NEWSPAPER HEADLINE Week May 08 - May 14, 2024
13 May
- Hunters, Police Rescue Abducted CUSTECH Students
- Nigeria’s Oil Production Increases by 4% to 1.28mbpd
- Expert Urges FG to Price Crude Oil in Naira to Strengthen Currency
- Invictus Games: Prince Harry, Meghan End Nigeria Tour in Lagos
13 May
- FG mulls 95% tax exemption for informal sector
- Treason’: Reps sit Tuesday over fate of Nigerian Profs, others jailed in Cameroon
- Rivers crisis: Destroy assembly structures at your own peril, elders warn Fubara
- Tinubu’s reforms bearing fruits, says Bagudu
13 May
- Rivers Crisis: Initiating impeachment proceedings against Fubara risky –Sagay
- Cybersecurity Levy: Agbakoba, SERAP, BudgIT, others to sue FG, NASS, CBN
- Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda –Shettima
- MDAs: FG detects N1.52trn worth of capital project padding
13 May
- FG planning tax relief for 95% of small businesses
- NDLEA arrests grandpa in Ekiti, grandma in Benue for illicit drug dealing
- NSA, govs forum chairman to meet Muftwang over fate of seven APC Plateau lawmakers
- Nigeria must beat South Africa to hosting rights, stakeholders tell Tinubu, Musawa
13 May
- Tenants groan as Abuja landlords increase rent
- 14 abducted Kogi varsity students rescued – Police
- Troops dislodge terrorists, seize weapons in Taraba
- Tariff hike: Labour pickets NERC, DisCos’ offi ces today
13 May
- Energy prices soar by 70%, cost manufacturers N290b in Q1
- SERAP, Agbakoba, CSOs head to court as FG quietly withdraws cybersecurity levy
- Labour to paralyse power sector over tariff hike
- Again, gunmen kill three policemen, road safety official in Enugu
13 May
- Presidency, Army, 33 MDAs Still Owe Electricity Bills
- Mega Party: ADC, LP, SDP, PRP, NNPP Leaders Meet Thursday
- FG Raising Tax Exemption Threshold Above N25m Turnover – Oyedele
- Error Bombing: Life Returns To Tudun Biri
13 May
- FG working to provide tax relief to 95% of informal sector –Oyedele
- Electricity tariff hike: NLC, TUC to picket NERC, DisCos offices today
- You’re my dancing partner, Obasanjo tells Adeleke
- Okonjo-Iweala wants more women in leadership positions
13 May
- Weak naira, rising inflation signal further rate hike
- I better pass my neighbour generator’ turns luxury at N140k
- Telcos’ liquidity squeeze puts network quality at risk
- Tinubu asks CBN to suspend controversial cybersecurity levy
13 May
- Presidency: Tinubu Suspends Cybersecurity Levy to Prevent Overburdening Nigerians
- Oyedele: Presidential Committee Proposes Exemption of 95% of Informal Sector from Taxes
- Electricity Tariff Hike: Labour Pickets NERC, DISCO Offices Nationwide Today
- NNPC, Sterling Oil Strike First Crude Production in OML 13
11 May
- Women Must Recognise Unique Demands Of Each Career Phase
- Even If Arrest Warrant Was Illegally Obtained, Yahaya Bello Should Appear In Court, Judge Rules
- Even If Arrest Warrant Was Illegally Obtained, Yahaya Bello Should Appear In Court, Judge Rules
- Int'l Africa Day:Institute Urges FG To Declare May 25 As Public Holiday
11 May
- 31killed in Zamfara as 9 varsity students kidnapped in Kog
- Enugu Govt, Pragmatic Palms Ltd, seal N100bn deal to revive coy
- Prince Harry meets CDS, inspects guard of honour
- NIGERIA'S NEIGHBOURS REJECT NAIRA, OPT FOR CFA, DOLLARS
11 May
- You can’t be gov and despot-in-chief of Rivers’ Assembly, APC warns Fubara
- Alleged illegal arrest warrant: Court asks Bello to appear
- Why corrupt politicians are afraid of History - Don
- Lithium coy’ll create jobs for youths, position Nigeria as key player in global market – Tinubu
11 May
- Bandits kill 30 farmers, Islamic cleric in Zamfara
- Inside Nasarawa ‘dreadful’ mining camps
- Nollywood horror classics of the 90s
- Countless ad hoc c’ttees in NASS despite 224 Page 13 standing ones
11 May
- Rivers Crisis Deepens as Court RestrainsAmaewhule, 25 Others from Parading as Assembly Members
- Standard Bank Report Predicts $5.1bn Capital Inflows in Second Half of 2024
- Prince Harry, Megan: We Are in Nigeria to Lift Morale of Injured Soldiers
- Tinubu Confers Second Highest National Honour, GCON on Awujale of Ijebuland.
