Lagos Gist (2025)

15/01/2025

*SOME NIGERIAN NEWSPAPER HEADLINES+, 15/01/2025*

USSD debt: NCC orders telcos to disconnect nine banks January 27

Nigeria earned N50tn from crude oil in 2024 –Report

Customs exceed revenue target, rake in N6.1tn

FG receives 255 tractors for food production

Ooni’s ex-queen, others regain freedom after 21-day remand

S’West govs team up against ISWAP elements, bandits

Police school teachers lament unpaid 33-month salary

Naira depreciates to N1,660/$ in parallel market

AI puts 92 million jobs at risk globally —Report

Pep Guardiola to ‘move out of £8.5m family home’ after split from wife Cristina

Meta to lay off 3,600 employees as low performers

50% of Canadians are $200 or less away from going broke – report

Nigeria, Saudi Arabia sign MoU on 2025 Hajj

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*DID YOU KNOW?*

* The first email was sent by Ray Tomlinson to himself in 1971.

* Ninety percent of the world’s currency exists only in digital form.
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My govt working hard to end insecurity, says Tinubu

Tinubu distributes palliatives to SUG Presidents

Lawmakers threaten to withdraw funding for NPA, NIMASA, FIRS, others

Senate confirms S’East, N’West development commissions boards

Senate rejects N8.9bn budgetary proposal for Ministry of Information

N10bn Livestock Ministry Budget Inadequate – N/Assembly

Senate, Julius Berger settle rift over non-appearance

Insecurity: Reps Move To Increase N50bn Defence Budget

Ensure judicious use of N94bn allocation, Reps urge NSC,NFF

Eviction: Court hears N500m suit against Wike Feb 4

Court hears suit challenging N15tn Lagos-Calabar highway contract

$110m looted assets repatriated to FG, says AGF

Mohbad’s wife, father clash over DNA test

3 Lakurawa Members Arrested While Offering Detectives N1.6m Bribe

Simon Ekpa’s arrest reduced S’East insecurity, says CDS

Defence minister demands 50 APCs to flush out bandits

Army intercepts 139 bags of smuggled rice in Kwara

Police give Amnesty seven days to retract killing allegations

Marwa seeks NASS support, defends N67.5B 2025 NDLEA budget

FG strengthening healthcare system to curb medical tourism – Minister

Uncertainty over inflation data as NBS website hack lingers

Dialysis care: FG intensifies efforts to cut costs by 80%

FCCPC, NCC sign MoU to eliminate regulatory gaps in telecoms industry

JAMB didn’t spend up to N1m on fumigation in 2024 — Registrar Oloyede

Food security: Govt to recapitalise BoA

NIMC grants correctional service licence to register inmates for NIN

Yuletide: CBN fines nine banks N1.35bn for ATM cash scarcity

Dispute with General Hydrocarbons: we didn’t abuse court process, says FBN

Ecobank exhibits art made from recycled materials

E-hailing drivers beg FG for centralised regulation

Bet9ja rewards customers with N1bn

CITN trains Gambians in oil tax auditing

Prioritise education, Obasanjo tells Tinubu

ASUU condemns proposed TETFund allocation cut

Lagos broadcast workers’ strike will continue, says NUJ

Afenifere promises collaboration with Ohanaeze for Nigeria’s progress

We must stop celebrating, worshipping unexplained wealth — Igbo leaders

Bafarawa quits PDP

Ortom welcomes PDP BoT membership nomination

Insecurity: CUPP begs Nigerians to reject Tinubu, APC in 2027

Opposition wants impeached Lagos speaker probed, GAC meets Assembly leaders

Wike’s camp rejects ‘kangaroo judgment’ nullifying Rivers PDP congresses

Bauchi Gov Rewards 4 Best JAMB Students With N4m

Delta governor suspends aide over alleged fraud

No hiding place for kidnappers in Imo – Uzodimma

Sanwo-Olu pardons 52 prison inmates

NLC hails Gov Eno as Akwa Ibom verification exercise uncovers 2,000 ghost workers

