NEWSPAPER HEADLINE Week Mar 08 - Mar 14, 2025
14 Mar
- Niger ian music expor ts gr ow 49% on Afr obeats’ boom
- 7 things to know about BusinessDay CEO For um
- How financial illiteracy fuels r ising fraud losses
- Niger ians up ear nings fr om YouTube, T ikTok as content cr eation thr ives
14 Mar
- Tinubu Defends Reforms, Cardoso Upbeat on Economy, Says Time for Fear is Over
- FG to Obasanjo: Don’t Pass Through LagosCalabar Highway Whenever It’s Completed
- El-Rufai: I Know Those Who Paid to Be Ministers, Says No Regrets Supporting Tinubu But Disappointed
- Renaissance Completes 100% Acquisition of SPDC Nigeria
14 Mar
- Tax Reform Bills: Reps restrict president’s power to exempt/waive tax payments
- Akpabio gets senators confidence vote, Natasha files contempt charge against him, others
- Over 500 shops razed in Aleshinloye market, NEMA confirms
- Damagum to PDP members: Stop encouraging APC govt out of fear
14 Mar
- After N120bn revenue loss, FG moves against private jet owners
- Reps approve Tax Reform Bills, address concerns on VAT
- Presidency to Obasanjo: Lagos-Calabar coastal highway legacy project
- I ‘ll never turn my back on APC, Buhari declares
14 Mar
- 2027:Obi, Bala Mohammed unite, put APC on notice
- Naira Abuse: Cardoso, NSA order security clampdown on culprit
- Rivers Crisis:Constituents begin recall proceedings against pro-Wike Speaker
- CUSTOMS INTERCEPTS UNDECLARED $1.1M AT KANO AIRPORT
14 Mar
- Dearth of ‘first-class’ solutions mocks high turnover of varsity ‘geniuses
- Nigeria risks disaster from over 1,260 open mine pits, expert warn
- Again, TCN battles vandals as four towers’ collapse worsens grid supply
- Obi’s return to PDP imminent, engages party stalwarts, Governors Forum
14 Mar
- FG opposes N/Assembly’s proposals for 200 new varsities
- Bandits abduct 10, injure 2 in Kaduna midnight attacks
- CBN, NSA go after Naira hawkers, abusers
- FG to mandate use of Nigerian airlines for official trips
14 Mar
- PDP, Labour Party Talk Tough, Taunt APC
- Buhari Disowns El-Rufai, Vows To Remain In APC
- Nigeria Spends N1.26trn On Debt Servicing In 2 Month
- COURT SUMMONS NAFDAC DG, IGP OVER ONITSHA DRUG MARKET CLOSURE Chief of Defence Staff and chairman of ECOWAS Committee of Chiefs of Defence Staff, Gen Christopher Musa (5th right) and Chiefs of Defence Staff of ECOWAS, during the closing of the 43rd Ordinary Meeting of the ECOWAS Committee of Chiefs
13 Mar
- We’ll defend Gov Fubara – Ijaw groups
- Six simple ways to beat extreme heat
- Reps to commence consideration of tax reform bills today
- Again, Senate summons NSA, service chiefs
13 Mar
- Rivers Crises: Lawmakers Deny Fubara Entry into Assembly Quarters
- Benue killings: Senate Urges Security Agencies to Deploy More Troops CONTINUES ON PAGE 2 Gov Vows to Uphold Constitutional Duties amid Tension Nothing ‘ll Happen if Fubara is Impeached, Says Wike Charges State Govt to Enforce Open Grazing Law Police Arrest Two Ringleaders over Violent Protest Gov Si
- NAICOM Publishes 1,571 Insurance Complaints from Aggrieved Policy Holders
- Kogi unveils Implementation of Land use charge to Boost revenue Generation
13 Mar
- Wike: Heavens Won't Fall If Fubara is Impeached, Gov Locked Out of Assembly
- Lagos GDP Hits $259 Billion, Emerges Second-largest City Economy in Africa
- NNPC: Nigeria Attracted $17bn FDI in 2024 on Tinubu's Regulatory Reforms
