NEWSPAPER HEADLINE Week May 22 - May 28, 2025
28 May
- After one year, PDP NEC finally meets
- After one year, PDP NEC finally meets
- Malnutrition, street begging on focus as Nigerians mark Children’s Day
- Nigeria’s debt to hit N162trn as president seeks N17trn loans
28 May
- Tinubu writes NASS, seeks $21.5bn external loan, N758bn pension bond
- APC plotting one-party rule out of fear of 2027 defeat —PDP NEC
- INEC still recognises Anyanwu as PDP national secretary —Report
- FG directs three-year ban on students caught in exam malpractices
28 May
- Fresh loans may push Nigeria’s debt to N182tr
- Suspected herders kill pastor, 31 others in fresh Taraba, Plateau attacks
- Return of toll gates or better road network?
- Tinubu, wife underscore child protection on Children’s Day
28 May
- PDP NEC: Tinubu’s Negligence, Abdication of Constitutional Duties Buoying Terrorism
- Tinubu Seeks National Assembly’s Approval for Fresh $23.5bn, €2.265bn, ¥15bn, N757.9bn Loans
- une 12: Kola Abiola Demands Recognition for Persons Murdered, Jailed by Abacha
- Tinubu: Resolve to Fight Corruption Unwavering, Unshakeable
28 May
- Knocks, Kudos For Tinubu On Security
- Examination Malpractice Now Attracts 3-year Ban
- Tinubu Seeks NASS Approval For $21.5bn Loan, Other Borrowings
- Equity: Foreign, Domestic Transactions Dropped By N633.47bn In April
28 May
- Power cuts dim Niger ia’s biggest asset
- Cash ditched as N72 million transfer red ever y second
- Nigeria launches first ever flare gas digital infrastructure project
- Tinubu’s new loans push debt to N183trn
28 May
- Tinubu seeks NASS approval for $21.5bn loan, N757.9bn pension bond
- At 99th NEC, PDP vows to fight on despite defections WEDNESDay 28 May, 2025 1 Dhul Hajj, 1446 No. 3,590 www.blueprint.ng N250 Page
- Thousands of children born with HIV in Nigeria – NACA DG
- Tinubu seeks NASS approval for $21.5bn loan, N757.9bn pension bond By Taiye Odewale and Joshua Egbodo, Abuja Both chambers of the National
28 May
- Nigeria’s debt stock to hit $115.73bn as Tinubu seeks approval for fresh $21.5bn loan
- PDP crisis lingers as NEC fails to ratify Nat'l Secretary
- STOCKS: TOP BANKS SHED OVER N86BN DESPITE POSITIVE Q1 EARNINGS
- Children’s Day: Tinubu condemns bullying, promises better future, environment
27 May
- Over 1.2 billion people affected by infertility globally
- Nwoye laments closure, extortion of Onitsha drug market trader
- EFCC recovers part of N1.3tr from collapsed CBEX
- Ground rent: Tinubu intervenes as FCTA grants 14-day grace to defaulters
27 May
- MSMEs run on fumes as power cuts cripple operations
- Naira to remain stable as big gains unlikely
- World’s most wanted mineral lures $800m to Nigeria
- Fifty years on, ECOWAS grapples with crisis, regional instability
27 May
- Hours to NEC meeting, FCTA seals PDP hqtrs
- Speaker Abbas withdraws second bill in 9 months
- Why S/Arabia stopped me from performing hajj – Gumi
- 42 killed in fresh Benue attacks
27 May
- Tinubu saves PDP, others; FCTA gives them 14 days to pay up
- NPA, Dangote to deepen maritime industry growth, expand export operations
- Election of Adesina’s successor tops agenda as 6,000 AfDB delegates meet in Abidjan
- Glo celebrates 20th anniversary of Ojude oba sponsorship
27 May
- Suspected Suicide Bomber Killed In Abuja Explosion
- Tinubu, Other Leaders To Mark ECOWAS 50th Anniversary
- 2027: No Automatic Ticket For You, LP Tells Obi
- Nigeria Targets $7m Daily Revenue From Fertiliser Export
27 May
- Tinubu wades in as FCTA seals PDP secretariat, Access Bank, FIRS, others
- 24hrs after quit notice, ‘herders’ kill over 20 in Benue communities TUESday 27 May, 2025 29 Dhu al-Qa’dah 1446 No. 3,589 www.blueprint.ng N250 Page 1
