SOME NIGERIAN NEWSPAPER HEADLINES+, 03/10/2024

FG removes VAT on diesel, cooking gas, others

LG autonomy: Govs in fresh move to delay implementation

N13bn diverted public funds recovered in September — ICPC Chairman

FG plans 18-month fundraising for $2bn fibre-optic project

Nigerians condemn burning of JAMB mega CBT centre in Mbano

Crypto transactions hit $59bn despite FX crisis

NNPC portal shutdown delays petrol supply – Marketers

Content creators’ payments hit $2bn in 2023 – Meta

Israeli strikes killed 46 in 24 hours -Lebanese officials

French Embassy sponsors Nigerian delegation to MIPCOM

All On, USADF sign $10m deal for off-grid energy access

Ghana to understudy Nigeria’s local content board – NCDMB

150 feared dead, 9 bodies recovered in Niger boat tragedy


DID YOU KNOW?

  • CMS Grammar School, Bariga, Lagos is the oldest secondary school in Nigeria. Founded by the Church Missionary Society (CMS) on June 6, 1859, it started with six pupils. The first principal of the school was Rev Babington Macaulay, who served until his death in 1878. He was the father of Herbert Macaulay.
  • In 2013, the first artificially reproduced human tooth was created in China. The scientists were able to create the tooth using stem cells extracted from human urine.

Tinubu departs for UK on ‘working’ annual leave

Senate summons Umahi over Ogbomoso-Oyo Federal Road project

National honours: House not inferior to Senate, Reps tell FG

Naira redesign didn’t follow standard procedure, ex-acting CBN boss tells court

Court hears Barbican, FBN N5.4bn shares dispute Oct 21

Three ex-soldiers, seven others get N10m bail in Rivers robbery

Military dismisses naval rating, Seaman Abbas

Soldiers Kill Bandit Attempting To Escape In Kaduna

Customs intercept N682m cannabis indica at Tincan port

Keyamo unveils codeshare agreement between Emirates, Nigeria airlines

FG plans port facilities upgrade

NIMC ends data modifications in outlets

Local refineries produced 1.46 billion litres of petrol – Report

BOI disburses N77.56bn loans to 1,000 MSMEs

Tolaram completes acquisition of Diageo’s stake in Guinness Nigeria

PalmPay deepens financial inclusion with 35m users

Man Bags Life Jail For Raping Bayelsa Varsity’s Undergraduate

Illegal cocoa farmers destroying Ogun forest reserves —Timber dealers

Akpoborie cautions young players on extravagant lifestyle

Ndume Asks Tinubu To Hire Military Contractors To Flush Out Boko Haram

We won’t participate in Abia LG election – APC

No amount of propaganda will stop LG poll — Fubara

LG Polls: Fubara Declares Thursday, Friday Public Holidays

I’ve no issue with LG autonomy – Makinde

PiCNG delivers 10 CNG buses to Kogi

Police probe inspector for allegedly stabbing man over N200

Lagos estate agent arraigned for allegedly defrauding client N13m

71-year-old Ekiti man gets life sentence for defiling 10-year-old girl


TODAY IN HISTORY

  • On this day in 1849, American poet and author, Edgar Allen Poe, was seen in public for the last time when he was found sick and delirious on the streets and taken to Washington College Hospital, where he died a few days later. He was 40 years old at the time of his death.
  • On this day in 1932, Iraq gained independence from the United Kingdom. The West Asian country came under British control in 1920, after the end of the First World War. After taking control of the country, the British installed the deposed Syrian King Faisal I as the King of Iraq.

Easy reading is damn hard writing. – Maya Angelou

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Compiled by Joe Agbro Jr., (@Joeagbro), Joeagbro@dailyshot.ng, +234-8056745268

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