NEWSPAPER HEADLINE Week Jul 22 - Jul 28, 2024
28 Jul
- FG strategises ahead of nationwide protests, tightens nation’s borders
- Again petrol scarcity bites harder in Lagos, FCT
- After viral video, Oyo Govt probes popular hospital over ‘mysterious’ death of patient
- Again petrol scarcity bites harder in Lagos, FCT
28 Jul
- Fuel scarcity hits Lagos, Abuja, Ogun, other states again
- INEC encouraging Abure’s stay in office –LP C'ttee
- HOSTCOM backs Dangote, modular refineries to end fuel importation
- PRESIDENCY ORDERS GOVS, MONARCHS TO ENSURE FAILURE OF PROTESTS –SOURCES
28 Jul
- Reps member, Gagdi, gifts daughter SUV on graduation from secondary school
- Biden drops from Presidency race
- Tinubu, govs beg aggrieved Nigerians to shelve Nationwide protests
- Stop this gang-up against Dangote Refinery
28 Jul
- Hardship Protests: Shettima Pleads, Kwankwaso Banks on Democracy
- External, Internal Factors, Poverty, Inequality, Illiteracy Fuelling Insecurity, CDS Declares
- Dangote Refinery Debunks Allegation of Reselling Crude Oil, Says $19bn Facility Functioning Optimally
- Tinubu, Akpabio, Abbas, Obi, Soludo, Sanwo-Olu, Mbah, APC Mourn Ubah
28 Jul
- Borno, Yobe Endure Wave Of Terrorist Attacks
- Work Resumes On AbujaKaduna-Kano Road
- We Won't Bow To Anarchists, Saboteurs, Says Shettima
- China Wins First Olympic Gold Medal In Mixed Team Air Rifle Shooting
28 Jul
- Nigeria, China’s CNBM Explore Partnership On Evergreen City Project
- Afenifere, Sanwo-Olu, Edeoga, Others Mourn Iwuanyanwu
- Northern Elders Condemn Plot To Undermine Dangote Refinery
- Court Orders Bank To Pay N811m Over Chargeback Fraud
28 Jul
- Security tightened at borders, FG orders close surveillance
- Lagos govt revokes all existing building permits
- Why policing borders in Northern Nigeria is difficult, Chief of Defence Staff reveals
- REVEALED: How FG spent $17.8bn importing fuel from 20 countries in one year
28 Jul
- Nigeria under pressure as FG, governors, others hold countless meetings to avert protest
- Nigeria pushes for digital transformation in Africa's oil, gas sector
- Rising cost of malaria, diabetes treatment strain Nigerians' wallets
- Nigerians resort to pieces of yam as prices of tubers soar
28 Jul
- All eyes now on LG chairs after Supreme Court ruling
- Nigeria’s okay; you’re the ones not hustling, Singer Portable tells organisers
- CSOs raise the alarm over alleged plans to sabotage Dangote Refinery
- Exhibit resilience, courage, self-control, good sportsmanship, Tinubu tells Team Nigeria
27 Jul
- NNPCL’s job portal crashes with influx of applications hours after announcing openings
- IGP alleges involvement of foreign mercenaries, as more groups vow to participate
- 125 Boko Haram terrorists, financiers sentenced in mass trial
- Court remands 2 for allegedly cutting dead woman’s breast
27 Jul
- fter gulping N2.5bn, Kano’s mass transit buses left to waste
- Next time, I will prefer to be born a Namibian, not Nigerian — Former Army Chief, General Ishola Williams (rtd) Dangote:
- Tinubu, govs beg aggrieved Nigerians to shelve Nationwide protests
- Stop this gang-up against Dangote Refinery
27 Jul
- Planned Hardship Protests Lose Momentum as More Groups Withdraw
- Jonathan, Atiku, Otti, NPAN, Senators, Labour Party, Others Mourn Iwuanyanwu’s Demise
- Komolafe: With Zero Case in July,NUPRC’s Strategies against Oil Theft Yielding Results
- Oando Debunks Link with Oil Storage, Blending Plant in Malta
27 Jul
- Tompolo Implores Nigerians To Shelve Proposed Nationwide Protest
- How Uncertainty, Strikes Undermine Nigeria’s Educational System — Professor Olayinka
- Voices Against Planned Nationwide Protest Keep Pulsating
- Nigeria, China’s CNBM Explore Partnership On Evergreen City Project
27 Jul
- UN Deputy Scribe, Mohammed, meets Tinubu
- CBN sells $148m to 29 authorised dealers in 2 days
- Court convicts 125 Boko Haram terrorists, financiers in mass trial
- WE STAND IN SOLIDARITY WITH NIGERIANS –CAN
27 Jul
- All eyes now on LG chairs after Supreme Court ruling
- Third Republic lawmakers rally against planned protest
- How can students, parents fruitfully utilise long vacations?
