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NEWS HEADLINES -27 AUG 24

NATIONAL

Tinubu hails NBS report on Nigeria's GDP growth, economy. 

Breaking: Tinubu Appoints Ambassador Mohammed as New DIA DG, Names Adeola Ajayi DG of DSS. 

New Spy Chiefs Trigger New Expectations in Nation’s Security. 

Oluremi Tinubu Partners NPC, UNICEF on Birth Registration. 

Hardship: Tinubu on track to becoming worse than Buhari – Lukman. 

Tinubu should act on calls for new constitution — Anyaoku. 

Seyi Tinubu's Presence At CJN's Swearing-In Sparks Reactions. 

WASSCE: ASUU, NUT differ as FG bans under-18 candidates. 

Strike threat: ASUU, FG meeting postponed. 

Economic Downturn: Our jobs no longer safe, Labour fumes. 

Why PDP is in turmoil – Bode George. 

A’ Court Voids Verdict Ordering Participation of 381 Ad hoc Delegates in PDP Primary. 

We’ll implement state police — Ondo, Rivers, Jigawa govs. 

At NBA Conference, Tinubu Vows to Protect Rule of Law, Tolerate Dissenting Voices. 

Didn’t expect another NBA invite after trending over sneakers, Mungo Park suit — Shettima. 

EndBadGovernance: Rights activists condemn 60-day detention of 75 protesters, including minors. 

Insecurity weaponised for political purposes in Nigeria says Okonjo Iweala. 

Fuel Scarcity Persists in Lagos, Others. 

Clark Commends Tinubu, Security Agencies Over 20 Medical Students, 8 Corps Members’ Rescue. 

Abduction: Resident doctors begin 7-day nationwide warning strike. 

Arbaeen Abuja procession: Police, Shi’ites trade blames. 

They attacked us in a guest house, Shi’ites accuse Police. 

Slain Officers: 'You've Murdered Peace', IGP Orders IMN Sponsors' Manhunt. 

Police confirm arrest of 97 Shi’ites over attack on officers in Abuja. 


BUSINESS

IPMC to Tackle Nigeria’s Oil Output Decline, Reduce Production Cost by 15%. 

NNPCL begins LNG export to Japan, China. 

FG to shut errant filling stations as petrol hits N1,000/litre. 

Nigeria’s GDP rises to 3.19% in Q2’24 – NBS. 

Things to know about the domestic dollar bond. 

Nigeria’s OPEC Oil Output Reaches 276.6m Barrels in Seven Months, Deficit Hits 55m Bbls. 

FCMB, Stakeholders Push to Expand Nigeria’s Non-oil Export Trade. 

NUPRC: Oando-NAOC Deal Followed Due Process, Complied with Extant Rules. 

NEITI Says 198 Oil, Mining Firms, Govt Agencies Have Opened Books for Industry Audit. 

Prices of beans, tomato,yam rise above 200% in July. 


ACROSS THE STATES

Court orders Sanwo-Olu to halt relocation of Okobaba sawmill, traders. 

68 passengers escape death as Lagos bus catches fire. 

Lagos decries regulators’ failure to enforce no-smoking policy in public places. 

Circular Road: Property owners appeal to Makinde for compensation. 

Osun confirms Monkeypox, activates emergency response. 

Appeal Court voids judgment faulting Edo PDP governorship primary. 

Edo 2024: Edo South Enigie, Ohen back APC candidate, Okpebholo. 

Gunmen kidnap Rivers revenue board director. 

Rivers community flees as oil spill destroys farmlands. 

A-Ibom NYSC 8: Family thanks God as son finally regains freedom. 

Enugu uncovers 2,640 ghost, deceased pensioners on payroll. 

Lawmaker laments poor state of PHCs in Ebonyi. 

Commuters stranded as flood takes over Mararaba-FCT road. 

Niger lifts ban on mining activities. 

After nine months, victims of Kaduna drone strike await justice. 

Police foil bandits’ attack, rescue five kidnapped victims in Katsina. 

Tambuwal’s aide arraigned for defaming Sokoto gov. 

Borno Commissioner Dies In His Room. 

Shettima Leads Mourners To Zulum’s Late Commissioner’s Funeral. 


HUMAN ANGLE

Respite as 36 children get prosthetics from bank. 

Amnesty Kicks As Man Is Arrested After Posting Video Of Gov's Wife Party. 

Tragedy as train crushes pedestrian to death in Lagos. 

Inheritance feud: Siblings turn foes, kill one another over absence of will. 

Kidnappers abduct Ogun varsity student in Lagos, demand N3m ransom. 

Missing Osun journalist's son found after two months. 

Gunmen kill Lagos monarch’s son. 

Young businesswoman shot dead by lone assailant in Makurdi. 

Junior Pope: Actress Adanma Luke begs Nigerians for forgiveness. 

Mariah Carey's mother and sister die on the same day. 


INTERNATIONAL

Dam bursts in war-torn Sudan killing 60. 

Why ECOWAS Is Struggling With Enforcement Of Free Movement - Speaker Ibrahima. 

UN halts aid operations in Gaza. 

US offers $2.5 mn reward for angler hacker arrest. 

Seven killed in 'most massive' Russian air attack, Ukraine says. 


SPORTS

Nigeria’s first-ever Olympic medalist, Nojim Maiyegun dies at 83. 

Serie A: Vlahovic fires Juventus to second straight win. 

Injured Messi absent from Argentina squad for qualifiers. 

Beckham Leads Goran Eriksson Tributes. 

Former England Manager, Sven-Goran Eriksson dies at 76. 


GOOD MORNING

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