News Headlines Mar 31, 2022. Headlines From Nigeria’s Major Newspapers
Compiled by Demola Adefajo
ThisDay
News in Photographs: FEC Observes a Minute Silence for Victims of Train Attack
Breaking News: CAF Doctor Dies in Abuja Stadium Stampede
Andela Launches New Platform to Power the Future of Work
House Grills NSITF over N6.8bn Unaccounted Expenditure, Unpaid Taxes
Edo PDP to APC: Tell Your Leaders in Abuja, Nigerians Are…
WHO Certifies NAFDAC Fit to Regulate Production of COVID-19 Vaccine
Bank Manager Arraigned over Alleged N1.2bn Fraud
EKEDC Appoints Tinuade Sanda Managing Director
Lawmakers Urge NNPC to Submit Status Details of $12bn Natural Gas…
Edo PDP to APC: Tell Your Leaders in Abuja, Nigerians Are Suffering, Dying
WHO Certifies NAFDAC Fit to Regulate Production of COVID-19 Vaccine
Bank Manager Arraigned over Alleged N1.2bn Fraud
EKEDC Appoints Tinuade Sanda Managing Director
Lawmakers Urge NNPC to Submit Status Details of $12bn Natural Gas…
FEC Approves N33.81bn for Works, Justice, Industry Ministries’ Projects
2023 Presidency: Okupe Withdraws, Campaigns for Peter Obi
Group Raises N67m, Set to Purchase Nomination Form for Emefiele
Lekki Toll Plaza: Lagos Govt, LCC Engage Stakeholders, Seek Understanding
River Pollution: Osun Declares War on Illegal Miners
Hayatu-Deen, Ohuabunwa, Emmanuel Pick PDP Presidential Nomination Forms
2023 Presidency: I am the Most Qualified, Says Saraki
Nigeria’s Legal Education Curriculum Outdated, Obsolete, Say Osinbajo, Babalola
Niger Villages Deserted as Terrorists Intensify Attacks
Okowa Commends Christian Leaders’ Growing Interest in Politics
Ortom Mourns as Suspected Herdsmen Kill Six in Benue
Five Pupils Injured as School Bus Catches Fire in Ondo
Hanifa: Kano High Court Fixes April 12, 14 for Cross Examination
Edo Assembly Passes Anti-open Grazing Bill
Bridging Nigeria’s Housing Deficit
Implications of Rejecting Gender Equality Bills
THE OFFICE OF THE VICE PRESIDENT
THE IGBO AND THE 2023 PRESIDENCY
THE ABUJA-KADUNA RAILWAY BOMBING
ALELE-WILLIAMS, GRACE TRULY AMAZING
SOLUDO AND THE CHALLENGE OF CHANGE
PECB University Partners Digital Encode on Quality Education
GAGE Awards Announces Nominees, Open Portals for Votes
GoNigeria Initiative as Boost to Youths Participation in Electoral Process
Edmark’s Multi-billion Naira Project to Tackle Unemployment
Senate Passes Witness Protection Bill to Boost War against Corruption
Customs Nabs Suspected Police Officer with Contraband in Katsina
Zulum Speaks on Addressing Boko Haram/ISWAP Surrender
FEC Approves N33.81bn Projects for Works, Justice, Industry Ministries
PDP Tickets: Dickson, Ortom, Others Pick Senatorial, Governorship Forms
2023: Okupe Withdraws from PDP Presidential Race, Campaigns for Peter Obi
Enugu PDP Primaries: LGA Delegates Backs Ugwuanyi
OAU Protest: Union Decries ASUU President’s Comments
Akwa Ibom Committed to Effective Administration of Justice, Says Gov
2023: Group Raises N67m to Purchase Presidential Form for Emefiele
Adamu Takes over as APC National Chairman
Monguno Calls for Vigilance against Coup D’etat, Spread of Terrorism
Banditry: Niger Villages Deserted as Terrorists Attack
