NEWSPAPER HEADLINE Week Dec 01 - Dec 07, 2025
07 Dec
- Disqualification of aspirants tears APC apart
- Disquiet over Tinubu’s ambassadorial list
- TAX REFORMS: Don’t listen to detractors, groups tell FIRS chairman
- APC govs reaffirm support for Tinubu, say FG’s reform must improve lives, protect dignity
07 Dec
- Low purchasing power, poor storage hurt farmers
- ECOWAS leaders watch as membership withers
- Are public varsities hiking fees to push students towards NELFUND?
- Nigeria faces surge in bank fraud as industry experts warn of outdated security controls
07 Dec
- The Unforgotable Hero: Ahmed Joda
- There’ll be no fuel queues during Christmas, Dangote assures
- New tax policy in 2026: FG assures Nigerians of fair treatment
- Equities market sustains growth trend, gains N1.094trn
07 Dec
- IGBOS AND THEIR TROUBLE WITH NIGERIA
- Sunset At Noon For Scholar, Mentor, Bridge-builder Siyan Oyeweso
- #Philip Asiodu: Blast From The Years Locusts Ate Our Civil Service
- Danger Looms As Pests Threaten Ginger Farmers’ Yields
07 Dec
- APC Governors Back Tinubu, Declare Full Confidence in President’s Security Drive
- Osun 2026: Cracks in APC as Omisore, Others Fault Disqualifications, Blame Oyetola
- OPEC Oil Output Slips in November Amid Nigeria's Production Decline
- CAC Announces January Clampdown on Unregistered PoS Operators to Curb Fraud
07 Dec
- Over 75% wetleased aircraft operating in Nigeria –Investigation
- N152.39trn Public Debt poses risks, shrinks Nigeria’s fiscal space –Experts
- APC NEC: NWC members lobby for tenure extension
- 2027: Obi to make crucial decision in January
06 Dec
- Supreme Court says FG cannot seize LG funds
- Why I told US Congress that Nigeria needs external help to defeat terrorism —Prof Ebenezer Obadare
- Tinubu, Akpabio, govs bid Segun Awolowo farewell
- APC disqualifies Omisore, Adegoke, five others ahead of Osun governorship primary
06 Dec
- Musa Takes Charge, Vows to End Bloodshed, Return Children to School
- FG to Review Capital Gains Law, Address Concerns in New Tax Policy
- Nigeria is Safe, Former UK Prime Minister, Boris Johnson Declares
- Rivers: Fubara Mum, 17 Lawmakers Join APC, Wike Insists He Remains in PDP
06 Dec
- Food Prices Drop As Festive Season Approaches
- Osun 2026: All Progressives Congress Bars Omisore, Six Others, Clears Oyebamiji, Mulikat For Primary
- New Laws Will Eliminate Tax Inconsistencies – Prof Awodun
- Rivers Speaker Leads 15 Other Lawmakers To All Progressives Congress
06 Dec
- Northerners in ADC want Southern aspirant to run against Atiku
- Ambassadorial List: Many nominees risk rejection abroad –Amb Lawal
- Rivers lawmakers free to leave factionalised PDP, says Wike
- Supreme Court strikes out Osun’s suit on withheld Local Govt fund
05 Dec
- Ribadu, Musa, Kukah upbeat about end to terrorism
- Appeal Court bars VIOs from impounding vehicles, imposing fines
- Tinubu names Ibas, Dambazzau, Sulu-Gambari, Enang as ambassadors
- Atiku faults Tinubu’s nomination of former INEC chair for ambassadorial position
05 Dec
- Expose, Prosecute Terror Sponsors, Arewa Forum, Oil Workers, Others Tell Tinubu
- BORIS JOHNSON: I FEEL PERFECTLY SAFE IN NIGERIA
- Obi Raises Concerns Over Unresolved Zoning Issues In African Democratic Congress
- Whatever It Takes, We’ll Secure Nigeria, Musa Vows After Being Sworn In
05 Dec
- Tinubu Swears in Musa, Defence Minister in Renewed Purpose for National Security
- FG Defends New Tax Laws, Says Reforms Will End Multiple Levies, Attract Investors
- Tinubu, Boris Johnson, Ki-Moon, Others Rally to Unlock Imo’s Economic Potential
- Security: Five Men Shaping Tinubu’s Defence, Intelligence, Policing Strategy
05 Dec
- Secure Nigeria, Tinubu tells Musa at swearing-in as Defence minister
- Moody’s sees Nigeria’s fiscal deficit widening to 2.7%
- Sultan, Kukah issue rallying cry on security threats
- AFDB APPROVES $200M FOR NIGERIA’S SPECIAL AGRO-INDUSTRIAL ZONES
04 Dec
- Senate, Reps adopt hard-line anti-terror measures, back Musa
- FG tells MDAs to enforce 5% employment quota for PWD
- Stakeholders demand legal backing for IREV, e-transmission of results
- MTEF clears path for 2026 budget as FG reviews revenue gaps
04 Dec
- Let’s stop negotiating with terrorists, ban illegal mining