Sanwo-Olu not involved in Obasa’s impeachment, says media aide

Ekiti sets up storage facilities to avert food scarcity

Lagos plans social media tutorials for WAEC, NECO candidates

LASG vaccinates 24 million against yellow fever, others

Heavy security as Osun communities renew clash, two injured

32 arrested as residents flee Ondo warring communities

Alaafin: Owoade gears up for traditional rites, royal families tackle Makinde

Abducted Anambra female banker killed after ransom payment

Arabic teacher jailed 21 years for attempted sexual assault of minor

Man allegedly kills father after taking Colorado in Sapele

Lady Murdered By Gospel Singer Was A Corps Member In Abuja, Graduated From Kogi Varsity

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*TODAY IN HISTORY*

* On this day in 1970, the Nigerian Civil War officially ended when Biafra soldiers officially surrendered while Biafra Republic is disbanded and the short-lived country rejoins Nigeria.

* On this day in 2001, Wikipedia went online. The online encyclopedia has since become the largest reference work on the internet.

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Our life is what our thoughts make it. – Marcus Aurelius

Good morning

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13/01/2025

*SOME NIGERIAN NEWSPAPER HEADLINES+, 13/01/2025*

Again, 16 civilians killed as NAF bombs Zamfara bandits

FG, states set for direct revenue allocation to LGs

We don’t owe First Bank $225 million, says General Hydrocarbons

Serial outages: Dangote, NNPCL, Total, 247 firms dump discos, generate 6,500MW

Diesel Prices May Soar as Brent Crude Nears $80

Lagos sets Jan 31 deadline for filing tax returns

NLC calls for more dialogue on tax reform bills

PDP factional secretaries set for showdown, vow to resume today

NFF to unveil Eric Chelle as Super Eagles’ coach Monday

Aruna’s kids shine in Portuguese table tennis tourney

California fire: Trump blames leaders for poor response as 16 killed

Zelensky ‘ready’ to exchange North Korean soldiers for Ukrainians captive in Russia

Ghana’s Mahama scraps seven ministries to cut costs

Confusion, lamentation trail Lagos ban on single-use plastics

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*DID YOU KNOW?*

* Leonardo da Vinci could write with one hand and draw with the other at the same time

* The symbol for division (i.e.÷) is called an obelus.
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Tinubu celebrates Chief Okoya at 85