- FRC Boss: Sustainability Reporting Will Mitigate Risks, Spur Opportunities in Insurance Sector, Others
13 Mar
- For eign r ice floods markets as costs squeeze local mills
- Niger ian Eur obonds feel heat of global trade tension
- Dangote Refiner y eyes higher crude imports fr om Angola, Algeria
- Wike backs Fubara’s impeachment as River s crisis worsens
13 Mar
- Fresh hurdle for Fubara as Assembly, Wike, party insist on impeachment
- FCT sex workers lose fundamental rights suit to FG
- Tinubu wades into Lagos Assembly crisis, meets lawmakers at Villa
- Isale Eko descendants secure ruling against public viewing of ‘Gangs of Lagos
13 Mar
- Rivers Assembly Can Impeach Fubara, Wike Warns
- AfDB, IITA Sign Fresh €5m Support Deal For 40m Farmers
- Lassa Fever Death Toll Rises To 100
- Attacks: Senate Calls For Military Action In Benue
13 Mar
- Nothing will happen if Fubara is impeached —Wike
- House of Reps strips South West Development Commission of 3% seaports, airport revenue
- Survivors on Ondo midnight attack narrate ordeal
- Traders count losses as fire razes over 70 shops at Alesinloye market
13 Mar
- 24 hours after PANDEF Villa visit, Rivers lawmakers lock out Fubara
- Senate summons security chiefs, urges intervention in Gwer-West
- Tinubu wades into Lagos assembly crisis, meets Obasa, Meranda
- Reduction in fuel prices, low consumer demand slowing inflation – Rewane
13 Mar
- Wike: Fubara should be impeached if Rivers lawmakers deem it fit
- Crisis looms as federal workers issue 21-day ultimatum to gov
- EDUN: FG TARGETS 7% GDP GROWTH TO DRIVE TRANSFORMATION
- CBN: Nigeria recorded $1.92bn direct remittances in 2024
12 Mar
- Tinubu Urges Adherence to Rule of Law, Asks Fubara to Stoop to Conquer
- Heineken Lokpobiri: Deregulation of Downstream Oil Sector Benefitting Nigerians
- Oando Confirms Selection as Preferred Bidder for 175,000 Bpd Trinidad & Tobago Refinery
- TCN Says Transmission Line Issues to Blame for 350mw Supply Cut to Lagos
12 Mar
- Tax reform bills: Reps c’ttee proposes major changes
- Meningitis kills 26 in Kebbi, 1 in Sokoto
- Life expectancy in Nigeria now 54.6 years, below global average
- Tinubu to Fubara: Implement S/court judgment
12 Mar
- Rivers crisis: Tinubu wants court rulings respecte
- ECOWAS activates standby force to fight terrorism
- Supreme Court upholds Aiyedatiwa’s victory, dismisses Ajayi’s case
- Osun LG crisis: APP files contempt proceeding against APC, LG chairmen
12 Mar
- Telcos raise investments to match data demand
- Mor e DisCos r isk takeover over liquidity cr isis
- Oando wins Tr inidad & Tobago r efiner y bid
- Oando wins Tr inidad & Tobago r efiner y bid
12 Mar
- ECOWAS Activates Standby Force Against Terrorism
- Go And Implement S'Court Judgement, Tinubu Tells Fubara
- Crisis Erupts In SDP 24 Hours After El-Rufai’s Membership
- Ukraine Backs US Proposal For 30-day Ceasefire
12 Mar
- FG may scale down concrete road projects over 73% spike in cost
- Reps want new ATM charges suspended, pornographic websites banned
- Edo govt accuses PDP leaders of sponsoring insecurity
- Panic as Otedola Bridge tanker explosion razes buildings, cars
12 Mar
- Let Fubara adhere to the rule of law, Tinubu tells PANDEF
- Finance leaders to headline Access Bank Africa Conference 2025
- 26 die of meningitis in Kebbi, 248 cases recorded
- NPC will deliver credible census to Nigerians, Isa Kwarra assures
12 Mar
- Rivers Crisis:Adhere to rule of law, Tinubu tells Fubara, others
