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NEWS HEADLINES -30 APR 24

NATIONAL

Nigeria begs U.S. to repatriate more stolen funds. 

2027: No vacancy in in Aso Rock, Ganduje taunts NNPP leaders. 

Labour Demands First Line Charge for Worker’s Pay Package Ahead of May Day.  

Labour Vows To Picket Airlines Barring Workers From Joining Unions. 

Senate May Reconsider Ningi’s Suspension After Resumption — Spokesperson. 

40 days after embarking on recess, Reps set to resume legislative duty. 

Ododo’s interference in Yahaya Bello-EFCC saga breach of law – Oshiomhole. 

Mamu seeks transfer from DSS custody to Kuje. 

When N30bn Budget Padding Request Tears Lokpobiri, Wabote Apart. 

PDN, NYF flay attacks on TETFund by desperate office-seekers’. 

Emefiele Challenges Jurisdiction of Lagos Court to Hear Case. 

Court declines Emefiele’s request to stop trial. 

UTME 2024: How to check your JAMB results. 

May Day lecture: Prioritise workers’ welfare, Labour tells govt. 

Worrisome Attacks on Security Agents. 

Abduction: DIA peddling lies against me, FirstNews Editor, Olatunji cries out. 

Navy Rescues 250 in Rivers Boat Mishap. 

How Vice Admiral Ogalla is Championing an Effective Defence of Nigeria’s Maritime Space against Threats. 

EFCC gets nod to freeze 1,146 bank accounts over FX crisis. 


BUSINESS

Naira depreciates to N1,340/$ in parallel market. 

Customers panic as CBN bans Opay, Palmpay, others’ new accounts. 

FX rates harmonisation: CBN abandons unification policy, re-introduces discriminatory rates. 

$10bn Needed Yearly To Revive Power Sector - FG. 

Petrol hits N800 as 240 million-litre vessels arrive. 

Reuters Survey: Inflation in Nigeria to Remain Stubborn Till 2025. 

Speculators Worsen Petrol Scarcity Nationwide, Amid Fears of Price Adjustment. 

Fare hike: Travellers, commuters groan as fuel scarcity bites harder. 

Despite Cut in Consumption, FG Spends $2.16bn to Import Petrol in Two Months. 

2024 bid round: NUPRC offers 12 oil blocks to investors. 

Sterling One Foundation Partners LBS, PwC Nigeria, NGX Group, UNIDO ITPO, Others to Launch ESG Series. 

Investors of 15 listed firms to forfeit 2023 dividends. 

Chevron, Exxon, TotalEnergies Release Q1 Reports, Record Mixed Results. 

Tribunal stops Multi-Choice from increasing DStv, GOtv tariffs. 

MTN Nigeria Account Returns to SO&U. 

FAO Unveils Ten-year Plan to Combat Antimicrobial Impacts on Farms Globally. 


ACROSS THE STATES

Anxiety, Frustration Trail FG’s Demolition of Properties as Coastal Road Project Takes-off in Lagos. 

Lagos commuters stranded as fares spike by 50% amid petrol scarcity. 

Students fret as rainstorm shatters Lagos school building. 

FG plans clampdown on Lagos illegal sand miners, installs CCTV. 

Ogun Seals Off Gas Company Over Explosion, Blames Negligence. 

Ondo police begin manhunt for father, son’s abductors. 

Edo Workers’ll Collect N70,000 As Minimum Wage, Says Obaseki.  

Why I increased minimum wage to N70,000 — Obaseki. 

Fubara: Rivers State to Soon Deploy AI to Drive Development, Tackle Political Crisis. 

Youths travelling for wedding hack female police inspector to death in Rivers. 

Female Police Inspector’s Murder: 16 Suspects Arrested in Rivers. 

 Four suspected A’Ibom cultists in custody, arms recovered. 

Many Feared Killed As Gunmen Attack Mourners In Enugu Community. 

Worker of Benue Varsity Kidnapped by Suspected Herdsmen.  

Plateau Residents Still in Search of Respite. 

Bafarawa: How Bandits Forced Me Off 10,000 Hectares Of Land. 

Gombe Gov Swears in New LG Bosses. 


HUMAN ANGLE

Police kill suspected kidnapper, rescue two victims unhurt. 

Nurse accuses Lagos hospital of negligence over wife, son’s death. 

Mystery death at VGC: Homicide detectives spread dragnet to unravel cause of death.

 Lady jumps into Ogun well, man consumes insecticide. 

Lady deceived with employment escapes from traffickers’ den in Kano. 

Nollywood produced 274 films in Q1 2024 — Censors Board. 

Nigeria’s DJ Bella breaks Guinness World Records for longest live-stream concert. 

Buga saga: ‘Ekuke,’ ‘fool’, Kizz Daniel, Tekno clash over collabo proceeds. 

 Gospel artiste, Moses Bliss surprises mentees with new cars. 

Music industry lacks peace since I joined – Davido. 

‘Your career is dead,’ Davido claps back at Wizkid as beef reaches new heights. 

Gunmen abduct singer in Delta, demand $200,000 ransom. 


INTERNATIONAL

Nigerian students, others face tough times in Canada over employment.  

Mixed reactions trail UK-Rwanda asylum operation. 

Government denies losing track of likely deportees. 

Search begins for new first minister of Scotland as Yousaf quits. 

Security forces killed Iranian teen, evidence suggests. 


SPORTS

NFF Appoints Finidi George As Head Coach of Super Eagles. 

WTT Contender Lagos 2024 gets date. 

Bayern Ready for ‘Extraordinary’ Clash Tonight, Says Tuchel. 

Hat-trick hero Lewandowski fires Barcelona to comeback win against Valencia. 

Mike Tyson to fight Jake Paul in heavyweight bout. 


GOOD MORNING

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