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Headlines from Nigeria’s Major Newspapers 17 July 2024
NATION
*Sanwo-Olu splashes N427.7m on corps members, gives N100m to NYSC
*Ekiti adopts artificial insemination to boost livestock production
*Canada-based indigenes medical equipment for Oyo govt
*Abiodun promises relief for fire victims
*We will deploy manual voting in Sept 21 council poll, says Kwara electoral chair
*INEC substitutes Edo LP deputy governorship candidate
*Youths urge enhanced technical education
*Crisis deepens as Court stops PDP congress in Rivers
*Waste-to-power firm to boost power generation with 3,000 MW
*PDP governors in Enugu for crucial meeting
*Fed, states, 774 councils share N1.35tr as June allocations
*Court turns down Emefiele’s medical trip request
*‘I have powers to appoint legal representation for PDP’
*Afe Babalola flays rising corruption, indolence in civil service
*No plan to sell varsities to private investors, says Fed Govt
*MTN-MUSON scholarship gets kudos
*Yusuf signs law establishing three second class emirates in Kano
*‘Tinubu has ordered cultivation of military land nationwide’
*NiMET DG to staff: adhere to code of ethics
*Senate suspends legislative activities
*Tinubu, Abbas, Kalu others mourn Lawmaker Adams
LEADERSHIP
*Court Jails 5 For Money Laundering, Impersonation In Ogun
*New Productivity Centre DG Danagundi Visits Labour Minister
*First Lady Remi Tinubu Pays Condolence Visit To Saraki Family
*FRSC Corps Marshal Visits Prof. Soyinka In Lagos
*Speaker Abbas, Deputy Mourn Death Of Kaduna Rep Ekene Adams, Visit Family
*41 Died From Road Crashes Within 3 Months In Ondo —FRSC
*Navy Arrests 8 Stowaways, Rescues Victims Of Human Trafficking, Fishermen
*Federal, State, Local Gov’ts Share N1.354trn Revenue For July
*CSO Demands Probe Of Suspected 387 Illegal Miners
*Court Dismisses Suit Challenging Arabic Inscriptions On Naira Notes
*Nutrition Council Approves New Measures To Combat Malnutrition, Food Insecurity
*US Senator Bob Menendez Found Guilty Of Corruption
*14 Dead, 4 Injured In Tragic Auto Crash In Jigawa
*Nigerian Gamer, Oside Oluwole, Breaks Guinness World Record With 75-hr Videogame Marathon
DAILY TRUST
*Enough Is Enough: Silence Is Not An Option
*I’ll Play As Long As I Can Play And Win – Woods
*Yamal One Of Six Spain Players In Euro 2024 Team
*Super Falcons Test Might With Olympic Champions, Canada
*El-Amin, Phoenix, Dominate 2024 Minna Polo Tourney
*Bayelsa United Unveil Ladan Basso As New Coach
*Gusau Bemoans Exodus Of NPFL Players To Other African Countries
*Rangers Begin Title Defence Against El-Kanemi Warriors
*Kwara United Given Ultimatum To Pay N196m Sign-One Fee
*Reps, NFF Mourn C’ttee Chair On Sports, Ekene Adams
*Nadal Sweeps Past Borg In Bastad
*‘State-Level Action Crucial To Meeting Climate Change, SDGs’
*Climate Change: Windstorms Destroy Houses, Shops In Yobe Annually
*Ex Gov Asks Appeal Court To Vacate Arrest Warrant, Adjourn Case Indefinitely And Return File To CJ
*Reactions As Police Arrest Crypto Trader Blord For ‘Fraud, Terrorism Funding’
*Be Patient With Tinubu, Oba Of Lagos Begs Nigerians
*Emirship Litigation Over, Says Kano Assembly Majority Leader
*Women Representation: Nigeria Not Doing Well – UN
*Fuel Scarcity: NNPCL Urged To Concession Inland Depots, Pipelines
*Nigeria Energy Forum Targets $100m New Financing
*Kaduna Petroleum College To Be Operational Soon – Minister
*UAE Visa: Nigerians To Pay Non-Refundable N688,000 For Document Verification Fee
*300 Nigerian Millionaires To Leave Nigeria In 2024 – Report
VANGUARD
*Democracy and the people’s role (9), by Afe Babalola
*Let the Third Tier breathe: Implications of the Supreme Court verdict
*Taxing with conscience and accountability
*States and the “viability” question
*Delay in execution of $2.8bn AKK Gas pipeline project worries Senate
*A Minister’s Bill and a troubled industry, by Okoh Aihe
*Nigeria and the lessons from American politics, by Rotimi Fasan
*Ogun students protest killing of colleague by hit-and-run driver
*IMF downgrades Nigeria’s economic growth forecast to 3.1%
*Scammers hack Osun gov’s phone number —Aide
PUNCH
*Applicants decry N640,000 UAE visa fee hike
