NEWSPAPER HEADLINE Week Nov 22 - Nov 28, 2023
28 Nov
- FEC okays N27.5trn expenditure, puts exchange rate at N750/$1
- CJN calls for amendment of laws to end most cases at Appeal Court
- Court grants stay of execution motion filed by Soun of Ogbomoso
- Kyari returns as CEO, Akinyelure becomes board chairman
28 Nov
- Zenith Bank, French Government Sign MoU to Establish Subsidiary in France
- FEC Approves N27.5Trillion Appropriation Bill for 2024
- Ariwoola: Unnecessary Cases Overstretching Judiciary, We Need Alternative Dispute Resolution Mechanisms
- Revises exchange rate to N750/$, oil benchmark now $77.96
28 Nov
- CJN Brushes aside Criticisms, Scores Judiciary Very High
- FEC Approves N27.50trn for 2024 Appropriation Bill
- Abiodun Approves Constituency Projects for Councillors
- Tinubu Appoints NNPC Board, Management Team
28 Nov
- ‘Japa’ wave empties construction sites
- NNPC moves again to break petrol import jinx
- Subsidy removal pushes transport industry into recession
- Zenith Bank signs deal to set up subsidiary in France
28 Nov
- FEC okays AfDB’s $1bn support loan for N27.50trn 2024 budget estimates
- CJN to judges: Don’t succumb to mob mentality in deciding
- FG to unveil blueprint on nationwide digital switch over – Malagi
- Ondo: Man to die by hanging for hacking neighbour to death
28 Nov
- Why Buhari's Nigeria Air won't work as conceived, by FG
- Coups in Africa sign of failed Western liberal democracy
- Reps begin COVID-19 funds misuse probe
- Report: Nigeria records $33.27bn forex inflow in H1'23
28 Nov
- We’ll never be overwhelmed by mob, says CJN
- States, LGs cry for development despite sharing N8.8trn in 2 years
- Fresh protests hit Kano over gov’ship dispute, as police arrest 7
- Tinubu reappoints Kyari as NNPCL GCEO, names Akinyelure board chair
28 Nov
- Protest Rocks Kano Over Appeal Court Judgement
- Tinubu Constitutes NNPCL Board, Retains Kyari
- FG Okays N27trn For 2024 Budget, Targets N18trn Revenue
- Judicial Council Begins Screening Of 22 Justices Today
28 Nov
- FG proceeds with unambitious budget, proposes N27.5tr next year
- UBEC bemoans shortage of teachers, N100b yearly funding
- Despite warning, protests in Kano over Court of Appeal ruling
- The untreated relics of #EndSARS protest, three years after
27 Nov
- Local Refineries ’ll Begin Production Soon — Tinubu
- Panic in Zamfara as Bandits Raid Communities for Levies
- AfDB Urges Govts to Develop, Sustain Macroeconomic Model
- FCTA Bans ‘Beggars’ from Secretariat, Tackles O’ne-Chance’ Menace
27 Nov
- Rising drug prices squeeze By Hope Moses-Ashike health insurers’ margins
- CBN’s bank recapitalisation plan for $1trn economy raises questions
- Flutterwave IPO hunt ignites review of listed African pioneers
- Dangote under pressure as giant refinery nears production – FT
27 Nov
- Rising drug prices squeeze By Hope Moses-Ashike health insurers’ margins
- CBN’s bank recapitalisation plan for $1trn economy raises questions
- Flutterwave IPO hunt ignites review of listed African pioneers
- Dangote under pressure as giant refinery nears production – FT
27 Nov
- Progressive politics dead –APC chieftain
- Drama as Abuja bound aircraft lands in Asaba
- Financial institutions' contribution to GDP rises 28.8% to N2.49trn
- Continuing with Buhari's policies shows govt lacks focus –Sule Lamido
27 Nov
- We won’t tolerate plot to disrupt peace, ECOWAS warns
- 2023 polls: Don’t drag yourself into politics, Kukah cautions Nigeria’s judiciary
- Yuletide: Zenith Bank lights up Ajose Adeogun Street
- N87trn debt: Halt further loans to Nigeria’s 36 states, SERAP tells W/Bank
27 Nov
- 313 Out Of 774 Councils Run By Sole Administrators
- Shaibu Declares For Edo Governorship Today
- FG Revisits Plan For Local Production Of Vaccines
- Coup Scare: Sierra Leone Imposes Nationwide Curfew
27 Nov
- Why CBN gov is right on bank recapitalisation —Experts
- NJC panel meets tomorrow to pick 11 new Supreme Court justices
- Petroleum minister wades into LPG supply, price hike challenges
