NEWSPAPER HEADLINE Week Nov 15 - Nov 21, 2023
21 Nov

- Bandits besiege 2 Kaduna LGs, locals allege
- Rivers Assembly Speaker, CP trade words over alleged assassination bid
- Rep Faleke queries Lottery Trust Fund boss: It's like Govt opened this agency for you, your family
- Electricity crisis: Obaseki to lead Delta, Ondo, Ekiti to repurchase shares, reorganize BEDC
21 Nov

- Nigeria’s Youths, Educated Populace Great Incentive to Investors - Tinubu
- Benue, Ebonyi Communities Finally End over 100 Years War
- Alia Denies Spending N40bn in Office
- CBN Postpones MPC Meeting Twice Consecutively
21 Nov

- Nigeria’s Youths, Educated Populace Great Incentive to Investors - Tinubu
- Benue, Ebonyi Communities Finally End over 100 Years War
- Alia Denies Spending N40bn in Office
- CBN Postpones MPC Meeting Twice Consecutively
21 Nov

- Govt considers new MPC members as uncertainty rocks economy
- $100tr of global GDP may be lost to antimicrobial resistance by 2050
- Nigeria loses N1.4tr yearly to contract scams, institute affirms
- FG earns N1tr monthly from subsidy removal, says minister
21 Nov

- Buhari: I Did My Best, Not Sure If Expected Results Were Achieved
- In Berlin, Tinubu Pushes for Investment in Nigeria's Power, Rail Transport Sectors
- Falana: It’s Dangerous for Judiciary to Sanction 165,000 Voters for Electoral Officers’ Mistakes
- FG lambasts opposition party, Atiku for casting aspersion on judiciary
21 Nov

- Hoarding, gouging worsen drug prices after GSK’s exit
- Lagos spending scandal comes amid investment push
- CBN delays MPC meeting again, leaves investors guessing
- Okomu Oil, Presco see profit surge despite rising costs
21 Nov

- Hardship Lingers As States Defend N180bn Palliatives
- Bandits Kill Policeman, Abduct 15 Others In Zamfara
- Again, CBN Shelves Monetary Policy Committee Meeting
- Economy: Reduce Anxiety Among Nigerians, Editors Tell FG
21 Nov

- Western democracy not working for Africa – Obasanjo
- Sanwo-Olu under fi re over N118m vegetables, Tinubu’s portrait
- 110 million Nigerian children at risk of climate change – UNICEF
- Why Niger withdrew MNJTF troops from border with Nigeria’
21 Nov

- Western liberal democracy not working in Africa —Obasanjo
- CBN postpones MPC meeting again
- Economic recovery: Editors’ confab wants FG to reduce deafening anxiety among Nigerians
- Highly educated workforce Nigeria’s biggest advantage, Tinubu tells investors in German
21 Nov

- Why Western liberal democracy is not working for Africa, by Obasanjo
- Edun: CBN, ministry working on comprehensive FX market reform
- Insecurity:Reps demand extra security for schools
- MORGAN STANLEY: NIGERIA POISED FOR SUBSTANTIAL UPTICK IN ECONOMIC GROWTH
21 Nov

- Western democracy not working in Africa – Obasanjo
- WCD: 17.6m children will be born into hunger this year
- Nigeria records over N1trn monthly revenue inflow
- Our human, material resources advantage over others, Tinubu tells investors
20 Nov

- Turbulent weekend for 3 Northern govs
- Folio appoints top IMC professional, Akin Olaiya, as GM
- How Gbajabiamila is transforming the lottery industry to generate more resources for Nigeria, combat unemployment
- LP factions bicker over lessons from Liberia's presidential elections
20 Nov

- Kogi Guber Poll: Bello Fumes over Betrayal by Aides
- Alia’s Non Partisan Background Creates Situation in Benue State – SGF
- Plateau: APC Begs Supporters to Maintain Peace after Mutfwang’s Sack
- NSIA Unveils $500m Investment Platform for Limitless Energy
20 Nov

- For Nigeria’s cash-strapped states, it’s business as usual
- Afrobeats outgrow local fan base on pricey show tickets
- NorthWest govs seek AfDB’s support to unlock agric potential
- NSIA unveils $500m renewable investment platform, partners IFC
20 Nov

