NEWSPAPER HEADLINE Week Jun 15 - Jun 21, 2025
21 Jun

- 150,000 Nigerian Children Born With Sickle Cell Gene Annually–FG
- Wike Lauds FCT Residents For Sacrificing Property For Road Project
- Northern Democrats Task Security Agencies On Benue Killings
- Coalition Leaders Adopt ADA, Seek INEC Registration
21 Jun

- Nobody came to claim the charred bodies
- We’re growing Oyo’s economy, repositioning state for investment —Makinde
- How my struggles with fibroid surgeries shaped my life —Funke-Treasure
- Atiku’s coalition settles for ADA, seeks INEC registration
21 Jun

- Opposition Coalition Moves to Register All DemocraticAlliance
- Stock Market Transactions Hit N3.4trn in Five Months
- Ododo: Terrorists Fleeing Northeast, Northwest Fueling Insecurity in North-central
- Again, 19 Killed in Fresh Attacks in Plateau
21 Jun

- Tinubu governing Nigeria with expertise, not trial and error - Ganduje, Ododo
- Equity market sustains growth trend, gains N175bn
- Tinubu thumbs up Wike for transforming Abuja to world-class city
- Constitution review: Zonal hearings begin July, panel reveals
21 Jun

- 2027:Plot to oust Tinubu thickens
- Nigeria can earn over $60bn in carbon credit annually –Ex CBN deputy gov
- No plan for State of Emergency for now –Presidency sources You betrayed Aburi Accord, lit fire of war Pg. 2
- Fake Degrees: FG clears certificates from Togo
20 Jun

- Bank Stocks Rally as Ovia, Umeoji Acquire Shares Worth N3.3bn in One Day
- Tinubu: Sani Has Changed Kaduna from Toxic Place to State with Life, Progress and Peace
- FG Arraigns Akpoti-Uduaghan for Allegedly Defaming Akpabio, Yahaya Bello
- I Remain Committed PDP Member, I Didn’t Defect, Ex-Vice President Sambo Declares
20 Jun

- Violent attacks, peacetime killings question value of Nigerian life
- Again, Tinubu inaugurates specialist hospital named after him in Kaduna
- TCN accuses politicians, saboteurs of vandalising electricity towers
- FCCPC seals France, Belgium, Italy visa centres in Abuja
20 Jun

- FG arraigns Natasha over alleged defamation of Akpabio, ex-Gov Bello
- Mambilla power project: EFCC attempted to damage my name, Agunloye tells court
- Comprehensive agenda on skills development food sovereignty to be launch soon —Tinubu
- IPOB: FG closes case as Court adjourns till July 18 for Kanu to open defence against charges
20 Jun

- Foreign startup investors on sidelines after naira plunge
- Low income may shut out workers fr om single-digit mortgag
- ECOWAS, Sahel states seal deal to collectively confront terrorism
- CBN issues tar geted transitional guidelines for select banks
20 Jun

- Food Inflation: Governors Move Against Illegal Checkpoints, Excessive Taxes
- Kanu’s Trial: IPOB Leader Instigated Death Of 233 Security Personnel During #EndSARS Protest –Witness
- Unfair Practices: FCCPC Seals France, Belgium, Italy Visa Centres
- Armed Forces Committed To Your Safety, FG Assures Nigerians
20 Jun

- Benue killings: Arrest perpetrators, Tinubu orders security chiefs
- World Sickle Cell Day: Patients battle high cost of drugs, access to treatment
- Bandits kill 24 farmers, others in Katsina communities
- How fake agric ‘credit providers’ dupe farmers
20 Jun

- Breaches:Global scare as 16bnApple, Google,others passwords exposed
- Terrorism:ECOWAS strikes deal with Mali, B’Faso, Niger on security
- Bank of New York to deepen access to Nigeria’s local debt market
- FG UNVEILS REVENUE OPTIMISATION TO BOOST ECONOMIC GROWTH
20 Jun