Reps Minority Caucus suggests alteration to Tinubu’s tax bills

Senator Yar’adua donates N1.15m to families of slain soldiers in Katsina

Stampede: Oyo files murder charges against Ooni’s ex-Queen, others

Court order barring me from Ohaneze Ndigbo election was a hoax – Mike Okiro

Zamfara Air Strike: No Evidence Of Civilian Casualties – NAF

: Police recover rifles stolen from armoury during protest

Ignorance of the law is not an excuse – Police

NDLEA seizes 40-ft trailer load of skunk, six cars in Abuja in midnight raid

Nigeria secured $7.6bn investments at Africa forum – Adesina

INEC plans electoral reform to allow inmates, essential duty workers to vote

NAICOM collaborates with Malaysia on Takaful insurance

FG to spend N32bn on housing intervention in 2025 budget

Oil export: NUPRC begins real-time tracking to tackle losses

Air Peace, Fly-Nas, Max Air, UMZA selected for 2025 Hajj airlift

Minister, Jega Commend Zulum Over Ranches For Herders

FG lauded for 20% pension increase, minimum pension implementation

Women key to achieving Nigeria’s energy transition goals- Minister

Fire Service to mandate insurance for buildings

FirstBank eyes expansion to Ethiopia, Angola, Cameroon

Fidelity Bank donates maternity kits to Lagos women

80th anniversary: GCU to honour Channels TV, Chevron, Shell bosses, others

Lagos-Calabar Highway: Landmark paid N10bn in taxes before demolition – CEO

I’ll miss my friend, Carter but we shall meet again in Paradise – Obasanjo

Deziani: CISLAC commends return of $52.88m loot, demands accountability

Conduct By-Elections Into Rivers Assembly Now, HURIWA Urges INEC

Foreign Investors Interested In Nigeria’s Livestock Sector – Jega

SAN seeks creation of Sharia Court of Appeal in southwest

Please forgive Speed Darlington – Bobrisky appeals to Burna Boy

APC, opposition differ on INEC’s N125bn budget request

Gov poll: Edo PDP boasts as tribunal resumes today

Osinbajo still in APC, says ex-media aide

NNPP Loses More Members To APC In Kano

Aiyedatiwa pardons 40 prisoners on 60th birthday

Makinde presents Alaafin-designate appointment letter today

Sanwo-Olu Asks LASIEC To Conduct Credible Elections

Fubara to Anglican Church: stop us from using pulpits to abuse people

Uzodimma vows to end kidnapping in Imo

Armed Forces Day: We will give widows and orphans priority — Uba Sani

Borno unveils RUGA, settles 461 herder families

Jigawa JSC orders three Sharia judges to resign

LASEMA handled 1,675 emergency cases in 2024 – Perm sec

Kano plans free school uniforms for 796,000 pupils

Lagos orders unapproved schools to register

Report inappropriate buildings, commissioner urges Lagos residents

Fears rise over Imo community’s midnight bomb explosion

Land charges: Niger to exempt places of worship, traditional rulers’ palaces, others

Plateau residents lament hike in fares amidst fuel price reduction

Delta residents decry high transport fares despite drop in petrol prices

Police arrest more fleeing suspects over Owo cult killings

Benue: Armed herdsmen murder kidnapped bizman after receiving N5.5m ransom

Ogun housewife stabs husband to death for alleged infidelity

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*TODAY IN HISTORY*

* On this day in 2012, the cruise ship Costa Concordia sank, killing 32. The ship’s captain was later accused of imprudence, negligence, and incompetence.

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You should not give up unless you are forced to give up. – Elon Musk

Good morning

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10/01/2025

*SOME NIGERIAN NEWSPAPER HEADLINES+, 10/01/2025*

Food: Tinubu mandates NADF to spearhead deployment of 10,000 tractors

Nigeria, China plan collaboration on military training, arms production

Northern governors not opposed to Tinubu’s tax reforms – Sule

Power stagnates at 4,500MW despite $3.23bn loans

Ex-IGP Okiro withdraws from Ohanaeze presidential poll

Algerian club delay Chelle’s contract termination

Aruna ousts British champion at WTT Star Contender Doha

Biden, Trump pay last respect as Carter is buried

Trump fails at S’Court to stop hush money sentencing

Lebanon army chief Aoun becomes president after two-year void

ECOWAS donates relief materials to 1,000 Bauchi flood victims

Man jailed two years for defrauding American of $345,000

Japa: Nigerians face massive Schengen visa rejection — Report

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*DID YOU KNOW?*

* Some bamboo species can grow up to 35 inches in a single day, making it one of the fastest-growing plants on Earth

* China has a single time zone across the entire country, despite its wide geographical spread.
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Tinubu tasks China to up currency swap agreement with Nigeria above $2bn

Tinubu decorates ADC with Colonel Rank

Tinubu orders probe into soldiers’ killing in Army base attack

Senate grills finance minister over subsidy savings, debt servicing

Court summons ministers over $15,000 expatriate tax

General Hydrocarbons’ accounts frozen amid $225m debt dispute with First Bank

Mohbad’s private autopsy ready as group demands reopening of case

Activist Mahdi Shehu granted N3m bail over alleged fake video

Alleged money laundering: Court adjourns bail ruling for ex-El-Rufai aide to Jan 16

