NEWSPAPER HEADLINE Week Mar 22 - Mar 28, 2025
28 Mar
- I’ve not received recall notice from INEC, says Natasha
- NBS needs $15m yearly to achieve data integrity, says World Bank
- We'll always align with constitution on Sharia law, says Makinde
- ‘Lagos has deficit of 30,000 doctors, nurses, other health professionals
28 Mar
- Electoral Act: Senate Proposes Same Day Elections to Cut Cost, Discourage Apathy
- Nigeria Expands Crude Oil Supply to Europe with Medium Sweet Obodo Blend
- IMF Appoints Tony Elumelu to Advisory Council on Entrepreneurship, Growth.
- Tinubu, Ghanaian President Mahama Discuss ECOWASSahel Relations
28 Mar
- Stakeholders, Oil Marketers Seek Urgent Review Of PIA
- Nigeria Records 807 Meningitis Cases, 74 Deaths
- Parliamentary Govt, 30 Other Bills Pass Second Reading In Reps
- MILITARY CULTIVATES UNGOVERNED SPACES TO TACKLE TERRORISM
28 Mar
- Electr icity Access: Niger ia’s dr eam is r eality in Cote d’Ivoir e
- How to move Niger ia fr om food scarcity to secur ity
- Yields on Niger ian T-Bills cool as liquidity impr oves
- NNPC r evives long-delayed IPO, shops for adviser s
28 Mar
- Atiku rubbishes link with Sanwo-Olu
- Again, Senate throws out motion to immortalise Nwosu, observes one-minute silence
- Makinde, Adelabu, Bagudu, Alli, APC mourn Ajimobi’s 42-year-old daughter’s death
- UBA charts path for 2025, to focus on innovation, digital transformation, sustainability
28 Mar
- 2027: No vacancy as Tinubu’s second term in office assured – Akpabio
- Tariff hikes: Court to rule in MultiChoice, FCCPC’s dispute May 8
- Reps mull 60-year age-ceiling for presidential, governorship aspirants
- Rivers state of emergency solved 90% political problems – Okocha
27 Mar
- Multi-billion-naira Baro Port In Niger Rots Away
- Constitution Amendment: VP, Governors, Deputies May Lose Immunity
- INEC Notifies Natasha, Akpabio Of Recall Process
- Finally, Customs Implements Zero Tariff On Pharmaceutical Inputs
27 Mar
- Atiku: National Assembly Leadership is Corrupt
- Zenith Bank Maintains Track Record as PBT Hits N1.3 Trillion, Proposes N4.00 Final Dividend
- House Moves to Strip Vice President, Governors and Their Deputies of Immunity
- Alleged N162m Fraud: Court Dismisses Falana’s Suit against Zinox Chairman, Others
27 Mar
- National automotive policy in limbo, N136b investments stuck
- Court dismisses fraud case against Zinox chairman, others
- Zenith Bank maintains feat with N1.3tr PBT in 2024
- Local research output lacks depth for national planning, says Olaopa
27 Mar
- Reps’ constitutional amendment bills er ode federalism
- Pepper pr ices surge as rar e pest outbr eak ravages far ms
- MT N, Air tel ink deal in boost for 145m subscr iber s
- Zenith Bank’s PBT climbs 67% to N1.3tr n in 2024
27 Mar
- Reps move to strip VP, govs, dep govs of immunity
- Customs suspends import duty, VAT on pharmaceutical raw materials
- INEC notifies Natasha of recall process, confirms petitioners have rectified errors
- Rivers crisis: It’s time for dialogue —Bayelsa gov
27 Mar
- Immunity debate: ‘What is good for president is good for vice president
- Senate pushes for lower data prices
- Lakurawa kills 2 Customs officers, one other in Kebbi
- Recall: INEC confirms petition, notifies Natash
27 Mar
- Constitution review: Reps poised to strip VP, govs, deputies of immunity
- Ibok-Ete orders Rivers LG heads to submit Council reports
- 70% TB global fund-supported countries facing budget shortfalls – Reps
- Shettima to judiciary: Don’t submit to blackmail, but sustain integrity, rule of law
27 Mar
- Fubara: PDP govs drag Tinubu, NASS before S’Court
- FY'24: Zenith Bank posts N1.03trn PAT, proposes N4 final dividend
- MICROPLASTICS EXPOSURE LINKED TO CHRONIC DISEASES RISK –STUD
- Tinubu Shettima Kalu Nwosu FY'24: Zenith Bank posts N1.03trn PAT, proposes N4 final dividend NIGERIA’S MOST AUTHORITATIVE NEWSPAPER IN POLITICS AND BUSINESS /Newtelegraph @Newtelegraphng www.Newtelegraphng.com Sanctity Of Truth Fresh move to retry Senator Kalu troubling, says Ohanaeze Senate steps
26 Mar
- .S. Fed rate hold intensifies Niger ia Eur obonds’ sell-off
- Dangote r efiner y’s jet fuel adds Saudi to new market
