NEWSPAPER HEADLINE Week Dec 01 - Dec 07, 2023
07 Dec
- Murdered ATBU student tried to help girl recover stolen phone –Police
- Foreign prisoners work in Nigeria's construction industry, says Oshiomhole
- Subsidy removal fallout: Fuel cost part of reasons 2024 State House budget high --Presidency
- Abducted corps members' parents seek govt's help to raise N70m ransom
07 Dec
- P&G Nigeria exit ends 5,000 jobs
- Nigerian startups 2023 shutdown costs investors $79m
- FG hooked on squandermania as Nigerians suffer daily
- All eyes on Tinubu to reverse zero asset sales
07 Dec
- After 31 years, third republic lawmakers beg Tinubu, NASS for their entitlements
- Non-interest financing, equity solutions to huge debt crisis
- formation minister constitutes c’ttee to finalize Nigeria’s Values Charter
- Metawalle to military: Don’t let Kaduna accidental bombing deter you in fight against terrorists
07 Dec
- Foreign prisoners working in construction firms in Nigeria –Senate alleges
- FG eyes $2.9bn Islamic finance window for infrastructure devt
- COP28: NNPC Ltd SEALS LNG DEALS FOR DOMESTIC, GLOBAL MARKETS
- Third Republic lawmakers demand their unpaid salaries, allowances
07 Dec
- Kaduna drone strike: Protesters storm NASS, PDP wants independent probe
- P&G to dissolve ground operations in Nigeria, revert to import-only business model -Pg2 -Pg
- NJC recommends Tsammani, Abiru, Sankey, 8 others as Supreme Court justices
- Stop tax waivers, offer rebates, Senate committee asks FG
07 Dec
- Muslim Leaders Want Kaduna Bombing Victims Compensated
- Ooni Visited Kuje Prison To 'Mark Anniversary,' Not To See Emefiele – Official
- Tsammani, Sankey, Adah, 8 Others Pass Screening
- Cracks As 7 Political Parties Form Coalition Against APC
07 Dec
- 22,000 officers await relocation claims 7 months after quit notice
- UN flays Kaduna bombing as protesters storm N’Assembly, demand minister’s resignation
- Arewa coalition alleges PAGE 5 Kano crisis against Tinubu
- Tinubu threatens to shut public buildings denying access to PWDs
07 Dec
- Zero allocation for Mambilla Power Project in 2024 budget
- Kaduna village massacre: Protesters besiege N/Assembly, Zaria
- Prisoners from foreign lands working at construction sites in Nigeria – Senate panel
- Gaza war may aggravate threats to international peace, UN Sec-Gen warns
06 Dec
- S/Court Fines SAN N40m for Filling Frivolous Motion
- Kaduna Bomb Incident: Army Apologises, Tinubu Orders Probe
- Finance Minister Calls for Climate Financing to Fund 2024 Budge
- Nasarawa Assembly Passes N8.2bn 2023 Supplementary Budget
06 Dec
- Inside multi-billion naira estacode racketeering
- Patients reel over 1390% antibiotics price jump
- Haulage cost spike spoils Christmas for shoppers
- PoS operators buy cash as banks struggle to pay customers
06 Dec
- CDS on Kaduna Bombing: We Acted on Intelligence, But Missed, It’s Highly Regrettable
- Edun: Nigeria Eyeing Multi-trillion Dollar Climate Change Financing, Privatisation to Fund 2024 Budget
- Obaigbena to Receive Lifetime Achievement Honour at DAME Awards
- Indigenous Producers Lament Exodus of International Oil Service Providers from Nigeria
06 Dec
- Tinubu, Northern Governors, Others Demand Probe
- FG To Prosecute Gender-based Violence In Schools
- Budget Comments: Presidency Accuses Obi Of Post-election Trauma
- ASUU Laments Exodus Of Lecturers From Public Varsities
06 Dec
- States groan in debts, poor funding despite N16 trillion FAAC windfall
- Senate chides NPA, Customs over $1.68 billion revenue loss
- COP28: Nigeria reaps windfall in million-dollar Africa-focused pledges
- The Gambia returns nine Europe-bound stowaways to Lagos
06 Dec
- Northern leaders, others demand compensation
- 2024: Tinubu, Shettima’s trips, meals to gulp N10bn as Villa’s animals get N201m
- Court orders execution of ex-soldier for killing Yobe Islamic cleric
- COP28: Seyi Tinubu, stewards, cooks, among Nigerian delegation
06 Dec
- Survivors recount details of Kaduna tragic drone attack