Govt budgets 53% more allocations to military retirees

New minimum wage’ll be reviewed in less than two years – FG

CBN suspends export proceeds repatriation extensions

FG services debt with 47% budget vote

FG threatens southeast, south-south road contractors with job termination

Police decorate 92 promoted officers in Bauchi

Mass abductions: South East tops ransom payments, accounts for 40% nationwide

Germany budgets €120m to attract foreign students

Delta Air Lines introduces Nigerian delicacies on Lagos-Atlanta flight

Dangote refinery builds eight more tanks for imported crude

Marketers, oil firms sign deal to build 50,000bpd refinery

FBN: Shareholders back Otedola’s reforms, term EGM unnecessary

Nigeria’s beverage, food industries hit N10.84tn market cap

Defected Reps evading court papers, LP laments

2027: Delta PDP leaders predict Governor Oborevwori’s defection to APC

Gov Sule threatens use of force to restore peace in troubled areas in Nasarawa

Abia Airport ‘ll not be abandoned – Otti

Buni employs 424 health workers to boost health care

Okpebholo receives G-14 Edo lawmakers Obaseki denied inauguration

18 LGAs mismanaged over N83b federal allocations over 12 months – Okpebholo

Sanwo-Olu signs N3.36tn 2025 budget

Mbah signs Land Use Regulation, Executive Order creating new urban areas

Bandits displaced 1,000 Benue households in 11 days – Alia

Amaewhule-led Rivers Assembly enacts three laws without Fubara’s assent

Kano disburses N5bn to pay retirees

Yobe builds cattle ranches to grow livestock sector

Ogun to recruit 2,000 teachers

Kano empowers 41,600 vulnerable women with N2bn in eight months

Oyo kingmakers reject fresh Alaafin selection process

Three abducted children trafficked to Anambra reunite with families in Bauchi

Many injured as Okada riders, OPC clash in Ekiti

Suspected cultists shoot Ogun barber to death

Woman, Son Burnt To Death In Abuja Residence

2 policemen, firewood scavengers killed by Boko Haram in Borno

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*TODAY IN HISTORY*

* On this day in 1863, the London Underground opened. “The Tube” is the world’s oldest underground railway.

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When we seek to discover the best in others, we somehow bring out the best in ourselves. – William Arthur Ward

Good morning

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07/01/2025

*SOME NIGERIAN NEWSPAPER HEADLINES+, 07/01/2025*

China virus: NCDC reactivates COVID-19 protocols

ISWAP raid on Borno military base kills six soldiers

EFCC sacks 27 corrupt officers, probes $400,000 fraud complaint

HND graduates protest proposed NYSC exclusion

Unpaid entitlements: Military retirees resume protest today

Retirement: Top generals get $20,000 medical allowance, bullet-proof SUV, others

Edo LGs chairmen impeached, councillors take over

Sokoto SSG loses daughter, three grand children

300% surge in operating cost makes tariff hike inevitable – Airtel

Trump files motion to delay sentencing in hush money case

Trump proposes US-Canada ‘merger’ as Trudeau resigns

Spanish tourist killed by elephant while bathing animal in Thailand

Tinubu, 20 African heads of state, others to attend Mahama’s inauguration

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*DID YOU KNOW?*

* Dangote Refinery is the world’s largest single-train petroleum refinery. Its Petrochemical Plant is designed to produce 77 different high-performance grades of polypropylene.

* The human heart beats about 100,000 times per day
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Senate, House begin work on N49.7tr 2025 budget estimates