- Inter net boom to connect 32m more subscriber s
- Money supply hits 3-month low on liquidit y squeeze
26 Mar
- 2027: I don’t know if I will run – Atiku
- Rivers crisis: Labour threatens protest over emergency rule
- Constitution amendment: Reps move to stop gov’ship election cases at A/Cour
- 3 years after, Ambassador Yahaya Kwande emerges Longkwo
26 Mar
- In Historic Deals, US Buys over 2 Million Barrels of Jet Fuel from Dangote Refinery
- Cardoso Hails Growing Investor Confidence in Economic Trajectory
- Again, General Hydrocarbons Limited Floors First Bank in Court
- Seadogs: Affirmation of Rivers Emergency Rule by Voice Votes Questions FG’s Intent
26 Mar
- State, LG Police Spark Fresh Debate As Reps Pass39 Bills
- Natasha: Petitioners Yet To Meet Recall Requirements – INEC
- Dangote Exports 2m Barrels, 130m Litres Of Jet Fuel To US, S/Arabia , BRIEFING: Trending:Air pollution remains severe global healt
- Alleged N33.2bn Arms Fraud: EFCC Re-arraigns Ex-NSA, Dasuki
26 Mar
- Mixed reactions trail proposal to hold general elections in one day
- Again, General Hydrocarbons Limited floors First Bank in court
- APC, PDP, LP spent N13.4b on campaigns during Edo, Ondo guber polls
- Organised Labour threatens nationwide strike over Rivers political crisis
26 Mar
- Mixed reactions trail proposal to hold general elections in one day
- Again, General Hydrocarbons Limited floors First Bank in court
- APC, PDP, LP spent N13.4b on campaigns during Edo, Ondo guber polls
- Organised Labour threatens nationwide strike over Rivers political crisis
26 Mar
- INEC picks holes in Natasha’s recall petition
- Again, General Hydrocarbons Limited floors First Bank in court
- Labour threatens action if Rivers emergency rule is not reversed
- We will enforce anti-grazing law in Oyo —Police
26 Mar
- Natashagate: New twist as INEC picks holes in recall petition
- N33.2bn arms fraud:’ EFCC re-arraigns ex-NSA Dasuki, 3 others
- Rivers: Nigeria can’t go back to its dark days again – Elder statesman
- U.S. imports over 2m barrels of jet fuel from Dangote Refinery
26 Mar
- Constitution Review:Reps want Presidential, Guber, NASS, LG elections to hold same day
- CBN: Financial institutions’ loans to govt up 8% to N26.49trn
- US IMPORTS 2M BARRELS OF JET FUEL FROM DANGOTE REFINERY
- Natasha's recall petitioners failed to provide contact details –INEC
25 Mar
- 2027: INEC, Atiku group differ over new party registration
- FG orders probe into Kogi jailbreak
- UBA grows profit to N804bn, declares 3 kobo final dividend
- Alleged N33.2bn arms sleaze: EFCC to arraign ex-NSA Dasuki, former NNPC Director afresh today
25 Mar
- 1,102 local vessels rely on Ghana, others for routine maintenance
- How Nigeria lost rare opportunity in Russia-Ukraine war to lead LNG market
- E 7 NEWS PAGE 28 BUSINESS NEWS PAGE 4 1,102 local vessels rely on Ghana, others for routine maintenance Those behind June 12 debacle now regret, says Yakubu ‘How Nigeria lost rare opportunity in Russia-Ukraine war to lead LNG market’ I’ll evaluate Tinubu’s govt on my terms, Soyinka declares
- Nigeria’s abandoned N50b floating dock
25 Mar
- Money market funds r emain safe haven amid rate decline
- Debt binge pushes r epayment to 4-year high
- T inubu donates N1bn to fight T B, says disease calls for emergency
- W hy Afr ican economies must move fr om commodity dependency — Ezekwesili
25 Mar
- 2027: We still don’t have structure, modus operandi – Coalition
- Dangote Cement achieves higher CDP ratings for climate change, water security
- Natashagate: INEC receives constituents’ recall petition
- Kogi jailbreak: FG recaptures 5 fleeing inmates, orders probe
24 Mar
- 11m Children Battling With Severe Food Poverty
- Wike Lauds Tinubu's Impact On Higher Education
- ALGON Directs LGAs To Open Account With CBN
- Stakeholders Fume Over Scarcity Of CNG Conversion, Filling Centres , BRIEFING: Fact-check:
24 Mar
- Wabara: Declaration of State of Emergency in Rivers is Assault on Nation’s Democracy
- NNPC's Forward Oil Sales Hit $21.5bn in Six Years, Hobble Domestic Crude Obligations
- Pope Francis Returns to Vatican after Five Weeks in Hospital
- UNVEILING OF 3,000 BENEFICIARIES OF YOUNG ENTREPRENEURS..
