SOME NIGERIAN NEWSPAPER HEADLINES+, 19/08/2024

Petrol scarcity brings back queues to Lagos, Abuja, cities

Presidential jets: Abiodun consults FG as Utomi tackles Amosun

Police detectives hunt 20 varsity students’ abductors

Bashir Hadejia still under investigation, says Force PRO

Civil servants’ screening on IPPIS portal ends Friday – FG

NNPCL not owing international traders $6.8b

MTN, others get permits to generate electricity

Kano-Niger rail project will affect 14,750 homes, assets – Report

Floods sweep Jigawa, affect 600 families in 13 councils

200 mud houses destroyed in Katsina torrential rain

Israeli Strikes Kill 25 In Gaza As Death Toll Surpasses 40,000

ECOWAS delegates to visit Niger, Mali, B’Faso

‘I am Igbo’ – Jamaican reggae icon, Buju Banton reveals

UFC 305 roundup: Adesanya suffers third loss, KO galore

Economic crunch: UK varsities record 65% drop in deposits by Nigerian students


DID YOU KNOW?

  • The highest point in Nigeria is Chappal Waddi (also known as the Mountain of Death). At a height of at 2,419 m (7,936 ft), it is located in Taraba State, near the border with Cameroon, on the edge of the Gashaka Gumti Forest Reserve and the Gashaka-Gumti National Park on the Mambilla Plateau.
  • Apple seeds contain cyanide.

Tinubu off to France today

2025 budget: Shettima urges head of FG agencies to adhere to extant mandates

ECOWAS plans amendments of Supplementary Act, says Kalu

Troops foil invasion of Kaduna community by terrorists, kill 2

Soldiers arrest Taraba hunters’ head for selling AK-47 to terrorists

Vietnam-bound bizman excretes 88 cocaine wraps in Abuja

FG recovers N6bn from ports dispute settlement

FG shifts N150bn loan disbursement for manufacturers to September

Farmers, traders attribute food price reduction to harvest, sufficient rainfall

Food crisis may worsen as flood hits 10 states

Daily crude production rises by 80,000 barrels on improved security, says NNPCL

Fed Govt seeks N190b in new bond auction

FG sets 90-day payment deadline for national housing scheme subscribers

Fake degrees: FG orders varsities to submit matriculation lists

Harsh Economy: Drop in passenger traffic unsettles domestic airlines

NELFUND: take advantage of scheme, use it wisely, UI VC counsels students

NDLEA commander proposes drug test for admission seekers

Account For Running Costs Or Face Legal Action, SERAP Tells Akpabio, Abbas

Obasanjo: Self-Centred Leaders Keep Pushing Nigeria Backward

Contractor Allegedly Committed Suicide After Amosun Terminated Agreement – Pat Utomi

You Have Habit Of Shoddy Business Deals, Amosun Fires Back At Pat Utomi

Davido’s father Adedeji Adeleke donates N1bn to church

‘It’s fake news’, Ganduje responds to 2027 Presidential Posters

Edo 2024: Obaseki receives APC defectors, confident of PDP’s victory

Bayelsa plans to buy planes for commercial flights

Killing of Katsina governor’s aide confirmed

Rivers explosion: Police plan suspect’s trial after three surgeries

Lagos targets $1.5trn investment on waterways to boost IGR

Soldiers, LASTMA in standoff over unannounced road closure in Lagos

Sokoto monarch still in captivity, 22 days after

Police probe death of widow, five children who ate expired food in Kano

22-year-old seeks N20m for kidney transplant


TODAY IN HISTORY

  • On this day in 1912, the Nigeria Civil Service Union was founded by 33 Civil Servants cutting across all cadre.
  • On this day in 1960, Sputnik 5 was launched by USSR. The Soviet spacecraft carried two dogs, Strelka and Belka, who became the first living beings to survive in space.

    Don’t ever give up what you want in life. The struggle is worth it. – Ayn Rand

    Good morning

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

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