NEWSPAPER HEADLINE Week May 15 - May 21, 2025
21 May
- FG to sell 753-unit housing estate recovered from Emefiele
- Compulsory voting bill unconstitutional, draconian —NBA
- Protests as stray bullet kills WASSCE candidate in Ibadan
- Oyo Assembly okays rotation of chairmanship of obas among Alaafin, Olubadan, Soun
21 May
- MPC seeks fiscal support on naira stability, retains interest rate at 27.5%
- LASG clarifies water sachets, pet bottles not included in single-use plastics ban
- Gateway 2025:Over 10m Adire clothing sold in 10 days, says Olopade
- ECOWAS @ 50: Gowon restates Nigeria’s foreign policy thrust as Akpabio urges unity, stability
21 May
- Putting Otti, Mbah on the Spot, Umahi Claims All South East Govs Are Supporting Tinubu for 2027
- Idris: Tinubu’s Reforms Initially Triggered Hardship, Now Yielding Measurable Outcomes
- CBN Retains MPR at 27.50% Amid Inflation Moderation, Improved Macroeconomic Thresholds
- In Major Win for Anti-graft War, EFCC Transfers 753 Houses Seized from Emefiele to Housing Ministry
21 May
- CBN holds key rate on hazy global outlook
- Tech firms defy economic headwinds to sustain seven-fold growth
- CBN on rates hold, timely against global disruptions – CPPE
- Tinubu returns to Nigeria from Rome
21 May
- Don’t Leave, PDP Begs Aggrieved Members
- Former LEADERSHIP Weekend Editor, Amina Alhassan, Dies At 56
- Dangote Makes TIME100 Philanthropy List
- MPC Holds Benchmark Interest Rate At 27.5% On Slower Inflation
21 May
- Join Tinubu’s 2027 train, all South-east govs already on board
- Tinubu’s 2nd anniversary: Wike fixes 19 days for projects commissioning
- Renewed Hope Agenda paving way for Nigeria’s economic revival – Idris
- FG to end raw materials export, upscale economy – Nnaji
21 May
- Ude-Okoye vs Anyanwu: Don't leave, we can find solution, PDP begs S'East caucus
- 2027:We'll bring all S'East leaders to endorse Tinubu formally –Umahi
- Cardoso: Economy now stable as investor confidence rises
- NASSset for final passage of Tax Reform Bills
20 May
- FG: Rollout of N3.3tn 90,000km Fibre Lines, 7,000 Telecom Towers Begins Q4 2025
- $3m Legacy Debt: Fidelity Bank Refutes Bankruptcy Claims, Seeks Clarification on Court Judgment
- Obi: I’m Not Tinubu’s Enemy
- Dangote Refinery Assures Nigerians of Petrol Price Stability, Support to Nation’s Economy
20 May
- Microfinance banks trade off MSMEs in pursuit of returns
- Nigeria’s soy beans seen gaining from China’s import shift
- Nigeria’s Q1 gas flaring hits 5-year high despite outcry
- National Assembly defections stifle opposition voices in law-making
20 May
- Edun, Bagudu, Tijani rekindle hope on Nigeria’s economy
- LG financial autonomy: One year after, Supreme Court judgment yet to be implemented
- CONUA to VCs: Released N50bn earned allowance not for ASUU members alone
- Shadow govt: DSS acted within bounds —Legal exper
20 May
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- Dangote Assures Of Petrol Price Stability
- INEC Unveils Parties, Candidates For Anambra Poll
- Supreme Court Affirms Heavy Damages Against Fidelity Bank
20 May
- Bandits, herders’ invasion puts 40% of region’s food production at risk
- U.S. offers $10m bounty for information on Hezbollah’s financial networks
- 800 killed in 10 years as communal conflicts threaten Niger Delta's economy
- 2027: Obi set to declare presidential bid as Atiku explores ADC alliance
20 May
- FG unveils $2bn fibre infrastructure, digital economy attracts $191m FDI
