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NEWS HEADLINES -01 FEB 24

NATIONAL

Tinubu Flays Labelling, Blanket Stereotyping of Nigerians over Cyber Crimes. 

FG Calls on Construction Workers to Shelve Planned Strike. 

‘ECOWAS implementing scripts by external interests’- Northern groups fault Tinubu’s leadership. 

Northwest govs rule out negotiation with terrorists, bandits. 

Obi visits University on the Niger, donates N10m. 

Jonathan Leads Commonwealth Mission To Observe Pakistan’s Election. 

Senate Summons CBN Governor on State of Economy, Naira Free Fall. 

Reps Consider 40 Bills On Constitutional Amendment. 

JAMB under Oloyede made N50bn for FG in one year says Shettima. 

NEMA, UNDRR, others deepen synergy to reduce disaster risk. 

NIN-SIM linkage deadline remains 27 days as subscribers flood telcos outlets. 

NECO Staff Cry Out As Many Likely To Miss Promotion Exam Over Hardship. 

‘Lack of Accountability Responsible for Nigeria’s Petroleum Industry Woes’. 

Olaopa: Competency-based Human Resource Practices to be Restored in Federal Civil Service. 

Average Nigerian needs N786 to eat healthy diet daily, says NBS. 

EFCC probing Nigeria Air deal, says Keyamo. 

EFCC battles religious sect over N13bn money laundering for terrorists. 


BUSINESS

CBN clamps down on banks, pegs trade, assets in forex. 

CBN orders banks to sell excess dollars in 24 hours. 

Tinubu orders AGF, Lokpobiri to end $1.3bn oil block dispute. 

Otedola Emerges Chairman of FBN Holdings. 

FAAN relocation to Lagos will save us over N500m on travels alone — Keyamo. 

Nigeria, UK mull working group on mining. 

Trapped Funds: Pressure Mounts On Foreign Airlines To Sell Low Tickets. 

Slow Expansion of Telecoms Infrastructure, InfraCos’ Underperformance Worry NCC. 

Broadband penetration drops to 40.85 per cent. 

FG assures of uninterrupted gas supply from pipeline project. 

‘Nigeria lost 70% of forex in 12 years to oil domestic allocation’. 


ACROSS THE STATES

Repairs: Lagos to shut Marine Bridge for 4 months. 

 Makinde gives companies with explosives 72-hour ultimatum. 

Police officers, murder suspects, cultists, others nabbed over crimes in Ogun. 

Ekiti Obas threaten to invoke Yoruba gods against kidnappers. 

Obaseki meets Wike to secure support for Ighodalo. 

Edo: Four kidnappers arrested after collecting ransom. 

Alleged diversion of N280m: Delta suspends agric commissioner, chief accountant, others. 

Court Orders Arrest of Fubara’s CoS, 5 Others over Alleged Murder of DPO. 

Navy destroys three illegal refining sites in Bayelsa. 

Imo Assembly urges Uzodimma to recover parliamentary buildings. 

Herdsmen destroy 35,000 hectares of farmland in Enugu. 

Kwara Fulfils N6m Promise To Pupils For Winning Presidential Debate. 

Abuja BDCs Shut Down Over Dollar Scarcity. 

Benue: APC Crisis Deepens As Ward Suspends State Chairman. 

S/Court: Lalong Cautions Plateau APC Stakeholders Against Inflammatory Remarks. 


HUMAN ANGLE

Tuition fees hike imminent as private schools spend fortune on security. 

 House of David loses multi-million naira Lagos church to fire. 

14-year-old rape victim contracts HIV, culprit bags life jail. 

Woman planning to sell 2 sons for N2m arrested in Anambra. 

Kidnappers Break Into Abuja Home, Abduct Teenage Sisters. 

Internet fraudsters, who duped Kaduna students of over N60m arrested. 

My last conversation with my late husband – Widow of Ekiti’s slain monarch. 

80-year-old man, NDIC bicker over distressed bank’s property. 

Slain Ekiti Monarch Worked At Abuja Sheraton Hotel Before He Was Crowned. 

Rape: Court sentences man to life imprisonment. 

Why Igbo youths’re rushing to join native doctors’ business. 

Supreme Court affirms Fintiri as Adamawa governor. 

Why I deserve 20 Grammys – Davido. 

Grammy award: I have my outfit, acceptance speech ready – Ayra Starr. 

‘Cheat back’, Actress Laide Bakare advises women on handling unfaithful spouse. 

‘I’ve lost myself since my mum left me’ – Wizkid breaks silence. 


INTERNATIONAL

ECOWAS exit a ‘carefully considered’ decision – Burkina Faso PM. 

Nearly 8 Million Displaced By Sudan War - UN. 

Israel Floods Hamas Tunnels. 

Israelis tell MPs of Hamas sexual violence evidence. 

Zuckerberg apologises to families in fiery Senate hearing. 


SPORTS

Supercomputer picks Nigeria favourite to win AFCON. 

AFCON 2023: Drama, shocks, as African heavyweights tumble. 

'Outstanding' Liverpool thrash sorry Chelsea to stretch Premier League lead. 

Haaland returns in Man City cruise, Tottenham into top four. 

Roque fires Barca to narrow win over Osasuna. 


GOOD MORNING AND HAPPY NEW MONTH

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