FIFA/CAF Doping Control Officer Died of Cardiac Arrest, Says NFF
Give Us a Befitting Centre, Osun Arts and Culture Boss Appeals…
WHO Certifies NAFDAC Fit to Regulate Production of COVID-19 Vaccine
NDLEA Smashes Lagos Airport Drug Syndicate
Ex-Abia Varsity VC Adopted as Consensus Candidate for Ngwa Bloc
A’Ibom 2023: No Accord Between Emmanuel, Senator Akpan, Says Gov’s Aide
Police Parade Fake Female Constable, Rescue Four-year-old Child Abducted from School…
Decentralise Supreme Court for Speedy Dispensation of Justice, Retired Justice Oniyangi…
Basic Education: UBEC Seeks Review of Consolidated Revenue from 2.0% to…
Direct DSTV, Others to Charge Per View, Senate Tells Ministry, NCC
C’River South Governorship Aspirants Advised to Unite
Obey Court Order, Inaugurate NDDC Board, Group Urges FG
Group Flays Newspaper Report on NDDC’s Relevance
Direct DSTV, Others to Charge Per View, Senate Tells Ministry, NCC
•Sets up panel to probe incessant price increment
Implications of Rejecting Gender Equality Bills
Telecoms Subscribers Jitter over SIM Deactivation as NIN-SIM Registration, Linkage Ends…
Samsung’s Quest to Position Nigeria as Hub of Shipbuilding, Offshore Technology
Agbaje: Holdco Structure Will Take our Valuation Way Beyond Current Position
Nasarawa Holds Inaugural Business Town Hall Meeting on MSMEs
Emergency Communication Centres as Life-saving Channels
Olawepo-Hashim: Consensus is Not Strange to Democracy
Okon: The Easiest Way to Have Issues with EFCC Is…
Femi Adeoye: Celebrating a Genial Gentleman and God’s General
Bridging Nigeria’s Housing Deficit
History Made as Nigerian Navy Begins Systematic Survey of Coastal, Offshore Waters
Abia Expects Improved Maternal Health as Family Planning Uptake Rises
Achievers Award 2022: Lord’s London Dry Gin Honours Bold, Audacious Nigerian Innovators
Restoring Sight, Keeping the Lions Legacy
VAGINITIS (INFLAMMATION OF THE VAGINA) PART 1
KSM Launches Feed the Hungry Initiative, Reaches 7,000 Needy in Lagos
NSSF, NPHCDA Lead Campaign to Vaccinate 70% of Nigeria’s Population
FG, Private Partners Unveil Digital Solution for Micronutrient, Better Health for Pregnant Women
Aruna Sets New African Record with S’final Berth in Qatar
NFF Apologises to Govt, Nigerians over Super Eagles Failure
Presidency to Probe Post Nigeria/Ghana Match Violence in Abuja
Irabor: You Cannot Reap What You Did Not Sow
Blood and Horror on the Railway
Editorial
THE LAGOS AIRPORT INTERNATIONAL TERMINAL
The Nation
No special treatment for Abba Kyari, others in Kuje prison
Uncertainty as NIN-SIM verification deadline ends today
2023 polls: Appeal Court President urges INEC to sanction electoral offenders
FEC approves N33.812b for Works, Industry, Justice ministries’ contracts
APC chair Adamu: no room for failure
Train attack: Terrorists contact hostages’ families
How we escaped death, by survivors
Family of six in hands of bandits, says Shehu Sani
Kwankwaso named NNPP national leader
Udom, Hayatu-Deen swell PDP presidential aspirants to 12
Ukraine: Western media stoking next wave of transnational jihadism?
Nation of inanities and infirmities!
