NEWSPAPER HEADLINE Week Apr 08 - Apr 14, 2024
14 Apr
- Chibok Girls: Nigeria’s govt still paying lip service to insecurity fight 10 years on
- How Nigerians can survive new electricity tariff hike
- Kidnappers grow bolder with huge ransom despite FG’s threats
- Why judiciary must urgently restore prestige of the legal profession - Ebimoh
14 Apr
- At 10th Anniversary, CAN Demands Release of Remaining Chibok School Girls
- In Groundbreaking Report, Goldman Sachs Predicts Nigeria to Become 5th World's Largest Economy by 2075
- Ahead of NEC Meeting, PDP Governors Move against Atiku, Wike over Control of Party’s Structures
- I’ll Liberate Rivers People from Oppression, Says Fubara
14 Apr
- Amid Outcry, Tinubu Navigates IMF Advice On Petrol, Power Subsidies
- Middle East Crisis Escalates As Iran Launches Drones PAGE 6 Towards Israel
- CAN Demands Release Of Chibok Girls 10 Years After Abduction
- 3 Killed As Yoruba Nation Agitators Invade Oyo Govt Secretariat
14 Apr
- Northern Elders Forum Not Speaking For North – Matawalle
- Mutfwang Urges Vigilance As Fresh Attacks Claim 13 Lives On The Plateau
- NDIC Backs CBN's Initiative On Commercial Banks Recapitalisation
- FG Earmarks N1.5b To Support Indigent Cancer Care Patients
14 Apr
- Party Leadership: N’Central seeks APC, PDP Chairmanship
- Iran launches drones attacks on Israel
- 10 Years After Chibok: CAN demands rescue of remaining girls
- Defence Minister To NEF: You're political paperweight
14 Apr
- Two shot as Yoruba Nation agitators invade Oyo State secretariat
- 17 killed, homes burnt in midnight attacks on Plateau communities
- APC panel clears Aiyedatiwa, Jimoh Ibrahim, Oke, 13 others for primary 17 killed, homes burnt in midnight
- Sierra Leone president reveals why soldiers are seizing power in West/Central Africa
14 Apr
- Ownership crisis tears Labour Party’s stakeholders apart
- 10 killed in fresh Plateau attacks
- Yoruba Nation agitators invade Oyo Secretariat, 20 arrested
- Matawalle chides northern elders for attacking Tinubu
13 Apr
- Naira could strengthen to below N1000/$1
- Alleged Abuse Of Office: Emefiele released after meeting N50m bail conditio
- Govt rehabilitating our daughters' captors, parents allege
- ATIKU, GOVERNORS ON COLLISION COURSE
13 Apr
- Hapless travellers lament as flight delays, cancellations worsen
- Tinubu to govs, NASS leadership: Let’s unite to make Nigeria
- Naira abuse: I’m a man, Bobrisky tells court; gets 6-month jail term
- It was difficult for me in my first movies as I couldn’t hold the words
13 Apr
- Inside Benue’s unending militia war
- Cuba, moving on in a frozen state
- unmen abduct Channels TV reporter, demand N30m
- Naira could trade below N1,000/$, Goldman Sachs predicts
13 Apr
- NLC, Abure-led NWC Sustain Battle for Labour Party Control
- Goldman Sachs: Naira Now World's Top-performing Currency
- Falling Crude Output: Lokpobiri Says FG Taking Steps to Address Situation.
