Lagos Gist (2024)

24/11/2024

*SOME NIGERIAN NEWSPAPER HEADLINES+, 24/11/2024*

Auditor-General uncovers N197bn contract fraud in MDAs

51% Nigerian children suffer multidimensional poverty – Report

Donors supporting Simon Ekpa guilty of terrorism, say lawyers

NNPCL, marketers plan to cease petrol imports

Nigeria’s local currency crude sales fall short of target, Dangote refinery says

Northern Discos lose N74bn to blackout

CAC Delists Dunlop, Mitsubishi, Other Dormant Coys

NECO accredits schools in Niger, Equatorial Guinea for SSCE, BECE

I don’t smoke, it’s just aesthetics – Shallipopi

Oba of Benin disowns planned Igue festival in Lagos

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*DID YOU KNOW?*

* In the United States, Thanksgiving Day has been celebrated annually on the fourth Thursday in November, as specified in a joint resolution passed by Congress in 1941 and a proclamation issued by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1942.

* The queens in ant colonies live for around 30 years.
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Tinubu arrives Abuja after Brazil G20 Leaders’ Summit

Shettima pays tribute to late FEDECO chief, Kurfi, ex-NIA boss, Zakari

Tax reform bills: Reps deny govs threatening lawmakers

Reps to march against gender-based violence Monday

Reps panel urges INEC to relocate offices from LG headquarters

A’Court president calls for construction of trauma centres

Osun: ICPC begins tracking of N10bn federal constituency projects

Badaru says FG committed to enhance security in South East

Banditry: FG deploys two additional helicopters to Katsina

FG appoints 331 directors in federal civil service

FG trains 541 youths in modern agriculture to combat unemployment

FG approves N4tn for development commissions

FG targets N8.7tn revenue from Customs

Proposed armed squad for risky operations – FRSC

Presidential aide highlights student welfare as core of Tinubu administration

Ondo varsity, SSANU on collision course over alleged financial recklessness

No remarkable damage recorded by fire incident- LAUTECH Teaching Hospital

FIIRO, breadmakers advocate alternatives to wheat

Rural base station operations cost 35% more – Telcos

Increasing retirement age of health workers will address brain drain, says NMA

Northern elders affirm rejection of tax reform bill

Seyi Tinubu: Lagos won’t serve father, son, says PDP

PDP govs demand NEC meeting in February

Edo election was r**e of democracy, Ondo mandate bought – PDP governors

Gov. Diri approves N300,000 grant for Bayelsa law school students

Buni approves N70,000 minimum wage for Yobe workers

Mbah hails ESUT’s speedy transformation into centre of excellence

Nigerian graduates lack skills to drive innovation, says Zulum

Barau equips Kano police with 1,000 operational motorbikes

Taraba shuts airport for upgrade

Evade Tax, Risk Jail Term, Seizure Of Assets, Oyo Govt Warns Residents

Bayelsa govt proscribes all ethnic, tribal traders’ associations

Ogun doctor denies misdiagnosing neurology patient

Festac town residents petition IGP over FHA’s violation of court order

Bandits Kill 7 Farmers, Burn 50 Bags Of Maize In Niger

Police recover seven unexploded bombs in Borno

Police labelled my son armed robber after guards murdered him – Anambra chief

Mob sets two revenue collectors on fire in Anambra

85-yr-old Colonel bags PhD, as TASUED graduates 4,140

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*TODAY IN HISTORY*

* On this day in 2012, a fire broke out in a clothing factory in Dhaka, Bangladesh killing over 110 people and injuring about 200 people. The tragedy brought to light poor working conditions of workers who made export clothing in Bangladesh.

