NEWSPAPER HEADLINE Week Jun 15 - Jun 21, 2024
21 Jun
- Ubeta’s $550m project to expand Nigeria domestic gas supply
- Nigeria’s knotty visa-on-arrival process squeezes investors
- Investor apathy delays Nigeria’s oil blocks sale
- New BPP helmsman faces 60,000 abandoned projects
21 Jun
- Emirate Crisis:Court nullifies Sanusi's reinstatement as 16th Emir of Kano
- Denied access, CTC chairmen resume duties outside LGA secretariats
- DMO: Nigeria's total public debt now N121.67trn
- MINIMUM WAGE NEGOTIATION MAY IMPACT ON PENSION FUNDS
21 Jun
- Court nullifies Sanusi’s reinstatement, police warn against procession
- Health groups, firms to create $1.2bn African vaccine market
- N423bn fraud’: Protest rocks Kaduna as call for el-Rufa’i probe mounts
- $1.5bn loan: W/Bank to monitor Nigeria's compliance with conditions
21 Jun
- Court nullifies Sanusi’s reinstatement, police warn against procession
- Health groups, firms to create $1.2bn African vaccine market
- N423bn fraud’: Protest rocks Kaduna as call for el-Rufa’i probe mounts
- $1.5bn loan: W/Bank to monitor Nigeria's compliance with conditions
21 Jun
- Court Upholds Bayero’s Removal, Annuls Sanusi’s Appointment
- FG: $550m NNPC, TotalEnergies JV Ubeta Project Will Boost Domestic Gas Market
- APC to PDP: Fubara is Architect of Rivers Crisis
- Kaduna: Protesters Storm Government House, Want El-Rufai Arrested, Charged with Fraud
21 Jun
- How poor hygiene, food inflation complicate cholera outbreak
- Heatwave:15 Nigerians die in S’Arabia as death toll exceeds 1,000
- ASUU warns of imminent strike, bemoans FG’s insincerity
- Court declares 33 LCDAs created by Akeredolu illega
21 Jun
- Kano Emirate: Court leaves contenders in limbo
- Journalist found dead in Abuja
- Govs turned varsities into constituency projects – ASUU
- Army acquires own surveillance helicopters
21 Jun
- Let Nigerians breathe, PRP tells Tinubu
- Withheld salaries: SSANU, NASU give 2-week ultimatum
- Nigeria’s public debt now N121.67trn, says DMO
- FG unveils mobile courts, new guidelines for hotels, schools to end GBV
21 Jun
- Feuding Parties Claim Victory In Kano Court Ruling
- NNPC, TotalEnergies Commit $550m To Boost Domestic Gas Market
- Don’t Leave Rivers LG Secretariats, IGP Orders Police
- ARMY TAKES DELIVERY OF 2 HELICOPTERS COURT NULLIFIES 33 ONDO LCDAS PAGE 21 PAGE 16 PAGE 18 Feuding Parties Claim Victory In Kano Court Ruling Amended Emirate law valid, Bayero wrongly removed, says court State govt orders demolition of mini palace, insists Sanusi remains Emir of Kano 7 ‘GAME OF THRO
21 Jun
- Cholera death toll hits 21 in Lagos, cases rise to 401
- Court sets aside law deployed to dethrone Emir Bayero
- SSANU, NASU give FG two weeks to pay four months’ withheld salaries
- South-West govts arrive at 8-point resolution to boost food production
20 Jun
- Indian steel maker plans Nigeria exit after $30m investment
- NNPC, TotalEnergies near $550m Ubeta deal
- Foreign investors’ NGX trade up 437% in four months
- Wike, Fubara’s clash triggers APC call for state of emergency
20 Jun
- Alleged Terrorism:Nnamdi Kanu ready to negotiate with FG –Lawyer
- CBN: FG’s fiscal deficit drops by 3.4% to N1.07trn
- Rivers Crisis:Ex-LG bosses go into hiding as youths besiege council secretariats
- FIRSTBANK CONFIRMS ALEBIOSU AS MD, EBONG AS DMD
20 Jun
- Police recruitment deepens PSC, IGP crisis
- We tip bandits to access our farms, FCT women farmers cry out
- Intensify efforts to secure Nigeria, CAS charges commanders
- $800m W/Bank loan: FG applies for 18-month deadline extension
20 Jun
- I'm Defending Democracy and Constitution in Rivers, Fubara Declares
