NEWSPAPER HEADLINE Week Apr 29 - May 05, 2024
30 Apr

- That controversial Lagos-Calabar coastal highway project
- 8m households to pay more for prepaid meters as NERC deregulates sector
- NEWS Obaseki announces N70,000 minimum wage
- EFCC gets nod to freeze 1,146 bank accounts over FX crisis
30 Apr

- Ganduje: No Vacancy in Aso Rock in 2027
- Ribadu: Social Media is a Local, Global Threat, Now National Security Priority
- NUPRC Begins Fresh Oilfields Bid Round, Offers 17 Blocks for Sale
- Speculators Worsen Petrol Scarcity Nationwide, Amid Fears of Price Adjustment
30 Apr

- Lives at risk as N26.3bn medical emergency fund eludes hospitals
- Kegs back as scarcity spreads, petrol nears N1000/litre
- Naira falls to 2 monthlow of N1,419.11/$ as foreign inflows slow
- Delivering cheap, long-term financing to Nigerian
30 Apr

- We seek permission from bandits to farm on our lands
- FG must reverse electricity tariff hike, Senate insists
- Financial sector's loss to fraud rises by 23% to N17.67bn
- STUDY: TOXIC CHEMICALS FROM MICROPLASTIS CAN BE ABSORBED BY THE SKIN
30 Apr

- Our economy has gone beyond phase of sabotage – Tinubu
- Tribunal halts MultiChoice from increasing DStv, Gotv subscription rates
- Nigeria requires $10bn for 10 years to revive power sector – Minister
- Commuters stranded as transport fares spike by 50% amid petrol scarcity
30 Apr

- How I collected $600,000 contract gratification for Emefiele –ex-CBN director
- Tinubu reiterates Nigeria’s plans to build digital market
- JAMB releases 2024 UTME results with 64,624 results under investigation
- FG requires $10bn to revive power sector –Minister
30 Apr

- Why petrol scarcity persists – Marketers
- UniAbuja female student died in accident – Family
- FG to Nigerians: Accept tariff hike or total blackout; Senate kicks
- NFF appoints Finidi George as Super Eagles head coach
30 Apr

- Supply Glitch Worsens Fuel Scarcity Nationwide
- PT Releases Azu's Book On Media Content And Money
- Don't Pay New Tariff Without 20 Hours Electricity – Minister
- Finidi George Is New Coach Of Super Eagles
30 Apr

- Fx crisis: EFCC to freeze 1,146 individual, company accounts
- Labour set to picket airlines over refusal to unionise workers
- Edo to pay N70,000 minimum wage
- Nigeria must spend $10bn yearly till 2034 to revive power sector, says minister
29 Apr

- CBN abandons unification policy, re-introduces discriminatory rates
- Gunmen kill Lucky Aiyedatiwa’s campaign coordinator
- Mixed reactions trail UK-Rwanda asylum operation
- Investors of 15 listed firms to forfeit 2023 dividends
29 Apr

- Rice millers roar back to life as cross-border paddy returns
- CBN steps in to correct market rate distortion
- Bank stocks head for biggest plunge in 10yrs
- Strong currency doesn’t necessarily translate to a strong economy
29 Apr

- WEF:Fuel subsidy removal saved Nigeria from bankruptcy –Tinubu
- PDP'll resist APC's plot to turn Nigeria into one-party state –Party's BoT chair
- Report: 10 banks' personnel expenses rise by 45.8% to N871.56bn
- POOR CERTIFICATION: NIGERIAN SEAFARERS LOSE OUT IN NEW GLOBAL MINIMUM WAGE
29 Apr

- Business activities suffer as Nigerians lament biting fuel scarcity
- Tinubu tasks global community on poverty in Africa’s Sahel region
- EFCC chair appoints Nzekwe as CoS, names 14 new zonal directors
- Zenith Bank shareholders approve HoldCo structure, poised for growth
29 Apr

- NASS Turns A Deaf Ear, Proceeds With Amendment
- Recapitalisation: Banking Stocks Decline By N2.069trn In 16 Days
- CBN Drops Import Duty Forex Rate To N1,164.84/$
- Fuel Subsidy Removal Necessary For Nigeria's Economy – Tinubu
29 Apr

- Why political godfathers, godsons disagree –Sen. Suswam
- Shettima urges political leaders to project Nigeria’s cultural diversity
- Tinubu calls for inclusiveness in addressing global challenges
- High cost of diapers: Nursing mothers lament, mulls alternative
29 Apr

- Petrol scarcity worsens nationwide
- Meningitis kills 85 persons in Yob
- War on Gaza: OIC, 6 Arab countries seek sanctions against Israel
- 19 burnt to death in Kogi auto crash
29 Apr

- Tinubu at WEF, Says Subsidy Removal, Forex Reform Saved Nigeria from Bankruptcy
- Zenith Bank Shareholders Approve Holdco Structure
- DHQ: Prince Harry, Wife to Meet Military Personnel on Visit to Nigeria
- Shettima Departs Abuja for IDA Summit in Nairobi
29 Apr

- Senate expresses concern over naira depreciation
- Why we ended petrol subsidy —Tinubu
- Ganduje’s probe: Commission of inquiry holds inaugural session today
- NASS Constitution Review committee to meet Tinubu