UTME/DE to hold May 6 in 645 CBT centres
FEC approves N33.812b for Works, Industry, Justice ministries’…
Doomed air, road, rail
The nightmare on Abuja-Kaduna route
I was paid to criticise Davido for not getting married to Chioma…
What I find rude in men, by Tolani Baj
Nigeria in dire need of overhauling – Comedian AY
Ex-BBN Tacha, Mercy Ike reconcile
I don’t deny myself of good living at 65 – K1 d Ultimate
M.I Abaga dedicates new song to women, hints on new album
FIFA/CAF Doping Control Officer died of cardiac arrest – NFF
FIFA official dies after Abuja stadium stampede
Belgian footballer Damme dies after battle with cancer
Challenges before APC Chairman Adamu
‘Ekiti election may be disastrous for APC’
Nine areas I will develop as Akwa Ibom governor,…
Doomed air, road, rail
Prof Alele -Williams; Female and Solar power
Analyse why coups are back in fashion especially in French West Africa? Mali, Chad, Guinea, Sudan,…
The Punch
2023: Enugu commissioner resigns, picks PDP gov form
Buhari to host Nigerien president Bazoum Thursday
Kyari rejects prison food, inmates excited by ex-IRT boss presence
Subsidiaries summons: NNPC has nothing to hide, Kyari tells lawmakers
After 10 years, Lagos land agents get N1.2m fine for stealing N22.2m, prosecutor fumes
Train attack: El-Rufai carpets military, ACF laments, DHQ fails to deploy Tucano in N’West
World Bank suspends Nigerian firm, MD for bribery
NDLEA busts five-member airport drug syndicate, seizes N19.8m cash
After 10 years, Lagos land agents get N1.2m fine for stealing N22.2m, prosecutor fumes
Train attack: El-Rufai carpets military, ACF laments, DHQ fails to deploy Tucano in N’West
Cult killings: Ogun gov orders security agencies to relocate to hotspots
NDLEA busts five-member airport drug syndicate, seizes N19.8m cash
Subsidiaries summons: NNPC has nothing to hide, Kyari tells lawmakers
Russia-Ukraine war: Oil hits $114, OPEC laments seven million bpd loss
Four banks lost N1.77bn to fraud in 2021, says report
FG selects 300 markets, industrial clusters for electrification
Constituents buy nomination form for Dickson
Obiano’s wife declares senatorial ambition, apologises to Soludo
Lagos seeks understanding on Lekki toll plaza reopening
NFF apologises to Nigerians over Eagles’ World Cup failure
I fell and was trampled upon, recounts Abuja stadium stampede survivor
We found late FIFA doctor gasping near dressing room –NFF
Osimhen upset after World Cup miss
HBO fixes August for ‘Game of Thrones’ prequel ‘House of the Dragon’ release
Oscar slap: Nigerian comedian, entertainers disagree over taunting jokes
Timaya, Ubi Franklin clash over 2021 fight
Leadership
Ramadan: El-Zakzaky Distributes Foodstuffs To The Needy
Bauchi Gov Gives N75m Empowerment Items To 500 Shira Women, Youths
Killings Have Made Mourning ‘Lifestyle’ In Kaduna – CAN
Reps Demand Trans Saharan Natural Gas Pipeline Status
Gombe Gov’t Distributes 1,000 Keke NAPEP To Youths
South Africa Records 1,557 New COVID-19 Cases
I Have 12 Months To Deliver As APC Chairman – Adamu
Sen Bruce Launches 7-day Sea Voyage To Promote Tourism, Family Ties
Federal Govt Acquires Lie Detectors, Night Vision Goggles For NDLEA
EFCC Arrests 120 Suspected Internet Fraudsters In Ibadan, Enugu
[EDITORIAL] Declare State Of Emergency On Insecurity Now
The Reemergence Of Coins May Not Cure Inflation
2023 Presidency: You Can’t Stop Northern Aspirants, CNG Tells Wike
Kaduna Train Attack: We Have Failed, Governors Apologise To Victims
Victims’ Treatment: Amaechi Lauds Army As El-Rufai Seeks Military Bases
2023: APC Mounting Pressure On INEC To Shift Election, PDP Alleges
2023: APC Mounting Pressure On INEC To Shift Election, PDP Alleges
Senate Asks DSTV, StarTimes, Others To Cut Tariffs
The Vice-Presidency Is Incurable Frustration