- Buhari Condoles Bukola, Gbemisola Saraki on Passing of their Mother, Morenike
- Adeniyi: Customs Generated N4.49tn in 12 Months
- PSC to Tinubu: Egbetokun is Peddling Falsehood on Police Recruitment, Sack Him
20 Jun
- Rivers: Fubara’s men take charge of 23 councils
- Edo PDP expels Shaibu, Orbih
- Nigeria partners US agency to send first Nigerian to space
- TotalEnergies, NNPC to invest $550m in Nigeria gas facility’
20 Jun
- Fiscal stimulus, wage review add fresh uncertainty to inflation outlook
- Court dismisses Abba Kyari's fresh bail request
- 95% of real sector operators at shutdown point, stakeholders warn
- At last, Makinde approves appointment of Olakulehin as 43rd Olubadan
20 Jun
- Sanusi, Bayero know fate today
- APC wants state of emergency, PDP backs Fubara
- Customs records N4.4trn revenue in 1yr
- Alleged terrorism: Nnamdi Kanu seeks negotiation with FG
20 Jun
- Fubara swears-in CTC chairmen amidst political confusion in Rivers
- Nnamdi Kanu seeks out-of-Court settlement in alleged terrorism charge
- Rivers unrest: IGP tightens security, condemns killing of officers, orders investigation
- Reps hail Nigeria Armed Forces for successes against insecurity
19 Jun
- Prioritise Mambilla power project like Calabar Coastal Road’
- Abuja CCTV project:More questions than answers for $460 million contract 14 years after
- For Tinubu’s economic policies to achieve desired results
- Report: 300 Nigerian millionaires may migrate in 2024
19 Jun
- Rivers Crisis: Police Announce Takeover of 23 Council Secretariats, Critical Govt Infrastructure
- NUPRC Offers Additional 17 Deep Offshore Oil Assets for Sale, Extends Pre-qualification Deadline
- Bloomberg: Western Multinationals Fleeing Nigeria Being Replaced by Asian, Turkish Firms
- Niger Group Claims Attack on Chinabacked Pipeline, Threatens More
19 Jun
- Fubara rules out tenure extension for council bosses, meets security agencies
- Tinubu urges Nigerians to embrace new value system
- STUDY: PLANT-BASED DIET MIGHT REDUCE PROSTATE CANCER PROGRESSION
- World Bank blames Nigeria's power crisis on financial hurdles
19 Jun
- Don’t amplify drums of war, APC cautions Kwankwaso
- Don’t store cooked food in refrigerator for over 3 days, NAFDAC warns
- Policeman, vigilante feared killed over Rivers LG tenure crisis
- Taraba: Angry youth burn alleged killer of 18-year-old POS operator
19 Jun
- Shootings as Fubara directs HLGA to take over 23 councils
- President Tinubu: Electrical cable stealing, rail track vandalism acts of sabotage
- Oil block Licencing: NUPRC extends deadline for pre-qualification documents submission
- Airspace: NAAE flays misleading radar report, says equipment is safe
19 Jun
- Fubara, Council Chairmen Flex Muscles Over Tenure Expiration
- Paucity Of Funds Threatens 200,000bpd Modular Refinery Projects
- Emirates Law: Kano Assembly Approaches Appeal Court
- Bauchi Governor PAGE 14 Wants Hajj Operations Decentralised
19 Jun
- Rivers: Two killed as chaos erupts over forceful takeover of council
- Kwakwanso, APC trade words over Kano emirate tussle
- How Glo added colour, excitement to 2024 Ojude Oba carnival
- Nigeria spends $600m annually on palm oil importation
19 Jun
- Oil buyers’ shift to electric vehicles threatens Nigeria petrodollars
- More naira, less value as inflation erodes N7.6tn consumer spending
- External reserves seen rising further on inflows
- Western multinationals fleeing Nigeria are being replaced by Asian and Turkish firms – Bloomberg
19 Jun
- How PSC, NPF dispute stalls recruitment of 10,000 police
- 2 killed as police, pro-Fubara youths clash in Rivers
