NATION
*Bishop concerned about nation’s virus
*Expert pioneers STEM evaluation methods
*Ondo farmer petitions IG over release of assailants
*$950,000 forex deal trial resumes November 12
*Construction industry workers get safety training
*APC Diaspora to PDP lawmaker: stop undermining Fed Govt
*‘AI-driven fraud detection will stop theft’
*Hospitality chief seeks special tourism fund
*Consumer commission to meet market leaders over goods’ prices
*Tinubu salutes youths on celebration of international day
*TAMPAN celebrates Adefuye @ 80 with stage play
*Senior civil servants’ union elects new leaders
*Edo accuses Shaibu of impersonation after announcing resumption
*How realistic are protesters’ demands?
*Consequences of tearing, mutilating international passport
*Relief in Kano as Yusuf relaxes curfew
*Tinubu praises outgoing Head of Service Yemi-Esan
*‘162.7m in W/Africa suffer inadequate food supply’
*Refiners to adopt new techs, enhance local content
*NYSC invalidates certificates of national service to 101 UNICAL graduates
*Fubara sends five commissioner-nominees to Oko-Jumbo Assembly
*Outage in North West as trailer hits transmission tower
*Many African countries buying weapons from DICON, says Matawalle
*New programme to drive agric mechanisation
*150 foreign firms to attend Africa Defence Conference, exhibition in Abuja
*Edo Govt accuses Shaibu of impersonating deputy governor
*Transportation: Utilizing natural gas the way to go, says Tinubu
*NOA DG knocks woman who tore international passport
*Senate moves to tackle insecurity, porous border communities
*Gov Sani distributes 15,000 metric tonnes fertilizer to smallholder farmers
*Arewa groups condemn inducement plot against Matawalle
*Protest: Kano police arrest 873 suspects, recover huge exhibits
LEADERSHIP
*CORAN Tells Federal Gov’t To Stop Issuing Import Licences For Diesel, Petrol
*Sanwo-Olu, Ambode Meet To Discuss Future Of Lagos
*Passport Tearing: Netizens Suspect ‘Feuding’ Couple Are Skit Makers
*PICTORIAL: Power Outage In Jigawa, Yobe Communities As Truck Rams Into Tower T16 In Kano
*Kogi Guber: CSOs, Observers Berate SDP, Ajaka Over ‘Blackmail, Attacks’ Against Judiciary
*BBNaija 9: Heads Of House Nelita Pair Wins Immunity Challenge
*BBNaija 9: Rhuthee Foresees ‘Eviction’ After Fight With WanniXHandi Twins
*Gov Yusuf Lifts Curfew On Kano
*Shaibu Resumes As Edo’s ‘Deputy Gov’, Orders Personal Staff Back To Work
DAILY TRUST
*Parents of kidnapped Kogi varsity students raise alarm over N10m demand
*Driver dies in Ekiti road crash
*Ogun vows to combat climate change with tree planting
*Gunmen attack Edo vigilante commander’s residence, kill dog
*Bandits kill Kaduna village head, abduct 14
*I killed 1, planned to leave Nigeria before my arrest – Cultist
*2 killed as rival youth groups clash in Niger
*Borno lawmaker distributes 2,500 bags of wheat to constituents
*Father, son die in Jigawa building collaps
*UNIBEN bans cooking in hostel
*Abuja: NWAPDI to hold youth in agriculture convention
*Yakasai, Yadudu caution Tinubu on calls for new constitution
*Explosion rocks APP secretariat amidst Fubara’s defection rumours
*FG to crack down on substandard schools across the country
*Earth hit by ‘severe’ solar storm
*Protest: Sudan crisis mastermind planned to destabilise Nigeria –IGP
*P-Square: I didn’t get EFCC to arrest my twin brother – Peter Okoye
*Int’l Youth Day: WOFAN empowers PWDs, farmers in Jigawa
*Nigeria’s crude output rose to 1.3m bpd in July – OPEC
*Infrastructure provisioning, maintenance should be a constant across regimes – Irabor
*CRMI to host annual conference, sign African Risk Management Federation MOU
*Value of abandoned projects in Nigeria now N17trn – Institute
VANGUARD
*WAEC withholds 215,267 results over alleged malpractice
*N70,000 minimum wage: Civil servants threaten to shut down defaulting states
*Iluyomade saga ends as RCCG appoints Pitan as City of David Pastor
*Foreigners accused of defrauding Ecobank of $42.4m loses bid to quash bench warrant
*Local guard killed by unknown assailant in Osun
*Experts highlight role of tech in transforming Nigeria’s agriculture
*Naira rises to N1,580/$ in parallel market
*How we killed our boss, domestic staff of popular Ondo CEO confess
*Distress as harsh economy forces shutdown of over 50 firms
*UI confirms receipt of N201m student loan for 1,370 beneficiaries
PUNCH
*FG pays NiMet workers’ 45-month minimum wage arrears
*African countries patronising DICON for firearms – Matawalle
*Telcos blame low investment for poor services
*Detained Binance chief needs urgent surgeries – Wife
*23 houses razed, three shot in Benue bandit attack
