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NEWS HEADLINES -01 DEC 23

NATIONAL

Nigerians’ll see effects of 2024 budget in shortest possible time – Presidency. 

In Dubai, Tinubu Meets King Charles Ahead COP28 Summit. 

New wage begins April, FG votes N24tn for salaries. 

 FG pays N585m fines, begins nationwide prisoners’ release. 

 Japa: FG urges varsities to produce more doctors. 

Senate: Alake’s Inexperience Has Created Cloudy Future for Mines, Solid Minerals Ministry. 

Senate Threatens to Involve EFCC in CBN N250bn Gas Intervention Funds’ Probe. 

Reps pledges to revive FERMA to address challenges better. 

Ohanaeze Ndigbo visits Arase, decries mercantile Police activities on Eastern roads. 

Passport Racketeering in South-east Heightens as Applicants Indict Immigration Officers. 

Customs seize 264 smuggled items worth N2.9b in Northern region. 


BUSINESS

CBN directs its branches to issue, accept old, redesigned naira notes. 

FG targets production of 31m MT of grains next year. 

‘We’ll address the importation of GMO products’. 

Despite 1.78m bpd Budget Production Benchmark, OPEC Hands Nigeria 1.5m bpd Output for 2024. 

Businesslife: Opportunities in ₦22bn Development Bank fund. 

Nigerians not interested in budget figures if prices of bread, rice not reducing – Rewane. 

Nine Months After, Lagos Airport Int’l Runway Remains Closed. 

NPA Reassures Oil Industry of Adequate Vessel for Pilotage Services. 

Maritime agencies to chart path for trans-border trade. 

Fidelity Bank partners LCCI to support profitability of businesses. 


ACROSS THE STATES

Sanwo-Olu to headline IBMN Brands Week. 

Demolition: We’ll not bow to threats, says LASG. 

Lagos to deliver second phase of Blue Rail project in 2027. 

Controversy over Lagos ownership ‘ll soon end — Erelu Dosunmu. 

Abiodun Presents N703.028bn 2024 Budget. 

Nobody’s forging Akeredolu’s signature to loot state – Ondo Govt. 

We’ve Found Political Solution to Ondo Crisis, Speaker Tells A’Court, Withdraws Suit. 

Aseyin, Soun to get staff of office December 14, 19. 

Obaseki’s determination to uplift Edo people unwavering, says Commissioner. 

Edo 2024: Obaseki Lists Those Who Will Decide Deputy's Fate. 

Police nab 8 kidnap suspects in Delta. 

Calabar Wears New Look Ahead Of Carnival. 

Chief of Air Staff lauds Gov Mbah on improved security. 

Anambra community protests over outrageous electricity bills. 

Kwara To Jail Indiscriminate Refuse Dumpers. 

Ladies In PR Hail Young Female Lawmaker Rukayat Shittu On Court Victory. 

Nasarawa Assembly gets new Speaker. 

Gunmen Kill Seven in Renewed Attacks on Plateau Communities. 

NSCDC debunks alleged killing of two students in Abuja. 

Worries over menace of street traders on Abuja roads. 

Police in Bauchi arrest man for car theft in Kaduna worship centre. 

Bauchi APC Exco Sacks Chairman. 


HUMAN ANGLE

Fertility Expert Blames Men’s Negligence for Recurring Infections in Women. 

'You Don't Know History', Asari-Dokubo Slams Those Saying Binis Founded Lagos. 

Police officer crushes one to death, injures three others in Ogun.  

We’ll be lecturer, doctor but gospel music is a calling – De Stanley Brothers. 

Native doctor jailed 12 months for killing neighbour’s cow in Ogun. 

Court sentences five teenagers over murder of 26-year-old taxi driver. 

‘It was time to move on’, Ego explains exit from Lagbaja’s band. 

Full List: Asake is Spotify’s most-streamed Nigerian artist for 2023. 

Celestial Church drops Portable, Pasuma from Praise Night after uproar. 

Alleged bullying: Singer Lil Frosh counters Yhemolee's claim, demands N500m. 

70-Year-Old Woman Gives Birth To Twins. 

Chinese Final Year Student Dies After Livestreaming For 5 Days. 


INTERNATIONAL

Meta takes down thousands of fake Chinese accounts. 

Saving Uganda's gorillas from climate change. 

Eight Israeli hostages freed by Hamas in Gaza. 

Released Palestinians allege abuse in Israeli jails. 

Blinken steps up call for Israel to spare civilians. 


SPORTS

Super Eagles Slump as World Cup Opponents Climb. 

NFF Push For Quality Education For Young Players In Academies. 

WAFCON Q: Kanu, Okoronkwo hit double as Super Falcons thrash Cape Verde 5-0. 

We will introduce VAR in the NPFL — NFF President. 

Lyon sack coach Fabio Grosso. 


GOOD MORNING AND HAPPY LAST MONTH ‘23

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