NEWSPAPER HEADLINE Week Aug 15 - Aug 21, 2025
21 Aug
- FG Housing Estates Rot Away In 4 Nasarawa 4 Years After Inauguration
- Our People Can No Longer Live In Villages Over Relentless Attacks – Katsina Lawmaker
- Tinubu Demands UN Reform As Japan Pledges $5.5bn For Africa
- PENGASSAN Flays Use Of Oil Workers For Hazardous Jobs, Govt Vows Sanctions
21 Aug
- Offensive content: FG shuts down over 13 million social media accounts
- Sheathe your sword, Yoruba leaders advise Ooni, Alaafin
- 25 years after, NAMA begins detailed audit of Nigerian airspace
- NBA’s adhoc committee report on Osun LG impasse may feature in deliberations at Enugu conference
21 Aug
- Road tax scheme stalls after delivering N2.6tr projects
- Senegal ends D’Tigers’ AfroBasket dream
- Manufacturers: Our raw materials stuck at airports for weeks, losses anticipated
- Study shows 4.3m premature deaths yearly from unclean cooking fuel
21 Aug
- TICAD 9:Tinubu demands 2 Permanent UN Security Council seats for Africa
- 2026 Budget: FG warns MDAs against adding fictitious employees in overhead
- AGUSTO: NIGERIAN BANKS’ ASSETS TO HIT N242.3TRN BY YEAR-END
- Reps summons 11 DisCos over N2.6trn debt to Federation Account
21 Aug
- In Japan, Tinubu Salutes Nigerian Military’s Momentum Against Insecurity
- Makinde Approves Ladoja as the 44th Olubadan, Installation Holds September 26
- REA, Delta Partner on Off-grid Power, Plan to Raise State’s GDP By $2.9bn
- NCC, Governors Forge Partnership to Boost Nigeria’s Digital Economy
21 Aug
- Victims’ families kick as suspects get bail
- 7,000 Nigerians stranded in Libya –Diaspora commission
- Motorists stranded as drivers block Abuja-Lokoja road
- 15 farmers killed in fresh Plateau attack
21 Aug
- How wrong diagnosis drains families, pockets, emotions
- Shrinking fleet limits Nigerian airlines’ alliance ambitions
- By-elections: APC falls short of Senate majority, gains House grip
- Non-bank corporates over take FPIs as FX inflows up 24%
20 Aug
- NHRC: Swift Trials of Arrested Leaders of Ansaru Sect Must Start
- Court Freezes Bank Accounts Linked to Ex-NNPCL GMD, Kyari, over Suspicious Transactions
- Governors Launch Platform to Attract FDIs, Say $2bn Yearly Inflow Less Than 0.5% of GDP
- Akinwumi Adesina: Africa Must Plug $580bn Leak to Reduce $2tn Debt
20 Aug
- Amaechi's Presidential Bid 4 Dead On Arrival, Says Wike
- Ibom Air: NCAA Meets AVSEC, Cabin Crew, Emmanson Today
- Court Freezes Jaiz Bank Accounts Linked To Mele Kyari
- Chieftaincy Title Tussle: Alaafin Is A Comedian – Ooni's Aide
20 Aug
- NCAA goes tough, orders mobile phones, devices switched off during flights
- Small banks face tough choices as recapitalisation deadline draws closer
- Nigeria spends $10bn annually on food imports – FG
- oyal war: Yoruba Forum, Ekiti monarch caution, as Ooni dismisses Alaafin’s threat
20 Aug
- Bandits Overrun Eight Wards, Trap Farmers, Kill 12 in Katsina
- Abuja Centenary City Project Back on Track, Promoters Project $1.6bn Investmen
- NASS Proposes Distinct Salary Structure for Legislative Aides
- Nasarawa Lawmaker Appoints 106 Aides
20 Aug
- Katsina mosque killing: We were attacked during prayers’
- 2025 Hajj: NAHCON commissioner, director detained over misappropriation of funds
- Humanitarian Day: Our story, by aid workers
- Inside Alaafin, Ooni’s renewed supremacy battle
20 Aug
- MTN, NB, Guinness to resume dividend payments as pressure eases
- Nigeria’s Eurobond market return likely on expected US rate cuts
- Why naira may come under fresh pressure in H2
- NBA writes AGF, demands immediate release of Osun LG funds
20 Aug
- 60% of public school teachers lack basic digital skills, says UBEC
- 2027:Babachir Lawal's attack on Tinubu, revenge for missing VP slot in 2023 –Wike
- FG SPENDS $10BN ANNUALLY ON FOOD IMPORTS –MINISTER
- Congestion: FG moves to confiscate unclaimed imported vehicles
20 Aug
- Floods, lack of potable water worsen cholera epidemic in 34 states
- NCAA revises phone regulations on domestic flights
- NBA, monarchs urge Tinubu to intervene in withheld Osun LG funds
- 60% of public school teachers lack basic digital skills, says UBEC
20 Aug
- NBA demands immediate release of Osun LG funds, writes AGF
- Owo church attack: Court grants DSS request to hide identity of witnesses
- Alleged NNPCL fraud: Court freezes four bank accounts linked to Mele Kyari
- All electronic devices must be switched off during take-off, landing —NCAA
19 Aug
- Sokoto boat mishap: 3 family members, 23 others missing
- My constituency under siege – Katsina assembly chief whip
- Bandits attack 10 Sokoto communities, kill many, abduct others
- B/Haram founder’s son, 5 other suspected terrorists arrested in Chad
19 Aug
- Nigerians Rush for Voter Cards as 69,000 Register Online Within Hours
- RMAFC Begins Review of Revenue Allocation Formula
- Over Three Million Nigerians Displaced by Flood, Says FG CONTINUES ON PAGE 2 Nigeria Undergoing Worse Humanitarian Crisis – Minister NEMA Rescues 25 Persons as 25 Still Missing in Sokoto Boat Mishap Youths Made up Largest Demographic 69.2 Percent Male Represents 48.7 Percent, Female 51.3 Percent Pg.