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If you want to be happy, be. – Leo Tolstoy

Good morning

*Compiled by Joe Agbro Jr., (), [email protected], +234-8056745268*

23/11/2024

*SOME NIGERIAN NEWSPAPER HEADLINES+, 23/11/2024*

Why Nigerians must pay for new national ID card – NIMC

Supreme Court nullifies National Lottery Act

Simon Ekpa: Nigerians in Finland panic as search for sponsors begins

We are monitoring Ekpa legal proceedings, says FG

Sex-for-grade: FUOYE clears female student for graduation, sanctions lecturer

NNPCL not delivering agreed crude volumes – Dangote refinery

Vandals strike again, stall repairs on Ahoada-Yenagoa power line – TCN

46-year-old first IVF baby shares her story, celebrates pioneers in new film

Judge in Trump criminal case delays sentencing indefinitely

Ukraine parliament suspends session over threat of Russian attack

Nigeria-Turkey $2bn furniture, textile market set for 300% growth

Cameroon detains five Nigerian pastors over politician’s abduction

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*DID YOU KNOW?*

* The Al-Madina Souk, is a centuries-old covered market in Aleppo, Syria that was once a major trading center and tourist attraction. It is the world’s largest covered historic market, with 13 kilometers of narrow alleys.

* The human va**na always holds a small amount of yeast. Even without an infection, the va**na will always hold some kind of fungus.
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Tinubu writes Senate to confirm Oluyede as Army chief

Tinubu eyes livestock sector reform, investment to curb farmer-herder clashes

N’Assembly under fire as Nigeria’s debt hits N138tn

Nigeria’s health sector remains underfunded – Speaker Abbas

Reps panel demands project details from solid minerals ministry

Supreme Court rejects 36 states’ suit for FG to account for gas earnings since 1999

Court remands rural electrification director over alleged N223m fraud

Appeal court reserves judgment on Rivers allocation case

Again, arraignment of 109 foreigners on cybercrime charges stalled

Nigerian banks notorious conduits of financial crimes – EFCC chairman

Empowerment projects now conduit for embezzlement – ICPC

FG, InfoWest sign contract for construction of Calabar/Abuja highway

21 states enrol for AfDB N850bn agric scheme

State House spent N7.4bn on foreign currencies, 16 vehicles — Report

20.8% of Nigerian households borrow food to eat – NBS report

Lagos, Abuja airports get full NCAA certification

NAICOM, NDPC partner to strengthen data protection in insurance sector

Customs blame insecurity for fuel smuggling in Borno

Kainji, Jebba power plants lose N30bn

I won’t give up on impactful projects in FCT despite criticism – Wike

Louisa Agwu weds William Okeke in Abuja

519 FUTA students bag First Class

TASUED to graduate 27 first class students, first set of PhD holders

Covenant University ranks first in W’Africa

Delta security trust chairman wins Toyota Prado in Glo promo

Imo seals pact with Hilton Group on Concorde Hotel takeover

Maiduguri flooding: Unilever Nigeria donates products to Borno

Corruption, great monster still battling Nigeria, says Obasanjo

LP denies collusion with Tinubu for 2027 election

Soludo, Peter Obi, others attend Ifeanyi Ubah’s funeral

Fubara prays Appeal Court to vacate order stopping allocations to Rivers

65,848 women benefited from Kaduna’s Conditional Cash Transfer Scheme – Sani

Abiodun expands Ogun road network, unveils new infrastructure projects

Okpebholo suspends recruitment into Edo civil service

Soludo presents 2025 budget of N606.9bn

Sanwo-Olu swears in eight new perm secs, tutors-general

Aiyedatiwa urges investors to tap into Ondo’s economic potential

Gov Eno warns against illegal sales of kiosks at Christmas village

Over 200 govt vehicles missing, three recovered – Edo panel

Oyo to conduct computer-based examination for 15,000 civil service candidates

Osun unveils 16-day celebration for Adeleke’s second anniversary

Kano govt earmarks N25b as loan for small-scale entrepreneurs

Edo discovers diverted palliatives in stolen govt vehicle

Ebonyi begins data capturing of underage beggars, hawkers

Hernia, cataract dominate as over10,000 get free treatment in Adamawa

Bauchi couple cancels wedding days to ceremony over genotype results

Three Enugu farmers killed in renewed herdsmen attacks

Bandits abduct Kaduna village head, 14 others

Gunmen kidnap journalist’s relatives, demand N50m ransom

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*TODAY IN HISTORY*

* On this day in 2002, more than 100 persons were killed in Kaduna State when a riot broke out between Christians and Muslimes over the hosting of the Miss World beauty paegent in Nigeria

* On this day in 2005, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, was elected as President of Liberia. The 2011 Nobel Peace Prize winner is also the first woman to be elected as head of state in an African country.