- CBN eases cash controls, raises withdrawal limits, analysts laud policy
- CVR: INEC registers 9.8m Nigerians in first phase
- Recent incident not a collapse of security in Kano – CSOs
04 Dec
- World Bank’s $750m Support Yields $2.2bn State-level Investments Under NG-CARES
- Senate Extends Death Penalty to Kidnapers, Their Financiers, Informants
- Insecurity: NEC Approves N100 Billion for Repairing Training Institutions for Security
- FEC Okays $100m Youth Investment Fund, Approves 2026- 2028 MTEF, Prioritises Growth, Security, Human Capital
04 Dec
- Federal Govt Approves N100 billion to Rehabilitate Security Training Schools
- CBN Scraps Cash Deposit Limits, Raises Weekly Withdrawal
- CBN Scraps Cash Deposit Limits, Raises Weekly Withdrawal
- We’re Determined to Rescue Agwara Kidnapped Children – Bago
04 Dec
- New Defence Minister Says No Negotiation With Terrorists
- Contractors Block Federal Ministry Of Finance, Demand Settlement Of N500bn Debt
- I Feel Your Pain, Bago Tells Parents Of Abducted Schoolchildren
- Export Processing Zones Authority Seeks 10-year Tax Relief For Oil Investors
04 Dec
- FG sets $64 oil benchmark, 2.06mbpd output for 2026 budget
- Nigeria risks missing out on $15bn AI boom over skills gap
- Nigeria rolls out new strategies to tame terrorists
- FEC appr oves 4,000 telecom towers to boost rural coverage
04 Dec
- US to restrict visas for Nigerians violating religious freedom
- Senate summons Finance, Education, Defence ministers over $30m failed safe school initiative
- Osun withheld LG funds: Supreme Court delivers judgment tomorrow
- CBN raises weekly cash withdrawal limit to N500,000, scraps cash deposit cap
04 Dec
- Targeted Killings:US imposes visa restrictions on religious freedom violators in Nigeria
- Report indicts INEC for irregular payment of N5.3bn for card readers
- BANKS’ ASSET PURCHASE: AMCON REPAYS N3.6TRN TO CBN
- FEC okays 2026–2028 MTEF, projects N34.33trn revenue
03 Dec
- Ex-CDS Musa returns as defence minister 39 days after exit
- Inflammatory statements: Judge threatens to revoke Sowore's bail
- Uncertainty as Gov Adeleke resigns from PDP amid internal crisis
- 2026 guber: I’m the best manager Osun needs to flourish, Oyebamiji declares
03 Dec
- Tinubu Overhauls Security Team, Names Gen. Musa Defence Minister
- Petrol Sells at N1,052.31 Per Litre in October – NBS
- PDP Serves Expulsion Certificates on Nyesome Wike, Fayose, Others
- PDP Serves Expulsion Certificates on Nyesome Wike, Fayose, Others
03 Dec
- Tinubu Hails Troops Fighting Terrorism, Says Military’s Sacrifice Bolstering Stability
- Mbah Presents N1.62 Trillion 2026 ‘Budget of Renewed Momentum
- President Nominates Former CDS, General Christopher Musa, as New Defence Minister
- President Nominates Former CDS, General Christopher Musa, as New Defence Minister
03 Dec
- New defence minister faces toughest task in decades
- Africa’s energ y transition: Who really controls the continent’s miner al wealth?
- Nigeria’s Euro bonds def yrising insecur it
- W hen war rhetoric came calling, clarit y collapsed and Nigeria media lost the story
03 Dec
- Northern Governors, Others Hail General Musa’s Nomination As Defence Minister
- Kano Governor Visits Communities Hit By Bandit Attacks
- WIKE’S CAMP KICKS AS PDP ISSUES EXPULSION CERTIFICATES
- GOVERNOR ADELEKE FINALLY DUMPS PEOPLES DEMOCRATIC PARTY
03 Dec
- Reps begin debate on state policing, other constitution review bills today
- ASUU, FG reach agreement on 40 percent pay rise, autonomy, funding
- Osun: Adeleke’s new party to be known before December 13, Adebayo emerges PDP candidate
- US lawmakers meet on ‘escalating violence’ in Nigeria
03 Dec
- Insecurity:We’ll reclaim ungoverned spaces from non-state actors, Tinubu vows
- CBN halts exemption of embassies, donor agencies from specific cash polic
- MRO: FG, BOEING SIGN AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE DEAL TO END $200M CAPITAL FLIGHT
- Police officer escorting VIPs on illegal duty'll be arrested Abbas –Force Spokesman
02 Dec
- Court of Appeal grants interim restorative orders rever sing judgment procured by Nestoil/Neconde
- Nigeria’s sleeping satellites: How $700m in space assets could curb insecurity
- Non-oil sector drives Nigeria’s economic expansion by 3.98%
- Who abandoned our children to Kebbi gunmen?