- Halt increase in ATM transaction charges, Reps tell CBN
- Shettima: Nigeria now on new growth trajectory
- NAIRA DEVALUATION WIPES OUT N2.06TRN FROM CAPITAL MARKET }2
11 Mar
- Gunmen attack four Ondo communities, 20 feared killed
- Natasha: Ezekwesili wants Akpabio to step aside, Barau to preside over ‘urgent senate session’
- FG stays within legal borrowing limit, despite economic challenges —Bagudu, Minister of Budget
- El-Rufai joins SDP, hints at more defections to challenge APC
11 Mar
- Kebbi: Lakurawa kills 13 in revenge mission
- Nigeria moving in right direction, Presidency replies Catholic Bishops
- 12 die in Edo, Ogun road crashes
- Dangote, NNPCL back to negotiation over Naira-for-crude deal
11 Mar
- Court moves hearing of Natasha’s suit against suspension to March 25
- FG approves $1b to tackle child, maternal mortality
- BUA, others defy FX crisis, post over N500 billion profit
- Resign or be impeached, Rivers APC tells Fubara
11 Mar
- Oil loans disr upt Niger ia’s naira-for-cr ude deal
- Niger ia’s competitiveness hits 25-yr high on weak naira
- El-Rufai woos Obi, other s as 2027 battle begins
- Malaysia’s 12-year basic education holds lessons for Niger ia
11 Mar
- PDP, Labour Party 'Caged' As Opposition Coalition Eyes SDP
- Top Global Business Leaders Following LEADERSHIP Awards On Financial Times
- Lombardy Agreement Will Enhance FCT’s Growth– Wike
- Crude-for-Naira: FG Counters NNPC, Says Policy Still In Place
11 Mar
- Bagudu Says FG Has Kept to 5% Ways & Means, Edun Targets 7% Annual Growth
- Presidency: El-Rufai’s Inordinate Ambition That’s Destined to Fail Made Him Leave APC
- Naira-for-Crude Deal: We are Renegotiating, Not Cancelling Agreement, Says NNPC
- US Open to Minerals Partnerships with Democratic Republic of Congo
11 Mar
- We aren’t losing sleep, party stronger without you
- 2025 UTME: JAMB registers 2,030,627 candidates, closes enrolment
- Impeachment looms as lawmakers shun Fubara peace talk
- Impeachment looms as lawmakers shun Fubara peace talk
11 Mar
- 2027:El-Rufai dumps APC, joins SDP to lead opposition
- Rivers APC To Fubara: Resign within 24 hours or be impeached
- Bagudu: Nigeria to raise revenue-to-GDP ratio by 100%
- NNPC LTD SUPPLIES 84M BARRELS OF CRUDE TO DANGOTE REFINERY
10 Mar
- Exter nal r eser ves’ decline no dealbr eaker for investor s
- MDAs’ debts choke DisCos despite billion-naira allocation
- Transcor p Gr oup’s pr ofit after tax r ises 188% on efficiency PG
- Biscuit demand dr ops as consumer wallets shrink
10 Mar
- Saraki cautions Akpabio
- Awo Foundation webinar: Africa experiencing complex, evolving challenges, must take destiny in own hands —Speaker
- Fubara invites Amaewhule, 26 other lawmakers for meeting over Supreme Court judgment
- Catholic bishops decry worsening security, economic hardship
10 Mar
- Worries as EFCC recovers N1tr stolen cash, assets from politicians
- Rescind Akpoti-Uduaghan’s suspension or face legal action, SERAP tells Akpabio
- Concerns over delayed implementation of Oronsaye panel report
- Manufacturers raise alarm over fresh hike in FRCN dues, real sector collapse
10 Mar
- Fubara Obeys S’Court Order, Invites 27 Rivers Lawmakers for Reconciliation Meet
- In Key Policy Shift, US Halts Plan to Pressure Nigeria, Others to Jettison Fossil Fuels
- Chatham House: With Naira Devaluati03102025on, Nigeria's Economy Most Competitive in 25 Years..
