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NEWS HEADLINES -17 APR 24

NATIONAL

Tinubu eyes $4bn annual savings from reduced bureaucracies. 

FG writes govs as agency predicts flooding in 31 states. 

Perpetrators of Ganduje’s suspension not legitimate party officials – APC. 

Selfishness eroding PDP’s democratic credentials, says Ex-Minister. 

Pro-PDP group urges Atiku to drop 2027 ambition, demands sanctions for Wike. 

Over 1,680 children abducted, 180 killed in Nigerian school attacks says UNICEF. 

Fears of enforcing decentralised minimum wage negotiation system. 

Akpabio doles out N27m to seven families of deceased police officers. 

Reps caucus gives Tinubu ultimatum to end insecurity. 

Alleged Abuse of Office: Group Protests, Asks CJN to Resign Now. 

NIMC issues 105 million NINs, targets 200 million by 2026. 

Umahi hails work pace on Lagos-Calabar highway.  

The constitutionality of death penalty: Need to amend the law, by Afe Babalola.  

Bagudu tasks NIPSS on digital economy in agenda 2050, NDP.  

Video Of Bandits Cracking Jokes With Expatriate Goes Viral. 

Okuama-Ewu: Families, chiefs demand detained monarch’s whereabouts.  

DSS Releases El-Rufai's Ally Arrested Over Anti-Gov Sani Post. 

NDLEA destroys 10 trucks of illicit drugs seized in Lagos, Ogun. 


BUSINESS

IMF raises forecast for Nigeria’s economic growth to 3.3%.  

Naira Appreciates to 7-month High, N1,000/$ at Parallel Market, Inflation Rose 33.20% in March. 

Naira Appreciation Will Impact Inflation Between Three To Six Months — Teriba. 

Foreign reserves drop to $32.61 billion.  

$20bn Dangote Refinery slashes diesel price to N1,000 per litre. 

More pressures on pockets as food inflation rises to 40%. 

NCAA issues three-day ultimatum for review of private aircraft operators, licences. 

Despite downturn, cocoa hits record high of N13m/tonne. 

Business shutdown: FX losses, rising OpEx threaten real sector's survival. 


ACROSS THE STATES

Accidents: LAWMA boss warns waste truck drivers against recklessness.  

Police Indictment: Bizman Asks Court to Compel AGF to Prosecute Oba Elegushi, Others. 

Police arrest 15 suspected hoodlums over attack on Ogun communities. 

Oyo invasion: We’ll wreak more havoc if… —Yoruba Nation agitators.  

Yoruba Nation: We don’t regret our actions — Defiant suspects. 

Yoruba Nation: UCH denies harbouring agitators, family disowns MKO’s widow. 

Adeleke’s aide trial: Court seek traditional ruler, national lawmaker as sureties. 

2024 guber: l’ll implement Ondo seaport project, Aiyedatiwa assures. 

Edo 2024: Shaibu’s sack and fresh hurdles for PDP. 

Fire disaster kills 2, destroys 32 motorcycles in C’River. 

Community protests pool mishap, hotel manager's death in Umuahia. 

Police arrest 46 suspected cultists over murder, violence in Kwara. 

Banditry: Nasarawa Bans Ethnic Vigilante Groups. 

Don’t Wait For Bandits To Strike, FCT Council Chair Tells Vigilantes. 

Kaduna Assembly To Probe Loans Obtained Under El-Rufai. 

Why We Are Probing El-Rufai's Loans - Kaduna Assembly Speaker. 

Kano Anti-Corruption Agency files fresh charges against Ganduje. 

Hisbah To Sensitise Officials On Child Rights, Protection. 

Troops kill 12 terrorists after shootout in Zamfara. 

Gombe Introduces Monthly Sanitation Exercise. 

Bauchi Gov  Commends Wife of IG for Empowering  Women in Agric. 


HUMAN ANGLE

Invasion on riverine community: How my 15-month-old baby was burnt to death— Bereaved mother. 

DNA: Blood on Chidinma’s dress matched Ataga’s – Witness. 

Distressed husband laments as abductors hold wife after ransom payment. 

Police Nab Man On Mission To Kill Uncle In Edo. 

Pandemonium in Ogun as man punches relative to death during father’s burial. 

Man Jailed 14 Years For Sodomising 12-Year-Old Boy In Bauchi. 

 Carpenter bags life jail for raping neighbour’s 12-year-old daughter. 

Shehu Malami’s Widow Drags Stepson, Stepdaughter To Court Over Properties In Abuja, Kaduna, Others. 

Poor remuneration: Pitiable condition of private school teachers. 

A’Ibom court orders arrest of man in family neglect case. 

EFCC to arraign Cubana Chief Priest for alleged naira abuse today. 

Tems set to release debut album ‘Born in the Wild’. 

Davido’s Hit Song “Unavailable” Certified Gold in France. 


INTERNATIONAL

World leaders call for restraint in the aftermath of Iran’s unprecedented air attack against Israel. 

US and EU eye new sanctions on Iran after attack. 

Iranians on edge as leaders say 'Tel Aviv is our battleground'. 

50,000 Russian soldiers confirmed dead by BBC. 

Sydney stabbings: Bondi Junction mall to reopen on Friday. 


SPORTS

Enyimba, Insurance await opponents as NFF holds Federation Cup draws. 

Delaying appointment of Super Eagles coach dangerous — Ekpo. 

Champions League: PSG defeat 10-man Barcelona to qualify for semi final.  

UCL: Dortmund produce massive comeback against Atletico to reach semi final.  

Why my 10-year marriage ended – Brazil legend Kaka. 


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