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NEWS HEADLINES - 19 APR 24

NATIONAL

Afenifere leaders visit Tinubu, demand restructuring, security, S'West development. 

Tinubu’s government has not borrowed from CBN — Edun. 

Tinubu Deliberately Put Northerners In Key Places – Ribadu. 

Ribadu: North Susceptible to Insecurity Because of Sweeping Youth Illiteracy. 

 Lagos-Calabar Highway: FG panel to pay compensation in 10 days. 

FG enforces prices in Abuja supermarkets, plans Lagos, P’Harcourt visits. 

Lawyers Query Conflicting Rulings As Ganduje Secures Order Stopping Suspension. 

Protesters Storm APC Headquarters, Ask Ganduje To Quit. 

Wike triumphs, PDP NEC endorses Damagum-led NWC. 

Again, Senate Postpones Resumption From Recess. 

Neglect Of Personnel Of Nigeria’s Nuclear Centres Recipe For Disaster – Reps. 

EFCC Declares Yahaya Bello Wanted. 

N80bn money laundering: FG places Yahaya Bello on watchlist, immigration alerts DSS. 

Bello: Court rules on substituted service of charge April 23. 

Yahaya Bello: Don’t Obstruct EFCC From Performing Its Duty, Justice Minister Warns Politicians. 

FG Approves Complete Overhaul of Nigeria’s Education Sector. 

Students’ Loan: NELFUND To Link Beneficiaries With Recruitment Agencies. 

Professors in Nigerian varsities jailed in Cameroon petition Reps, beg FG for their release. 

‘S/East highest in Nigeria’s 39.2% toll of children in forced labour’. 

FG kicks as Kanu lists conditions for resumption of trial.

In Groundbreaking Move, ARISE Goes Live in S’Africa, 9 Additional Countries. 

With 2012 loss in mind, NEMA gathers experts to combat flooding. 

Autism schools seek govt support. 

 UTME: JAMB orders arrest of parents found near CBT centres. 

Oil Minister, CDS vow to curb oil theft in N/Delta. 

Agitation for Yoruba Nation laughable — DHQ. 

Nigerian Navy Commends Rear Admiral CE Okafor Rtd for Winning the 2023 British Alexander Dalrymple Award. 

NCS hands over N1.7b worth of seized fake drugs to NAFDAC. 


BUSINESS

Naira rises to N1,060/$ in parallel market. 

Nigeria’s debt-to-GDP ratio to reach 46.6% in 2024 — IMF. 

NACCIMA, Nigeria-Türkiye Business Council plan investment forum. 

Bloomberg: Dangote Refinery Getting a Third of Its Crude from US, Set to Shake W’African Supply Market. 

 Autogas: NIPCO Gas Targets 35 CNG Stations. 

OPSN warns 200% electricity tariff hike may cripple 65% of businesses. 

Shippers’ Council plans to shut out port operators over e-registration. 

Unemployment, hardship force rise in number withdrawing  from pension savings. 

Prices Of Paddy Drop In States. 

Only 6% Of Nigerians Own Vehicles — NADDC. 


ACROSS THE STATES

Concerns as refuse takes over drainage canal in Lagos. 

Ondo guber poll: Late Akintelure's loyalists rally support for Oke. 

Ododo, Omo-Agege to oversee Ondo APC primary election. 

Ondo Gov’ship: 171, 922 Delegates To Elect APC Candidate Saturday. 

Fraudster preys on Cross River retirees, board raises alarm. 

Scrap collector arrested with N2m worth of electrical parts, cash in Calabar. 

Senior Citizens, Under 5 Toddlers To Get Free Healthcare In Cross River. 

Kidnapping kingpins arrest: Wike hands over ₦20m bounty to FCT Police Command. 

Anxiety over sudden deaths in Kwara. 

No grounds for suspending Kano gov, says NNPP. 

Kwankwaso’s Son Heads Youth Ministry As Yusuf Reshuffles Cabinet. 

16 killed as Borno bus runs over ISWAP explosives. 


HUMAN ANGLE

Whitney Adeniran: Court rules on admissibility of rental receipts May 2. 

 NAPTIP arrests fake Rev Sister for allegedly trafficking 38 children. 

Police rescue 3 infants locked up in room by grandmother. 

Truck driver arrested with Indian hemp in Lagos. 

We arrested DJ Commissioner Wysei not Switch – Police apologise for mix-up. 

Burna Boy named among TIME’s 100 Most Influential People of 2024. 

I’m only GOAT in Nigeria, Davido boasts. 

Moment Davido gifts lady $50K to clear off her student loan. 

Bobrisky didn’t commit capital offence, still in Ikoyi prison – Officials. 

Ashanti confirms engagement to Nelly, says they’re expecting first child together. 


INTERNATIONAL

Human cases of bird flu 'an enormous concern': WHO. 

Defence chief, nine others die in Kenya military helicopter crash. 

US again warns Israel against Rafah offensive. 

Iran activates Air Defence System as 3 explosions hit site in Isfahan. 

Israeli missile has struck Iran, US officials say. 

World’s biggest election kicks off as India votes. 


SPORTS

Minimah, Bassey listed as Sports Ministry, Yucateco celebrate boxers today. 

Bayer Leverkusen qualify for Europa League semis after edging West Ham. 

Liverpool defeat Atalanta 1-0 but crash out of Europa League on aggregate. 

FA Cup replays scrapped from first round. 

UEFA fines Barcelona for fans’ racist behaviour. 


GOOD MORNING

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