- Makinde presents N432.2bn budget, prioritises education, health
- Mba presents N521bn budget, education gets 33%
- Renewed hope agenda, my priority in police affairs ministry Sulaiman-Ibrahim
06 Dec
- Govs biggest beneficiaries of fuel subsidy removal –NASU
- Report: Nigeria recorded $5.71bn forex inflow in August
- NNPC LTD TO START PRICING CRUDE SUPPLIES AGAINST DATED BRENT IN 2024
- FG, states borrowing workers' N11trn contributory pension funds at low interest rate
06 Dec
- NGF, JNI, ACF, NEF demand investigation, justice, compensation
- 2019 Imo gov’ship poll: Supreme Court slams N40m fine on Ozekhome
- Senate gives NPA 48hrs to produce unaccounted $1.8bn
- Deplorable state: Take a second look at public varsities, ASUU begs Tinubu
05 Dec
- Death Toll in Drone Attack on Kaduna Civilains Rises to 80
- Finally, FG Takes Delivery of 2nd Niger Bridge From Contractors
- Benue Assembly Screens, Confirms 21 Local Council Chairmen
- Private Sector As Key to Successful Energy Transition Project
05 Dec
- Nigeria Records N1.88 Trillion Trade Surplus in Third Quarter
- Information Minister: FG Sponsored Only 422 Nigerian Delegates to COP28 Summit
- Kaduna Govt: Army Has Taken Responsibility for Community Bombing
- NLC: Next Minimum Wage Will Be Based on Cost of Living
05 Dec
- P/Harcourt Refinery December deadline heaps pressure on NNPCL
- COP 28 leader’s fossil fuel claim sparks debate
- Peter Obi insists 2024 budget is ‘prodigal’
- Nigeria’s trade surplus hits 5-yr high on weaker naira
05 Dec
- 80 killed as Army drone bombs Kaduna village in error
- Q3'23: Nigeria's trade balance hits N18.8bn as export rises 60.78%
- FG resumes trial of suspected Boko Haram members
- NIGERIA’S COOKING GAS TRANSPORT PEAKED IN 2020, 2021, 2023 –REPORT
05 Dec
- FG funded only 422 people to Dubai, minister clarifies
- Pilotage contract: Nigeria’ll save $326.895m from waived INTELS’ $193m debt – NPA
- 5th World Media Summit: How media can promote global peace, by Ali M. Ali
- LG funds: APC alleges plot to protest against Tinubu, SGF, Akpabio
05 Dec
- Anger As Army Bombs Kaduna Villagers
- Gaza: Israel Intensifies Ground Operations
- 38 Abducted Varsity Students Still With Bandits – Parents
- Banks Limit Withdrawals To N10k As Cash Scarcity Bites Harder
05 Dec
- Army drone kills dozens of Maulud celebrants in Kaduna
- Communication blackout hits Gaza as Israel deepens southern offensive
- ACT-CHECK: Ex-Gov Aliyu didn’t chase B/Haram’s Shekau, Qaqa out of Niger
- Nigeria records N1.8tr surplus as foreign trade jumps by 60.7%
05 Dec
- Kano, Sokoto, others spend N53.2b on scholarships abroad
- Protest in UNICAL over 100% hike in fees, levies
- Police in Rivers detain four officers over kidnap of hotel staff
- Police in Rivers detain four officers over kidnap of hotel staff
05 Dec
- Kaduna govt: Army admits error as airstrike kills scores in Kaduna village
- COP28: Minister defends 422-man FG-funded delegation
- Economic hardship: NANS vows to ground tertiary institutions over increase in tuition
- 2024 budget: Justice Ministry says funding hampering its operations
04 Dec
- Tinubu under Fire Over 1,411 contingents to COP28
- FIRS Cancels Penalties, Interests on Tax Liabilities
- US Commits $600m to Private Investments in Nigeria, Others
- New Nasarawa Speaker Pledges to Lead with Fear of God
04 Dec
- Tinubu’s outsized COP28 delegation costs N880m to fly
- How celebrities fuel Nigeria’s gambling epidemic
- El-Rufai plans $100m venture capital in private sector return
- FG set to begin disbursement of presidential grants, loans to businesses
04 Dec
- 2,786 Oko, Owerri correctional centres' escapees still at large –Investigation
- US Embassy under pressure as 150,000 Nigerians seek visas
- FG’s personnel costs, pensions gulped N3.78trn in 9 months
- UNCERTAINTY: NIGERIANS SPEND N265.39BN ON LIFE INSURANCE
04 Dec
- How wet lease aircraft put Nigerian aviation industry on edge
- 200 northern lawyers volunteer to assist Gov Yusuf win case at Supreme Court
- COP28: FG didn’t sponsor 1,411 Nigerian delegates to Dubai, Presidency replies Obi
