NEWSPAPER HEADLINE Week May 22 - May 28, 2024
28 May
- Bayero Constituting Security Risk in Kano, He Should Be Evacuated, State Govt Warns
- Onyeagwu Caps Stellar Tenure with 2024 Banking CEO of Year in Africa Award
- Oluremi Tinubu Seeks More Love, Care Compassion for Nigerian Children
- FG Gives Firm Assurance to Address Demands of Health Workers
28 May
- FG suspends Air Nigeria indefinitely
- Fagbemi: Why state electoral commissions should be scrapped
- CBN: Credit to economy up 2.3% to N92.8trn in April
- EATING MORE FRUITS, VEGETABLES BOOST QUALITY SLEEP –STUDY
28 May
- Nigeria Air remains suspended - FG
- Bayelsa: Tribunal affirms Gov Douye Diri’s re-election
- Mali, B/Faso, Niger exit threat heartbreaking —ECOWAS VP
- Children’s day: No effort will be spared in securing Nigeria’s future – Tinubu
28 May
- Court To Bayero: You're No Longer Emir Of Kano
- Nigeria Must Develop Own Tourism, KAS Offers Such Opportunity – Korean Ambassador
- Pay Debts Owed GenCos To Avert Power Sector Collapse, Elumelu Tells FG
- Tribunal Affirms Diri, Ododo As Bayelsa, Kogi Governors
28 May
- Naira falls, external reserves dip despite FX reforms
- Supermarkets see bumper sales on faster deliveries, credit offerings
- FCMB shareholders approve N150bn capital raise to drive future growth
- Onyeagwu crowns Zenith tenure with second ‘Banking CEO of the Year’ award
28 May
- Conditions of LG councils worrisome – Tinubu, Abbas
- With solar power at Lagos, Abuja airports, FG'll save N1bn electricity bill' TUESday 28 May, 2024 20 Dhul Qadah, 1445 No. 3,324 www.blueprint.ng N250 P
- Exchange rate for customs duty hits N1,480/$ amid forex volatility
- Nigeria’s democracy doomed without capacity, valueorientation – SPPG
28 May
- Children's Day: 39.2 per cent of Nigerian kids in child labour
- Amid penetration surge, Nigerians spend over N500b on data in Q1
- FG suspends ‘fraudulent’ Nigeria Air indefinitely
- Children’s Day: Tinubu, governors pledge commitment to Nigerian child
28 May
- FG wants state electoral bodies scrapped
- Kano emirate: Court orders Bayero’s eviction from palace
- Police arrest 4 soldiers, civil defence officer, 8 others over robbery
- NSIB investigates Abuja-Kaduna train derailment
28 May
- Court orders police to evict Bayero from Kano palace
- Bandits annexed 151 villages, Plateau communities cry out
- Two feared killed, two arrested, gun recovered as motorcyclists attack Lagos police station
- AGF calls for scrapping of state electoral commissions
27 May
- Lawmakers take aim at CBN autonomy in controversial Act amendment
- Streaming swells monthly internet spend to N216bn
- Nigeria rate hikes seen hurting economy in Q2
- Are the world’s poorest countries catching up?