- Assets Devt: Shell Pulls out of IOCs' Accord with NCDMB, NNPC, Demands More Waivers
- Tinubu, 17 Other African Leaders in Germany for G20 Compact with Africa Conference
- Appeal Court Nullifies Mutfwang’s Election, Declares Nentawe Winner
- NNPC Pledges to Deliver Value to Stakeholders, Bags Innovative Company Award
20 Nov

- Lagos, others caught in fiscal recklessness amid huge legacy debts
- Caustic retirement speeches reflective of discontent in judiciary
- Concerns over Tinubu’s flurry of appointments, reversals
- Magu breaks silence after four years, x-rays corruption war
20 Nov

- Israel-Hamas War Rages As Outcry Grows Over Gaza Crisis
- Supreme Court: Judicial Council Awaits List Of Nominees
- 25 Years After, FG May Restore Controversial Malabu Oil Well
- 547,774 Apply For Police Constable Slots
20 Nov

- Why govs must sign condemned prisoners' death warrants
- CBN: Currency in circulation rises by 8.56% to N2.99trn
- KURU: AMCON RECOVERED N1.8TRN FROM BAD DEBTORS
- APC, PDP trade words over purported suspension of Osun Chief Judge
20 Nov

- After Zamfara, Kano verdicts, A’Court sacks Plateau gov.
- FirstBank rewards customers with N170m worth of prizes in Win Big Promo
- No student’ll be deprived of education on account of poverty – Tinubu
- Magu breaks silence, says corruption Nigeria’s greatest challenge
20 Nov

- Ripples at Character Commission over reps’ delayed report
- Media Trust goes in search of “missing” radio tower
- A/Court sacks Plateau gov, 3 other PDP lawmakers
- Uproar over SanwoOlu’s N3.75bn perfume, rechargeable fans
20 Nov

- Persistent inflation, dollarisation of economy disturbing —Obaseki
- By next year, Nigeria should be producing enough fuel for domestic consumption —Presidency
- CJN to inaugurate 58 new SANs Nov 27 as Supreme Court marks new legal year
- Capital market has absorptive capacity to fund infrastructure —ASHON chairman
19 Nov

- How bankrupt is Nigeria?
- Sell off dead assets to raise funds, Aigbogun tells Tinubu
- Anxiety creeps on Nigerians as yuletide season knocks
- A bankrupt country should channel available resource into funding critical development sectors - Obi
19 Nov

- Police, Governors Losing Battle Against Cult Violence
- Gaza War Deadliest For Children, Doctors, Journalists
- Weah Concedes Defeat As Boakai Wins Liberian Election
- Decongestion: Minister Pays N585m Fine For Release 0f 4,068 Inmates
19 Nov

- Japa: How our expectations turned to agony, regrets –Returnees
- Interior Minister raises N585m for fines, release of 4,068 inmates
- Obi: Stop blaming colonialism for Africa's underdevelopment
- Interior Minister raises N585m for fines, release of 4,068 inmates
19 Nov

- Setback For Counterterrorism As Niger Pulls Out Of MNJTF
- FG releases 4,068 inmates nationwide to decongest prisons
- Meet Nigerian Army’s fi rst Professor, Lt.-Col. Abubakar-Surajo Imam
- Shettima unveils BUA’s N1bn innovation centre donated to UNIMAID
19 Nov

- APC, PDP leaders battle over choice of Senate minority leader
- FG releases 4,068 inmates nationwide, decongests prisons
- FG releases 4,068 inmates nationwide, decongests prisons
- Air Force men who attempted to free fraud suspects will be charged to court, says EFCC
19 Nov

- Universities Won’t Embark on Strike Again, Tinubu Declares
- Obi: African Leaders Have Turned Their Countries into Gigantic Criminal Enterprise
- To Ramp up Oil Production, FG Moves to Resolve Dispute over Sale of $1.3bn ExxonMobil’s Assets
- Jonathan: I’d Have Relocated My Mum If Diri Had Lost Election
19 Nov

- FG Will Not Name, Shame Terrorism Financiers, Says AGF
- Northern Governors Seek AfDB Support To Boost Agriculture, Renewable Energy
- Stakeholders Rate Inclusive Education Policy Implementation Low Eight Years On
- ‘It Is Next To Impossible ToConclude That 2023 Elections Were Rigged
19 Nov

- Ganduje to sacked Kano gov Yusuf: Let’s meet at Supreme Court for final onslaught
- Rising divorce cases: What should men, women consider before marriage
- 2024 Hajj registration: FCT monarchs pledge support to pilgrims’ board
- FX: CBN should address financial system stability in the best way – Aduloju
18 Nov