- Why we insist on democracy despite its challenges, flaws – U.S. envoy
04 Dec
- How wet lease aircraft put Nigerian aviation industry on edge
- 200 northern lawyers volunteer to assist Gov Yusuf win case at Supreme Court
- COP28: FG didn’t sponsor 1,411 Nigerian delegates to Dubai, Presidency replies Obi
- Why we insist on democracy despite its challenges, flaws – U.S. envoy
04 Dec
- N400bn State Pension Backlog Threatens Workers' Retirement Plan
- UBA Wins Bank Of The Year Africa 2023
- I Have Sold My Shares In Intels Long Ago – Atiku
- Residents Agonise Over Collapsed Yellow Duke Culvert In Calabar Metropolis
04 Dec
- Outrage over Nigeria’s 1,411 delegates to COP28 summit
- UBA wins big at The Bankers Awards
- 700 Palestinians killed as Israel renews Gaza bombardment
- APC, Plateau speaker lock horns over swearing-in of new lawmaker
04 Dec
- NPA: Nigeria’ll Save $326.89m from Agreement with INTELS
- PDP Criticises FG over 1, 411 Delegation to COP28, Obi Urges Production, Not Waste
- FG: No Worries, Nigeria Will Surpass OPEC’s 1.5m bpd Oil Quota in 2024
- Fashola: Nigeria Living on Infrastructure Built in 70s, Requires $2.3tn Till 2043
04 Dec
- Over 60 refinery licences inactive 18yrs after as fuel import thrives
- Reject Wike’s N15 billion ‘befitting residence’ for VP, SERAP urges Senate
- Failed road: Female passenger dies, two injured in Lagos tanker accident
- NJC to select 11 new Supreme Court judges Wednesday
04 Dec
- DSS, EFCC, ICPC vet S’Court nominees
- COVID-19: Reps committee uncovers more infractions
- PDP knocks Tinubu’s climate change summit delegation, calls for NASS investigation
- FIRS waives penalties, interests on outstanding tax liabilities
03 Dec
- Big budget figures failed to impact Nigerians
- My brother’s challenge made me take up security guard job
- Nigerians gradually losing confidence in the judiciary - Adebanjo
- ‘My mission is to make tourism one of the biggest income earners
03 Dec
- At COP28 Summit, Tinubu Commits Nigeria to Ending Gas Flaring
- Kenyan President: Tinubu’s Removal of Petrol Subsidy Needed for Africa’s Development
- Kenyan President: Tinubu’s Removal of Petrol Subsidy Needed for Africa’s Development
- NiMet Predicts Three-day Dust Haze, Sunshine Across Nigeria
03 Dec
- 3 Plane-Loads Of Delegates Represent Nigeria At COP28
- Cash Withdrawal Hiccups Hit States
- 74,000 Candidates Sit For 2023 External NECO Exam
- Ararume Challenges Appointment Of New NNPCL Board Chairman
03 Dec
- Henry Kissinger: Century Old Controversial Shuttle Diplomacy
- The Economic, Cultural Imperative: The Case For A National Art Policy In Africa
- Climate Change:Tinubu Unveils Bold Vision For Greener Nigeria At COP28 • Pledges To End Gas Flaring
- Refiners Demand Proper Investment As NMDPRA Seeks $575b Decarbonisation Funding
03 Dec
- PDP CHALLENGES YAKUBU ON INTEGRITY TEST
- We expect investors from Asia, Europe, others in Enugu, says Mbah
- Obi: Nigerians poorer with FG's implementation of MDGs
- Tinubu: Africa mustn't be victim of climate change disruption
03 Dec
- Attack on INEC commissioner’s home, Govt House, secretariat: APC urges arrest of Ajaka
- Alleged harassment of judiciary: APC group drags Kano gov to UN, demands sanctions
- FG’ll restore NTA, FRCN’s lost glories – Malagi
- Tension as Newcastle, ManU do battle at St. James’ Park today
03 Dec
- Why Nigeria’s Forex Crisis Persists
- A budget of Limited Hope
- Gov Yusuf flags off payment of N6bn gratuity to over 5,000 pensioners
- Nigerian female soldier wins Gold at World Military Wrestling Championship
03 Dec
- 75 million bank accounts under threat
- Nigeria will end gas flaring, halt methane emission, Tinubu promises at UN climate conference
- 2024 APPROPRIATION BILL: Lawmakers demand refund of capital project funds on palliatives
- ASUU rejects Tinubu’s student loan idea, demands grant scheme
02 Dec
- FG Eyes 12,000MW Additional Power Generation as Nigeria, Germany Seal Deal
- Halt Allocation of States Running LGs with Caretaker Committees, Senate tells FG