27 May
- FG sues governors, seeks full autonomy for LGs
- FG sues governors, seeks full autonomy for LGs
- Insurgency:Why we’ve not bombed entire Sambisa Forest –Chief of Air Staf
- STUDY LINKS LATE EATING TO COLORECTAL CANCER
27 May
- FG sues governors, seeks full autonomy for LGs
- FG sues governors, seeks full autonomy for LGs
- Insurgency:Why we’ve not bombed entire Sambisa Forest –Chief of Air Staf
- STUDY LINKS LATE EATING TO COLORECTAL CANCER
27 May
- FG drags govs to Supreme Court over LG autonomy
- UBA declares N607.69bn PAT, gross revenue climbs to N2.08trn 2023
- Niger: Terrorists kill 7, abduct 150 in Munya, 25 gunmen neutralised
- NAHCON chair condoles with KebNAHCON chair condoles with Kebbi over death of 2 pilgrims in Makkahbi over death of 2 pilgrims in Makkah MONday 27 May, 2024 19 Dhul Qadah, 1445 No. 3,323 www.blueprint.ng N250 PaGE
27 May
- Tinubu: Today is My Day to Boast, The Deal is Done, The Dream is Realisable
- Obasanjo: Tinubu’s Administration Yet to Find Right Way to Handle Economy
- Ribadu to Kano Deputy Gov: Retract Your Defamatory Statement or Face Legal Action
- Local Governments Autonomy: S'Court to Hear FG's Suit against Governors May 30
27 May
- FG takes govs to supreme court, seeks autonomy for LGs
- Sanusi: Hunters mount surveillance at Emir’s palace
- Post MPR hike: Daily forex turnover rises to $556.25m, contrasting stock market’s negative trading week
- 80% of property owners in Lagos-Ibeju-Lekki sitting on dead assets —Experts
27 May
- Obasanjo knocks FG’s policies, says two necessary but wrongly implemented
- AGF drags 36 govs to S’Court alleging misconduct over Local Govt autonomy
- Navy to take several ships, platforms into inventory – CNS
- Tinubu: Lagos-Calabar Coastal highway symbol of hope, unity, prosperity
27 May
- Protesters hit Kano streets, demand Bayero’s return
- Tinubu’s policies necessary but wrongly implemented – Obasanjo
- FG sues 36 govs, seeks full autonomy for LGs
- We cannot educate our children by leaving them begging – Sultan
27 May
- Firms, GenCos in fresh crisis over eligible customer policy review
- Council autonomy: S’Court fixes May 30 to hear FG’s suit against state govs
- Emirate tussle:Protest rocks Kano as govt considers curfew to curtail violence
- Tinubu promises compensation on coastal highway
26 May
- With plundered yesterday, floundering today, future of Nigerian child uncertain
- Insecurity cast pall on Tinubu’s efforts as attacks in Plateau escalate
- Kano: Atiku alleges breach of peace, constitution against FG
- CRMI certifies Zenith Bank’s Onyeagwu as Institute’s fellow
26 May
- One Kingdom, Two Emirs: The Battle for the Soul of Kano Deepens
- Odili: Fubara Has Taken Effective Control of Governance in Rivers
- Fagbemi: Glencore Has Settled with Nigeria, to Pay $50m Penalty over Bribery Allegation
- Fagbemi: Glencore Has Settled with Nigeria, to Pay $50m Penalty over Bribery Allegation
26 May
- Tension Rises As 'Game Of Thrones' Keeps Kano On Edge
- May 29: ANC Battles To Retain Power, Parliamentary Majority In South Africa
- LP National Chairman, Abure Suspended
- Delta Yet To Ascertain Number Of Those Affected By Okuama Crisis
26 May
- Drama, Intrigues As Sanusi, Bayero Hold Court In 2 Palaces
- Bandits kill 9, kidnap dozens in fresh Niger attack
- Bandits kill 9, kidnap dozens in fresh Niger attack
- Flood destroys voter enrolment machines in Edo INEC office
26 May
- N'Central APC leaders seek Development Commission
- LP national chair, Abure suspended
- Residents flee Plateau community over attacks
- LAWYERS DISAGREE OVER LEGALITY OF KANO COURT ORDER
26 May
- Tension in Kano as Sanusi, Bayero occupy different palaces
- Edo guber poll under threat
- controversy over suspension of Labour Party’s national chairman
- Government not broke, anything short of N150,000 is a joke —Labour experts MINIMUM WAGE SAGA: •Urge FG to reduce tarrifs, taxes Controversy over suspension of Labour Party’s national chairman •We have ratified his suspension —Edo SEC •Edo LP can’t suspend him —National leadership p5 Edo guber poll u
26 May
- Bolanle Onagoruwa, Virginia Etiaba: Where are they now?
