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NEWS HEADLINES - 28 AUG 23

NATIONAL

Tinubu: Niger’s Crisis will Not Deter Me from Concluding Nigeria’s Economic Reform Programme. 

Let’s move Nigeria forward, partner for nation-building — Tinubu, Elumelu. 

Niger Junta Puts Troops On Alert As Tinubu Vows To Advance Nigeria’s Interest. 

Nigeria at Risk of Poverty Driven by Environmental Disasters, FG Laments. 

APC Leader: Some People Believe Tinubu Achieved What Awolowo Couldn't. 

Tinubu's Education: Nigerians Should Be As Confused As I Am, Says Atiku 

Lawyers Grumble As Tinubu Opens NBA Confab. 

You Are Learned, I Want To Learn, Tinubu Tells Nigerian Lawyers. 

NCDC Monitoring New Subvariants Of COVID-19. 

VON DG: Tinubu Deserves Kudos For Shunning BRICS. 

Massive Flood Looms In States As Cameroon Plans To Open Dam. 

Cameroon dam opening: Evacuate to prevent deaths, FG, states warn flood-prone communities. 

Fuel subsidy: Rights activist, Msuaan urges palliatives for students. 

Parents fault admission process into Unity colleges. 

UNILAG researchers unravel novel Parkinson’s genetic risk factor in Africans. 

Controversy over relevance of specialised varsities. 

Reps warned against politcising demand for release of Nnamdi Kanu. 

Oil theft: Navy vows to arrest fleeing owners of ‘abandoned’ vessels. 

NAF Air Strikes Hit Oil Thieves, Terrorists.

Police ‘Arrogance’ Against Citizens Increasing — AIG. 

S-Court confirms PSC as statutory body responsible for recruitment into NPF. 

NDLEA nabs South African with Methamphetamine at Abuja airport. 


BUSINESS

Govt efforts failing as food imports rise 122%, deficit hits N4.9trn. 

Nigeria won’t service debts with 90% revenue, Tinubu assures at NBA conference. 

Nigeria still losing 400,000 barrels of crude oil daily, says Ribadu. 

Weak oil production to drag GDP growth in Q3, full-year. 

Cash shortage: Bank borrowing from CBN hits N12tn. 

Domestic investors lead stock activities by 88% in July. 

FMDQ FX market records $417.9 million turnover in one week. 

Furore Over MOFI’s Move To ‘Usurp’ BPE’s Mandate On Privatisation. 

How GE Threatened To Pull Out Of TransAfam Power Over Gas Shortage — Elumelu. 

Stock market sustains upward rally despite uninspiring GDP figures. 

Economic growth: Senate vows to create enabling environment for domestic industries. 

FG’s estimate reduces unemployment on paper amid almost 10m jobs deficit. 


ACROSS THE STATES

Lagos Task Force arrests 16 miscreants over attacks on officials. 

Ziba Beach Resort Unveils Over-water Suite in Lagos. 

NANS to shut down Akure over death of FUTA 500-level student. 

 I am loyal to Obaseki despite my ambition, says Shaibu. 

Police nab church security guards for stealing in Rivers. 

Anambra Police Clamp down on Cultists in Awka. 

 Flood sweeps two children away in Anambra. 

33 Days After, Abducted Benue Doctor Regains Freedom. 

Police Raid Abuja Hotel, Arrests Manager for Alleged Abuse of Minors. 

Wike frowns at congratulatory billboards, advertorials in his honour. 

Bandits Abduct Kaduna APC Organising Secretary. 

Kano Anti-Graft Agency Boss Speaks On EFCC Probe Amid Ganduje ‘Dollar Video’ Investigation. 

Sesame Farmers Smile To Bank As Price Hits N100,000 Per Bag In Taraba Markets. 

Gombe Gov Distributes Palliatives to 420,000 Vulnerable Persons. 

Yobe Farmers Get 40% Subsidy On Fertiliser. 

Zulum Gives N36.4 million, 100 Bags of Rice, 10 Bulls to Corp Members. 


HUMAN ANGLE

 Senator’s aide: Murder cases take time to resolve, police reply family. 

Food before fashion: Women now sell off kitchen decorative ornaments. 

Butcher nabbed for ‘camping’, gang-raping minor for 3 months in Niger. 

Man found with fresh corpse in Ogun. 

Reckless driver kills one in Imo. 

Military insiders might have leaked information to bandits –Slain corporal’s brother. 

Dismissed soldier in court for impersonation.

Armed men kill 86-year-old farmer in Jos. 

Mob beats robbery suspect with toy gun to death. 

Tolanibaj, Frodd evicted from BBNaija All-Stars. 

I wish I switched to gospel music earlier — Chidinma Ekile. 

‘They are okay’, Ned Nwoko dispels Steve Harvey, wife’s divorce rumours. 


INTERNATIONAL

What Niger can learn from Zimbabwe's 2017 coup. 

Zimbabwe’s President Mnangagwa Re-Elected After Tense Contest. 

India Wants African Union To Join G20. 

One Dead, 57 Injured At Romanian Gas Station Explosions. 

France to ban wearing of abayas in state schools.  

Florida shooter, 21, had racist manifestos - police. 


SPORTS

Usoro counts blessings of Budapest, begins Olympics’ preparation. 

Remo Stars, Enyimba dumped out of CAF Champions League. 

Osimhen on target as perfect Napoli see off Sassuolo. 

Teenage sensation Yamal shines as Barca edge Villarreal in 7-goal thriller.  

‘Immensely honoured’ Mancini named new coach of Saudi Arabia. 


GOOD MORNING

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