NEWSPAPER HEADLINE Week Oct 22 - Oct 28, 2024
28 Oct
- Transport Costs:Nigerians appeal for FG’s intervention as airfares skyrocket
- FG reviews BASA, open skies for UAE, signs 5th freedom rights
- 13% Derivation: Oil-producing states’ earnings rise 87.6% to N901.19bn
- FG OPENS TALKS WITH INDIAN FIRM TO BUILD STEEL, POWER PLANTS
28 Oct
- Obong Attah-PANDEF committee moves to reconcile Wike, Fubara
- Withheld salaries: SSANU, NASU begin strike today
- NCDF chair Oralusi applauds Tinubu on creation of Ministry of Regional Devt
- Dangote backs Tinubu’s CNG drive, invests over $280m in trucks, infrastructure
28 Oct
- Investors flock to mutual funds as assets jump 39%
- Crude divestments, transparency and urgent reform
- Dangote backs Tinubu’s CNG drive, invests over $280m in trucks, infrastructure
- Nigeria’s productivity hinges on improved electricity supply – W’Bank
28 Oct
- Servicing costs undermine private investments, economic growth
- Cost of governance in Nigeria among highest in sub-Sahara Africa —RMAFC
- NNPCL helicopter crash: Another body retrieved
- PDP chairmanship: Why Damagum may see off Ayu’s tenure
28 Oct
- Withheld salaries: NASU, SSANU declare indefinite nationwide strike
- PANDEF frowns at scrapping of Niger Delta ministry, welcomes S'South Commission
- Tinubu not T-Pain, he feels Nigerians’ pain –Onanuga
- Nigeria pushes for solutions to climate change at CHOGM 2024
28 Oct
- RMAFC faults high cost of governance, seeks better prudence
- Nigerians experiencing COVID debilitating disorders, experts report
- Seven states waive RoW charges to expand telecom services
- NASU, SSANU begin strike over withheld salaries
28 Oct
- Bagudu: With 1,768-km Lagos-Calabar, Sokoto-Badagry Highways, Tinubu Delivering on Infrastructure
- Zenith Bank Wins ‘Bank of The Year’ and ‘Retail Bank of The Year’ at BAFI Awards 2024
- Otedola Donates Another N3.7bn Phase II of Engineering Faculty Building to Augustine University
- Dangote Backs FG’s CNG Drive, Invests over $280m in Trucks, Infrastructure
28 Oct
- Hardship bites harder as North enters 8th day without electricity
- 7 die in Abuja building collapse
- How ‘one chance’ syndicate killed female legislative aide
- Low sales at petrol stations as citizens abandon vehicles
28 Oct
- Facility Deficit Threatens New School Curriculum
- FCT Residents Struggle With Limited Land To Expand Urban Farming
- Bagudu, Umahi, Idris Laud Tinubu On Sokoto-Badagry Superhighway
- Corruption, Budget Deficit Hindering Healthcare Advances – Physicians
27 Oct
- Bandits hindering speedy repair of vandalised facilities
- Respite for students as ASUP defers strike action, gives FG December deadline
- Local vigilantes provide security as police shuns Kano LG pol
- FG approves Creative Economy Development Fund, Intellectual Property Monetisation Pilot
27 Oct
- Cardoso: CBN Confident of Attracting $12bn Diaspora Inflows in 365 Days
- At N696.88bn, Foreign Investors' Transactions in Nigerian Stock Market Highest Since 2018
- End Insecurity in North-west Now, Tinubu Charges Military, Defence Minister Tours Theatres of Operations
- Ekong Excited as CAF Awards Nigeria Three Points, Fines Libya $50,000
27 Oct
- Are the new ministers ‘messiahs’?