- Tax evasion: Private jets owners jostle to beat 30-day deadline
- APC wants Kwankwaso arrested over inciting comments
18 Jun
- Rivers LGs Crisis: Showdown Looms, Armed Group Vows to Sack Council Chairmen
- New Report Says Nigeria’s Liquefied Natural Gas Expansion Drive Faces Severe Future Risks
- Tinubu's Reforms Meant to Refocus Economy for Sustainable Growth, Says Kwara Governor
- Netanyahu Sacks War Cabinet Amid Growing Pressure
18 Jun
- PFAs face pressure from retirees as FG fails to pay pensions
- World Bank applauds Nigeria’s bold reforms, offers $15 billion support
- Investors stifled by 17 property registration hurdles in Lago
- Nigeria losing 400,000 barrels of crude oil daily – Nextier
18 Jun
- Sallah spending triggers naira scarcity nationwide
- Again, ASUU rejects new varsity governing councils
- FAAC: e-transfer levy earnings drop by 15.97% to N15.15bn
- Military airstrikes kill over 80 terrorists in Katsina –NAF
18 Jun
- Tension in Rivers over control of LG councils as tenure of chairmen expires
- Obi kicks against proposed purchase of presidential aircraft
- Nigerian pilgrim dies of heat stroke •Says ‘govt’s plan to buy new jets demonstrates extreme insensitivity to citizens’ struggles’ on Arafat da
- Cholera: Nigeria must prevent spread to schools —UNICEF
18 Jun
- Obi faults plan to purchase presidential aircraft for Tinubu, Shettima
- Tinubu to attend inauguration of South African President, Ramaphosa I H E S I U L O G R A C E P resident Bola Tinubu will today (Tuesday) depart Lagos for Pretoria, South Africa, to attend the inauguration of President Cyril Ramaphosa. The inauguration of Ramaphosa follows his re-election as preside
- UAE to lift visa ban on Nigerians soon, says Keyamo
- NAF air strikes kill over 80 terrorists, destroy their motorcycles
18 Jun
- Nigeria Fails To Stop N1.4trn Loss To Medical Tourism
- Obi Faults Plan To Buy New Presidential Jet Amid Hardship
- Tenure Expiration: Rivers Youths Take Over LG Secretariats
- Ignore Wike’s Critics, CSOs Urge President Tinubu
18 Jun
- Lead by example, Nigerians reply Tinubu
- Tinubu didn’t replace Murtala Muhammed Way with Soyinka – FG
- Daura, Katsina hold Sallah durbar
- Take war to terrorists, Shehu of Borno tells security agencies
17 Jun
- Nigeria’s free trade fruit rots on the vine
- Dangote refinery achieves double Nigeria’s 11-yr power outpu
- High food prices eat away at Nigerians’ income
- Debunking Economic Myths New minimum wage doesn’t always translate to poverty reduction
17 Jun
- GDP:'How Nigeria lost N95trn in 5 years to foreign firms' exit
- Don’t bite more than you can chew, Nigerians advise fathers
- PRICE OF COOKING GAS CRASHES AS 12KG GOES FOR N13,200
- VAT rebounds as banks, others contribute N281.4bn
17 Jun
- Nigeria needs sacrificing citizens to fulfil her dreams – Tinubu
- Times report on Tinubu’s economic policies misleading – Presidency
- Nigeria’s inflation rate hits record high in May as food prices soar
- NDLEA arrests 4 suspects in warehouse, seizes N4.7bn cocaine
17 Jun
- Eid-el-Adha: Nigeria needs sacrificing citizens to progress –Tinubu
- PANDEF carpets Tinubu over removal of Arase as PSC chairman
- Presidency tackles New York Times over report on Nigeria
- Why labour should review stance on minimum wage — Tripartite Committee
17 Jun
- Market realities peg ideal minimum pay for Nigerian workers at N104,400
- Presidency faultsNew York Timesreport, blames ‘dead economy’ for hardship
- Muslims groan, seek change in policy over high cost of goods
- Gunmen kill six, abduct many in Sokoto community
17 Jun
- Lawyers, CSOs, Parties Disagree Over Same-day Elections
