NEWSPAPER HEADLINE Week Sep 01 - Sep 07, 2025
07 Sep
- Katsina: Bandits kill 6, kidnap 130 in 3 days
- Oyebanji must return to complete his good work in Ekiti, says APC
- FLOODS: 231 Nigerians die, 114 missing, 113,387 displaced in eight months ―NEMA
- Boko Haram attacks Borno village, kills 61
07 Sep
- Insecurity: IDPs take over schools in Benue, Niger, Katsina
- Couple’s death: How we received news of our parents’ accident – Children
- Political violence surges P 17 ahead 2027
- Katsina: Bandits kill 6, kidnap 130 in 3 days
07 Sep
- Nigeria Will Be Better-Off Without Politics Of Prebendalism– Ihua
- Tinubu Should Overhaul NTA As Voice Of Africa (2
- Naira…Trudging Up To Long-term Stability As CBN Reforms Take Root
- UNILAG Honours Diri With Book On Leadership, Proposes Professorial Chair Endowment
07 Sep
- NASS to scrap Band A,B,C,D tariff categories
- PDP MAY NOT HAVE CANDIDATES IN 2027 –EX-GOV
- Oyedele: 5% Fuel Tax not introduced by Tinubu
- Trump threatens sanctions against detention of U.S. nationals abroad
07 Sep
- Lamentation at Nigeria’s foreign missions
- Young parents jittery over new roles as schools resume
- Nigeria’s correctional centres: Reformatory or training ground for criminals?
- How 21st-centurycompliant is Nigeria’s new education curriculum?
06 Sep
- 2027: Shaky Political Base, Structure Threaten Jonathan’s Comeback Move
- WCQ: Nigeria Face Rwanda In Make-Or-Break Match Today
- Eddie Kwansa: Unraveling The Mystery Behind Owerri’s ‘Ghostly’ Legend
- Tambuwal Accuses Tinubu, APC Of Destabilising Opposition
06 Sep
- Face criminal elements, allow opposition leaders to breathe, ADC tells police, FG
- 46 suspected bandits arrested in Kwara
- Army kills 11 terrorists, nabs scores of suspects in nationwide operations
- We used to patrol bank areas to get our targets, Ibadan armed robbery suspect reveals
06 Sep
- Lawyers disagree on Jonathan, Aiyedatiwa’s eligibility to re-contest
- NON-APPOINTMENT OF AMBASSADORS, MISCALCULATION OF DIPLOMATIC STRATEGY
- inubu lacks knowledge of Nigeria – Tambuwa
- Foreign inflows into Nigeria hit 4-month low
06 Sep
- Tambuwal: Tinubu, APC Destabilising Opposition Parties, Warns Against One-party State
- Silent Killer: Experts Sound the Alarm on Hypertension Surge
- India Oil Corporation Shuns US Crude, Buys 2m Barrels from Nigeria
- Eid El Maulud: Governors, PDP, Wike, First Lady Preach Peace, Seek Nigeria’s Progress
06 Sep
- Insecurity: IDPs take over schools in Benue, Niger, Katsina
- Katsina: Bandits kill 6, kidnap 130 in 3 days
- Political violence surges ahead 2027
- Couple’s death: How we received news of our parents’ accident – Children
05 Sep
- Taraba communities submerged
- Ex-soldiers resume protest over unpaid entitlements
- Tinubu departs for Europe on 10-day vacation
- How I was betrayed – Jonathan
05 Sep
- States’ revenues have more than doubled since subsidy removal –FG
- 1999 Constitution has failed, Nigeria needs true people’s charter –Nwachukwu lEven PDP govs are happy with Tinubu, APC N'Central chairmen say ...as ADC accuses govt of monetising hardship, faults revenue claims, 5% fuel tax lLeadership not about imposing burdens –Obi L-R: President Bola Tinubu; Lago
- AFRICAN AIRLINES AT CROSSROADS, 80% OF ROUTES UNSERVED –IATA
- Edun: FG committed to projected 10bnscf gas production
05 Sep
- Increase your health By David Agba budgets, ensure full releases