- FG’ll expand energy access to 95m unserved Nigerians through DRE programme
- Tinubu’s oneyear anniversary: Nigeria’ll be great again, says NCPC boss Adegbite
- Govt has invested massively in primary, tertiary health institutions, others – Pate
25 May
- Hurdles people face trying to claim deceased relatives' money in banks
- Despite his funny nature, my father had zero tolerance for nonsense
- Only Court can decide Nnamdi Pg. 13 Kanu's fate –Fagbemi
- TINUBU'S GOVT HAS BEEN TRIAL AND ERROR
25 May
- Despite court order, Gov Yusuf presents re-instatement letter to Emir Sanusi
- 2027: Atiku, Obi, others chasing shadows?
- How climate change, insecurity threatening Nigeria’s food security
- Bolanle Onagoruwa, Virginia Etiaba: Where are they now?
25 May
- Emefiele: Lagos court orders forfeiture of $4.7m, N830bn, mansions, others
- How we were tortured, forced to pay N31m ransom by Fulani gunmen —Kidnap victims
- My first year in office challenging, fulfilling —Tinubu
- Gunmen attack Benue Assembly members
25 May
- Again, CBN sacks over 300 staff
- Mixed feelings in Karaye, Bichi, Gaya, Rano as dethroned emirs leave
- Ungwar Jummai: Towns with identical names in Nigeria, Niger
- Traders hawk naira notes in Delta
25 May
- Buoyed by 93.62% Non-oil Contribution, GDP Grew by 2.98% in Quarter 1
- Jubilation in Kano as 16th Emir, Sanusi Receives Appointment Letter
- Worst Days Over, Tinubu Tells Nigerians
- Baba-Ahmed: Soyinka Scared of What Peter Obi Will Offer Nigeria
25 May
- ‘Nothing Is Too Much For Atiku, Obi To Sacrifice If They Want To Oust APC From Power In 2027’
- Tinubu’s Administration Most Influential On National Assembly Affairs – Order Paper
- Kano Emirship Stool:Sanusi Returns To Palace Amid Court Injunction
- Nigeria's Energy Transition Requires $10b Yearly To Achieve 2060 Target – Shettima
25 May
- Rising Cost Of Drugs Threatens Scheme
- UN Court Orders Israel To Halt Military Operations In Rafah
- Court Orders Forfeiture Of Emefiele’s $4.9m, N830.9m, Properties
- Rid Nollywood Of Money Rituals – FG Tells Filmmakers
24 May
- Sanusi Lamido makes history, returns as16th Emir of Kano
- FG attracts $16.6bn investment commitments in oil, gas sector
- Troops neutralise 9,300 terrorists, arrest over 7,000 in one year
- Tinubu seeks re-introduction of old National Anthem
24 May
- Four Years after Removal, Sanusi Makes Second Return as Kano Emir
- Oil Sector Attracts $16.6bn Investments under Tinubu – Lokpobiri
- FCTA to Build 10,000 Houses for New Hope City in 2025
- IMF Approves $164.6m Funding for Rwanda
24 May
- Nigerians’ healthcare woes worsen as states struggle to tap N128bn fund
- PMI expansion signals stronger economic growth in Q1
- Sanusi back as Emir after Kano repeals law
- Nigeria rakes in N16.3bn from Solid Minerals
24 May
- Kano Gov reinstates Emir Sanusi as state Assembly sacks Bayero, others
- Poverty, hunger driving crimes as low as N500 in Nigeria –Sultan
- Senate probes 11,866 FG abandoned projects across Nigeria
- Cardoso: CBN focused on boosting diaspora remittances
24 May
- Sanusi’s Reinstatement in Kano’s Best Interest, Says Gov Yusuf
- Shettima: Tinubu’s Administration Has Secured over $20bn in Potential Investments
- NBS to Rebase GDP, Inflation Estimates to Capture New Economic Frontiers
- Akume: Difficult Choices Being Made By Our Govt Are to Prevent Collapse of System
24 May
- Tinubu’s costly reforms leave Nigerians on edge one year after
- Ministers give Tinubu pass mark amid rising inflation, subsidies, insecurity
- Concerns over inactive $252m NTEL facility, missing info on NCC dashboard
- Reps pass bill to revert to old national anthem
24 May
- Sanusi II Returns As Emir Of Kano