- Discos rake in billions amid persisting power woes
- Insecurity: No respite as bandits hold sway, bloodbath continues
- My vision is a world that positively impacts humanity in an effective and efficient way – Ade Adefek
27 Oct
- CBN: Global financial watchdog to delist Nigeria soon
- ASUP postpones planned nationwide strike
- Airfares Hike: Travellers seek alternative as 1 hour flight moves towards N400,000
- PRO, ANTI-COALITION FORCES TO DETERMINE DAMAGUM’S FATE NOV 28
27 Oct
- Reforms: World Bank, IMF Face Backlash Amid Rising Inflation, Petrol Cost
- Nigerians Are In A Haste To Reap From Tinubu’s Economic Reforms – Prof. Adeniyi
- Oralusi Commends Creation Of Regional Development Ministry
- FEAR OF IMPLEMENTATION AS ROLLOUT OF NEW BASIC EDUCATION CURRICULUM UNDERWAY
27 Oct
- NNPP Wins As Kano Conduct Peaceful Local Government Poll
- Businesses, Others Paralysed In North Over Lingering Blackout
- AFCON Qualifiers: CAF Fines Libya $50,000, Awards Nigeria Victory
- FG Still Not Paying LGs Directly 4 Months After S/Court Judgment
27 Oct
- What Tinubu must do to fix failing policies — Bala Mohammed
- How traders’ invasion obstructs learning at 84-year-old school
- I don’t own a house in Abuja — Former FCT minister, Mohammed Abba Gana
- Despite several contract awards, Jos-Saminaka road remains deplorable
27 Oct
- JOSTLE FOR 2027... North in dilemma over ‘best’ candidate to challenge Tinubu
- Northern senators express worries over blackout in Kano, Katsina, Jigawa
- FG announces plan to engage 93,731 unskilled, unemployed youths
- Parties intensify campaign for election
27 Oct
- Asides others, we’re working to establish rice pyramids in Nasarawa state – Sule
- Information Minister Idris urges content creators to prioritise Nigeria’s interests
- 8.67m Lagosians living with hypertension - Govt
- equity market sustains growth trend, gains n157bn
26 Oct
- What Tinubu must do to fix failing policies — Bala Mohammed
- ano to go ahead with LG poll today
- ano to go ahead with LG poll today
- ano to go ahead with LG poll today
26 Oct
- Jonathan: Losing 2015 Election Was an Emotional Moment
- Weakening Purchasing Power Pushes Preference for Second-hand Good
- Dangote Refinery Ships First Petrol Cargo by Sea to Lagos
- NIWA Deploys 300 Water Marshals to Stem Fatalities, Collaborate with Agencies for Safety
26 Oct
- House C'ttee uncovers N32bn revenue leakage at NUPRC
- Anxiety as health workers declare 7-day nationwide warning strike over unmet demands
- Story of Mubarak Haladu who abducted, murdered his 7-yr-old nephew after N5m ransom
- Nigerians face greater burden of diseases than Europeans, American
26 Oct
- Reforms: World Bank, IMF Face Backlash Amid Rising Inflation, Petrol Cost
- Nigerians Are In A Haste To Reap From Tinubu’s Economic Reforms – Prof. Adeniyi
- Oralusi Commends Creation Of Why Are They Scared of EFCC? Regional Development Ministry NEWS/
- FEAR OF IMPLEMENTATION AS ROLLOUT OF NEW BASIC EDUCATION CURRICULUM UNDERWAY
26 Oct
- CSOs Flay Courts Over Conflicting Orders
- naugural Lecture: Jonathan, Sambo, Others Honour Dokpesi
- Nasarawa Has Enough Resources For Sustainable Development – Gov Sule
- Beneficiaries Laud LEADERSHIP, Nasarawa Over Skills Acquisition Training
26 Oct