- Suspected suicide bomber killed in failed attack on Mogadishu cantonment
- Abbas bows to pressure, withdraws compulsory voting bill
27 May
- FCTA's sealing of Wadata Plaza, FIRS, others disrupts PDP's BoT meeting
- CBN COMMENCES AUCTION OF NON-INTEREST ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES
- Electronic Transfer Levy: FG disburses record N40.48bn as part of allocations
- Panic in Abuja as bus stop explosion injures one person
27 May
- FCTA's sealing of Wadata Plaza, FIRS, others disrupts PDP's BoT meeting
- CBN COMMENCES AUCTION OF NON-INTEREST ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES
- Electronic Transfer Levy: FG disburses record N40.48bn as part of allocations
- Panic in Abuja as bus stop explosion injures one person
26 May
- PDP: Wike withdraws from peace accords
- Utomi defends shadow cabinet, calls for democratic renewal
- FG launches intra-African Air Cargo corridor with 50% discount
- 2025 UTME: 17,025 candidates score 300 and above —JAMB
26 May
- ODOO: T hey saved and saved but devaluation wiped it off
- Residential power user s bear br unt as big consumer s shun gr id
- Electr icity sector refor m and Niger ia’s national secur ity
- FG inaugurates Intra-Afr ican Air Cargo Cor r idor with 50% discount
26 May
- Despite N7tr subsidy savings, states fail to cushion hardship, hunger
- Military destroys over 100 illegal refinery sites in five months
- Nwokobia, Adebayo blast APC’s ‘fear-driven’ strategy, urge Tinubu to govern
- IPI flays Eno for removingChannels TVcrew from Akwa Ibom’s govt house
26 May
- 2 Shutdowns Of Port Harcourt Refinery In 5 Months Raise Questions
- JAMB Data Shows More Candidates Score Above 300 In 2025 UTME
- Dangote Named Most Admired African Brand, Bags 2 More Awards In Addis Ababa
- Coalition: Atiku, Obi, Amaechi Others Brainstorm With Northern Leaders
26 May
- Anyanwu Postpones PDP NEC AfterWike Pulled Out of Agreement with Govs
- Petrol Retailers Urge NNPC to Adhere to 30-Day Refinery Repair Timeline
- OML 42: In Major Boost for Nigeria, Neconde Raises Oil Production to 50,000 Barrels Daily
- NEITI Releases Advisory Report, Thumbs Up NUPRC’s Handling of Oil Bid Rounds
26 May
- PDP sinks deeper as Wike pulls out of peace deal
- NDLEA intercepts N6.5bn opioids, nabs 2 British nationals in drug busts
- JAMB releases resit 2025 UTME results, 70.7% score below 200
- Mining attracted $800m investment, N38bn revenue in 2024 – Alake
26 May
- PDP crisis festers as Wike pulls out of party’s reconciliation deal, blames Makinde
- Allocation: Amid decay, oil producing states’ 13% derivation up 18.3% to N546.48bn
- LAGOS NAMED WORLD'S FASTEST-GROWING TECH CITY FOR 2025
- 2027:Jigawa delegates disrupt Atiku, Obi coalition meeting in Abuja
26 May
- Coalition: Atiku, Obi meet northern group
- 30 killed in Taraba communal clash
- Questions over P/Harcourt refi nery shutdown after $1.5bn rehabilitation
- PDP’s reconciliation suff ers setback as Wike pulls out
25 May
- The Unforgotten Hero Ernest Shonekan
- tension as FCta begins take-over of 4,794 revoked properties Monday
- Nigerians should ask govs what they’ve been doing with allocations – Dr. Ovuede
- Don’t run in 2027, APGA national youth leader advises Atiku
25 May
- DAMAGUM SPEAKS OUT Don’t blame me for PDP crisis
- Nigeria’s rice industry at risk, stakeholders cry out
- There is hope for Nigeria, Sultan assures
- APC, PDP upbeat as Ondo gov election tribunal fixes June 4 for judgment
25 May
- 2027: Hurdles before the coalition
- Supreme Court dismisses 36 states’ suit over use of N1.8trn recovered loot
- FG to sanction airlines bringing passengers without valid visas
