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NEWS HEADLINES-01 MAR 22

NATIONAL

Nigeria records 35 new cases of COVID-19, total confirmed cases now 254,560. 

‘Only 8,145,416 Nigerians are fully vaccinated against COVID-19’. 

PIA: Rising Oil Price A Great Opportunity For Nigeria, Says Buhari. 

Nigerian Parents Storm Russian Embassy In Abuja Over Plight Of Their Children In Ukraine. 

Ukraine/Russia war: FG to airlift 2,000 Nigerians, evacuation begins Wednesday. 

Nigerian Embassies receive over 256 stranded compatriots from Ukraine –FG. 

Some Nigerians Trapped In Ukraine Are Not Willing To Return – FG. 

Kanu very much alive, protesting inside DSS detention center — Lawyer. 

Autonomy: Labour takes protest to National Assembly. 

Despite assent, Nigerians still losing sleep over Electoral Act. 

2022 UTME: JAMB shifts mock exams to April 9. 

ASUU strike: Aggrieved students shut NASS, education ministry. 

Consider capacity of candidates before choosing in 2023, Tunde Bakare tells Nigerians. 

‘2 governors may dump PDP for APC soon’. 

2023 Presidency: Don’t Pressurise Osinbajo, Ogun Monarch Tells Supporters. 

Fashola decries infrastructure abuse, calls for attitudinal change. 

If you used DSS against citizens, times have changed, agency berates Ayu, PDP Chair. 

2023:Tinubu is well prepared to lead Nigeria, says Ondo ex-Commissioner. 

2023: I’m A Youth, Says Tinubu As Clamour For A Young President Thickens. 

I’m contesting for president to change nation’s narrative – Dele Momodu. 

A future without child-labour: Accelerating action. 

Physicians mentoring programme takes 14 young doctors beyond consulting room. 

‘Electricity Bill 2022 will weaken Power ministry’s supervisory authority’. 

Govs reject Senate Electricity Bill. 

Sexual Harassment In Secondary Schools Now Rampant – ICPC. 

Return to status quo, agents tell Customs Service, as strike continues. 

Court gives Abba Kyari go-ahead to treat diabetes, others. 

NDLEA intercepts Tramadol, cash consignments at Lagos airport. 

BUSINESS

Stock market investors gain N3.2trn in 2 months. 

Toyota to shutdown Japanese production lines due to cyber attack. 

Fuel scarcity: NEITI blames subsidy, ex-depot price hits N180/litre. 

Maritime workers union shelves strike. 

How regulatory lapses fuel non-settlement of insurance claims. 

Sugar, Cement, Flour: No plans to hike prices of commodities, says BUA. 

Nigerian Content Fund Exceeds N208bn – Wabote. 

ACROSS THE STATES

Idumota Mayhem: Court Sends ‘Kunle Poly’, Lagos NURTW Executive, To Ikoyi Prison. 

Chieftaincy titles won’t be for sale during my reign –New Olubadan. 

Oyetola opens N 2.7bn Olaiya flyover for public use. 

No society develops without education – Obaseki. 

Court upholds Umahi’s defection to APC. 

PDP, Middle Belt group slam APC for boycotting Benue LG polls. 

Saraki Mourns As Kwara PDP Spokesman Dies. 

Youths block highway as gunmen kill eight, abduct bride in Niger. 

Bandits Block Minna-Suleja Road, Operate For Hours. 

Kogi pledges support for community-driven projects. 

Kano Assembly rejects appointment of Auditor-General. 

Kano Gov’t To Begin Enforcement Of Tricycle Registration Tuesday. 

Threats of terrorist attacks: Kaduna urges residents to be vigilant. 

22 Sokoto students in Ukraine to return home soon —Tambuwal. 

Mambilla elders allege land grab by Fulani, accuse Ishaku. 

HUMAN ANGLE

Sylvester Oromoni: CCTV cameras now being installed at Dowen College ― Teacher. 

Bandits Abduct Newlywed Brides In Niger. 

Suspected herdsmen kill, bury victim in shallow grave in Delta. 

Ondo barber remanded for pounding father to death. 

Dementia patient disappears from Lagos psychiatric hospital, son slams facility. 

Imo youths strip septuagenarian naked for killing sleeping sibling. 

INTERNATIONAL

ECOWAS Court limits all applications filed before it to 15 pages — official. 

African govts scramble to aid citizens in Ukraine after mistreatment claims. 

Ukraine: Nuclear conflict ‘inconceivable,’ Guterres tells UN’s General Assembly. 

Prisoners with military experience willing to fight Russians will be released ― Ukraine’s President. 

Explosions as Russia-Ukraine talks in Belarus end. 

Russian tycoon Deripaska says time to end 'state capitalism' in Russia. 

Putin announces emergency measures to prop up ruble. 

SPORTS

Complete Sports founder, Ojeagbase, dies at 71. 

IGP Orders Special Promotion For Officer Who Won World Boxing Championship. 

Nigeria overcome S’Africa as Egypt retain title. 

STL, Elektron Aragorn win Low, Silver Cup titles. 

Ukraine: How football is taking a stand against Russia. 

24 Hours After Sacking Bielsa, Leeds Name Marsch New Manager. 

Kepa’s penalty miss gives Liverpool Carabao Cup. 


GOOD MORNING

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