- We’ll turn Benue tragedy to prosperity – Tinubu
- Zenith Bank plans exiting CBN’s regulatory forbearance June 30
- NNPCL partners FIRST E&P, Baker Hughes for oil, gas industry growth
- We’ll never allow recovered assets looted again – EFCC chair
19 Jun

- Hunt Down Killers Now, Tinubu Tells Security Chiefs
- Paucity Of Fund: TCN Decries N457bn Debt
- Niger Goes Hard On Use Of Women, Children For Illegal Mining
- Zenith Bank Targets June 30 For CBN Forbearance Exit
19 Jun

- Zenith Bank to Exit CBN’s Regulatory Forbearance June 30, Assures Shareholders of Continued Dividend Payout
- Stock Market Rebounds as Access, FCMB, Fidelity Bank Begin Compliance
- Scottish Giants, Celtic, Reignite Chase for Iheanacho
- Heart of Gold Support & Care Foundation Unveils New Identity
19 Jun

- Private hospitals expand as FX reforms unlock capital
- Inside multi-billion naira pig far ming business
- Killings: Tinubu douses Benue tension as critics call for arrests
- Zenith Bank assures investors of regulator y for bearance exit by June 30
19 Jun

- Reactions trail Tinubu’s Benue visit, ‘land-grab’ remark, rising IDPs
- Panic in Ibadan as robbers shot, cart away cash, valuables
- Senate raises alarm over N200 trillion unaccounted funds in NNPCL accounts
- Gowon denies prior knowledge of July 1966 counter-coup
19 Jun

- Tinubu to service chiefs: Fish out Benue criminals
- Audit report: Senate gives NNPCL one-week ultimatum to account for N210tn
- Oil companies’ debt hit N9.4trn as at Q4 2024
- Obasanjo, Soyinka, Olagunju, others re-echo impacts of Olunloyo on traditional institution, socio-political growth
19 Jun

- Zenith Bank plans exiting CBN’s regulatory forbearance June 30
- NNPCL partners FIRST E&P, Baker Hughes for oil, gas industry growth
- We’ll turn Benue tragedy to prosperity – Tinubu
- We’ll never allow recovered assets looted again – EFCC chair
19 Jun

- M'East Crisis:FG plans emergency evacuation of Nigerians from Israel, Iran
- Autonomy: Govs hijack LG councils’ N2.058trn amid logjam
- Benue Massacres:Let’s get those criminals, Tinubu tells Service Chiefs, IGP
- EDUN: TAX REFORM BILLS HALLMARK OF ECONOMIC PROSPERITY, GROWTH
18 Jun

- Nigeria needs $110bn annually to fix infrastructure gap – AfDB
- Benue attacks: Alia rejects selfdefence, Sule donates N150m
- For long, INEC suffered accommodation challenge – Yakubu
- ex-VP sambo denies political interference in power sector privatisation
18 Jun

- 2027:Tinubu at crossroads over Shettima, under pressure to drop VP
- Massacres:Time to act is now, Usman Dan Fodio's Jihad didn't conquer Benue –MBF
- USTravel Ban:Nigeria’s$14bn trade threatened, says OPS
- CBN’s policy directive triggers shocks as stocks shed over N288bn
18 Jun

- Decades-old naira devaluation fails to spark export boom
- Nigeria faces severe hunger as food basket state boils
- CBN affirms banking sector strength, issues transitional guidance for select institutions
- Oil prices rise more than 4% as Iran-Israel conflict escalates
18 Jun

- Property owners shun C-of-O, title registries over bureaucracy, graft
- Yelwata:Benue Assembly wants self-defence, anti-open grazing law
- FG ties credit scores to NIN in major reform plan
- Yelwata:Benue Assembly wants self-defence, anti-open grazing law
18 Jun

- Tinubu: INEC Backbone of Our Democratic Journey, Role Key to Public Trust in Govt
- CBN Affirms strength of Nigerian Banking Sector, Issues Routine Guidance for Banks Under Forbearance
- Senate Leadership Joins Presidential Trip to Benue, Says It is Tired of Killings
- National Assembly Transmits Landmark Tax Reform Bills to Tinubu
18 Jun