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You only live once, but if you do it right, once is enough. – Mae West

Good morning

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22/11/2024

*SOME NIGERIAN NEWSPAPER HEADLINES+, 22/11/2024*

Finnish police arrest Simon Ekpa over terrorism charges

Ekpa’s terror charges: FG presses for extradition as IPOB disowns Biafra agitator

N’Assembly approves life sentences for drug offenders, passes RMAFC reform bill

Senate urges military to liberate two LGAs under Boko Haram rule in Borno

FG, govs decide on state police next week

FG plans rehabilitation of 5,120km pipelines

ASUU backs Tinubu as UNIZIK VC rejects sacking

Naira depreciates to N1,745/$ in parallel market

Only 3 out of 21 LGAs in Anambra open defecation-free, says UNICEF

Davido excited as he celebrates 32nd birthday with ₦300m donation

Edo Queens, FC Masar fight for CAF Women’s Champions League Bronze

Putin says Russia ‘has right’ to hit states whose weapons used against it

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*DID YOU KNOW?*

* Nigerian author, Flora Nwapa (1931 – 1993), was the first African woman novelist to be published in the English language in Britain. Her first novel, Efuru, was published in 1966 by Heinemann, London, as part of the African Writers Series.

* Samsung translates to ‘three stars’ in Korean.
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Tinubu mourns passing of elder statesman, Ahmadu Kurfi

Shettima: Nigerian youths indispensable to repositioning Africa

Tax reform bills: We’ll scrutinise, be on side of the people, NASS tells Govs

Senate Approves Tinubu’s Fresh $2.2bn Loan Request

Senate confirms Omolola Oloworaran as DG PENCOM

Reps to probe age falsification in MDAs

Reps reject bill seeking single six-year term, zonal rotation for president, governors

N/Assembly To Amend 161 Areas In 1999 Constitution – Kalu

Bamidele denies alleged brawl with Akpabio

A’Court nullifies Abuja judgment stopping Rivers LG poll

Terrorism: Presidency mum, DHQ thrilled over arrest of Simon Ekpa, 4 others

EFCC opposes Diezani’s suit to stop seized assets auction

State Police: NEC gives Kwara, FCT, Kebbi, Adamawa one week to submit position

47m Nigerians practice open defecation – Minister

AMAE 2024: Oyetola to lead industry stakeholders to 3rd Maritime Art Exhibition

715 INEC offices moved out of Local Govt Secretariats – Yakubu

FG terminates N740bn Abuja-Kaduna-Kano road contract

FG gets $500m W’Bank power loan

NEC moves to end grid collapses, forms electrification committee

NPC to tackle infant, maternal mortality

NPA MD emerges chairman of W’African ports

53.6% of households have access to electricity — NBS

Two-thirds of households lack money for healthy food — NBS survey

Over 13,000 pupils participate in ASSEP assessment

People criticising Tinubu’s administration are ignorant – Wike

Winners get N77m in Zenith Bank tech fair

Davido receives Escalade 600 luxury car as 32nd birthday gift

I can’t be removed through press statement, sacked UNIZIK VC replies presidency

UNIZIK VC: Odoh was never our tenure staff of Federal University Gusau – Registrar

Afenifere seeks govt’s help to stop crimes

Anti-Tinubu comments: ACF suspends chairman as Afenifere, others back President

Edo PDP, APC clash over secretariat vandalism

Rest 31-year presidential ambition, Bode George tells Atiku

Abiodun, Adebutu bicker over alleged mismanagement of N214bn Ogun LG funds

Sanwo-Olu presents N3tr budget estimates for 2025 to Assembly

Okpebholo raises panel to recover govt vehicles from Obaseki’s men

Gombe begins N28bn Assembly, high court complexes

Obasa dismisses governorship rumours as Sanwo-Olu presents 2025 budget

Abia police commissioner leads hunt for gunmen behind Ohafia attack

Kano releases 76 minor protesters to parents

Abia pensioners go spiritual over unpaid gratuities

Lagos driver jailed five years for inflicting harm on policeman

Man on murder trial arrested for allegedly impregnating 15-year-old daughter

How eight Ogun teenagers gang-r**ed 14-year-old – NSCDC

Unknown gunmen kill lawyer in Benue

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*TODAY IN HISTORY*

* On this day in 1986, Mike Tyson won the World Boxing Council (WBC) heavyweight championship in a fight against Trevor Berbick. It made him world’s youngest heavyweight champion at the age of 20 years.