*LP challenges Uzodimma’s election at S’Court
*UBEC partners COREN to stop school building collapses
*Man, two-year-old son die in Jigawa building collapse
*Niger approves N50m compensation for trapped miners’ families
*Equity market begins week with N404bn loss
*DMO offers two new FGN bonds
*Ogun distributes 24,000 bags of fertilizers to farmers
*Zenith Bank begins N290bn capital raise
*StreSERT launches certification to boost leaders’ capacity
*Tinubu unveils 30 hybrid CNG-powered buses
THISDAY
*UFC 305: My Mind and Body Have Been Reset, I Will Smoke Dricus Du Plessis, Says Israel Adesanya
*Mary Udoffa, Joseph Jimoh Win Zenith Bank Masters
*Former International, Onye Hails Peter Obi and Uzodima over Support for Former Football Stars
*How Nduka Obaigbena Changed The Tune
*Nasarawa Assembly Raises the Alarm over High Rate of Kidnapping
*Candidates’ Performance Reduces by 7.69% as WAEC Releases 2024 WASSCE Results
*Paris Olympics: Tinubu Lauds D’Tigress Coach, Rena Wakama, On Recognition as Women Basketball Best Coach
*As CJN Ariwoola Retires from the Bench Next Week…
*Benjamin Kalu: Deft Legislator, Social Engineer
*Takeaways from the #EndBadGovernance Protest
*Augustine Alegeh, SAN is 60!
*Elements of the Defences of Provocation and Self Defence
*FG Decries Slow Pace of Work on Enugu-Onitsha Road
*FG Launches Ride Sharing CNG Conversion Incentive Scheme
*NERC Enlightens Electricity Consumers, Resolves Complaints in Calabar
*Ekpo: Developing Nigeria’s Gas Resources will lead to Economic Prosperity
*CPPE Expresses Concern over Regulatory Burden on Manufacturers
*FG, States, LGs Share N12.45tn in H1, FAAC Allocation Rises 139.4%
*Adaora: Zenith Bank to Experience Exponential Growth with N289.4bn Fresh Capital
*TCN: N5bn Spent on Repairs of Vandalised Power Assets in Five Months
Regulators as Stranglers of Businesses
THE SUN
*CBN: Boosting price discovery, fulfilling FX demands via RDAS
*Access Bank unveils Switch-To-Solar campaign
*We’re raising capital for expansion, SME support –Umeoji, Zenith Bank CEO
*ProHealth posts N44m profit before tax, seeks deeper stakeholder synergy
*Abbey Mortgage Bank revamps Mobile app
*Reps seek 25-year jail term, N10m fine for separatist agitators
*Drama as Shaibu resumes as Edo deputy governor
*FG urged to invest in digital library to encourage education
*Tinubu inaugurates CNG buses in Aso Rock, assures things’ll get better
*Ibadan: Misunderstanding caused beaded-crown crisis – Ladoja
*Abiodun flags off distribution of fertilizers, promises to address food scarcity
*1.7m people up for entrepreneurship training in Abia
*Pandemonium as explosion rocks APP secretariat in Rivers
*#EndBadGovernance protest, drift from youth’s docility – Bongos Ikwue to FG
*Dogara is an opportunist who thrives on misfortune – Bauchi gov
*Tunji-Ojo: A year of transformative leadership in Interior ministry
*Admission frauds in varsities
*FCET council chairman inaugurates 2 panels to probe provost, students crisis
*Air crash: Army aviation trains personnel on safety, efficiency against mishaps
*UBEC, NBRRI move to avert building collapse in schools
*Ibadan: Misunderstanding caused beaded-crown crisis – Ladoja
*Oil theft, Insurgency: CDS lauds synergy amongst services, attends NAF weekly operational brief
*Tinubu inaugurates CNG buses in Aso Rock, assures things will get better
*Ogun: Abiodun flags off distribution of fertilizers, promises to address food scarcity
NIGERIAN TELEGRAPH
*Gov AbdulRazaq Charges Youth On Peace, Productive Engagement
*NLC Not Meddling In Labour Party Affairs – Omar
*ECOWAS Parliament Promises To Ensure Transparent Use Of Resources
*NNPC Foundation Contributes 10 CNG Buses To DAPPMAN Initiative
*‘Nigerian Carriers Faced With Huge Cost Burden’
*Why CBN Endorsed Providus Bank Takeover Ofa Unity Bank
*NIMASA Plans To Make Maritime Sub-Sector Products To Boost GDP
GOD BLESS NIGERIAHeadlines from Nigeria’s Major Newspapers 13 August 2024
NATION
*Bishop concerned about nation’s virus
*Expert pioneers STEM evaluation methods
*Ondo farmer petitions IG over release of assailants
*$950,000 forex deal trial resumes November 12
*Construction industry workers get safety training
*APC Diaspora to PDP lawmaker: stop undermining Fed Govt
*‘AI-driven fraud detection will stop theft’
*Hospitality chief seeks special tourism fund
*Consumer commission to meet market leaders over goods’ prices
*Tinubu salutes youths on celebration of international day
*TAMPAN celebrates Adefuye @ 80 with stage play
*Senior civil servants’ union elects new leaders
*Edo accuses Shaibu of impersonation after announcing resumption
*How realistic are protesters’ demands?
