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NEWS HEADLINES -23 FEB 23

NATIONAL

ECOWAS mission urges Buhari to address fuel, cash shortage before election. 

My Scorecard For Reliable Historical Record – Buhari. 

INEC distributes election materials as Buhari meets security chiefs. 

Presidential Poll: I'll Be Neutral, Buhari Tells Tinubu, Atiku, Others. 

Buhari hails CACOVID for donating N12bn equipment. 

Supreme Court Fixes March 3 For Judgement On Naira Swap Suit. 

Naira redesign: Judiciary won’t be your scapegoat, Supreme Court tells FG, states. 

Jonathan tasks candidates, party leaders with respect for electorate. 

Naira protests: Govs under probe over ‘inciting utterances’. 

 FG Orders Screening Of NSITF Workers’ NYSC Certificates. 

Izeze, ex-The Guardian MD, heads media complaints commission. 

Ooni Of Ife Leads Yoruba Obas To Endorse Tinubu. 

Polls: Tinubu, Obi, Atiku, Kwankwaso, others sign 2nd Peace Accord. 

I’m still in presidential race-Kachikwu. 

X-raying presidential candidates’ plan for health. 

U.S.-based Nigerian academic urges INEC to guard against manipulation. 

Ekweremadu: Alleged organ harvest victim caught in web of lies. 

JAMB closes 2023 UTME registration. 

Election: Police announce movement restriction, ban VIP escorts. 

NSCDC, NIS deploy 1,400 personnel for elections in Edo. 

 Politicians stockpiling old notes to buy votes –  EFCC chair. 


BUSINESS

Nigeria GDP growth drops to 3.1% in 2022 – NBS. 

FG to increase electricity grid to 25,000MW by 2025.  

 Naira may fall to N900/$ from demand pressure – Report. 

Banks not shutting down services for elections – ACAMB. 

 NITDA Earns N168.9bn From Taxes In 13 Years. 

UEF unveils grants for solar projects. 

Tech startup unveils app for business solutions. 

Brawal commissions new equipment for efficiency. 


ACROSS THE STATES

Two die, others injured in Lagos road crashes. 

 Ondo speaker must face trial for fraud –Court. 

4 killed as Osun speaker escapes death, police nab 4 suspects. 

How I escaped assassination —Osun Speaker. 

Rivers APC Rep Seeking Reelection Sent To Prison Two Days To Poll. 

Explosion hits radio, television stations in Rivers. 

 10 protesters remanded for vandalising  Rivers bank. 

Labour Party Senatorial candidate, Oyibo Chukwu killed in Enugu. 

I’m Not Supporting Tinubu – Ikpeazu. 

Buhari Approves Appointments Of Chairs, Board Members Of FCT Agencies. 

Nasarawa College’s 43 Years Of Open Defecation Ends With Water Cistern Toilets. 

4.3 Million Registered Voters To Vote In Kaduna – INEC. 

Tension in Kano as APC, NNPP plan to stage grand rallies. 

DSS Raid On NNPP's Kano Secretariat Sparks Controversy. 

Gombe Varsity Lecturers Decry Non-Payment Of Allowances. 

Gombe Poultry Farmers Count Losses As Buyers Skip Eggs. 


HUMAN ANGLE

 EFCC arraigns NGO founder for N950m fraud. 

Teacher, cleaner docked for allegedly cutting 2-year-old pupil’s hair. 

Men with self-worth can’t be snatched – Ruth Kadiri. 

Toughest decision I ever made –Maria Benjamin, reality show star. 

Actress Juliana reacts to men getting married after breakups. 

Davido gifts Keke driver N1m for plastering his photos on Tricycle. 


INTERNATIONAL

Eliminating trans fat reduces risk of heart disease, death, says WHO. 

Mystery sphere found on beach perplexes Japan. 

Jordan court sentences three to death over ISIS links. 

Shamima Begum loses bid to regain British citizenship over ISIS. 

UN chief condemns Ukraine war ahead of anniversary. 

19-year-old boy kills teen, TV staff in Orlando. 


SPORTS

Agbalaka’s 71st minute goal draws Nigeria close to quarterfinals. 

Flying Eagles Edge Young Pharaohs 1-0 To Revive AFCON Hope. 

Champions League: Liverpool face ‘almost impossible’ job in Madrid, admits Van Dijk. 

Haiti reach FIFA Women’s World Cup for first time. 

Djokovic nearly ‘100 percent’ after fighting hamstring injury. 

Alcaraz halted by rain on brink of victory in Rio opener. 


GOOD MORNING

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