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Don’t watch the clock; do what it does. Keep going. – Sam Levenson

Good morning

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21/11/2024

*SOME NIGERIAN NEWSPAPER HEADLINES+, 21/11/2024*

Court orders police to employ over 22,000 constabularies

Terrorists from Mali, Burkina Faso now in Northwest, Niger State — Senate

Band A customers protest two-hour power supply

Dangote resumes US crude purchase after three months

NNPCL begins Utapate crude sale to global refiners

Bank chiefs lobby Presidency over N1tn forex gain

World Toilet Day: 48m people practice open defecation in Nigeria — UNICEF

Obasanjo urges govt to complete national library headquarters

Striking top doctors jubilate as Tinubu sacks UNIZIK VC

US-based Nigerian jailed six years for $6m bribery scam

Lagos plans French essay competition in schools

Senate seeks more parliamentary collaboration with China

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*DID YOU KNOW?*

* Only two diseases have been completely eradicated. These are smallpox and rinderpest. The last naturally occurring outbreak of smallpox was recorded in 1977.

* Your teeth are unique. Similar to fingerprints, no two teeth from different people will ever be alike.
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Tinubu opens 2024 Africa Military Games in Abuja

Tinubu set to name envoys as ministry posts consular officers

Halt Lukarawa’s invasion now, Senate challenges military

Senate okays sack of CCT Chairman over alleged misconduct, corruption

Epileptic power: Reps demand N500bn capital base for DisCos

Reps probe N30bn police, military unsettled insurance claims

Andy Uba, others charged with ‘N400m fraud’

Court to rule in suit seeking pro-Wike lawmakers sacking

Import licence: Dangote Refinery’s suit incompetent, NNPCL tells court

Military hunts terrorists after Borno base attack

FG, states, LGAs share N1.41tn October revenue – FAAC

Fed Govt votes N112b to safeguard schools in three years, says minister

FG is addressing environmental degradation caused by mining – minister

NSIA has developed 500,000 affordable homes, says MD

FCCPC warns Nigerians over circulation of low-quality sugar linked to blindness

Malpractices: WAEC bans 13 Kogi schools, blacklists 14 supervisors

Shippers Council commits to ports modernisation

NCS in Airport Command generates N144.2bn in 10 months

NDDC partners Chevron on Warri-Escravos road construction

Tinubu sacks Nnamdi Azikiwe varsity council, VC, registrar

President Tinubu swaps leadership at federal varsities in Oye-Ekiti, Lokoja

Redeemer’s varsity breaks new grounds in cancer, DNA, other studies

Five UNICAL students bag scholarships to study C’River gorilla habits

NIFOR hosts Diasporans, unveils new classrooms in community schools

Anglican church donates medical supplies to LASUTH

Tackle oil theft, illegal refineries, Shell tells FG

IOCs not exiting Nigeria, says NUPRC

Recapitalisation: Banks raise N1.68tr through e-platform

Fidelity Bank plans N159m empowerment programme

ACF To Tinubu: Your Economic Policies Impoverishing Nigerians

Misconduct: NBA backs Senate over sacking of CCT chair

No court stopped NUJ election – Isiguzo, Nat’l President

LP begs N’Assembly to bar politicians above 70 from elections

Jonathan remains a national icon, says PDP

Abiodun, Adebutu bicker over alleged mismanagement of N214bn Ogun LG funds

RIVERS LG POLL’S CRISIS: Wike, Okocha, others boycott Rivers probe panel

Adeleke approves N75,000 minimum wage for Osun workers

Gov Mohammed approves N70,000 for Bauchi civil servants

Oshiomhole opposed son’s appointment ascommissioner, says Edo deputy governor

33,955 applicants jostle for 2,208 C’River civil service jobs

A’ Ibom draft budget estimate for 2025 stands at N955bn – Commissioner

Oyo ad hoc workers to take computer-based test

New ferries now operational with cards – LASG

Jigawa gets panel report on explosion that killed 209

Lagos to prosecute residents found dumping refuse on roads

Several Injured As Secondary School Students Clash In Kwara

Asaba monarch alleges Abuja police invasion of kingdom, others

Police Arrest 26 Suspected Cultists In Benue

Gunmen kill policemen, injure another in Abia

Why I appointed SSA on Garden egg, yam, pepper – Enugu LG Chairman

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*TODAY IN HISTORY*

* On this day in 1979, a mob burnt down the US embassy in Pakistan. The mob was allegedly incensed by a rumor that the United States was involved in an attack on a mosque in the holy city of Mecca.