- Emefiele To Spend Four Days In Kuje Correctional Centre
- Air Power Has Disrupted Terrorists’ Networks, Says Shettima
- Nigerians Must Unite To Achieve Zik’s Dream For Nation – Sultan
- Nomination Of Judges To Supreme Court Without Involving NJC Invalid, Lawyers Declare
18 Nov

- Nigerian Doctors Forced To Work Longer Hours
- Akeredolu Gets 72-hour Ultimatum To Transmit Power To Deputy
- Tinubu Off To Germany For G20-Africa Conference
- FG Rescinds Order To Retain 40% Of Universities’ Revenue
18 Nov

- Emefiele awarded N1.21bn contracts to female CBN worker —FG
- Tight security in Kano as Appeal Court sacks gov.
- Pensioners honour Tribune, say it is the voice of justice
- Mohbad: Naira Marley, Sam Larry regain freedom
18 Nov

- After Zamfara, Appeal Court Voids Kano Governor’s Election
- Northern States SSGs Lament Poverty, Insecurity in Region
- Tinubu Heads to Germany for G20 ‘Compact with Africa’ Conference
- Emefiele Charged for Purchasing Vehicles for CBN, Remanded Pending Bail...
18 Nov

- Appeal Court sacks Abba as Kano gov, affirms Gawuna
- I can never feature in a film that negates Hausa culture, values – Aisha Najmu
- Tinubu cancels 40% deduction from universities' IGR
- Intrigues that decided winner, losers in Kogi election
18 Nov

- FG BOWS TO PRESSURE, RESCINDS DECISION ON UNIVERSITY'IGR REMITTANCE
- We've no plan to review Imo, Kogi, Bayelsa elections –INEC
- PDP, APC bicker over vote of confidence in Akeredolu
- Subsidy removal will save Nigeria $2.5bn, says Sanwo-Olu
18 Nov

- Ganduje to sacked Kano gov Yusuf: Let’s meet at Supreme Court for final onslaught
- FX: CBN should address financial system stability in the best way – Aduloju
- Osimhen, 9 others listed for CAF Player of Year award
- 2024 Hajj registration: FCT monarchs pledge support to pilgrims’ board
17 Nov

- Soaring prices leave Nigerians caught between food and medicine
- BusinessDay publisher gets ‘FMDQ Personality of the Decade’ award
- Naira falls 9.8% in three months on single FX regime
- Netflix’s subscriber numbers reflect Nigeria’s economic struggles
17 Nov

- Court Declares Zamfara Guber Poll Inconclusive, Orders Rerun in Three LGAs
- Wale Edun: Nigeria Needs to Generate Adequate Revenues, Not Borrowing to Fund 2024 Budget
- Fagbemi: Prosecution of Alleged Terrorists Resumes in Two Weeks
- FG Withdraws $1.1bn Case against Italian Oil Giant, Eni...
17 Nov

- Judicial Council To Screen 22 Justices
- Appeal Court Declares Zamfara Poll Inconclusive, Bala, Yusuf Know Fate Today
- 2024 Budget Can’t Be Funded With Borrowing – Edun
- 1 Killed As Police, Shi’ites Clash In Kaduna
17 Nov

- Appeal Court sacks Zamfara gov, orders rerun in 3 LGAs
- 613 families of deceased police officers get N2.2bn
- Bayelsa, Imo, Kogi polls: Vote buying, intimidation disturbing – Peace c’ttee
- Bandits kill mother, newborn, others in Sokoto
17 Nov

- How sachet alcoholic drinks breed alcoholism, thwart national devt.
- Service shutdown imminent as USSD debts hit N200 billion
- Two commissioners abstain as Ondo exco passes vote of confidence on Akeredolu
- MTEF/FSP:Nigeria can’t rely on borrowing, must raise revenues to fund 2024 budget, says Edun
17 Nov

- Anxiety in Kano, Plateau as court orders rerun in Zamfara
- Insecurity: Reps turn back representatives, insist Service Chiefs must appear
- 322 bodies not discovered in grave site in Anambra —Truth Commission
- 60-year-old retired banker makes first class, wins eight awards at UI convocation
17 Nov