- Reps raise the alarm over N32bn revenue leakage at NUPRC
- British military donates N1bn equipment to support fight against B’Haram
- Buying, selling of honourary PhD degrees thriving in Nigerian
- PARTY LOYALISTS UNHAPPY OVER TINUBU’S REFUSAL TO SACK ‘LAGOS BOYS
26 Oct
- How to avoid indignities inflicted on Nigerians —Envoy, experts
- equity market sustains growth trend, gains n157bn
- Failure to win 2015 poll was a tough moment in my political life – Jonathan
- LG polls: Kano govt. restricts movement of persons, vehicle
26 Oct
- LG ELECTION: Battle of courts in Kano
- Olubadan raises alarm over increasing number of Almajiri, out-of-school children
- Tinubu cannot pauperise us, take all the taxes and still not be responsible for anything
- ONDO GOV POLL: Gov Makinde, S’West PDP leaders receive defectors from APC, SDP, others
25 Oct
- Tinubu sacks 6 ministers, appoints 7 others
- FG gives Julius Berger ultimatum on AbujaKaduna-Kano road
- midst tariff hike demand, consumers decry fast data depletion, poor connectivit
- Diphtheria kills 1,191 in 17 months – NCDC
25 Oct
- Lokpobiri: FG Targets Doubling of 37bn Barrels Oil Reserves with Improved Exploration
- CBN: No Retirement Date for Old Naira Banknotes, Remain Legal Tender Indefinitely
- CBN: No Retirement Date for Old Naira Banknotes, Remain Legal Tender Indefinitely
- NERC Grills TCN over Incessant Grid Collapse, Questions Company’s Management of Transmission Network
25 Oct
- Senators split over funding for Zonal Development Commissions
- une 12, 1993 presidential poll umpire, Humphrey Nwosu, dies at 84
- No deadline on circulation of Naira notes, says CB
- roops arrest IPOB terrorists’ leader, Commander, neutralise 140 others across Nigeria
25 Oct
- IMF urges structural reforms to improve Nigeria’s growth outlook
- Four ways FX- starved Nigeria can boost oil output
- Yield-hungry investors drive T-bill returns to 5-month high
- Triumph Amidst Turmoil: BAFI Awards honours financial institutions defying economic odds
25 Oct
- No deadline on circulation of old naira notes, says CBN
- Tinubu orders cut in ministers, others' convoys, security personnel
- CBN: Monthly Diaspora inflows rise to $600m
- 8die as helicopter plunges into Atlantic Ocean, FG launches probe
25 Oct
- NCDC records 23,000 diphtheria cases in 17 months friday 25 October, 2024 22 Rabi’ul Thani, 1446 No. 3,432 www.blueprint.ng N250 PaGE 2
- Nigerians set agenda for new ministers, want cost of living reduced
- We’ll overhaul livestock sector to cut $1.5bn annual dairy imports – Tinubu
- Our staff onboard crashed P/Harcourt helicopter – NNPC
25 Oct
- Misery, harsh policies driving Nigerians to desperate choices
- Helicopter crash: NSIB begins probe as search continues for missing passenger
- Tinubu orders cost-cutting measures as Senate begins screening on Tuesday
- Troops arrest IPOB ‘founder’, commander, kill 140 terrorists
25 Oct
- Tinubu Begins Livestock Reforms, Rallies Govs’ Support
- Nigeria, 12 Others Join BRICS As Partner Countries
- Former NEC Chairman, Humphrey Nwosu, Dies At 83
- Ministerial Convoy Cut To 3 Vehicles
25 Oct
- Investigation begins as oil workers die in helicopter crash
- Residents trapped, others relocate as flood ravages Ogun communities