- 2027: Ohanaeze, Southeast stakeholders endorse Tinubu for second term
- Defunct FSB Int’l court judgment: Fidelity Bank clarifies position TUESday 20 May, 2025 22 Dhu al-Qa’dah 1446 No. 3,584 www.blueprint.ng N250 Page 2
- We never understood magnitude of our refinery – Dangote
20 May
- FG repatriated over 100,000 irregular migrants in one year –Investigation
- Faulty, disused aircraft litter airports as operators shun repairs
- CBN DISMISSES FEAR OF INSTABILITY IN BANKING SECTOR
- Western model democracy has failed in Nigeria –Agbakoba
20 May
- FG repatriated over 100,000 irregular migrants in one year –Investigation
- Faulty, disused aircraft litter airports as operators shun repairs
- CBN DISMISSES FEAR OF INSTABILITY IN BANKING SECTOR
- Western model democracy has failed in Nigeria –Agbakoba
20 May
- FG repatriated over 100,000 irregular migrants in one year –Investigation
- Faulty, disused aircraft litter airports as operators shun repairs
- CBN DISMISSES FEAR OF INSTABILITY IN BANKING SECTOR
- Western model democracy has failed in Nigeria –Agbakoba
19 May
- nsecurity Worsening Out-of-school Crisis
- ICPC Ignores FOI Inquiry On Hospital Contract Fraud
- Biden Diagnosed With Aggressive Prostate Cancer
- At Vatican, Tinubu Backs Global Religious Tolerance
19 May
- Automatic tickets, contracts fuelling defections to APC
- How B/Haram killed 90 farmers in Borno in 5 months
- Opposition kicks as N/West APC endorses Tinubu for 2nd term
- 37 persons die in Kwara boat accident
19 May
- Manufacturers’ energy cost jumps 44x amid factory shutdowns
- Telcos bet on IPOs to catch fintechs’ mobile money race
- Analysts predict rate hold as MPC convenes today
- Small, medium industries ready for intra-African trade- Survey
19 May
- Tinubu Meets Pope Leo XIV, Stresses Importance of Peace and Tolerance
- Lokpobiri: $5 Billion African Energy Bank in Final Stage Before Kick-off
- Do Not Let Marte Fall, Zulum Begs FG
- Ex-US Leader, Biden, Diagnosed with ‘Aggressive’ Prostate Cancer
19 May
- Tinubu says Nigeria’s unity in diversity ‘work in progress’
- Despite positive macro environment, inflation still a threat to economic stability, growth, LCCI warns
- Over N4trn debt: AMCON, AMPs step up strategy to intensify recovery efforts
- Impact of slowing inflation: CBN’s MPC faces fresh task as over 90.5% of Nigeria’s currency circulate outside bank
19 May
- MPC at crossroads over rate hike amid sticky prices, global uncertainty
- Mambilla Royal Council honours Adesanya at daughter’s wedding
- Lagos to enforce total ban on single-use plastics from July 1
- Many trapped, three rescued as building collapses in Lagos
19 May
- No candidate with capacity to match Tinubu in 2027 – Yakasai
- SSANU, SANU reject sharing formula for N50bn varsities’ fund
- Seven months after 200 lost their lives, 37 die in fresh Kwara boat accident
- Tinubu meets with Peter Obi, Fayemi at the Vatican
19 May
- FCCPC's frivolous fines'll trigger more multinationals' exit –OPS
- FG'S N54.9TRN BUDGET BREACHED LEGAL THRESHOLD BY N3TRN
- Report: Nigeria's FX inflows up 49% to $20.48bn in 2 months
- Tinubu meets Pope Leo XIV after inaugural Mass in Vatican
18 May
- Government's testimony, claims conflict with citizens' reality as Tinubu's second anniversary nears
- How competition drives innovation in ride-hailing business
- High house rent forces lowincome earners out of city centres