- Benue Killings: Gov Alia Rejects Self-Defence, Hints At Community Policing
- INEC Rejects PDP NEC Meeting Notice As Tinubu Commits To Autonomy
- River Park Estate: Ghanaian Businessmen Sue IGP, EFCC
- Man Gets 6 Months' Imprisonment For Stealing Worshippers’ Shoes
18 Jun

- End Herdsmen Invasions and Genocide in Benue Now!
- CAC Reviews Service Fees for Efficient Services Aug. 1
- Tinubu Woos Global Investment Community to Bridge $2.3trn Infrastructure Gap
- Kogi Inaugurates Task Force on Primary Healthcare Services
18 Jun

- Fresh trouble for PDP as INEC rejects NEC notice
- Why only Damagum signed the INEC notice
- INEC overreaching itself – Osadolor
- Masked motorcyclists of Plateau
17 Jun

- Benue killings: David Mark warns of self-defence as Tinubu visits
- David Mark warns of selfdefence as Tinubu visits
- Tales of woe as CDS, IGP visit
- Benue violence has reached devastating crescendo – Atiku
17 Jun

- Alleged Cyber-bullying: FG’s Planned Arraignment of Akpoti-Uduaghan Fails
- Tanker drivers suspend loading over Lekki-Epe e-call-up fee
- Damagum denies defection plans as Tinubu’s ex-aide vows to plot his 2027 defeat
- Petrol: PENGASSAN accuses govt, marketers of exploiting consumers
17 Jun

- In CBN’s Return to Orthodoxy, FirstHoldco Faces $887m Exposure
- Tinubu Reschedules Visit to Kaduna, Heads to Benue Tomorrow to Calm Nerves over Persistent Killings
- AbdulRazaq Restates Commitment to Strengthening Kwara’s Health System
- Alleged Cyber-bullying: FG’s Planned Arraignment of Akpoti-Uduaghan Fails
17 Jun

- Floating naira lures Br itish schools to Niger ian shores
- Killings: Tinubu to visit Benue Wednesday amid rising tensions
- Winner s, loser s in Dangote’s petr ol distr ibution strateg y
- OPEC: Global oil demand unchanged for 2025, 2026
17 Jun

- Power Sector Bleeds Despite N15trn Interventions
- Israel-Iran Tensions Threaten FDI, Portfolio Inflows To Nigeria, Others
- Killings: Tinubu Visits Benue Tomorrow
- FCCPC Summons Air Peace Over Alleged Ticket Refund Violations
17 Jun

- Massacre: Tinubu visits Benue tomorrow, IGP deploys tactical teams
- Nigeria’s economy in positive outlook, inflation drops to 22.97%
- Tinubu commissions $470m Greater Abuja Water, promises support for satellite towns
- Sule swears in 18 Nasarawa LG administrators, urges transparency
17 Jun

- Killings:Tinubu postpones Kaduna trip, to visit Benue tomorrow
- Fuel should sell for N700 per litre –PENGASSAN
- Banks’ improved cash disbursement reduces PoS deals by 17% to N4.33trn
- WORLD BANK: FDI FLOWS INTO DEVELOPING COUNTRIES HIT 18-YEAR LOW
16 Jun

- Nigeria’s long dance with devaluation ends inrefor m-driven float
- Depot owners hit as Dangote begins nationwide petrol, diesel distribution
- Stronger naira seen as oil prices up on Middle-East tensions
- Trump considers banning Nigeria, 35 others from US travel
16 Jun

- Pope decries ‘terrible massacre’ in Benue as Tinubu rallies security chiefs
- Pope decries ‘terrible massacre’ in Benue as Tinubu rallies security chiefs
- North-East delegates fight for Shettima’s second term with Tinubu
- Petrol price hike, scarcity loom over Middle East tension, tanker drivers’ strike
16 Jun