02 Dec
- Northern Governors Want ‘Mining Exploration’ Suspended, Back State Police
- Abducted Niger Schoolchildren Will Be Back Soon, Says Ribadu
- Upstream Regulator Offers 50 Oil Blocks As 2025 Licensing Round Opens
- Convoy Of Nigerien Troops Entered Nigeria To Fetch Water– Military
02 Dec
- NUPRC Targets $10bn Investment, Lists 50 Oil, Gas Blocks in New Licensing Round
- Defence Minister, Badaru, Resigns, Tinubu Considers Ex-CDS, Christopher Musa as Likely Replacement
- TotalEnergies Announces Plan to Sell 40% of Nigeria’s Assets to Chevron
- CPPE: Higher Non-alcoholic Beverage Customs Duties Will Harm Economy, Society
02 Dec
- Insecurity: Northern Govs, Monarchs Seek Six-month Mining Suspension
- DAILY ASSET Appoints Torough, Editor, Names Eze, Deputy
- Abacha Loot Probe: Malami Faces EFCC Panel Daily in December
- Nigeria’s GDP Rises by 3.98 Per Cent in Q3 2025 – NBS
02 Dec
- NSCDC’s 63,000 workforce can’t meet VIPs’ needs – Investigation
- Reps query Azura-Edo Power Plant over N18bn FG intervention
- Northern govs, traditional rulers back State Police, suspend mining for six months
- Coup: Nigeria grants asylum to Guinea-Bissau opposition candidate Costa
02 Dec
- Northern leaders suspend mining, back state police to tackle insecurity
- Federal High Court order in Nestoil–FBN Quest case still valid
- Report VIPs with police escorts, presidency urges Nigerians
- Aviation experts disagree on proposed Arik, Aero merger
02 Dec
- Confusion over Adeleke as PDP NWC, Osun chapter differ on governorship primaries
- Fresh $100m investment lands in Edo, governor commends firm
- Northern govs endorse state police
- Court of Appeal grants interim restorative orders reversing judgment procured by Nestoil/Neconde
02 Dec
- Amid renewed attacks, Defence minister, Badaru, resigns; cites ill health
- CAPITAL PROJECTS: STATES’ EXPENDITURE UP 377.47% TO N1.60TRN IN 5 YEARS
- Insecurity:North must act now or lose it, Northern govs warn
- Economy: Nigeria records 3.9% GDP growth in Q3’25
01 Dec
- 42,000 schools still vulnerable despite $30m Safe School funds
- Lagos to unveil new waterfront experience for DettyDecember
- How Nigeria can become AI hub for Africa
- Discordant tunes trail Tinubu’s ambassadorial list
01 Dec
- Oyedele:Tax ID Numbers Not Required For Strictly Personal Bank Accounts
- Kogi Pastor, Wife, Others Abducted During Church Service
- Presidency To Obasanjo: We Won’t Outsource Nigeria’s Security
- WIKE VOWS TO SANCTION CONTRACTORS OVER UNAUTHORISED PROJECT VARIATIONS
01 Dec
- After NMDPRA Report, Dangote Refinery Says It Can Supply 1.5bn Litres of Petrol Monthly
- FAAC Reconciliations Injected N2.36tn into Federation Account in 9 Months
- Tinubu’s Ambassadorial Nominations Mere Political Settlement, Says ADC.
- OPEC Agrees to Leave Oil Output Unchanged, Brent Down 15%
01 Dec
- Bandits strike in Kogi as troops thwart terrorists’ attack in Chibok, others
- Terrorism incubated under your watch, presidency replies Obasanjo
- Alleged lead poisoning: Ogun begins free testing of Ogijo residents
- Dangote refinery to supply 1.5 billion litres of petrol monthly
01 Dec
- Gunmen abduct pastor, wife, others in Kogi church; bride, bridesmaids in Sokoto
- DANGOTE REFINERY TO SUPPLY 1.5BN LITRES OF FUEL MONTHLY
- Tax: Financial institutions’ contributions to VAT up 37% to N203.24bn
- State-owned airlines signpost new era in Nigerian aviation
01 Dec
- World Bank urges trade reset to cut Niger ia’s pover ty
- Niger ia eyes 24hr-cycle next af ter slashing stock settlement time by a thir d
- FMDQ, FC4SL, FSD Afr ica, Chapel Hill & Kaltani in landmark sustainablefi nance collaboration
- Ar my r escues 12 abducted teenage gir ls in Bor no, kills four in Tar aba