- Trying moment for JAMB: Authority's ordeal forces board to take hard decision
18 May
- Vincent Maduka: The challenges of pioneer DG of NTA
- Insecurity forces down enrolment in Benue schools
- NLC threatens showdown over 89 labourers at Dangote refinery
- Young Nigerians under burden of hypertension
18 May
- Argungu International Fishing Festival: A cultural symbol of the North
- Sokoto-Badagry Super Highway: Shagari’s dream 47 years ago being realised by Tinubu - umahi
- The Unforgotten Hero Professor Tam David West
- Emulate JAMB boss Oloyede on public apology, Islamic cleric tells Nigerian leaders
18 May
- Reps under fire over compulsory voting bill
- CSO confronts INEC over alleged interference in PDP’s internal affairs
- DEFECTION: Not all defectors will be accepted in ruling party
- 2027: North-West APC govs, Reps speaker, Deputy Senate president, others okay Tinubu
18 May
- Umahi, Idris Deny Plan To Showcase Tinubu’s Performance In London
- WHY NIGERIA’S STRATEGIC GRAIN RESERVES CAN’T BOOST FOOD SECURITY
- Military Will Be Fully Equipped To Defeat Insecurity – Tinubu
- Nigeria’s Legal System Crumbling Under Corruption, Ethics Violations, Says Osinbajo
18 May
- Nigerians Should Not Lose Sleep Over One-party Rule – Gov Namadi
- 2027: North West APC Endorses Tinubu, Gives Govs Automatic Tickets
- We’re Working With International Partners To Secure Nigeria – DHQ
- FG Committed To Kolmani Oil Exploration Project – Minister
18 May
- I rejected Military's offer of guber seat without election –Atiku
- DEFECTIONS, ENDORSEMENTS BOOST TINUBU’S CHANCES
- Insecurity: Lawyers divided over calls for self-defence
- Ihekweazu now head of WHO’s health emergencies programme
17 May
- Addicts rot as drug business thrives in Abuja
- Vincent Maduka: The challenges of pioneer DG of NTA
- Insecurity forces down enrolment in Benue schools
- NLC threatens showdown over 89 labourers at Dangote refinery
17 May
- Tinubu Approves More Air Assets to Tackle Insurgency
- FG Secures €100m Concessionary Funding from French Treasury to Develop Creative Infrastructure
- Citing Rising Debt, Moody's Pushes US Out of Top Triple-A Rating Club
- How Igbo Apprenticeship System Can Unlock Nigeria’s Economic Empowerment
17 May
- 2027: Between PDP’s Hope For Implosion Of APC And Need For Introspection
- WHY NIGERIA’S STRATEGIC GRAIN RESERVES CAN’T BOOST FOOD SECURITY
- UTME Glitches: Why Oloyede Deserves Commendation, Not Condemnation, By Stakeholders
- Umahi, Idris Deny Plan To Showcase Tinubu’s Performance In London
17 May
- 2025 UTME Mass Failure Spurs Clamour For Reforms
- Why We Must Patronise Nigerian-made Goods – Akume
- Police Arrest 5 Fake EFCC Operatives Over 2 Niger Students’ Abduction
- 9 Nigerians Who Dance For A Living
17 May
- Terrorists from outside pushing into Nigeria
- Police speak on influx of northern youths to Lagos
- Nigerians should report public servants living above their means —CCB chairman
- Tinubu hosts Alaafin of Oyo, calls for greater role for traditional rulers
17 May
- The Unforgotten Hero Professor Tam David West
- Argungu International Fishing Festival: A cultural symbol of the North
- 2027: Akwa Ibom adopts Tinubu, Akpabio, Eno as sole candidates
- Mary Lar@90: Tinubu, Gowon, Jonathan, others celebrate, Mutfwang unveil's book with N50m
17 May
- FAAC: FG, states, LGs shared N1.681trn as April revenue
- FG DEVELOPING NEW DEFENCE CAPABILITIES, STRATEGIES TO COUNTER THREAT – SOURCES