- Suspense in Plateau over moves to inaugurate Assembly
27 Nov
- Ex-NIRSAL boss arrested 11 months after sacking
- Wike, Fubara feud continues to put Rivers on edge
- Consider economic indices before banks’ recapitalisation, Experts tell CBN
- ECOWAS Court orders amendment of Nigeria Press Council Act
27 Nov
- Zenith Bank Heralds Christmas, Yuletide Seasons with Ajose Adeogun Street Light-up
- Sierra Leone Imposes Nationwide Curfew After Failed Coup Attempt
- Oba of Benin to Nigerians: Tinubu’s Presidency Ordained By God
- FG Meets Producers Over Rising Gas Prices as Rates Surge by 14% in October
27 Nov
- Banks brace for new monetary policy conduct, regulation
- Guber aftershocks: Kogi queries monarch as APC gives Kano AG ultimatum
- Coup scare: S’ Leone declares curfew as ECOWAS condemns plot
- NBS: Imperative of creating stronger, vibrant data system
26 Nov
- Aiyedatiwa To Act As Governor, Without Formal Declaration
- Stop Discrediting Judiciary, AGF Cautions Politician
- Dangote Refinery Secures First Deal, Begins Operations With 350,000bpd
- GSK Exit Sparks Inflation, PAGE 22 Drives Surge In Drug Prices
26 Nov
- Yuletide: Why jollof will be missing on many Nigerians’ menu
- Festivities: Nigerians face frustration as high airfare persists
- Now is ripe time to restructure Nigeria, Citizens tell Tinubu
- Why I don’t believe this administration is about the people, by Daramol
26 Nov
- Dangote Refinery to Reach 650,000 Bpd Production Capacity by End of 2024
- In Defence of Judiciary, Fagbemi Warns Politicians to Stop Unfounded Insinuations against Judges
- Shettima: Nigeria's Diversity Must Be Our Source of Strength
- Shell to Face Human Rights Claims over Oil Pollution in Niger Delta
26 Nov
- FG, states, 774 LGs share N4.8trn under Tinubu
- Ondo Crisis: Why Akeredolu won’t be pronounced incapacitate
- Our diversity, source of strength, says Shettima
- Cabals don’t want manufacturers to grow in Nigeria
26 Nov
- Rise In Cases Of Drug Abuse Threatens Lagos
- Military’s Protracted Stay In Power: An Error Of Judgment
- Mixed Feelings As Tinubu resolves Ondo Political Feud
- Will Ondo State Breathe After Peace Deal?- INSIDE STUFF-Back
26 Nov
- Dilapidated Power Plants, Erratic Supply Stunt Nigeria’s Economy
- Fried grasshopper: Katsina residents make fortune selling tasty insects
- Why I cannot live in Nigeria aga
- Harmattan: Dearth of firefighters, trucks hits North East amid rising outbreaks
26 Nov
- Discontent spreads over succession plots in Supreme Court
- How HID asked monarch, other visitors to leave few minutes before death
- Anti-Akpabio’s senators’ number grows in Senate
- Akeredolu: The siege not over yet, PDP claims, as lawmakers hail Tinubu’s intervention
26 Nov
- I won’t run against Tinubu in 2027, Wike declares
- Remain servants of the people, Tinubu tells APC govs
- Yuletide: There won’t be slowdown in inflation – Dr. Okafor
- Adogba Central Mosque: Makinde, Sultan cementing ethno-religious harmony
25 Nov
- Alleged arms deal, N220m bribe DSS arrests customs comptroller
- Omowunmi Ajiboye: The truth about my romance with MC Oluomo
- Yoruba Council of Elders bemoans deaths by suicide, hunger
- Tested and trusted natural ways to boost fertility
25 Nov
- I Won’t Contest Against Tinubu In 2027 – Wike
- We Need To Double Police Manpower – IGP
- Northern Elders Express Concern Over Nation’s Judiciar
- Hamas Releases 24 Hostages On First Day Of Gaza Truce
25 Nov
- Olayemi Cardoso: Fresh Banking Sector Recapitalisation Coming
- Court of Appeal Affirms Delta, Ogun, Akwa Ibom, Kaduna, Ebonyi, Kebbi Govs’ Elections
- Tinubu: I am Satisfied with Outcome of Off-season Polls
- Wike to Fubara: I Can’t Tolerate Ingrates
25 Nov
- A Day Out With Beggars: Their Pains, Their Tricks
- Appeal Court Upholds Abiodun, Oborevwori, Nwifuru, Uba Sani’s Election As Governor
- Appeal Court Upholds Abiodun, Oborevwori, Nwifuru, Uba Sani’s Election As Governor
- CBN Considers Raising Commercial Banks’ Capitalization
25 Nov
- Stakeholders doubt December handover date of Port Harcourt Refinery
