SOME NIGERIAN NEWSPAPER HEADLINES+, 13/12/2024

LG autonomy: FG threatens contempt suit against errant govs

State police: NEC resumes talks January, govs submit reports

FG issues N1tn sukuk bond to fund 124 road projects

N2.7tn debt: FG intervention halts gas supply cut

Afe Babalola petitions LPDC, wants Farotimi removed from lawyers’ list

129,417 terrorists surrendered insix months, says CDS Musa

Imported petrol landing cost drops to N900/litre

Oyebanji thrilled by flight operation approval for Ekiti airport

Naira depreciates to N1,668/$ in parallel market

World Bank may approve $500m loan to Nigeria today

Biden grants clemency to nearly 1,500 people, most ever in a day

ECOWAS finalises framework for $75m renewable energy facility


DID YOU KNOW?

  • Soweto in Johannesburg, South Africa is an acronym for South Western Townships. It is the birthplace of the anti-apartheid movement and home to landmarks like Vilakazi Street, where Nelson Mandela and Desmond Tutu once resided.
  • Pablo Picasso entered Barcelona’s School of Fine Arts in 1895 at the age of 13. It is estimated that he produced at least 50,000 pieces of art in his lifetime.

Tinubu presents 2025 budget to N’Assembly Tuesday

Tax reform: APC govs may meet N’Assemby, ACF raises panel

Senate orders Wike to halt Abuja house demolitions

Senate orders Julius Berger MD’s arrest over abandoned projects

Reps call for increased funding to develop Arabic village

Set up private sector-driven Trust Fund for TB control, Reps tells FG

Court rules on Emefiele’s $4.5bn fraud case Jan 7

LP asks court to recover defectee Reps emoluments

Court strikes out fraud charge against Ibeto

Army retires 656 senior officers

Govt to stop minerals testing abroad, unveils lab

Airports’ e-gates aided arrest of 10 INTERPOL wanted persons -Minister

FG: States Will Implement New Minimum Wage January

INEC to phase out PVCs, plans Diaspora voting

FG to probe extinction of 100 airlines

FG strengthens fight against TB, deploys 333 diagnostic machines nationwide

Pension fund assets hit N21.92tn in October – PenCom

NITDA Flags TikTok, X Over Tax Fillings In Nigeria

19.2m Nigerians embrace health insurance scheme

Wike Donates 50 Vehicles To Security Agencies

Ground Rents: Wike threatens revocation of titles, warns property owners in FCT

LASUTH turns out  first cohort of anaesthetic technologists

After visiting P’Harcourt: Labour rejects refinery’s outright sale

HURIWA condemns court order seizing Farotimi’s book

NCDMB, J’Berger execute contract for Oloibiri Museum

Seplat completes $1.28bn purchase of Mobil Nigeria

Mikano Motors launches two Changan models

Emzor to tackle drug abuse with N1bn

Nasarawa NLC strike: Governor Sule begs workers to return to work 

Mutfwang plans task force to recover govt assets

Niger gov presents N1.5trn 2025 budget to assembly 

Kano gov sacks five commissioners, SSG in cabinet shake-up

Obaseki Inflated Road Contract From N8bn To N16bn In One Year –Edo Govt

Lagos distributes equipment to 1,500 entrepreneurs

Edo probes 100% hike in Benin-Abraka road contract cost

Enugu activates airport surveillance against COVID-19 variant

Ondo revenue workers protest delayed minimum wage

Communal clash: Court bans Osun town from holding yearly anniversary 

Bayelsa moves against indiscriminate bush burning, open grazing

Lagos art exhibition to raise N100m for cancer patients

Late Aromolaran’s family, Ijesa chiefs clash over funeral levy

Seven Abuja one-chance operators arrested, 13 vehicles recovered

Armed men attack Gombe community, kill cleric

Gunmen kill four, abduct hotel manager in Anambra


TODAY IN HISTORY

  • On this day in 1972, Apollo 17 became the last mission of the United States’ Apollo lunar landing program. It was also the sixth and the last time humans landed on the Moon.

No matter how bad your day is, just be grateful this day is added to your life. – Taylor Swift

Good morning

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

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