NEWSPAPER HEADLINE Week Dec 08 - Dec 14, 2023
14 Dec
- Fubara's agents demolish State House of Assembly, deploy 10 bulldozers
- Tinubu sacks FAAN, NAMA, other agency heads under Aviation Ministry
- Finally, ASUU wins as FG removes tertiary institutions from IPPIS
- Amid Naira scarcity, CBN assures Nigerians of adequate cash supply
14 Dec
- FG Placates Lecturers, Takes Varsities, Others Off IPPIS
- Cash Crunch Persists Despite N3.3trn In Circulation
- Drone Attack: We’re Not Part Of N33bn Suit Against FG – Tudun Biri
- Arsonists Burn Kano Council Secretariat, Destroy Vehicles
14 Dec
- Zulum, Kyari Emerge DAILY ASSET Man of the Year
- CBN Reassures Public of Adequate Cash Supply
- Rivers Govt Attributes Demolition of Assembly Complex to Integrity Failure
- We’re Winning War Against Insecurity – Defence Minister
14 Dec
- Sanwo-Olu Presents N2.246 Trillion 2024 Appropriation Bill to Lagos Assembly
- With Four Soldiers Killed, Two Koreans Kidnapped, Security Concerns Mount in Rivers
- Fubara Asserts Control in Rivers, Presents 2024 Budget to Four-member Assembly
- Cardoso Seeks Banks, Stakeholders’ Commitment to Drive Financial Inclusion
14 Dec
- APC losing war against poverty
- Corporate leaders make case for more female leadership
- Nigeria closer to 2024 financial inclusion target but gaps persist
- FG in talks with multinationals to curb exits
14 Dec
- Tinubu’s economic reforms making positive impacts, but… – World Bank
- We’ll end insurgency, terrorism simultaneously, minister re-assures
- CBN assures public of adequate cash supply
- CJN to judges: Always consult laws, rules before writing judgements
14 Dec
- Rivers govt demolishes state's Assembly complex, justifies action
- FEC exits varsities, other higher institutions from IPPIS
- CBN blames cash scarcity on naira redesign
- World Bank: Nigeria avoided fiscal cliff with bold reforms
14 Dec
- Stop subsidy payment, increase petrol price to N750/litre, World Bank tells FG
- ASUU excited as FG exempts varsities, polytechnics, others from IPPIS
- Tinubu fi res FAAN, NCAA, NAMA, NCAT, NIMET, NSIB bosses
- CBN suspends new request for intervention loans
14 Dec
- Population outgrows economy amid rising dependents, misery
- Tinubu sacks heads of aviation agencies, FEC approves N6.32b contracts
- Unions hail FG’s exemption of universities, polys, others from IPPIS
- No going back on concession of international airports, Keyamo insists
14 Dec
- Rivers: Legal issues arise as govt demolishes assembly complex
- FEC exempts tertiary institutions from IPPIS
- Three feared dead as armed robbers attack banks in Ekiti
- Sanwo-Olu presents N2.2trn Budget of Renewal
13 Dec
- Rivers crisis: Militant group, Avengers, allegedly sends message to Wike
- Presidential C'ttee moves to address aviation charges, complexities
- TUC threatens showdown over non-payment of N35,000 wage award
- Nigeria’s unyielding battle against insecurity: A tale of turmoil and resilience
13 Dec
- FG Charts New Roadmap for Power Sector, May Halt Dollar-denominated Gas Transactions
- Fubara Secures Crucial Win as Court Confirms Ehie Authentic Rivers Assembly Speaker
- Rewane: FG’s Target of $1tn Economy in Eight Years Becoming a Pipe Dream
- 2024 Budget: Lokpobiri Insists Nigeria Will Meet 1.7m bpd Oil Production Target
13 Dec
- Multinationals’ exit to dent Nigeria’s $1trn GDP target
- Multinational payment doubles FG’s corporate tax haul on weaker naira
- Bank stocks shine in 2023
- Edo 2024: Ighodalo, exSterling Bank chair enters race
13 Dec