- Olakulehin Nominated as 43rd Olubada
13 Apr
- Aiyedatiwa Confronts Petition To Disqualify Him
- Boko Haram Kills 27 Fishermen In Cameroon Borders
- Urhobo Leaders Demand Release Of King As Condition For Appearing Before Pane
- How Kidnappers Killed UI Graduate, Abducted 2 Deaf Farm Worke
13 Apr
- CBN worker tells court: I collected $3m cash for Emefiele
- Bobrisky jailed 6 months without option of fine
- Finally, Ibadan kingmakers pick Olakulehin as next Olubadan
- ‘I took over 500 anti-TB tablets, over 600 injectable drugs in over 8 months
13 Apr
- New National ID Card To Be Issued Through Banks, Says NIMC
- Why Traditional Birth Attendants, Prayer Houses Still Thrive As Delivery Facility In Nigeria
- Owowoh Emerges First Female Nigerian Officer Cadet Graduate From UK’s RMAS
- RUMPUS IN TINUBU’S LAGOS AHEAD OF COUNCIL POLLS
12 Apr
- Banks ramp up IT spending amid e-payment boom
- Lagos-London airfares drop further as competition hots up
- Zenith Bank’s after-tax profit triples to N676.9bn
- How Boeing broke down: Inside the series of leadership failures that hobbled the airline giant
12 Apr
- Humanitarian Ministry Probe:FG lifts restriction on N-Power staff's accounts
- Internal security not military's primary assignment –Amachree
- Fares: Onyema's global attention renews confidence in air travel
- OBESE, OVERWEIGHT CHILDREN RISK IRON DEFICIENCY –STUDY
12 Apr
- Prospect of terminating more cases at A’Court, others top agenda
- Implement 2014 Confab Report now, NCEF tells FG
- Dangote has added value to Nigeria's economy- ECCIMA
- Wigwe: Ogunbanjo family sues helicopter coy over California crash
12 Apr
- FG Goes Granular, Defends Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway, Says No Personal Interest
- Zenith Bank Achieves Historic Milestones in 2023 With Stellar Triple-digit Topline and Bottom-line Growth
- Fubara Now PDP Leader in Rivers, Says Odili
- Adelabu: FG Carried Over N350bn Unpaid Electricity Subsidy Bill into 2024
12 Apr
- Adopt 2014 Confab report, NCEF tells Tinubu
- Junior Pope: Anambra Police rescue seven, probe boat tragedy
- PDP Govs in dilemma as Atiku, Wike's camps seek control of party
- Dosumu Market: Six buildings collapsed, 16 others impacted by fire, says LASEMA
12 Apr
- FG Embarks On Overhaul Of Justice Sector
- CBN Policies Push Naira To N1,150/$ At Parallel Market
- enith Bank Records 202% Rise in Profits, N2.13trn Gross Earnings
- TARIFF: POWER MINISTER APOLOGISES OVER FREEZER COMMENT
12 Apr
- Fresh concerns as youths get high on faeces, nutmeg, illicit substances
- Afenifere urges S’West govs to get FG’s grants for farmers
- Lagos-Calabar to be completed in eight years at N4 billion per kilometre
- Top four banks earn N8tr in 12 months, record N3.5tr FX gain
12 Apr
- No personal interest in N15trn coastal highway project – Umahi
- We killed many terrorists in Zamfara – NA
- Bulgarian envoy, others attend Sallah durbar in Katsina
- DisCos post 37 apologies to Band A customers in 1 week
12 Apr
- Govs’ agreement with Tinubu casts doubt on PDP’s future
- FG extends ultimatum to affected property owners by seven days
- Zenith Bank achieves impressive triple-digit topline, bottom line growth in 2023
- Tinubu, Buhari, others mourn as Ogbonnaya Onu dies at 76
11 Apr
- High Energy Cost, Poor Electricity Compound Health Risks
- Eid-el-Fitr: Buhari, Abdulsalami, Sultan Urge Love, Prayers
- Masterminds Of Agojeju-Odo Attack Arrested – Ododo
- NAFDAC Recalls Benylin Syrup, Declares It Toxic
11 Apr
- Obaseki, Oborevwori, Ibori, Igbinedion, Others Celebrate Tom Ikimi at 80