2025 Budget: We ‘ll allocate funds based on satisfactory assessment -Reps

Tinubu right to ignore IMF, World Bank, says Kalu

33 ex-workers sue CBN over sacking, demand N30bn

Court grants N10m bail to lady detained for threatening Tinubu’s son, IGP

Court hears Oriyomi, Naomi, principal’s bail application Tuesday

NCoS confirms Ayomide Adeleye’s custody at Kirikiri

Troops, ISWAP in bloody Borno battle

OAGF indicts NNPC in N514bn transactions

How govt raised oil production to 1.8mbpd – Lokpobiri

Nigeria Screens Air Travellers As HMPV Spreads To More Countries

MDAs spent N22bn on solar installations in 2024 – Report

JAMB generated N22.9bn, remitted N6bn to FG – Board

WASSCE resit not new in Nigeria, says WAEC

Indorama, Dangote Fertiliser led non-oil exporters in October – CBN

IMTO inflows rise 63.7% in nine months – CBN

Energy commission DG empowers 500 Kogi youths, women

Nasarawa poly lecturers fault Rector’s alleged overstay in office

Poor electricity supply crippling service delivery, says ATBUTH

60m Yoruba ready to exit Nigeria, UK studying request – Akintoye

I am hopeful Tinubu will release Nnamdi Kanu, says Abaribe

Kesington Adebutu condoles family of late Princess Kadijat Edionseri

CBN, SEC approve GTCO’s N209bn equity capital offer

Landmark to relocate Lagos HQ after controversial resort demolition

Tony Elumelu Foundation opens applications for entrepreneurship schemes

Okitipupa Oil Palm owner acquires four new mills

Marketers Raise Alarm Over Losses at Dangote Refinery

Aba power raises electricity tariff by over 50 per cent

I’ve Received Death Threats Over My Comment On Tinubu Gov’t –Obi

New Year message: APC tackles Obidients as Obi alleges threat to life

PDP tackles Okpebholo as councillors impeach more LG chairmen

Cult clash: Aiyedatiwa declares curfew as mother, baby others killed

Yusuf swears in seven new commissioners, 13 advisers

Suspects in Ibadan stampede must face trial, Makinde insists

N’West bandits fleeing to Oyo, Makinde cries out

Lagos Assembly passes N3.366tr 2025 Appropriation Bill

Niger asks villlagers to suspend farming over bandits’ explosives

Kebbi approves N585.4m for 100 students studying in India

Rivers council picks bills of 18 injured victims of gas explosion

Bandits levy Zamfara communities N200m, threaten to burn houses

Two Killed As Explosion Hits Abuja Islamiyya School

Police narrate how bride, ex-lover poisoned groom, guests in Jigawa

Adamawa police confirm release of two abducted EYN pastors

Satanic conspiracy: Two brothers kill, bury sibling in Anambra

50 suspected manhole thieves arrested as FCT indicts steel company

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*TODAY IN HISTORY*

* On this day in 1927, the first transatlantic telephone service was established. A 3-minute call between New York and London cost about $45 USD, which is roughly $550 in today’s dollars.

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The secret of getting ahead is getting started. – Mark Twain

Good morning

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05/01/2025

*SOME NIGERIAN NEWSPAPER HEADLINES+, 05/01/2025*

President Tinubu inaugurates numerous projects on first state visit to Enugu

NAF acquires 12 fighter aircraft

Kano Gov’t Suspends Kannywood Actress Over Indecent Dressing, Others

Lakurawa Kills 2 Policemen, Rustle Over 200 Cows In Kebbi

Warri refinery: Marketers eye loading of petrol February

Private sector debt hits N76tn as interest rates soar

Why NBS website is still inaccessible – Spokesperson

PETROAN seeks privatisation of Port Harcourt, Warri refineries

Kanye West first international artist to promote Afrobeats – D’Banj

$1tn undisclosed debt poses threat to low-income nations – IMF

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*DID YOU KNOW?*

* Africa is home to over 1.3 billion people, which is about 15% of the world’s population

* The Kiwi is a nocturnal and flightless bird about the size of a chicken that is native to New Zealand.
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Tax reform: Tinubu sends emissaries to leaders as northern govs remain adamant

