NEWSPAPER HEADLINE Week Dec 15 - Dec 21, 2024
21 Dec
- Military Vows To Protect Nigerians Against Terrorist Aggression During Christmas
- How FG’s 2% Budgetary Allocation Will Impact Agriculture In 2025
- Defamation Lessons From Trump To Babalola
- Why Patriotic Nigerians Should Support Akume’s Position On South Retaining Presidency Till 2031 – Aimienwauu
21 Dec
- BudgIT, Others Ask States To Prioritise Education, Health, Agric
- Disquiet Over Nontakeoff Of Federal Varsity Teaching Hospital Lafia
- Nigerian Athletes Making Global Waves
- FG Has Disbursed N5.3bn To Households, Businesses – Edun
21 Dec
- Parents of Almajiri children should be jailed
- IBADAN FUNFARE TRAGEDY:Makinde cancels birthday celebrations
- Edo High Court overrules gov over LG chairmen
- Ekiti Magistrates’ Court grants Farotimi N30m bail, bars him from granting interviews
21 Dec
- Edun: Nigeria’s Economy Stabilising, Requires $20bn Annually for 7% Growth
- Rewane: 2025 Will Be ‘Less Hard’ Than 2024, Confident 6% GDP Feasible
- Court Nullifies APC Congresses in Rivers
- Edo High Court Orders Restoration of Suspended LG Chairmen
21 Dec
- Fire mishap kills husband, wife, grandson in Oyo
- Badenock’s negative portrayal of Nigeria Police unfair – PCRC
- Tinubu’s reforms’ll benefit all Nigerians – Idris
- Local equity market closes lower, sheds N72bn
21 Dec
- We’re not celebrating Christmas, Nigerians lament
- As petroleum minister, my dad had no money to relocate family after Nzeogwu’s coup
- CBN allows BDCs to purchase $25,000 weekly
- Tinubu to inaugurate first 20 kilometers of Lagos-Calabar Highway in May 2025 –Umah
21 Dec
- Tinubu should reduce VAT to 5% — Professor Ode Ojowu
- The many reversed appointments of Tinubu
- Army, Navy promote 254 senior officers
- Controversies, scandals that rocked Kannywood in 2024
20 Dec
- FG declares suspension of Edo LG chairmen illegal
- Ibadan funfair tragedy: Police confirm 35 children dead, six critically injured, Queen Naomi, seven others detained
- Withdrawal of acting Accountant General’s appointment: Presidency reacts
- Budget 2025: Govt must improve tax-to-GDP ratio to meet N34.82trn revenue projection —LCC
20 Dec
- N16trn debt burden outstrips security, education budgets
- What Shell’s $1.3bn asset sale to Renaissance means for Nigeria
- Naira stabilises as EFEMS, Eurobond, diaspora dollars flow in
- Tenants groan as Lagos rents for 2-bedroom flats exceed N1m
20 Dec
- Wike Revokes Buhari, Abbas, 757 Others’ Abuja Land Titles
- AFTER LEADERSHIP STORY, REPS ANNOUNCE N704.98M CUT FROM SALARY
- Northern Democrats Seek Tax Bills Amendment
- EX- GOV YAHAYA BELLO GETS N500M BAIL
20 Dec
- How inflation ‘stole’ Christmas
- enate passes 2025 budget for second reading, adjourns till Jan 14
- Wike revokes lands ‘owned’ by Buhari, Abbas, Akume, 759 others over debts
- More knocks on IOCs’ divestment approval as Dangote cuts fuel price
20 Dec
- Fagbemi: No Governor Has Powers to Remove LG Chairman
- Tanimu Yakubu: How Tinubu Will Cut Inflation from over 34% to 15% in 2025
- Lagos Boosts Police Operations with 260 Vehicles, Gadgets
- FCT Internal Revenue Service Generates N252.8bn in 2024