- We Must Prioritise Love for Our Country, Tinubu Appeals to Nigerians at Eid Prayers
- Dangote: Lower Fuel Price from Our Refinery Will Help Reduce Inflation
- Air Peace Flight to London Sparks Price War among Foreign Airlines
11 Apr
- ACF counsels FG on high cost of living, rising food prices
- N30bn recovery: Betta Edu fights back, threatens BBC with lawsuit
- Edo: APC chair pays solidarity visit to impeached Shaibu, tackles state assembly
- Ibadan kingmakers to ratify Olakulehin as Olubadan Friday – Ladoja THURSday 11 April, 2024 2 Shawwal, 1445 No. 3,291 www.blueprint.ng N250 PaGE
11 Apr
- Crazy’ cocoa prices cripple local processors, chocolatiers
- Dollar supply seen rising on CBN’s new directive
- Canada PR for Nigerians sees first drop in 3 years
- How Dangote and Air Peace rose up against the economic strangulation of Nigeria
11 Apr
- Remain patriotic, love, defend Nigeria's integrity
- Okuama killings: Military board of inquiry commences sitting in Warr
- There’ll be no room for criminal minded travellers – NIS CG
- Eid El-Fitr: ACF expresses worry over deteriorating standard of living
11 Apr
- Victims await N1.7b compensation from 25 states three years after
- We refuse to move on’, 91 Chibok girls’ parents tell Tinubu’s wife, seek intervention
- At Sallah, Tinubu, Buhari, others seek resilience, support, peace, unity
- Tragic Sallah: Monarch dies, reckless driver flings two passengers into Lagos lagoon
11 Apr
- Band A:FG'll sanction DisCos supplying less than 20-hour power –Minister
- ACF calls for urgent action against decline in living conditions of citizens
- GAS CRUCIAL IN DRIVING ECONOMIC GROWTH, INDUSTRIAL DEV'T –KYARI
- Boeing's unending crises may force airlines to shift to other types
11 Apr
- CBN sacks 50 more staff
- Israel bombs Gaza on sallah day despite US rebuke
- Controversy over price war on London route
- Cracks widen in PDP as N/Central insists on chairmanship
11 Apr
- CBN intensifies naira defence
- Nigerian ship owners miss out as vessels lift products from $19.5bn Dangote Refinery
- Nigerian ship owners miss out as vessels lift products from $19.5bn Dangote Refinery
- Otun Balogun not qualified to determine medical fitness of Olakulehin —Ladoja
10 Apr
- 179m Nigerians in dire straits, lack access to potable water nationwide
- Tackling inadequate, overcrowded hostel facilities in varsities
- NCDC begins probe into unknown disease in Sokoto
- Tears as fire guts popular Dosunmu market twice in 30 days
10 Apr
- Tinubu tasks citizens on unity, nation building
- 400 bodies recovered from Gaza hospital after Israeli troops’ withdrawal
- Super Falcons qualify for 2024 Olympics after 16 years
- Plateau Assembly crisis: Uncertainty over fate of 7 APC lawmakers
09 Apr
- 60 PDP lawmakers demand resignation of Damagun, threaten to quit party
- FG unveils App for citizens’ tracking of govt deliverables, performances
- Court remands Emefiele in EFCC custody as trial begins April 11
- UNICAL removes HOD for alleged failure to present students for convocation
09 Apr
- Dollars pour into Nigeria at fastest clip in five years
- Band A power plan faces brick wall of 5.8m unmetered customers
- Geometric Aba delay: This is our story, by Interstate Electrics
- FBN Holdings eyes N300bn in fresh capital
09 Apr
- Emirates'll resume flights to Nigeria before June –Keyamo
- CBN BANS USE OF FX-DENOMINATED COLLATERAL FOR NAIRA LOANS
- Nigeria to receive $1bn syndicated loan from Afreximbank in May
- 60 PDP Reps demand party's chair Damagun's resignation
09 Apr
- Fresh crisis hits party as 60 Reps demand Damagum’s sack
- With few days to Sallah, FG flags off 42,000mt of grains distribution