- Tinubu proceeds on annual vacation to Europe FRIday September 5, 2025 Rabi’ul Awwal 13, 1447 No. 3, 662 www.blueprint.ng N250 P
- Your grievances ill-conceived, DHQ tells protesting ex-soldiers
- NELFUND: N59bn disbursed to over 600 students so far – NOA
05 Sep
- How ‘bias’ for sports, entertainment reinforces‘school na scam’myth
- Tinubu embarks on 10-day working vacation in Europe
- Police summon el-Rufai, ADC leaders for alleged conspiracy
- Retired soldiers’ protest lacks merit, DHQ insists NE
05 Sep
- Most Nigerian politicians not dependable —Jonathan
- Osun ALGON raises alarm over alleged plot to divert local govt funds
- 1,844 killed in S’East Nigeria between Jan 2021 and June 2023 —Amnesty International
- Tinubu embarks on 10 working days vacation, departs for Europe
05 Sep
- Jonathan: Nigerian Politics is Full of Traitors, Liars
- Police Summon Ex-Kaduna Gov, El-Rufai, Others for Disturbance of Public Peace
- CBN Replacing Civil Servants with APC Members as LG Accounts’ Signatories, Says Osun ALGON
- Tinubu Departs Abuja For 10-day Working Leave in Europe
05 Sep
- Northern Govs Back Tinubu’s Renewed Push For State Police
- Wike Unveils 50% Fertiliser Subsidy ForAbuja Farmers
- Flood alerts issued to 9 Northern,5 Southern States
- Police Invite El-Rufai, Six Other ADC Leaders For Questioning
04 Sep
- I can end banditry in 2 months – Zamfara gov
- 29 die in Niger boat mishap
- Northern Elders Forum calls for state of emergency on insecurity
- Touts chase couple to death in Abuja
04 Sep
- Northern Elders To Tinubu: Declare Emergency On Insecurity In North
- Presidency Says Non-oil Sector Accounts For 75% As Total Revenue Hits N20.59trn In 8 Months
- 29 Die In Fresh Niger Boat Accident
- Transporters Fume As Marketers Defend CNG Price Hike
04 Sep
- Constitution review: Abbas harps on grassroots governance, increased women representation
- Tinubu orders mandatory health insurance for MDAs
- NIM extols Blueprint, urges technologydriven services, leadership
- Nigeria nabs 5,000 suspects, secures 775 convictions, recovers 360 firearms
04 Sep
- Insecurity: Tinubu Pushes for State Police, Hails Civilian JTF
- Benue, Plateau Killings: DSS Arraigns Nine Prime Suspects
- Nigeria’s Non-oil Revenue Rises 40.5% to N20.59trn in Eight Months
- Death Toll Rises to 60 in Niger Boat Accident
04 Sep
- Tinubu Enforces Compulsory Health Insurance in Public Service
- Another River Niger Boat Mishap Claims 29, Rescuers Save 90
- NCS Records N3.68trn Revenue for First Half of 2025
- GOC Charges Officers on Sound Operational Planning, Rehearsals
04 Sep
- FG reopens debate on state police as Tinubu declares readines
- Constitution review: Abbas unveils proposed amendments to southern stakeholders
- DSS arraigns nine suspects over Benue, Plateau killings
- ADC faults Tinubu’s charity plan for National Library
04 Sep
- My thoughts about state police, by Tinubu
- Boat accident claims 29 lives in Niger
- Nigeria’s non-oil revenue hits N20.59trn —Presidency
- How leading global corporations compete with Nigeria’s $1 trillion economy target
04 Sep
- INEC:We're working to ensure Nigerians can vote anywhere in the country
- DIGITAL LENDING: FG MOVES TO TACKLE ABUSE WITH STIFF REGULATIONS
- CBN mops up N1.19trn excess cash from economy
- FG's N20.59trn non-oil revenue in 8 months strongest fiscal performance in recent history –Presidency