20 Dec
- Wike revokes Buhari Foundation, Abbas, Akume, Onnoghen’s land titles
- Outgoing AGF Madein posts Ag. AGF to public service institute
- Ibadan school stampede: Ooni’s ex-wife Naomi, school principal, 6 others arrested friday 20 December, 2024 18 Jumada Akhir, 1446 No. 3,472 www.blueprint.ng N250
- Dangote Refinery reduces petrol price to N899.50 per litre
20 Dec
- Fagbemi To Okpebholo: You can’t suspend LG chairmen, cites S'Court judgement
- CBN: Consumer credit falls by 10.15% to N4.25trn
- State House gets N47.11bn in 2025 Budget
- DANGOTE SLASHES FUEL PRICE TO N899.50K PER LITRE
20 Dec
- Wike Revokes Buhari’s Title as Soldiers Assault Officials
- Dangote Refinery Reduces Petrol Price to N899.50 as Yuletide Gift
- Tinubu Orders Investigation into Ibadan Stampede
- Jobs Racketeering: Benue Assembly Orders SUBEB Chairman to Vacate Office
19 Dec
- Security, human capital top Tinubu’s 2025 budget priorities
- Ghost of 2022 cashless policy haunts PoS operators
- Tinubu delivers five oil asset sale approvals, two FIDs
- Domestic airfares soar 218% as Christmas closes in
19 Dec
- Tinubu eyes 15% inflation rate from N49.7tr budget, to spend 2% on agric
- NERC releases new tariff, asks DisCos to downgrade customer
- FG approves zero import duty, VAT on CNG, LPG equipment
- Govt begins full tax waiver on drugs January
19 Dec
- Inflation to slide to 15% next year, says Tinubu
- Over 30 feared dead, scores injured at Ibadan children funfair tragedy
- Illegal hawking of naira notes: We won’t spare erring banks —CBN gov
- Edo council chairmen dare Okpebholo, vow to continue till expiration of tenure
19 Dec
- Passengers Groan As Flight Tickets To S'East Near N1m
- 2025 Budget: FG Earmarks N14.97trn For Security, Others
- FG To Sell New Oil Wells In 2025
- Stampede: 32 Die At Children Carnival In Oyo, Govt Arrests Organiser
19 Dec
- Targeting Inflation at 15 Percent, Tinubu Presents N49.7trn 2025 Budget Proposa
- TotalEnergies, MRS, Sifax, FIRST E&P, Sahara, Others Win Oil Blocs as Dangote Crashes Petrol Price Undermining Imports
- PDP Faults 2025 Appropriation Bill, Says It’s Hopeless, Anti-people.
- CBN: At $42 Billion, Nigeria’s External Reserves Can Finance Nine-month Imports
19 Dec
- 2025: Tinubu targets N34.82trn revenue to fund N49.7trn budget
- Many feared dead, injured in Ibadan Children Funfair
- We won’t kill Tax Reform Bills – NASS
- Bandits kidnapped 40 in Zamfara LG headquarters in 2 weeks – Resident
19 Dec
- 2025 Budget:Time for lamentation over, it's new dawn, says Tinubu
- Afenifere: Free speech under threat in Nigeria
- FG announces winners, reserve bidders for oil licensing round
- CARDOSO: $42.01BN EXTERNAL RESERVES ENOUGH TO FUND 9 MONTHS IMPORTATION
18 Dec
- Kidnapped victims paid N2.2trn ransom in one year —NBS
- Edo Assembly suspends 18 local govt chairmen
- Customs seize 3,988 bags of rice along S’West borders
- Workers jubilate as Ekiti pays new minimum wage for December salary
18 Dec
- Kidnapped victims paid N2.2trn ransom in one year —NBS
- Edo Assembly suspends 18 local govt chairmen
- Customs seize 3,988 bags of rice along S’West borders