- How being Fela’s daughter once ruined my relationship – Yeni Kuti
- 21 wives, 7 husbands, 6 girlfriends killed in 2 years
- Mufti Menk visits Tinubu, says Nigeria can be best country in Africa
25 Nov
- Tinubu wades into Ondo govt crisis, meets stakeholders in Abuja
- Kukah laments involvement of judges, priests in politics
- Edo to build 169-room hotel, signs deal with Radisson Group
- Osun Assembly, SAN lock horns over move to sack CJ
25 Nov
- JUDICIARY ACTING AS IF GOVT IS INFLUENCING IT
- Cardoso: CBN to direct banks to increase capitalization
- Appeal Court affirms elections of Kaduna, Ogun, Delta, A’Ibom, Kebbi govs
- Put people's interests first, Tinubu charges APC govs
25 Nov
- I won’t run against Tinubu in 2027, Wike declares
- Remain servants of the people, Tinubu tells APC govs
- Adogba Central Mosque: Makinde, Sultan cementing ethno-religious harmony
- Yuletide: There won’t be slowdown in inflation – Dr. Okafor
24 Nov
- Jubilation in Nasarawa, Gombe as Governors Win at Appeal Court
- Zenith Bank’s Flagship Tech Fair Ends with Promising Talents, Generous Prizes
- Senate Seeks Nigeria’s Inclusion in $147billion Global Bitumen Market
- Soya Beans Export Threatens $250m Oil Seeds Investment – OSPAN
24 Nov
- Dubai opens Nigeria office in bid to boost trade
- Education, tech, internal mobility seen as key to retaining employees
- FG unveils security strategies to spur mining investment
- Ticket racketeering booms on Apapa e-call-up delays
24 Nov
- Third Edition of Zenith Tech Fair Ends with Hackathon Winners Receiving Significant Cash Rewards
- Shettima to Governors at NEC: We Must Develop Our Agric Sector for Self-sufficiency
- Olanipekun: A’Court Can’t Correct Clerical Errors in Kano Guber Judgment
- FG Introduces $750m World Bank-assisted SABER Programe for States
24 Nov
- War on Gaza: Israeli-Hamas ceasefi re begins today
- Alleged terrorism fi nancing: FG orders probe of correctional service officers
- Kaduna farmers in dilemma as bandits impose levies before harvest
- Kano residents panic as APC set for mass rally tomorrow
24 Nov
- NNPP Wants Justices Probed Over Verdict
- Economic Council Mulls Emergency Budget For Flood Disasters PAGE 1
- Wike To Partner Cuba, Mexico On Investment In FCT
- BAUCHI APPROVES N100BN FOR 16 ROADS, 2 FLYOVERS
24 Nov
- High OpEx, harsh environment hobble industrial revival, jobs
- Jega, Babachir, others reflect on INEC, 2023 elections amid fresh A’Court verdicts
- Military deactivate 50 illegal oil refining sites, arrest 51 suspects
- Israel-Hamas war: Death toll of Palestinians 14,200, says ambassador
24 Nov
- States, FCT owe FG N1.7trn in budget support facility
- Lagos impounds 15 petroleum tankers for parking on port access road
- Terrorism: FG orders probe of misconduct by correctional officers
- Labour Party factions clash in court over suit against Imo governorship candidate
24 Nov
- CTA carpets security agencies, political parties on vote buying
- Oil Output: Nigeria targets 1.8 m bpd ahead OPEC+'s engagement
- A'Court reverses Nasarawa gov's sacking, says Tribunal's judgment a nullity
- Senate C'ttee: No accurate data to plan Nigeria
24 Nov
- sule wins appeal, joins Otu, Mbah, Alia, sanwo-Olu for s’Court battle
- Malagi has shown capacity to deliver in information ministry – Alake
- Millions of Naira won as Zenith Bank’s Tech Fair ends
- Troops neutralised 99 terrorists, arrested 198 in one week – DHQ
23 Nov
- Nigeria Faces Worst Economic Crisis Since 1960 – Senate
- Inspector Dies as Army, Police Fight Dirty in Yola
- FAAC Shares N906.955bn October Revenue to FG, States, LGCs
- NSCDC Intercepts Nine Truckloads of Mining Contents in Benue
23 Nov
- Mere Errors Blight Appeal Court Judgment in Kano, Create Crisis of Judicial Confidence
- KANO STANDS STILL FOR GOVERNOR ABBA KABIR YUSUF ON ARRIVAL FROM ABUJA
- Senate Seeks Probe of $500 Million Failed Abuja CCT Contract as Insecurity Worsens
- FAAC Disburses N906.955bn from N1.346tn Gross Revenue for Oct
23 Nov
- Nigeria’s food system under growing strain