- Despite Economic Headwinds, Stock Market Investors Gain N11.14 Trillion in 11 Months
- Despite Economic Headwinds, Stock Market Investors Gain N11.14 Trillion in 11 Months
02 Dec
- Backlash As Senate Aims To Cut Off Funds
- Harassment Of Judges: Protest At U.N. House In Abuja
- Customers Lament As Banks Slash Withdrawal Limits
- Tension In Kogi As APC Calls For Ajaka’s Arrest
02 Dec
- PoS Scammers... Clogging The Wheel Of Digital Transactions Nationwide
- CBN To Freeze Accounts Without BVN, NIN April 2024
- Criminalities Messing Up Biafra Struggle, IPOB Chieftain Laments
- Police Hunt For Attackers Of Kogi REC’s Residence •APC, SDP Trade Blames
02 Dec
- SENATORS, GOVERNORS ON COLLISION COURSE
- Again, murmurs in Senate over sharing of committee posts
- Tinubu, German Chancellor witness signing of MoU
- CBN bans opening of new Tier 1 accounts, wallets without BVN, NIN
02 Dec
- Attack on INEC commissioner’s home, Govt House, secretariat: APC urges arrest of Ajaka
- Alleged harassment of judiciary: APC group drags Kano gov to UN, demands sanctions
- FG’ll restore NTA, FRCN’s lost glories – Malagi
- FG to sanction employers over poor working conditions
02 Dec
- Patients groan over rising cost of drugs
- Again, FCT residents raise alarm over rising cases of kidnapping
- Wheelbarrow pusher kills tax collector over N50, commits suicide
- NAF jet crashes in P/Harcourt
02 Dec
- Senate moves against govs over local governments
- Gunmen attack Kogi REC’s home, APC asks police to arrest culprits
- It is not true that we sell alms given to us to money doublers —Beggars
- Reps speaker announces shake-up of committees’ leadership
01 Dec
- Senate Summons Alake, Worries over Illegal Mining
- COP28: Tinubu Holds ‘Productive’ Meeting with King Charles in Dubai
- Zenith Bank Signs MoU with CFA Institute to Boost Financial Expertise
- Zenith Bank Signs MoU with CFA Institute to Boost Financial Expertise
01 Dec
- NERC, Stakeholders Seek Dedicated Funding to Meet Massive Investment Gap in Power
- NASS Begins Debate on Tinubu’s N27.5tn Budget with Details of Fiscal Document
- Zenith Bank Signs MoU with CFA Institute to Develop Finance, Investment Professionals
- Despite 1.78m bpd Budget Production Benchmark, OPEC Hands Nigeria 1.5m bpd Output for 2024
01 Dec
- ‘Japa’ hurricane crumbling Nigeria’s healthcare
- Debt service for 2024 is 16x poverty ‘war chest’
- CBN’s proposed capital raise for banks seen boosting foreign investments
- TNC Africa’s Ololade is a thrilling plot with loose end
01 Dec
- Waterways Authority Blamed For 911 Deaths
- We Lost N200bn To CBN Naira Redesign Policy – Poultry Farmer
- At Olatimi’s Book Launch, Osoba Says Adesina Was Right To Defend Buhari
- OPEC FINALLY AGREES ON OIL PRODUCTION CUT
01 Dec
- How to get 2024 budget right – Economists
- Nine months after, Lagos airport int’l runway remains closed
- Nigerian nurse in UK sacked, deported over prayer for dying patient
- Villagers flee as soldiers leave Kaduna community
01 Dec
- Amid ravaging scourge, HIV cure, vaccine still elusive 42 years on
- N’Assembly begins debate on 2024 budget despite debt servicing concerns
- Reps knock oil operators over letdown of host communities
- Lagos Assembly takes inventory of failed state roads
01 Dec
- 80 percent surge in food importation alarming —FG
- 2024 budget: Reps call for fiscal responsibility, public service reform
- Reps, NSE argue over concrete technology for road construction
- First Bank Group appoints Adenowo MD/CEO, First Bank UK
01 Dec
- No ex-gov with corruption cases'll escape probe –EFCC
- Stay-At-Home:S'Easterners not known for laxity, indolence –Gov Mbah
- CBN: FG recorded N816.53bn fiscal deficit in July
- NIGERIA'S N27.5TRN BUDGET THREATENED AS OPEC+ MULLS OUTPUT CUT
01 Dec
- Nigerians’ll enjoy improved power supply soon – FG
- COP28 opens in Dubai, leaders urge speedy action against rising climate crisis
- Ohanaeze applauds Tinubu’s decision to release Kanu
- No student killed in Abuja school, says NSCDC