- Workers jubilate as Ekiti pays new minimum wage for December salary
18 Dec
- Nigerians pay N2.2tr ransom in 51.9m crime cases, resort to self-help
- Tinubu's wife doles out N1.9b to elderly, veterans
- INEC obeys S'Court judgment, restores Ezeokenwa as APGA chairman
- mo PDP flays Uzodimma over failure to secure promised foreign jobs for youths
18 Dec
- CSOs Kick As Nigerians Pay N2.670trn Ransom In 12Months
- Aviation Experts Condemn Ground Handlers' 600% Increase In Charges
- ICPC Recovers N53.1bn, $966,900 In 1 Year
- ECOWAS Launches Single Currency In 2027
18 Dec
- NBS: 51.88m Crime Cases Recorded in 12 Months, N2.23trn Ransom Paid By Victi
- Senate Passes Bill on New Minimum Capital Requirement for Insurance Firms
- CAF: Tinubu, Wife, Akpabio, Sanwo-Olu, Uzodimma Hail Lookman, Nnadozie, Others
- Soludo: My Govt on Course to Making Anambra Africa’s Dubai, Silicon Valley
18 Dec
- NBS survey says Nigerians paid N2.23trn ransom in 12 months
- ACF hails renaming of Abuja varsity after Gowon WEDNESDay 18 December, 2024 16 Jumada Akhir, 1446 No. 3,470 www.blueprint.ng N250 P
- NNPCL’s crude-backed $1bn loan helped Dangote Refinery – Soneye
- Tinubu’ll consolidate on Renewed Hope Agenda in 2025 - Idris
18 Dec
- Insecurity: Nigerians paid N2.2trn ransom in one year, says NBS
- PMS: Import drops by 71% as landing cost plunges by N36 to N940.59
- Reps invite CDS, COAS over alleged constitutional breach
- Crashed PH chopper had no flight data recorder –NSI
18 Dec
- Shell-Renaissance $1.3bn deal set for regulatory approval
- Stable connection turns luxury as telecom investments drop
- Foreign investors rake in N440bn from stocks in 10 years
- Nigerians’ 12-month ransom payment surpasses defense budget
17 Dec
- Tinubu Presents N47.9trn 2025 Budget To NASS Tomorrow
- Food Prices Surge As Inflation Rate Hits 34.6%
- 2027: Form Alliance Against Tinubu, Lukman Tells OBJ, Gowon, IBB, GEJ, Buhari
- No Foreign Military Base In Nigeria, DHQ Insist
17 Dec
- N13trn deficit to be financed through borrowing —Finance Minister
- FAAC shared N12.918 trillion to FG, States, LGs in 11 months
- Ademola Lookman is Africa’s Best Player of the Yea
- Ademola Lookman is Africa’s Best Player of the Yea
17 Dec
- Shell’s Bonga $5bn FID sparks hope for assets sale
- Cash-strapped Nigerians battle pricey rice as Christmas nears
- Brewers get gender maths as Anammah emerges NB chairman
- UBA donates N500m to Lagos State Security Trust Fund
17 Dec
- 2025 Appropriation Bill jumps to ₦47.9trn from ₦27.5trn 2024
- 2027: 3 ex-govs, opposition leaders rejecting united political platform – Lukman TUESday 17 December, 2024 16 Jumada Akhir, 1446 No. 3,469 www.blueprint.ng N250 Page 1
- EFCC recovered N248bn, $105m, other confiscated assets in 2024 – ONSA
- EFCC recovered N248bn, $105m, other confiscated assets in 2024 – ONSA
17 Dec
- Shell’s $5bn Bonga North Deepwater Investment Excites Tinubu
- Inflation Maintains Upward Trajectory, Increases to 34.60% Amid Higher Food, Commodities, Energy Prices
- FEC Okays N47.96trn for 2025 Budget Proposal
- Ademola Lookman Voted 2024 Africa's Best Player!