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Nothing ever goes away until it has taught us what we need to know. – Pema Chodron

Good morning

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20/11/2024

*SOME NIGERIAN NEWSPAPER HEADLINES+, 20/11/2024*

Court orders repatriation of 270 Nigerians in Ethiopian prison

B’Haram kills five soldiers, burns military trucks in Borno attack

Dangote refinery begins fuel export to W’African countries

Senate to approve Tinubu’s $2.2bn loan request today

Freedom Vibes 9.0 fetes Soyinka at LABAF

Top doctors’ strike threatens OAU medical students exam

Record or not, Yekini remains Nigeria’s greatest – Osimhen

Wizkid unveils tracklist for new album ‘Morayo’

US recognizes Venezuela opposition’s Gonzalez Urrutia as ‘president-elect’

Nigerians rank seventh among international students in U.S.

Four UK-based Nigerian students jailed over street fight

Tinubu promises to prioritise North’s development for Nigeria’s prosperity

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*DID YOU KNOW?*

* The largest grand piano in the world was built by a teenager. The piano is over 18 feet long and has 85 keys. This is 3 keys short of the standard 88. This grand piano can be found in New Zealand.

* Around 50% of the mined gold on Earth comes from a single plateau located in South Africa. This plateau is known as the Witwatersrand.
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Tinubu seeks confirmation of INEC REC, two others

UN Permanent Seat: Tinubu Lobbies G-20 Leaders

Tinubu, Lula, Jinping, Ramaphosa, others join forces to battle hunger

Shettima joins senators to pay Ifeanyi Ubah final tributes

President seeks N’Assembly’s nod for N1.8tr 2025 Budget funding loan

2025 MTEF, Social Investment Programme Agency Bill transmitted

Ajayi heads to court as Aiyedatiwa gets Certificate of Return

FG Commends Tax Tribunal After Commissioners Resolved 901 Cases

EFCC fires two staff over corrupt practices

ICPC tracks N610bn constituency projects in 22 states

7 officers missing as NSCDC neutralises 50 Boko Haram elements

Drug abuse: Marwa charges Tinubu to declare state of emergency

AG uncovers N4.6bn unapproved spending in Umahi’s ministry

Work begins on Calabar-Abuja Superhighway

13 Months After, Tinubu Yet To Appoint Ambassadors

FG to establish national youth development bank

Rising malaria prevalence in Ogun worrisome – Minister

Nigeria’s Debt Profile To Hit N138trn As Tinubu Seeks NASS Nod For Fresh N1.8trn

NOA reports 1,025 Lassa Fever infections across 28 states

INEC promotes 1,731 staff

51% of Nigerian startups struggle to secure funding — Report

Naira may depreciate further during yuletide – Report

FirstBank hosts inaugural China-Africa interbank forum

Agents petition NCAA as foreign airlines sell tickets in dollars

NBTE asks polytechnics to train more welders

Ashimolowo offers 711 free surgeries in Ibadan outreach

Igbo veterans express confidence in Bianca Ojukwu as minister

Oil thieves angry with me, says Tompolo

Seplat Energy hosts PEARLs Quiz in Imo, rewards academic excellence

Obi’s consumption-to-production mantra not backed by any policy document — Okupe

More trouble for Adebutu as police re-arrest him

Bauchi gov demands transparency in oil subsidy, resource distribution

Lakurawa: Kebbi gov visits victims, cautions against reprisal

Okpebholo declares war on cultism as killings continue

Osun govt, police clash over park manager’s arrest

Sokoto records 1,160 cholera cases, 25 deaths

Minimum wage: Ekiti, FCT approve N70,000, Sokoto gets template

Lagos registers 100 businesses for PWDs

LASG vows to end open defecation

ASEPA clears Isialangwa North’s 20-year refuse

Taraba, blockchain giant to empower youths

Traditional rulers not afraid of governors, says Sultan

About-to-wed couple accuses general of assault in FCT

Delta teenager locked inside cage for visiting female classmate

13-year-old remanded for defiling toddler

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*TODAY IN HISTORY*

* On this day in 1969, Nigeria’s first plane crash occured when a government-owned DC-10 aircraft on a flight from London crash-landed in Lagos and killed all 87 passengers and crew on board