- Benue Commences Rehabilitation of 98 PHCs across 23 LGAs
19 Aug
- B’Haram Founder’s Son Arrested, US, UK Hail Nigeria over Ansaru Leaders’ Capture
- Yilwatda: APC Will Replicate Bye-elections Victory in 2027
- INEC: 69,376 Nigerians Pre-registered Online in Seven Hours as CVR Hits It Off
- Kano Police Charges 333 for Disrupting By-Elections
19 Aug
- AS CONTINUOUS VOTER REGISTRATION BEGINS… 69,376 Register On First Day
- Alaafin Tackles Ooni Over Chieftaincy Title
- Survivor Says Overloading Caused Sokoto Boat Tragedy
- States To Get More Allocation As FG Reviews Revenue Sharing Formula
19 Aug
- Voter turnout: Concerns over steady decline in 26 years
- US embassy requires five-year social media disclosure for Nigerian visa applicants
- Nigerians should help protect Osun council funds, NULGE cries out
- FirstBank Agric & Export conference: Kyari to share insights on building non-oil export-driven economy
19 Aug
- Judicial compromise likely when executive gifts judges vehicles, houses –AI, TI, TMG
- FG:Floods have displaced 3m Nigerians, 300,000 children risk malnutrition
- PRESIDENT TINUBU COMMISSIONS 40,000 CBM LPG VESSEL IN SOUTH KOREA
- DBS: CBN disburses N17.35bn to retirees, deceased employees' families
19 Aug
- Jigawa, Taraba, Sokoto top FAAC lifeline-dependent states
- Agr ic minister to deliver key note address at FirstBank conference
- More European refineries struggle as Dangote ramps up output
- Firms slow capital investment on high rates
18 Aug
- Nigeria’s fish supply gap opens N23trn opportunity
- The betrayal of trust: Why honoring business and loan agreements is essential for Nigeria’s future
- Oil firms revive old wells to cut costs
- Satur day’s by-elections offer glimpse into 2027 power struggles
18 Aug
- By-elections: Parties maintain strongholds
- Many traders feared dead in Sokoto boat mishap
- Eulogies as Emir of Zuru dies at 81
- 109 senators’ pay enough for 4,708 professors’ salaries
18 Aug
- Bye-elections Results: APC Sweeps 12 Constituencies, APGA 2, PDP 1, NNPP 1
- DSS Gets Kudos over Recent Major Breakthroughs in Fight Against Insecurity
- Zenith Bank Marks 35th Anniversary, Recognises Pioneer Customers and Long-serving Staff
- In New Regulatory Guidelines, ICRC Decentralises Project Approvals to MDAs to Fastrack Delivery
18 Aug
- APC Dominates By-elections as Tinubu Praises Winners, INEC
- SEC Holds Summit on Municipal Bonds, Sukuk, Sept 29
- NDLEA Arrests Drug Kingpin after Three-year Manhunt
- DAILY ASSET Publisher, Akwaya Emerges PresidentGeneral, GCM Old Boys Association
18 Aug
- APC consolidates ahead of 2027 race
- July 2025 inflation report: Despite gains, pressures persist —CPPE
- Shake-up in Army: COAS redeploys top Generals
- Cybercriminals: EFCC, Immigration deport dozens of Chinese, Filipinos
18 Aug
- Mixed Reactions Trail By-election Results As APC Dominates
- Tinubu, Govs, ACF Mourn As Zuru Emir Dies At 81
- Don’t Panic Over Heavy Security Deployment, FCTA Tells Residents
- NLC, NUEE Reject Planned Electricity Subsidy Removal
18 Aug
- RMAFC revisits new revenue formula two years after proposal to FG
- By-elections: ADC alleges voter intimidation, vote-buying
- Review visa policy, restore 5-year multiple entry for Nigerians –Reps appeal to US
- H1’25: Business expansion initiatives boost 5 banks’ fees, commission by 38.6% to N245.58bn
17 Aug
- 2027: Politicians Ignore INEC’s Warning, Engage In Campaigns
- By-elections: INEC Officials, Politicians Caught With Huge Cash In Kaduna, Ogun
- How Two Ansaru Terrorists Behind Kuje Jail Break, Other Atrocities Were Captured – Nuhu Ribadu
- Catholics Seek Divine Intervention As Mother, Son Killed In Benue Community
17 Aug
- In High-risk Counter-terrorism Operation, FG Captures Globally-wanted Al-Qaeda Leaders