- Planned protest: Nigeria’s okay; you’re the ones not hustling, Singer Portable tells organisers
27 Jul
- Police finger foreign mercenaries in August protest
- Man tells court: My wife, her father supported our 18-yr-old son’s Yahoo Yahoo exploits, did ritual for him
- Oba of Benin’s Iye-Eki battles Lagos’ Iyaloja over Edo marke
- Lower petrol, electricity prices, traditional rulers tell FG
27 Jul
- Police finger foreign mercenaries in August protest
- Man tells court: My wife, her father supported our 18-yr-old son’s Yahoo Yahoo exploits, did ritual for him
- Oba of Benin’s Iye-Eki battles Lagos’ Iyaloja over Edo marke
- Lower petrol, electricity prices, traditional rulers tell FG
26 Jul
- We won’t allow extreme violence, anarchy, Tinubu, DHQ, DSS warn
- Don’t detain suspects beyond prescribed time, AGF warns security agencies
- INEC has capacity to conduct LG polls – Yakubu
- Troops neutralise 100 bandits in Niger
26 Jul
- August 1 Hardship Protest:Tinubu, APC govs meet traditional rulers in Aso Rock
- Allocation: FG hits brickwall over implementation of LG autonomy
- Senate threatens arrest warrant against defaulters
- STUDIES LINKING MODERATE DRINKING TO HEALTH BENEFITS, FLAWED
26 Jul
- Regions, citizens languish amid proliferation of ‘political’ SPVs
- Responders recover five bodies, rescue five others in Lagos building collapse
- Tinubu, Igbo nation, others mourn demise of Iwuanyanwu at 82
- Nigeria’s petrol import from Malta surges by 342% to $2.08b
26 Jul
- Traditional Rulers, Clerics, Ulamas Mobilise against Hardship Protests
- Ohanaeze President, Iwuanyanwu, Passes at 82, Tinubu Declares Death Irreparable Loss
- Wale Edun: FG Surpassed Half-year Non-oil Revenue By 30%, Exited Ways and Means Trap
- LG Autonomy: INEC Has Capacity to Conduct LG Polls, Says Chairman
26 Jul
- States Beef Up Security, As Tinubu Meets Governors
- Senate Vows To Expose Saboteurs In Oil Sector
- Ohanaeze Leader, Iwuanyanwu, Dies At 82
- Nigeria Records Fastest Economic Growth In 6 Years In Q1 2024 – Edun
26 Jul
- Nigeria's economy on path of recovery-Tinubu
- Ohanaeze Ndigbo PG, Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu, dies at 82
- Planned protest: Military will not watch Nigeria thrown into state of anarchy –DHQ
- LG Autonomy: Teachers’ salaries better paid by states – NUT
26 Jul
- DHQ, DSS warn against anarchy, identify sponsors
- LG autonomy: Teachers’ salaries better paid by states —NUT
- Ohanaeze Ndigbo president, Iwuanyanwu dies at 82, Tinubu, others mourn
- INEC will take over responsibility of conduct of LG elections if backed by law —Yakubu
26 Jul
- Dangote-NNPC rift: Petrol imports from Malta hit $2bn
- Nigeria targets $500m from diaspora in August
- NGX’s N2.6trn deal flow outperforms peers in six months
- How Nigerians can finance homes without mortgage
26 Jul
- I engaged in protests but without violence – Tinubu
- Muslim groups want fi lm using hijab in armed robbery scene banned
- Security operatives kill many bandits in Niger
- Tinubu, others mourn as Ohanaeze Ndigbo leader, Iwuanyanwu, dies
25 Jul
- FG Warns Planned Nationwide Protest May Lead to Anarchy
- Sanwo-Olu to Investors: Bring Your Business to Lagos for Guaranteed Returns
- MAN, LCCI Lament Continuous Hike in Monetary Policy Rate by CBN
- Companies May Lose N2.4tn as Concerns Mount over Unsettled FX Forwards
25 Jul
- Tough times for poor Nigerians as food inflation worsens malnutrition
- NDLEA nabs Lagos drug baron after years of evading arrest
- NANS kicks as FG slashes allowances of scholars abroad
- Meta delists 63,000 Facebook accounts over ‘sextortion’ scams
25 Jul
- High Cost Of Living:Public health crisis looms as Nigerians resort to food rationing
- Planned Protest:FG appeals for calm, pleads for time
- Report: CBN’s FX sales plunge 60.29% to $6.95bn Y-o-Y
- STUDY: TWICE-YEARLY SHOT SUCCESSFUL AT PREVENTING HIV INFECTION
25 Jul
- Plots to hijack protest, unleash mayhem thicken - FG