17 Dec
- Risingjapa, high energy costs killing private varsities –VC laments
- REPORT: CBN BLAMES POS MOBILE AGENTS FOR CASH SCARCITY
- FEC:Tinubu to present N47.96trn 2025 Appropriation Bill to NASS tomorrow
- nsecurity:It's time we try non-kinetic approach –Abba
16 Dec
- High expectations as 32 states budget N22 trillion for 2025
- 20 dead, 11 rescued in Benue boat accident
- Politics, economy in focus as Obasanjo meets Kwankwaso, Duke
- Over 200 terror suspects bag death sentence, life imprisonment
16 Dec
- NGX slams 3,792 sanctions on erring brokers
- High currency in circulation fails to tame cash scarcity
- Nigeria requires 38% growth to match Tinubu’s $1trn GDP dream
- Nigeria clears ECOWAS levies – first time in 19 years
16 Dec
- Cash crunch: PoS operators source funds from traders
- Confusion in LP as fresh defection looms
- High interest rate, weakened naira to sustain trade surplus, capital inflows till early 2025 —Analysts
- ECOWAS begins withdrawal formalities for Mali, Niger, Burkina Faso
16 Dec
- Nigeria on fiscal edge, piles up N4tr unfunded deficit in 12 months
- The Guardian wins four categories at 2024 NMMA
- S’Court rules on fresh suit seeking Tinubu's disqualification today
- Igbo most marginalised in Nigeria, says Abaribe
16 Dec
- Finally, ECOWAS Okays Exit of Niger, Mali,Burkina Faso from Bloc
- FG, States, World Bank Agree to $700m Support to Boost Rural Agriculture, Access Roads, Others
- Japanese Ambassador: Dangote Refinery, Wonder of Modern Technology
- Clark Urges Tinubu to Declare Emergency on South-south Roads in 2025 Budget
16 Dec
- Nigeria pays N85bn ECOWAS debt, $54m levy
- Shettima, Idris, Dangote, others attend Bagudu’s son’s wedding in Kaduna
- NGE moves to meet NASS, information minister, AGF over obnoxious media laws
- Counterterrorism: FG secures conviction of over 200 suspects
16 Dec
- How Azman ‘smuggled’ aircraft to Mahan Air, undermining US' sanctions on Iran
- FG secures conviction of over 200 terror suspects in ongoing trial
- 13%: Oil-producing states’ earnings jump 102% to N1.23trn
- DESPITE BAN, NIGERIA'S COOKING GAS IMPORT SURGES TO N68.9BN
15 Dec
- Tinubu discloses reasons behind govt policies
- FG dumps concrete, opts for asphalt
- Dogara backs Tinubu’s tax reforms bill
- Fathers now abandon wives, children over hardship, poverty —NHRC
15 Dec
- Why Tinubu made Wike minister – Akpabio
- GMOs are food poison – Experts
- How tax reform bills’ll restructure Nigeria’s economy
- Tinubu, govs, senators, others attend Senator Barau’s children’s wedding
15 Dec
- Popoola: Deepening Climate Change Narrative Through Reclaimed Beauty
- Benue APC…A House Falling Apart Over Akume-Alia Rif
- Whither Nigeria As Morocco, Saudi Host World Cup?
- From Ghana…Lessons For Nigeria’s Electoral Umpire Ahead 2027 Polls NEWS/
15 Dec
- Alau Dam tragedy: Farmers, fishermen struggle to pick pieces
- Lamido remains council of emirs’ chairman – Adamawa Assembly
- Tinubu, Abbas, Mamman Daura, govs, others attend Barau’s children’s wedding
- How elites retain wealth through marriages
15 Dec
- Ghana’s flawless election highlights Nigeria’s electoral shortcomings
- Yuletide: Nigerians on edge as bag of rice rises above N100,000
- Why Nigeria needs more free trade zones to hit a $1trn economy
- What frequent collapse of national grid means for nation’s developmen
15 Dec
- Lagos Partners Private Investors to Tackle Brain Drain, Medical Tourism with World-class Hospital in Ikoyi
- Nigeria's Crude Oil Output to Increase as Shettima Inaugurates $315m FPSO in Dubai
- Trump Organisation Defends Boulos on Nigerian Networth
- Tinubu: I Will Keep Working for Nigeria, Not Engaging in Blame Games
15 Dec
- N.5bn Donated By Reps To Cushion Hardship Yet To Be Disbursed
- CDS Deploys Special Brigade Against Lakurawa
- Religion Was Used To Divide Northerners – Bafarawa
- Banks Aiding Currency Hawking Risk N150m Fine – CBN
15 Dec
- Nigeria's Crude production to rise by 30,000bpd in 2025
- CBN imposes N150m fine on banks issuing mint Naira notes to hawkers
- Remove excess baggage in your govt, Mohammed tells Tinubu
- Internal Crisis: LP leaders, members seek alternative platforms