- Powerful Nigerians involved in illegal mining funding banditry, terrorism –Alake
- Politicians blame INEC for poll losses –Prof Yakubu
- Aviation: FG shops for extra N81bn for Abuja second runway
- REVENUE DRIVE: FG TO DISPOSE 40% STAKES IN MAJOR ENTERPRISES
13 Dec
- No excuses for failure, INEC boss warns new RECs
- No excuses for failure, INEC boss warns new RECs
- African countries need partnerships for new green economy – Tinubu
- FG to unbundle TCN, says transmission sector very weak
13 Dec
- Counterfeit drugs market booms amid staff shortage, poor fund
- FG backtracks, admits powerful Nigerians behind illegal mining, terrorism
- Army sacks Brigade Commander over Adamawa Police HQ invasion
- 18 Osun pupils land in hospitals after eating ‘poisoned’ O’Meal
13 Dec
- 23 Sitting Governors Defect In 24 Years
- Sanwo-Olu Lauds Onosode Foundation, LBS On Research Centre
- Northern Elders Remove Aduku, Name Osuman Chairman
- Remita Glitches Cause Payment Delays, MD Denies Fault
13 Dec
- Concerns over abducted students as airstrike kills bandits’ leader Kawaje
- Kaduna massacre: Villagers sue FG, demand N33bn compensation P 6
- Ondo: Akeredolu goes on medical leave again, hands over to deputy
- FG to spend N600bn on electricity subsidy in 2023, seeks unbundling of TCN
13 Dec
- Powerful Nigerians involved in illegal mining funding banditry, terrorism —FG
- Naira tumbles at official, parallel market
- FG to unbundle TCN into two entities
- Resume payment of N35,000 wage award immediately, TUC asks FG
12 Dec
- Rivers Crisis: Declare 27 Assembly Seats Vacant, PDP Tells INEC
- Customs Targets N6trn for Federal Government in 2024
- Eight Varsity Students Regain Freedom from Kidnappers in Nasarawa
- CBN Suspends Processing Fees on Cash Deposits
12 Dec
- Nigerian elite face hard times as inflation hits all
- Dangote, Rabiu, Adenuga push wealth to $29b
- BudgIT demands 2024 budget review over N3.42trn mismatch
- Market thirsts for IPOs despite record listings
12 Dec
- Tinubu: I’m Not Satisfied with Nigeria’s Security Situation
- Tinubu: I’m Not Satisfied with Nigeria’s Security Situation
- FG May Increase 2024 Budget If Revenue Improves Next Year, Says Wale Ed
- Osimhen, Oshoala, Nnadozie, Super Falcons Are Africa’s Best
12 Dec
- 1,358 Projects Threatened As CBN Stops Intervention Fundin
- Northern Lawmakers To Rebuild Tudun Biri With N350m, Sultan Demands Justice
- Apex Bank Suspends Cashless Charges As Scarcity Spread
- Wants Budget Increased To N1.5trn
12 Dec
- Nigerians groan as basic needs exceed real income
- Jail awaits those forging Akeredolu's signature, says commissioner
- Corruption, illicit financial flow cost Nigeria, others $88.6b yearly
- Utilising debt-for-nature swap to spur climate action, investments
12 Dec
- Nigeria to lose 500 consultants to retirement, brain drain –MDCAN
- Nigeria thrown into darkness as nat'l grid collapses again
- CAR: CBN faults negative reports against banks, says lenders healthy
- Rivers Crisis: Fubara holds emergency meeting as 27 lawmakers dump PDP for APC
12 Dec
- Education sector: Ineffective policy implementation worrisome – FG
- Gunmen behead 2 security operatives, kill 5 fun-seekers at Anambra night club
- Gunmen behead 2 security operatives, kill 5 fun-seekers at Anambra night club
- Tinubu disturbed by mistaken drone attack in Tudun Biri – Malagi
12 Dec
- Nigeria sweeps CAF awards
- Fubara mum; PDP demands fresh polls as 27 pro-Wike lawmakers join APC
- Organ harvest: Victim sues Alliance Hospital, demands N700m compensation