* On this day in 1985, Windows 1.0 was released by Microsoft. The Operating System made it easier for users to navigate on their computer screens. It came with Paint, Notepad, Calculator and a game called Reversi.

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Make the most of the best and the least of the worst. – Robert Louis Stevenson

Good morning

*Compiled by Joe Agbro Jr., (), [email protected], +234-8056745268*

18/11/2024

*SOME NIGERIAN NEWSPAPER HEADLINES+, 18/11/2024*

Top doctors’ strike threatens operations in 83 federal hospitals

: INEC declares Aiyedatiwa winner

Nigeria’s Chidimma Adetshina emerges second at Miss Universe 2024

Dangote, IPMAN sign 240m litres monthly petrol deal

Benue govt set to enact electricity law

W’Bank detects $32m unaccounted funds in Nigeria’s water project

FG begins Mpox vaccination in seven states today

Nigerians suffering, reverse floating of naira, energy cost, Labour urges Tinubu

Biden clears Ukraine to strike inside Russia

Senegal heads to polls

NSA Nuhu Ribadu meets President Déby of Chad

NIS raises alarm over increasing irregular migrants into Nigeria

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*DID YOU KNOW?*

* The world’s largest pyramid is the Great Pyramid of Cholula in Puebla, Mexico. This structure is four times as big as the Great Pyramid of Giza in Egypt.

* The white flesh inside a mature coconut is called copra. It’s used to make coconut oil, milk, and other products.
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Tinubu, India PM sign agreements on defence, economy