- Military Remains Committed To National Security – Defence Chie
- Minimum Wage Bill: No Plan To Seize States, LGs Funds – Senate
- Lagos-Calabar Coastal Road: FG Withholds Compensation Payment
17 Jun
- Redouble efforts to stop economic hardship, Sultan tells leaders
- Again, ASUU rejects list of new governing councils
- Ibadan people enthrone Olubadan, not gov —Ladoja
- Why Labour should review stance on minimum wage
16 Jun
- Households groan as food prices soar in ambush for new minimum wage
- Nigeria’s democracy @25: Growth tainted by worsening electoral process
- Controversy trails 6-year single term proposal for president, governors
- Fintechs striving to improve gender equity, inclusivity in Nigeria’s financial ecosystem - 9PSB CEO
16 Jun
- nflation rose to 33.9% in May as food prices escalate
- FHQ: Irregularities, corruption marred 2022 recruitment proces
- Sallah: We're prioritising physical, social, economic security –Tinubu
- RESTRUCTURING: WHY NORTHERN ELEMENTS ARE ANGRY –SOURCES
16 Jun
- Your Expectations Won't Be In Vain, Tinubu Assures Nigerians
- Parliament Returns Ramaphosa As South Africa President
- Finidi George Resigns As Super Eagles Coach
- Court To Rule On Kano Emirates Council Repeal Law On June 20
16 Jun
- Nigeria’s 289 Delegation To ILO Confab Stirs Fresh Outcry
- Sallah: Tinubu, N/Assembly, govs, others preach unity
- Why Finidi George stepped down as Super Eagles Coach >
- APPY EID-EL-KABIR TO OUR READERS AND ADVERTISERS
16 Jun
- Zainab Kuchi, Isah Dobi: Where are they now?
- I’ve made more than 40 films in two years
- Supersonic speed consideration awaits New National Minimum Wage Bill - Senate
- Eid el-Kabir: NSCDC boss deploys 47, 000 personnel to beef up security
16 Jun
- Nigerians celebrate Sallah amid rising food prices as inflation hits 33.95%
- My pastor said she is my problem, says lady who set mother ablaz
- How we plan to pp4,5,6 improve Nigeria’s properties sector —Uzoma Emelife
- CHOLERA: UNICEF warns, says children face substantial risk
15 Jun
- FG, Afreximbank Seal $3bn Deal to Boost Industrialisation,CNG, Others
- Kano Governor Ordering Arrest of Emir Bayero Violated His Fundamental Rights, Court Holds
- G7 Leaders Pledge $420m Investments in Nigeria, Other African Countries
- Shettima Canvasses Public-Private Partnership to Stimulate Economic Growth
15 Jun
- Gas supply shortage from Nigeria causes 3 weeks power cut in Ghana
- Sallah:Why we cannot celebrate, by Muslims
- Tinubu seeks collaboration with US to fight cybercrime, terrorism
- DEMOCRACY TEDIOUS, W.E MUST WORK HARD AT IT –FASHOLA ...insists 'it's still the best way to order our affairs'
15 Jun
- Zainab Kuchi, Isah Dobi: Where are they now?
- FG declares monday, tuesday public holidays for Sallah
- I’ve made more than 40 films in two years
- Eid el-Kabir: NSCDC boss deploys 47, 000 personnel to beef up security
15 Jun
- Warders, Ex-inmates Speak On Life In Ikoyi Prison
- Tinubu Appoints Governing Councils, Boards Of Tertiary Institution
- Senate To Nigerians: Minimum Wage Bill To Be Passed Swiftly
- FG Declares Monday, Tuesday Public Holidays For Sallah
15 Jun
- How shipping fi rms failed to remit over N119b levies to FG
- Burna Boy sets record for highest-grossing African tou
- eps push for new planes for Tinubu, Shettim
- Low patronage in motor parks as Muslims mark Eid-el-Kabir tomorrow
15 Jun
- 24 hours to sallah •NSDC deploys 47,000 personnel nationwide P5 P5 P25 Muslims groan over killing cost of rams, other items
- Court slams Kano govt, awards N10m to sacked Emir Bayero
- Tinubu makes Bisi Akande UI Pro-Chancellor
- At Appeal Court, pro-Wike Rivers lawmakers lose bid to halt sack