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NEWS HEADLINES-21 JAN 24

NATIONAL

New Minimum Wage: How Tinubu, labour can achieve April take off date. 

 Labour decries FG’s refusal to set up minimum wage panel. 

Top pastors prayed for Buhari to fail, book reveals. 

Buhari's Jet Nearly Tumbled During Landing – Adesina. 

Amnesty International Urges US Secretary of State, Blinken to Address Human Rights Abuses in Nigeria. 

Kwankwaso, others remain expelled — NNPP insists. 

Nigeria Deserves Seat In UN Security Council – Amb Tuggar. 

Inside the explosive illegal mining business in Nigeria – Ayanleke, President, Miners Association. 

Cuban govt honours NLC President, Joe Ajaero. 

Tofa Wasn't Just A Friend But A Companion - IBB. 

Soyinka laments bastardization of social media by Nigerians. 

Despite SIM-NIN Linkage, Insecurity Worsens. 

Gunmen demand N20m after abducting passengers on Benin-Ore Expressway. 

Nigerians devise self-defence strategies as kidnap epidemic deepens. 

APPLY: Army Direct Short Service Recruitment 2024. 

Navy seizes boat with 800 jerrycans of petrol. 

US honours Nigerian ex-Air Force officer, Irene Cole. 

Immigration introduces complete automated passport application system. 


BUSINESS

High import duty worries importers, clearing agents as trade falters. 

Naira depreciates to N1,370/$ in parallel market. 

Nigeria's inflation hits a 27-year high. 

Internet Exposure Forced Down Nigeria’s Poverty Rate By 7% – World Bank. 

NNPCL: Why We Intervened in Nigeria’s FX Crisis with $3.3bn Crude Repayment Loan from Afrexim-bank. 

Stock market records unprecedented N6.3 trn gain. 

Unilever Nigeria stops production, sale of Omo, others. 

It took me 60 years to build the Eleganza conglomerate through dint of hard work – Rasak Okoya. 

NAICOM partners Police to enforce compulsory insurance policies. 


ACROSS THE STATES

I Only Get N577k Monthly Pension From Lagos - Fashola. 

Nutri-Yo rejigs identity, relaunched in Lagos. 

We’re awaiting Akeredolu’s family for briefing on burial — Gov Aiyedatiwa. 

Akeredolu’s burial ‘ll be celebration of life — Aiyedatiwa. 

Why we couldn’t dismantle Ibadan illegal mining business before tragedy — Oyo Security Adviser. 

Edo 2024: Ize-Iyamu blows hot over Ihonvbere’s report. 

Anger as oil spills from Shell facility in Rivers. 

Rivers police arrest cops for alleged extortion of $3000. 

Multi-million naira goods destroyed in Rivers market fire. 

Nembe-Bassambiri chiefs, youth body remain suspended — Diri. 

Enugu takes battle to kidnappers’ hideout as police recover rifles, surveillance gadgets. 

I never reject PDP, APGA guber candidates in my govt – Ebonyi Gov Nwifuru. 

Kogi: Gov Bello’s Last-Minute Actions Raise Dust. 

Nabeeha's Sisters Regain Freedom. 

Nabeeha: Abuja fights back after murderous kidnappers’ offensive. 

Police burst Abuja kidnapping ring, arrest three suspected kingpins. 

Police parade notorious Abuja kidnapper on stretcher. 

FCT: Police Parade 29 Kidnappers, Other Criminals Arrested in Bwari. 

Kidnappers Open Fire On Abuja Highway, Abduct Man Driving Home With Wife. 

How soldiers stopped terrorists from overrunning Benue communities – OPWS Commander. 

Bandits strike in Kaduna, ‘kill principal, abduct wife, baby’. 

10 children injured as bomb explodes in Kaduna community. 

Katsina Residents Turn To Ox-Driven Carts, Donkeys, Bicycles To Cut Transportation Cost. 

After S/Court Verdict: Gov Yusuf’s Battle To Justify Kano Masses’ Faith Begins. 


HUMAN ANGLE

Woman, 26, stabs man dead over demand  for more sex. 

I got my healing in TB Joshua’s Synagogue, won’t leave – Member. 

Desperate Nigerian Seeking Asylum Begged To Be Declared Wanted – Police. 

How unwashed water storage tanks turn disease reservoirs. 

Unveiling 5 stars of Nigeria’s event Industry to watch in 2024. 

US flag flown over Capitol in honour of slain Nigerian singer, Zuwa. 

Women who wear wigs have low self-esteem —Taiwo Ajai-Lycett. 

Ibadan explosion: I jumped from storey building, says survivor. 

Moses Bliss recounts how he met fiancĂ©e on Instagram. 

Ghanaian actor, Vincent McCauley is dead. 

‘I’ve always been depressed’ – Snoop Dogg’s daughter reveals battle with ‘severe stroke’. 


INTERNATIONAL

Burundi-Rwanda tensions rise amid border reclosure. 

Netanyahu Rejects Palestinian Sovereignty In Phone Call With Biden. 

US personnel injured in missile attack on Iraq base. 

Pakistan Strikes Terrorist Hideouts In Iran. 

Temple rises from ruins of one of India’s darkest days. 


SPORTS

Eagles miss midfield dynamo, Yusuf. 

Step aside, Warri Wolves tell coach after heavy defeat in Lagos. 

Adeshina shatters 14-year old high jump record in U.S. 

Roma begin post-Mourinho era with win over struggling Verona. 

Brentford vs Nottm Forest: Toney scores on return from betting ban. 


GOOD MORNING

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