*Consequences of tearing, mutilating international passport
*Relief in Kano as Yusuf relaxes curfew
*Tinubu praises outgoing Head of Service Yemi-Esan
*‘162.7m in W/Africa suffer inadequate food supply’
*Refiners to adopt new techs, enhance local content
*NYSC invalidates certificates of national service to 101 UNICAL graduates
*Fubara sends five commissioner-nominees to Oko-Jumbo Assembly
*Outage in North West as trailer hits transmission tower
*Many African countries buying weapons from DICON, says Matawalle
*New programme to drive agric mechanisation
*150 foreign firms to attend Africa Defence Conference, exhibition in Abuja
*Edo Govt accuses Shaibu of impersonating deputy governor
*Transportation: Utilizing natural gas the way to go, says Tinubu
*NOA DG knocks woman who tore international passport
*Senate moves to tackle insecurity, porous border communities
*Gov Sani distributes 15,000 metric tonnes fertilizer to smallholder farmers
*Arewa groups condemn inducement plot against Matawalle
*Protest: Kano police arrest 873 suspects, recover huge exhibits
LEADERSHIP
*CORAN Tells Federal Gov’t To Stop Issuing Import Licences For Diesel, Petrol
*Sanwo-Olu, Ambode Meet To Discuss Future Of Lagos
*Passport Tearing: Netizens Suspect ‘Feuding’ Couple Are Skit Makers
*PICTORIAL: Power Outage In Jigawa, Yobe Communities As Truck Rams Into Tower T16 In Kano
*Kogi Guber: CSOs, Observers Berate SDP, Ajaka Over ‘Blackmail, Attacks’ Against Judiciary
*BBNaija 9: Heads Of House Nelita Pair Wins Immunity Challenge
*BBNaija 9: Rhuthee Foresees ‘Eviction’ After Fight With WanniXHandi Twins
*Gov Yusuf Lifts Curfew On Kano
*Shaibu Resumes As Edo’s ‘Deputy Gov’, Orders Personal Staff Back To Work
DAILY TRUST
*Parents of kidnapped Kogi varsity students raise alarm over N10m demand
*Driver dies in Ekiti road crash
*Ogun vows to combat climate change with tree planting
*Gunmen attack Edo vigilante commander’s residence, kill dog
*Bandits kill Kaduna village head, abduct 14
*I killed 1, planned to leave Nigeria before my arrest – Cultist
*2 killed as rival youth groups clash in Niger
*Borno lawmaker distributes 2,500 bags of wheat to constituents
*Father, son die in Jigawa building collaps
*UNIBEN bans cooking in hostel
*Abuja: NWAPDI to hold youth in agriculture convention
*Yakasai, Yadudu caution Tinubu on calls for new constitution
*Explosion rocks APP secretariat amidst Fubara’s defection rumours
*FG to crack down on substandard schools across the country
*Earth hit by ‘severe’ solar storm
*Protest: Sudan crisis mastermind planned to destabilise Nigeria –IGP
*P-Square: I didn’t get EFCC to arrest my twin brother – Peter Okoye
*Int’l Youth Day: WOFAN empowers PWDs, farmers in Jigawa
*Nigeria’s crude output rose to 1.3m bpd in July – OPEC
*Infrastructure provisioning, maintenance should be a constant across regimes – Irabor
*CRMI to host annual conference, sign African Risk Management Federation MOU
*Value of abandoned projects in Nigeria now N17trn – Institute
VANGUARD
*WAEC withholds 215,267 results over alleged malpractice
*N70,000 minimum wage: Civil servants threaten to shut down defaulting states
*Iluyomade saga ends as RCCG appoints Pitan as City of David Pastor
*Foreigners accused of defrauding Ecobank of $42.4m loses bid to quash bench warrant
*Local guard killed by unknown assailant in Osun
*Experts highlight role of tech in transforming Nigeria’s agriculture
*Naira rises to N1,580/$ in parallel market
*How we killed our boss, domestic staff of popular Ondo CEO confess
*Distress as harsh economy forces shutdown of over 50 firms
*UI confirms receipt of N201m student loan for 1,370 beneficiaries
PUNCH
*FG pays NiMet workers’ 45-month minimum wage arrears
*African countries patronising DICON for firearms – Matawalle
*Telcos blame low investment for poor services
*Detained Binance chief needs urgent surgeries – Wife
*23 houses razed, three shot in Benue bandit attack