- Bandits abduct 23 in Abuja community
12 Dec
- Fubara walks tight rope as 27 Rivers Assembly members dump PDP for APC
- Drone attack victims will get justice —Sultan
- Nigeria dominates CAF awards
- Naira redesign, insecurity forced farmers into bankruptcy —FG
11 Dec
- ECOWAS orders deployment of security mission to S'Leone
- Godfathers vs Godsons: Conflict without end
- Pension: Workers' contributions for residential mortgage hit N7.7bn
- BANKS, OTHERS CONTRIBUTE N156.94BN TO VAT IN 9 MONTHS
11 Dec
- Flutterwave plots Africa remittance dominance with 13 US licences
- Inflation pushes companies’ salary costs to 13-year high
- Bureaucracy stunts 60% of Nigeria’s oil blocs
- Oando backs Nigeria’s net-zero agenda with 100 EVs
11 Dec
- Anxiety as Reps Summon Finance Minister, FIRS, NNPC, NCC, Others
- Naira Notes Adequate for Circulation, CBN Assures
- Tragedy: 16 Die, 27 Injured in Kaduna-Abuja Expressway Auto-crash
- Crack in Nasarawa PDP as Ewuga Backs Sule
11 Dec
- ECOWAS Leaders: It’sTime to Activate Counter-terrorism Standby Force
- Access Bank UK Receives Approval to Commence Operations in Hong Kong
- COP28: Oando to Match FG’s 100 Electric Vehicles to Support Nation's Net Zero Agenda
- Concerns Mount over Naira's Free Fall Against US Dollar
11 Dec
- Security agents battling to block replay of Jonathan era Abuja insecurity
- Man allegedly kills mother, sister, nabbed by police in Enugu
- ECOWAS to activate standby force for counter-terrorism
- Makinde commiserates with Muslims over death of Chief Imam of Tede
11 Dec
- Person Of The Year 2023 President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR
- Tinubu Advocates Good Governance To Check Coups In West Africa
- Saudi Arabia Increases Slots For Nigeria's Tour Operators To 40
- House Absolves Great Green Wall Agency Of N81.2bn Fraud
11 Dec
- Six months on, Tinubu’s net worth unknown, CSOs kick
- ECOWAS team negotiates with Niger on return to civil rule
- FG secures 100 electric buses from Oando
- Disclose how much oil Nigeria produces, exports, SERAP tells NNPC
11 Dec
- Why naira scarcity persists despite S/Court judgement
- ECOWAS reopens talks with Niger junta, demands short transition roadmap
- 2024 budget: Works ministry to spend N1bn on grasscutting, N3.1bn on vehicles
- Senators donate salaries to victims of Kaduna village massacre
11 Dec
- Military leadership not complicit – North-east elders
- ECOWAS summit: Tinubu advocates good governance to counter coups in West Africa
- ‘Scarcity’ of Naira notes: There’s sufficient stock for economic activities, CBN assures
- NiMet forecasts 3-day sunshine, haziness
11 Dec
- Importers, exporters incur losses as exchange rates hike bites
- Coups: Tinubu wants transition plan for Niger, Mali, others
- Clark to Tinubu: Apply doctrine of necessity to resolve Ondo impasse
- Kanu, South-East security: Ohanaeze Ndigbo to table key demands before Tinubu
10 Dec
- P&ID: Court awards £20m damages in favour of Nigeria
- Basorge Tariah Jnr: Crisscrossing every area of performing arts
- Uchechi Emelonye: From UK to Nigeria with Afrosoul songs
- I was blindfolded, taken to a freshly dug grave, activist recounts 730- day detention by DSS
10 Dec
- High cost of rice threatens 2023 Christmas
- Calabar port comes alive as Chinese cargo ship berths with A/ Ibom refinery consignment
- Demolition: More reactions as rubbles replace homes, landlords become tenants
- Rhoda Jatau freed after 18 months in prison
10 Dec
- Shettima: Africa must join alliances against external, domestic threat
