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


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.

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


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.

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

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

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