- Sanusi II Returns As Emir Of Kano
- FG Halts Lagos-Calabar Coastal Road Project Realignment
- Senate Investigates 11,866 Abandoned Projects
24 May
- Sanusi returns as Emir of Kano
- Sanusi returns as Emir of Kano
- N/Assembly passes bill to return fi rst national anthem
- Tinubu orders review of varsity governing councils’ list after protests
24 May
- Kano awaits Emir Sanusi as govt deposes Bayero, others
- Senate revisits Jonathan’s report, probe 11,886 abandoned projects
- Reps pass bill to revert to old National Anthem, bill scales second reading at Senate
- I will contest presidency as long as my health permits —Atiku
23 May
- Yakubu to SIECs: Stop coronating ruling parties’ candidates in LG polls
- Go with medication, NAHCON tells pilgrims with underlying ailments
- Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda working – Akume
- Cancer: UNICEF reaffirms safety of Human Papillomavirus vaccines P 20 P 19 P 20 Page 3
23 May
- From N9b in 2006, abandoned national library to cost over N200b
- Nigeria’s gemstones exports hit $15.2m, securing 30th place globally
- First year in office:FG eyes ‘low-key’ ceremony, gives Tinubu pass mark
- CBN reduces duty FX rate eighth time in May as naira trades above N1500/$
23 May
- 21 Companies Shut Down In Kano In 3 Years
- Forex Crisis: CBN Gives BDCs June 3 Deadline To Get New Licence
- FG Apologises Over Hardship, Defends Economic Policies
- May 29: FG Opts For Low-key Celebration
23 May
- BOI, Nigeria’s oldest financier, posts biggest ever profit
- Nigeria’s $1trn transactions to get new AI-based defence
- Africa’s most productive oil assets get no love from investors
- Tinubu’s ministers to account for one year in office starting today
23 May
- One year in office: Economic pains, hardships unintended —FG
- Minimum wage: Labour pegs demand at N497,000
- Over 380 Nigerians kidnapped in January —Reps
- Jonathan, Atiku, Sambo, Wabara, PDP govs part of 152-member National Campaign Council for Edo election
23 May
- CNG: No conversion centres in 27 states
- Norway , Ireland, Spain to recognise Palestinian State May 28
- Why Tinubu’s fi rst year anniversary is low-key-Info minister
- Zamfara lawmaker’s abducted daughters rescued after 17 months
22 May
- Chaos looms, life becoming tough for average citizens, ACF warns Tinubu
- Again, Labour rejects FG’s fresh N54,000 offer, talks continue today
- Cardoso: Foreign investors' feedback on Nigeria's economy positive
- NIGERIA, SAUDI TO RESUME JOINT FLIGHTS ON $6TRN CARGO MARKET
22 May
- N54,000 minimum wage offer a joke carried too far – Labour
- ACF decries economic, security challenges, lauds Tinubu
- 2027: APC tackles Atiku, Obi over merger talk
- ECOWAS mulls meditation committee to pacify Mali, B/Faso, Niger
22 May
- CBN guns for stable currency, FPIs as rates hike hurts businesses
- Nigerian startups get 29.3% of Africa’s $15b funding in five years
- Yobe, Benue, Anambra senators clash over farmersherders crises
- Bandits kill 46 persons, raze homes in Plateau
22 May
- Bandits kill 50, burn houses in Plateau
- Kano Assembly to amend law Ganduje used to dethrone Sanus
- Minimum wage: FG, labour meeting deadlocked again
- Abuja abduction: 9 still missing – Families
22 May
- Fear Grips Plateau Residents As Gunmen Kill 50
- CBN’s Benchmark Interest Rate Hits 26.25% To Sustain ‘Past Gain
- Governor Inuwa Backs Calls For State Police
- Minimum Wage: PAGE 4 Again, Labour Rejects FG’s N54,000 Offer
22 May
- Tougher times ahead as CBN raises interest rates to 26.25%
- Bandits kill over 40, raze several homes in Plateau community
- Court nullifies amendment of LG laws by pro-Wike lawmakers
- Minimum wage: Again, Labour rejects FG’s N54,000 offer