24 Mar
- 2027: Hurdles mount as coalition leaders move to unveil mega party
- Onaiyekan to political leaders: Check your abuse of power
- Job loss looms as Apapa Port barge operations declin
- SERAP sues Tinubu over unlawful suspension of Fubara, Rivers lawmake Assets of top 10 Nigerian banks surge to record N219.46trn in nine month
24 Mar
- No quorum in Senate – Tambuwal, others
- Tinubu, Buhari, Barau, govs mourn as Katsina gov’s mother is buried
- We were threatened with beheading for plucking mangoes – Borno student
- anusi, Bayero plan rival Sallah Durbar in Kano
24 Mar
- Lagos’ small businesses boom amid chaos constraints continued to weigh on the market.
- Liquidity squeeze hits demand for juicy Niger ian T-bills
- Ayandele’s endur ing pr ophesy : Illuminating the shadows of Niger ia’s elite d y namics (2
- Niger ian politics is a nasty place for women’s r ights, says T he Economist
24 Mar
- Tinubu prioritised Nigeria’s interests over political expediency
- Indian woman nabbed at Kano Airport with 72 parcels of heroin
- Bandits kill 10 security personnel in Zamfara ambush
- Tinubu, Buhari, NGF, others condole with Katsina gov over mother’s death
24 Mar
- Fubara makes first public appearance in P'Harcourt after suspension
- 2027:APC, opposition trade words over coalition against Tinubu
- Retrial of Sen. Kalu after acquittal, plot to harass Igbo leaders –COSEYL
- ENERGY EXPANSION: NIGERIA, EGYPT MEET ON COLLABORATION
24 Mar
- Drug shortages, uncertainty squeeze HIV/AIDS, TB clinics nationwide
- Concerns over constitutionality of suspension of tenured office holders in Rivers
- Presidency says suspension of Fubara, others not power grab as gov appears in public
- Nigerians seek good governance, not 2027 distractions
23 Mar
- Outsourced and underpaid: The silent pain of Nigeria’s contract workers
- Nigerians divided on FG’s approach to economy, reforms
- AXA Mansard Investment targets financiallyexcluded Nigerians for expansion
- Nigeria losing democratic fervour as citizens lose voice to protest
23 Mar
- The Unforgotten Hero; Omo Omoruiyi
- Bulls return as equity market gains N65bn
- Rivers: Emergency rule prevented full-blown crisis – Arewa Think Tank
- Rivers sole administrator urges peace, warns on violence
23 Mar
- $30,000, $5,000 BRIBERY SAGA p5 p5 Akpabio, Reps deny receiving money to back State of Emergency
- 73.04% candidates fail to obtain 5 credit pass as WAEC releases results
- Many Northern Muslims who supported Muslim-Muslim ticket now regretting it —Dalung
- FG, states, LGs share N1.678trn as February revenue dips by N194.6bn
23 Mar
- 64 years after, clean water still a mirage for Nigerians
- Ex-councillor killed, houses razed as Osun communal clash worsens
- We break our fast with handouts – Kano family
- PDP secretary: Crisis deepens after Supreme Court ruling
23 Mar
- Behold, Nigeria’s First LPG Extraction Plant, Gas-To-Power Project
- One Feared Dead, 30 Injured As Osun Communities Renew Hostilities
- Kanu Apologises To Court As Trial Resumes, Pleads Not Guilty To Fresh Charges
- Discordant Tunes In Rivers As Residents Await Administrator’s Plan To Restore Peace
23 Mar
- Rivers: Jonathan Accuses Executive, Legislature, Judiciary of Abuse of Office