- Army arrests IPOB founder in Imo, Commander, 10 others in Abia
- Tinubu limits ministers’ convoy to three
24 Oct
- Finally Tinubu Dismisses Five Ministers, Reshuffles Cabinet
- 85.2% of Households under Estimated Billing - NBS
- Police Ban Use of Unregistered, Covered Number Plate Vehicles
- PDP: Court Stops Govs as Damagum Stays
24 Oct
- Tinubu sacks 6 ministers, appoints 7 others
- Diphtheria kills 1,191 in 17 months – NCDC
- Amidst tariff hike demand, consumers decry fast data depletion, poor connectivity
- FG gives Julius Berger ultimatum on AbujaKaduna-Kano road
24 Oct
- How Economic Pressure ls Shaping Mental Health In Nigerian Families
- Infrastructure, costs cut off 120m Nigerians from internet
- Nigeria’s 51% debtto-GDP ratio seen falling in 2025
- Pension growth hinges on informal sector, states’ compliance
24 Oct
- At Last, Tinubu Wields The Big Stick, Sacks 5 Ministers
- 100 Empowered As LEADERSHIP, Nasarawa’s Skills Training Ends In Abuja
- FG Drops Charges Against Binance Executive
- How Economic Pressure ls Shaping Mental Health In Nigerian Families
24 Oct
- Speculations over as Tinubu sacks Uju-Kennedy, Tahir, three other ministers in cabinet rejig
- PMS: Importation drops by 33% to N106bn
- WHY NIGERIA, OTHERS MUST EMBRACE FISCAL REFORMS, BY IMF
- FEC okays Є443.3m, $141m facility from financiers to procure fighter jets, ammunition
24 Oct
- FEC okays €443.3m, $141m for six M346 fighter aircraft, ammunition
- Corruption most pervasive challenge impeding Nigeria’s devt – CCB
- After Obasanjo’s alarm, Senate plans summit on 20m out-ofschool children
- Clark rejects scrapping of Niger Delta Ministry as Tinubu drops Tahir, 4 other ministers
24 Oct
- Tinubu Discharges Ade-John, Ohanenye, Mamman, Gwarzo, Ibrahim in Cabinet Shakeup
- Cardoso, Edun Woo Foreign Investors, Say Confidence Restored in Nigeria’s Economy
- FG Okays N740bn for Abuja-Kano Road Project
- The Curious Case of Ondo, Imo and Abi
24 Oct
- Cautious optimism over Tinubu’s reshuffled cabinet, changes
- NUC, NCDMB, others move to commercialise research, end capital flight
- Diphtheria killed 1,191 persons in 17 months, says NCDC
- NBS says 85.2% of households use estimated billing
24 Oct
- 429 days after, Tinubu rejigs 45-member cabinet
- Many citizens facing difficulties in Nigeria, naira showing signs of stability, says IMF
- League of Northern Democrats essential for Nigeria’s future —Obasanjo
- FEC approves €443.3m, $141m credit facilities for fighter jets, ammunition
23 Oct
- Wale Edun: For Reforms To Succeed, Vulnerable Populations Must Be Protected
- Bala Mohammed: PDP Will Resist Any Attempt to Turn Nigeria to One Party State
- FG Summons TCN, NERC to Emergency Meeting over Incessant Electricity Grid Collapse
- Oando Backs NUPRC’s Plan to Grow Crude Oil Output by Additional 1m bpd
23 Oct
- Governors Divided Over Suit Challenging EFCC’s Legality
- We’re Monitoring Gulf Of Guinea Over Illicit Arms – NSA
- Court Declines PDP Govs' Exparte Application To Hold NEC, Sack Damagum
- We Lost 181 In Jigawa Tanker Explosion – Governor Namadi
23 Oct
- FG seeks IMF’s help as flooding, oil output crisis dampen outlook
- DisCos’ planned meter phase-out may worsen Nigeria’s 7m gap as FCCPC intervenes
- FG-ASUU: Can public varsities afford another shutdown?