11 May
- Medical Emergencies Cost Hospitals N200bn
- Petrol Subsidy ‘Return’: NNPCL, IMF Disagree Over N8.43trn Loss
- Bandits Kill 30 Farmers, Cleric In Zamfar
- Retiring Teachers, NUT, SUBEB Disagree Over Stoppage Of Salaries
11 May
- Court stops pro-Wike lawmakers from holding meetings
- Bandits invade Kogi varsity, abduct many students
- Tinubu confers second highest national honour on Awujale
- Certain brain disorders manifest in increased religiosity —Prof. Akinyemi, neuroscientist
10 May
- MTN, Airtel’s FX-induced N511bn loss masks stellar Q1 performance
- Businesses pay 23% more in import duties on volatile naira
- Health tech startups beat local lending hurdles with overseas funding
- Credit to government drops to 1-yr low despite higher interest rates
10 May
- Electricity Tariff:Labour demands reversal to N65/kwh, issues 3-day ultimatum
- Reps to probe Lagos-Calabar Highway contract
- US LAWMAKERS SEEK PROBE INTO NIGERIA’S $1.3BN OIL FIELD SCANDAL
- IMF warns FG against diluting CBN’s autonomy
10 May
- CJN to earn N57.8m annually, N80.7m severance benefits
- Senate okays 0.5% cybersecurity levy, Reps halt implementation
- Reports that Microsoft is leaving Nigeria false – Presidency
- Some fleeing inmates recaptured, we’re closing in on others - FG
10 May
- IMF Backs CBN’s Tough Monetary Policy, Solicits Robust Cybersecurity Framework
- Tariff Hike: Labour Threatens to Picket Offices of Electricity Regulatory Agency on Monday
- Fubara Pays Unscheduled Visit to Lawmakers’ Quarters
- Tinubu, Buhari, Kalu Rejoice With Awujale of Ijebuland, Sikiru Adetona on 90th Birthday..
10 May
- Reps ask CBN to withdraw circular on cybersecurity levy
- Ex-aviation minister, Sirika, daughter arraigned, granted bail
- Insecurity: Kaduna to relocate 359 schools
- PoS agents will not pay monthly tax – CAC registrar
10 May
- How real estate firms, agencies fleece prospective property buyers, tenants
- House of Reps directs CBN to halt implementation of 0.5% levy on e-transactions
- Senate okays death sentence for makers of illicit drugs
- One reportedly killed, several injured in fresh Okuama violence
10 May
- Fubara, Lawmakers Take Fight To Assembly Quarters
- Tinubu Flags Off Funtua Inland Dry Port
- Strikes: Implement Agreements With ASUU, Others, Reps Tell FG
- PRINCE HARRY, MEGHAN ARRIVE IN NIGERIA TODAY
10 May
- Halt implementation now, Reps tell CBN
- 37 years after, Awolowo’s name still remembered for good in Nigeria —Bishop Fape
- Senate approves death penalty for hard drug importers, dealers
- ASUU rejects wage award, insists on negotiated salary for members
09 May
- Cocoa rush: Farmers revive old trees amid price surge
- Nigeria sweetens oil deal terms but exit friction douses appetite
- Letters of credit impasse fades as dollar shortage eases
- Zenith Bank shareholders approve bumper N125.59bn dividend
09 May
- Why FG must review Deradicalisation Programme –Rtd General, DSS Director
- Govs not opposed to new minimum wage –Sule
- Corruption: FG tracks 1,721 uncompleted projects worth N284.6b
- EXTERNAL RESERVES GAIN $237.6M IN TWO WEEKS
09 May
- $150m bribery allegation by Binance diversionary - FG
- Impeachment: RVSG dares LG chairmen, PDP warns against forceful takeover
- Zulum to speak at UN dialogue on education transformation in Africa
- Cyber-security levy: Why Nigerians should adjust to Tinubu’s policies - Bwala
09 May
- Road crashes kill 295, injure 315 in 3 months
- Speaker overrules member calling for suspension of cybersecurity levy