I’ll complete $3bn P’Harcourt-Maiduguri rail line – Tinubu

Tinubu, govs mourn as Ondo SSG dies 16 days after crash

Shettima attends Ekiti Governor daughter’s traditional marriage in Ibadan

Drug detection scanners gulp N1bn

NICA backs FG on national credit guarantee company

EKSU student calls out Police after paying N150,000 for having crypto app

FG allocates N8bn to defence agency amid weapons importation

Illegal connections, others cause 174 electricity-related accidents – NERC

Corporate tax, VAT boosted federation account to N6.86tn – CBN

SV-NED partners NYSC to drive economic growth, job creation

NCAA to sanction more airlines over consumer complaints

MDCN provides grace period for practitioners’ 2025 license renewal

MOSOP demands action on trapped crude oil, honour for Saro-Wiwa, others

APC chieftain alleges assassination attempt in Zamfara

Opposition faults Tinubu’s N14.3bn budget for 20 MDAs’ computers

Yayi downplays Ogun 2027 governorship ambition

Soludo, Mbah laud Tinubu’s drive for S’East dev

Insurgency: Zulum To Subsidise Petrol At N600/Litre For Farmers

Mutfwang mourns loss of Bauchi Gov’s stepmother

Sokoto Gives Out 1,500 Tricycles, Motorcycles At 80% Discount

Kano cow milk market boom excites traders

Azare assumes duty as 34th CP A’Ibom Police Command

14-yr-old wins 10km Marathon race in Edo

Protest in Okeigbo as kingmakers beg Aiyedatiwa not to impose monarch

Nine killed in Jigawa communal clash

Passenger assaults NCAA officer at Lagos airport over missing luggage

Man steals goat for daughter’s naming in Ogun

Hole in- the- heart baby needs N12.9m for surgery

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*TODAY IN HISTORY*

* On this day in 2005, the solar system’s largest known dwarf planet, ‘Eris’, was discovered. This led to the International Astronomical Union (IAU) downgrading Pluto, which has roughly the same size, to a dwarf planet.

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Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect. – Mark Twain

Good morning

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04/01/2025

*SOME NIGERIAN NEWSPAPER HEADLINES+, 04/01/2025*

Ghana introduces visa-free entry for Africans

Thousands face blackout in Abuja over relocation of electricity installations

Refineries rehabilitation: Obasanjo carpets NNPCL, says invitation to plants disrespectful

Suspended Edo LG chairmen, 13 councillors defect to APC

Uzodimma renews marriage vow with wife Chioma

Soludo offers N10m bounty on Anambra burial attackers

Oyo begins distribution of appointment letters to 5,600 new teachers Monday

Dangote Refinery, Heyden, Ardova form fuel supply partnership

Communities demand compensation as North accidental bombings kill 528

Judge sets January 10 sentencing for Trump in hush money case

Ghana President Akufo-Addo’s ADC collapses in parliament

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*DID YOU KNOW?*

* Chinese New Year isn’t on January 1. It falls on a different date each year, usually between 21st January and 20th February. It’s the most important celebration in the Chinese calendar and lasts up to 15 days.

* Thunder is the sound caused by the rapid expansion of air heated by a lightning strike. Since light travels faster than sound, we see lightning before we hear the thunder.
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Tinubu visits Enugu today, to commission Mbah’s multiple projects

Tinubu, Akiolu discuss traditional values

Nasarawa now nation’s agric powerhouse – Shettima

Subscribers to sue telcos over 100% tariff hike proposal

Money laundering: Court freezes 21 bank accounts, orders holders’ arrest

We’ll no longer tolerate attacks on policemen – IG

EFCC, DSS to fuel vehicles with N2bn

2025 budget: FG to support farmers with N132bn

FG, military retirees set for showdown over veterans bill

1,000 CBN staff left voluntarily, says Cardoso

NAFDAC warns about fake cancer drug in circulation

1,000 households in Lagos, FCT receive Fed Govt’s palliatives

Odili backing Fubara to disobey Tinubu – Wike

Ajaokuta Project Too Big To Be Handled By Government — Alhaji Magaji Inuwa, Former CEO

Rainoil executive inspires Delta kids in festive party

Microsoft to invest $80bn in AI-enabled data centres globally

AEDC notifies customers on 16-day power interruption

Ohanaeze eyes Kanu’s release as Tinubu visits Enugu today

Borno gov to construct water works, roads in Bama

Sule sacks Nasarawa Commissioners, SSG

Makinde approves appointment of 45 Perm Sec, three ES

Ogun residents to enjoy better transport system – Govt

Opposition Flays Bauchi Govt Over N3.4bn Budget For Fuel, Travels

Kogi warns against illegal occupation of National Housing buildings in Lokoja

Fubara Supporters Fete citizens, Distribute Community Policing Booklets

Crisis deepens over Okeigbo Oluoke stool as Aiyedatiwa upholds court order

Police probe Jigawa wedding poisoning

Ekiti cop arrested as accidental discharge kills woman

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*TODAY IN HISTORY*

* On this day in 1847, Samuel C**t sold his first revolver. Captain Samuel Walker of the Texas Rangers placed an order for 1000 revolver pistols after having witnessed their devastating effect.

