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NEWS HEADLINES 31 MAY 24

NATIONAL

Tinubu: I'll Sack Non-Performing Ministers. 

Tinubu inaugurates bridges in FCT, A’Ibom. 

Presidency: Tinubu Faced Spiritual Threats But Won - Akande. 

Tinubu: We’re Determined to Build Nation Where No One is Left Behind.

Nigeria Condemns Israel’s Attack on Gaza, Insists Rights of Civilians Must be Preserved.  

Merger With Atiku Puts Obi’s Credibility At Stake – YPP Chieftain. 

Labour may begin nationwide strike Monday, if…

World No Tobacco Day (WNTD): Tighten noose on cigarette access to curb youth addiction, experts urge FG. 

Student loan: 336 state institutions listed as 60,000 register. 

FG plans 5,000 CNG tricycles rollout in three months. 

Most NASS members I helped secure power in 2023 now avoiding me — Umahi. 

EFCC begins investigation on alleged N2.5bn fraud against Kwankwaso. 

Landmark properties were not demolished, says Umahi. 

Keyamo Urges Turkish Airlines to Respect Nigerian Passengers. 

NCDC, Partners To Develop National Genomic Strategy For Disease Control. 

Visa Applicants: Allege Extortion, Highhandedness at Turkish Embassy. 

IPOB sit-at-home: Govs react as two soldiers killed, businesses grounded. 

29,000 arrested for kidnapping, other crimes in one year –FPRO.

103 B’Haram commanders, families surrendered in Borno – DHQ. 

NAMA, DSS Collaborate to Tackle Airspace Violations.  


BUSINESS

NNPC, ExxonMobil Agree on $1.28bn Divestment as Deal Nears Completion. 

Tax reform committee proposes ₦ 800/$ rate for customs duty. 

Experts: Touting at Airports Impacting Negatively on Nigeria’s Image Globally, Constituting Insider Threat.  

Customs Agents Urge FG to Enforce Executive Order on Reduction of Security Agents at Seaports. 

Lotus Bank Donates Gift Items For Hajj. 

Investments In Diary Sector Can Turn Around Economy — ACCI. 

Baobab Launches New App to Promote Financial Inclusion.  

Basket of tomatoes increased from ₦40,000 to ₦150k in one year — Rewane. 

Soaring demand raises growth prospects for power sector. 

Abbey Mortgage Bank’s Shareholders Celebrate N0.04 Dividend Payout.  

Royal Air Maroc Launches Direct Flights to Casablanca from Abuja. 

Aviation Leaders Assemble in Dubai for IATA’s 80th AGM.  

Business Council Calls for Stronger Ties with Ukraine. 


ACROSS THE STATES

Ex-budget Commissioner, Egube Returns to Lagos Cabinet as Deputy CoS. 

Gas explosion rocks Tejuoso area in Lagos. 

10 escape death as 4-storey building collapses on Lagos Island. 

LASEMA blames occupants as four-storey building collapses in Lagos. 

Ondo Gov’ship: APC, PDP Running Mate Hunt Heats Up Polity. 

Follow exemplary leadership of Makinde in Oyo – Tinubu tells govs. 

Oyo’s Technical University Renamed After Ajimobi. 

Flooding: INEC to replace damaged facilities in Edo – Yakubu. 

Edo gov: Suit against LP candidate, Akpata, shifted to Friday. 

Sit-At-Home: Soldiers Killed As 'IPOB Militants' Run Wild In Abia. 

Radda spends N13b to fight insecurity in Katsina. 

Emirate crisis: Kano gov meets Ribadu, Sanusi makes first appointment. 

Kano mosque bombing death toll hits 21. 

Kano Emir Tussle: District Heads Pledge Loyalty To Sanusi Amidst Legal Battle. 

NLC Urges Governors To Emulate Kebbi On Prompt Payment. 


HUMAN ANGLE

Hit by biting inflation, indigent children sacrifice education for families’ survival. 

Man electrocuted during armoured cable theft in Rivers. 

Two robbery suspects jump from two-storey court room, sustain injuries in Oyo. 

Alex Timileyin: Family visits Ajayi Crowther varsity, demand justice. 

Woman Dies After Losing N50m In Lagos Market Demolition. 

Detached truck tyres kill LAWMA official, driver flees. 

Woman bags six months jail for hawking naira notes. 

Why I stayed out of marriage for 12 years – Segun Arinze. 

Davido launches own meme coin amid TapSwap, other crypto trends. 

Tinubu has brought progress, hope to Nigeria – Eniola Badmus. 

Naira Marley’s cybercrime trial stalled. 

Guinness World Records recognises Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson as most followed actor on TikTok with 74m followers. 


INTERNATIONAL

ANC on course to lose majority. 

Nine-year-old in critical condition after London shooting. 

King Charles III to ride in carriage for birthday parade. 

Three black men sue American Airlines over racial discrimination. 

In Historic Verdict, Trump Convicted of Falsifying Business Records, To be Sentenced July 11.  


SPORTS

Eagles under pressure to beat S’Africa, Benin – Ndidi. 

Eriksen Completes Fairytale Return To Denmark’s Euro Squad. 

Cavani retires from international football. 

Joshua’s next opponent may be decided Saturday. 

Djokovic, Zverev And Medvedev Advance In Paris. 


GOOD MORNING

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