- Nigeria, others may lose $10.5tr to cybercrime next year
23 Oct
- Nigeria has disappointed Africa, black race –Obasanjo
- ormer Reps member, Faruk Lawan completes jail term, regains freedom
- Senate investigates NDLEA over drug allegation against Deputy Senate Leader
- Constitution Review: House to engage NGF, NGE, LG chairmen, CSOs
23 Oct
- Chieftain drags PDP before court in fresh plot to remove Damagum
- Jigawa explosion: 181 killed, 80 hospitalised, 210 families affected – Gov Namadi WEDNESDay 23 October, 2024 20 Rabi’ul Thani, 1446 No. 3,430 www.blueprint.ng N250
- Arms trafficking: FG investigating Gulf of Guinea as major route – Ribadu
- 5 NAF personnel die in car crash on Akwanga-Jos expressway
23 Oct
- Petrol use halves in validation of cross-border smuggling
- Boeing, Airbus delivery delays to worsen Nigeria’s aircraft shortages
- Moghalu appointed president of African School of Governance
- UBA grows Q3 pre-tax profit to N603bn
23 Oct
- Millers, barbers, tailors deplore massive blackout in the North
- Nigeria, Libya saga: CAF may decide case today
- 19 die in Plateau auto crash
- Tinubu to Nigerians: Buy petrol at N1k per litre or CNG at N200 per meter
23 Oct
- PDP crisis deepens as party, INEC dragged to court over NEC meeting
- Alleged drug deal: Senate draws battle line with NDLEA
- 181 killed, 80 hospitalised, Jigawa gov briefs Tinubu on tanker explosion
- Supreme Court reserves judgment in 19 states’ suit challenging constitutionality of EFCC, others
22 Oct
- Pro-masses bills stall at NASS as political motions get priority
- Anxiety as court prepares to rule on Kano council poll
- Anxiety as court prepares to rule on Kano council poll
- EFCC mocks critics, re-arraigns ex-gov over N5.78b fraud
22 Oct
- How we recovered consignment of drugs from Sen Ashiru’s house – NDLEA
- Dangote withdraws N100bn suit against NNPCL, others over import licences
- Bandits kill travellers, abduct others in Zamfara
- Push for Damagum’s tenure extension intensifi es
22 Oct
- Leadership Deficit Nigeria’s Biggest Problem – Obasanjo
- UBA Posts N525bn Post-tax Profit for Third Quarter
- EFCC Re-arraigns Former Kwara Gov, Ex-Commissioner over Alleged N5.78bn Fraud
- benue Gov’t set to commission Leather Production Factory
22 Oct
- Frequent national grid collapse fuelling high cost of production, says MAN
- PMS: Dangote Refinery records 700m-litre supply shortfall
- We’ve no hand in slot allocation for Heathrow, UK writes Nigeria, Air Peace
- CHILDREN WITH AUTISM GO UNDIAGNOSED, LOOSING THEIR CHILDHOOD –REPORT
22 Oct
- After Agbakoba, Falana tango, S’Court begins hearing today
- We recovered drugs from deputy Senate leader Ashiru’s house - NDLEA
- DHQ warns coup mongers, debunks appointment of acting COAS
- Tech investments, diversification drive UBA’s strong Q3 2024 growth – Alawuba
22 Oct
- Tinubu Launches Bid to Raise Oil Output By 1m bpd in 12 Months
- President Resumes After Two-week Working Leave, Cabinet Reshuffle May Happen Soon
- PDP Replies Ganduje: To Capture Ondo Guber Poll is to Repeat Events of 1983, 1962
- Q3 2024: UBA Crosses N30trn in Total Assets, PBT Up By 20% to N603bn
22 Oct
- FG Beams Searchlight On Personnel Selling Arms
- Oluwo Chased Me Away Like A Child – Ooni
- Dangote Refinery Asks Court To Void NNPCL, Matrix, 4 Others’ Import Licences
- PDP Governors Meet Today Ahead Of NEC
22 Oct
- Seplat shares hit record high as FG approves ExxonMobil deal
- FSeplat shares hit record high as FG approves ExxonMobil deal
- Callers to pay more as FG proposes 12.5% telecom tax
- Transcorp Hotels, Guinness, UBA top PWRA’s 2024 gender diversity scorecard
22 Oct
- PDP carpets Ganduje over threat to capture Ondo
- FG approves $1.28bn Seplat-ExxonMobil deal
- Q3 2024: UBA grows net interest income by 149%
- Alleged $6bn Mambilla power plant fraud: Agunloye kicks against EFCC amended charge