03 Sep
- Nigeria has met revenue target, won’t borrow locally again – Tinubu
- Kano: Police arrest 107 suspects, recover weapons, drugs in one month
- Infrastructure deficit: Nigeria needs to spend $100bn annually for 23 yrs - BPE
- Fintiri heads PDP Convention c’ttee, Anyanwu, Ortom, Fayose list fresh conditions
03 Sep
- 2027: The Buhari Organisation Backs Tinubu, Declares Loyalty
- Wike’s Team Moves to Wreck PDP Convention, Lists Conditions; Governors Threaten Showdown
- BPE to List Genco, Two DisCos on Stock Market through IPO
- Visa Revocation: Action Meant to Protect American Citizens, Says US Embassy
03 Sep
- Thugs disrupt Katsina elders’ meeting
- Tinubu sets aside NTA appointments, recalls DG, ED News
- Obasanjo, Abdulsalami, Jonathan push for accessible healthcare
- Obasanjo, Abdulsalami, Jonathan push for accessible healthcare
03 Sep
- Modular refiner ies bleed over logistics, cr ude shor tages
- Fubar a walks tight r ope ahead Sept 18 r esumption
- BPE to list two DisCos, one GenCo on stock exchange
- Shar eholder s to get N3.18 per shar e in Pr ovidus-Unity Bank merger
03 Sep
- Wike Camp, PDP Governors On 6 Collision Course Over Convention
- BPE Plans Listing 2 DisCos, GenCo On Stock Exchange
- Hajj 2026: NAHCON Unveils Application Guidelines For Travel Agencies
- Children Dying Of Malaria In AI AgeUnacceptable– Obasanjo
03 Sep
- PDP govs bare fangs, say ‘we are not cowards
- Resurgence of killings in N’Central evidence of government failure —Atiku
- 2027: Former CPC leaders declare support for Tinubu’s re-election
- BPE targets listing of two DisCos, one GenCo on stock exchang
03 Sep
- Tinubu parleys CPC group, says revenue target met amid data gaps
- Enough is enough, PDP govs tell Wike, dismiss threat to abort convention
- ADC accuses Tinubu of nepotism as Atiku decries rising insecurity
- CVR: Osun maintains lead with 474,372 as INEC registers 2.5m in two weeks
03 Sep
- Tinubu parleys CPC group, says revenue target met amid data gaps
- Enough is enough, PDP govs tell Wike, dismiss threat to abort convention
- ADC accuses Tinubu of nepotism as Atiku decries rising insecurity
- CVR: Osun maintains lead with 474,372 as INEC registers 2.5m in two weeks
03 Sep
- Nobody can stop our convention, PDP replies Wike, loyalists
- Rivers LG Poll: It’s disappointing Fubara surrendered to federal might –Ameh
- BPE moves to float power firms on Nigerian Exchange amid sector strains
- Debt Financing:We’ve met our revenue target, no more borrowing, says Tinubu
02 Sep
- Ekpa jailed, Kanu’s case drags
- Over 800 killed in Afghanistan earthquake
- Abuja-Kaduna rail tracks to be restored in 10 days – Minister
- Motorists react as CNG price hits N380/SCM
02 Sep
- Local carriers struggle as foreign airlines rake in $1.7b from Nigerian market
- CSO laments states’ defiance of Supreme Court ruling on LG allocations
- FG urges traditional medicine practitioners to standardise products
- APC, state govt, el-Rufai trade words over insecurity in Kaduna
02 Sep
- Reactions As Wike Says Unresolved4 Crisis Could Derail PDP Convention
- Federal Government Hails Finland Over Ekpa’s Conviction
- Gov Sani Accuses El-Rufai Of Plot To Destabilise Kaduna
- Troops Kill Terrorists, Rescue Women, Children In Sokoto
02 Sep
- Obi will destroy PDP if he returns to party —Wike
- Battle for NWC slots intensifies in South-West PDP