*Bribery still thriving in Nigeria
*FG panel report reveals reasons for Plateau school collapse
*Fayose governed poorly, impoverished Ekiti LG workers – NULGE
*Police foil attempt to raze Delta INEC office
*3,623 cholera cases, 103 deaths recorded in 34 states – NCDC
*Food security: Reps invite CDS, defence minister over ‘ungoverned spaces’
*Council moves to tackle food insecurity
*US promises timely delivery of attack helicopters to Nigeria
*Sanctions loom for non-performing power agencies, minister declares
*Lack of standards affecting outsourcing development – AOPN president
*Imo economic adviser joins European DIGITAL SME Alliance committee
*Transcorp Group CEO named LBSAA president
*Graduates laud MTN-MUSON Scholarship over musical talent development
*African Brands to honour fintechs
THISDAY
*Finance Minister To Deliver Loyola College’s 70th Anniversary Lecture, Friday
*New UNIPORT Governing Council Pledges To Sustain Academic Excellence
*Improving Economy: EME Foundation Invests N55million On Young Entrepreneurs In Imo
*United Kingdom Partnering African Countries To Remove Trade Barriers For Economic Growth – UK Trade Commissioner
*ITTF Seeds Aruna, Assar In Top 16 Of Paris 2024 Olympic Games
*Spain’s Triumphant Victory And Betting Successes In Euro 2024 Final
*FG’s Non-Kinetic Approach To Tackling Nation’s Security Challenges
*Osoba: Ode To An Elder Statesman At 85
*Army 38: All Eyes On Fagbemi To Act
*Unmasking Bandits’ Informants In The North
*Finally, PDP’s Hammer Falls On Dan Orbih
*Olusegun Osoba: It Was Devastating When IBB Told Me He Was Hostage To Those Who Staged His Coup
*Beyond Rhetoric Of Financial Autonomy For Local Govt Councils
THE SUN
*Be Patient With Tinubu, Oba of Lagos Appeals to Nigerians
*NBRRI sets up panel on Jos school building collapse
*Ogun market fire: Abiodun promises reliefs to victims of Oba Lipede Market inferno
*Soludo, residents bicker over land
*No plans to hand over universities to private investors, says FG
*Tinubu orders security chiefs to end oil theft, pipeline vandalism
*Be Patient With Tinubu, Oba of Lagos Appeals to Nigerians
*Police arrest crypto billionaire, Blord, over fraud
*Agip, Bayelsa community at loggerheads over oil spill
*Diphtheria kills 3 in Abia, 112 suspected cases of cholera in 8 LGAs test negative
*FG repatriates 190 Nigerians from UAE
*UNILAG, LASU, PAU sign STEM pact with US varsity
*Unpaid N40bn contributory pensions: Labour unions write Abiodun, threaten strike
*Gov Yusuf signs law establishing 3 second class emirates
*Diri threatens to sanction employers over rejection of Corps members
*Afe Babalola flays rising corruption, indolence in Nigeria’s civil service
*Delta LG polls: APC, LP not prepared –Oborevwori
*We’ll ensure quality legislations for tertiary institutions – Akpabio
*Bauchi gov sacks chief security adviser
*Kano slams fresh charges on Ganduje
*… Docks ex-commissioner, others
*14 killed, 4 injured in Jigawa auto crash
*Court rejects Emefiele’s request for foreign medical trip
*Money laundering: Court orders arrest of medical director as Binance official, Gambaryan, appears on wheelchair
GUARDIAN
*Police in Nasarawa arrest suspected armed robber, recover firearms
*‘Meeting customer needs key to unlocking Africa’s fintech potential’
*NiMet tasks workers on ethical conduct, professionalism
*Delta Chief Judge reviews 215 cases pending in courts
*700 police widows enrol in health insurance plan
*UBA to reward customers with N200m in legacy promo
*Simple, Creative DIY Projects To Enhance Your Living Space
*Dior Names F1 Champion, Lewis Hamilton, As Their Brand Ambassador
*Another House of Representatives member, Adams, dies
NIGERIAN TELEGRAPH
*Cholera: NCDC Confirms 3,623 Cases, 103 Deaths
*Okorie To Soludo: Don’t Destroy APGA, Recognise Njoku Or Quit
*Kano Assembly Creates 3 Second Class Emirates
*Hardship Cultivating Ripe Environment For Unrest –Arewa Youths Tells FG
*Maritime Stakeholders Fault Banks’ Loan Tenor For Ship Acquisition
*Report: Nigeria Among Most Targeted By Malware In Africa
*IMF Lowers Nigeria’s 2024 Growth Forecast To 3.1%
*Assailants Murder, Bury Activist In Shallow Grave In Edo
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