Professor Adebiyi Gregory Daramola: Exit Of An Erudite Scholar And Quintessential Administrator
2023 Presidency: Group Raises N67m To Buy Nomination Form For Emefiele
Adamu Assumes Office As APC National Chairman
Adamu’s Leadership Will Stabilise, Reposition APC – Abia Party Chair
Senate To Probe DSTV Tariff Hike, Others
APM Terminals Apapa Unveils New Office Amid $438m Investment In Port Devt
How Newly Established Dangote Peugeot Assembly Plant Will Boost Nigeria’s Economy
Nigeria/Ghana: FIFA Doping Officer’s Death Not Caused By Fans – NFF
Top Seeds For Qatar 2022 World Cup Finals Draw Confirmed
The Sun
Presidency: Blackmail won’t deter north from fielding candidate – CNG
18 armed personnel onboard –NRC
Kalu: Attack Evil, cruel
2023: PDP alleges plot to alter Electoral Act, extends sale of forms, screening
Death of TUC officials huge loss –Ngige
Adamu assumes office, says APC’ll not fail under him
Murder of OAU student: Hotelier, staff’ve case to answer –Court
Assembly passes Edo anti-open grazing bill
NDLEA arrests 7-man drug syndicate, recovers N19.8m cash at Lagos airport
16 drowned fleeing from gunmen in Niger
… Scores abducted, police vehicles burnt as bandits launch fresh offensive
Ortom griefs as herders, again, kill 3 in Benue
Abia Guber: Power brokers use zoning as major political weapon
2023: Why I want to represent Esan at NASS –Odi-Okojie, Mercy Johnson’s husband
Ohaa’ll restore Enugu people’s glory –Okpara
My agenda for Ebonyi- Ex-minister, Nwankwo
Group raises N67m to purchase nomination form for Emefiele
Nigeria adopting phase-down approach to energy transition –NUPRC boss
National blackout: REA gets $561m to provide reliable electricity
OPEC’s Joint Technical Committee convenes to review oil market developments
AccessCorp stocks soar as NGX investors stake N750m after listing
UN warns of global food crisis as wheat prices skyrocket in Nigeria
Aruna sets new African record in Qatar
NUGA : Daramola, Unilag silver medalist, eyes bigger stage
Former AFN president, Gusau picks Zamfara Governorship form
CAN chairman blames Pinnick for Eagles defeat
Cardiac arrest killed CAF doctor, not angry fans -NFF
Eagles vs Ghana: How NFF officials imposed players on Eguavoen
Troost-Ekong apologies to Nigerians
Ugboaja drums support for Igoche as NBBF president
Leadership recruitment: Missing anchor in national development
Unending cycle of doom
China and the 2022 Annual Two Sessions
Many different creatures that inhabit planet earth with us, humans
When two elephants fight
We are all in the train
Excitement as church donates items to orphanage home
Tech4Dev wins Herconomy’s NGO of the year award
Nigeria adopting phase-down approach to energy transition –NUPRC boss
Safer forest reserves
Ooni urges Zylus to reduce Nigeria’s housing deficit
2023: Why I want to represent Esan at NASS –Odi-Okojie, Mercy Johnson’s husband
Ohaa’ll restore Enugu people’s glory –Okpara
Afrinvest launches book on Obiano’s investment strides in Anambra
Funmilayo Braithwaite unveils #EndMalaria book in Ghana
Excitement as church donates items to orphanage home
Tech4Dev wins Herconomy’s NGO of the year award
‘Anambra’ll experience economic boom under Soludo’
Funmilayo Braithwaite unveils #EndMalaria book in Ghana
Excitement as church donates items to orphanage home
Tech4Dev wins Herconomy’s NGO of the year award
Nigeria adopting phase-down approach to energy transition –NUPRC boss
National blackout: REA gets $561m to provide reliable electricity
OPEC’s Joint Technical Committee convenes to review oil market developments
UN warns of global food crisis as wheat prices skyrocket in Nigeria
Reps committee uncovers N300bn unclaimed funds in banks
Despite challenging environment, we’ll continue to identify opportunities –Olajide, Coca Cola MD
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