*LP challenges Uzodimma’s election at S’Court
*UBEC partners COREN to stop school building collapses
*Man, two-year-old son die in Jigawa building collapse
*Niger approves N50m compensation for trapped miners’ families
*Equity market begins week with N404bn loss
*DMO offers two new FGN bonds
*Ogun distributes 24,000 bags of fertilizers to farmers
*Zenith Bank begins N290bn capital raise
*StreSERT launches certification to boost leaders’ capacity
*Tinubu unveils 30 hybrid CNG-powered buses
THISDAY
*UFC 305: My Mind and Body Have Been Reset, I Will Smoke Dricus Du Plessis, Says Israel Adesanya
*Mary Udoffa, Joseph Jimoh Win Zenith Bank Masters
*Former International, Onye Hails Peter Obi and Uzodima over Support for Former Football Stars
*How Nduka Obaigbena Changed The Tune
*Nasarawa Assembly Raises the Alarm over High Rate of Kidnapping
*Candidates’ Performance Reduces by 7.69% as WAEC Releases 2024 WASSCE Results
*Paris Olympics: Tinubu Lauds D’Tigress Coach, Rena Wakama, On Recognition as Women Basketball Best Coach
*As CJN Ariwoola Retires from the Bench Next Week…
*Benjamin Kalu: Deft Legislator, Social Engineer
*Takeaways from the #EndBadGovernance Protest
*Augustine Alegeh, SAN is 60!
*Elements of the Defences of Provocation and Self Defence
*FG Decries Slow Pace of Work on Enugu-Onitsha Road
*FG Launches Ride Sharing CNG Conversion Incentive Scheme
*NERC Enlightens Electricity Consumers, Resolves Complaints in Calabar
*Ekpo: Developing Nigeria’s Gas Resources will lead to Economic Prosperity
*CPPE Expresses Concern over Regulatory Burden on Manufacturers
*FG, States, LGs Share N12.45tn in H1, FAAC Allocation Rises 139.4%
*Adaora: Zenith Bank to Experience Exponential Growth with N289.4bn Fresh Capital
*TCN: N5bn Spent on Repairs of Vandalised Power Assets in Five Months
Regulators as Stranglers of Businesses
THE SUN
*CBN: Boosting price discovery, fulfilling FX demands via RDAS
*Access Bank unveils Switch-To-Solar campaign
*We’re raising capital for expansion, SME support –Umeoji, Zenith Bank CEO
*ProHealth posts N44m profit before tax, seeks deeper stakeholder synergy
*Abbey Mortgage Bank revamps Mobile app
*Reps seek 25-year jail term, N10m fine for separatist agitators
*Drama as Shaibu resumes as Edo deputy governor
*FG urged to invest in digital library to encourage education
*Tinubu inaugurates CNG buses in Aso Rock, assures things’ll get better
*Ibadan: Misunderstanding caused beaded-crown crisis – Ladoja
*Abiodun flags off distribution of fertilizers, promises to address food scarcity
*1.7m people up for entrepreneurship training in Abia
*Pandemonium as explosion rocks APP secretariat in Rivers
*#EndBadGovernance protest, drift from youth’s docility – Bongos Ikwue to FG
*Dogara is an opportunist who thrives on misfortune – Bauchi gov
*Tunji-Ojo: A year of transformative leadership in Interior ministry
*Admission frauds in varsities
*FCET council chairman inaugurates 2 panels to probe provost, students crisis
*Air crash: Army aviation trains personnel on safety, efficiency against mishaps
*UBEC, NBRRI move to avert building collapse in schools
*Ibadan: Misunderstanding caused beaded-crown crisis – Ladoja
*Oil theft, Insurgency: CDS lauds synergy amongst services, attends NAF weekly operational brief
*Tinubu inaugurates CNG buses in Aso Rock, assures things will get better
*Ogun: Abiodun flags off distribution of fertilizers, promises to address food scarcity
NIGERIAN TELEGRAPH
*Gov AbdulRazaq Charges Youth On Peace, Productive Engagement
*NLC Not Meddling In Labour Party Affairs – Omar
*ECOWAS Parliament Promises To Ensure Transparent Use Of Resources
*NNPC Foundation Contributes 10 CNG Buses To DAPPMAN Initiative
*‘Nigerian Carriers Faced With Huge Cost Burden’
*Why CBN Endorsed Providus Bank Takeover Ofa Unity Bank
*NIMASA Plans To Make Maritime Sub-Sector Products To Boost GDP
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