- We need to clean up our electoral system –Abdulsalami Abubakar
- Finance Minister:Nigeria can't rely on borrowing
- Tinubu inherited security challenges capable of crippling Nigeria –Ribadu
- FJSC nominates 22 Justices for elevation to S'Court bench
17 Nov

- Nigeria surmounting security challenges, targets 2m bpd crude 2024
- NEDC: Breathing life into the people after insurgency, the Adamawa example
- Senate confirms Maida as NCC Executive Vice Chairman
- Plateau North re-rerun: Beyond secular-religious binaries
16 Nov

- Bread, fish prices stoke inflation to 18-year high
- Consumer goods firms stay afloat as earnings slump
- Oil firms pay less penalty for gas flared
- Air Peace-Saudi saga sparks calls for equal treatment
16 Nov

- You Have Entrenched Democracy In Nigeria, Tinubu Tells Editor
- N30,000 Minimum wage no longer acceptable- Abdulsalami
- Appeal Court Affirms Sanwo-Olu’s Re-election
- SEC To Reduce N190bn Unclaimed Dividends With New Portal
16 Nov

- Currency depreciation, high energy cost worsen inflation outlook
- NNPCL flags currency crisis as barrier to investment
- Tackling crashes by trucks, articulated vehicles in Lagos, Ogun
- Reps demand implementation of N550b subsidy removal palliative
16 Nov

- 2 children killed as fire razes 1,113 houses at Borno IDP camp
- After grounding FCT, states for 2 days, labour suspends strike
- Israel wants to turn Gaza ‘unlivable city’ – Palestinian envoy
- Why we deported Nigerian passengers – Saudi authorities
16 Nov

- After meeting with NSA, Labour suspends strike
- Inflation rate jumps to 27.33% as food cost rises by 31.52%
- At editors’ conference, Tinubu restates commitment to economic recovery
- One-party state: PDP, APC bicker
16 Nov

- Labour suspends nationwide strike after meeting with FG
- Current tough times, Nigerians’ sacrifice for better future –Tinubu
- FIRMS, GOVT RAISE N3.44TRN THROUGH BONDS, COMMERCIAL PAPERS
- Revenue Squeeze: FG loses N1.3trn to duty waivers in 2023
16 Nov

- After Ribadu-led truce, labour suspends nationwide strike
- Appeal Court upholds Sanwo-Olu’s victory, reserves judgement in Nasarawa
- Tinubu to editors: Our discussions promoting economic growth, stability
- World Bank disburses $299.99m to Nigeria for palliatives
15 Nov

- NLC: Strike not about Ajaero but against Official Impunity
- Tinubu serves multi-billion dollar funding facility for infrastructure development for islamic bank
- CBN: Old N100, N200, N1,000 Bank notes remain legal tender interminably
- Partial compliance recorded across country
15 Nov

- NLC: Strike Not About Ajaero But against Official Impunity
- Tinubu Secures Multi-billion Dollar Funding Facility for Infrastructure Development from Islamic Bank
- NPAN Wants FG to Review Policies on Paper Industr
- CBN: Old N100, N200, N1,000 Banknotes remain Legal tender interminably
15 Nov

- Varied compliance as Labour cripples activities in some states, sectors
- One-party State:Atiku calls for merger to stop APC
- CBN: FG recorded N2.66trn fiscal deficit in Q2’23
- Foreign Students: Nigeria ranked 10th largest sending country –Report
15 Nov

- Nigeria ‘ll receive significant share of IDB’s $50bn investment for Africa – VP Muhtar
- Labour strike: Partial compliance in Enugu, Kaduna, FCT
- Review policy on paper industry, NPAN tells FG
- UBA leads as Nigerian banks’ earning from cashless transactions hits N279bn
15 Nov

- Labour strike kicks off
- We inherited serious liabilities, assets —Tinubu
- We inherited serious liabilities, assets —Tinubu •Negotiates multi-billion infrastructure funding with Islamic Bank Nigerian woman sets world record for longest wig-making -Pg30 Court revokes ex-AGP Idris co-defendants’ bail Killer of Lagos LAWMA sweepers is a mechanic —Poli
- Nigerian woman sets world record for longest wig-making
15 Nov

- CSOs, Lawyers Call For Labour Leaders’ Arrest
- Again, Court Stops Anyanwu From Parading Self As PDP Scribe
- Remi Tinubu Donates N427m To 1,709 Widows, Orphans
- Oando Signs $800m Loan At IntraAfrican Trade Fair