- Benue Killings:Tinubu Orders Security Chiefs To Restore Peace As IGP Visits Today
- Nuclear Energy Push A False Climate Solution, Says Coalition Report
- Defection: Eyes On Diri, Fubara As Damagum Denies Dumping PDP
- Dangote Refinery Begins Distribution Of PMS, Diesel Nationwide
16 Jun

- Dangote refinery to begin distribution of PMS, diesel nationwide
- NAF fast-tracks acquisition of AH-1Z helicopters
- Incessant killings: Pope Leon holds prayers for Benue people
- NDLEA arrests Iran-bound businessman at Port-Harcourt airport for ingesting 53 wraps of cocaine
16 Jun

- 2027: North-east APC endorses Tinubu/Shettima ticket
- Dangote Refinery begins nationwide PMS, diesel distribution August 15
- 2027: Senate prioritises electoral reforms, constitution review
- Police recover vehicles stolen from Nigeria, nab 3 suspects in Ghana
16 Jun

- Tinubu: Benue Killings Depressing, We Must Not Allow This to Continue, Enough is Enough
- Dangote Fulfills Pledge to ‘Shakedown’ Downstream Sector, Set to Begin Fuel Distribution Nationwide
- Leemon Ikpea Felicitates Tinubu, Nigerians on 26 Unbroken Years of Democracy
- N39bn ICC Renovation Contract: CP-PDP Petitions EFCC
16 Jun

- 2027: Pushback as N/East APC endorses Tinubu, Shettima
- Family loses 23 members as many killed in Benue attack
- Dangote to begin nationwide petrol, diesel distribution August 15
- Farmers, experts fl ay agric ministry’s call for prayers, fasting
15 Jun

- At Last, States Pay Teachers, LG Workers N70,000 New Wage
- After Backlash, FG Suspends 3-day Prayer For Food Security
- S’Court Condemns Mischievous Reports Against Justices, Judiciary
- Reps Summon Edun, Cardoso Over Audit Reports, FRA Infractions
15 Jun

- Scores killed in fresh midnight attack in Benue
- WHY SOUTHERN GOVS’RE DEFECTING TO APC –EX-GOV
- CBN suspends dividends, others for banks under forbearance –Report
- Diplomats: Embassies' closure may spark diplomatic rows
15 Jun

- Trump Considers Inclusion of Nigeria, 35 Other Countries on Travel Ban List
- Regulatory Forbearance: CBN Directs First Bank, Others to Suspend Dividend Payments, Bonuses
- Outrage as Herdsmen Kill Over 100 in Fresh Attacks on Benue Communities
- Damagum, Anyanwu to Lose Positions in PDP NWC as Diri’s Committee Swaps Offices Among States
15 Jun

- The Unforgettable Hero Ken Saro Wiwa
- democracy day: nigeria already on path of economic renewal, global respect - Idris
- How Enugu Coal Corporation went cold despite promising future
- FCTA’ll dualise Apo-Wassa road, says Wike
15 Jun

- What Nigerians expect as Tinubu enters next two years
- How Nigeria's fading values fuel 'Yahoo Boys' syndrome
- Why Niger Delta region still angry despite many interventions
- Ogunyooye urges universities to align research with industry needs
15 Jun

- Tompolo kicks off door-to-door campaign, targets 10 million vote for Tinubu
- Reps to quiz finance minister, CBN gov over non-compliance with Fiscal Responsibility Act
- Security operatives, scores killed in fresh Benue attacks
- Police extend enforcement of tinted glass permit to August 12
15 Jun

- When Clash Between NIHOTOUR And Federal Palace Hotel Claimed Ahmed Bello’s Sight
- ROAD CRASHES RISE AMID HIGHWAY CORRUPTION, OBSOLETE EQUIPMENT
- Olu Of Warri's Wife Urges Nigeria To Adopt Finland’s Education Model
- Nigeria Seeks Youth Inclusion In Climate Change Actions
15 Jun

- N39bn ICC cost can build 312 health centres, 1,200 classrooms
- Tonnie Iredia: Talking to ‘Mr point-blank
- World Blood Donor Day: Poor donation fueling shortage, deaths
- FCTA to build new INEC headquarters in Abuja