- Assent to N/West, S/East dev’t commissions historic – Uba Sani, Barau, Kalu
- Kaduna assembly repeals Zaria, Kafanchan, Kaduna authorities’ laws
- FG resumes mass trial of over 300 terrorism suspects
25 Jul
- Opposition Swells Against Hardship Protest
- At 61, Umahi Remains Development Jinx Breaker – Aide
- Governors Meet On N70,000 Minimum Wage, LG Autonomy
- Agric Mechanisation: FG Plans To Produce 5,000 Tractors Annually
25 Jul
- Dangote seen disrupting 90 European refineries
- Lagos eyes electric-powered ferries from €410m World Bank-backed
- Naira woes slow solar battery adoption as prices drop 85%
- Tomato, pepper costs push pot of jollof rice to N20, 274
25 Jul
- Dialogue with protest organisers, opposition Reps tell FG
- Subscribers, telcos disagree over data billing
- Dangote refi nery: MAN warns against demarketing local investments
- Reconsider 70% forex windfall tax, stakeholders tell FG
25 Jul
- MAN, LCCI fault 26.75% interest rate
- Dangote refinery: MAN, shareholders warn against demarketing of local industries
- Makinde sets 18-month timeline for upgrade of Ibadan airport
- More groups condemn planned nationwide protest
24 Jul
- Dangote-regulator rift threatens jobs, investments
- CBN tightens rate to cool inflation, halt naira fall
- Growing housing gap requires N5.5trn/yr to close
- Protest: Tinubu pleads, Atiku defends protesters’ rights
24 Jul
- Hardship:No need for protests, Tinubu doing all to bring succour –FG tells youths
- NASS passes N70,000 minimum wage, N6.2trn supplementary budge
- Cardoso: Forex inflows increased to $38.8bn in 5 months
- INFRACTIONS: BRITISH AMERICAN TOBACCO PAYS $110M FINE TO FG
24 Jul
- NANS, MURIC, others back out of protest, Tinubu begs youth
- $418m Paris Club refunds: Court fails to include states’ AGs in FG’s suit
- After N6.2trn supplementary appropriation, Defence, Agric top 2024 budget
- FG injects N1trn worth of palliatives into manufacturing sector
24 Jul
- Shelve Planned Protest, Tinubu Begs Youths
- Dangote/NNPC Spat Creating Wrong Signal For Nigeria – Adesina, Otedola
- Fresh Rise In Local Airfare Imminent – Operator
- Experts Applaud As CBN Raises Interest Rate To 26.75%
24 Jul
- Weak fiscal support pushes CBN to further rate hikes, credit squeeze
- Dangote-NMDPRA conflict heightens investment risks
- NASS okays N70,000 minimum wage, adjusts 2024 budget by N6.2tr
- PoS ban: How not to end extortion, graft in police stations
24 Jul
- Shelve planned protest, Tinubu appeals to youths
- Again, CBN raises MPR to 26.75% to tame inflation
- NASS passes N70,000 minimum wage bill
- I don’t own blending plant in Malta, Kyari explains
24 Jul
- Shelve protest, Tinubu begs Nigerians
- Egbetokun may enjoy tenure extension as N/Assembly amends Police Act
- Reps demand NMDPRA CEO’s suspension over Dangote refi nery commen
- Sen Barau hails Tinubu for signing N/West Devt Commission Bill into law
24 Jul
- Senate on amendment, approval galore
- Don't trigger crisis, allow free, fair election in Edo -Obaseki cautions APC
- Tinubu signs North West Development Commission Bill
- CBN continues rates tightening, raises interest rate to 26.75%
23 Jul
- FG Moves to End Dangote, NMDPRA Rift, Meets Major Industry Stakeholders
- Obaseki: If APC Doesn’t Allow Free, Fair Poll in Edo, It Will Trigger Crisis in Nigeria
- Finance Act: 50% Banks Forex Gains Tax Won't Affect Nigerians, FG, NASS Pledge
- All Key US Democrats Endorse Kamala Harris for President after Biden Quits Race
23 Jul
- Nigeria’s debt burden sets off reform alarm
- Nigeria’s long battle against inflation continues as MPC decides
- Biden’s exit sets example for Nigerian leader
- Windfall tax: FG mulls jail term for defaulting banks’ officers
23 Jul
- Eating from dustbins now luxury, address cries of Nigerians –NLC tells Tinubu
- Nigeria's GDP likely to lose $122bn in one year –Obi
- Max Air loses four tyres, aborts take-of