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It is the ability to take a joke, not make one, that proves you have a sense of humor. – Max Eastman

Good morning

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03/01/2025

*SOME NIGERIAN NEWSPAPER HEADLINES+, 03/01/2025*

Subsidy gains: Labour scores govs low as allocations rise by N1.7tn

Telcos propose 100% tariff hike, await NCC nod

Autonomy: No Plan To Hijack LGs From You, Tinubu Tells Govs

NNPCL invites Obasanjo to tour PH, Warri Refineries

Tinubu Spent 180 Of His 580 Days In Office Abroad –Obi

Naira weakens to 1,541/$

Catholic priest arrested for shooting Imo ‘knockout’ thrower to death

1,845 Nasarawa flood victims to get FG relief packages

Poll reveals most UK doctors suffer from ‘compassion fatigue’

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*DID YOU KNOW?*

* The first police force in the world was started in London in 1829 by Sir Robert Peel. These officers became known as “bobbies,” after Peel’s nickname, and they wore uniforms and walked around the streets, making sure everything was okay.

* Pencils don’t actually contain lead. What is inside is graphite and it is completely safe and non-toxic!
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Autonomy: No Plan To Hijack LGs From You, Tinubu Tells Govs

Tinubu’s reforms unavoidable, will pay off, says Orji Kalu

Court dismisses suit seeking to compel Fubara to re-present 2024 Budget

Education tax: FG, ASUU plan talks over removal

NNPCL tackles Obasanjo over alleged $2bn refineries repair fund

FG votes N105bn for aviation, plans refund to Kebbi

Food Crisis: 5 Months After, FG Yet To Implement Duty Waiver

Nigeria’s airspace secured from threat – NCAA

Cross River $350m railway project gets topographical mapping

NNPCL, states differ as N’East oil exploration remains in limbo

Six-month delay in LG autonomy kick-off disappointing – NULGE

JAC declares indefinite strike in Bauchi tertiary institutions

Tinubu’s refusal to honour Seyi’s pact with us disappointing – Nnamdi Kanu’s family

Olumekun is NAHCO’s Group Managing Director

MTN finalises sale of Guinea operations to government

Oil firms, Dangote sign deal for affordable petrol supply

Yuletide: Dufil Prima donates to Lagos care homes

Lafarge empowers customers with 155 trucks

Northern groups demand apology from Niger Republic over destabilisation allegations

Obi visits Jonathan, IBB, Aliyu

APC kicks as Obi warns Tinubu against foreign medical trips

Rhodes-Vivour declares interest in 2027 Lagos guber race

Economic hardship will cost Tinubu 2027 re-election – NNPP

Rivers elders demand apology from Wike for insulting Odili

Come for facility tour of projects we’ve embarked upon, Delta govt tells APC

No gov can take insults I received from Wike’s camp – Fubara

Zulum visits Bama to boost resettlement plan

Otti bans school levies, approves monthly allowance for principals

Food security critical to my govt, says Otu

My absence from Tinubu’s House visit not political – Bauchi gov

Taraba plans to address hunger with 10,000 metric tons of grains

Bauchi Chamber of Commerce rejects FG’s tax reform bills

Gunshots, protest as suspended Edo LG chairmen impeached

How 140 Policemen Died In FCT In 2024 — CP

Adeleke violated traditions, customs in appointing Owa-Obokun — Ruling family

Kidnapped retired Archbishop, driver regain freedom 25 days after abduction

Estranged husband sets wife’s house ablaze in Edo

Bishop settling couple’s fight stabbed to death in Osun

Police nab woman who killed husband with pestle while asleep

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*TODAY IN HISTORY*

* On this day in 1994, millions of people from the former Apartheid Homelands gained South African citizenship. The apartheid regime had stripped the black inhabitants of the right to citizenship to ensure a white majority of the de jure population.