- EFCC Announces Recovery of over N364bn, Secures 4,111 Convictions
10 Mar
- 2027: Tinubu’s re-election campaign kicks off in Nort
- Community leaders, bandits work out peace deal in Katsina LGs
- Gen. Tsiga’s abduction reminder of alarming insecurity in North – ACF
- Rivers lawmaker dismisses Fubara’s invitation
10 Mar
- ake responsibility for June 12 annulment, Abacha family tackles IBB
- MTN Nigeria's finances under scrutiny amid FX losses, dividend worries
- Natasha: Uninformed commentators, herbalists quoting Holy Books – Akpabio
- Natasha: Uninformed commentators, herbalists quoting Holy Books – Akpabio
10 Mar
- Violent uprising looms, Catholic Bishops warn corrupt leaders
- FG's reforms boost Nigeria’s exports by 30.4% to N9.14trn
- Fubara explores peace, invites 27 pro-Wike lawmakers to meeting
- INJECTABLE HIV THERAPY OFFERS HOPE FOR THOSE UNABLE TO TAKE PILLS –STUDY
09 Mar
- We are Traumatised by Akpoti-Uduaghan’s Sexual Harassment Allegations,Says Akpabio
- Citing Party’s Constitution, South-South Zone of PDP Dares NWC, Insists Zonal Congress Constitutional
- To Curb Rising Inflation, FG Raises N2.72tn from T-Bill Market in Two Months
- At 2025 IWD, Tinubu, First Lady, Atiku, AbdulRazaq Hail Nigerian Women’s Resilience, Hard Work
09 Mar
- don’t allow terrorists into nigeria, tunji-Ojo warns nIS officers
- The Unforgotten Hero Stephen Achema
- Agony as 7 perish in another tanker explosion in Niger
- Relief as security forces eliminate Lakurawa leader Maigemu in Kebbi
09 Mar
- No going back on Natasha’s suspension
- No going back on Natasha’s suspension
- Tinubu, govs, UNICEF, others salute Nigerian women’s resilience
- NGML expands gas dominance, seals 20-year gas deal with Ssonic
09 Mar
- Bandits Refuse To Free Ex-NYSC DG After Negotiation – Family
- National Population: Birth Rates Fluctuate Across States In 3 Years
- Jigawa Decries BoI’s Handling Of N6bn Loan For SMEs
- IWD: Tinubu, Govs, Wike, Others Salute Nigerian Women Over National Impact
09 Mar
- 16 new CBN Directors undergo rigorous screening at PwC
- 2027: TINUBU STACKS CARDS AGAINST OPPOSITION
- Nnamdi Kanu’s case reassigned to new Judge –Counsel
- 2027: We’re not funding El-Rufai/Obi ticket, say PDP govs
09 Mar
- Hope rises in Igboland as South East Development Commission becomes reality
- Oronsanye Report: How civil servants, politicians’ push back denies Nigeria of desired growth
- Julius Berger strengthens regional presence at Choiseul Africa Summit
- Nigerians live on hope as Tinubu’s reform pains deepen
08 Mar
- Lagos Assembly is a private enterprise, the owner hires, fires at will—Bode George
- 4 drug lords bag 95 years jail terms, forfeit SUV
- 30 million Nigerians face food crisis in June — Report
- Kebbi holds mass wedding for 300 couples
08 Mar
- IWD 2025: Female CEOs, CSOs Share Insights on Challenges Hindering Women's Progress
- Fuel Price Slash: We Won’t Reduce Fares – Transporters
- Tinubu, Govs Mourn Expresidential Aide, Okup
- 30.6m Nigerians At Risk Of Food Crisis By August– FAO
08 Mar
- Minister Seeks Lifting of Akpoti-Uduaghan’s Suspension, Pledges FG’s Intervention
- Rumbling in PDP Deepens as Party Sets Up South-south Zonal Caretaker Committee
- Again, National Electricity Grid Supply Suffers Disruption
- IWD 2025: Female CEOs, CSOs Share Insights on Challenges Hindering Women's Progress
08 Mar
- don’t allow terrorists into nigeria, tunji-Ojo warns nIS officers
- The Unforgotten Hero Stephen Achema
- Unveiling Nigeria’s Grammy Awards winners, losers decades after
- Igala’s obduracy and the 16th Century war with Jukuns
08 Mar
- RIVERS: UNCERTAINTY OVER PRO-FUBARA LAWMAKERS’ FATE
- I ran away from my father to my grandmother because of football
- PDP alleges cover up over Akpoti-Uduaghan’s suspension by Senate
- Notorious Lakurawa leader, Maigemu, killed in Kebbi