- IMF expects CBN to raise interest rates further
- Kaduna Bombing: 600 Lawyers from 19 northern states threaten to sue FG
- MERGER: PDP SETS UP THINK TANK FOR 2027
10 Dec
- Inside Abuja’s Kidney ‘Market’ Where The Rich Prey On The Poor
- North is bleeding from bombs, bandits, hunger – Sheik Yabo
- Reps to monitor probe of military airstrike in Kaduna
- Explainer: Why next of kin cannot access deceased’s inheritance
10 Dec
- CDS: Kaduna Drone Incident Won’t Reoccur in Future Military Operations
- Tinubu Determined to Strengthen Anti-corruption Fight, Says Fagbemi
- Nigeria Must Form Global Alliances to End Domestic Threats, Shettima Declares at Convocation Lecture
- Tinubu: Our Challenges Present Opportunity to Innovate, Grow
10 Dec
- Wike’s loyalists restrategise, insist on Fubara’s impeachment
- KADUNA BOMBING Number of lawyers to fight for victims rises to 600
- BUDGETS: It is wrong to accuse NASS members of padding —Omisore
- FG will look into challenges plaguing varsities —Tinubu
10 Dec
- Stagnant Wages May Hinder Tinubu’s Economic Agenda
- FG To Enroll 3million Out Of School Children By 2024
- Housewife, Council Scribe Get Life Jail For Complicity In Murder
- Despite US Veto Pressure Mounts For Gaza Ceasefire
10 Dec
- Malagi urges media to champion awareness of Citizen Code Charter
- I hope my new movie, Baban Ladi, becomes reference point in Kannywood - Razaki
- ‘Abduction:’ File contempt proceedings against EFCC, DSS, Reps tell Emefiele’s lawyers
- SAD TALES OF ACTORS, ACTRESSES WHO DIED IN 2023
10 Dec
- Your Prayers, Support Needed In Reviving Ailing Economy,Tinubu Appeals To Nigerians
- Oil Theft:Navy’s Accusation Againt Us Mischievous, Bizarre— Tantita
- Deborah Samuel: Family Members Rejoice As Rhoda Jatau Regains Freedom
- Time To Restore ‘Universe’ To Our Universities- INSIDE STUFF
09 Dec
- Pipeline Protection: Engaging private security firms abnormal, but necessary –Kyari
- Fake naira notes are everywhere, CBN warns Nigerians
- My ex-hubby drove me away with a gun over hygiene issues –Sandra Iheuwa
- GOE Revenue: House C'ttee rejects projection, summons Minister, FIRS, other
09 Dec
- Dangote Set to Flood African Market with Refined Petroleum Products, Sending Jitters
- Ondo Crisis Deepens as Commissioner Alleges Akeredolu’s Signature Forged
- In Major Boost, Moody’s Global Ratings Upgrades Nigeria’s Outlook to Positive from Stable
- 2024 Budget: NNPCL Rejects Senate Proposal to Increase Crude Oil Benchmark
09 Dec
- Dangote Set to Flood African Market with Refined Petroleum Products, Sending Jitters
- Ondo Crisis Deepens as Commissioner Alleges Akeredolu’s Signature Forged
- In Major Boost, Moody’s Global Ratings Upgrades Nigeria’s Outlook to Positive from Stable
- 2024 Budget: NNPCL Rejects Senate Proposal to Increase Crude Oil Benchmark
09 Dec
- WE DEMAND JUSTICE, IT'LL BRING CALM, CLOSURE –SANI
- Twist in Ondo as Commissioner says Akeredolu's signature forged
- How NPN leaders used late Sultan Abubakar to persuade Shagari to contest presidency
- CBN raises the alarm over circulation of fake Naira notes in country
09 Dec
- Tinubu to Shell Group: We remove encumbrances daily to attract more investments
- Malagi urges media to champion awareness of Citizen Code Charter
- Beware of fake bank notes in circulation, CBN alerts
- ‘Abduction:’ File contempt proceedings against EFCC, DSS, Reps tell Emefiele’s lawyer
09 Dec
- How Army Drone Nearly Collided With NAF Jet
- Commissioner Alleges Forgery Of Akeredolu’s Signature