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You must love in such a way that the person you love feels free. – Nhat Hanh

Good morning

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02/01/2025

*SOME NIGERIAN NEWSPAPER HEADLINES+, 02/01/2025*

New withholding tax policy begins

MDAs remitted N1.96tn through IPPIS in 2024 – Report

Nine banks rake in N4.8tn on loan charges

New refineries: NNPCL may cut crude supply to Dangote plant

Anthony Joshua eyes third world title, targets Tyson Fury in 2025

Super Eagles goalkeeper Nwabali loses mum two months after father’s death

AI trained to lie poses an existential threat to humanity –Elon Musk

Pope Francis advocates debt forgiveness for poor countries

10 killed, 30 injured as vehicle drives into crowd in US

Ivory Coast announces withdrawal of French troops

Benin Republic summons Niger diplomat over terrorism allegations

To read beyond the headlines, click: https://dailyshot.ng/some-nigerian-newspaper-headlines-02-01-2025/

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*DID YOU KNOW?*

* Long before calendars, ancient people tracked time by watching the stars, moon, and seasons.

* After the Gregorian calendar was introduced by Pope Gregory XIII in 1582, not all countries adopted it at once. For centuries, Europe had two competing calendars, with dates differing depending on where you were.
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You hold the key to food security, prosperity, Tinubu tells governors

No disagreement with Govs over local government administration – Tinubu

Let’s resist efforts to enslave Nigerians, Tinubu tells N’Assembly leaders

Joshua, a worthy ambassador of Nigeria – Tinubu

Shettima, govs’ wives welcome New Year babies

Reps propose 41 Justices for Supreme Court

Kaduna activist remanded over fake France military base video

140 FCT cops killed, N409m recovered from criminals in 2024 – Police

Budget 2025: FG has adequately provided for debt servicing — DMO

NELFUND has paid N24b as loan, upkeep for 335,000 students

FG Registers Over 10 Million Children In 3 Months

133 women, girls killed in gender-related violence in 2024 — Report

FG plans credit guarantee company for Q2

Population commission registers 10m children in three months

FCCPC petitioned over DisCos’ failure to replace obsolete meters

Almajiri commission to mop up out-of-school children

RSA holders transfer N1.41tn in 16 quarters –PenCom

NGX All-Share Index soars by 283.45% since 2020

Nigerian Breweries lists 20.7bn new shares

Polaris Bank, partners support 16,000 students

11 consumer goods companies record N10tn market capitalisation

I’ve covenant with Nwifuru to do 8-year tenure — Umahi

Ex-Governor Bello visits Okene, preaches unity

LP officials collected N25m from me for form, instead of N15m – Ex-Bayelsa gov candidate

Gov Otti vows to give attention to agriculture, tech, security, others in 2025

With my ‘red biro’, I will deal with my political opponents, says Fubara

C’River, Plateau govs pardon 66 prison inmates

Mbah frees seven inmates, pardons one

Bauchi Gov Loses 120-Year-Old Stepmother

Tinubu’s tax reform will destroy Nigeria’s unity – Kano gov

Ekiti to become Nigeria’s agro-allied export hub – Oyebanji

A’Ibom gov endorses Champion Breweries Ibom Air official beverage

Religious tourism sites in Badagry will be developed – Lagos lawmaker Bonu

Taraba to procure 10,000MT grains to tackle hunger

Kano milk market hits N200m daily sales

Rivers community trust fund distributes N50m palliatives to residents

Insecurity forces closure of schools in Benue LGA, says ALGON chairman

Anglican Bishop decries worsening insecurity in S-East

Turji’s gang abducts 10 Zamfara passengers, burns vehicle

Delta musician set to marry three wives same day

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*TODAY IN HISTORY*

* On this day in 1992, Rev. Fr. Moses Orshio Adasu became governor of Benue State, Nigeria on the Social Democratic Party ( SDP) platform

* On this day in 1971, 66 football fans died in the crush, which occurred at the end of a game between the Glasgow-based clubs, Rangers, and Celtic, at Ibrox Park.

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Courage is the price that life exacts for granting peace. - Amelia Earhart

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