- Zenith Bank’s shareholders approve N125.59bn dividend
- PDP kicks as plot to impeach Fubara thickens
09 May
- CBN Unveils List Of Licensed Deposit Money Banks
- Stakeholders Argue For Economic Viability, Regional Balance
- 38 Days After, Army Withdraws From Okuama
- EFCC Arraigns Sirika, Daughter Today
09 May
- Rivers crisis deepens
- Soldiers pull out of Okuama
- Federal High Court restrains PDP from removing Damagum as national chairman
- Cybersecurity levy: Obi, TUC, Northern Coalition, others condemn FG
09 May
- Inflation, major determinant of living wage negotiation, says NLC
- Reps probe Binance executive’s escape as FG dismisses bribery claim
- Reps probe Binance executive’s escape as FG dismisses bribery claim
- Beyond judiciary, public sector deserves equitable salary structure
09 May
- Governors not against new minimum wage, says Nasarawa gov
- FG committed to pensioners’ welfare –Finance minister
- Lagos Govt announces 40% rebate on payment of duties, permit
- Court affirms ICPC’s power to investigate, prosecute Delta Govt officials
08 May
- Outcry over CBN’s cyber-security levy on bank transactions
- Kidnappers strike in FCT Community, abduct 13, demand N900m
- New Masquerade actress, Ovularia of Zebrudaya fame, dies at 81
- Reps summon Dangote, Lafarge, BUA, other cement coys over high cost
08 May
- Rivers: Lawmakers Whose Seats Were Voided Move to Impeach Fubara
- Central Bank Clarifies Export Proceeds’ Repatriation, Utilisation By Oil Companies
- Cybersecurity Tax: NLC, NACCIMA, Others Fault Timing
- Presidency: Tinubu Returns Today after Two-week Absence
08 May
- Senate Investigates $18.5bn Abuja Centenary City Project
- CBN Gives POS Operators July 7 Deadline to Register with CAC
- CBN Exempts Salaries, Loans, Pensions, Donations from Cybersecurity Levy
- NLC Rejects CBN’s Cybersecurity Levy
08 May
- Manufacturers bleed as losses rise to N389bn in Q1
- Pension funds flock to T-bills in hunt for higher returns
- UBA grows Q1 pretax profit by 155% to N156bn
- President Tinubu’s first year in office: Propelling Nigeria towards renewal
08 May
- FG shuns financial inclusion, imposes more taxes on citizens, depositors
- FG certifies Tinubu fit, explains absence
- NERC’s higher tariff review:For DisCos’ light or darkness?
- ‘Look beyond Labour in addressing citizens’ welfare
08 May
- Cybersecurity Levy:NLC, OPS, others demand immediate reversal of CBN'S directive
- Rivers Crisis:Clark petitions IGP over Wike, Fubara feud
- Rivers Crisis:Clark petitions IGP over Wike, Fubara feud
- CBN directs banks to suspend fees on deposits
08 May
- Absence Of Governing Councils Worsens Varsities' Crises
- Tension As Rivers APC Orders Assembly To Impeach Fubara
- Despite NNPCL’s 1.5bn Litres Stock, Petrol Scarcity Persists
- Gunmen Kidnap 13 In FCT, Demand N900m Ransom
08 May
- Cybersecurity levy will add more burden on Nigerians —Experts
- Proceed with Fubara’s impeachment, Rivers APC tells lawmakers
- UBA consolidates gains as Q1 profit hits N156bn
- Ondo APC primary: Jimoh Ibrahim wants APC barred from Nov pol
08 May
- Fubara, Rivers APC flex muscles, Clark writes IGP over danger
- Ekiti LG boss swears in advisers, supervisors with Quran, Ogun
- Senate probes $18.5bn Abuja Centenary City project
- FG to grow Nigeria’s GDP to over $1trn
08 May
- NLC, CSOs reject cyber security levy
- 11 months after, FG yet to reconstitute varsity governing councils
- Despite N30bn renovation, Senate chamber lacks voting devices – Ndume
- Tinubu’s fi rst year in office: Propelling Nigeria towards renewal