- Shareholders to Reap N671.45bn Dividend from Dangote Cement, BUA, Lafarge, Transcorp Power, Three Others
- FAAC Disburses N1.678tn to FG, States, LGs for February
- My Relationship With Wike Cause of Gang-up against Me, Says Anyanwu
23 Mar
- Sugary Drinks Consumption: Nigerians Spend N1.9trn Yearly To Treat Diabetes, Others
- Judicial Manipulation Threatenimg Nigeria’s Future – Jonathan
- Pope Francis To Be Discharged From Hospital Today
- Trump Revokes Security Clearance For Harris, Clinton, Others
23 Mar
- S'Court judgement sparks fresh crisis in PDP
- COALITION: WHY AMAECHI, FAYEMI, AREGBESOLA, OTHERS AVOIDED ABUJA MEETING
- Jonathan: Nigeria's image must guide leaders' actions
- Vatican: Pope to make first appearance today since hospitalisation
22 Mar
- LEDU: Resilient Path Towards Sustainable Growth, $1tr Economy
- Assessing el-Rufai’s Revisionist Politics And Tinubu’s Re-election Chances In 2027
- One Feared Dead, 30 Injured As Osun Communities Renew Hostilities
- Behold, Nigeria’s First LPG Extraction Plant, Gas-To-Power Project
22 Mar
- 64 years after, clean water still a mirage for Nigerians
- Ex-councillor killed, houses razed as Osun communal clash worsens
- We break our fast with handouts – Kano family
- PDP secretary: Crisis deepens after Supreme Court ruling
22 Mar
- Patients Throng Hospitals With Ailments Linked To Excessive Heat
- Nigeria’s Prisons Still In Terrible Conditions – Visitation Pane
- FG Releases Withheld LG Allocations To Rivers Sole Administrator
- FG Reassures Crypto Firms Amid Binance $80bn Lawsuit, Regulatory Crackdown
22 Mar
- FG Releases Withheld Allocations to Ibas, PDP Governors Head to Court
- Wale Edun, Cardoso Move to Deepen Fiscal, Monetary Policy Collaboration
- After Supreme Court Judgement, Victory Claims Deepen PDP Power Tussle
- Super Eagles Keep 2026 World Cup Hope Alive, Beat Rwanda 2-0... Page 6 Continued on pa
22 Mar
- FG Releases Withheld Allocations to Ibas, PDP Governors Head to Court
- Wale Edun, Cardoso Move to Deepen Fiscal, Monetary Policy Collaboration
- After Supreme Court Judgement, Victory Claims Deepen PDP Power Tussle
- Super Eagles Keep 2026 World Cup Hope Alive, Beat Rwanda 2-0... Page 6 Continued on pa
22 Mar
- PDP affirms Udeh-Okoye as National Secretary, praises Supreme Court
- Disquiet in APC over Ganduje, other NWC members’ tenure
- Rivers voters reject emergency rule, sue Tinubu, Senate President, others
- Rivers voters reject emergency rule, sue Tinubu, Senate President, others
22 Mar
- Rivers sole administrator urges peace, warns on violence
- Rivers: Emergency rule prevented full-blown crisis – Arewa Think Tank
- Bulls return as equity market gains N65bn
- The Unforgotten Hero Omo Omoruiyi Pg 23 Rivers sole administrator urges peace, warns on violence Pg 16 cLaSSIFIEd WomEn nEWS SpEcIaL rEport FEaturES anaLySIS A K U This is a road well travelled Atiku announces opposition coalition ahead of 2027 6 13 17 21 25 27 ECOWAS’ war against terrorism: 21 25 2
22 Mar
- Osimhen’s goals lift resurgent Eagles over Rwanda, rekindle hope
- NAFDAC destroys N1trn fake drugs in Anambra
- IG deploys 38 police commissioners to state commands, formations
- BPP raked in over N14trn into FG's coffers in 9 years