- At Zenith Bank's 35th Anniversary, Shettima Lauds Bank's Culture of Technological Innovation, Integrity
- Violence, Controversy Mar By-elections in 12 States
- Bagudu: Tinubu’s Administration Open to Ideas, Recommendations on Good Governance, Not Blame Game
17 Aug
- Low turnout, vote-buying haunt exercise
- LP factions renew battle
- Ekiti govt launches plan to provide 1,000 jobs
- Doctors find large knife lodged in man’s chest for eight years
17 Aug
- How politics around port reforms hampers Nigeria’s economic growth
- Why diasporan Nigerians’ lifestyle offends host countries
- Plateau farmers record bumper Irish potato harvest despite insecurity
- Discontent, strikes peak as income disparity widens
17 Aug
- Cost of living, weak Naira crippling car sales, Dealers lament
- LP Crisis: INEC leaves party in limbo
- Parties bicker over gov’s visit to Tinubu
- POLICE NAB 202, RECOVER N30M IN OGUN, KANO, KADUNA
16 Aug
- How APC ‘coerces’ opposition politicians
- Insurgency: Wives of slain soldiers speak
- After court order, INEC includes SDP for byelections today
- 12 killed, 5 injured in Kano trailer crash
16 Aug
- By-elections:ADC, APC, PDP chieftains test strength as polls hold in 12 states
- Kwara bandit attackers came from Zamfara — Miyetti Allah president
- Fire guts Ayefele’s Music House
- Woman teIls Ibadan court: I worked hard abroad in order to pay house rent, even though my husband is alive
16 Aug
- How Weak Walls, Dysfunctional Alarms, CCTV Aid Jailbreaks – Investigation
- IGP Orders Tight Security As APC, PDP, ADC Test Popularity In By-elections
- Beyond The Table: My Journey To Academic Excellence – Para Table Tennis Sta
- Maiduguri Residents Remain On Flood Routes Despite Govt Evacuation Warning
16 Aug
- Experts Hail $346 Million US-Nigeria Arms Deal as Boost for Terrorism Fight
- Tambuwal: EFCC Can’t Intimidate Me, Says Ordeal Plot to Silence Him
- APC, ADC, PDP Show Strengths in Today’s By-elections
- Trump, Putin End Meeting, Hope Rises for Ceasefire
16 Aug
- Parties test might in Edo, Oyo, Anambra, Kano, others
- Rivers LG poll unconstitutional, ill-timed, breach of electoral law –Lawyers
- Tariff increase spurs over $1bn investment in 2025 –NCC
- IBB, Abdulsalami demand urgent action on Baro Port project
15 Aug
- Mbah Inaugurates 5 Ultramodern Transport Terminals, 100 Mass Transit CNG Buses
- Okonjo-Iweala Visits Tinubu, Lauds President for Stabilising Economy
- Kaduna Govt: Nasir El-Rufai is Frustrated, Sinking, Wants to Drag Others Along
- ENUGU INFRASTRUCTURE REBIRTH: MBAH, DIGNITARIES RIDE IN NEWLY LAUNCHED CNG BUS
15 Aug
- FG Fast-tracks Drive To Clear N4trn Power Debt, End Subsidy
- By-elections: Nigerians Vote In 7,324 Polling Units Tomorrow
- After Accident, Gov Radda Embarks On Medical Leave, Transmits Power To Deputy
- NLC ISSUES 7-DAY STRIKE NOTICE OVER PENSION, NSITF FUNDS
15 Aug
- Parties jostle for 16 seats as crucial by-elections set stage for 2027
- Prison overcrowding: FG tasks public, philanthropists on inmates, decongestion
- Mbah commissions transport facilities, lauds Tinubu for subsidy removal
- Political parties to boycott Rivers LG elections
15 Aug
- Confusion over candidates’ fate amid security beef-up
- NLC gives FG 7 days ultimatum
- Nigeria’s economy now stable, says Okonjo-Iweala
- Enugu gov inaugurates five transport terminals, 100 mass transit CX19 buses
15 Aug
- Hardship:Okonjo-Iweala calls for social safety nets after meeting with Tinubu
- GDP: Combined fiscal balance of states up 3% to N7.1trn –Edun
- NSITF Funds, Others:NLC threatens strike, issues 7-day ultimatum to FG over alleged diversion
- Plateau dripping with blood as over 2,650 persons killed in 3 years