- North has to solve its own problems –Baba-Ahmed
- Damagum engaging in double standards, to blame for secretaryship imbrioglio’
16 May
- Tinubu Takes War To Terrorists In The Bush
- Virologists Warn Of H5N1 Bird Flu Pandemic
- Reps Begin Probe Of Mass UTME Failure
- GUNMEN KILL 8 IN PLATEAU COMMUNITY
16 May
- UTME: Reps to probe poor performance
- Bauchi gov insulted my late father, threatened to slap me —Foreign Affairs minister
- ECOWAS court orders Nigeria to release man detained for 16 years without trial
- Elections: Reps push for six month imprisonment, N100,000 fine on non-voting citizens
16 May
- Nigerians reject reps’ proposal for compulsory voting
- Recharging Lake Chad critical to war against terror in North East – CDS
- From bandits’ den to hall of fame, Yauri girls excel in JAMB
- Sallah: Prices of rams may go up as Niger bans livestock export
16 May
- Public varsities, students in dire straits over blackouts, failed facilities
- Contributory pension scheme, others plagued by corruption, says ICPC
- Minority shareholders decry unfair compensation from exiting firms
- EU changes asylum, deportation protocols amid pushbacks
16 May
- Inflation Declines to 23.71% Amid Lower Food, Energy Prices
- Tinubu Heads to Rome on Pope Leo XIV’s Invitation with Bragging Rights of 62% Christian Appointees
- NUPRC to Raise Nigeria’s Active Oil Rigs from 36 to 50 By End of 2025
- Rabiu: Dangote, BUA Groups Will Stabilise Cement Prices for FG Projects
16 May
- Parents eye JAMB registrar’s sack amid calls for UT ME scrap
- Here’re companies with over N1trn market cap
- Sinners, Owambe T hieves push Apr il’s box office haul to over N1bn
- Nigeria’s 23.71% inflation rate raises rate cut hopes
16 May
- Food prices ease by 0.12% as inflation drops to 23.71%
- We’re better off together, Tinubu tells Malian leader
- Senate: Bamidele heads 20-man Nat’l Security Summit c’tte
- Kogi monarch Oba Ogunyanda kidnapped amid fears
16 May
- Why defections to APC won't lead to one-party state, by Ahamba
- Capital Flight: Investors' pull from capital market up 250.8% to N420bn
- RABIU: HOW DANGOTE MADE US FREEZE PRICES OF CEMENT
- Reps move to impose compulsory voting on eligible Nigerians
16 May
- Atiku Re-echoes Coalition Move Towards 2027, Confident of Success
- Nigeria’s Inflation Rate Drops to 23.71% for April – NBS
- Gunmen Invade Plateau Community again, Kill Nine, Injure Others
- Niger Releases N822m for Wards Development
15 May
- JAMB admits system error, relists 379,997 candidates for fresh exam
- FG upbeat about reforms amid criticism over proposed London press conference
- AFRIMA 2025:AU awards host city right to Lagos
- LUTH decries staff shortage, high electricity bills amid infrastructure gains
15 May
- Capacit y gaps shut local airlines out of N8tr n market
- Niger ian Eur obonds rebound as oil pr ices recover, trade tensions ease
- Tar iff hike boosts telcos’ average r evenue per user by 15%
- AFRIMA 2025: AU gives host city r ight to Lagos
15 May
- JAMB admits errors, 379,997 candidates to retake UTME
- National secretary position: S’East PDP threatens to dump party if..
- Shadow govt: DSS takes Pat Utomi to cour
- Tinubu approves establishment of forest guard
15 May
- 379,997 candidates to retake 2025 UTME
- S'East PDP renominates Ude-Okoye, threatens to quit party if rejected
- Q1’25: Tier 1 banks' income tax up 23.2% to N154.87bn
- PETROBRAS SEEKS RETURN TO NIGERIA'S OIL SECTOR, TARGETS DEEP WATER ACREAGE