- Nigerians seek alternatives as beef gets out of reach
25 May
- Sokoto Residents Will Soon Feel Impact Of The Skills And Entrepreneurship Development Ministry — Muhammad
- OPERATION JAGABANISE SOUTHERN NIGERIA ON THE RISE
- FG Insists On Local Solar Panel Manufacturing To Retain $40b Access Fund
- African Leaders Must Strengthen Collaboration Against Escalating Security Threats– Minister
25 May
- Coalition receives reports from 3 zones, awaits 3 others
- Shake Up: FG redeploys 100 Treasury Officers
- Sultan: Religious harmony’ll solve Nigeria’s challenges
- NNPC Ltd shuts PH Refinery for maintenance
25 May
- Mixed feelings as Tinubu clocks two years in office
- Organised Labour in coma as govt tramples on workers’ right
- NLNG’s N140m grant boosts 28 micro, small businesses in Niger Delta
- PVAC building ecosystem that allows local manufacturers thrive - national coordinator
25 May
- 2027: Obi Shrugs off Coalition, Says He Will Contest on Labour Party’s Platform
- Foreign, Domestic Investors Drive Nigerian Stock Market Transactions to Record N2.7tn in Four Months
- Adeniyi: Tinubu's Reforms Push Customs' Revenue to N1.3tn in Q1 2025
- NNPC Shuts down Port Harcourt Refinery for Planned Maintenance
24 May
- Govt to seal off PDP hqtrs on Monday
- Obasanjo, Atiku, Sambo, Aiyedatiwa, Oyinlola, Aregbesola, Oyetola, Ooni others grace Owa Obokun’s coronation
- Supreme Court strikes out 36 states’ suit over looted funds
- My wife got me arrested by Amotekun over N500,000 debt
24 May
- Despite Crackdown, Drug Abuse, Trafficking On The Rise
- Defection To APC Won’t Stop Trial Of Corrupt Governors, Others – FG
- We’ll Sanction Airlines Over Passengers Without Entry Visas – Tunji-Ojo
- Ground Rent: FCTA Takes Over 4,794 Revoked Property Monday
24 May
- Despite Crackdown, Drug Abuse, Trafficking On The Rise
- Defection To APC Won’t Stop Trial Of Corrupt Governors, Others – FG
- We’ll Sanction Airlines Over Passengers Without Entry Visas – Tunji-Ojo
- Ground Rent: FCTA Takes Over 4,794 Revoked Property Monday
24 May
- The Unforgotten Hero Ernest Shonekan
- tension as FCta begins take-over of 4,794 revoked properties Monday
- Nigerians should ask govs what they’ve been doing with allocations – Dr. Ovuede
- Nigerians should ask govs what they’ve been doing with allocations – Dr. Ovuede
24 May
- Another strike looms as ASUU asks FG to speedily address outstanding issues
- CPC BLOC OPTS FOR CHAIR, SECRETARY; ATIKU, OBI, EL-RUFAI FOR PRIMARIES
- I won Challenge Cup, celebrated with Abiola after being accused of taking bribes
- FG to demolish MMIA terminal, plans new structure, says Keyamo
24 May
- With Opposition at Crossroads, Atiku, Saraki Move to Heal Deepening Divide
- Barclays Advises Switch to Nigeria’s Shorter-dated Dollar Bonds
- Judge Temporarily Blocks Trump's Plan to Stop Harvard Enrolling Foreign Students
- FG Moves to Close Manpower Gap in Renewables, Trains 130
24 May
- 2027: Hurdles before the coalition
- Nigerians seek alternatives as beef gets out of reach
- Disquiet over alleged plan for new emirates in Katsina
- 2027: Ministers eyeing governorship seats
24 May
- Ground Rent Payment Default:Wike Seals PDP Secretariat, 4,793 Other Properties Monday
- OPERATION JAGABANISE SOUTHERN NIGERIA ON THE RISE
- FG Insists On Local Solar Panel Manufacturing To Retain $40b Access Fund
- African Leaders Must Strengthen Collaboration Against Escalating Security Threats– Minister
23 May
- Tinubu’s endorsement: What Nigerians think
- Assassination claim: FG files criminal charges against Senator Natasha
- Despite 6-time price cuts by Dangote, petrol cost still high
