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NEWS HEADLINES - 26 FEB 24

NATIONAL

Tinubu Sets Up Economic Advisory C'ttee After Hosting Nigerian Billionaires. 

'Lagos Boys' Arrogantly Misled Tinubu On Niger Crisis. 

Food crisis: Doubts as Tinubu moves to ramp up supply nationwide. 

Fuel subsidy: Tinubu acted in Nigeria’s best interest —Onanuga. 

Why time is running out for Tinubu to do the right thing — Ben Obi. 

'How To Make Nigeria Work', Atiku Lectures Tinubu. 

Adesanya writes Tinubu over Mambilla Hydro-Power dispute. 

Hardship: Tinubu inherited dead economy – Fayose. 

FG to revive 46 abandoned housing projects nationwide. 

Hardship: We’ll go on with planned protest, NLC replies FG. 

Hardship: 65 CSOs pull out of NLC,TUC planned strike. 

In Vienna, Nigerian NGO calls for global action on inclusive education in IDP camps. 

FG to Get €25m Netherlands’ Grant for Construction of Bridges in Nigeria. 

Banditry: Many Herders Are Victims But People See Them As Culprits - MACBAN. 

TCN Confirms Another Insurgents’ Attack on Two Transmission Towers in North-east. 

Govt is over-bloated; civil servants must be slashed – Tunde Bakare. 

Navy Nabs Suspected Fuel Smugglers, Seizes 5100 Litres Of Petrol. 

Police arrest eight robbers who killed officer, took rifle. 

Nigeria to commence fully automated passport application March 8. 

Food smuggling: Customs to man 1,500 illegal routes with drones. 

How Buhari showed need to fight graft – EFCC Chair. 

EFCC recovered N60bn in 100 days, says Olukoyede. 

NDLEA nabs port operator, dock worker at Tin Can. 


BUSINESS

Clearing agents seek fixed customs’ duties, threaten to shut ports. 

Investors stake N31.6 billion in stocks in one week. 

Why Dollar Accretion Trumps Blame in FX Management. 

In Renewed Bid to Strengthen Naira, CBN to Resume Weekly FX Interventions through BDCs. 

 Forex crisis threatens modular refineries N25bn daily crude input. 

N25.45b unremitted pension funds recovered in 11 years. 

Amid Shortages, Upstream Gas Operators Seek Price Hike to Between $2.60/Mcf, $5/Mcf. 

CPPE tasks CBN to peg import duty exchange rate at N1000/$. 


ACROSS THE STATES

WaterAid partners Lagos, Cummins in provision of water, sanitation at public schools. 

Passengers lament fare hike in Lagos. 

One killed as bandits invade Ago Are in Oyo. 

Ondo Gov'ship: I Want To Run For One Or More Time – Aiyedatiwa. 

Subterfuge and scheming in APC ahead of Ekiti 2026. 

Obaseki visits, condoles with family over passing of Asagba of Asaba. 

Governor Alia replaces three council chairmen. 

FCT Minister Of State's Residence On Fire. 

Standard of education: Non performing SSO to forfeit allowance – Kano Govt.   

Many feared killed as rival bandit groups clash in Zamfara. 

Hardship: 'You Can't Threaten Me', Zulum Warns IDPs Considering Joining Boko Haram. 

Insurgency: Borno Gov't Resettles 447 Displaced Families. 


HUMAN ANGLE

Sharo Festival Where Men Are Flogged For Love. 

How rot in LUTH led to US-based Nigerian’s death. 

High cost of sachet water triggers return of iced water. 

Police nab notorious armed robber for stabbing victim over iPhone in Abuja. 

Rights enforcement: Court dismisses Blessing Okoro’s suit against Police. 

Why I abandoned football for music — Pasuma. 

From friends to foes: UK-based bizwoman battles Oyo prince over contract loan. 

Mohbad’s death: I know a lot but they won’t allow me speak — Wife. 

Why I insured my bum – Judith Iwu. 

Full list: ‘Oppenheimer’ wins top prize at 30th SAG awards. 


INTERNATIONAL

ECOWAS empowers 23 stakeholders on data collection, EATM-SCORECARD. 

Gaza Truce Talks Resume In Doha. 

Alabama IVF ruling divides devout Christians: 'Fewer children will be born'. 

Jair Bolsonaro: Brazil's former president denies coup allegations. 

Zelensky says 31,000 troops killed in war in Ukraine. 


SPORTS

D’Tigers suffer second defeat in 24 Hours. 

Osimhen strikes again as Napoli held at death by Cagliari. 

Liverpool win Carabao Cup as Van Dijk strikes late to sink Chelsea. 

Weird incident as Sheffield United players fight themselves in defeat at Wolves. 

Last-gasp Rugani saves Juve against Frosinone. 


GOOD MORNING

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