- Don’t drag security institutions into partisan politics, FG warns El-Rufai
- Okpebholo intensifies oversight on road projects, demands quality, speed from contractors
02 Sep
- Nigeria's foreign missions facing financial challenges –Tuggar
- CBN: Forex stability boosts Nigeria's food imports by 24% to $1.42bn
- We're vindicated, says FG as Finnish court jails Simon Ekpa 6 years for terrorism
- FG THREATENS TO DISCONNECT GENCOS FROM NATIONAL GRID
02 Sep
- Seedlings lock out farmers from $38bn coconut market
- Travellers face visa crackdown as US tightens rules
- Nigeria tops in university numbers but trails in ranking
- Banks’ delayed results cool stocks rally
02 Sep
- FG hails Simon Ekpa’s 6-year jail term by Finnish Court 10 months after arrest
- FG targets 44m NHIS enrollees amid health system underfunding
- At UK summit, FIRS boss Adedeji charges global leaders on cross-border crimes
- Bring Obi back to PDP, destroy the party, Wike warns
02 Sep
- Court: Jonathan Can Run For Presidential Election
- Nigeria Hails Finland’s Conviction of Simon Ekpa on Terrorism-related Crimes
- Tinubu: No Nigerian is Second-class Citizen, Reiterates Every Region Being Carried Along in His Government
- LCCI: Tinubu’s Brazil, Japan Diplomatic Missions are Trade Prospects worth Exploring
01 Sep
- Varsity Academic Staff Unions Clash Over FG Negotiations
- Fresh Injection Raises GTB Share Capital to N4.5trn
- NAF Deepens China Defence Ties, Strengthens Fleet Modernisation
- Christian Youth Leaders Call for More Efforts to Tackle Security Challenges
01 Sep
- Delayed Capital Budget Stirs Concerns As Experts Warn Of Rising Costs
- Tinubu Fair To All Geo-political Zones – Minister
- Police Mourn As Ex-IGP Arase Dies At 69
- AKK Gas Pipeline: Land, Farm Owners Decry Non-payment Of Compensation
01 Sep
- North-west biggest beneficiary of government projects – FG
- FG unveils new curriculum for basic, secondary, technical education
- 2027: More confusion over ADC ticket as Jonathan's name surfaces
- 2027: More confusion over ADC ticket as Jonathan's name surfaces
01 Sep
- 69 days after launch: Farmers await FG’s tractor
- We’re awaiting Presidency’s directive – Ministry’s officials
- We’ll get approval soon – Minister
- Trust Radio begins full commercial broadcast today
01 Sep
- Nigeria’s power sector reforms fail where telecom triumphs
- Globus Bank completes N200bn capital raise, awaits CBN’s approval — MD/CEO
- roken education system threatens tomorrow’s jobs
- Union Bank completes merger with Titan Trust Bank
01 Sep
- FG: North-west, Not South-west Has Lion’s Share of Tinubu’s Projects
- Chatham House: Corruption Undermining Nigeria's Economic Growth, Eroding Public Trust
- Keyamo: PDP in Legal Risk Fielding Jonathan in 2027 El-Rufai: Tinubu Will Come Third in Presidential Election
- Rivers LG Election: APC Sweeps 20 Chairmanship, PDP Wins 3
01 Sep
- Capital projects distribution equitable to all zones –FG
- El-Rufai: There may be two rounds of 2027 presidential election
- CBN: BANKS’ LENDING TO AGRIC UP 22.7% TO N3.17TRN
- Union Bank of Nigeria completes merger with Titan Trust Bank
01 Sep
- No region playing second fiddle, none ignored —FG
- Union Bank completes merger with Titan Trust Bank
- It is not right for Obi, Ameachi to promise to serve one term —El-Rufai
- Tinubu, Egbetokun mourn passing of ex-IGP Arase