SOME NIGERIAN NEWSPAPER HEADLINES+, 08/04/2025

INEC Chairman Not Sacked – Presidency

‘Take-It-Back’ Movement: Police Disperse Protesters In Abuja, Port Harcourt

LG autonomy: Govs block council chairmen from opening CBN accounts

Crude crash: FG’s 2025 budget jerks again, marketers anticipate price cut

First Lady’s RHI backs battle against cervical cancer with N1b

Coastal highway: Calabar, Akwa-Ibom, Ebonyi segments kicks-off next week

Katsina mob kills two siblings over suspected livestock theft

Naira depreciates N1,629/$ in official market

Africa loses $88.6bn to corruption annually, says ECOWAS

China says will not bow as Trump threatens new 50 per cent tariff threat

India police arrest three Nigerians for money laundering

US imports $643m Nigerian goods in two months – Report

Saudi didn’t ban Nigerian travellers, pilgrims – FG


DID YOU KNOW?

  • Giffen goods are low-cost, essential goods where demand increases as the price rises, defying the typical law of demand. Examples of giffen goods include rice, bread, and potatoes.
  • The iconic flying lady figurine that sits atop the grill of every Rolls Royce car is known as the ‘Spirit of Ecstacy’.

Tinubu restates commitment to modern police force

Nigeria, Sweden deepen ties as Shettima receives Princess Victoria

Senate leader donates vehicles, 25 wheelchairs in Ekiti

Reps summon minister over neglected Abuja fish farm estate

CJN alerts judges to cyber attack risks

Natasha slams N5b suit on Nwebonyi over alleged defamation

Edo governorship battle shifts to Appeal Court

Court adjourns Binance, executives’ tax evasion trial to April 30

N8.3bn fraud: EFCC arraigns Bauchi accountant general, others

Kebbi official withdraws homosexuality claims after facing Ulama panel

FG to deploy more troops in troubled Plateau communities – COAS

DHQ debunks ransom claims, hails military operation in ex-NYSC DG’s rescue

Naira shed 2.6% in March despite $668m CBN intervention

Federal Govt allays fears over 14 per cent Trump trade tariff

Global Tariff War: FG will review impact on Nigeria — Edun

Youth minister supports protests, says he’d join If time permitted

Presidential initiative on CNG targets $1b investment

CNG: We’ll Roll Out 150 New Stations Within 18 Months – Presidential Initiative

Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway: Fed Govt kicks off dredging of Section 2

TCN unbundling not mere administrative step – Minister

Govt shares N2.035b to 1,147 school management committees

Health insurance: FG sets one-hour limit for treatment approval

78,000 Cameroonians, others sought asylum in Nigeria —UN report

FAAN ends physical luggage checks at Lagos Airport

NNPC workers threaten shutdown over management team

FG to invest in cutting-edge broadcast tech, minister says at NAB event

Four arrested as JAMB uncovers 585 fake A-Level certificates

Mock Exam: JAMB pays N397m transport allowance to monitors

Banditry: N’West states tackle ACF over call for emergency rule

Tertiary institution workers give Aiyedatiwa 14-day ultimatum to pay minimum wage

Afe Babalola warns against proliferation of varsities

Bokkos Attack Could Lead To Anarchy – JNI

Shareholders approve Africa Prudential’s N1.5b dividend

Trump tariffs: Trade among yourselves, Ecobank advises Nigeria, others

Obasanjo, Otedola, Hamzat for Olivet Baptist High School 80th anniversary

2027: APC govs visit Buhari amid associates’ defections to SDP

Factional firestorm: Obi, Abure camps clash over parallel NEC meetings

Assembly bombing: Freed suspects allege plot to frame Fubara’s CoS

Soludo names Anambra airport road after ex-governor Obiano

Kebbi gov seeks permanent military base over Lakurawa attacks

Miners’ deaths: Otti woos S’East govs on joint security task force

Sanwo-Olu to unveil Rack Centre’s 12MW data hub

Edo Assembly gets new Majority Leader, Chief Whip

Lagos judges get 7-day Easter vacation

Row over acquisition of community land for OGFTZ

Jigawa unveils plan for free diabetes, hypertension, sickle cell drugs

Why we‘re constructing 4 pry schools — Kebbi Govt

Senator donates food items, N11m to Kaduna orphans, widows

Edo vigilantes protest as police seize weapons

Gombe youths receive training, start-up packs

3,000 displaced Osun villagers seek govt intervention

Suspected pirates abduct five boat passengers in Rivers

Police patrol Anambra communities to stop Monday sit-at-home

Delta family petitions police over son’s alleged torture to death

Lagos police bust baby factory, rescue 10 victims, arrest 3 operators

PUNCH Kano reporter dies as gov, NUJ condole family


TODAY IN HISTORY

  • On this day in 1959, one of the first modern programming languages was created. The Common Business-Oriented Language or COBOL was primarily designed by a woman, Grace Hopper. Also known as Amazing Grace, she is regarded as one of the pioneers in the field.

Don’t find fault, find a remedy. – Henry Ford

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