- NLNG dividend to NNPC hits eight-year high
- Better traffic behaviour can save Lagos N4trn yearly – Report
- Money market rates spike since Cardoso took over CBN
23 Nov
- Poor funding raises concerns for 270 new private varsities
- Tension in Kano over guber verdict as AkeredoluAiyedatiwa crisis rocks Ondo
- Senate laments cyber threats to digital economy, $500m yearly loss
- Court grants Emefiele N300m bail, orders CBN to update CSO on e-Naira
23 Nov
- Kano: Parties Asked To Return Judgement Copies
- Lawyers Demand Merit In Selection Of Supreme Court Justices
- AMAC Chairman Lauds Wike's Developmental Stride In FCT
- Reps To Address Escalating Kidnapping, Killings In FCT
23 Nov
- Industrial Court restrains Osun judges from taking up Acting CJ position
- Police officer killed as Army/ Police clash in Adamawa, CP fumes
- Alleged N1.21bn procurement fund: Court grants Emefiele N300m bail
- Appeal Court cites clerical error in CTC as youths protest in Kano
23 Nov
- Nigeria facing worst economic crisis in history –Abdullahi
- FG EARNED N1.3 TRN AS IGR, OPERATING SURPLUS IN 2022 -FRC
- Climate Change Risks: Nigeria faces $5.5bn loss in assets
- Kano gov files 10 grounds of appeal at S'Court
23 Nov
- APC, NNPP differ on way out of CTC error
- Gavi Alliance invests $2.3bn on immunisation in Nigeria
- APC dissolves Rivers exco, Okocha heads 7-member caretaker c’ttee
- Interior minister canvasses UN reform on Correctional Service
22 Nov
- Will investment return on FG’s olive branch to oil majors?
- Nigeria wants to borrow less but ignores easy revenue sources
- Delayed bill deprives insurers of riskbased capital
- Nigerian firms raise N807bn as commercial paper up 200%
22 Nov
- Oil producers seek $1.3b debt settlement to improve declining production
- 200 Akwa Ibom students in Canada abscond –ex-Commissioner
- Obasanjo slams judiciary over Plateau, Kano, Zamfara verdicts
- CDS, Service Chiefs, IGP appear before Reps
22 Nov
- NUPRC Warns Against Plans to Frustrate Gas Flare Commercialisation Programme
- Falana: Contrary to misconception, Appeal Court upheld Kano governor's Election
- Tinubu: With Stable Polity, Foreign Investments in Nigeria Now Secure
- CDS: B'Haram Terrorists Planned Attacks from Prison with Warders’ Connivance
22 Nov
- Nigeria, Germany Sign $500m Energy, Gas Export Agreement
- FG Moves to Clear Outstanding Pension Arrears
- Senate in Turmoil as Akpabio Names Minority Leader, Chief Whip
- 17 killed as Long Vehicle Crashes in Niger
22 Nov
- Currency Swap: Trade facilitation boosts CBN's yuan auction to ¥9.22bn
- Wike raises the alarm over fake C of Os in Abuja
- Nigerians expect magic from illmotivated police force, says IGP
- October: Price of cooking gas soared by 8.9%
22 Nov
- FG’ll boost blue economy with $US10bn from shipping – Oyetola
- Solid minerals ministry revokes licences of 1,633 miners
- Vandalisation: Over 5,000km pipelines no longer working – NNPCL
- Help return us to our land, displaced Bassa people of Toto beg Tinubu
22 Nov
- Amid heavy dockets, electoral cases overwhelm judges, justice system
- Rivers Assembly crisis persists as factions hold separate sittings
- Confusion as A'Court's certified judgment upholds Gov. Abba Yusuf’s election
- Denying Kano, Zamfara, Plateau voters their mandates unacceptable, Obasanjo warns
22 Nov
- Service Chiefs Passing The Buck Over Rising Insecurity
- Non-payment Of Service Fees: FG Revokes 1,633 Mining Licences
- FG Targets $10bn Local Ship Charter Market
- e-Payment Platform Collapse Hampers Filing Of Cases In Lagos Courts
22 Nov
- Reps indict NPA, NNPC, NBET, others over N14trn contingent liabilities
- Confusion over contradictions in CTC of A/Court judgment sacking Kano gov
- Uproar in Senate over minority leadership seats
- Osun gov spends N2bn on meals, welfare; runs office with N6bn in 3 months
22 Nov
- Insecurity: Service Chiefs blame judiciary for freeing suspects
- Nigeria, Germany sign $500m pact for renewable energy, gas export
- Why I approved naira redesign —Buhari
- Nigeria targets $10bn shipcharter market