- NAHCON To Appoint Volunteers In Medical Team
- Fake Banknotes: CBN Urges Vigilance, Electronic Transaction
09 Dec
- Africa Gets N1t To Support Sustainable Vaccine Manufacturing
- Bandits Killed Over 750 Nigerians In 2023, Abducted 45 From Schools, Report Reveals
- 4,000 Illegal Connections Exist In NNPCL's Pipeline, Kyari Tells Senate
- keredolu's Commissioner Raises Alarm Over Alleged Forgery Of Gov’s Signature
09 Dec
- Inside military’s 16 airstrike ‘errors’ on citizens in 9 years
- CBN warns of fake naira notes in circulation
- Impact of palliatives elusive despite FG’s N5bn to states
- Dangote refinery begins processing of 1m barrels of crude
09 Dec
- ‘War’ in Ondo over Akeredolu’s signature
- Fake naira notes in circulation, CBN cries out
- KADUNA BOMBING: 261 Northern lawyers sign to fight for victims
- NNPCL rejects Senate’s move to jack up oil production benchmark
08 Dec
- Recapitalization: Pressure Mounts as Eight Banks Fail CBN Stress Test
- Economist Tasks CBN on Approach to Forex Challenge
- Power Minister, Adelabu Dumps A c c o r d P a r t y, R e j o i n s A P C
- Fear Grips Nasarawa as Gunmen Kidnap 10 Lafia Varsity Students
08 Dec
- In Nigeria, prison dogs better fed than inmates –Oshiomhole
- Stakeholders seek end to paucity of funds, multiple charges in aviation sector
- FG'll punish anyone guilty of Kaduna Army drone killings--Tinubu ...DHQ begins probe
- 110 retired FCTA Education Officers cry out to Wike for justice
08 Dec
- Shale oil revival threatens Nigeria’s earnings
- NNPC, world’s most opaque oil company – Sanusi
- Five ways P&G’s exit will affect Nigerians
- Our coalition is not merger, say PDP, NNPP, 5 others
08 Dec
- Tinubu: Every Commitment to Clear FX Backlog Will Be Fulfilled
- Finally, Dangote Refinery Set for Production, Gets First 1m Barrels Crude Oil Feedstock
- 2027: PDP, NNPP, SDP, Four Others in Coalition Talks
- Showing Compassion, Shettima Leads FG's Delegation to Visit Kaduna Bomb Victims, Promises Rebuilding
08 Dec
- NCS spends more money to feed dogs than inmates –CG
- FG pays UK firm $44 per IPPIS account –ASUU
- ACF rejects DHQ's response to Kaduna bombing
- P&G’s Exit: MAN, LCCI predict doomsday for Nigeria
08 Dec
- We’re not disturbed by PDP, NNPP, SDP, others’ merger plot – APC
- Tudun Biri bombing: We’ll review operational protocols, procedures to avoid reoccurrence – DHQ
- Legendary labour leader Kokori passes away aged 80
- COP-28: AfDBG sets aside $1bn insurance cover for African farmers
08 Dec
- Kaduna drone strike: The guilty will be punished, Tinubu vows
- Sanusi: President should not be petroleum minister
- Prisons spend N750 to feed inmates, N800 to feed dogs daily, Senate told
- Dangote Refinery receives first crude oil shipment from Agbami, set to commence production
08 Dec
- Govt dithers as painful ‘initiation to womanhood’ flourishes
- One-way local flight hits N200,000 ahead of festive travels
- More pressure on industries, businesses over N952/$1 exchange rate for import
- gain, queues resurface at banks as customers battle cash scarcity
08 Dec
- Kaduna killings not a mistake, says Gumi
- More than 80% of Gaza’s population displaced
- Civil defence yet to produce Media Trust’s radio tower, shields indicted operatives
- Excitement as $20bn Dangote refi nery receives crude oil
08 Dec
- Officers Found Guilty Will Be Punished –Tinubu
- Sanusi Demands NNPCL Audit, Says President Shouldn’t Be Petroleum Minister
- POLITICAL PARTIES ASK FG TO IMMORTALISE KOKORI
- We Will Take Hard Decisions To Transform Abuja – Wike