- CBN halts use of foreign currency collateral for naira loans TUESday 9 April, 2024 30 Ramadan, 1445 No. 3,289 www.blueprint.ng N250 PaGE 2
- CBN halts use of foreign currency collateral for naira loans
09 Apr
- haibu becomes 17th impeached dep gov since 1999
- Ahead NEC meeting, PDP reps demand Damagun’s resignation
- CBN approves fx sales to BDCs at N1,101
- Sallah: Low turnout at market
09 Apr
- Naira nears N1000/$ as CBN’s policies stress-test banks, unlock liquidity
- Saudi Arabia declares tomorrowEid-el-Fitr, says fast continues
- NCS intercepts live ammunition, tramadol, donkey genitals worth N5.7b at Lagos airport
- Court remands Emefiele in EFCC custody
09 Apr
- 60 PDP Reps threaten to quit party, want Damagun out •Over alleged doctoring of Rivers, 10 other
- Why Nigerian airlines find it tough to compete with foreign carriers —Keyamo
- BN crashes naira/dollar rate, sells at N1,101/$1 to 1,588 BDC
- BN crashes naira/dollar rate, sells at N1,101/$1 to 1,588 BDC
08 Apr
- 25 days into Ningi’s suspension, SERAP sues Senate, seeks lawmaker’s recall
- Niger secures $114m ECOWAS Bank funds to execute 4 key projects
- Electricity tariff hike'll attract private sector investments – Analysts
- Media, CSOs demand probe into FirstNews Editor Olatunji’s detention
08 Apr
- Military Airstrikes Eliminate Terrorists in Kastina, Borno
- I won’t Leave Labour Party, Obi Tells NLC
- NAICOM, DRTS to Curb Irregularities in Third Party Motor Insurance
- Look out for Moon of Shawwal, Sultan Tells Muslims
08 Apr
- Cardoso needs help as monetary policy nears wits’ end
- Rising costs push manufacturing exports down 62% in 4yrs
- Government budget deficits are not always bad
- Obi: I’m not leaving LP — we’ll resolve all issues
08 Apr
- KPMG: Monetary Tightening Policy Will Attract More FX Inflows, But Not Enough to Tame Inflation
- Healthcare Delivery is People’s Right and Not Privilege, Says First Lady, Remi Tinubu
- Atiku Raises Concerns Over Lagos-Calabar Highway Project
- IBB, Atiku, Ogbeha, Wabara, Moro, Okowa, Tambuwal, Hail Mark at 76
08 Apr
- Tariff Hike:Electricity workers threaten to withdraw services
- Appointments: Mixed fortunes for Tinubu’s campaigners
- AfCFTA: Value of Nigeria’s exports within Africa hits N11.33trn
- ALLOCATIONS: STRONGER NAIRA PROJECTED TO REDUCE FAAC'S DISBURSEMENT
08 Apr
- Bank owners lobby, seek adjustment in share capital composition
- APC leaders allege plot to disrupt Ondo primarie
- ‘How metering will enhance investment, transparency in power sector
- Criminals in camouflage: How rising impersonation of operatives complicates internal security
08 Apr
- Fresh Concerns As Cotton Industry Remains Comatose
- 54 Listed Companies Fail To Pay Dividends In 5 Years
- Eid-el-Fitri: Sultan PAGE 7 Asks Muslims To Look Out For New Moon
- Sallah: FG Declares Tuesday, Wednesday Public Holidays
08 Apr
- Nigerians in UAE stranded over work permit, visa ban
- Atiku tackles Tinubu over Lagos-Calabar highway project
- alliatives: 9 die in stampede in Wamakko’s house P
- Israel pulls troops out of Southern Gaza
08 Apr
- Anti-party activities: PDP in dilemma over Wike, others
- NDLEA arrests India-bound passenger who excreted 80 wraps of cocain
- NDLEA arrests India-bound passenger who excreted 80 wraps of cocain
- Media bodies, CSOs demand probe into Segun Olatunji’s detention, prosecution of perpetrators
08 Apr
- Despite FG’s assurance of economy picking up, food prices still high
- Buhari’s govt ended electricity subsidy in 2022 —Falana
- NAF air strikes hit terrorists in Katsina, Borno
- I am not leaving Labour -Pg5 Party —Obi