- League of Northern Democrats backs coalition against Tinubu
23 May
- 2027: Tinubu Is Our Sole Candidate, APC Govs, Lawmakers Declare
- Otedola Hails Tinubu, Cardoso’s Reforms As FirstHoldCo Regains Profitability
- FLUTTERWAVE CEO SERVES AS MONEY20/20 AWARDS JURY
- FG FILES CRIMINAL CHARGES AGAINST NATASHA
23 May
- APC adopts Tinubu as sole candidate for 2027
- Dangote Refinery reduces petrol price again by N15
- Tinubu seeks NASS approval of N1.481trn 2025 Rivers budget
- FG files criminal charges against Natasha over assassination allegation
23 May
- Tinubu Consolidates an Expanding APC, Dwindling Opposition Weighs Counter Options
- President to New NNPCL Board: Use Your Experience to Turn Nation’s Economy Around
- P&ID Victory Demonstrates Nigeria Will Never again Be Exploited, Declares Fagbemi
- Sanwo-Olu in UK, Says Lagos Home to Largest Rice Mill in Africa
23 May
- Nothing is wrong with a one-party state, Tinubu tells critics
- NASS proposes N1.481trn 2025 budget for Rivers
- Fidelity Bank’s N10.5trn assets base reinforces stakeholders’ confidence
- NNPCL empowers 531 NYSC members with business starter packs, grants
23 May
- 2027:APC govs adopt Tinubu sole Presidential candidate
- P&ID: How CBN's role ensured victory for Nigeria, by Counsel
- DANGOTE REFINERY SLASHES FUEL PRICES BY N15 NATIONWIDE
- FG reviews trade policy tariff engagement with US
23 May
- Naira lures foreign patients to private healthcare service
- Bonny Light $14 above Brent on strong demand
- Tinubu charges NNPCL board to consolidate on gains of reforms
- Indorama adopts US safety system in production plant
23 May
- Opposition kicks as Tinubu hails defections, APC endorsement
- Otedola:Tinubu, Cardoso’spolicies revivedinvestors’ confidence
- Vacate our lands before June, Tiv council tells herders
- President submits N1.48tr Rivers’ appropriation bill to Senate
22 May
- Zulum flags complicity in terrorism war amid push for new investment
- Reps rallies FG to rescue stranded Nigerians in S’Arabia
- NMDPRA to cut petroleum truck loading capacity to 45,000 litres
- Nigeria’s GDP per capita too low, needs growth to boost income, meet aspirations
22 May
- 2027: ADC meets today, may ratify coalition
- Forget defections, it will be hungry Nigerians vs APC in 2027 —Makinde
- Osun PDP senators endorse Tinubu for 2027
- UTME: Why I didn’t resign —Oloyede
22 May
- 27.5% MPR: MAN, LCCI, NECA Lament Prohibitively Expensive Credit
- Zulum to Tinubu: To End Insecurity, Listen to Military, Not Sycophants
- After $5bn Bonga North, Shell to Take Bonga Southwest FID By 2027
- Afreximbank Grew Assets to $42.7bn as Net Loans Hit $27.8bn in Q1
22 May
- NNPC chases oil up north as Nigeria faces fiscal squeeze
- outhful investors fuel rIse of digital-first brokerage firms
- Zulum alleges sabotage as Boko Haram insurgency rages
- We’re working to recover proceeds of crime outside Afr ica – ICPC
22 May
- We‘ve B/Haram collaborators among politicians, soldiers – Zulum
- No lady on trial for converting to Christianity in Zamfara – Gov’s aide
- Wike’s 85% 2024 budget implementation impressive – Senate
- Benue NASS APC Caucus, Osun PDP senators endorse Tinubu for 2027
22 May
- 2027 Coalition:Why Atiku, Obi, others won’t adopt PDP, by Babachir Lawal
- AML: CBN RELEASES DRAFT ON STANDARDS FOR AUTOMATED SOLUTIONS
- PMS: Marketers lose N31bn daily to local refiners on price differentials
- Dangote: Without local investors, foreigners won’t come to Nigeria
22 May
- Outcry Over Soldiers, Politicians’ Involvement
- UTME: JAMB To Conduct Mop-up Exams For Absentees
- Cut Interest Rate Now, Manufacturers Beg CBN
- Wike Defends N1.78trn FCT 2025 Budget Before NASS