleeing kidnappers dead or alive
- FG, W/Bank in $3bn broadband infrastructure deal
- Nigerian crude remains competitive with Europe, US grades
15 Feb
- Electricity Subsidy No Longer Sustainable, Says Adelabu
- Reps Bill Seeking Return of Parliamentary System Passess Second Reading
- FIRS Faults N2.59trn Road Construction Tax Credit Scheme
- Lent: Uzodimma Advocates Reflection, Urges Nigerians to Embrace Love
15 Feb
- Exciting times for Nigerian cocoa exporters as prices soar
- Heatwave worsens Nigerians’ suffering as blackout widens
- Electronic transfer boom unlocks N40bn tax windfal
- Naira’s freefall spurs local entrepreneurs to seek diaspora dollar
15 Feb
- Northern Leaders Worried Over State Of The Nation
- Student Loan Scheme Takes Off In 3 Weeks – Gbajabiamila
- CBN Raises Customs Duty Rate By 2.6%, 5th Time In 2024
- Electricity Subsidy Rises From N1.6trn To N2.9trn
15 Feb
- Forex crisis pushes petrol subsidy to N907.5b monthly
- Senate begins constitution review as Reps canvass return to parliamentary system in 2031
- Out-of-school children epidemic and N68b UBEC fund
- We can no longer pacify Nigerians over hunger, hardship, Sultan warns
15 Feb
- 60 reps propose bill to return Nigeria to parliamentary system
- Upstream commission transfers over 200 staff to Lagos
- Amid economic hardship, Trust Radio brings joy to lover
- Military bursts gun factory in Plateau
15 Feb
- Nigeria sitting on keg of gunpowder —Sultan
- 60 Reps want return to parliamentary system
- Ogun rolls out N5bn palliatives
- FG can’t sustain N1.6trn required for electricity subsidy in 2024
15 Feb
- Over 60 Reps sign to return Nigeria to parliamentary system of govt by 2031
- FG moves to crash food prices, gives out free 42,000 metric tonnes of grains
- Tension in Benue over influx of armed herders
- Road Construction: FG berates Buhari over N2.59trn tax credit scheme
15 Feb
- Needy Nigerians to get 42,000 metric tonnes of grains
- 60 Reps commence return of Nigeria to parliamentary rule 2031
- We can't fold our arms amid insecurity, rising poverty
- Wike places N20m reward on kidnappers, NSCDC parades 42 suspects