- We'll deal with you like ghosts, Enugu security agencies warn Stay-at-home promoters
23 Jul
- 50% levy in 2024 amendment bill targets banks only – FG, NASS
- Tinubu, monarchs, other leaders caution on planned protests
- High sulphur comment: Lokpobiri intervenes, meets Dangote, Kyari, Farouk
- Tinubu appoints 8 new FRSC deputy corps marshals, retires 3
23 Jul
- One Week After, 21 States Await Truckloads Of Grains
- Collapse: Another 12 Schools At Risk In Jos – Mutfwang
- ompolo Lauds WalsonJack's Appointment As Head Of Service
- Lottery Not Within Exclusive Legislative List, Supreme Court Affirm
23 Jul
- Don’t undermine federalism, political parties, others warn
- FG moves to resolve crude supply dispute with Dangote refinery
- Court dismisses Abacha family’s N500m suit against IG over Abuja property
- There’ll be national crisis if APC does not allow free, fair poll in Edo, Obaseki threatens
23 Jul
- Over 30,000 jobs lost to closure of manufacturing firms in four years
- FG, Dangote, NNPC meet, explore solutions to refinery, crude crisis
- Planned protests: NLC, NANS, others insist govt must address hunger, hardship
- GDP ranking: It’s been nine years of retrogression, Obi laments
23 Jul
- Minister intervenes in Dangote, NNPCL, NMDPRA, NUPRC braw
- Residents allege poor performance as FCT councils get N16.6bn in 8 months
- AIDS 2024: Leaders welcome world’s 7th HIV cure, other advances
- Planned protest ill-timed, counterproductive – ACF
22 Jul
- Costly policy trade-off as FX crisis, minimum wage stir fresh challenge
- NELFUND to disburse N37b students' loan to 112,000 applicants this week
- Dangote rejects monopoly claims, halts investment in steel industry
- Proposed bill stirs fresh controversy in ICT sector
22 Jul
- ECOWAS facing threats of terrorism, geopolitical rivalries, others
- Expert:FG's fuel imports bleeding nation's external reserves
- Biden withdraws from US presidential race
- 2023 Election Violence: govs, deputies, others toHold account –Court orders INEC
22 Jul
- Subject our products to credibility test, Dangote dares NMDPRA
- Tinubu launches agric empowerment in Yobe, 5,340 farmers to benefit
- ECOWAS supports IDPs, refugees, asylum seekers with US$9m
- Ex-GMDs hail Kyari on oil production, operating environment
22 Jul
- Zenith Bank Retains Position as Nigeria’s Number One Bank By Tier-1 Capital for Fifteen Consecutive Years
- Biden Quits Presidential Race, EndorsesVP Harris... Dangote Fights Back
- After Sourcing Crude from US, Brazil, Dangote Begins Negotiations with Libya to Augment Domestic Oil Supplies
- Umahi Seeks Synergy with States to Tackle Accumulated Road Infrastructure Deficit
22 Jul
- New Appointments Raise Doubts About Merger Of MDAs
- Biden Steps Down, Endorses Kamala Harris
- The Human Capital Development Initiative
- FG Urges Youths To Apply For ECOWAS Cybersecurity Hackathon
22 Jul
- Tinubu highlights ECOWAS achievements, challenges at AU meeting
- Dangote: Our Refinery is having repeated orders from abroad
- COAS seeks wideranging collaboration to protect nation’s territor
- NBTE goes digital, discards analogue accreditation, quality assurance activities
22 Jul
- Nigeria’s biggest single local investment faces age-old threats
- African countries smaller than Anambra have faster internet than Nigeria
- Biden endorses Kamala Harris after quitting re-election bid
- Zenith Bank crowned Nigeria’s most capitalised bank for 15th year
22 Jul
- Dangote refinery: Buy me out, Aliko tells NNPCL
- Zenith Bank retains number one position with $2.01bn Tier-1 capita
- Former heads of NNPC decry spate of oil bunkering
- Hunger: Rep under fire for gifting teenage daughter SUV
22 Jul
- LG autonomy: FG wrong for seeking to undermine powers of states —Farounbi
- Tinubu gives scorecard as ECOWAS Chairman
- Biden quits presidential race, endorses Kamala Harris
- Nationwide protests: NACCIMA charges OPS, other stakeholders to embrace peace, shun violence