Tinubu flies to Brazil for G20 leaders summit

Reps tackle contractors handling FG housing projects

Govs threatening Reps over Tinubu VAT bill – Spokesman

Nwoko seeks ban on use of dollar, other foreign currencies in Nigeria

1,200 N’Assembly workers take promotion exam

Court stops NBC from imposing fines on broadcast stations

Banditry report: Matawalle sues journalists, demands N60bn damages

$6bn Mambilla Deal: Judge Frowns At Delay Tactics In Agunloye’s Trial

NAF fighter jets kill two bandit kingpins in Zamfara

Soldiers arrest 28 suspected oil thieves in N’Delta

DSS personnel threatens to kill journalist over electricity bill

Presidency Mum As Obasanjo, IMF Slam Tinubu’s Reforms

Minimum wage: FG to spend N6.5tn, says MTEF

FG services IMF, others’ debt with $1.36bn – DMO report

Foreign inflow on NGX drops to N11bn – Report

FG to work with states on land registration – Minister

Population commission begins civil registration with E-CRVS

2025 UTME: JAMB begins accreditation of CBT centres

Govts can generate revenue from property tax – IMF

NDDC to spend N1.9t 2024 Budget on legacy projects

3,767 killed in nine-month road crashes — FRSC

Noor Takaful shares N116m surplus to policyholders

Shareholders approve FBN Holdings N350bn capital raise

Leave Kemi Badenoch, Focus On Bigger Problems, Laolu Akande Tells Nigerians

PDP slams Tinubu over GCON conferment on Indian PM

There Are Plans From Lagos To Colonise North — Kwankwaso

Ondo Victory: Plot To Capture Oyo, Osun On Course – Ganduje

Zamfara APC protests as Lawal swears in LG chairmen

PDP rejects Ondo gov election result, APC kicks

Abiodun, Adebutu clash as APC clears Ogun LG seats

Mbah hails Enugu-born Chidimma for emerging 1st runner-up at Miss Universe

Aiyedatiwa denies vote-buying allegations, says victory hard-won

Kwara govt screens 102,452 for hypertension, blood sugar

Katsina council polls: commission fixes Nov. 20 for screening

Akwa Ibom to digitise tax collection in 2025

IGR: Akwa Ibom claims fourth position in Niger Delta, 10th in Nigeria

Kebbi denies supporting illegal mining

LASAA launches 2025 mobile advert permit

LASG trains technicians in materials testing

Taraba recruits 300 primary health workers

Jigawa Introduces Digital Tax Payment System

Kano To Renew Hunters’ Licences For Wildlife Conservation

Adamawa Police To Carry Out Shooting Range Exercise

No crisis in Olumba Olumba – spokesperson

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*TODAY IN HISTORY*

* On this day in 1978, over 900 people committed su***de in Jonestown, Guyana, at the behest of Jim Jones the founder and head of a group called Peoples Temple.

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Don’t be afraid to use all the colors in the crayon box. – RuPaul

Good morning

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17/11/2024

*SOME NIGERIAN NEWSPAPER HEADLINES+, 17/11/2024*

Ondo election: APC’s Aiyedatiwa leads in 13 LGAs, PDP candidate kicks

15 northern states spent N45bn on poverty alleviation in six months – Report

Nigeria’s external debt may hit $45bn before January

Late materials, low turnout mar Ogun, Zamfara LG polls

2mbpd crude production target achievable – Tompolo assures

Kizz Daniel loses mother-in-law, announces music break

10 newborns killed in India hospital fire

Biden, Xi hold final meeting as Trump’s era looms

W’Bank detects $32m unaccounted funds in Nigeria’s water project

Nigeria, St. Kitts to bolster investment ties with 2025 Summit

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*DID YOU KNOW?*

* The reality TV show, Big Brother, originated in the Netherlands in 1999, created by John de Mol. It quickly gained popularity and spread to other countries.

* Rice is the oldest food we still eat today. In 2003, scientists recovered 15,000-year-old burnt rice grains in Korea. This makes rice the oldest known food that we eat till the present.
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Tinubu receives Indian PM Modi in Abuja today

Shettima assures Nigerians of economic growth under Tinubu

Reps ask EFCC to probe 65,000 abandoned projects

Bwala’s appointment evidence of Tinubu large heart, says Ndume

NSA hands over 58 rescued victims to Kaduna govt

Restoration of vandalised electricity installations in north gulps N9b

Umahi to contractors: govt jobs no longer business as usual

INEC Uploads 98 Percent Of Ondo Guber Results On IReV Portal

NRC expands train services on AKTS route from 4 to 6

Nigeria’s inflation rose to 33.88% in October — NBS

Govt distributes vaccines to tackle livestock disease

16,614 teachers sit for certification exam amid funding woes

NATE urges Tinubu to sign bill ending HND/BSc dichotomy

Appeal court did not nullify MC Oluomo’s election, says NURTW

FMBN denies involvement in N40m mortgage scheme

Obasanjo criticises Tinubu’s leadership, describes Nigeria as ‘failing state’

ActionAid expresses concern, as Nigeria’s debt profile hits N13trn

Respect 2022 UN order to release Nnamdi Kanu, counsel tells Tinubu

Ogun LG poll: Abiodun commends peaceful conduct, as LP calls for cancellation

Sani set to build 102 new schools, return 200,000 children to school

Otti vows justice for three soldiers killed in Abia checkpoint attack

Kogi gov approves N8bn for state varsity projects

Why govs are against FG’s VAT derivation plan — Gombe commissioner

Tax payment: We’ll recover internal revenue from defaulters – Oyo govt vows

FCTA reopens barricaded Galadimawa slip road after rainy season

Bauchi releases N130m for Quran competition

Over 3,000 get free medical attention in Adamawa

Dismissed soldier arrested for armed robbery in Osun

Suspected cultists kill soldier, three others in Benue

Abducted nurse escapes after six years in Boko Haram captivity

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*TODAY IN HISTORY*

* On this day in 1993, Nigeria witnessed a bloodless coup which brought the government of General Sani Abacha to power and forced the interim government of Ernest Shonekan to resign

* On this day in 1869, construction on Suez Canal finished. The 193km (120 miles) long artificial waterway connecting the Red Sea and the Mediterranean Sea took 10 years to be built and was opened to ships. The canal connected Europe to Asia without ships having to go all the way around Africa.

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